Patents Assigned to Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 7213455
    Abstract: A thermal type gas flow measuring instrument measures gas flow with high precision by accurately correcting changes in radiation heat characteristics of a heating resistor due to contamination. The instrument comprises a second heating resistor 30 whose resistance value, which changes if contaminated, is calculated by measuring the terminal voltage thereof by calculating means 32, and the calculated value is compared with a temperature detected by a temperature detecting element 31. Based on the result of comparison, the level of contamination of the second heating resistor 30 is determined. The second heating resistor 30 and the first heating resistor 3 are disposed in similar environments such that their levels of contamination can be considered equal. Based on the level of contamination calculated from the result of comparison, a correction value is calculated and the output of the first heating resistor 3 is corrected in accordance with the correction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chihiro Kobayashi, Shinya Igarashi
  • Patent number: 7215021
    Abstract: The conductor wire surface for constituting a circuit formed by print or junction on a substrate formed from a composite member of ceramics, resin, and an inorganic member and from a resin member is coated with glass, resin, solder, or silver paste, thus the corrosion resistance can be improved, and a highly reliable electronic device for car use can be provided. Further, the probing portion necessary for adjustment of the resistance and characteristics and the mounting portion for mounting parts are formed in a shape having no corners at 90° or less, for example, in a circular shape, in an elliptical shape, or in a shape that the corners of a tetragon are rounded (R) or chamfered (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Yogo, Hiroyuki Abe, Shinya Igarashi
  • Patent number: 7215055
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine comprises a stator having stator salient poles, three-phase windings wound around said stator salient poles, a rotor rotatable held inside the said stator, and permanent magnets inserted into said rotor and positioned opposite to said stator salient poles. The three-phase windings are concentratively wound around each of the stator salient poles, with windings of each phase wound around more than one stator salient pole. The windings of each phase have a phase difference of voltage between at least one of the windings and the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio Tajima, Yutaka Matsunobe, Shouichi Kawamata, Suetaro Shibukawa, Osamu Koizumi, Keijiro Oda
  • Patent number: 7215115
    Abstract: A sensor and a control circuit are provided externally of a gear cover. This enhances reliability of a shift controller operated by an electric actuator and a motor driven control module similar thereto, and constitute them compact. Further, this provides a rotating position detection sensor suitably used for a switching device as described. A circuit and a sensor are not contaminated with oil or metal powder of a gear mechanism portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Saito, Youichi Nakano, Hayato Sugawara, Hiroaki Saeki
  • Patent number: 7201046
    Abstract: An air temperature detector 12 is disposed close to an auxiliary passage sidewall 15, which has an auxiliary passage wall hole 9 formed near the air temperature detector 12. A heat-sensitive resistor 13 is also disposed close to the auxiliary passage sidewall 15, which has an auxiliary passage wall hole 10 formed near the heat-sensitive resistor 13. Further, a resistor heater 14 is disposed close to an auxiliary passage sidewall 16, which has an auxiliary passage wall hole 11 near the resistor heater 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromu Kikawa, Shinya Igarashi, Masayuki Kozawa, Naoki Saitou, Takayuki Saitou
  • Patent number: 7201047
    Abstract: The present invention provides an air flow measuring device comprising a housing with a sub-passage having a inlet and a outlet for air flow formed in the housing, the sub-passage further having a predefined curvature with a maximum downstream point and a flow measuring element located in the sub-passage at a position at least further downstream from the point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromu Kikawa, Izumi Watanabe, Shinya Igarashi, Keiichi Nakada, Kei Ueyama
  • Patent number: 7194926
    Abstract: To enable compactness by lowering the connecting force of dog clutch so as to decrease the energy consumption and reduce the size of a system. A method of changing gears of automobile which moves the dog clutch in the axial direction at the time of gear change, while applying weak periodic torque vibration between the gear of the dog clutch and change gear of the gear shifter, and disconnects the two gears and, after the gear of the dog clutch and change gear of the gear shifter have been disconnected, also moves the dog clutch in the axial direction, while applying weak periodic rotating speed vibration between the gear of the dog clutch and another change gear of the gear shifter, and connects the two gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Masahiko Ibamoto
