Patents by Inventor Kenji Hagio

Kenji Hagio 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: 10054027
    Abstract: There is provided an exhaust purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine in which a catalyst capable of adsorbing and oxidizing hydrocarbon is provided in an exhaust pipe, the exhaust purification apparatus including temperature detection means for detecting a temperature of the catalyst, estimation means for accumulating a time during which the temperature of the catalyst detected by the temperature detection means is equal to or less than a predetermined temperature, and estimating an amount of hydrocarbon adsorbed on the catalyst from the accumulated time, and control means for controlling fuel ejection of the internal combustion engine in a first ejection mode in which the temperature of the catalyst is increased to a temperature where hydrocarbons adsorbed on the catalyst are oxidized, in a case in which the amount of hydrocarbons estimated by the estimation means exceeds a predetermined upper limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Tsutomu Muramoto, Nobutaka Ishii, Futoshi Nakano, Takashi Yamashita, Satoshi Kanekiyo, Kenji Hagio, Katsushi Osada, Tsugio Chinone
  • Publication number: 20170074144
    Abstract: There is provided an exhaust purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine in which a catalyst capable of adsorbing and oxidizing hydrocarbon is provided in an exhaust pipe, the exhaust purification apparatus including temperature detection means for detecting a temperature of the catalyst, estimation means for accumulating a time during which the temperature of the catalyst detected by the temperature detection means is equal to or less than a predetermined temperature, and estimating an amount of hydrocarbon adsorbed on the catalyst from the accumulated time, and control means for controlling fuel ejection of the internal combustion engine in a first ejection mode in which the temperature of the catalyst is increased to a temperature where hydrocarbons adsorbed on the catalyst are oxidized, in a case in which the amount of hydrocarbons estimated by the estimation means exceeds a predetermined upper limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Tsutomu MURAMOTO, Nobutaka ISHII, Futoshi NAKANO, Takashi YAMASHITA, Satoshi KANEKIYO, Kenji HAGIO, Katsushi OSADA, Tsugio CHINONE
  • Patent number: 8973350
    Abstract: In forced regeneration control of an exhaust gas purification device 12, data for control such as the number of meshes of a data map and the number of data maps for forced regeneration control is reduced and occurrence of torque shock is avoided by smoothly changing a fuel pressure. In the forced regeneration control of the exhaust gas purification device, when an operation state of an internal combustion engine is in a high-load operation state, normal injection control by stopping multi injection is carried out and according to a rotation speed and a load of the internal combustion engine, a region for control is divided into a multi-injection control region, a transition region, and a normal injection control region, and in the transition region, data for fuel pressure control obtained by interpolation of data for fuel pressure control on the multi-injection control region side and data for fuel pressure control on the normal injection control region side is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Takashi Haseyama, Shinji Gotou, Kenji Hagio, Tatsuo Mashiko, Yoshinobu Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8549843
    Abstract: In in-cylinder fuel multi-injection conducted during forced regeneration of a diesel particulate filter (“DPF”), control maps for multi-injection are constructed so as to be different for a first gas temperature raising control, which raises a catalyst temperature index temperature to a first judgment temperature only by multi-injection, and for a subsequent second exhaust gas temperature raising control, wherein post-injection is conducted in addition to multi-injection to raise a filter temperature index temperature to a second judgment temperature. In so doing, exhaust gas flowing into the DPF can be rapidly raised in temperature when performing forced regeneration of the DPF, thereby shortening the forced regeneration time and improving fuel consumption for forced regeneration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Kenji Hagio, Takashi Ikeda, Shigeru Ikeda, Takao Onodera, Tatsuo Mashiko
  • Patent number: 8001774
