Patents by Inventor Osamu Ooki

Osamu Ooki 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: 10539103
    Abstract: An intake device for an internal combustion engine, the intake device includes: a housing constituting an intake passage; a valve element including a valve portion arranged to open and close a part of the intake passage, and thereby to strengthen an intake air flow; and a receiving portion which is formed on a bottom wall of an aeration passage of the housing, and which is recessed in an arc shape along a movement trajectory of the valve portion, the valve portion including an outer side surface which confronts a bottom surface of the receiving portion, which has an arc shape, and which includes a seal portion that has a raised shape, and that extends along an edge portion on an upstream side of an intake direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu Ooki
  • Patent number: 10513971
    Abstract: An ECM determines a failure exist and a failure site in a control valve device from first and second failure diagnoses. In the first failure diagnosis, a failure is determined to have occurred if an opening amount that represents an absolute value of a difference between a detected opening amount and a target opening amount of a valve body is greater than a preset threshold when the target opening amount of the valve body is constant for a predetermined time. In the second failure diagnosis, a failure is determined to have occurred if an opening amount that represents the absolute value of the difference between the opening amount of the valve body when fully open or fully closed and the detected opening amount is greater than the preset threshold when a portion rotating integrally with the valve body has been pressed against a stopper continuously for a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Iijima, Osamu Ooki
  • Publication number: 20190338736
    Abstract: An intake device for an internal combustion engine, the intake device includes: a housing constituting an intake passage; a valve element including a valve portion arranged to open and close a part of the intake passage, and thereby to strengthen an intake air flow; and a receiving portion which is formed on a bottom wall of an aeration passage of the housing, and which is recessed in an arc shape along a movement trajectory of the valve portion, the valve portion including an outer side surface which confronts a bottom surface of the receiving portion, which has an arc shape, and which includes a seal portion that has a raised shape, and that extends along an edge portion on an upstream side of an intake direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu OOKI
  • Patent number: 10371107
    Abstract: An air intake device for an internal combustion engine of the present invention includes a water discharge passage extending from a bottom surface of a control valve housing part recessed in a housing passage forming part of an air intake passage to an air intake port. The water discharge passage is formed independently from the air intake passage, and includes: a water collection groove recessed in the bottom surface; a water discharge hole formed penetrating a cover of a valve control housing; and a water discharge hole penetrating a flange part of an insert inserted into the air intake port. The downstream end of the water discharge hole is connected to a space defined between an air intake port inner wall surface and an insert cylindrical part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Ooki, Kazuki Iijima
  • Publication number: 20180347522
    Abstract: An air intake device for an internal combustion engine of the present invention includes a water discharge passage extending from a bottom surface of a control valve housing part recessed in a housing passage forming part of an air intake passage to an air intake port. The water discharge passage is formed independently from the air intake passage, and includes: a water collection groove recessed in the bottom surface; a water discharge hole formed penetrating a cover of a valve control housing; and a water discharge hole penetrating a flange part of an insert inserted into the air intake port. The downstream end of the water discharge hole is connected to a space defined between an air intake port inner wall surface and an insert cylindrical part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu OOKI, Kazuki IIJIMA
  • Publication number: 20180283263
    Abstract: An ECM determines a failure exist and a failure site in a control valve device from first and second failure diagnoses. In the first failure diagnosis, a failure is determined to have occurred if an opening amount that represents an absolute value of a difference between a detected opening amount and a target opening amount of a valve body is greater than a preset threshold when the target opening amount of the valve body is constant for a predetermined time. In the second failure diagnosis, a failure is determined to have occurred if an opening amount that represents the absolute value of the difference between the opening amount of the valve body when fully open or fully closed and the detected opening amount is greater than the preset threshold when a portion rotating integrally with the valve body has been pressed against a stopper continuously for a predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuki IIJIMA, Osamu OOKI
  • Patent number: 9874183
    Abstract: Support bracket and projection which project from curved lower surface of intake manifold are provided. Both parts are arranged in an opposed relation to each other with respect to a center of gravity of the intake manifold when viewed from a longitudinal direction in which a plurality of branches are arranged in parallel to one another. Intake manifold can be stably placed on a flat surface of a floor or the like in such a state that intake manifold is directed downwardly using support bracket and projection as legs. Support bracket also serves as a boss portion for a fixing bolt that fastens an engine body and intake manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamaguchi, Osamu Ooki
  • Publication number: 20150114335
    Abstract: Support bracket and projection which project from curved lower surface of intake manifold are provided. Both parts are arranged in an opposed relation to each other with respect to a center of gravity of the intake manifold when viewed from a longitudinal direction in which a plurality of branches are arranged in parallel to one another. Intake manifold can be stably placed on a flat surface of a floor or the like in such a state that intake manifold is directed downwardly using support bracket and projection as legs. Support bracket also serves as a boss portion for a fixing bolt that fastens an engine body and intake manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamaguchi, Osamu Ooki
  • Patent number: 8622468
    Abstract: There is provided a seat back device including: a seat back that is placed on a rear side of a vehicle cabin and has a movable portion that is movably disposed in correspondence to a lower back region of a seated passenger and a forwardly collapsible portion that is forwardly collapsibly disposed on a vehicle upper side of the movable portion; a frame member that is disposed inside the seat back and in which is formed an open portion that has a size including the movable portion and the forwardly collapsible portion and that makes the vehicle cabin and a luggage compartment communicate; an angle adjusting mechanism which adjusts the movable portion about an axis along a vehicle width direction to a predetermined angle; and a trunk-through mechanism which forwardly collapses the movable portion and the forwardly collapsible portion from the seat back and opens the open portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: NHK Springs Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ko Masuda, Osamu Ooki
  • Publication number: 20120025580
    Abstract: There is provided a seat back device including: a seat back that is placed on a rear side of a vehicle cabin and has a movable portion that is movably disposed in correspondence to a lower back region of a seated passenger and a forwardly collapsible portion that is forwardly collapsibly disposed on a vehicle upper side of the movable portion; a frame member that is disposed inside the seat back and in which is formed an open portion that has a size including the movable portion and the forwardly collapsible portion and that makes the vehicle cabin and a luggage compartment communicate; an angle adjusting mechanism which adjusts the movable portion about an axis along a vehicle width direction to a predetermined angle; and a trunk-through mechanism which forwardly collapses the movable portion and the forwardly collapsible portion from the seat back and opens the open portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ko Masuda, Osamu Ooki