Patents by Inventor Kazuki Toyoda

Kazuki Toyoda 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: 10184430
    Abstract: A diagnosis device for an evaporated fuel processing device includes: a pump arranged to pressurize or depressurize a system including the fuel tank and the canister; at least one pressure sensor arranged to sense a pressure within the system; and a fuel temperature sensor arranged to sense a temperature of a fuel within the fuel tank, the diagnosis device being configured to select a first leakage diagnosis using a positive pressure or a negative pressure existing within the fuel tank, or a second leakage diagnosis using a forcible pressurization or a forcible depressurization by the pump, based on a temperature difference between a fuel temperature at a start of driving, and a fuel temperature after an end of the driving, with respect to a request of a leakage diagnosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Watanabe, Kazuki Toyoda, Hitoshi Oohashi, Toshiaki Inoue
  • Patent number: 10138847
    Abstract: An evaporated fuel processing device includes: an evaporated fuel passage connecting a fuel tank and a canister; a purge passage connecting the canister and an intake passage of an internal combustion engine a first purge control valve arranged to open and close the purge passage; a tank open passage connecting a position on an upstream side of the first purge control valve in the purge passage, and the tank; and a second purge control valve arranged to open and close the tank open passage, when the fuel tank becomes a negative pressure, the second purge control valve being opened to introduce an atmospheric pressure through the canister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Watanabe, Kazuki Toyoda, Hitoshi Oohashi
  • Publication number: 20180171939
    Abstract: An evaporated fuel processing device includes: an evaporated fuel passage connecting a fuel tank and a canister; a purge passage connecting the canister and an intake passage of an internal combustion engine a first purge control valve arranged to open and close the purge passage; a tank open passage connecting a position on an upstream side of the first purge control valve in the purge passage, and the tank; and a second purge control valve arranged to open and close the tank open passage, when the fuel tank becomes a negative pressure, the second purge control valve being opened to introduce an atmospheric pressure through the canister.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Watanabe, Kazuki Toyoda, Hitoshi Oohashi
  • Publication number: 20180171938
    Abstract: A diagnosis device for an evaporated fuel processing device includes: a pump arranged to pressurize or depressurize a system including the fuel tank and the canister; at least one pressure sensor arranged to sense a pressure within the system; and a fuel temperature sensor arranged to sense a temperature of a fuel within the fuel tank, the diagnosis device being configured to select a first leakage diagnosis using a positive pressure or a negative pressure existing within the fuel tank, or a second leakage diagnosis using a forcible pressurization or a forcible depressurization by the pump, based on a temperature difference between a fuel temperature at a start of driving, and a fuel temperature after an end of the driving, with respect to a request of a leakage diagnosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicants: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Watanabe, Kazuki Toyoda, Hitoshi Oohashi, Toshiaki Inoue
  • Patent number: 7713337
    Abstract: A canister device includes a main canister, a sub-canister, and a hose. The main canister includes a charging port, a purging port, and a main canister-side connection port. The sub-canister is separated from the main canister and located on a side of the main canister, and includes a drain port opened to the atmosphere and disposed on the same side as the main canister-side connection port of the main canister and a sub-canister side connection port disposed on the opposite side from the drain port. The hose provides fluid communication between the main canister-side connection port and the sub-canister-side connection port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Toyoda, Kaoru Haishi
  • Publication number: 20080149075
    Abstract: A canister device includes a main canister, a sub-canister, and a hose. The main canister includes a charging port, a purging port, and a main canister-side connection port. The sub-canister is separated from the main canister and located on a side of the main canister, and includes a drain port opened to the atmosphere and disposed on the same side as the main canister-side connection port of the main canister and a sub-canister side connection port disposed on the opposite side from the drain port. The hose provides fluid communication between the main canister-side connection port and the sub-canister-side connection port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Toyoda, Kaoru Haishi