HINO MOTORS, LTD. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160108783 | REGENERATION ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION DEVICE FOR PARTICULATE FILTER - A device for determining any regeneration abnormality of a particulate filter | 04-21-2016 |
20160103032 | ANOMALY DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND ANOMALY DETERMINATION METHOD - An anomaly determination system includes inlet and outlet pressure sensors for a pressure loss portion, an outside pressure sensor, and an anomaly determination section for determining an anomaly of the pressure loss portion. The anomaly determination section determines that the pressure loss portion is anomalous if the following two conditions are both met: a difference between the inlet pressure and the outlet pressure, a difference between the outlet pressure and the outside pressure, and a difference between the outside pressure and the inlet pressure which differences are detected when the flow rate is less than the minimum flow rate are all included in an allowable range; and a pressure difference between the inlet pressure and the outlet pressure when the flow rate is greater than or equal to the minimum flow rate is included in the first pressure loss range. | 04-14-2016 |
20160090888 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD FOR AFTER TURBO CATALYST - Provided is a method for detecting abnormality of an after turbo catalyst (ATC) | 03-31-2016 |
20160084195 | PISTON FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A piston includes a combustion chamber that is formed at a piston top surface and an oil gallery that is formed so as to surround the combustion chamber. Wall thickness from a sliding side surface of the piston to the oil gallery is set greater on a piston skirt side than on a piston top surface side. | 03-24-2016 |
20160084170 | FAILURE DIAGNOSIS DEVICE FOR EXHAUST BRAKE - On the basis of absolute values α and β of variations, before and after actuation of an exhaust brake, of fuel-injection and intake-air amounts, respectively, an exhaust brake is determined to normally operate when the absolute values α and β of the variations of the fuel-injection and intake-air amounts are not less than fuel-injection and intake-air variation thresholds, respectively; the exhaust brake is determined to have failure when the absolute values α and β of the variations of the fuel-injection and intake-air amounts are less than the fuel-injection and intake-air variation thresholds, respectively. | 03-24-2016 |
20160076423 | DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE FOR UREA WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A diagnostic device for a urea water supply system having a sensor for detecting a concentration of urea water includes an acquisition section that acquires a detected value of the sensor, a calculation section that calculates a NOx purification rate η by a selective reduction catalyst, and a diagnosis section that diagnoses a state of the urea water supply system. The diagnosis section is adapted to diagnose that the sensor is abnormal when only one of a first condition and a second condition is satisfied. The first condition is that the purification rate η calculated by the calculation section is greater than or equal to a reference purification rate. The second condition is that the detected value Cur acquired by the acquisition section is greater than or equal to a reference concentration. | 03-17-2016 |
20160061136 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THAT FUEL SHUT-OFF VALVE IS STUCK CLOSED - Disclosed is a device for detecting any fixed closure of a fuel shut-off valve | 03-03-2016 |
20160053655 | FAILURE DETECTION DEVICE FOR FUEL ADDITION VALVE - A controller recognizes that fuel is and is not actually injected when an amplitude of fuel pressure fluctuations detected by a pressure sensor is not less than and is less than a pressure threshold α, respectively, to obtain a number N of actual fuel injections and determines that a fuel addition valve operates normally and has malfunction when a ratio (N/S) of the obtained numbers N of the actual fuel injections to a number S of the fuel injection commands is not less than and is less than a number ratio threshold β, respectively. | 02-25-2016 |
20160017789 | WATER-TEMPERATURE-SENSOR BACKUP SYSTEM - Water-temperature sensors for detection of temperature of cooling water | 01-21-2016 |
20150369099 | AUTOMATIC REGENERATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR PARTICULATE FILTER - An automatic regeneration controller for a particular filter comprises an engine controller, a unit controller, and a load application cancellation switch. With filter regeneration being started by determination of particulate accumulation and with an idling or light-load operation being conducted, load request to a work unit is outputted from the engine controller to the unit controller. Then, when load application is not possible or the load application cancellation switch is on and, in addition, exhaust temperature is not maintainable with no load application, a regeneration stop signal is outputted from the unit controller to the engine controller and a regeneration stop signal reception process is conducted in the engine controller, and with no forced load application to a hydraulic unit, fuel addition is stopped to stop automatic regeneration control. | 12-24-2015 |
