Patents by Inventor Keiichiro Sakaigaki

Keiichiro Sakaigaki 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: 7726278
    Abstract: In order to accurately detect an abnormal state of a rotation direction detection unit for detecting a rotation direction of a crank shaft, provided is an internal combustion engine control apparatus including: a rotation detection unit including the rotation direction detection unit for detecting the rotation direction of the crank shaft of an engine to output a rotation direction signal, and a rotation speed detection unit for outputting a pulse signal according to a rotation speed of the crank shaft; a stop position calculation unit for calculating, based on an output from the rotation detection unit, a stop position of the crank shaft when the engine stops; and an abnormal state detection unit for detecting the abnormal state of the rotation direction detection unit when an actual rotation direction of the crank shaft differs from the rotation direction of the crank shaft based on the rotation direction signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichiro Sakaigaki, Takao Ohno, Akira Furuta
  • Publication number: 20090020100
    Abstract: In order to accurately detect an abnormal state of a rotation direction detection unit for detecting a rotation direction of a crank shaft, provided is an internal combustion engine control apparatus including: a rotation detection unit including the rotation direction detection unit for detecting the rotation direction of the crank shaft of an engine to output a rotation direction signal, and a rotation speed detection unit for outputting a pulse signal according to a rotation speed of the crank shaft; a stop position calculation unit for calculating, based on an output from the rotation detection unit, a stop position of the crank shaft when the engine stops; and an abnormal state detection unit for detecting the abnormal state of the rotation direction detection unit when an actual rotation direction of the crank shaft differs from the rotation direction of the crank shaft based on the rotation direction signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichiro SAKAIGAKI, Takao Ohno, Akira Furuta
  • Publication number: 20070118272
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an engine control apparatus for detecting a voltage abnormality caused in a power supply thereof at low cost. An engine control apparatus for controlling an engine, includes: power supply voltage detecting unit for detecting a power supply voltage of a battery mounted on a vehicle as a power supply, which supplies the engine control apparatus with power; backup power supply voltage detecting unit for detecting a backup power supply voltage of a backup power supply, which supplies the engine control apparatus with power from the battery via a different path; voltage difference calculating unit for calculating a voltage difference between the power supply voltage and the backup power supply voltage; and power supply voltage abnormality determining unit for determining that there is an abnormality in the power supply voltage when the voltage difference is not within a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Naoki Shimada, Keiichiro Sakaigaki, Koji Nishimoto
  • Patent number: 7212913
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an engine control apparatus for detecting a voltage abnormality caused in a power supply thereof at low cost. An engine control apparatus for controlling an engine, includes: power supply voltage detecting unit for detecting a power supply voltage of a battery mounted on a vehicle as a power supply, which supplies the engine control apparatus with power; backup power supply voltage detecting unit for detecting a backup power supply voltage of a backup power supply, which supplies the engine control apparatus with power from the battery via a different path; voltage difference calculating unit for calculating a voltage difference between the power supply voltage and the backup power supply voltage; and power supply voltage abnormality determining unit for determining that there is an abnormality in the power supply voltage when the voltage difference is not within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Naoki Shimada, Keiichiro Sakaigaki, Koji Nishimoto