Patents by Inventor Masashi SUGAYA

Masashi SUGAYA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240151199
    Abstract: A fuel injection device includes a nozzle holder; a fixed core; an anchor; and a valve member. The valve member has a plunger rod and a spacer. The plunger rod is provided with a shaft portion, and an engaging portion that engages with the anchor during a valve opening operation. The spacer has an accommodating portion in which the engaging portion is accommodated and forms a predetermined gap between the engaging portion and the anchor when the valve is closed. Further, the accommodating portion and the engaging portion are in line contact or point contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Takatoshi IIZUKA, Takao MIYAKE, Masashi SUGAYA
  • Patent number: 11767926
    Abstract: To provide a fuel injection device capable of improving waterproof performance of the coil portion. A fuel injection device 1 includes a coil bobbin 51 disposed in a housing 70 and having a bobbin outer peripheral surface 51a that holds a coil 50 and a bobbin inner peripheral surface 51b that is a surface on an opposite side of the bobbin outer peripheral surface 51a, and a first outer peripheral surface 46a and a first outer peripheral surface 10b (guide portion) that come into contact with the bobbin inner peripheral surface 51b. A first space S1 and a second space S2 (internal space) are formed by the first outer peripheral surface 46a and the first outer peripheral surface 10b, and the bobbin inner peripheral surface 51b, and the first space S1 and the second space S2 communicate with a space filled with the connecting portion 80.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Sugaya, Takao Miyake, Taisuke Sugii, Takuya Watai
  • Publication number: 20230250889
    Abstract: To provide a fuel injection device capable of improving waterproof performance of the coil portion. A fuel injection device 1 includes a coil bobbin 51 disposed in a housing 70 and having a bobbin outer peripheral surface 51a that holds a coil 50 and a bobbin inner peripheral surface 51b that is a surface on an opposite side of the bobbin outer peripheral surface 51a, and a first outer peripheral surface 46a and a first outer peripheral surface 10b (guide portion) that come into contact with the bobbin inner peripheral surface 51b. A first space S1 and a second space S2 (internal space) are formed by the first outer peripheral surface 46a and the first outer peripheral surface 10b, and the bobbin inner peripheral surface 51b, and the first space S1 and the second space S2 communicate with a space filled with the connecting portion 80.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Masashi SUGAYA, Takao MIYAKE, Taisuke SUGII, Takuya WATAI
  • Publication number: 20230228238
    Abstract: Provided is a prestroke adjustment method for a fuel injection valve capable of reducing variations in a prestroke amount regardless of the level of machining accuracy of a component. The prestroke adjustment method adjusts a prestroke amount D2 of a fuel injection valve 1 including a gap forming member 50 that forms a gap G2 defining a prestroke between a valve member 30 and engagement portions 33a and 423a of a movable core 42 by a second portion 52a abutting on the movable core 42 in a state where a first portion 51a is positioned at a reference position 33b of the valve member 30. In the prestroke adjustment method, a load L in the direction from the first portion 51a toward the reference position 33b of the valve member 30 is applied to the gap forming member 50 assembled to the valve member 30 to plastically deform the gap forming member 50, thereby shortening the relative length between the first portion 51a and the second portion 52a and setting the prestroke amount D2 to the target value T2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Ryohei MATSUTAKE, Kenichi GUNJI, Masashi SUGAYA
  • Publication number: 20230193868
    Abstract: A fuel injection device includes a nozzle element, an injection hole forming member, and a valve element. The injection hole forming member includes a seat part having the seat surface, and a suck chamber formed on a front end part of the seat part, the suck chamber being a recess denting in the direction of heading from the seat surface toward a front end part. The suck chamber has a suck chamber injection hole from which a fuel is jetted toward the ignition plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya WATAI, Takao MIYAKE, Taisuke SUGII, Masashi SUGAYA
  • Patent number: 11629678
    Abstract: Provided is a fuel injection valve capable of stroking a valve body in two stages of large and small strokes and improving responsiveness of a valve opening operation. Therefore, a first mover 201 is attracted to a magnetic core 107. A second mover 202 is formed separately from the first mover 201, and is attracted to the magnetic core 107 on an inner diameter side of the first mover 201. A valve body 101 has a flange portion 101a on an upstream side of the second mover 202. A spacer 213 forms a gap (void g1) in an axial direction between the flange portion 101a and the second mover 202 in a valve closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Akiyasu Miyamoto, Masashi Sugaya, Yasuo Namaizawa, Takuya Watai
  • Patent number: 11591994
    Abstract: For a fuel injection device, a configuration to improve fuel sealability when a valve is closed is provided. Therefore, the fuel injection device includes: a valve body that opens and closes a fuel flow path; a movable iron core in which a fuel passage hole communicating an upstream side and a downstream side is formed, and that operates the valve body toward the upstream side; a biasing spring whose one end contacts the movable iron core, and that biases the movable iron core in a valve opening direction; and a regulating unit that regulates movement of the one end of the biasing spring, in which the shortest distance between the one end of the biasing spring and the fuel passage hole is larger than a radial travel distance of the one end until radial movement of the one end is regulated by the regulating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Sugaya, Takao Miyake, Yasuo Namaizawa