20150367898 | FRAME STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a frame structure for a vehicle including: a pair of main side rails which extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction and faces each other; and an extension side rail which is connected to a front portion of the main side rail in the vehicle longitudinal direction and extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction, wherein the extension side rail is formed so as to have a substantially C-shaped cross-section and is formed so that a front portion is lower than a rear portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction. | 12-24-2015 |
20150355646 | BED HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A bed height adjustment system for adjusting height of a bed of a vehicle including an air spring supporting the bed; a valve unit connected to an air tank and configured to adjust height of the air spring by supplying and discharging air; and a vehicle-control ECU provided with a dump-signal line and a return-signal line each connected to the valve unit. The valve unit adjusts the height of the air spring into a dump mode by inputting a signal of the dump-signal line, returns the height of the air spring into a normal mode by inputting a signal of the return-signal line, and maintains the dump mode or the normal mode when the signal is not input. | 12-10-2015 |
20150352994 | BED HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A bed height adjustment system for adjusting height of a bed of a vehicle includes: an air spring supporting the bed; a valve unit connected to an air tank and configured to adjust height of the air spring by supplying and discharging air; a relay provided with a dump-signal line and a return-signal line each connected to the valve unit; a pressure switch configured to be switched between an ON state and an OFF state based on whether air is supplied from the valve unit; and an indicator that becomes illuminated state when powered when the pressure switch is in the ON state and becomes non-illuminated state when the pressure switch is in the OFF state. | 12-10-2015 |
20150352496 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFIER - Incorporated in an exhaust pipe are an HC-SCR NO | 12-10-2015 |
20150343869 | TRUNNION SUSPENSION STRUCTURE - A trunnion bracket | 12-03-2015 |
20150330352 | ENGINE COLD START WARMUP METHOD - A cooling-water temperature is detected at startup of an engine. When the detected temperature falls below a set water-temperature, a water pump is stopped independently of a normal control on rotational frequency of the water pump depending on engine operational state. Calculated is a total heat amount required for raising the current water-temperature to the set water-temperature, and integrated is an heat amount lost by the cooling water from the engine from the startup. When an integrated value reaches the total heat amount, the water pump is operated for a required time to uniformize temperature distribution of the cooling water. Then, the cooling-water temperature is detected again. If the detected temperature is still below the set water-temperature, the same control is repeated; if the detected temperature is equal to or greater than the set water-temperature, the normal control is restored. | 11-19-2015 |
20150298747 | CAB REINFORCING STRUCTURE - With two points each inward of a vehicle-widthwise outer end of an upper portion of a back panel | 10-22-2015 |
20150267633 | CLOSED BREATHER DISCONNECTION DETECTION METHOD - Disclosed is a method for detecting disconnection of a closed breather | 09-24-2015 |
20150251612 | VEHICLE, GENERATOR SYSTEM, AND GENERATION METHOD - The purpose of the present invention is to charge a battery for supplying power to an electrically-powered auxiliary machine, while achieving lower fuel consumption, lower exhaust gas emissions, and lower noise. In a vehicle having an electrically-powered compressor, a battery for supplying power to the electrically-powered compressor, and a generator for generating power to charge the battery or power to be supplied to the electrically-powered compressor, the drive shaft of the generator is directly coupled to the shaft of the engine or is an integral part of the shaft of the engine. The generator is designed to carry out regenerative power generation during deceleration or during driving on a down grade. | 09-10-2015 |
