Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Amou

Kiyoshi Amou 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: 8033714
    Abstract: A cylinder-shaped flow passage in which a first fluid flows includes an internal cylinder which is smaller in diameter than the flow passage. A swirl-generating stator having four vanes is radially fixed in the internal cylinder. A header space for supplying a second fluid is provided to the outer circumference of a wall surface of the internal cylinder in contact with flow separation areas which are formed along downstream surfaces of the swirl-generating stator as the first fluid runs into the swirl-generating stator. The wall surface of the internal cylinder is formed with openings through which the flow separation areas communicate with the header space. The second fluid supplied into the header space flows through the openings into the flow separation areas, and is diffused along the vanes of the swirl-generating stator to be swirled and mixed into the first fluid applied with swirling force by the swirl-generating stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignees: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Babcock-Hitachi K.K.
    Inventors: Akira Nishioka, Kiyoshi Amou, Yoshihiro Sukegawa, Takehiko Kowatari, Yasunaga Hamada, Ikuhisa Hamada, Toshifumi Mukai, Yoshinori Taguchi, Hiroshi Yokota
  • Patent number: 7509799
    Abstract: To provide an engine exhaust gas treatment system that can efficiently reduce and remove NOx using easy-to-handle urea as the reducing agent, regardless of the engine operating conditions. An exhaust gas denitration system in which an exhaust gas is introduced into the denitration catalyst reactor 5 provided in the exhaust gas flue 3, where NOx is reduced and removed in the presence of the denitrati on catalyst, wherein a diversion means provided in the exhaust gas flue 3 introduces part or all of the exhaust gas into a urea solution injection evaporator having a heating means by the heater 30, and the heat from the exhaust gas and the heat from the heater serve to generate ammonia that is then circled and mixed with the exhaust gas and introduced into the denitration catalyst reactor 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignees: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Babcock-Hitachi K.K.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Amou, Makoto Yamakado, Hiroshi Kusumoto, Masami Nagano, Ikuhisa Hamada, Toshifumi Mukai, Hiroshi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20070036694
    Abstract: An exhaust aftertreatment system comprises an injector for injecting urea water into an exhaust duct, and a denitration catalyst disposed downstream of the injector with respect to a flow of exhaust gas. The exhaust aftertreatment system reduces nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas by the denitration catalyst while using ammonia produced from the urea water injected from the injector. The urea water is injected along a direction of the flow of the exhaust gas within the exhaust duct, and a porous plate is disposed in multiple stages in a space of the exhaust duct such that droplets of the injected urea water impinge against the porous plate before reaching a wall surface of the exhaust duct. A surface of the porous plate subjected to the impingement of the droplets is arranged to face downstream with respect to the flow of the exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Babcock-Hitachi K.K., Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Nishioka, Kiyoshi Amou, Yoshihiro Sukegawa, Takehiko Kowatari, Yasunaga Hamada, Ikuhisa Hamada, Toshifumi Mukai, Yoshinori Taguchi, Hiroshi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20060245296
    Abstract: A cylinder-shaped flow passage in which a first fluid flows includes an internal cylinder which is smaller in diameter than the flow passage. A swirl-generating stator having four vanes is radially fixed in the internal cylinder. A header space for supplying a second fluid is provided to the outer circumference of a wall surface of the internal cylinder in contact with flow separation areas which are formed along downstream surfaces of the swirl-generating stator as the first fluid runs into the swirl-generating stator. The wall surface of the internal cylinder is formed with openings through which the flow separation areas communicate with the header space. The second fluid supplied into the header space flows through the openings into the flow separation areas, and is diffused along the vanes of the swirl-generating stator to be swirled and mixed into the first fluid applied with swirling force by the swirl-generating stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Babcock-Hitachi K.K.
