Patents by Inventor Eiichiro Kondo

Eiichiro Kondo 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: 7487767
    Abstract: A long and narrow shape independent ignition type ignition apparatus has a long and narrow shape center core for an internal combustion engine. At least one of magnet member and a rubber material member is arranged at an end portion of the center core. A circumference of the center core including said magnet member and said rubber material member is surrounded using a soft material member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Shimada, Noboru Sugiura, Yoichi Anzo, Eiichiro Kondo, Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Takahide Kosai, Toshiaki Ueda
  • Publication number: 20060129890
    Abstract: A long and narrow shape independent ignition type ignition apparatus has a long and narrow shape center core for an internal combustion engine. At least one of magnet member and a rubber material member is arranged at an end portion of the center core. A circumference of the center core including said magnet member and said rubber material member is surrounded using a soft material member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Junichi Shimada, Noboru Sugiura, Yoichi Anzo, Eiichiro Kondo, Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Takahide Kosai, Toshiaki Ueda
  • Patent number: 7013883
    Abstract: To improve an anti-heat shock performance and an electric field concentration relaxation (an insulation performance) between a secondary coil and a center core, to attain a narrow diameter structure in an individual ignition type ignition coil and further to improve an assembling working of the ignition coil. The individual ignition type ignition coil is adopted to an engine having a plastic head cover. A secondary coil 3 is positioned at an inner side of a primary coil 5 and between a secondary bobbin 2 and a center core 1 a soft epoxy resin 17 is filled up. In the secondary bobbin 2, a secondary coil low voltage side is a potting side of the soft epoxy resin 17 and an inclination having a difference in an inner diameter is provided on the inner diameter in which the secondary coil low voltage side is formed large and secondary coil high voltage side is formed small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Shimada, Noboru Sugiura, Yoichi Anzo, Eiichiro Kondo, Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Takahide Kosai, Toshiaki Ueda
  • Patent number: 6865471
    Abstract: A vehicle cruise control apparatus is provided for controlling a vehicle to run at a set speed desired by a driver. The apparatus stores a state in which the driver inputs a set speed (for example, the number of times the driver inputs the set speeds and a period at which the driver inputs the set speeds), and calculates a target acceleration/deceleration from the input state and a vehicle speed deviation (calculated by subtracting the actual vehicle speed from the set speed).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasufumi Konishi, Taisetsu Tanimichi, Tatsuya Yoshida, Toshio Manaka, Hidefumi Adachi, Eiichiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20040231652
    Abstract: A center core 1, a secondary coil 3 wound at a secondary bobbin 2 and a primary coil 5 wound at a primary bobbin 4 are placed concentrically inside a coil case 6 in sequence from the inside of the coil case. One end of the secondary coil 3 is connected to the primary coil side and becomes a low-voltage side, and the other side becomes a high-voltage side due to an induced voltage and used with connection to the individual ignition plugs of the internal combustion engine. The radial thickness of the bobbin at the low-voltage side 3a and the high-voltage side 3c of the secondary coil, each located at the both ends of the secondary coil, is made larger than the radial thickness of the bobbin at the center part 3b of the secondary coil. The radial thickness of an insulating layer 8 between the secondary coil 3 and the primary coil 5 at the low-voltage side 3a of the secondary coil is smaller and the radial thickness of the insulating layer at the high-voltage side 3b of the secondary coil is larger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Eiichiro Kondo, Junichi Shimada, Yoichi Anzo, Kenji Nakabayashi, Hiroaki Saito
  • Publication number: 20040069288
    Abstract: An individual ignition type ignition coil is adopted to an engine having a plastic head cover. A secondary coil is positioned at an inner side of a primary coil, and between a secondary bobbin and a center core, a soft epoxy rein is filled The soft epoxy resin has a dent according to a compression molding and has a glass transition point Tg which satisfies a specified condition. The secondary bobbin is formed by PTS and the primary bobbin is set to the primary coil at the outer side of the secondary assembling body, and under an assembling condition the winding is carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Shimada, Noboru Sugiura, Yoichi Anzo, Eiichiro Kondo, Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Takahide Kosai, Toshiaki Ueda
  • Publication number: 20030195691
    Abstract: A vehicle cruise control apparatus is provided for controlling a vehicle to run at a set speed desired by a driver. The apparatus stores a state in which the driver inputs a set speed (for example, the number of times the driver inputs the set speeds and a period at which the driver inputs the set speeds), and calculates a target acceleration/deceleration from the input state and a vehicle speed deviation (calculated by subtracting the actual vehicle speed from the set speed).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicants: HITACHI, LTD., HITACHI CAR ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasufumi Konishi, Taisetsu Tanimichi, Tatsuya Yoshida, Toshio Manaka, Hidefumi Adachi, Eiichiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20030184424