20150226269 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PROPELLER SHAFT, AND PROPELLER SHAFT - A method for manufacturing a propeller shaft comprising: a shaft portion of a circular tube shape; and a joint assembly to be joined to a transfer gear box side or a differential gear box side of the shaft portion, the joint assembly comprising a shaft-side joint to be joined to the shaft portion and an other-member-side joint to be coupled to a transfer gear box or to a differential gear box, the method having: a press fitting step of pressing the shaft-side joint of the joint assembly into the shaft portion, in a state in which the shaft-side joint and the other-member-side joint have been assembled into the joint assembly; and a welding step of welding the shaft portion and the joint assembly, after the press fitting step. | 08-13-2015 |
20150211733 | BURNER - A burner includes a partition wall that partitions a mixing chamber, which generates an air-fuel mixture, and a combustion chamber, which burns the air-fuel mixture. The partition wall includes a plurality of communication passages that communicate the mixing chamber with the combustion chamber. Further, a heating unit that heats the partition wall is attached to the partition wall. Such a structure heats the partition wall and a mesh with the heating unit and burns particulate matter deposited on the partition wall and the mesh. | 07-30-2015 |
20150202569 | EXHAUST PURIFIER - An exhaust purifier for purifying exhaust gas of an engine includes an injector that injects a reducing agent into a pipe through which exhaust gas flows and a guide member that guides the exhaust gas flowing through the pipe, and the guide member guides the exhaust gas toward one side of an injection area into which the reducing agent is injected, by covering an exhaust gas upstream side of the injection area. | 07-23-2015 |
20150184565 | BURNER FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE - A burner for an exhaust gas purification device includes: an exhaust pipe through which exhaust gas from the engine flows; a tube-shaped flame stabilizer which has a space in which fuel combusts; and an exhaust gas supply pipe which is connected to the exhaust pipe and to the flame stabilizer and which supplies exhaust gas into the space in the flame stabilizer. | 07-02-2015 |
20150158335 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING REAR AXLE, AND REAR AXLE - A method for manufacturing a rear axle includes: a brake flange press-fitting step of press-fitting a brake flange to an outer peripheral surface of a rear axle housing; a brake flange welding step of welding the rear axle housing and the brake flange; an axle end press-fitting step of press-fitting an axle end to an inner peripheral surface of an end portion of the rear axle housing; and an axle end welding step of welding the rear axle housing and the axle end. | 06-11-2015 |
20150144305 | COOLING WATER CIRCULATION DEVICE - In a cooling water circulation device for use in a NO | 05-28-2015 |
20150143882 | TURBO ROTATIONAL FREQUENCY DETECTION DEVICE - Based on entry/exit pressures of compressor | 05-28-2015 |
20150142338 | FAULT DETECTION METHOD - With a precondition that intake temperature on an entry side of an intercooler | 05-21-2015 |
20150137585 | BEARING STRUCTURE - A deflector is arranged to prevent differential oil, as lubrication oil, leaking from a gap between a rod of an axle and a shaft portion of a drive shaft and passing through a unit bearing, from attaching to an inner periphery of a brake drum. A guide groove unit is formed on an inward surface of a hub in a vehicle-width direction so as to guide the differential oil leaking into an internal space defined inside of the deflector to outside of the brake drum. | 05-21-2015 |
20150135795 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAT PIPE - A method for manufacturing a flat pipe | 05-21-2015 |
20150041996 | MIXING STRUCTURE - In a mixing structure with an injector | 02-12-2015 |
20150032390 | APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An apparatus for estimating a temperature of an exhaust gas which is exhausted from an internal combustion engine to an exhaust manifold. The apparatus estimates the temperature of the exhaust gas in the exhaust manifold, based on a temperature increment caused by an adiabatic compression until a gas introduced in an intake manifold is exhausted to the exhaust manifold, and a temperature increment obtained by dividing the amount of heat lost in the exhaust gas among the amount of heat introduced into cylinders by the diluted gas flow of the exhaust gas in the exhaust manifold. | 01-29-2015 |
