Patents by Inventor Chiaki Hiramatsu

Chiaki Hiramatsu 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: 11834974
    Abstract: An oil separator for an internal combustion engine includes a case and a separation wall. The case includes inflow ports into which blow-by gas flows, a gas outflow port, and an oil discharge port. An inside of the case is divided by the separation wall into an upstream passage and a downstream passage. The downstream passage is located on the upper side of the upstream passage. The inflow ports and the oil discharge port are connected to the upstream passage. The gas outflow port is connected to the downstream passage. The inflow ports and the oil discharge port are arranged in a direction intersecting the vertical direction. The separation wall includes one connection passage that connects the upstream passage to the downstream passage on the upper side of the oil discharge port. The separation wall is located on the upper side of the inflow ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chiaki Hiramatsu, Masami Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11619153
    Abstract: An oil mist separator includes a case. The case includes an inlet, an outlet, a gas passage, and an oil discharge portion. The case includes a first member located in an upper portion of the case, a second member located in a lower portion of the case, and a third member partitioning the first member and the second member. The first member, the second member, and the third member are welded to each other in a stacked state. The gas passage includes an upper passage defined by the first member and the third member, a lower passage defined by the second member and the third member, and a connection passage. The connection passage connects the upper passage to the lower passage at a portion in the case corresponding to an end of the case on one side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chiaki Hiramatsu, Naritsune Miyanaga, Yoji Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20220307398
    Abstract: An oil separator for an internal combustion engine includes a case and a separation wall. The case includes inflow ports into which blow-by gas flows, a gas outflow port, and an oil discharge port. An inside of the case is divided by the separation wall into an upstream passage and a downstream passage. The downstream passage is located on the upper side of the upstream passage. The inflow ports and the oil discharge port are connected to the upstream passage. The gas outflow port is connected to the downstream passage. The inflow ports and the oil discharge port are arranged in a direction intersecting the vertical direction. The separation wall includes one connection passage that connects the upstream passage to the downstream passage on the upper side of the oil discharge port. The separation wall is located on the upper side of the inflow ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicants: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chiaki HIRAMATSU, Masami ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220082037
    Abstract: An oil mist separator includes a case. The case includes an inlet, an outlet, a gas passage, and an oil discharge portion. The case includes a first member located in an upper portion of the case, a second member located in a lower portion of the case, and a third member partitioning the first member and the second member. The first member, the second member, and the third member are welded to each other in a stacked state. The gas passage includes an upper passage defined by the first member and the third member, a lower passage defined by the second member and the third member, and a connection passage. The connection passage connects the upper passage to the lower passage at a portion in the case corresponding to an end of the case on one side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chiaki HIRAMATSU, Naritsune MIYANAGA, Yoji HORIUCHI
  • Patent number: 9394856
    Abstract: An oil separator includes a separation chamber for separating oil mist from blow-by gas of an internal combustion engine and a case in which the separation chamber is formed. The oil separator further includes an introduction pipe, which is connected to the case and introduces blow-by gas into the separation chamber, and a discharge pipe, which is connected to the case and discharges blow-by gas that has passed through the separation chamber. An inlet inner wall portion, which is formed by a part of the discharge pipe that includes the inlet, protrudes further downward than an outlet inner wall portion, which is formed by a part of the discharge pipe that includes the outlet. A step is formed at the boundary between the inlet inner wall portion and the outlet inner wall portion to prevent oil from moving along the inner wall of the discharge pipe toward the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chiaki Hiramatsu, Yoji Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20150096272
    Abstract: An oil separator includes a separation chamber for separating oil mist from blow-by gas of an internal combustion engine and a case in which the separation chamber is formed. The oil separator further includes an introduction pipe, which is connected to the case and introduces blow-by gas into the separation chamber, and a discharge pipe, which is connected to the case and discharges blow-by gas that has passed through the separation chamber. An inlet inner wall portion, which is formed by a part of the discharge pipe that includes the inlet, protrudes further downward than an outlet inner wall portion, which is formed by a part of the discharge pipe that includes the outlet. A step is formed at the boundary between the inlet inner wall portion and the outlet inner wall portion to prevent oil from moving along the inner wall of the discharge pipe toward the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chiaki HIRAMATSU, Yoji HORIUCHI
  • Patent number: 8196710
    Abstract: An oil pan structure is provided that can prevent overheating when the temperature of oil is high, and can rapidly raise the temperature when the temperature of the oil is low. The oil pan structure includes: an oil pan main body; a partitioning wall that partitions the inside of the oil pan main body into a first area and a second area; a plate-shaped baffle plate that is provided at an upper portion of the oil pan main body and inclines downward from the first area toward the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Chiaki Hiramatsu
  • Publication number: 20090145695
    Abstract: An oil pan structure is provided that can prevent overheating when the temperature of oil is high, and can rapidly raise the temperature when the temperature of the oil is low. The oil pan structure includes: an oil pan main body; a partitioning wall that partitions the inside of the oil pan main body into a first area and a second area; a plate-shaped baffle plate that is provided at an upper portion of the oil pan main body and inclines downward from the first area toward the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Chiaki HIRAMATSU