Patents by Inventor Yuzi Hirabayashi

Yuzi Hirabayashi 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: 4800499
    Abstract: A rotation signal Ne is generated for every 1.degree. of rotation of the engine crankshaft together with a crankshaft angle signal G for every 360.degree. of crankshaft rotation. In response to each rotation signal Ne, a pseudo random number generator generates random number data which is converted to analog data by a D/A converter and supplied to a comparator circuit. An intake air pressure detection data Pim is also supplied to the comparator circuit and the two signals are compared. When the detection data Pim is larger than the converted analog data, the comparator output level is high. The output from the comparator is read for every rotation signal Ne and, when the detection data is larger than the analog data from the D/A converter, a counter is incremented. The count value is read for every generation of the crankshaft signal G and is supplied to the engine control unit as the intake air pressure detection data. The counter is then reset to the initial count value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1989
    Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Ina, Susumu Akiyama, Yuzi Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 4736302
    Abstract: A system for controlling the operating condition of an engine in which a temperature sensing element constitutes an airflow measuring device disposed in an intake air passage of the engine. The temperature sensing element is supplied with a heating current in response to a start pulse signal produced with every one-half period of each combustion cycle of the engine. A comparator delivers an output signal when a reference temperature set on the basis of the air temperature measured by an auxiliary temperature sensing element is reached by the temperature of the temperature sensing element. A pulse signal indicative of the time interval between the generation of the start pulse signal and a rise in the output signal of the comparator is delivered as an airflow measurement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masumi Kinugawa, Norio Omori, Tomoaki Abe, Katsunori Ito, Susumu Akiyama, Yuzi Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 4730255
    Abstract: An engine control apparatus for controlling the quantity of fuel injected into the engine is equipped with an intake air flow rate measuring device for detecting the operating state of the engine. This measuring device has a heat sensitive element, which is located in the intake pipe, and outputs a pulse signal having a pulse width T corresponding to the intake fuel amount. Engine control apparatus has a plurality of map memory means in which a plurality of functions f.sub.1 (N), f.sub.2 (N), f.sub.3 (N), which express the polynomial approximation ##EQU1## for expressing the air flow rate G/N per engine revolution, are stored as the parameters of the number of engine rotations N. These functions are read out from the maps and, based on the number of engine rotations N, the fuel injection amount corresponding to the pulse width T of the air flow rate is calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1988
    Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Akiyama, Ito Katsunori, Yuzi Hirabayashi, Masumi Kinugawa, Norio Omori
  • Patent number: 4671242
    Abstract: An engine control apparatus has an air flow rate measuring device for measuring an intake air flow rate. A temperature sensing element having a temperature characteristic and constituting the device is arranged in an intake pipe. The device generates an output pulse signal having a pulse width T corresponding to the intake air flow rate. An engine control unit has the one-dimensional map for storing the relationship between the engine speed N and the pulse width to of the signal corresponding to the air flow rate. This data to is read out from the one-dimensional map in accordance with the engine speed N. Subsequently, the data to is subtracted from the data T to calculate a time duration t. The unit also has a two-dimensional map for storing the relationship between each time duration t and the corresponding rate G/N in correspondence with each of the present engine speeds. A corresponding rate G/N is read out from the two-dimensional map in response to the calculated time duration t.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1987
    Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Akiyama, Katsunori Ito, Yuzi Hirabayashi, Masumi Kinugawa, Norio Omori
  • Patent number: 4549512
    Abstract: An intake air amount control apparatus of an internal combustion engine controls an air control valve provided at a by-path formed with respect to a throttle valve which is provided in an intake air path of the engine. When the open-loop control mode of the engine is set, the apparatus determines which of the feedback loop and the open-loop control mode has been performed. When it is found that the feedback loop control mode has been switched to the open-loop control mode, a control amount corresponding to a current cooling water temperature of the engine is read out from a preset map, thus preparing for the following open-loop control. Simultaneously, a control amount in the previous feedback control mode is read out, and a current open-loop control amount is calculated by adding a compensation value to the thus read-out control amount. When it is determined that the open-loop control mode is continuously performed, a control amount corresponding to the current cooling water temperature is read from the map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1985
    Assignee: Nippondenso Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Takao, Takahiko Kimura, Yuzi Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 4442424
    Abstract: A plurality of engine operating parameters and useful information items are monitored by respective sensors. A control unit receives signals from the sensors to display the monitored items in a varible format on a single viewing screen in accordance with the conditions of the monitored items. Abnormal condition of the monitored items is detected by the control unit to enlarge the display format to give an warning indication. A pushbutton is provided for each of the monitored items to generate a display command signal in response to a manual command to provide a display of a desired item in an enlarged format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1984
    Assignee: Nippondenso Company, Limited
    Inventors: Shinji Shirasaki, Yoshihiko Tsuzuki, Yuzi Hirabayashi, Hiroshi Okazaki, Masahiro Matsuyama, Masanobu Kobayashi, Yoji Ito
  • Patent number: 4364513
    Abstract: An automobile air-conditioning control apparatus includes a microcomputer which is responsive to the output signals of a compartment temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the vehicle compartment of an automobile and temperature setting means for setting a desired temperature to be controlled to perform digital computational operations. The position of flow direction changing plate means and the rotational speed of blower motors are automatically controlled in accordance with the command signals from the microcomputer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1982
    Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Tsuzuki, Yuzi Hirabayashi, Shinji Shirasaki, Masahiro Matsuyama, Hiroshi Okazaki