Patents by Inventor Yuzo Kadomukai

Yuzo Kadomukai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6453872
    Abstract: At an outlet portion of an injection hole (8) of a fuel injection valve (1), through removal of a part (A1, 7B) of a wall forming the injection hole (8), a restriction to a spray flow is eliminated, thereby, a deflection of the spray occurs in which the spray is rich at the side where this restriction is released and is lean at the side that is restricted. Thus, the ignition property of an internal combustion engine is improved, and an optimum spray is realized which reduces the amount of unburnt gas components being exhausted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayumu Miyajima, Yoshio Okamoto, Yuzo Kadomukai, Shigenori Togashi, Kiyoshi Amo, Makoto Yamakado, Tohru Ishikawa, Hiromasa Kubo, Hiroshi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20020129790
    Abstract: There is provided an air flow meter for detecting the flow rate of air, an electronically controlled throttle for opening and closing a throttle valve and a calculating device to which a target engine intake air flow rate, a value detected by the air flow meter, the position of a throttle valve detected by a throttle position sensor, and a value detected by an engine speed sensor are input. The calculating device calculates a time constant of a delay of response of the air flow rate into the engine, and a air flow rate passing through the throttle valve to compensate for the delay of response, and drives the throttle valve such that the flow rate of air passing through the throttle valve agrees with the calculated value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Takehiko Kowatari, Yuzo Kadomukai, Toshihiro Aono, Toshifumi Usui
  • Patent number: 6440036
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power transmission apparatus for an automobile comprising an engine 1, a generator 15 driven by an output of the engine 1, and a motor 29 driven by a generation output of the generator 15 and a discharge output of a battery 47, wherein a clutch mechanism 23 is provided between an output shaft of the engine 1 and an output shaft of the generator 15. In a hybrid vehicle, a loss caused by an inertia torque of the generator can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimichi Minowa, Ryoso Masaki, Toshiyuki Innami, Yuzo Kadomukai
  • Patent number: 6431155
    Abstract: An electromagnetic fuel injection valve in an engine injects fuel by opening/closing a fuel flowing path with a valve element. A controller controls opening/closing of the fuel flowing path and changes magnetic force generated by a control coil driving the valve element so that the magnetic force is less during a valve open state-holding period than at an initial valve-opening time. The controller detects the voltage of a battery and applies the voltage fed from the battery to the control coil, while changing a time interval (Tc), for which current is passed through the control coil, based on the detected voltage, in order to change the magnetic force, without raising the voltage from the battery. The controller also detects increase/decrease of a pressing force on the valve element caused by fuel pressure and changes the time interval (Tc) accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Yamakado, Yoshio Okamoto, Nobukatsu Arai, Yuzo Kadomukai, Yoshiyuki Tanabe, Yasunaga Hamada, Yasuo Namaizawa, Hiromasa Kubo, Kenji Tabuchi
  • Patent number: 6425838
    Abstract: A motor/generator apparatus for a vehicle which includes an electric machine acting as a motor or as a generator and also includes a transmission for bi-directionally transmitting a driving force between the an electric machine and a crank shaft of an engine and which is arranged so that the direction of a rotary shaft of the transmission when the an electric machine functions as the motor is the same as that when the an electric machine functions as the generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichirou Matsubara, Yuzo Kadomukai, Toshiyuki Innami, Kou Ajima
  • Publication number: 20020098941
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power transmission apparatus for an automobile comprising an engine 1, a generator 15 driven by an output of the engine 1, and a motor 29 driven by a generation output of the generator 15 and a discharge output of a battery 47, wherein a clutch mechanism 23 is provided between an output shaft of the engine 1 and an output shaft of the generator 15. In a hybrid vehicle, a loss caused by an inertia torque of the generator can be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimichi Minowa, Ryoso Masaki, Toshiyuki Innami, Yuzo Kadomukai
  • Publication number: 20020088880
    Abstract: A valve structure which works easily, does not increase production cost, can reduce dispersion in a side gap by restricting eccentricity and incline of a valve body and can maintain highly accurate injection. An electromagnetic fuel injection valve is required which is easy to manufacture even in a narrow valve structure. A guide portion is provided having one end fixed to an injection valve main body for guiding the valve member. A nozzle guide body constituting a magnetic passage portion to surround a magnetic member connected and fixed to one end of the valve member by the same material is provided. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce dispersion of a side gap constituting the magnetic passage, and it is also possible to stabilize an axial motion of the valve member, whereby high injection accuracy is maintained and an inexpensive injection valve is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshio Okamoto, Yuzo Kadomukai, Makoto Yamakado, Noriyuki Maekawa, Tohru Ishikawa, Ayumu Miyajima, Kiyoshi Amou