    Abstract: At regeneration control while a vehicle mounting an internal combustion engine (10) is parked, both an exhaust throttle valve (13) and an exhaust brake valve (18) are used and if a catalyst temperature index temperature (Tg2) is lower than a predetermined first determining temperature (Tc1), first exhaust gas temperature rise control is conducted that the exhaust brake valve (18) is set to a fully closed side and multiple injection is carried out in in-cylinder fuel injection control, while if a catalyst temperature index temperature (Tg2) is equal to the predetermined first determining temperature (Tc1) or above, second exhaust gas temperature rise control is conducted that the exhaust brake valve (18) is set to an open side, the exhaust throttle valve (13) is set to the fully closed side, and post injection is carried out in the in-cylinder fuel injection control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Takao Onodera, Takashi Haseyama, Yoshinobu Watanabe, Takuro Iwashita, Kenji Hagio, Tatsuo Mashiko
  • Patent number: 7992383
    Abstract: In regeneration control, when the catalyst temperature index temperature (Tg2) using the temperature of the oxidation catalyst (12a) as an index is below a predetermined first determination temperature (Tc1), the engine speed of idling is brought to a predetermined first target engine speed (Nei1) which is higher than the engine speed of idling (Nei0) in the ordinary operation, and, further, multi-injection is carried out. On the other hand, when the catalyst temperature index temperature (Tg2) is the predetermined first determination temperature (Tc1) or above, the engine speed of idling is brought to a predetermined second target engine speed (Nei2), which is lower than the predetermined first target engine speed (Nei1) and is higher than the engine speed of idling (Nei0) in ordinary operation, and, further, post injection is carried out, followed by raising of the temperature of an exhaust gas flown into a DPF apparatus (12b) to a predetermined second determination temperature (Tc2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Takao Onodera, Takashi Haseyama, Yoshinobu Watanabe, Takuro Iwashita, Kenji Hagio, Tatsuo Mashiko
  • Patent number: 7729845
    Abstract: A fuel injection control device that prevents a misfire is provided. The fuel injection control device comprises: target injection amount determination means 3 for determining a target injection amount of each fuel injection, so that the amount of fuel to be supplied to a cylinder in one combustion cycle is supplied in a plurality of fuel injections; and fuel injection correction amount determination means 4 for determining a fuel correction amount of one combustion cycle, wherein the fuel injection correction amount determination means 4 distributes the correction amount among each fuel injection in accordance with the ratio of a target injection amount of each fuel injection in the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Takuro Iwashita, Takashi Haseyama, Yoshinobu Watanabe, Naofumi Ochi, Kenji Hagio, Tatsuo Mashiko
  • Publication number: 20090165446
    Abstract: In forced regeneration control of an exhaust gas purification device 12, data for control such as the number of meshes of a data map and the number of data maps for forced regeneration control is reduced and occurrence of torque shock is avoided by smoothly changing a fuel pressure. In the forced regeneration control of the exhaust gas purification device 12, when an operation state of an internal combustion engine 10 is a high-load operation state, normal injection control by stopping multi injection is carried out and according to a rotation speed Ne and a load Q of the internal combustion engine 10, a region for control is divided into a multi-injection control region Rm, a transition region Rt, and a normal injection control region Rn, and in the transition region Rt, data Pt for fuel pressure control obtained by interpolation of data Pml for fuel pressure control on the multi-injection control region Rm side and data Pnl for fuel pressure control on the normal injection control region Rn side is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Takashi Haseyama, Shinji Gotou, Kenji Hagio, Tatsuo Mashiko, Yoshinobu Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090150045
    Abstract: A fuel injection control device that prevents a misfire is provided. The fuel injection control device comprises: target injection amount determination means 3 for determining a target injection amount of each fuel injection, so that the amount of fuel to be supplied to a cylinder in one combustion cycle is supplied in a plurality of fuel injections; and fuel injection correction amount determination means 4 for determining a fuel correction amount of one combustion cycle, wherein the fuel injection correction amount determination means 4 distributes the correction amount among each fuel injection in accordance with the ratio of a target injection amount of each fuel injection in the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Takuro Iwashita, Takashi Haseyama, Yoshinobu Watanabe, Naofumi Ochi, Kenji Hagio, Tatsuo Mashiko
