Patents by Inventor Shinji Kamoshita

Shinji Kamoshita 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).

  • Publication number: 20130219863
    Abstract: An exhaust gas control apparatus includes: a fuel supply portion that is provided so as to supply fuel to a portion of an exhaust passage, which is upstream of an exhaust gas purification member provided in the exhaust passage; a heating portion that is disposed between the fuel supply portion and the exhaust gas purification member; and a control portion that controls an amount of electric power that is supplied to the heating portion, based on an exhaust gas temperature and an exhaust gas flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Kamoshita, Shigeki Nakayama, Hiromi Hiramatsu, Hiroyuki Murai
  • Patent number: 8266899
    Abstract: The present invention provides an internal combustion engine exhaust purification apparatus includes a filter configured to collect particulate matter contained in exhaust gas, a selective catalytic reduction converter provided downstream of the filter to reduce nitrogen oxide contained, an oxidation catalyst converter with an adsorption function provided upstream of the converter to temporarily adsorb the nitrogen oxide contained in the exhaust gas, a burner configured to increase the temperature of the exhaust gas flowing into the filter, the selective catalytic reduction converter, and the oxidation catalyst converter to set the temperature of the filter to at least a predetermined recovery temperature, thus recovering the filter, and an ECU configured to inhibit the burner from being started when the burner is otherwise to be started but if the selective catalytic reduction converter has not been activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Bungo Kawaguchi, Shinji Kamoshita, Tomihisa Oda, Nobumoto Ohashi, Satoshi Kobayakawa
  • Publication number: 20110083427
    Abstract: The present invention provides an internal combustion engine exhaust purification apparatus includes a filter configured to collect particulate matter contained in exhaust gas, a selective catalytic reduction converter provided downstream of the filter to reduce nitrogen oxide contained, an oxidation catalyst converter with an adsorption function provided upstream of the converter to temporarily adsorb the nitrogen oxide contained in the exhaust gas, a burner configured to increase the temperature of the exhaust gas flowing into the filter, the selective catalytic reduction converter, and the oxidation catalyst converter to set the temperature of the filter to at least a predetermined recovery temperature, thus recovering the filter, and an ECU configured to inhibit the burner from being started when the burner is otherwise to be started but if the selective catalytic reduction converter has not been activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Bungo Kawaguchi, Shinji Kamoshita, Tomihisa Oda, Nobumoto Ohashi, Satoshi Kobayakawa
  • Patent number: 7908844
    Abstract: In an internal combustion engine, a first exhaust passage and second exhaust passage branched from an exhaust passage are provided. An NOx storing reduction catalyst and a particulate filter are arranged in each exhaust passage. For example, when NOx should be released from the NOx storing reduction catalyst in the first exhaust passage, fuel is added from a fuel addition valve in the state with exhaust gas allowed to flow into only the first exhaust passage, while when the added fuel sticks to the NOx storing reduction catalyst, the first exhaust control valve is temporarily closed and the exhaust gas is made a rich air-fuel ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinji Kamoshita, Shigeru Itabashi, Kuniaki Niimi, Tomihisa Oda, Shinya Hirota
  • Publication number: 20070245723
    Abstract: In an internal combustion engine, a first exhaust passage and second exhaust passage branched from an exhaust passage are provided. An NOx storing reduction catalyst and a particulate filter are arranged in each exhaust passage. For example, when NOx should be released from the NOx storing reduction catalyst in the first exhaust passage, fuel is added from a fuel addition valve in the state with exhaust gas allowed to flow into only the first exhaust passage, while when the added fuel sticks to the NOx storing reduction catalyst, the first exhaust control valve is temporarily closed and the exhaust gas is made a rich air-fuel ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Shinji Kamoshita, Shigeru Itabashi, Kuniaki Niimi, Tomihisa Oda, Shinya Hirota
  • Patent number: 5848581
    Abstract: A diesel engine has a fuel injection nozzle to which pressurized fuel is supplied from a pump. The nozzle has a pressure sensor detecting the fuel pressure and a lift sensor sensing a lift magnitude of a needle valve. An electronic control unit (ECU) computes a variation ratio of the fuel pressure value which is measured by the pressure sensor. The ECU computes a non-increasing point in an increasing part of variation ratio and judges the point to be a timing for starting the fuel injection of the nozzle. The EPU also computes the actual fuel injection amount in accordance with the fuel injection timing as well as the fuel pressure and the lift amount of the needle valve both at the various points. The EPU controls the actual injection amount to be identical to a target fuel injection amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Hirose, Takao Tate, Norihiko Nakamura, Takeshi Sato, Kazuhiro Iwahashi, Shinji Kamoshita, Akihiro Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 5697338
    Abstract: A diesel engine has a fuel injection nozzle to which pressurized fuel is supplied from a pump. The nozzle has a pressure sensor detecting the fuel pressure and a lift sensor sensing a lift magnitude of a needle valve. An electronic control unit (ECU) computes a variation ratio of the fuel pressure value which is measured by the pressure sensor. The ECU computes a non-increasing point in an increasing part of variation ratio and judges the point to be a timing for starting the fuel injection of the nozzle. The ECU also computes the actual fuel injection amount in accordance with the fuel injection timing as well as the fuel pressure and the lift amount of the needle valve both at the various points. The ECU controls the actual injection amount to be identical to a target fuel injection amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Hirose, Takao Tate, Norihiko Nakamura, Takeshi Sato, Kazuhiro Iwahashi, Shinji Kamoshita, Akihiro Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 5513609
    Abstract: A fuel injection system with a fuel injection pump. The system comprises first correction means for correcting a first basic volume of fuel fed by the fuel injection pump using a correction value calculated so as to realize a predetermined constant engine speed during at least one predetermined engine operating condition, calculation mean for calculating the variation of the correction value corresponding to the fuel temperature at predetermined engine load in the predetermined engine operating condition, and determining means for determining at least one property of current fuel on the basis of the variation. Accordingly, the system can automatically detect the properties of a fuel while driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Hirose, Shinji Kamoshita
  • Patent number: 5485822
    Abstract: A diesel engine has a fuel injection nozzle to which pressurized fuel is supplied from a pump. The nozzle has a pressure sensor detecting the fuel pressure and a lift sensor sensing a lift magnitude of a needle valve. An electronic control unit (ECU) computes a variation ratio of the fuel pressure value which is measured by the pressure sensor. The ECU computes a non-increasing point in an increasing part of variation ratio and judge the point to be a timing for starting the fuel injection of the nozzle. The EPU also computes the actual fuel injection amount in accordance with the fuel injection timing as well as the fuel pressure and the lift amount of the needle valve both at the various points. The EPU control the actual injection amount to be identical to a target fuel injection amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Hirose, Takao Tate, Norihiko Nakamura, Takeshi Sato, Kazuhiro Iwahashi, Shinji Kamoshita, Akihiro Yamanaka