Patents by Inventor Takashi Sakasai

Takashi Sakasai 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: 9702308
    Abstract: A diesel engine, includes: an exhaust gas recirculation device that recirculates an exhaust gas emitted from the diesel engine to an intake side of the diesel engine; an intake air amount sensor that measures an intake air amount of the diesel engine; a NOx measurement sensor that measures NOx contained in the exhaust gas emitted from the diesel engine; and a control device that obtains a correction value for correcting a measured value by the intake air amount sensor based on a difference between first information on NOx obtained based on information on a rotation speed of the diesel engine and information on a load and second information on NOx measured by the NOx measurement sensor to control the exhaust gas recirculation device based on the measured value by the intake air amount sensor corrected using the correction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Nakashima, Tadashi Iijima, Kaoru Sakurai, Kouichi Okaya, Takashi Sakasai
  • Publication number: 20150219029
    Abstract: A diesel engine, includes: an exhaust gas recirculation device that recirculates an exhaust gas emitted from the diesel engine to an intake side of the diesel engine; an intake air amount sensor that measures an intake air amount of the diesel engine; a NOx measurement sensor that measures NOx contained in the exhaust gas emitted from the diesel engine; and a control device that obtains a correction value for correcting a measured value by the intake air amount sensor based on a difference between first information on NOx obtained based on information on a rotation speed of the diesel engine and information on a load and second information on NOx measured by the NOx measurement sensor to control the exhaust gas recirculation device based on the measured value by the intake air amount sensor corrected using the correction value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Nakashima, Tadashi Iijima, Kaoru Sakurai, Kouichi Okaya, Takashi Sakasai
  • Patent number: 6935307
    Abstract: A diesel engine capable of favorably preventing the generation of white smoke even when an engine load is shifted from a high load side to a low load side. For this purpose, a diesel engine (1) includes fuel injection timing control means (42) for controlling fuel injection timing, the fuel injection timing control means (42) advances the fuel injection timing by predetermined time when an engine load becomes a predetermined load (Ff) or lower in an engine stopping step of stopping the diesel engine while gradually reducing the engine load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Kinichirou Watanabe, Takashi Sakasai, Shouhei Nagasaka
  • Patent number: 6769406
    Abstract: In a fuel injection apparatus 1, a fuel injection rate from which is controlled by a fuel pressure, a branch pipe 11 comprising a tubular member with the tip end closed is provided between a second pressure control valve 9 and a second pressure sensor 10. The branch pipe 11 extends in a direction along a flow direction of the fuel just before the branch pipe 11, and has a capacity not less than one fifth of that of a fuel flow path 22 between the second pressure control valve 9 and a fuel chamber 17. When a pressure difference in the pressure control valve 9 becomes larger and vibration of the fuel pressure is generated, the branch pipe 11 absorbs and reduces the vibration. As the vibration of the fuel pressure is reduced, a stable fuel injection rate is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohta, Takanobu Akutsu, Takashi Sakasai, Shuki Akushichi
  • Publication number: 20040074471
    Abstract: A diesel engine capable of favorably preventing the generation of white smoke even when an engine load is shifted from a high load side to a low load side. For this purpose, a diesel engine (1) includes fuel injection timing control means (42) for controlling fuel injection timing, the fuel injection timing control means (42) advances the fuel injection timing by predetermined time when an engine load becomes a predetermined load (Ff) or lower in an engine stopping step of stopping the diesel engine while gradually reducing the engine load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kinichirou Watanabe, Takashi Sakasai, Shouhei Nagasaka
  • Patent number: 6644272
    Abstract: A diesel engine (1) has: a flow adjuster (10) for throttling exhaust flow; an intake heater (71) for heating intake air; a thermal medium circulator (72) for circulating a thermal medium to warm the diesel engine (1); a cylinder cut-off device (73) for conducting cylinder cut-off; and a fuel injection timing advancing device (74) for advancing timing for supplying fuel to a cylinder, the respective devices being actuated at least from pre-high-idle step to a neighborhood of high-idle condition, so that fuel combustion stabilization of the diesel engine (1) can be rapidly enhanced during a period where less fuel is supplied into the cylinder and fuel combustion time is short, thus greatly reducing discharge of white smoke and possibility of engine bunching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Furukawa, Tooru Okazaki, Hiroyasu Sato, Takashi Sakasai
  • Publication number: 20030200956
    Abstract: In a fuel injection apparatus 1, a fuel injection rate from which is controlled by a fuel pressure, a branch pipe 11 comprising a tubular member with the tip end closed is provided between a second pressure control valve 9 and a second pressure sensor 10. The branch pipe 11 extends in a direction along a flow direction of the fuel just before the branch pipe 11, and has a capacity not less than one fifth of that of a fuel flow path 22 between the second pressure control valve 9 and a fuel chamber 17. When a pressure difference in the pressure control valve 9 becomes larger and vibration of the fuel pressure is generated, the branch pipe 11 absorbs and reduces the vibration. As the vibration of the fuel pressure is reduced, a stable fuel injection rate is realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohta, Takanobu Akutsu, Takashi Sakasai, Shuki Akushichi
  • Publication number: 20020129789
    Abstract: A diesel engine (1) has: a low adjuster (10) for throttling exhaust flow; an intake heater (71) for heating intake air, a thermal medium circulator (72) for circulating a thermal medium to warm the diesel engine (1); a cylinder cut-off device (73) for conducting cylinder cut-off; and a fuel injection timing advancing device (74) for advancing timing for supplying fuel to a cylinder, the receptive devices being actuated at least from pre-high-idle step to a neighborhood of high-idle condition, so that fuel combustion stabilization of the diesel engine (1) can be rapidly enhanced during a period where less fuel is supplied into the cylinder and fuel combustion time is short, thus greatly reducing discharge of white smoke and possibility of engine hunching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Hideo Furukawa, Tooru Okazaki, Hiroyasu Sato, Takashi Sakasai
  • Patent number: 6348743
    Abstract: The invention provides a voltage control apparatus of an engine generator having a simple structure and capable of being made compact, and a control method thereof. Accordingly, in a method of controlling a voltage of an engine generator, the method includes steps of detecting an actually measured value (Ne) of an engine rotational speed at every predetermined time and controlling an output voltage of the power generator (4) in accordance with a deviation value (&agr;1) between a predetermined target value (Ne1) and the actually measured value when the actually measured value is equal to or less than the target value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sakasai, Norifumi Abe
  • Patent number: 6209513
    Abstract: An inductive load driving device in which the rise of load current at an initial stage of driving can be executed at high speed includes a plurality of step-up circuits (21, 31), for alternately applying a high voltage to the same inductive load within a predetermined period of time, to thereby allow each load current to rise at a high speed; a holding current output circuit (43), for applying a predetermined voltage to the same inductive load after the load current has risen, to thereby hold the load current at a predetermined value; a plurality of switching means (46, 47), adapted to be switched in such a manner that the respective outputs of the plurality of step-up circuits (21, 31) and the holding current output circuit (43) can be alternately connected to the same inductive load; and a control logic circuit (44), for switching the plurality of switching means (46, 47) in a predetermined sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sakasai, Jiro Akagi, Daisuke Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6167870
    Abstract: The present invention is a control device and a control method for a cam driving type electronic control unit injector, in which driving force transmitting parts do not separate from a cam even when a high injection pressure is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Sakasai