Patents by Inventor Kenichirou Tokuo

Kenichirou Tokuo 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: 10941741
    Abstract: To increase a valve-opening pressure at which a pressure relief valve is opened in order to deal with a higher pressure of the fuel, a large pressure relief valve is installed in a high-pressure fuel supply pump. This upsizes the high-pressure fuel supply pump. A pressure relief valve is installed in a discharge joint. This can provide a high-pressure fuel supply pump that is not large too much and sufficiently performs a relief function by efficiently using the excessive space in the pump even when the fuel pressure is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamichi Yagai, Atsushi Hohkita, Hiroyuki Yamada, Masayuki Suganami, Satoshi Usui, Atsuji Saito, Kenichirou Tokuo, Yuta Saso
  • Patent number: 10851767
    Abstract: A pump for supplying high-pressure includes a plunger, a cylinder, a body, and a holder. The uppermost end surface of the cylinder is an end of the cylinder that is closest to the pressurizing chamber. A first gap formed between the outer periphery of the cylinder and the body in the radial direction is smaller than a second gap formed in the radial direction between the inner diameter of the pressurizing chamber and the outer diameter of the plunger. A radial gap is formed in an entire area of the cylinder in an axial direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Aritomi, Kenichirou Tokuo, Satoshi Usui, Shingo Tamura
  • Patent number: 10294907
    Abstract: A high pressure fuel supply pump includes: an electromagnetic suction valve that adjusts an amount of fuel sucked into a pressuring chamber; a discharge valve that discharges the fuel from the pressuring chamber; and a plunger that makes a reciprocating motion in the pressuring chamber. The electromagnetic suction valve includes an electromagnetic coil, a suction valve, and a movable portion that is able to close the suction valve by a magnetic force when the electromagnetic coil is energized. The movable portion includes an anchor that is driven to close the suction valve by the magnetic force and stops at a fixed member, and a rod that is driven with the anchor and is able to move even after the anchor stops. The electromagnetic suction valve includes a first and second springs that bias the suction valve in closed and open direction, respectively, and a third spring in the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Hashida, Hiroyuki Yamada, Satoshi Usui, Kenichirou Tokuo, Masayuki Suganami, Atsushi Hohkita, Masamichi Yagai
  • Publication number: 20190136841
    Abstract: A pump for supplying high-pressure includes a plunger, a cylinder, a body, and a holder. The uppermost end surface of the cylinder is an end of the cylinder that is closest to the pressurizing chamber. A first gap formed between the outer periphery of the cylinder and the body in the radial direction is smaller than a second gap formed in the radial direction between the inner diameter of the pressurizing chamber and the outer diameter of the plunger. A radial gap is formed in an entire area of the cylinder in an axial direction thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Shunsuke ARITOMI, Kenichirou TOKUO, Satoshi USUI, Shingo TAMURA
  • Patent number: 9890753
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an electromagnetic valve structure improved in terms of the responsiveness of the electromagnetic valve and helping to realize a more accurate flow rate control, and to provide a high-pressure fuel supply pump in which the same is mounted. There is provided a high-pressure fuel supply pump having an electromagnetic valve equipped with an electromagnetic coil generating an electromagnetic force for opening and closing a valve body provided between a fuel intake path and a pressure chamber, a movable member operated by the electromagnetic force, a housing accommodating the movable member, and a back-pressure chamber formed between the housing and the movable member, wherein a first fuel path causing the back-pressure chamber to communicate with the intake path passes the center axis of the movable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Aritomi, Hitoshi Konno, Yukio Takahashi, Masayuki Suganami, Katsumi Miyazaki, Kenichirou Tokuo
  • Publication number: 20170356412
    Abstract: Provided is a solution to a problem on a discharge valve mechanism disposed at an exit of a pressurizing chamber of a high-pressure fuel supply pump, that is, an occurrence of a backward flow of the fuel concentrates on a limited fuel passage, leading to a higher fuel flow rate, and this easily induces the occurrence of cavitation, and collapse of the generated cavitation might damage a seat surface, making it difficult to maintain valve functions. The present invention provides a valve mechanism including a seat member having a seat section, a valve body configured to attach to or detached from the seat section, and a housing member arranged on an outer peripheral side of the seat member. A first fluid flow-path is formed to connect an inner peripheral side and an outer peripheral side of the seat section in a case where the valve is detached from the seat section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Moritsugu AKIYAMA, Shigehiko OMATA, Shigenori TAHARA, Katsutoshi KOBAYASHI, Kenichirou TOKUO
  • Patent number: 9797387