20150020484 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE - An exhaust gas purification device including: a tube-shaped casing; a pipe that is disposed at the downstream side of the casing, is inserted into the casing so as to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of the casing, and is provided with a through-hole communicating with the casing; a guide member that guides the exhaust gas inside the casing to the through-hole; and an injection device that injects a reduction agent from an upstream end of the pipe into the pipe. Then, the guide member includes a turning guide member that guides the exhaust gas to the through-hole from the tangential direction of the pipe so as to generate a swirl flow inside the pipe and a protecting guide member that covers the upstream side of an injection area of the reduction agent in the axial direction of the casing. | 01-22-2015 |
20150007901 | BREATHER HOSE FOR AQUEOUS UREA SOLUTION TANK - A pressure-releasing breather hose | 01-08-2015 |
20140376587 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUS, HYBRID VEHICLE, ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Abnormality of a temperature sensor is detected by: calculating the amount of heat generated in a predetermined time period from an object of sensing temperature by the temperature sensor; calculating the amount of temperature change of the object of sensing temperature in the predetermined time period; calculating a coordinate value in a coordinate system represented by having the heat amount information calculated by the heat amount calculation step, on a coordinate axis, and having information on the amount of temperature change of the temperature sensor, calculated by the temperature change calculation step, on another coordinate axis; and detecting abnormality of the temperature sensor in the case where the coordinate value calculated by the coordinate value calculation step is included in a predetermined abnormality detection judgment area in the coordinate system continuously for a certain time. | 12-25-2014 |
20140369890 | FUEL REFORMER AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFIER USING THE SAME - A carrier gas supplied from a carrier gas source is injected from a carrier gas injection nozzle. Also, a fuel including a hydrocarbon-based liquid and supplied from a fuel source is supplied to a tip end of the carrier gas injection nozzle, whereby this fuel is atomized with the carrier gas injected from the carrier gas injection nozzle. Furthermore, an inlet of a reforming part that decomposes the atomized fuel and reforms the atomized fuel into a reducing gas including either or both of hydrogen and an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon is provided so as to face the carrier gas injection nozzle and the fuel supply nozzle, and a reducing gas supply nozzle that supplies the reducing gas discharged from an outlet of the reforming part is provided in an exhaust pipe. | 12-18-2014 |
20140366856 | CLOSED BREATHER SYSTEM - In a closed breather system which returns blow-by gas | 12-18-2014 |
20140325967 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE - An exhaust gas purification device for purifying exhaust gas flowing through an exhaust gas channel of an engine includes fins installed in the exhaust gas channel to guide the exhaust gas to generate a swirling flow; and an injection device configured to inject a reducing agent to the swirling flow of the exhaust gas. The fins are expanded and opened toward a downstream side of an injection direction of the reducing agent so as to surround an injection region of the reducing agent. | 11-06-2014 |
20140325961 | INJECTOR CONTROL METHOD - Disclosed is a control method for restoring temporary malfunction of an injector | 11-06-2014 |
20140321499 | FAULT DETECTION METHOD - With a precondition that a cooling water temperature sensor | 10-30-2014 |
20140286827 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFIER - An oxidation catalyst, an ozone injection nozzle, a urea-based fluid injection nozzle, and a selective reduction catalyst are arranged in an exhaust pipe of an engine in this order towards its outlet. An exhaust gas purifier includes an air flow sensor that detects an air intake amount of the engine, a NOx sensor that detects a NOx concentration in the exhaust pipe, and first and second temperature sensors that detect inlet temperatures of the catalysts. An ozone generation device to which the ozone injection nozzle is connected includes a compressor, a dryer that dries compressed air, a flow rate sensor that detects a flow rate of this air, an ozone generator that converts this air into ozone, and an ozone concentration sensor that detects a concentration of the ozone. A controller controls the compressor and the ozone generator based on respective detection outputs of the respective sensors. | 09-25-2014 |