    Abstract: A center core 1, a secondary coil 3 wound at a secondary bobbin 2 and a primary coil 5 wound at a primary bobbin 4 are placed concentrically inside a coil case 6 in sequence from the inside of the coil case. One end of the secondary coil 3 is connected to the primary coil side and becomes a low-voltage side, and the other side becomes a high-voltage side due to an induced voltage and used with connection to the individual ignition plugs of the internal combustion engine. The radial thickness of the bobbin at the low-voltage side 3a and the high-voltage side 3c of the secondary coil, each located at the both ends of the secondary coil, is made larger than the radial thickness of the bobbin at the center part 3b of the secondary coil. The radial thickness of an insulating layer 8 between the secondary coil 3 and the primary coil 5 at the low-voltage side 3a of the secondary coil is smaller and the radial thickness of the insulating layer at the high-voltage side 3b of the secondary coil is larger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicants: Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiichiro Kondo, Junichi Shimada, Yoichi Anzo, Kenji Nakabayashi, Hiroaki Saito
  • Patent number: 6571784
    Abstract: An individual ignition type ignition coil is adopted to an engine having a plastic head cover. A secondary coil is positioned at an inner side of a primary coil and between a secondary bobbin and a center core a soft epoxy resin is filled up. The soft epoxy resin hash a dent according t a compression molding and has a glass transition point Tg which satisfies a specified condition. The secondary bobbin is formed by PPS and the primary bobbin is set to the primary coli at outer side of the secondary assembling body and under an assembling condition the winding is carried out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Shimada, Noboru Sugiura, Yoichi Anzo, Eiichiro Kondo, Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Takahide Kosai, Toshiaki Ueda
  • Patent number: 6474322
    Abstract: The invention provides an ignition device of a cylindrical shape for an internal combustion engine, in which device it is possible to improves a productivity of a side core and a center core and to improve the efficiency of converting a magnetic flux together with the decreasing of the number of the steps of assembling process. The ignition device comprises a primary coil, a secondary coil, a center core, a side core, all of which are located concentrically in this order from the inside thereof, and a silicon steel strip having a thickness not more than 0.2 mm is used an a material of the side core so that a spirally wound, cylindrical shape is provided. Further, a thin film amorphous silicon steel strip having a flux density B8≧1.4T at a direct current magnetizing force of 800 A/m or a crystallized silicon steel strip having a thickness not more than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyomi Ubukata, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Eiichiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20020067233
    Abstract: A center core 1, a secondary coil 3 wound at a secondary bobbin 2 and a primary coil 5 wound at a primary bobbin 4 are placed concentrically inside a coil case 6 in sequence from the inside of the coil case. One end of the secondary coil 3 is connected to the primary coil side and becomes a low-voltage side, and the other side becomes a high-voltage side due to an induced voltage and used with connection to the individual ignition plugs of the internal combustion engine. The radial thickness of the bobbin at the low-voltage side 3a and the high-voltage side 3c of the secondary coil, each located at the both ends of the secondary coil, is made larger than the radial thickness of the bobbin at the center part 3b of the secondary coil. The radial thickness of an insulating layer 8 between the secondary coil 3 and the primary coil 5 at the low-voltage side 3a of the secondary coil is smaller and the radial thickness of the insulating layer at the high-voltage side 3b of the secondary coil is larger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiichiro Kondo, Junichi Shimada, Yoichi Anzo, Kenji Nakabayashi, Hiroaki Saito
  • Publication number: 20020026929
    Abstract: To improve an anti-heat shock performance and an electric field concentration relaxation (an insulation performance) between a secondary coil and a center core, to attain a narrow diameter structure in an individual ignition type ignition coil and further to improve an assembling working of the ignition coil. The individual ignition type ignition coil is adopted to an engine having a plastic head cover. A secondary coil 3 is positioned at an inner side of a primary coil 5 and between a secondary bobbin 2 and a center core 1 a soft epoxy resin 17 is filled up. In the secondary bobbin 2, a secondary coil low voltage side is a potting side of the soft epoxy resin 17 and an inclination having a difference in an inner diameter is provided on the inner diameter in which the secondary coil low voltage side is formed large and secondary coil high voltage side is formed small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Junichi Shimada, Noboru Sugiura, Yoichi Anzo, Eiichiro Kondo, Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Takahide Kosai, Toshiaki Ueda
  • Publication number: 20020014940
    Abstract: A center core 1, a secondary coil 3 wound at a secondary bobbin 2 and a primary coil 5 wound at a primary bobbin 4 are placed concentrically inside a coil case 6 in sequence from the inside of the coil case. One end of the secondary coil 3 is connected to the primary coil side and becomes a low-voltage side, and the other side becomes a high-voltage side due to an induced voltage and used with connection to the individual ignition plugs of the internal combustion engine. The radial thickness of the bobbin at the low-voltage side 3a and the high-voltage side 3c of the secondary coil, each located at the both ends of the secondary coil, is made larger than the radial thickness of the bobbin at the center part 3b of the secondary coil. The radial thickness of an insulating layer 8 between the secondary coil 3 and the primary coil 5 at the low-voltage side 3a of the secondary coil is smaller and the radial thickness of the insulating layer at the high-voltage side 3b of the secondary coil is larger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Applicant: Hitachi Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiichiro Kondo, Junichi Shimada, Yoichi Anzo, Kenji Nakabayashi, Hiroaki Saito
