Patents by Inventor Hiroyasu Koyama
Hiroyasu Koyama 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).
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Publication number: 20140370363Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes: one or more energy storage devices, each energy storage device having a side surface; and an outer housing that houses the one or more energy storage devices. The outer housing includes an attachment portion for attaching a partition plate adjacently to the side surface of the one or more energy storage devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Masashi OSHIBA, Hiroyasu Koyama, Yuta Mizukawa, Kazuya Fujisawa
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Publication number: 20140370341Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes: one or more energy storage devices; a wiring connection component for connecting first wiring and second wiring, the first wiring being connected to at least one of the one or more energy storage devices, the second wiring being external wiring; and an attachment portion to which the wiring connection component is detachably attached.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Masashi Oshiba, Hiroyasu Koyama, Yuta Mizukawa, Kazuya Fujisawa
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Publication number: 20110284182Abstract: A pair of coolant receiving pipes (23) and (24) for respectively receiving a coolant from left and right engine heads of a V-engine are provided on a first body (21) side, and a collecting passage (27) for collecting the coolant, communication opening (30a) towards a radiator via the above-mentioned collecting passage (27) and communication opening (31a) towards a branch passage provided with a heater core part or the like are provided on a second body (22) side and these are individually resin molded. A coolant passage apparatus (10) is formed by joining the above-mentioned first body (21) and second body (22) for example by welding means.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2010Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NIPPON THERMOSTAT CO., LTD.Inventors: Fujio Inoue, Hiroyasu Koyama
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Patent number: 7568893Abstract: When an air pump is operated, a brush temperature increase rate stored in an ECU in relation to a discharge pressure of the air pump and a brush temperature is multiplied by a calculation cycle time, and the resultant value is cumulatively added. When the air pump is stopped, a brush temperature decrease rate stored in the ECU in relation to the brush temperature is multiplied by the calculation cycle time, and the resultant value is cumulatively added. Each of the cumulative values read from a map is added to and subtracted from an initial brush temperature value, respectively so as to estimate the brush temperature.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2005Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroyasu Koyama
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Patent number: 7222483Abstract: There is provided a device for supplying secondary air, which comprises a secondary air passage for supplying secondary air, to an exhaust passage of an engine, upstream of an exhaust purification device provided in the exhaust passage, a pump provided in the secondary air passage for supplying a secondary air, a battery used for driving the pump, at least one opening-closing device for opening and closing the secondary air passage, and a pressure sensor provided between the pump and the opening-closing device for detecting a pressure in the secondary air passage. A malfunction of at least one of the pump and the opening-closing device is detected on the basis of at least one of the pressures detected when the secondary air passage is opens and when the secondary air passage is closed.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2005Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Denso CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Oi, Kaoru Ohtsuka, Shinya Kondo, Hiroyasu Koyama, Tetsuji Nagata
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Patent number: 7140177Abstract: In a secondary air supply system, each of two branch portions of a secondary air supply pipe that is divided from a joint portion is provided with an air control valve, and the joint portion is provided with a pressure sensor and an auxiliary air control valve. The air control valves are opened at different timings such that pressure fluctuations in the joint portion upon opening of the firstly and the secondly opened air control valves are measured. An abnormality diagnosis is performed with respect to those two air control valves based on combinations of the aforementioned two pressure fluctuations.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2004Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Koyama, Yasuhiro Oi
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Patent number: 7010908Abstract: An anomaly judgment apparatus for a secondary air supply system which includes a secondary air supply path for introducing secondary air into an exhaust path of an internal combustion engine and an open-close valve disposed in the secondary air supply path. The valve is opened and/or closed by drive force of negative pressure introduced from a portion of an intake path of the engine downstream of a throttle valve. The anomaly judgment apparatus includes an anomaly judgment section for judging whether or not the secondary air supply system is anomalous; a negative pressure judgment section for judging whether or not the negative pressure is secured to a degree required for the drive force to reliably open and/or close the open-close valve; and an anomaly judgment prohibition section for prohibiting judgment by the anomaly judgment section when the negative pressure is not secured to the required degree.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2004Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Koyama, Shigemasa Hirooka, Takeo Ogiso, Kenji Kimura, Keita Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20060048504Abstract: There is provided a device for supplying secondary air, which comprises a secondary air passage for supplying secondary air, to an exhaust passage of an engine, upstream of an exhaust purification device provided in the exhaust passage, a pump provided in the secondary air passage for supplying a secondary air, a battery used for driving the pump, at least one opening-closing device for opening and closing the secondary air passage, and a pressure sensor provided between the pump and the opening-closing device for detecting a pressure in the secondary air passage. A malfunction of at least one of the pump and the opening-closing device is detected on the basis of at least one of the pressures detected when the secondary air passage is opens and when the secondary air passage is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2005Publication date: March 9, 2006Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Oi, Kaoru Ohtsuka, Shinya Kondo, Hiroyasu Koyama, Tetsuji Nagata
