Patents by Inventor Matsuharu Abo

Matsuharu Abo 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: 7089916
    Abstract: In the fuel cylinder injection engine with the supercharging machine, the ignitability deteriorates because the density of the fuel at the spray center becomes excessive due to the shrinkage of the fuel spray under the supercharging. As a result, the density of the smoke and the hydrocarbon exhaust rate increase. The mixture of the fuel and the air under the supercharging is promoted by the control by TCV installed in the suction port which is a divided spray and air flow generation mechanism and the valve timing control of the suction and exhaust valve, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Matsuharu Abo, Yoshiyuki Tanabe, Hiroshi Fujii, Koji Onishi, Toshio Ishii, Mamoru Fujieda
  • Publication number: 20040200453
    Abstract: In the fuel cylinder injection engine with the supercharging machine, the ignitability deteriorates because the density of the fuel at the spray center becomes excessive due to the shrinkage of the fuel spray under the supercharging. As a result, the density of the smoke and the hydrocarbon exhaust rate increase. The mixture of the fuel and the air under the supercharging is promoted by the control by TCV installed in the suction port which is a divided spray and air flow generation mechanism and the valve timing control of the suction and exhaust valve, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Matsuharu Abo, Yoshiyuki Tanabe, Hiroshi Fujii, Koji Onishi, Toshio Ishii, Mamoru Fujieda
  • Patent number: 6748919
    Abstract: In the fuel cylinder injection engine with the supercharging machine, the ignitability deteriorates because the density of the fuel at the spray center becomes excessive due to the shrinkage of the fuel spray under the supercharging. As a result, the density of the smoke and the hydrocarbon exhaust rate increase. The mixture of the fuel and the air under the supercharging is promoted by the control by TCV installed in the suction port which is a divided spray and air flow generation mechanism and the valve timing control of the suction and exhaust valve, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Matsuharu Abo, Yoshiyuki Tanabe, Hiroshi Fujii, Koji Onishi, Toshio Ishii, Mamoru Fujieda
  • Patent number: 6745743
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a direct injection engine having an intake valve, an exhaust valve and a fuel injection valve for injecting fuel directly into a cylinder of the engine and in which fuel injection by the fuel injection valve is performed during intake stroke or during compression stroke of the engine, has combustion stabilizing device for stabilizing combustion in the cylinder. The combustion stabilizing device has next operation mode determination device for selecting either an operation mode of recovering the combustion stability by fuel injection during intake stroke or an operation mode of recovering the combustion stability by fuel injection during compression stroke when a deteriorated state of combustion is detected in fuel injection during compression stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Matsuharu Abo, Koji Onishi, Hiroshi Fujii, Mamoru Fujieda, Junichi Yamaguchi, Yoshiyuki Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20030121495
    Abstract: A control apparatus for a direct injection engine having an intake valve, an exhaust valve and a fuel injection valve for injecting fuel directly into a cylinder of the engine and in which fuel injection by the fuel injection valve is performed during intake stroke or during compression stroke of the engine, has combustion stabilizing device for stabilizing combustion in the cylinder. The combustion stabilizing device has next operation mode determination device for selecting either an operation mode of recovering the combustion stability by fuel injection during intake stroke or an operation mode of recovering the combustion stability by fuel injection during compression stroke when a deteriorated state of combustion is detected in fuel injection during compression stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Matsuharu Abo, Koji Onishi, Hiroshi Fujii, Mamoru Fujieda, Junichi Yamaguchi, Yoshiyuki Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20030074899
    Abstract: The present invention is intended to sufficiently fulfill the supercharging function at the time of either of low speed running of the engine and high speed running and realizing output improvement or fuel expense reduction. The present invention has the engine 101 having the jet mechanism for directly jetting fuel into the cylinder 101a, the first turbo supercharger 104 for supercharging the engine 101 at the time of low speed rotation, the second turbo supercharger 105 for supercharging at the time of high speed rotation, the first and second exhaust control valves 106 and 107 for selecting exhaust paths relating to the first and second turbo superchargers 104 and 105 and controlling the exhaust gas flow rate, and the controller 114 for controlling the switching operation of the exhaust control valves 106 and 107 so as to realize lamination combustion or homogeneous combustion using the first and second turbo superchargers 104 and 105 according to the operation conditions of the engine 101.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun?apos;ichi Yamaguchi, Koji Onishi, Matsuharu Abo
  • Patent number: 6502541
    Abstract: The invention provide a control system for a direct fuel injection engine employing a valve varying mechanism, which can suppress mixing of burned gas and fresh air to maintain the combustion stability, can accelerate vaporization of sprayed fuel at the beginning of fuel injection to reduce the emission rate of HC, and can realize a reduction of NOx based on the effect of exhaust return. The control system for the direct fuel injection engine comprises a fuel injector. for directly injecting fuel into a combustion chamber, and valve varying drivers for variably controlling the opening/closing timing of each of an intake valve and/or an exhaust valve. A control unit controls the valve varying mechanism unit to introduce burned gas from an exhaust port into the combustion chamber and to inject the fuel during a compression stroke for effectuating stratified charge combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Matsuharu Abo, Yoshiyuki Tanabe, Koji Onishi, Toshio Ishii, Hiroshi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20020112692
    Abstract: The invention provide a control system for a direct fuel injection engine employing a valve varying mechanism, which can suppress mixing of burned gas and fresh air to maintain the combustion stability, can accelerate vaporization of sprayed fuel at the beginning of fuel injection to reduce the emission rate of HC, and can realize a reduction of NOx based on the effect of exhaust return. The control system for the direct fuel injection engine comprises a fuel injector for directly injecting fuel into a combustion chamber, and valve varying drivers for variably controlling the opening/closing timing of each of an intake valve and/or an exhaust valve. A control unit controls the valve varying mechanism unit to introduce burned gas from an exhaust port into the combustion chamber and to inject the fuel during a compression stroke for effectuating stratified charge combustion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Matsuharu Abo, Yoshiyuki Tanabe, Koji Onishi, Toshio Ishii, Hiroshi Fujii
  • Publication number: 20020088428
    Abstract: In the fuel cylinder injection engine with the supercharging machine, the ignitability deteriorates because the density of the fuel at the spray center becomes excessive due to the shrinkage of the fuel spray under the supercharging. As a result, the density of the smoke and the hydrocarbon exhaust rate increase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Matsuharu Abo, Yoshiyuki Tanabe, Hiroshi Fujii, Koji Onishi, Toshio Ishii, Mamoru Fujieda