  • Patent number: 7196447
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine comprises a stator having stator salient poles, three-phases windings wound around the stator salient poles, a rotor rotatable held inside the stator, and permanent magnets inserted into the rotor and positioned opposite to the stator salient poles. Three-phase windings, which are concentratively wound around each of the stator salient poles, are wound around more than one stator salient pole. The windings of each phase have a phase difference of voltage between at least one of the windings and the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio Tajima, Yutaka Matsunobe, Shouichi Kawamata, Suetaro Shibukawa, Osamu Koizumi, Keijiro Oda
  • Patent number: 7193317
    Abstract: One method of achieving the above subjects is by connecting a block member 14, which is connected to the side opposite to that of a semiconductor chip 11 having insulating substrates 12 and 13 connected to the top and bottom of the semiconductor chip 11, to a block member 15 across an laminated structure constituted by the semiconductor chip 11 and the insulating substrates 12 and 13.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Yoshizaki, Keiichi Mashino, Hiromichi Anan, Yoshitaka Ochiai
  • Patent number: 7185629
    Abstract: An throttle valve is controlled by using an electric actuator. A cover for covering one end side of the throttle valve shaft is attached to a side wall of a throttle body. a throttle position sensor unit and an electronic control module for controlling the throttle valve is attached to an inner face of the cover. The throttle position sensor and the electronic control module are contiguous to each other and connected at a position contiguous thereto. The cover is provided with a connector portion for external connection of the electronic control module. A group of lead frames constituting terminals of the connector portion are embedded in the cover. Power source is supplied to a motor via the connector portion for external connection, the electronic control module and intermediary connectors provided at the cover. Thereby, by simplifying the cover for protecting the throttle valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori Irihune, Yasushi Sasaki, Sadayuki Aoki, Kazuo Nagayama, Yuuichi Ebata
  • Publication number: 20070025878
    Abstract: An airtight configuration for keeping down the permeation of corrosive gas from silicone adhesive, and for preventing corrosive gas from entering the case. An electronic device mounted on vehicle. the electronic device has at least one of a portion connecting components, and a portion sealing the clearance or hole where exists in the electronic device. The at least one of the connection portion and the seal portion is constituted by using adhesive or sealant which has at least one of a function adsorbing corrosive gas and a function trapping corrosive gas with chemical reaction. A car-mounted electronic device characterized by reduced permeation of corrosive gas into a case and high reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicants: HITACHI, LTD., HITACHI CAR ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Abe, Shinya Igarashi
  • Patent number: 7165534
    Abstract: A fuel feed system capable of feeding a fuel to fuel injection valves at a fuel pressure with improved stability is provided. A fuel feed system for an internal combustion engine including a fuel tank and a low-pressure pump for feeding the fuel in the fuel tank to fuel injection valves, is provided with a diaphragm type damper having a wave-shape cross section at a position in contact with the fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Usui, Hiroshi Odakura, Toru Onose, Atsuji Saito, Masami Abe, Hiroyuki Yamada
  • Publication number: 20070012288
    Abstract: The invention provides a throttle valve control apparatus provided with a throttle sensor which is in trouble at a low possibility and has a long service life, whereby an accurate output of a throttle opening degree can be obtained. The throttle valve control apparatus of an internal combustion engine ahs a throttle opening degree sensor constituted by a non-contact sensor using hole elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicants: HITACHI LTD., HITACHI CAR ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eisuke Wayama, Toshifumi Usui, Yoshikatsu Hashimoto, Shigeru Tokumoto, Yasuo Saito
  • Publication number: 20070007477
    Abstract: In an electromagnetic fuel injector of an internal combustion engine, an electromagnetic coil for valve driving is to be wound on a bobbin, and the bobbin is constituted by a synthetic resin containing a filler having good heat conductivity. For example, the bobbin with the coil to be wound thereon is constituted by PPS containing iron oxide and/or alumina as a filler. Two types of electromagnetic coils different in characteristics are provided in the fuel injector. These coils are wound separately on one bobbin in an axial direction. Among them, one coil (hereinafter referred to as “first coil”) has a winding region near a movable unit with a valve element being the object of magnetic suction, and other-coil (hereinafter referred to as “second coil”) has a winding region away from the movable unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicants: HITACHI LTD., HITACHI CAR ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunaga Hamada, Yasuo Namaizawa