20140283790 | COMMON RAIL FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - A common rail fuel injection system includes injectors having a fuel intake port and being provided for respective cylinders of a multi-cylinder diesel internal combustion engine, a common rail accumulating pressurized fuel, a high-pressure supply pump supplying high-pressure fuel, a fuel supply pipe causing the common rail and the high-pressure supply pump to communicate with each other. The fuel injection pipes communicating with pressure supply ports provided in the common rail and causing the injectors and the pressure supply ports to communicating with each other. The fuel injection pipes cause at least three injectors to communicate with one another in series. The number N | 09-25-2014 |
20140262165 | HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE - A heat exchanger tube is constituted by a flat tube body | 09-18-2014 |
20140260208 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFIER - A first selective reduction catalyst including a silver-based catalyst is provided in an exhaust pipe of an engine. An ozone generation device generates ozone by using oxygen in the atmosphere, and a hydrocarbon-based liquid supply device supplies a hydrocarbon-based liquid. A part of NO in the exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust pipe is oxidized to NO | 09-18-2014 |
20140205393 | NUT ROTATION PREVENTION STRUCTURE - A nut rotation prevention structure is provided with a shaft member, a nut, and a rotation prevention member. A wheel hub is supported by the shaft member. The nut is engaged through threads with a first portion of the shaft member, the first portion protruding from the wheel hub. The rotation prevention member is mounted to a second portion of the shaft member and prevents the rotation of the nut, the second portion protruding from the nut. A key groove is formed in the second portion. The rotation prevention member has a tube-shaped section and a connection section. A portion of the shaft member, the portion having the key groove formed therein, is inserted in the tube-shaped section. The connection section connects the tube-shaped member to the nut. The tube-shaped section is affixed to the key groove by staking. | 07-24-2014 |
20140190459 | ANTI-FREEZING DEVICE FOR EGR DEVICE - In an anti-freezing device for an EGR device | 07-10-2014 |
20140183187 | ISO STANDARD-COMPLIANT CONTAINER - A container is an ISO standard-compliant container that has at least: a freight chamber in which freight is loaded; and side doors that are provided on the sides of the freight chamber in the longitudinal direction and are obtained from pairs of doors that open to the left and right from near the center of the longitudinal direction of the freight chamber. Each of the pairs of doors that configure the side doors are obtained from: sub-doors near the center; and sub-doors that are mounted to rotate freely on the sides of the freight chamber via hinges and support the sub-doors to rotate freely via hinges. The longitudinal dimension of the sub-doors is shorter than the longitudinal dimension of the sub-doors. | 07-03-2014 |
20140144219 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ABNORMALITY IN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION AMOUNT - An absolute value of a deviation of an actual EGR ratio, calculated in a current operational status of an engine | 05-29-2014 |
20140123632 | BURNER FOR EXHAUST PURIFYING DEVICE - A burner used in an exhaust purifying device that purifies exhaust in an exhaust pipe of a diesel engine is provided with a tubular flame stabilizer including an ejection port from which fluid generated through combustion is ejected. The flame stabilizer includes a connecting passage, which connects the interior of the flame stabilizer and the exterior of the flame stabilizer. A recirculation unit is arranged at an outer side of the flame stabilizer. The recirculation unit includes a flow receiving portion that receives the fluid ejected from the ejection port, and an outer guiding portion that guides the fluid received by the flow receiving portion to the connecting passage. | 05-08-2014 |
20140047821 | UREA SOLUTION REFORMER AND EXHAUST GAS PURIFIER USING SAME - Disclosed is a urea solution reformer and an exhaust gas purifier using the same, configured to heat a carrier gas supplied from a carrier gas source by a carrier gas heating unit ( | 02-20-2014 |
20140033923 | METHOD FOR MANUALLY REGENERATING PARTICULATE FILTER - Related is a method for regeneration of a particulate filter | 02-06-2014 |
20140013835 | IN-LINE HARDNESS INSPECTION DEVICE, IN-LINE HARDNESS INSPECTION METHOD, AND ROBOT - Provided is an in-line hardness inspection apparatus, which can perform total inspection of hardness of work in a non-destructive manner in a manufacture line. Also provided are an in-line hardness inspection method and a robot. An in-line hardness inspection apparatus of the present invention has: a robot having a hardness inspection unit that inspects hardness of work; a work transfer means, which constitutes a part of a manufacture line, and transfers, to the robot, the work to be inspected; and a control means, which makes the robot perform the hardness inspection with respect to the work transferred by means of the work transfer means. | 01-16-2014 |
