Patents by Inventor Motohiko Nishimura

Motohiko Nishimura 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: 9816449
    Abstract: A fuel supply controlling device includes: an auxiliary chamber fuel supply valve that supplies a gaseous fuel to an auxiliary chamber; a non-return valve between the auxiliary chamber fuel supply valve and the auxiliary chamber, the non-return valve blocking a reverse flow from the auxiliary chamber; a valve state detector that detects an operating state of the non-return valve; a rotation angle detector that detects a rotation angle within an engine cycle; and a controller that determines an operation command value of the auxiliary chamber fuel supply valve. The controller measures an actual operating state of the non-return valve based on signals from the valve state detector and the rotation angle detector in association with the detected rotation angle, and corrects the operation command value of the auxiliary chamber fuel supply valve such that the measured actual operating state is brought close to a target operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sekai Miyamoto, Hidekazu Iwasaki, Motohiko Nishimura, Yosuke Nonaka
  • Patent number: 9309958
    Abstract: A lubricating device for a gear train (5) including a plurality of gears meshing with each other includes a shroud (7) configured to cover the gear train (5) and a housing (9) configured to cover the shroud (7). The shroud (7) includes: an oil supply nozzle (25) configured to supply oil (OL) to a meshing position (21) of the gear train (5); and oil-drain ports (41) through which the oil (OL) is discharged from the shroud. The housing (9) includes, at its lower part, a draw-out port (43) through which the oil (OL) discharged from the oil-drain ports (41) is drawn to the outside of the housing. Guide members (47) are provided between the shroud (7) and the housing (9). The guide members (47) guide the oil (OL) discharged from the respective oil-drain ports (41) of the shroud (7) such that the oil (OL) flows downward through space (S) between the shroud (7) and the housing (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichiro Tanaka, Tatsuhiko Goi, Hidenori Arisawa, Motohiko Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20150267631
    Abstract: A fuel supply controlling device includes: an auxiliary chamber fuel supply valve that supplies a gaseous fuel to an auxiliary chamber; a non-return valve between the auxiliary chamber fuel supply valve and the auxiliary chamber, the non-return valve blocking a reverse flow from the auxiliary chamber; a valve state detector that detects an operating state of the non-return valve; a rotation angle detector that detects a rotation angle within an engine cycle; and a controller that determines an operation command value of the auxiliary chamber fuel supply valve. The controller measures an actual operating state of the non-return valve based on signals from the valve state detector and the rotation angle detector in association with the detected rotation angle, and corrects the operation command value of the auxiliary chamber fuel supply valve such that the measured actual operating state is brought close to a target operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Sekai Miyamoto, Hidekazu Iwasaki, Motohiko Nishimura, Yosuke Nonaka
  • Patent number: 8991557
    Abstract: A gear train lubricating device configured to supply lubricating oil OL to a gear included in a gear train is provided. The gear train lubricating device includes: a shroud covering, among components constituting the gear, at least teeth of the gear; and a lubricating oil supply port through which the lubricating oil OL is supplied to a meshing position of the gear. The shroud has an outlet port formed therein, through which the supplied lubricating oil OL is discharged. The outlet port is formed in a portion of the shroud that is positioned radially outward from the gear, such that the outlet port is disposed at an angular position that is 90°±15° forward from the meshing position in a rotation direction R1 of the gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidenori Arisawa, Hideyuki Imai, Tatsuhiko Goi, Motohiko Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8777792
    Abstract: A planetary gear system (1) includes: a sun gear (5) having external teeth; a plurality of planet gears (7) having external teeth, each planet gear meshing with the sun gear; a ring gear (9) having internal teeth, the ring gear meshing with the planet gears; and a baffle unit (35) disposed between the planet gears which are adjacent to each other, the baffle unit having side faces (37F, 37R) positioned near the respective planet gears. The baffle unit (35) has: oil supply holes (47) which are formed in a tip portion (41) facing an outer periphery of the sun gear (5) and which jet out lubricating oil (OL) to mesh positions (43, 45) between the sun gear and the planet gears; and a collection opening (55) which is formed in at least one of the side faces and through which the lubricating oil (OL) that has been jetted out is collected into the baffle unit (35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideyuki Imai, Tatsuhiko Goi, Hidenori Arisawa, Motohiko Nishimura, Maiko Sato
  • Patent number: 8747272
    Abstract: A planetary gear system (1) includes: a sun gear (5) having external teeth; a ring gear (9) having internal teeth; at least one planet gear (7) having external teeth meshed with the external teeth of the sun gear and the internal teeth of the ring gear. The planet gear (7) has, at its outer circumferential face, the external teeth which are formed of a pair of sets of teeth aligned in an axial direction and an annular groove (17) which is formed between the pair of sets of teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideyuki Imai, Tatsuhiko Goi, Hidenori Arisawa, Motohiko Nishimura, Maiko Sato
  • Patent number: 8517147