  • Publication number: 20020079389
    Abstract: Using a cycling type fuel injection valve, form a concentrated spray area and a thin spray area, adjust the position of those, and conform the spray to the geometric shape of engine and mounting position of the fuel injection valve so as to reduce the fuel consumption and control the unburnt component in exhaust gas. The fuel injection valve is so constructed to form a step on the injection hole opening of the fuel injection valve, to have two or more edge transition portions of the injection hole opening, resulting from the step, and to cause the line connecting the edge transition portions to form an oblique angle against the wall formed by the step perpendicular to the injection hole center axis and the angled wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Motoyuki Abe, Yoshio Okamoto, Yuzo Kadomukai, Makoto Yamakado, Ayumu Miyajima, Hiromasa Kubo, Toru Ishikawa, Yasuo Namaizawa
  • Patent number: 6401690
    Abstract: An electrically-controlled throttle valve apparatus includes a motor, a speed reducing mechanism for reducing rotation speed transmitted from the motor, a throttle valve connected to the speed reducing mechanism, and a force applying device applying force to the throttle valve in the direction of returning the valve to its initial position and adjusting the opening of the throttle valve by driving the motor. Parameters of the motor, the speed reducing mechanism, and the force applying device have values such that the operation time t from the minimum to the maximum throttle valve opening, which is determined by an evaluation equation obtained from equations of throttle valve motion, is less than a prescribed target throttle valve operation time t*. Furthermore, resistance and an induction voltage constant of the motor are determined to satisfy a constraint equation obtained based on Ohm's law.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiko Kowatari, Yuzo Kadomukai, Shigeru Tokumoto, Yasuo Saito, Toshifumi Usui, Masaru Ito
  • Patent number: 6386182
    Abstract: A device for controlling the flow of intake air to an engine includes an air flow meter for detecting the flow rate of air, an electronically controlled throttle for opening and closing a throttle valve, and an electric motor that drives the throttle valve via a gear. The air flow meter and electric motor are arranged on opposite respective sides of a plane that include an axis of the throttle valve and that extends in a direction of the flow of intake air in the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehiko Kowatari, Yuzo Kadomukai, Toshihiro Aono, Toshifumi Usui
  • Publication number: 20020050266
    Abstract: In an internal combustion engine, an amount of spray attaching onto an inner wall surface of an intake pipe is reduced by forming two-directional spray of highly atomized fuel. The highly atomized two-directional spray can be obtained by a spray forming means which is constructed by piling a fuel in-plate 13 forming fuel passages, a swirl plate 14 forming fuel passage for adding swirl forces to the fuel, and an injection plate 15 for determining injection directions of the fuel. Further, penetrations of the sprays injected toward two directions are made different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshio Okamoto, Yuzo Kadomukai, Motoyuki Abe, Ayumu Miyajima, Masami Nagano
  • Publication number: 20020050267
    Abstract: A fuel spray is directed toward an ignition plug. To a L shape fuel injection hole outlet portion of a swirl type fuel injector L shape cut out is provided and the fuel spray is formed with a deflection fuel spray which has a strong swirl component and can inject with much quantity. Accordingly, a reduction in the discharge HC amount and the improvement in the fuel consumption can be attained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshio Okamoto, Ayumu Miyajima, Yuzo Kadomukai, Motoyuki Abe, Shigenori Togashi, Hiromasa Kubo, Hiroshi Fujii, Toru Ishikawa, Toshiharu Nogi
  • Patent number: 6367720
    Abstract: There is required a valve structure which can be easily worked, does not increase a producing cost, can reduce a dispersion in a side gap by restricting an eccentricity and an incline of a valve body and can maintain an injection accuracy high. In particular, there is required an electromagnetic fuel injection valve which is advantageous in view of production even in a narrow valve structure. In the electromagnetic fuel injection valve, at least one guide portion having one end fixed to an injection valve main body and guiding an axial sliding motion of the valve member in the inner portion is provided, and a nozzle guide body constituting a magnetic passage portion formed so as to surround a magnetic member connected and fixed to one end of the valve member by the same material is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Okamoto, Yuzo Kadomukai, Makoto Yamakado, Noriyuki Maekawa, Tohru Ishikawa, Ayumu Miyajima, Kiyoshi Amou
  • Patent number: 6345601