  • Patent number: 7152583
    Abstract: A simple structured high-pressure fuel pump. A fuel pump comprises a reciprocably-supported cylinder, a pressurizing chamber using part of the outer surface of the cylinder as the wall surface which move to change the internal volume, a fuel intake passage forming a fuel passage which introduces fuel to the pressurizing chamber, a fuel discharge passage for the compressed fuel coming out from the pressurizing chamber. A fuel intake valve is provided in fuel intake passage. A fuel discharge valve is provided in said fuel discharge passage. A connecting passage connects upstream side of the intake valve in the fuel intake passage and the downstream side of it. A check valve which flows fuel from the fuel discharge flow passage to the fuel intake passage is provided in the connecting passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Abe, Hiroyuki Yamada, Toru Onose, Atsuji Saito, Satoshi Usui, Masayoshi Kotaki, Hiroshi Odakura
  • Patent number: 7152581
    Abstract: The invention provides a throttle valve control apparatus provided with a throttle sensor which is in trouble at a low possibility and has a long service life, whereby an accurate output of a throttle opening degree can be obtained. The throttle valve control apparatus of an internal combustion engine has a throttle opening degree sensor constituted by an non-contact sensor using hole elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eisuke Wayama, Toshifumi Usui, Yoshikatsu Hashimoto, Shigeru Tokumoto, Yasuo Saito
  • Publication number: 20060284508
    Abstract: A magnetic gap is provided between a permanent magnet of a rotor and an auxiliary magnet pole portion which is arranged adjacent to the permanent magnet in a peripheral direction. A gradual change in a magnetic flux density distribution of a surface of the rotor is obtained and a cogging torque and a torque pulsation are restrained. By obtaining a reluctance torque according to the auxiliary magnetic pole, a permanent magnet electric rotating machine in which the cogging torque and the torque pulsation are restrained can be obtained and further an electromotive vehicle having the permanent magnet electric rotating machine can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio Tajima, Yutaka Matsunobu, Shouichi Kawamata, Suetaro Shibukawa, Osamu Koizumi, Keiji Oda
  • Publication number: 20060277990
    Abstract: A heating resistor type flow measuring device comprising a housing having a support part provided between a frame body and a connector and connected to the mounting part of a fluid passage, a flow rate detection element held on the frame body side of the housing, and an electronic circuit held on the housing and connected electrically to the flow rate detection element and the connector, wherein the electronic circuit is held on the frame body side of the housing and positioned in the fluid passage, a member with the rigidity higher than the material of the main structural member of the housing is formed integrally with the support part, the housing is fixed to the fluid passage through the member with high rigidity. A metal plate is inserted into the support part so as to increase rigidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicants: HITACHI, LTD., HITACHI CAR ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Saito, Akira Takasago
  • Publication number: 20060279154
    Abstract: A magnetic gap is provided between a permanent magnet of a rotor and an auxiliary magnet pole portion which is arranged adjacent to the permanent magnet in a peripheral direction. A gradual change in a magnetic flux density distribution of a surface of the rotor is obtained and a cogging torque and a torque pulsation are restrained. By obtaining a reluctance torque according to the auxiliary magnetic pole, a permanent magnet electric rotating machine in which the cogging torque and the torque pulsation are restrained can be obtained and further an electromotive vehicle having the permanent magnet electric rotating machine can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio Tajima, Yutaka Matsunobu, Shouichi Kawamata, Suetaro Shibukawa, Osamu Koizumi, Keiji Oda
  • Publication number: 20060272615
    Abstract: The invention provides a throttle valve control apparatus provided with a throttle sensor which is in trouble at a low possibility and has a long service life, whereby an accurate output of a throttle opening degree can be obtained. The throttle valve control apparatus of an internal combustion engine has a throttle opening degree sensor constituted by an non-contact sensor using hole elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eisuke Wayama, Toshifumi Usui, Yoshikatsu Hashimoto, Shigeru Tokumoto, Yasuo Saito