20140000246 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
20130304288 | CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An electric motor can assist an engine at high conversion efficiency. A lower limit is set for the torque shared with an engine by the electric motor when the engine and the electric motor are operated together for traveling, and a hybrid ECU has an assistance control unit that implements control to a traveling mode in which the engine and the electric motor operate together, only when it is estimated that the torque shared with the engine by the electric motor is equal to or greater than the torque lower limit when the electric motor and the engine are operated together for traveling. | 11-14-2013 |
20130299404 | METAL ION ELIMINATION FILTER - In a metal ion elimination filter | 11-14-2013 |
20130274976 | VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The disclosed vehicle, control method, and program lead to improved fuel consumption, durability, and stability. When the vehicle starts to move, a clutch control performs controls so as to set the clutch to a half clutch state, in which a part of the motive force is transmitted, and thereafter to a connected state, in which the entire motive power is transmitted. When the clutch is the half clutch state, an electric motor control unit controls an electric motor to generate an assist torque when the vehicle starts to move equal to the difference between the torque requested by the driver and the idling torque generated when the engine is idling. The disclosed invention can be applied to hybrid vehicles. | 10-17-2013 |
20130253758 | THERMOSTAT FAILURE JUDGMENT DEVICE - A failure judgment device for a thermostat | 09-26-2013 |
20130253742 | REGENERATION CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID VEHICLE, REGENERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A regeneration control device of a hybrid vehicle detects brake fluid pressure for detecting the amount of engagement of the brakes of a hybrid vehicle, and performs a first regeneration control in a closed state of the accelerator and the brake pedal not being depressed, a second regeneration control in the closed state of the accelerator and the brake pedal being depressed, and a third regeneration control when the accelerator pedal is in the closed state and the brake fluid pressure exceeds a predetermined value are executed, wherein X (Nm/s) is set as the rate of increase of regenerative torque in the first regeneration control, Y (Nm/s) is set as the rate of increase of regenerative torque in the second regeneration control, and Z (Nm/s) is set as the rate of increase of regenerative torque in the third regeneration control, then X09-26-2013 | |
20130228228 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR JUDGING PROPRIETY OF EGR VALVE OPERATION - Provided are a temperature sensor | 09-05-2013 |
20130197735 | REGENERATION CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID AUTOMOBILE, REGENERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A hybrid vehicle according to the present invention includes a control unit for, when regenerating a post-treatment device while the vehicle is stopped, performing a high-load operation of an engine by operating an electric motor as a generator by the engine. A memory of a hybrid ECU retains a power generation map in which are recorded the rotational speed of the engine and/or a power generating torque corresponding to the amount of particulate accumulation of the post-treatment device when regenerating the post-treatment device. The control unit constitutes a regeneration control device for determining, on the basis of the power generation map, the rotational speed and/or the power generating torque of the engine corresponding to the amount of particulate accumulation of the post-treatment device when the engine operates the electric motor as a generator while regenerating the post-treatment device of the stopping hybrid vehicle. | 08-01-2013 |
20130184923 | VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The present invention aims to enhance fuel economy without imparting a sense of discomfort to a driver who drives a vehicle. A determination unit determines whether a depression amount of an accelerator pedal is equal to or lower than a first threshold value set beforehand, when a clutch is disengaged and electric power is regenerated. A clutch control unit controls the engagement or the disengagement of the clutch in such a manner as keeping the disengagement of the clutch, when the depression amount of the accelerator pedal is determined to be equal to or lower than the first threshold value, and engaging the clutch when the depression amount of the accelerator pedal is determined to exceed the first threshold value. The present invention can be applied to a hybrid vehicle. | 07-18-2013 |