    Abstract: In a spray characteristic in a direct injection system gasoline engine use electromagnetic system fuel injector, to a piston cavity a mixture of fuel and air having a combustible concentration is converged and making rich the mixture having the combustible concentration at a side of ignition plug, then an ignition performance is improved and making thin the mixture of fuel and air to a piston direction a combustion performance is improved, namely it is necessary to generate a flat inclined spray. A part of a wall face for forming the injection hole at an outlet portion of the injector is formed with V groove according to two inclination faces with optional angles against a center axial line of the injection hole or a substantially recess shape step-wise rectangular groove having different cut-off depths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayumu Miyajima, Yoshio Okamoto, Yuzo Kadomukai, Shigenori Togashi, Tohru Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 6328670
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power transmission apparatus for an automobile comprising an engine 1, a generator 15 driven by an output of the engine 1, and a motor 29 driven by a generation output of the generator 15 and a discharge output of a battery 47, wherein a clutch mechanism 23 is provided between an output shaft of the engine 1 and an output shaft of the generator 15. In a hybrid vehicle, a loss caused by an inertia torque of the generator can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimichi Minowa, Ryoso Masaki, Toshiyuki Innami, Yuzo Kadomukai
  • Publication number: 20010027776
    Abstract: A main passage mounting a throttle valve and an air bypass flow passage for reducing HC emission by promoting atomization of the fuel spray injected from the assembly pipe fuel injector are integrated in a body of an intake air control device arranged upstream of an assembly pipe in one-piece structure to form a unit. Thereby, the intake air control device can be easily manufactured, and easily mounted on and dismounted from the intake air system. An amount of HC emitted at warming-up operation of an internal combustion engine is reduced by efficiently supplying fuel spray injected from an assembly pipe fuel injector at starting and warming-up operations to the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Amou, Yoshio Okamoto, Yuzo Kadomukai, Takehiko Kowatari, Ayumu Miyajima, Masami Nagano, Takanobu Ichihara, Hiroaki Saeki, Tadashi Someno
  • Publication number: 20010025628
    Abstract: Atomizing air flowing in an atomizing gas passage is merged with fuel spray to promote atomization of the fuel, and carrier air flowing in a carrier gas passage is merged with the fuel spray at a further downstream position so as to surround around the fuel spray. By doing so, the atomized fuel spray is carried to the downstream side so as to prevent the fuel spray from adhering onto the wall surface. Starting-up performance, fuel consumption and exhaust gas cleaning of an internal combustion engine are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Amou, Yoshio Okamoto, Takehiko Kowatari, Ayumu Miyajima, Yuzo Kadomukai, Toru Ishikawa, Masami Nagano, Takanobu Ichihara, Hiroaki Saeki, Kenji Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20010023681
    Abstract: A control device for an internal combustion engine including fuel injection valves which are disposed at an air intake port for the internal combustion engine and inject fuel from the air intake port toward respective cylinders for the internal combustion engine; and an air flow velocity accelerating means which accelerates air flow velocity in the air intake port, wherein the fuel injection time from the fuel injection valves is controlled in synchronism with and during an air intake stroke for the internal combustion engine as well as respective injection ports of the fuel injection valves are positioned at or near an accelerated air flow portion formed by the air flow velocity accelerating means. Thereby, in a multi point fuel injection system quality and spatial formation of air fuel mixture in the respective cylinders is enhanced and transportation time delay due to atomization of injected fuel droplet diameter is eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Someno, Masami Nagano, Yuzo Kadomukai, Yoshio Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20010023686
    Abstract: In a port fuel injection lean burn engine, attaching of fuel spray onto a wall surface, which is a problem at atomizing injected fuel, is reduced, and the quality and shaping state of the mixed gas in cylinders of the engine is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Inventors: Yoshio Okamoto, Yuzo Kadomukai, Ayumu Miyajima, Masami Nagano, Tadashi Someno
  • Publication number: 20010022170
    Abstract: In a fuel injection apparatus of an internal combustion engine comprising a fuel injector, an intake valve device for opening and closing an intake port, and an intake air flow control device arranged in an upstream side of the intake valve device, a fuel injection is synchronized with an intake stroke of the engine. A fuel spray is oriented to an inner wall face which is positioned in an opposite side to an inner wall face of a cylinder heads in a fuel injector side and the fuel spray is transported by an air flow having a strong fluidization which is entered from the intake air control device. In a port injection lean burn engine, an adhesion to the wall face according to the fuel spray can be reduced, and a quality and a formation state of an air-fuel mixture in a cylinder can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventors: Yoshio Okamoto, Yuzo Kadomukai, Ayumu Miyajima, Masami Nagano, Tadashi Someno