Patents by Inventor Akihide Okajima

Akihide Okajima 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: 8104457
    Abstract: A diesel engine system includes a diesel engine, a throttle valve, an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) path, an EGR valve and a controller. The throttle valve controls a flow rate of intake air to the diesel engine. Exhaust gas is recirculated along the EGR path from an exhaust port to an intake port of the diesel engine. The EGR valve controls a flow rate of the exhaust gas. The controller controls the throttle valve and the EGR valve such that an opening of the throttle valve decreases and an opening of the EGR valve increases when a load of the diesel engine increases. The controller controls the EGR valve such that the opening of the EGR valve increases after the opening of the EGR valve is held constant for a first predetermined holding time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunari Ide, Hiroyuki Endo, Shinichi Sato, Akihide Okajima
  • Publication number: 20080202118
    Abstract: A diesel engine system includes a diesel engine, a throttle valve, an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) path, an EGR valve and a controller. The throttle valve controls a flow rate of intake air to the diesel engine. Exhaust gas is recirculated along the EGR path from an exhaust port to an intake port of the diesel engine. The EGR valve controls a flow rate of the exhaust gas. The controller controls the throttle valve and the EGR valve such that an opening of the throttle valve decreases and an opening of the EGR valve increases when a load of the diesel engine increases. The controller controls the EGR valve such that the opening of the EGR valve increases after the opening of the EGR valve is held constant for a first predetermined holding time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Kazunari Ide, Hiroyuki Endo, Shinichi Sato, Akihide Okajima
  • Patent number: 7203588
    Abstract: A control device for an engine, which includes a plurality of cylinders, an electronically controlled unit injector for injecting fuel into each cylinder, and an electronically controlled valve train for opening and closing an intake valve and an exhaust valve of each cylinder, comprises an operating state detection unit for detecting the operating state of the engine, and electronic control units for performing an idle cut operation, in which fuel injection into some of the cylinders is stopped, and the intake valve and the exhaust valve of the cylinder concerned are kept closed, if the signal switching time is long when the idling of the engine of a vehicle waiting at traffic lights is detected by the operating state detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kaneko, Akihide Okajima
  • Publication number: 20050143898
    Abstract: A control device for an engine, which includes a plurality of cylinders, an electronically controlled unit injector for injecting fuel into each cylinder, and an electronically controlled valve train for opening and closing an intake valve and an exhaust valve of each cylinder, comprises operating state detection means for detecting the operating state of the engine, and electronic control units for performing an idle cut operation, in which fuel injection into some of the cylinders is stopped, and the intake valve and the exhaust valve of the cylinder concerned are kept closed, if the signal switching time is long when the idling of the engine of a vehicle waiting at traffic lights is detected by the operating state detection means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kaneko, Akihide Okajima