Patents by Inventor Toshio Kondou
Toshio Kondou 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).
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Patent number: 8496888Abstract: A reducing agent container having a multi-function and having a container body thereof is provided with at least a heat exchanger which permits a heating medium using an engine as a heat source thereof to circulate therein for performing the heat exchange with a liquid reducing agent and a strainer which filtrates foreign substances from the liquid reducing agent, the heat exchanger and the strainer being attached to a top board of the container body. Further, a suction pipe capable of sucking the liquid reducing agent from the inside of the container body is connected to the strainer, and a supply port for the liquid reducing agent from which the foreign substances are filtrated is formed in the strainer. Thus, the whole of strainer is not exposed to the outside air, especially, the wind during traveling, and accordingly, the freezing of the urea aqueous solution in the strainer can be suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2007Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasushi Osaku, Kiyoshi Fukuda, Toshio Kondou
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Patent number: 8453863Abstract: A liquid reducing agent container structure adapted for an exhaust emission purifying system that is capable of reductively purifying NOx in the exhaust gas using a liquid reducing agent, and provided with a configuration such that a lock (42, 60, 70) is detachably disposed on the outer face of an inlet port (34) disposed on a container body (24A) of a reducing agent container (24), and an engagement portion (36a, 50, 54, 56, 58) with which a locking member (42d, 60d, 70b) of the lock (42, 60, 70) can be engaged is disposed on the side of a cap member (36) which is configured to be screwed on the inlet port (34) to seal the inlet port (34), thereby engaging the locking member (42d, 60d, 70b) with the engagement portion (36a, 50, 54, 56, 58) with a locking operation by the lock (42, 60, 70) to block and prevent a rotation of the cap member (36).Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2007Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasushi Osaku, Kiyoshi Fukuda, Toshio Kondou
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Patent number: 7943101Abstract: A canopy is removably secured to the container body, is respectively fitted with: a base of a water level indicator for detecting a remaining amount of liquid reducing agent; a base of a densitometer for detecting a concentration of a liquid reducing agent; and a heat exchanger which surrounds detection portions respectively suspended from the bases of the water level indicator and the densitometer, and through which is circulated engine coolant, to perform heat exchange with the liquid reducing agent, and a supply port and a return port for the liquid reducing agent are respectively formed in the canopy. The water level indicator, the densitometer, the heat exchanger, and the supply port and the return port for the liquid reducing agent are formed integrally with the canopy, so that the water level indicator and the densitometer can be dismounted together with the canopy at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2009Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasushi Osaku, Toshio Kondou, Kiyoshi Fukuda
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Patent number: 7758826Abstract: Mounted on an upper surface of a container main body are a base of a water level indicator detecting a remaining amount of liquid reducing agent, a base of a densitometer detecting concentration of liquid reducing agent, a heat exchanger surrounding detectors of the water level indicator and the densitometer, and circulating engine coolant for heat exchange between liquid reducing agent and engine coolant, and a suction tube for sucking liquid reducing agent from a position adjacent to the bottom of container main body and between water level indicator and densitometer. A box-shaped protector surrounds the water level indicator, densitometer and suction tube which are located in a region adjacent to a lower portion of the heat exchanger. Heat from the heat exchanger is trapped in the protector to generate convection in that region, thereby unfreezing frozen liquid reducing agent around the water level indicator, densitometer and suction tube.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirokazu Satou, Hiroyuki Kurita, Hideki Matsunaga, Yasushi Osaku, Toshio Kondou, Kiyoshi Fukuda
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Patent number: 7647767Abstract: Subject To enable an appropriate operation of an exhaust gas purifying apparatus which uses urea or the like as a reducing agent, and further, to enable the stable concentration detection and the stable supply of the reducing agent during the cold months and also to prevent the generation of ammonia series gas during the severe hot months. Means for solving the Subject An exhaust gas purifying apparatus in an engine 1 is for supplying the urea water in a storage tank 20 to a reduction catalyst 3 disposed in an exhaust system. In this exhaust gas purifying apparatus, a concentration detecting device 60 is disposed in the storage tank 20, and the detected concentration of the urea water is adopted as basic information for the supply control of the reducing agent.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2004Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasushi Osaku, Toshio Kondou, Kiyoshi Fukuda
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Publication number: 20090155133Abstract: A canopy is removably secured to the container body, is respectively fitted with: a base of a water level indicator for detecting a remaining amount of liquid reducing agent; a base of a densitometer for detecting a concentration of a liquid reducing agent; and a heat exchanger which surrounds detection portions respectively suspended from the bases of the water level indicator and the densitometer, and through which is circulated engine coolant, to perform heat exchange with the liquid reducing agent, and a supply port and a return port for the liquid reducing agent are respectively formed in the canopy. The water level indicator, the densitometer, the heat exchanger, and the supply port and the return port for the liquid reducing agent are formed integrally with the canopy, so that the water level indicator and the densitometer can be dismounted together with the canopy at the same time.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2009Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasushi Osaku, Toshio Kondou, Kiyoshi Fukuda