  • Publication number: 20090025372
    Abstract: In regeneration control, when the catalyst temperature index temperature (Tg2) using the temperature of the oxidation catalyst (12a) as an index is below a predetermined first determination temperature (Tc1), the engine speed of idling is brought to a predetermined first target engine speed (Nei1) which is higher than the engine speed of idling (Nei0) in the ordinary operation, and, further, multi-injection is carried out. On the other hand, when the catalyst temperature index temperature (Tg2) is the predetermined first determination temperature (Tc1) or above, the engine speed of idling is brought to a predetermined second target engine speed (Nei2), which is lower than the predetermined first target engine speed (Nei1) and is higher than the engine speed of idling (Nei0) in ordinary operation, and, further, post injection is carried out, followed by raising of the temperature of an exhaust gas flown into a DPF apparatus (12b) to a predetermined second determination temperature (Tc2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Takao Onodera, Takashi Haseyama, Yoshinobu Watanabe, Takuro Iwashita, Kenji Hagio, Tatsuo Mashiko
  • Publication number: 20090007549
    Abstract: In in-cylinder fuel multi-injection conducted during forced regeneration of a DPF (12b), control maps for multi-injection are constructed so as to be different for a first gas temperature raising control, which raises a catalyst temperature index temperature (Tg2, Tg1) to a first judgment temperature (Tc1) only by multi-injection, and for a subsequent second exhaust gas temperature raising control, wherein post-injection is conducted in addition to multi-injection to raise a filter temperature index temperature (Tg2) to a second judgment temperature (Tc2). In so doing, exhaust gas flowing into the DPF (12b) can be rapidly raised in temperature when performing forced regeneration of the DPF (12b), thereby shortening the forced regeneration time and improving fuel consumption for forced regeneration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Kenji Hagio, Takashi Ikeda, Shigeru Ikeda, Takao Onodera, Tatsuo Mashiko
  • Publication number: 20090007547
    Abstract: At regeneration control while a vehicle mounting an internal combustion engine (10) is parked, both an exhaust throttle valve (13) and an exhaust brake valve (18) are used and if a catalyst temperature index temperature (Tg2) is lower than a predetermined first determining temperature (Tc1), first exhaust gas temperature rise control is conducted that the exhaust brake valve (18) is set to a fully closed side and multiple injection is carried out in in-cylinder fuel injection control, while if a catalyst temperature index temperature (Tg2) is equal to the predetermined first determining temperature (Tc1) or above, second exhaust gas temperature rise control is conducted that the exhaust brake valve (18) is set to an open side, the exhaust throttle valve (13) is set to the fully closed side, and post injection is carried out in the in-cylinder fuel injection control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Takao Onodera, Takashi Haseyama, Yoshinobu Watanabe, Takuro Iwashita, Kenji Hagio, Tatsuo Mashiko
  • Patent number: 6886335
    Abstract: A device for preventing the turbo-charger from over-running, wherein an actuator is arranged in a by-pass bypassing a turbine of the turbo-charger and operates a waste gate valve. The actuator has a positive pressure chamber communicated, via a boost pipe, with an intake air passage downstream of a compressor and a negative pressure chamber communicated with a source of negative pressure via a negative pressure pipe. The negative pressure chamber is so constituted as to be supplied with a negative pressure to have a target pressure that is set relative to the atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventors: Tetsuo Tabata, Naohito Metoki, Takayuki Tazawa, Kenji Hagio
  • Publication number: 20040098985
    Abstract: A device for preventing the turbo-charger from over-running, wherein an actuator is arranged in a by-pass bypassing a turbine of the turbo-charger and operates a waste gate valve. The actuator has a positive pressure chamber communicated, via a boost pipe, with an intake air passage downstream of a compressor and a negative pressure chamber communicated with a source of negative pressure via a negative pressure pipe. The negative pressure chamber is so constituted as to be supplied with a negative pressure to have a target pressure that is set relative to the atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Tetsuo Tabata, Naohito Metoki, Takayuki Tazawa, Kenji Hagio