  • Publication number: 20210239081
    Abstract: Provided is a fuel injection valve capable of improving durability as compared with the conventional case and making the amount of fuel injected uniform as compared with the conventional case. Further, the present invention provides a fuel injection valve capable of injecting fuel with a high fuel pressure as compared with the conventional case and improving the reliability of the product as compared with the conventional case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya WATAI, Takao MIYAKE, Masashi SUGAYA, Yasuo NAMAIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210207566
    Abstract: Provided is a fuel injection device that sets an electromagnetic attraction force, which is generated in a magnetic gap between a magnetic core and a movable element, to more than or equal to a desired value. The fuel injection device includes a movable element that is attracted to the magnetic core and a housing provided opposite to the movable element in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction, wherein the movable element is configured so that an axial length of the movable element is 1.25 to 1.46 times as long as an axial length of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takatoshi IIZUKA, Kiyotaka OGURA, Takao MIYAKE, Masashi SUGAYA
  • Publication number: 20210102520
    Abstract: Provided is a fuel injection valve capable of stroking a valve body in two stages of large and small strokes and improving responsiveness of a valve opening operation. Therefore, a first mover 201 is attracted to a magnetic core 107. A second mover 202 is formed separately from the first mover 201, and is attracted to the magnetic core 107 on an inner diameter side of the first mover 201. A valve body 101 has a flange portion 101a on an upstream side of the second mover 202. A spacer 213 forms a gap (void g1) in an axial direction between the flange portion 101a and the second mover 202 in a valve closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Akiyasu MIYAMOTO, Masashi SUGAYA, Yasuo NAMAIZAWA, Takuya WATAI
  • Patent number: 10890147
    Abstract: Provided is a fuel injection device that can secure strength capable of withstanding high fuel pressure. In a fuel injection device in which a fuel boundary includes two or more components, two components are press-fitted with an inner diameter and an outer diameter and are brought into contact at a butting surface, abutting welding is performed from a direction nearly parallel to the butting surface, an inner diameter side corner portion of the butting surface of a component to be fitted and press-fitted on an inner diameter side is chamfered longer in a direction perpendicular to the butting surface to increase a welding coupling length than a butting length, welding coupling length is less than welding depth, weld penetration depth is not less than material thickness, and the center of the weld is on a base material side, the outer diameter of which is larger than a joining face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takao Miyake, Kiyotaka Ogura, Masashi Sugaya, Takumi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20200232433
    Abstract: For a fuel injection device, a configuration to improve fuel sealability when a valve is closed is provided. Therefore, the fuel injection device includes: a valve body that opens and closes a fuel flow path; a movable iron core in which a fuel passage hole communicating an upstream side and a downstream side is formed, and that operates the valve body toward the upstream side; a biasing spring whose one end contacts the movable iron core, and that biases the movable iron core in a valve opening direction; and a regulating unit that regulates movement of the one end of the biasing spring, in which the shortest distance between the one end of the biasing spring and the fuel passage hole is larger than a radial travel distance of the one end until radial movement of the one end is regulated by the regulating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi SUGAYA, Takao MIYAKE, Yasuo NAMAIZAWA
  • Patent number: 10704486
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a drive device that improves the precision of injection quantities by stabilizing the behavior of a valve body 214 under the condition that a valve body reaches a height position lower than a maximum height position and making the injection pulse width and the injection quantity gradient small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Kusakabe, Takatoshi Iizuka, Takao Miyake, Masashi Sugaya, Kiyotaka Ogura, Shirou Yamaoka
  • Patent number: 10690097
    Abstract: Provided is an electromagnetic valve capable of stabilizing an injection amount even when injection is performed while an intermediate member continues to be displaced after valve closing and returns to a closed valve standby state. For that purpose, a valve body 303 opens or closes a flow path. A movable iron core 404 moves the valve body 303 in a valve opening direction using a magnetic attraction force. An intermediate member 414 forms a preliminary stroke gap (g1) between the movable iron core 404 and the valve body 303 in a closed valve state. A stopper portion 410c collides with the intermediate member 414 when the intermediate member 414 moves in a direction in which the preliminary stroke gap (g1) is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Sugaya, Kiyotaka Ogura, Takao Miyake, Yoshihito Yasukawa
  • Publication number: 20200165998
