Abstract: A fixing device includes a hollow rotating body, a pressing member that applies pressure to a recording medium and transports the recording medium in a transport direction along with rotation of the rotating body, a heating member that is in contact with the rotating body while extending in an axial direction perpendicular to the transport direction, and a holding member that holds the heating member. The heating member includes a contact portion and non-contact portions, the contact portion has a first end portion on a downstream side of the contact portion in the transport direction, each non-contact portion has a second end portion on the downstream side in the transport direction, and each second end portion is thicker than the first end portion in a direction perpendicular to the transport and axial directions. The holding member is in contact with the second end portions in the transport direction.

Abstract: A heating device includes a heating unit that heats a member to be heated, which is transported, as a result of a contact portion of the heating unit being in contact with the member to be heated, a heat pipe that is disposed on a portion of the heating unit different from the contact portion in such a manner as to extend in a widthwise direction crossing a transport direction of the member to be heated and that includes a crimped portion formed at a first end of the heat pipe, and a power-supply connection unit that is disposed on a second end side of the heat pipe and that is connected to a wiring line through which power is supplied to the heating unit.

Abstract: A heating device includes a rotating unit, a transport belt, a heater, and at least one heat pipe. The rotating unit rotates. The transport belt rotates together with the rotating unit while nipping a heated member together with the rotating unit so as to transport the heated member. The heater has a contact surface in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the transport belt and a non-contact surface not in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the transport belt, and generates heat so as to heat the heated member via the transport belt. The heat pipe is disposed in an oblique direction relative to a belt width direction of the transport belt such that the heat pipe is in contact with the non-contact surface of the heater, and transfers heat in the oblique direction in accordance with a function of a working fluid enclosed inside the heat pipe.

Abstract: A heating device includes a rotating unit, a transport belt, a heater, and a heat pipe. The rotating unit rotates. The transport belt rotates together with the rotating unit while nipping a heated member together with the rotating unit so as to transport the heated member. The heater has a contact surface in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the transport belt and a flat non-contact surface not in contact with the inner peripheral surface, and generates heat so as to heat the heated member via the transport belt. The heat pipe has a flat outer surface in contact with the non-contact surface of the heater and an interior having a cross-sectionally-circular space filled with a working fluid, and transfers heat in a belt width direction of the transport belt in accordance with a function of the working fluid.

Abstract: A heating device includes a surface heater unit including a heater portion that generates heat in a region extending in a longitudinal direction, the surface heater unit heating a heating object; a support unit that supports the surface heater unit; and a heat conducting unit disposed in contact with a surface of the surface heater unit at a side opposite to a side adjacent to the heating object in a region between a center of the heater portion in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction and the support unit.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a hollow rotating body that rotates about an axis of the rotating body, a pressing member that applies, together with the rotating body, pressure to a recording medium and transports the recording medium in a transport direction along with rotation of the rotating body, a heating member that is disposed in such a manner as to be in contact with an inner surface of the rotating body while extending in an axial direction perpendicular to the transport direction and that heats the rotating body, the heating member including a contact portion at least a portion of which is brought into contact with the inner surface and non-contact portions that are positioned on either side of the contact portion in the axial direction in such a manner as not to be in contact with the rotating body and each of which has a second end portion thicker than a first end portion of the contact portion on a downstream side in the transport direction, and a holding member that holds the heating member by being b

Abstract: A heating device includes a surface heater unit that generates heat along a surface extending in a longitudinal direction to heat a heating object; a heat pipe disposed to be in contact with a surface of the surface heater unit over a region extending in the longitudinal direction at a side opposite to a side adjacent to the heating object; a friction reducing material provided to a region in which the surface heater unit and the heating object are in contact with each other, the friction reducing material reducing a frictional resistance between the surface heater unit and the heating object; and a heat-conductive material interposed between the surface heater unit and the heat pipe and having a surface tension that differs from a surface tension of the friction reducing material by 3 (mN/m) or more.