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Patent number: 6966177Abstract: An anomaly judgment apparatus for a secondary air supply system which includes a secondary air supply path for introducing secondary air from an intake path of an engine into an exhaust path at a location upstream of a catalytic converter disposed in the exhaust path. The apparatus includes a pressure detector for detecting pressure in the secondary air supply path, and an anomaly judgment section for calculating pulsation level indicative of the degree of pulsation of pressure detected by the pressure detector and for judging, on the basis of at least the pulsation level, whether or not the secondary air supply system is anomalous. The apparatus further includes an anomaly judgment prohibiting section for prohibiting judgment by the anomaly judgment section when the degree of propagation of intake air pulsation arising in the intake path into the secondary air supply path is equal to or higher than a predetermined level.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2004Date of Patent: November 22, 2005Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Koyama, Kenji Kimura, Shigemasa Hirooka, Takeo Ogiso, Keita Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20050244285Abstract: When an air pump is operated, a brush temperature increase rate stored in an ECU in relation to a discharge pressure of the air pump and a brush temperature is multiplied by a calculation cycle time, and the resultant value is cumulatively added. When the air pump is stopped, a brush temperature decrease rate stored in the ECU in relation to the brush temperature is multiplied by the calculation cycle time, and the resultant value is cumulatively added. Each of the cumulative values read from a map is added to and subtracted from an initial brush temperature value, respectively so as to estimate the brush temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2005Publication date: November 3, 2005Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroyasu Koyama
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Patent number: 6923169Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying apparatus adopted to an internal combustion engine provided with air-fuel ratio learning means for learning a primary air-fuel ratio given in the form of a mass ratio between air and fuel introduced into a combustion chamber, comprises an exhaust gas purifying catalyst provided in an exhaust gas passage of the engine and a catalyst activating means for supplying secondary air to an upstream of the exhaust gas purifying catalyst and increasing the quantity of fuel supplied to the engine to activate the exhaust gas purifying catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2004Date of Patent: August 2, 2005Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takayuki Demura, Hiroyasu Koyama, Kaoru Ohtsuka
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Publication number: 20050120711Abstract: In a secondary air supply system, each of two branch portions of a secondary air supply pipe that is divided from a joint portion is provided with an air control valve, and the joint portion is provided with a pressure sensor and an auxiliary air control valve. The air control valves are opened at different timings such that pressure fluctuations in the joint portion upon opening of the firstly and the secondly opened air control valves are measured. An abnormality diagnosis is performed with respect to those two air control valves based on combinations of the aforementioned two pressure fluctuations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2004Publication date: June 9, 2005Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyasu Koyama, Yasuhiro Ol
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Publication number: 20050066650Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying apparatus adopted to an internal combustion engine provided with air-fuel ratio learning means for learning a primary air-fuel ratio given in the form of a mass ratio between air and fuel introduced into a combustion chamber, comprises an exhaust gas purifying catalyst provided in an exhaust gas passage of the engine and a catalyst activating means for supplying secondary air to an upstream of the exhaust gas purifying catalyst and increasing the quantity of fuel supplied to the engine to activate the exhaust gas purifying catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2004Publication date: March 31, 2005Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takayuki Demura, Hiroyasu Koyama, Kaoru Ohtsuka
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Publication number: 20040211169Abstract: An anomaly judgment apparatus for a secondary air supply system which includes a secondary air supply path for introducing secondary air from an intake path of an engine into an exhaust path at a location upstream of a catalytic converter disposed in the exhaust path. The apparatus includes a pressure detector for detecting pressure in the secondary air supply path, and an anomaly judgment section for calculating pulsation level indicative of the degree of pulsation of pressure detected by the pressure detector and for judging, on the basis of at least the pulsation level, whether or not the secondary air supply system is anomalous. The apparatus further includes an anomaly judgment prohibiting section for prohibiting judgment by the anomaly judgment section when the degree of propagation of intake air pulsation arising in the intake path into the secondary air supply path is equal to or higher than a predetermined level.