Patents by Inventor Toshikazu Imamori

Toshikazu Imamori 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: 20040194748
    Abstract: The invention provides a control method of intending to improve a heat efficiency by an Atkinson cycle, improve a charging efficiency, improve an efficiency of a supercharger and increase a freedom of cam design. In particular, the invention relates to a control method of opening and closing a valve in an internal combustion engine with supercharger. An effective compression ratio is decreased by temporarily re-opening an exhaust valve in a compression stroke first stage, whereby a heat efficiency is improved without excessively increasing a cylinder internal pressure. Preferably, an exhaust valve re-opening time is set such that the effective compression ratio/expansion ratio is within a range from 0.5 to 0.9. Further, an exhaust valve is not temporarily opened in a compression stroke first stage, at a time of starting or driving under a low load, and the Atkinson cycle in accordance with the re-opening of the exhaust valve is achieved at a time of driving under a high load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gou Asai, Toshikazu Imamori, Hiroshi Masuda