Patents by Inventor Rikikazu Hayashi

Rikikazu Hayashi 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: 10428748
    Abstract: A control device (10) for a supercharging system for supplying compressed intake air to an engine (6) includes: an engine controller (10A) including an engine signal input part (10A1) and an engine control part (10A2) configured to control an operational state of the engine and to compute a target boost pressure of a supercharger (4); and a turbo controller (10B2) including a turbo signal input part (10B1) and a turbo control part (10B2) configured to compute a margin of the supercharger. The control device is configured to compute a target boost-pressure corrected value by correcting the target boost pressure in accordance with a magnitude of the margin computed by the turbo control part, and to control a boost-pressure control unit (12) so that the boost pressure of the supercharger reaches the target boost-pressure corrected value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Sase, Yukio Yamashita, Ko Takayanagi, Atsushi Matsuo, Rikikazu Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10047666
    Abstract: An object is to enable low fuel-consumption operation of an engine by controlling a back pressure and a power generation amount taking account of a trade-off relationship between deterioration of fuel efficiency due to an increase in pumping loss due to a back-pressure rise of the engine and improvement of fuel efficiency due to recovery of exhaust energy by a turbo compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Yamashita, Ko Takayanagi, Ryo Sase, Atsushi Matsuo, Rikikazu Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20160305353
    Abstract: A control device (10) for a supercharging system for supplying compressed intake air to an engine (6) includes: an engine controller (10A) including an engine signal input part (10A1) and an engine control part (10A2) configured to control an operational state of the engine and to compute a target boost pressure of a supercharger (4); and a turbo controller (10B2) including a turbo signal input part (10B1) and a turbo control part (10B2) configured to compute a margin of the supercharger. The control device is configured to compute a target boost-pressure corrected value by correcting the target boost pressure in accordance with a magnitude of the margin computed by the turbo control part, and to control a boost-pressure control unit (12) so that the boost pressure of the supercharger reaches the target boost-pressure corrected value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo SASE, Yukio YAMASHITA, Ko TAKAYANAGI, Atsushi MATSUO, Rikikazu HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20160265422
    Abstract: An object is to enable low fuel-consumption operation of an engine by controlling a back pressure and a power generation amount taking account of a trade-off relationship between deterioration of fuel efficiency due to an increase in pumping loss due to a back-pressure rise of the engine and improvement of fuel efficiency due to recovery of exhaust energy by a turbo compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio YAMASHITA, Ko TAKAYANAGI, Ryo SASE, Atsushi MATSUO, Rikikazu HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8701605
    Abstract: A spark ignition type internal combustion engine of the present invention is provided with a variable compression ratio mechanism able to change a mechanical compression ratio, a variable valve timing mechanism able to control a closing timing of an intake valve, and a supercharger. At the time of engine low load operation, the mechanical compression ratio is made higher compared with at the time of engine high load operation. At the time of engine medium load operation, the supercharging action of the supercharger is used to make the pressure inside the intake pipe rise so that the intake air amount fed into a combustion chamber is increased, compared with at the time of engine low load operation, and the mechanical compression ratio is lowered to make the actual compression ratio fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Okada, Rikikazu Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20120031377
    Abstract: A spark ignition type internal combustion engine of the present invention is provided with a variable compression ratio mechanism able to change a mechanical compression ratio, a variable valve timing mechanism able to control a closing timing of an intake valve, and a supercharger. At the time of engine low load operation, the mechanical compression ratio is made higher compared with at the time of engine high load operation. At the time of engine medium load operation, the supercharging action of the supercharger is used to make the pressure inside the intake pipe rise so that the intake air amount fed into a combustion chamber is increased, compared with at the time of engine low load operation, and the mechanical compression ratio is lowered to make the actual compression ratio fall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Okada, Rikikazu Hayashi