  • Patent number: 6332458
    Abstract: To improve an anti-heat shock performance and an electric field concentration relaxation (an insulation performance) between a secondary coil and a center core, to attain a narrow diameter structure in an individual ignition type ignition coil and further to improve an assembling working of the ignition coil. The individual ignition type ignition coil is adopted to an engine having a plastic head cover. A secondary coil 3 is positioned at an inner side of a primary coil 5 and between a secondary bobbin 2 and a center core 1 a soft epoxy resin 17 is filled up. In the secondary bobbin 2, a secondary coil low voltage side is a potting side of the soft epoxy resin 17 and an inclination having a difference in an inner diameter is provided on the inner diameter in which the secondary coil low voltage side is formed large and secondary coil high voltage side is formed small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Shimada, Noboru Sugiura, Yoichi Anzo, Eiichiro Kondo, Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Takahide Kosai, Toshiaki Ueda
  • Patent number: 6308696
    Abstract: An ignition apparatus is received in a plug hole which is formed by a cylinder head and a cylinder head cover of an internal combustion engine. A side core has a slit between two horizontally extending side wall ends. The side core is selected from a laminated sheet structure comprised of two grain oriented silicon steel sheets, each having a slit between two horizontally extending side wall ends, and the plural slits align at substantially the same position. The slit prevents a one-turn short of a magnetic flux of the side core. Thereby a predetermined secondary voltage more than an engine requirement secondary voltage is obtained. An ignitor reception portion has an independent and individual ignitor reception portion and an independent and individual coil reception portion, with the ignitor reception portion and the coil reception portion being combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiichiro Kondo, Noboru Sugiura, Yoichi Anzo, Hiroshi Watanabe, Junichi Shimada, Kazutoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 6055969
    Abstract: In order to reduce the bulk and weight of the upper igniter case division of the armor case, and to lower the center of gravity of the total apparatus so as to provide an igniter which is tough to oscillate, the igniter for the internal combustion engine has the armor case equipped with the coil department and igniter unit therein, and said armor case has the igniter case having the coil department case and the connector department. Furthermore, the coil department case is inserted in the plug hole of the internal combustion engine. The igniter unit is mounted in the igniter case. Furthermore, the igniter unit has a semiconductor device of a simple substance silicon chip having integrated therein a semi-conductor for switching and a current limiting circuitry. The semi-conductor for switching consists of an insulated bipolar transistor (IGBT) or a power transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Oishi, Noboru Sugiura, Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Watanabe, Katsuaki Fukatsu, Eiichiro Kondo, Yoichi Anzo, Masaru Ujigawa, Junichi Shimada, Kenji Nakabayashi
  • Patent number: 5954036
    Abstract: An ignition apparatus is received in a plug hole which is formed by a cylinder head and a cylinder head cover of an internal combustion engine. A side core has a slit between two horizontally extending side wall ends. The side core is selected from a laminated sheet structure comprised of two grain oriented silicon steel sheets, each having a slit between two horizontally extending side wall ends, and the plural slits align at substantially the same position. The slit prevents a one-turn short of a magnetic flux of the side core. Thereby a predetermined secondary voltage more than an engine requirement secondary voltage is obtained. An ignitor reception portion has an independent and individual ignitor reception portion and an independent and individual coil reception portion, with the ignitor reception portion and the coil reception portion being combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiichiro Kondo, Noboru Sugiura, Yoichi Anzo, Hiroshi Watanabe, Junichi Shimada, Kazutoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 5915367
    Abstract: In order to reduce the bulk and weight of the upper igniter case division of an armor case, and to lower the center of gravity of the total apparatus so as to provide an igniter which is tough to oscillate, the igniter for the internal combustion engine has the armor case equipped with a coil compartment and igniter unit. The armor case has the igniter case having the coil case and connector. Furthermore, the coil compartment case is inserted in the plug hole of the internal combustion engine. The igniter unit is mounted in the igniter case. Furthermore, the igniter unit has a semiconductor device of a single substance silicon chip having integrated therein a semi-conductor for switching and a current limiting circuitry. The semi-conductor for switching consists of an insulated bipolar transistor (IGBT) or a power transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Oishi, Noboru Sugiura, Kazutoshi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Watanabe, Katsuaki Fukatsu, Eiichiro Kondo, Yoichi Anzo, Masaru Ujigawa, Junichi Shimada, Kenji Nakabayashi