    Abstract: Provided are a flow volume control device capable of securing a strength withstanding a high fuel pressure, and a method for manufacturing the flow volume control device. A fuel injection valve 1 includes a movable element 102 and a nozzle holder 101 that is positioned on the outer peripheral side of the movable element 102 and holds the movable element 102 inside in a radial direction. The nozzle holder 101 is molded using precipitation hardening stainless steel as a material. In addition, the manufacturing method includes forging and molding a material by forging using the precipitation hardening stainless steel as the nozzle holder 101, performing solution thermal treatment on the material after the forging and molding step, and performing precipitation hardening thermal treatment on the material after the solution thermal treatment, and finishing and molding the material after the precipitation hardening thermal treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Takao MIYAKE, Masaru KAWAI, Masashi SUGAYA, Yasuo NAMAIZAWA
  • Patent number: 10280886
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel injection valve which has a structure where failure hardly occurs in a valve member and a peripheral member thereof at the time of press-fitting of a fixed core. The present invention provides a fuel injection valve that includes: a valve member 114A; an anchor 102 which is relatively displaceable with respect to the valve member 114A; a fixed core 107 in which a through-hole 107A is formed; a gap forming member 133 which forms a gap between an engagement portion 129B on the valve member side and an engagement portion 102D on the anchor side; and a biasing spring 134 which biases the gap forming member 133 in a valve closing direction. The engagement portions 102D and 129B are provided in both the anchor 102 and the valve member 114A so as to be engaged with each other when the anchor 102 is displaced in a valve opening direction with respect to the valve member 114A, thereby regulating the displacement of the anchor 102 in the valve opening direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Sugaya, Kiyotaka Ogura, Takao Miyake, Yoshihito Yasukawa, Ryo Kusakabe, Atsushi Nakai
  • Patent number: 10267283
    Abstract: A solenoid valve provided with a valve element that abuts against and separates from a valve seat to seal fuel; a movable iron core capable of being separated from the valve element; and a fixed iron core arranged opposed to the movable iron core. The solenoid valve also includes: a first spring member that energizes the valve element toward a side of the valve seat; a second spring member that energizes the movable iron core toward the fixed iron core; and a stopper part disposed on the side of the valve seat with respect to the movable iron core, and arranged with the movable iron core via a gap in a displacement direction in a valve closed state. The gap is set so the movable iron core collides with the stopper part when being displaced in the valve closing direction after the valve element is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihito Yasukawa, Akiyasu Miyamoto, Takao Miyake, Takatoshi Iizuka, Masashi Sugaya, Kiyotaka Ogura, Motoyuki Abe
  • Publication number: 20190040827
    Abstract: Provided is a fuel injection device that can secure strength capable of withstanding high fuel pressure. In a fuel injection device in which a fuel boundary includes two or more components, two components are press-fitted with an inner diameter and an outer diameter and are brought into contact at a butting surface, abutting welding is performed from a direction nearly parallel to the butting surface, an inner diameter side corner portion of the butting surface of a component to be fitted and press-fitted on an inner diameter side is chamfered longer in a direction perpendicular to the butting surface to increase a welding coupling length than a butting length, welding coupling length is less than welding depth, weld penetration depth is not less than material thickness, and the center of the weld is on a base material side, the outer diameter of which is larger than a joining face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takao MIYAKE, Kiyotaka OGURA, Masashi SUGAYA, Takumi TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10197028
    Abstract: A fuel injector is provided. A movable iron core is provided relatively displaceable to a valve body. A fixed iron core is opposed to the movable iron core. A first spring member energizes the valve body in a valve closing direction. A second spring member energizes the movable iron core in a valve closing direction. Contact portions are in contact with each other in a case where the movable iron core displaces in a valve opening direction with respect to the valve body. A gap is formed between the contact portions in a valve closing state. In a state in which the movable iron core and the valve body move in different directions after the movable iron core collides with the fixed iron core while a valve is opened, a spring force is not applied between the movable iron core and the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD
    Inventors: Yoshihito Yasukawa, Takao Miyake, Atsushi Nakai, Masashi Sugaya, Akiyasu Miyamoto, Kiyotaka Ogura, Motoyuki Abe
  • Publication number: 20180252192
    Abstract: Provided is an electromagnetic valve capable of stabilizing an injection amount even when injection is performed while an intermediate member continues to be displaced after valve closing and returns to a closed valve standby state. For that purpose, a valve body 303 opens or closes a flow path. A movable iron core 404 moves the valve body 303 in a valve opening direction using a magnetic attraction force. An intermediate member 414 forms a preliminary stroke gap (g1) between the movable iron core 404 and the valve body 303 in a closed valve state. A stopper portion 410c collides with the intermediate member 414 when the intermediate member 414 moves in a direction in which the preliminary stroke gap (g1) is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi SUGAYA, Kiyotaka OGURA, Takao MIYAKE, Yoshihito YASUKAWA