    Inventors: Akira Nishioka, Kiyoshi Amou, Yoshihiro Sukegawa, Takehiko Kowatari, Yasunaga Hamada, Ikuhisa Hamada, Toshifumi Mukai, Yoshinori Taguchi, Hiroshi Yokota
  • Patent number: 6990966
    Abstract: A slit-shaped heater holder 54 outside the heat-exchanger tube 55 can eliminate the use of adhesive in the heater assembly. A flat electrode 53 which is pressed on and in surface contact with the PTC heater 53 can improve the wear resistance of the heater contact, prevent the PTC heater breaking, and even assure the electrical connecting to the broken PTC heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Watanabe, Hiroaki Saeki, Kiyoshi Amou
  • Publication number: 20050013756
    Abstract: To provide an engine exhaust gas treatment system that can efficiently reduce and remove NOx using easy-to-handle urea as the reducing agent, regardless of the engine operating conditions. An exhaust gas denitration system in which an exhaust gas is introduced into the denitration catalyst reactor 5 provided in the exhaust gas flue 3, where NOx is reduced and removed in the presence of the denitration catalyst, wherein a diversion means provided in the exhaust gas flue 3 introduces part or all of the exhaust gas into a urea solution injection evaporator having a heating means by the heater 30, and the heat from the exhaust gas and the heat from the heater serve to generate ammonia that is then circled and mixed with the exhaust gas and introduced into the denitration catalyst reactor 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Amou, Makoto Yamakado, Hiroshi Kusumoto, Masami Nagano, Ikuhisa Hamada, Toshifumi Mukai, Hiroshi Yokota
  • Patent number: 6820864
    Abstract: Atomization and vaporization of spray in a fuel supply system is promoted at the time of cold startup and the amount of fuel depositing on the inner wall of the intake manifold is reduced, thereby ensuring improved startability of an internal combustion engine of a car, reduced fuel costs and improved purification of exhaust gas. A very fine groove is formed on a heat transfer surface in a fuel vaporization promoting apparatus, wherein this groove is shaped in such a way that fuel is dispersed by the surface tension of the heat transfer surface and the fuel. This configuration ensures uniform dispersion of fuel on the heat transfer surface and effective promotion of vaporization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Amou, Yuzo Kadomukai, Hiroaki Saeki, Kenji Watanabe, Takanobu Ichihara, Masami Nagano
  • Patent number: 6718960
    Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus for gas mixture supply apparatus and diagnostic method thereof characterized in that, when any trouble has occurred to gas mixture from a gas mixture supply apparatus, it can be identified as an error; and at least engine startup is ensured, continued operation of the engine can be made enabled without any problem which may cause stalling of the engine, and deterioration of exhaust gas can be prevented. The above object can be attained by the present invention comprising a gas mixture state detecting means for detecting the state of gas mixture when gas mixture is supplied from the aforementioned gas mixture supply means during the operation of the aforementioned evaporation means, and evaluation means for evaluating an error of the aforementioned gas mixture supply means based on the result of detection by the aforementioned gas mixture state detecting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Someno, Kiyoshi Amou, Takanobu Ichihara
  • Publication number: 20040040550
    Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus for gas mixture supply apparatus and diagnostic method thereof characterized in that, when any trouble has occurred to gas mixture from a gas mixture supply apparatus, it can be identified as an error; and at least engine startup is ensured, continued operation of the engine can be made enabled without any problem which may cause stalling of the engine, and deterioration of exhaust gas can be prevented. The above object can be attained by the present invention comprising a gas mixture state detecting means for detecting the state of gas mixture when gas mixture is supplied from the aforementioned gas mixture supply means during the operation of the aforementioned evaporation means, and evaluation means for evaluating an error of the aforementioned gas mixture supply means based on the result of detection by the aforementioned gas mixture state detecting means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Someno, Kiyoshi Amou, Takanobu Ichihara
  • Patent number: 6685114
