Patents by Inventor Motoyoshi Kaneta

Motoyoshi Kaneta 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: 10787953
    Abstract: A coolant temperature sensor abnormality determination device includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not two coolant temperature sensors, which are configured to detect the temperature of the coolant, have an abnormality. The determination unit has a determination permission condition under which a reference temperature is set to an estimated temperature of a present time point and the estimated temperature is then changed from the reference temperature by a determination temperature. The determination unit is configured to determine, when the determination permission condition is satisfied, that the two coolant temperature sensors are functioning normally if a discrepancy between detection values of the two coolant temperature sensors is less than a normal temperature that is less than or equal to the determination temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: HINO MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventor: Motoyoshi Kaneta
  • Patent number: 10738713
    Abstract: A throttle valve abnormality determination device includes a permission/rejection determination unit configured to determine whether or not to permit a sticking determination of a throttle valve. The determination unit is configured to prohibit the sticking determination if a first temperature, which is a temperature in a passage through which intake air flows, is less than or equal to a freezing temperature at which the throttle valve may be frozen when an engine is started and, after prohibiting the sticking determination, permit the sticking determination if an integrated value of a heat amount conversion value based on a second temperature, which is a temperature in the passage, and an intake air amount exceeds a threshold value when the second temperature is greater than or equal to a de-freezing temperature at which a frozen portion of the throttle valve is de-frozen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: HINO MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventor: Motoyoshi Kaneta
  • Patent number: 10378422
    Abstract: This thermostat abnormality determining device includes a cooling water temperature sensor, an estimated temperature calculating unit and a determining unit. The cooling water temperature sensor detects the temperature of cooling water that cools an engine. The estimated temperature calculating unit calculates an estimated temperature, which is an estimated value of the temperature of the cooling water. The determining unit determines if the thermostat has become stuck open after warming-up of the engine is complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: HINO MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Motoyoshi Kaneta, Hitoshi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20190032578
    Abstract: A throttle valve abnormality determination device includes a permission/rejection determination unit configured to determine whether or not to permit a sticking determination of a throttle valve. The determination unit is configured to prohibit the sticking determination if a first temperature, which is a temperature in a passage through which intake air flows, is less than or equal to a freezing temperature at which the throttle valve may be frozen when an engine is started and, after prohibiting the sticking determination, permit the sticking determination if an integrated value of a heat amount conversion value based on a second temperature, which is a temperature in the passage, and an intake air amount exceeds a threshold value when the second temperature is greater than or equal to a de-freezing temperature at which a frozen portion of the throttle valve is de-frozen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventor: Motoyoshi KANETA
  • Publication number: 20190032541
    Abstract: A coolant temperature sensor abnormality determination device includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not two coolant temperature sensors, which are configured to detect the temperature of the coolant, have an abnormality. The determination unit has a determination permission condition under which a reference temperature is set to an estimated temperature of a present time point and the estimated temperature is then changed from the reference temperature by a determination temperature. The determination unit is configured to determine, when the determination permission condition is satisfied, that the two coolant temperature sensors are functioning normally if a discrepancy between detection values of the two coolant temperature sensors is less than a normal temperature that is less than or equal to the determination temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventor: Motoyoshi KANETA
  • Publication number: 20180112585
    Abstract: This thermostat abnormality determining device includes a cooling water temperature sensor, an estimated temperature calculating unit and a determining unit. The cooling water temperature sensor detects the temperature of cooling water that cools an engine. The estimated temperature calculating unit calculates an estimated temperature, which is an estimated value of the temperature of the cooling water. The determining unit determines if the thermostat has become stuck open after warming-up of the engine is complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Motoyoshi Kaneta, Hitoshi Nakano