Abstract: The part lifetime management system includes a parts server and a parts lifetime managing server. Parts server stores various data of parts used to repair car, automobile, etc. When the drawing of a repair part is released, future integration plan of the part is decided and inputted to the parts lifetime managing server with an integration condition. In the future, when the integration condition is satisfied, the parts lifetime managing server outputs the instruction to integrate a part to predetermined terminal. Then, the supply of a pre-integration part is stopped and changed to post-integration part so that the number of kinds of repair parts are reduced.

Abstract: A method of controlling in a feedback manner the air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture being supplied to an internal combustion engine of the type that vaporized fuel is supplied from a fuel supply system to an intake system thereof. The air-fuel ratio is controlled by the use of a correction value which varies in response to an output from an exhaust gas ingredient sensor, and the maximum or minimum value of which is limited to an upper or lower limit value. The pressure of the vaporized fuel in the fuel supply system is sensed, and at least one of the upper and lower limit values is set in accordance with the sensed pressure of the vaporized fuel. Further, the air-fuel ratio is controlled by the use of an average value of the correction value. The pressure of the vaporized fuel in the fuel supply system is sensed, and the calculation of the average value is inhibited when the sensed pressure of the vaporized fuel is higher than a predetermined value.

Abstract: An arrangement for heating the blow-by gas system of a water cooled type internal combustion engine by providing engine coolant conduits in heat exchange relationship with the blow-by gas hoses and PCV valve. In one embodiment a water jacket surrounds the PCV valve. The heat exchangers between the blow-by gas system hoses and the coolant hoses are parallel adjacent conduits in one embodiment and concentric conduits in another embodiment.

Abstract: An intake manifold system for a V-type multiple cylinder engine comprising an upstream intake passage, a plenum intake chamber, an intake manifold and downstream intake passages. The upstream intake passage which is directly connected to a throttle body curves downwards towards the intake chamber while the downstream intake passages are connected to the upper end of the intake chamber by way of the intake manifold and after being curved in the shape of inverted letter U are connected to the intake ports of the engine. The intake manifold system as a whole can be accommodated within a gap defined between the two cylinder banks of the engine in a highly compact manner. The advantageous arrangement of the overall intake passage produces favorable ram effect and assures high volume efficiency particularly in low speed range of the engine.

Abstract: A crankcase ventilating system removes engine oil particles from a gas containing a blow-by gas and drawn from an engine crankcase, and then introduces the gas into an intake manifold. The crankcase ventilating system includes a first chamber for passing a gas from the crankcase therethrough, a valve for controlling the amount of the gas flowing therethrough, and a second chamber for passing therethrough the gas flowing from the first chamber via the valve and for allowing the gas to flow from the second chamber into the intake manifold. The second chamber is arranged to permit the gas to be expanded therein. The crankcase ventilating system can separate fuel and water from the engine oil.

Abstract: A secondary air introducing apparatus for introducing secondary air into the exhaust manifold of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a secondary air introducing passage connected between the air cleaner and the exhaust manifold of the engine, a check valve in the passage arranged to operate in response to pulsation pressure in the exhaust manifold to supply clean secondary air thereto, a first expansion chamber interposed in the passage on an upstream side of the check valve, and a second expansion chamber interposed in the passage on an upstream side of the first chamber. At least the check valve and the first chamber are fixedly mounted on the intake manifold.