    Abstract: A valve structure which works easily, does not increase production cost, can reduce dispersion in a side gap by restricting eccentricity and incline of a valve body and can maintain highly accurate injection. An electromagnetic fuel injection valve is required which is easy to manufacture even in a narrow valve structure. A guide portion is provided having one end fixed to an injection valve main body for guiding the valve member. A nozzle guide body constituting a magnetic passage portion to surround a magnetic member connected and fixed to one end of the valve member by the same material is provided. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce dispersion of a side gap constituting the magnetic passage, and it is also possible to stabilize an axial motion of the valve member, whereby high injection accuracy is maintained and an inexpensive injection valve is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Okamoto, Yuzo Kadomukai, Makoto Yamakado, Noriyuki Maekawa, Tohru Ishikawa, Ayumu Miyajima, Kiyoshi Amou
  • Publication number: 20030226551
    Abstract: A slit-shaped heater holder 54 outside the heat-exchanger tube 55 can eliminate the use of adhesive in the heater assembly. A flat electrode 53 which is pressed on and in surface contact with the PTC heater 53 can improve the wear resistance of the heater contact, prevent the PTC heater breaking, and even assure the electrical connecting to the broken PTC heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicants: HITACHI, LTD., HITACHI CAR ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Watanabe, Hiroaki Saeki, Kiyoshi Amou
  • Patent number: 6634338
    Abstract: An electromagnetic fuel injector is provided with a first coil having a large rate of change in time of magnetomotive force and a second coil having a smaller rate of change in time of magnetomotive force than the first coil. During a valve opening operation at the time of opening the valve, current is passed through at least the first coil, and then current of a smaller current value than in the opening operation is caused to flow so as to hold the valve open, using the first and second coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Yamakado, Kiyoshi Amou, Yoshio Okamoto, Yuzo Kadomukai, Hiromasa Kubo, Kenji Tabuchi, Toshio Takahata, Yoshiyuki Tanabe, Yasunaga Hamada
  • Publication number: 20030155666
    Abstract: The present invention promotes atomization and vaporization of spray at the time of cold startup and reduces the amount of fuel depositing on the inner wall of the intake manifold, thereby ensuring improved startability of an internal combustion engine of a car, reduced fuel costs and improved purification of exhaust gas. A very fine groove 201 is formed on a heat transfer surface 76 in a fuel vaporization promoting apparatus 100, wherein this groove 201 is shaped in such a way that fuel 24 is dispersed by the surface tension of a heat transfer surface 76 and fuel 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Amou, Yuzo Kadomukai, Hiroaki Saeki, Kenji Watanabe, Takanobu Ichihara, Masami Nagano
  • Patent number: 6543412
    Abstract: A main passage mounting a throttle valve and an air bypass flow passage for reducing HC emission by promoting atomization of the fuel spray injected from the assembly pipe fuel injector are integrated in a body of an intake air control device arranged upstream of an assembly pipe in a one-piece structure to form a unit. Thereby, the intake air control device can be easily manufactured and easily mounted on and dismounted from the intake air system. The amount of HC emitted during warming-up operation of an internal combustion engine is reduced by efficiently supplying fuel spray injected from an assembly pipe fuel injector at the time of starting and warming-up operations for the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Amou, Yoshio Okamoto, Yuzo Kadomukai, Takehiko Kowatari, Ayumu Miyajima, Masami Nagano, Takanobu Ichihara, Hiroaki Saeki, Tadashi Someno
  • Patent number: 6508236
    Abstract: Atomizing air flowing in an atomizing gas passage is merged with a fuel spray to promote atomization of the fuel, and carrier air flowing in a carrier gas passage is merged with the fuel spray at a further downstream position so as to surround the fuel spray. By doing so, the atomized fuel spray is carried to the downstream side so as to prevent the fuel spray from adhering onto the wall surface. The starting-up performance, fuel consumption and exhaust gas cleaning of an internal combustion engine are improved in this way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Amou, Yoshio Okamoto, Takehiko Kowatari, Ayumu Miyajima, Yuzo Kadomukai, Toru Ishikawa, Masami Nagano, Takanobu Ichihara, Hiroaki Saeki, Kenji Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20020088880