    Abstract: A high-pressure fuel supply pump includes a plunger, a valve member, a valve seat, a pressurizing chamber, and a fuel passage. The fuel passage includes a gap passage portion formed in a gap between the valve seat and the valve member. The fuel passage also includes a bent passage portion extending in a bent direction with respect to the gap passage portion, on the downstream side of the gap passage portion. The inner surface of the valve member, on a side thereof that faces the valve seat, has a convex shape in an area of the valve member that is between the bent passage portion and the gap passage portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Aritomi, Satoshi Usui, Atsuji Saito, Tatsuo Kawano, Masayuki Suganami, Kenichirou Tokuo
  • Publication number: 20170248110
    Abstract: A high pressure fuel supply pump includes: an electromagnetic suction valve that adjusts an amount of fuel sucked into a pressuring chamber; a discharge valve that discharges the fuel from the pressuring chamber; and a plunger that makes a reciprocating motion in the pressuring chamber. The electromagnetic suction valve includes an electromagnetic coil, a suction valve, and a movable portion that is able to close the suction valve by a magnetic force when the electromagnetic coil is energized. The movable portion includes an anchor that is driven to close the suction valve by the magnetic force and stops at a fixed member, and a rod that is driven with the anchor and is able to move even after the anchor stops. The electromagnetic suction valve includes a first and second springs that bias the suction valve in closed and open direction, respectively, and a third spring in the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru HASHIDA, Hiroyuki YAMADA, Satoshi USUI, Kenichirou TOKUO, Masayuki SUGANAMI, Atsushi HOHKITA, Masamichi YAGAI
  • Publication number: 20170037822
    Abstract: To increase a valve-opening pressure at which a pressure relief valve is opened in order to deal with a higher pressure of the fuel, a large pressure relief valve is installed in a high-pressure fuel supply pump. This upsizes the high-pressure fuel supply pump. A pressure relief valve is installed in a discharge joint. This can provide a high-pressure fuel supply pump that is not large too much and sufficiently performs a relief function by efficiently using the excessive space in the pump even when the fuel pressure is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd
    Inventors: Masamichi YAGAI, Atsushi HOHKITA, Hiroyuki YAMADA, Masayuki SUGANAMI, Satoshi USUI, Atsuji SAITO, Kenichirou TOKUO, Yuta SASO
  • Publication number: 20160290299
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an electromagnetic valve structure improved in terms of the responsiveness of the electromagnetic valve and helping to realize a more accurate flow rate control, and to provide a high-pressure fuel supply pump in which the same is mounted. There is provided a high-pressure fuel supply pump having an electromagnetic valve equipped with an electromagnetic coil generating an electromagnetic force for opening and closing a valve body provided between a fuel intake path and a pressure chamber, a movable member operated by the electromagnetic force, a housing accommodating the movable member, and a back-pressure chamber formed between the housing and the movable member, wherein a first fuel path causing the back-pressure chamber to communicate with the intake path passes the center axis of the movable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Shunsuke ARITOMI, Hitoshi KONNO, Yukio TAKAHASHI, Masayuki SUGANAMI, Katsumi MIYAZAKI, Kenichirou TOKUO
  • Publication number: 20160281693
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce erosion due to cavitation in proximity to a valve seat in a high-pressure fuel supply pump including a fuel flow passage having a bent portion in proximity to the valve seat, formed therein. The high-pressure fuel supply pump includes fuel passages interconnecting with a pressurizing chamber of fuel in which volume varies due to reciprocating motion of a plunger to be in the reciprocation motion, and fluid valves formed on the fuel passage. The fuel valves are included in a valve seat and a valve member. The fuel passages include a gap passage portion formed in a gap between the valve seat and the valve member, and a bent passage portion extending in a bent direction on the downstream side of the gap passage portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Shunsuke ARITOMI, Satoshi USUI, Atsuji SAITO, Tatsuo KAWANO, Masayuki SUGANAMI, Kenichirou TOKUO
  • Publication number: 20150300338
    Abstract: A small-sized and simple sliding portion structure for suppressing the deformation of a sliding portion caused by discharge pressure and the external force in fixing, and a pump for supplying high-pressure fuel having the sliding portion structure mounted thereon is provided. A plunger type pump for supplying high-pressure fuel including a cylinder which forms a sliding portion, a plunger which is slidably provided in the cylinder and reciprocates with the rotation of a cam, and a holder member which urges the cylinder against a body, has a configuration in which the cylinder is provided with a holding unit separately from the sliding portion, the holding unit is urged in the direction of the body with an urging force in the axial direction of the sliding portion to form a high-pressure sealing portion, and the cylinder has the sliding portion with the plunger on the low-pressure side than the high-pressure sealing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Shunsuke Aritomi, Kenichirou Tokuo, Satoshi Usui, Shingo Tamura