    Abstract: This invention provides a lubricating system for a gear train including: a lubricating oil supply port configured to supply a lubricating oil in a direction vertical to both axes of a pair of gears and toward a mesh point at which the pair of gears are meshed with each other; a shroud configured to cover at least teeth of the pair of gears so as to form a flow passage of the lubricating oil between the pair of gears and the shroud; and a pair of discharge ports respectively configured to discharge the lubricating oil from the flow passage. The pair of discharge ports are respectively positioned at two portions of the shroud respectively opposed to the mesh point across respective axes of the pair of gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideyuki Imai, Tatsuhiko Goi, Hidenori Arisawa, Motohiko Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20130180803
    Abstract: A lubricating device for a gear train (5) including a plurality of gears meshing with each other includes a shroud (7) configured to cover the gear train (5) and a housing (9) configured to cover the shroud (7). The shroud (7) includes: an oil supply nozzle (25) configured to supply oil (OL) to a meshing position (21) of the gear train (5); and oil-drain ports (41) through which the oil (OL) is discharged from the shroud. The housing (9) includes, at its lower part, a draw-out port (43) through which the oil (OL) discharged from the oil-drain ports (41) is drawn to the outside of the housing. Guide members (47) are provided between the shroud (7) and the housing (9). The guide members (47) guide the oil (OL) discharged from the respective oil-drain ports (41) of the shroud (7) such that the oil (OL) flows downward through space (S) between the shroud (7) and the housing (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichiro Tanaka, Tatsuhiko Goi, Hidenori Arisawa, Motohiko Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20130102432
    Abstract: A planetary gear system (1) includes: a sun gear (5) having external teeth; a plurality of planet gears (7) having external teeth, each planet gear meshing with the sun gear; a ring gear (9) having internal teeth, the ring gear meshing with the planet gears; and a baffle unit (35) disposed between the planet gears which are adjacent to each other, the baffle unit having side faces (37F, 37R) positioned near the respective planet gears. The baffle unit (35) has: oil supply holes (47) which are formed in a tip portion (41) facing an outer periphery of the sun gear (5) and which jet out lubricating oil (OL) to mesh positions (43, 45) between the sun gear and the planet gears; and a collection opening (55) which is formed in at least one of the side faces and through which the lubricating oil (OL) that has been jetted out is collected into the baffle unit (35).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideyuki Imai, Tatsuhiko Goi, Hidenori Arisawa, Motohiko Nishimura, Maiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20130095974
    Abstract: A planetary gear system (1) includes: a sun gear (5) having external teeth; a ring gear (9) having internal teeth; at least one planet gear (7) having external teeth meshed with the external teeth of the sun gear and the internal teeth of the ring gear. The planet gear (7) has, at its outer circumferential face, the external teeth which are formed of a pair of sets of teeth aligned in an axial direction and an annular groove (17) which is formed between the pair of sets of teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideyuki Imai, Tatsuhiko Goi, Hidenori Arisawa, Motohiko Nishimura, Maiko Sato
  • Publication number: 20130025405
    Abstract: A gear train lubricating device configured to supply lubricating oil OL to a gear included in a gear train is provided. The gear train lubricating device includes: a shroud covering, among components constituting the gear, at least teeth of the gear; and a lubricating oil supply port through which the lubricating oil OL is supplied to a meshing position of the gear. The shroud has an outlet port formed therein, through which the supplied lubricating oil OL is discharged. The outlet port is formed in a portion of the shroud that is positioned radially outward from the gear, such that the outlet port is disposed at an angular position that is 90°±15° forward from the meshing position in a rotation direction R1 of the gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidenori Arisawa, Hideyuki Imai, Tatsuhiko Goi, Motohiko Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20100140019
    Abstract: This invention provides a lubricating system for a gear train including: a lubricating oil supply port configured to supply a lubricating oil in a direction vertical to both axes of a pair of gears and toward a mesh point at which the pair of gears are meshed with each other; a shroud configured to cover at least teeth of the pair of gears so as to form a flow passage of the lubricating oil between the pair of gears and the shroud; and a pair of discharge ports respectively configured to discharge the lubricating oil from the flow passage. The pair of discharge ports are respectively positioned at two portions of the shroud respectively opposed to the mesh point across respective axes of the pair of gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideyuki Imai, Tatsuhiko Goi, Hidenori Arisawa, Motohiko Nishimura
  • Patent number: 5252133
    Abstract: A vertically oriented CVD apparatus comprises a reaction chamber, a boat means vertically placed in the reaction chamber to horizontally support a plurality of semiconductor substrates, and a gas inlet tube including a plurality of gas injection holes along a longitudinal axis thereof and extending along a longitudinal side of the boat means to introduce a reaction gas into the reaction chamber. In the structure, a direction of each of the gas injection holes is set at an angle .theta. with respect to a reference line given by a straight line connecting a center of the gas inlet tube to a center of one of the semiconductor wafers, the angle .theta. being defined by 0.degree. < .theta. .ltoreq. 90.degree..
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Shinji Miyazaki, Yuichi Mikata, Takahiko Moriya, Reiji Niino, Motohiko Nishimura