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Patent number: 7544328Abstract: A canopy is removably secured to the container body, is respectively fitted with: a base of a water level indicator for detecting a remaining amount of liquid reducing agent; a base of a densitometer for detecting a concentration of a liquid reducing agent; and a heat exchanger which surrounds detection portions respectively suspended from the bases of the water level indicator and the densitometer, and through which is circulated engine coolant, to perform heat exchange with the liquid reducing agent, and a supply port and a return port for the liquid reducing agent are respectively formed in the canopy. The water level indicator, the densitometer, the heat exchanger, and the supply port and the return port for the liquid reducing agent are formed integrally with the canopy, so that the water level indicator and the densitometer can be dismounted together with the canopy at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2006Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasushi Osaku, Toshio Kondou, Kiyoshi Fukuda
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Publication number: 20080138258Abstract: A liquid reducing agent container structure adapted for an exhaust emission purifying system that is capable of reductively purifying NOx in the exhaust gas using a liquid reducing agent, and provided with a configuration such that a lock (42, 60, 70) is detachably disposed on the outer face of an inlet port (34) disposed on a container body (24A) of a reducing agent container (24), and an engagement portion (36a, 50, 54, 56, 58) with which a locking member (42d, 60d, 70b) of the lock (42, 60, 70) can be engaged is disposed on the side of a cap member (36) which is configured to be screwed on the inlet port (34) to seal the inlet port (34), thereby engaging the locking member (42d, 60d, 70b) with the engagement portion (36a, 50, 54, 56, 58) with a locking operation by the lock (42, 60, 70) to block and prevent a rotation of the cap member (36).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: NISSAN DIESEL MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasushi Osaku, Kiyoshi Fukuda, Toshio Kondou
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Publication number: 20070196243Abstract: A reducing agent container having a multi-function and having a container body thereof is provided with at least a heat exchanger which permits a heating medium using an engine as a heat source thereof to circulate therein for performing the heat exchange with a liquid reducing agent and a strainer which filtrates foreign substances from the liquid reducing agent, the heat exchanger and the strainer being attached to a top board of the container body. Further, a suction pipe capable of sucking the liquid reducing agent from the inside of the container body is connected to the strainer, and a supply port for the liquid reducing agent from which the foreign substances are filtrated is formed in the strainer. Thus, the whole of strainer is not exposed to the outside air, especially, the wind during traveling, and accordingly, the freezing of the urea aqueous solution in the strainer can be suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2007Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasushi Osaku, Kiyoshi Fukuda, Toshio Kondou
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Publication number: 20070079599Abstract: Subject To enable an appropriate operation of an exhaust gas purifying apparatus which uses urea or the like as a reducing agent, and further, to enable the stable concentration detection and the stable supply of the reducing agent during the cold months and also to prevent the generation of ammonia series gas during the severe hot months. Means for solving the Subject An exhaust gas purifying apparatus in an engine 1 is for supplying the urea water in a storage tank 20 to a reduction catalyst 3 disposed in an exhaust system. In this exhaust gas purifying apparatus, a concentration detecting device 60 is disposed in the storage tank 20, and the detected concentration of the urea water is adopted as basic information for the supply control of the reducing agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2004Publication date: April 12, 2007Inventors: Yasushi Osaku, Toshio Kondou, Kiyoshi Fukuda
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Publication number: 20070075467Abstract: A canopy is removably secured to the container body, is respectively fitted with: a base of a water level indicator for detecting a remaining amount of liquid reducing agent; a base of a densitometer for detecting a concentration of a liquid reducing agent; and a heat exchanger which surrounds detection portions respectively suspended from the bases of the water level indicator and the densitometer, and through which is circulated engine coolant, to perform heat exchange with the liquid reducing agent, and a supply port and a return port for the liquid reducing agent are respectively formed in the canopy. The water level indicator, the densitometer, the heat exchanger, and the supply port and the return port for the liquid reducing agent are formed integrally with the canopy, so that the water level indicator and the densitometer can be dismounted together with the canopy at the same time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2006Publication date: April 5, 2007Inventors: Yasushi Osaku, Toshio Kondou, Kiyoshi Fukuda
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Publication number: 20070059222Abstract: Mounted on an upper surface of a container main body are a base of a water level indicator detecting a remaining amount of liquid reducing agent, a base of a densitometer detecting concentration of liquid reducing agent, a heat exchanger surrounding detectors of the water level indicator and the densitometer, and circulating engine coolant for heat exchange between liquid reducing agent and engine coolant, and a suction tube for sucking liquid reducing agent from a position adjacent to the bottom of container main body and between water level indicator and densitometer. A box-shaped protector surrounds the water level indicator, densitometer and suction tube which are located in a region adjacent to a lower portion of the heat exchanger. Heat from the heat exchanger is trapped in the protector to generate convection in that region, thereby unfreezing frozen liquid reducing agent around the water level indicator, densitometer and suction tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2006Publication date: March 15, 2007Inventors: Hirokazu Satou, Hiroyuki Kurita, Hideki Matsunaga, Yasushi Osaku, Toshio Kondou, Kiyoshi Fukuda