Abstract: A control device has a VVT (variable valve timing) mechanism which changes opening or closing timing of at least one of an intake valve and an exhaust valve, and includes: a processor; a sensor for detecting atmospheric pressure; and a sensor for detecting the amount of air flowing through an intake air flow path. The processor calculates a charging efficiency based on the detected amount of air, calculates a volumetric efficiency from the detected amount of air and the detected atmospheric pressure, calculates the charging efficiency valve opening timing of the intake valve based on the charging efficiency, calculates the volumetric efficiency valve opening timing of the intake valve based on the volumetric efficiency, and sets the valve opening timing(s) of at least one of the intake valve and the exhaust valve based on one of the charging efficiency valve opening timing and the volumetric efficiency valve opening timing.

Abstract: A fuel injection control apparatus switches between MPI and DI+MPI modes. The apparatus includes a unit calculating a DI direct combustion rate that is the rate of that portion of the amount of DI injection corresponding to a fuel combusted instead of adhering to inside of the cylinder, and a unit calculating a cylinder vaporization rate that is the rate of the amount of that portion of the fuel adhering to the inside of the cylinder which vaporizes. The former unit controls fuel injection based at least on the DI direct combustion rate and the cylinder vaporization rate. When the mode is switched between the MPI mode and the DI+MPI mode, the former unit corrects the DI direct combustion rate or the cylinder vaporization rate to set the amount of fuel injection to a value different from that set when the fuel injection modes are maintained.

Abstract: The control apparatus for an engine includes: a first controller that sets a valve-opening timing of an intake valve of the engine in response to an amount of intake air; and a second controller that sets an injection start time of a fuel injector of the engine in response to the amount of intake air. In a case where the amount of intake air is within a first range being equal to or more than a predetermined value, the first controller advances the valve-opening timing as compared with a case where the amount of intake air is equal to the predetermined value, and the second controller delays the injection start time as compared with a case where the amount of intake air is within a second range being less than the predetermined value.

Abstract: When high-pressure purge (the first purge control) (d-f) in which fuel evaporative gas in the fuel tank is emitted until internal pressure in the fuel tank decreases to a second predetermined pressure by closing a vapor solenoid valve, opening a fuel tank shutoff valve and a purge control valve when an engine is running finishes, connecting passage purge (the second purge control) (f-g) in which the fuel evaporative gas in vapor piping and purge piping is emitted up to a second predetermined volume (a second predetermined value) or above is performed, and then the fuel evaporative gas in a canister is emitted by opening the vapor solenoid valve (the third purge control) (g-h).

Abstract: A control device for a vehicle includes a driver request torque detection unit that detects a driver request torque, a restriction torque calculation unit that calculates a restriction torque being smaller than the driver request torque based on an external request, a corrected torque calculation unit that calculates a corrected torque being greater than the restriction torque, and an engine control unit that controls positions of a throttle valve and an exhaust bypass valve. The engine control unit controls the positions of the throttle valve and the exhaust bypass valve based on the driver request torque during an ordinary drive, and if a prescribed drive condition is satisfied, the engine control unit controls the position of the throttle valve based on the restriction torque and controls the position of the exhaust bypass valve based on the corrected torque.

Abstract: A fuel injection control apparatus of an internal combustion engine, capable of controlling the amount of fuel, which is injected from a cylinder injection valve (second fuel injection valve), with high accuracy even when its amount is small, regardless of the operating state of the internal combustion engine, is provided. The fuel injection control device has a fuel pressure adjustment means which, when the injection form of the internal combustion engine is changed, adjusts the working state of a high pressure supply pump such that the amount of fuel injection from the second fuel injection valve stabilizes, before changing the working state of the high pressure supply pump in accordance with the injection form.