    Abstract: A valve structure which works easily, does not increase production cost, can reduce dispersion in a side gap by restricting eccentricity and incline of a valve body and can maintain highly accurate injection. An electromagnetic fuel injection valve is required which is easy to manufacture even in a narrow valve structure. A guide portion is provided having one end fixed to an injection valve main body for guiding the valve member. A nozzle guide body constituting a magnetic passage portion to surround a magnetic member connected and fixed to one end of the valve member by the same material is provided. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce dispersion of a side gap constituting the magnetic passage, and it is also possible to stabilize an axial motion of the valve member, whereby high injection accuracy is maintained and an inexpensive injection valve is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshio Okamoto, Yuzo Kadomukai, Makoto Yamakado, Noriyuki Maekawa, Tohru Ishikawa, Ayumu Miyajima, Kiyoshi Amou
  • Patent number: 6367720
    Abstract: There is required a valve structure which can be easily worked, does not increase a producing cost, can reduce a dispersion in a side gap by restricting an eccentricity and an incline of a valve body and can maintain an injection accuracy high. In particular, there is required an electromagnetic fuel injection valve which is advantageous in view of production even in a narrow valve structure. In the electromagnetic fuel injection valve, at least one guide portion having one end fixed to an injection valve main body and guiding an axial sliding motion of the valve member in the inner portion is provided, and a nozzle guide body constituting a magnetic passage portion formed so as to surround a magnetic member connected and fixed to one end of the valve member by the same material is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Okamoto, Yuzo Kadomukai, Makoto Yamakado, Noriyuki Maekawa, Tohru Ishikawa, Ayumu Miyajima, Kiyoshi Amou
  • Publication number: 20010027776
    Abstract: A main passage mounting a throttle valve and an air bypass flow passage for reducing HC emission by promoting atomization of the fuel spray injected from the assembly pipe fuel injector are integrated in a body of an intake air control device arranged upstream of an assembly pipe in one-piece structure to form a unit. Thereby, the intake air control device can be easily manufactured, and easily mounted on and dismounted from the intake air system. An amount of HC emitted at warming-up operation of an internal combustion engine is reduced by efficiently supplying fuel spray injected from an assembly pipe fuel injector at starting and warming-up operations to the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Amou, Yoshio Okamoto, Yuzo Kadomukai, Takehiko Kowatari, Ayumu Miyajima, Masami Nagano, Takanobu Ichihara, Hiroaki Saeki, Tadashi Someno
  • Publication number: 20010025628
    Abstract: Atomizing air flowing in an atomizing gas passage is merged with fuel spray to promote atomization of the fuel, and carrier air flowing in a carrier gas passage is merged with the fuel spray at a further downstream position so as to surround around the fuel spray. By doing so, the atomized fuel spray is carried to the downstream side so as to prevent the fuel spray from adhering onto the wall surface. Starting-up performance, fuel consumption and exhaust gas cleaning of an internal combustion engine are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Amou, Yoshio Okamoto, Takehiko Kowatari, Ayumu Miyajima, Yuzo Kadomukai, Toru Ishikawa, Masami Nagano, Takanobu Ichihara, Hiroaki Saeki, Kenji Watanabe
  • Patent number: 5884597
    Abstract: A fuel feeding apparatus includes a pressure increasing piston system, in addition to a high pressure fuel pump, for further increasing the fuel pressure at the outlet of the high pressure fuel pump. For this purpose, a first piston provided in a first cylinder is moved in response to the pressure of fuel drawn up from a fuel tank and fed to the high pressure pump by a low pressure fuel feed pump, and a second piston provided in a second cylinder and having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the first piston is connected to the first piston and is moved together with the first piston for pressurizing fuel in the second cylinder communicating with the outlet of the high pressure fuel pump at the time of engine starting, and before the high pressure fuel pump is started.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Hiraku, Tadahiko Nogami, Kenji Okuna, Kiyoshi Amou, Atsuji Saito, Atsuo Kishi