Patents by Inventor Hisayo Yoshikawa
Hisayo Yoshikawa 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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Patent number: 8151764Abstract: In an electronic throttle control system, a target intake pipe pressure as well as a presumed value for the intake pipe pressure is calculated, so that a deviation between the target value and the presumed value for the intake pipe pressure is calculated. The deviation is compensated in an advancing side by an amount corresponding to a delay of response in the throttle control system. An intake air amount passing through a throttle valve is calculated based on the above compensated deviation and a presumed intake air amount. A target opening degree of a throttle valve is finally calculated based on the above-calculated intake air amount passing through a throttle valve. Accordingly, a response and stability of the throttle control can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignees: Denso Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hisayo Yoshikawa, Masahiro Ito, Kenji Kasashima
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Patent number: 7949459Abstract: A target throttle opening degree computing device of a control apparatus computes a target throttle opening degree of a throttle valve and includes a phase lead compensator. A filter filters the target throttle opening degree to provide an ultimate target throttle opening degree, which is used to drive a drive motor to adjust an opening degree of the throttle valve.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2007Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignees: Denso Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hisayo Yoshikawa, Shigeru Kamio, Masahiro Ito, Kenji Kasashima
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Patent number: 7806105Abstract: When it is determined that an engine speed NE rapidly decreases (positive outcome at S210), a throttle increase amount TAu and a valve lift increase amount VLu are computed based on a decrease rate NEd of the engine speed NE (S220). Then, a target throttle opening degree TAt of a throttle valve and a target maximum valve lift VLt of an intake valve are increased by using the throttle increase amount TAu and the valve lift increase amount VLu (S230). As a result, a drop in the engine speed during idling is reliably suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2006Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Denso CorporationInventors: Naohide Fuwa, Hisayo Yoshikawa
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Publication number: 20100199638Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing deterioration of a NOx absorption-reduction catalyst provided at an exhaust path of an engine includes a sensor disposed upstream of the catalyst to sense a NOx concentration in emission gas, a calculating unit calculating a first ratio of emission of NOx to inflow of NOx or a second ratio of absorption of NOx to inflow of NOx, and a diagnosing unit which diagnoses deterioration of the catalyst using the first or second ratio as an indicator. The calculating unit calculates inflow of NOx based on an output of the sensor and either the flow volume of the emission gas or a correlation value of the flow volume of the emission gas, calculates the absorption of NOx based on the amount of rich components required for reducing the NOx, and calculates the emission of NOx based on the difference between the inflow and absorption of NOx.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Hisayo Yoshikawa
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Publication number: 20100162993Abstract: In an electronic throttle control system, a target intake pipe pressure as well as a presumed value for the intake pipe pressure is calculated, so that a deviation between the target value and the presumed value for the intake pipe pressure is calculated. The deviation is compensated in an advancing side by an amount corresponding to a delay of response in the throttle control system. An intake air amount passing through a throttle valve is calculated based on the above compensated deviation and a presumed intake air amount. A target opening degree of a throttle valve is finally calculated based on the above-calculated intake air amount passing through a throttle valve. Accordingly, a response and stability of the throttle control can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2007Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hisayo Yoshikawa, Masahiro Ito, Kenji Kasashima
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Patent number: 7742870Abstract: A dead time in the case where an output of an air-fuel ratio sensor changes in a lean direction and a dead time in the case where the output changes in a rich direction are sensed respectively. The number of elements constituting data of past feedback correction amounts used for calculating a present feedback correction amount is changed in accordance with the larger one of the dead times. A lean direction response time and a rich direction response time are sensed respectively. A control gain is corrected in accordance with the lean direction response time when the output of the air-fuel ratio sensor changes in the lean direction. The control gain is corrected in accordance with the rich direction response time when the output changes in the rich direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2008Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Denso CorporationInventor: Hisayo Yoshikawa
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Publication number: 20100049419Abstract: A target throttle opening degree computing device of a control apparatus computes a target throttle opening degree of a throttle valve and includes a phase lead compensator. A filter filters the target throttle opening degree to provide an ultimate target throttle opening degree, which is used to drive a drive motor to adjust an opening degree of the throttle valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2007Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicants: Denso Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hisayo Yoshikawa, Shigeru Kamio, Masahiro Ito, Kenji Kasashima
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Publication number: 20090125214Abstract: A dead time in the case where an output of an air-fuel ratio sensor changes in a lean direction and a dead time in the case where the output changes in a rich direction are sensed respectively. The number of elements constituting data of past feedback correction amounts used for calculating a present feedback correction amount is changed in accordance with the larger one of the dead times. A lean direction response time and a rich direction response time are sensed respectively. A control gain is corrected in accordance with the lean direction response time when the output of the air-fuel ratio sensor changes in the lean direction. The control gain is corrected in accordance with the rich direction response time when the output changes in the rich direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Hisayo YOSHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20090050107Abstract: When it is determined that an engine speed NE rapidly decreases (positive outcome at S210), a throttle increase amount TAu and a valve lift increase amount VLU are computed based on a decrease rate NEd of the engine speed NE (S220). Then, a target throttle opening degree TAt of a throttle valve and a target maximum valve lift VLt of an intake valve are increased by using the throttle increase amount TAu and the valve lift increase amount VLu (S230). As a result, a drop in the engine speed during idling is reliably suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2006Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Naohide Fuwa, Hisayo Yoshikawa
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Patent number: 7441522Abstract: A lift time area is calculated based on an actual valve working angle of an intake valve and an engine rotational speed. Then, a control gain of a feedback control is set based on the lift time area.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2005Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Denso CorporationInventors: Naohide Fuwa, Hisayo Yoshikawa
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Publication number: 20060124092Abstract: A lift time area is calculated based on an actual valve working angle of an intake valve and an engine rotational speed. Then, a control gain of a feedback control is set based on the lift time area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2005Publication date: June 15, 2006Inventors: Naohide Fuwa, Hisayo Yoshikawa