Abstract: A control device for an engine includes a variable valve timing mechanism for changing an open and close timing for at least one of an intake valve and an exhaust valve to adjust an intake and exhaust overlap amount. The control device includes a detector for detecting an atmospheric pressure; a first calculator for calculating a target torque of the engine, an increasing device for calculating the overlap amount based on the target torque and increasing the overlap amount under a low pressure environment, a second calculator for calculating an increase limitation amount for limiting an increase in the overlap amount under the low pressure environment, a limiter for limiting an increase in the overlap amount increased by the increasing device, based on the increase limitation amount, and a drive controller for controllably driving the variable valve timing mechanism to achieve the limited overlap amount.

Abstract: A control device for an internal combustion engine, which can set a VVT (variable valve timing) phase angle so that a reduction in the output of the engine can be suppressed even on a high ground, while ensuring sufficient output, is provided. The control device has a VVT mechanism which changes the opening or closing timing of one or both of an intake valve and an exhaust valve, and comprises: a processor device; a memory device for storing a control program for controlling the processor device; a first sensor for detecting atmospheric pressure; and a second sensor for detecting the amount of air flowing through an intake air flow path.

Abstract: A fuel injection control apparatus of an internal combustion engine, which can appropriately control the amount of fuel injection from an in-cylinder injection valve so as to achieve a desired air-fuel ratio, regardless of the operating state of the internal combustion engine, is provided. The fuel injection control apparatus comprises: an additional injection means which, when determining that the operating state of the internal combustion engine is a transient state, allows the in-cylinder injection valve to inject a fuel amount conformed to a changing intake air amount; and a subtraction means for subtracting a minimum fuel amount, injectable from the in-cylinder injection valve, from a fuel amount to be injected, before injection by the additional injection means is performed.

Abstract: A fuel injection control apparatus is included in an internal combustion engine including an intake passage injection valve and a cylinder injection valve and being capable of switching between an MPI mode and a DI+MPI mode based on an operating state of the engine. The fuel injection control apparatus includes an injection amount control unit including a direct-combustion-rate calculation unit calculating a DI direct combustion rate that is the rate of that portion of the amount of DI injection which corresponds to a fuel combusted instead of adhering to inside of the cylinder, and a cylinder vaporization rate calculation unit calculating a cylinder vaporization rate that is the rate of the amount of that portion of the fuel adhering to the inside of the cylinder which vaporizes. The injection amount calculation unit controls fuel injection based at least on the DI direct combustion rate and the cylinder vaporization rate.

Abstract: The control apparatus for an engine includes: a first controller that sets a valve-opening timing of an intake valve of the engine in response to an amount of intake air; and a second controller that sets an injection start time of a fuel injector of the engine in response to the amount of intake air. In a case where the amount of intake air is within a first range being equal to or more than a predetermined value, the first controller advances the valve-opening timing as compared with a case where the amount of intake air is equal to the predetermined value, and the second controller delays the injection start time as compared with a case where the amount of intake air is within a second range being less than the predetermined value.

Abstract: An engine controlling apparatus controls a cylinder injected volume of fuel injected from a cylinder injection valve of an engine into a cylinder, and a port injected volume of fuel injected from a port injection valve into an intake port. The engine controlling apparatus includes an adhesion volume calculator to calculate a cylinder adhesion volume of fuel adhering to the cylinder, the fuel being injected from the cylinder injection valve, and a port adhesion volume of fuel adhering to the intake port, the fuel being injected from the port injection valve. The engine controlling apparatus further includes a controller to control the cylinder injected volume and the port injected volume based on both the cylinder adhesion volume and the port adhesion volume.

Abstract: There is provided a fastening target member attached to an attachment member by a fastening member that includes a head and a shaft. The fastening target member has a surface, at least one insertion hole that allows the shaft of the fastening member to be inserted therethrough, and a fastening member removal structure that is formed in the surface of the fastening target member where the head of the fastening member is disposed and that has a pair of grooves. The pair of grooves face each other with the at least one insertion hole interposed therebetween. The pair of grooves are each formed from an inner circumferential side relative to the outer diameter of the head of the fastening member to an outer circumferential side relative to the outer diameter of the head of the fastening member.