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyasu Koyama, Kenji Kimura, Shigemasa Hirooka, Takeo Ogiso, Keita Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20040211170Abstract: An anomaly judgment apparatus for a secondary air supply system which includes a secondary air supply path for introducing secondary air into an exhaust path of an internal combustion engine and an open-close valve disposed in the secondary air supply path. The valve is opened and/or closed by drive force of negative pressure introduced from a portion of an intake path of the engine downstream of a throttle valve. The anomaly judgment apparatus includes an anomaly judgment section for judging whether or not the secondary air supply system is anomalous; a negative pressure judgment section for judging whether or not the negative pressure is secured to a degree required for the drive force to reliably open and/or close the open-close valve; and an anomaly judgment prohibition section for prohibiting judgment by the anomaly judgment section when the negative pressure is not secured to the required degree.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyasu Koyama, Shigemasa Hirooka, Takeo Ogiso, Kenji Kimura, Keita Nakanishi
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Patent number: 6755165Abstract: The invention controls the opening of an oil control valve (OCV), which controls the operation of a variable valve timing mechanism in an internal combustion engine, according to a duty ratio of a driving pulse signal. An electronic control unit (ECU) performs feedback control on a duty ratio DR of the driving pulse signal during ordinary operation based on a target value and an actual value of the valve timing. When the oil temperature is low (i.e., when the operating oil viscosity is high), the ECU controls the valve timing of the engine by repeating an inching operation that maintains the duty ratio DR of the signal at a large value (i.e., 0% or 100%) for a predetermined hold time so as to operate the variable valve timing mechanism, and then maintaining the duty ratio DR of the signal at a value (50%) that does not operate the variable valve timing mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2003Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinya Kondou, Hiroyasu Koyama
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Publication number: 20030164149Abstract: The invention controls the opening of an oil control valve (OCV), which controls the operation of a variable valve timing mechanism in an internal combustion engine, according to a duty ratio of a driving pulse signal. An electronic control unit (ECU) performs feedback control on a duty ratio DR of the driving pulse signal during ordinary operation based on a target value and an actual value of the valve timing. When the oil temperature is low (i.e., when the operating oil viscosity is high), the ECU controls the valve timing of the engine by repeating an inching operation that maintains the duty ratio DR of the signal at a large value (i.e., 0% or 100%) for a predetermined hold time so as to operate the variable valve timing mechanism, and then maintaining the duty ratio DR of the signal at a value (50%) that does not operate the variable valve timing mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2003Publication date: September 4, 2003Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinya Kondou, Hiroyasu Koyama
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Patent number: 5250526Abstract: Compounds are disclosed of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or diphenylmethyl; Y is --NH(CH.sub.2).sub.n --R.sub.2 ; R.sub.2 is OH or --ONO.sub.2 ; m is 2 or 3; and n is 9 to 13 or physiologically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. The compounds of formula (I) are of a blood flow-increasing and hypotensive actions and can be used for the therapy or prevention of diseases in the cardiovascular system.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1991Date of Patent: October 5, 1993Assignee: Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsutoshi Miura, Hiroyasu Koyama, Toshiji Sugai, Hiroaki Yamada, Einosuke Sakurai, Masato Horigome
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Patent number: 5025012Abstract: Compounds are disclosed of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl;Y is --CH.sub.2 --, --O--, ##STR2## R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl; C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkenyl; C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl; phenyl which may be mono- or di-substituted on the phenyl ring with C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy; aralkyl which may be mono- or di-substituted on the aromatic ring with C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy; diphenylmethyl; carboalkoxy; or an O- or N-heterocyclic radical which is linked to the nitrogen atom via carbonyl or carbonylmethylene;m is 2 or 3;and n is 0 or 1, and physiologically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. The compounds of formula (I) are of a blood flow-increasing action and can be used for the therapy or prevention of diseases in the cardiovascular system.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 1990Date of Patent: June 18, 1991Assignee: Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsutoshi Miura, Hiroyasu Koyama, Toshiji Sugai, Hiroaki Yamada, Einosuke Sakurai
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Patent number: 4994456Abstract: Compounds are disclosed of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen; C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl; C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl or diphenylmethyl;Y is --NH(CH.sub.2).sub.n --R.sub.2 or ##STR2## R.sub.2 is OH or --ONO.sub.2 ; l is 2 or 3; m is 0 or 1; and n is 2 to 8; andphysiologically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. The compounds of formula (I) are of a blood flow-increasing and hypotensive actions and can be used for the therapy or prevention of diseases in the cardiovascular system.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 1990Date of Patent: February 19, 1991Assignee: Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsutoshi Miura, Hiroyasu Koyama, Toshiji Sugai, Hiroaki Yamada, Einosuke Sakurai, Masato Horigome