20130184922 | RUNNING MODE SWITCH CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID AUTOMOBILE, RUNNING MODE SWITCH CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - To reduce the size, weight, and cost of a motor and peripheral devices of the motor. A hybrid automobile is structured in which a required torque is estimated on the basis of an accelerator operation by a driver, and if it is determined that the running by the motor is possible, and an estimation result exceeds a maximum torque of the motor during execution of a running mode by the motor, a mode switch is carried out to a mode in which the automobile runs by an engine or by the engine and the motor in cooperation with each other, even though the running mode by the motor is being executed. | 07-18-2013 |
20130184921 | DRIVING MODE CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID VEHICLE, DRIVING MODE CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - In order to suitably change the driving feel of a hybrid vehicle depending on the preference of the driver, the hybrid vehicle includes a driving mode control section that, when a first shift schedule is selected, executes the first shift schedule by performing control such that the driving time by the electric motor becomes longer than the driving time by the engine, and that, when a second shift schedule is selected, executes the second shift schedule by performing control such that the driving time by the engine does not become shorter than the driving time by the electric motor. | 07-18-2013 |
20130184919 | START CONTROL METHOD, START CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID AUTOMOBILE, AND PROGRAM - To carry out a start with good fuel economy without resulting in a power shortage or a forcefulness shortage. A hybrid automobile is structured which executes a start control method including a selection step of selecting one start method from among a start only by a motor, a start only by an engine, and a start by the motor and the engine in cooperation with each other and a control step of controlling the execution of the start by the start method selected. | 07-18-2013 |
20130179022 | REGENERATION CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID VEHICLE, REGENERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In order to finish the regeneration step in a short time and improve fuel efficiency, a regeneration control device for a post-processing device of a hybrid vehicle is constructed such that, at the time of deceleration during the regeneration of the post-processing device, the hybrid vehicle is driven by the electric motor, and the engine is controlled so as to retain a rotation speed suitable for the regeneration of the post-processing device in a manner irrelevant to the driving system, and a control force equivalent to the braking force provided by the engine brake is generated by the recovery of the electric motor. | 07-11-2013 |
20130173107 | REGENERATIVE CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID VEHICLE, REGENERATIVE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In a hybrid vehicle, threshold values AA, the vehicle uses both of engine braking of the engine and the regeneration torque of the electric motor as the braking force. When SOC≧B or SOC>B in the operating form solely with the electric motor, the vehicle uses both of engine braking of the engine and the regeneration torque of the electric motor as the braking force. When SOC≧C or SOC>C in the operating form with cooperation of the engine and the electric motor, limitation of electric power by the regenerative power generation is started. | 07-04-2013 |
20130166182 | REGENERATIVE CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID VEHICLE,REGENERATIVE CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - In a hybrid vehicle, a computation formula is stored for calculating a fuel cost improvement effect rate from an engine rotational speed and a request torque in each of various conditions while a rotating shaft of the engine and a rotating shaft of the electric motor have been connected to each other during deceleration of the hybrid vehicle. When a calculated fuel cost improvement effect rate satisfies a predetermined condition, the hybrid vehicle is controlled to perform a regenerative power generation while a rotating shaft of the engine and the rotating shaft of the electric motor are connected to each other. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166130 | VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The disclosed vehicle smoothly generates the torque requested by the driver. The vehicle includes an elapsed time measurement unit, a torque limit value deciding unit, and an electric motor torque control unit. The elapsed time measurement unit measures the time elapsed since the vehicle has started moving in an EV mode, in which travel or starting is performed only with the drive force of an electric motor. The torque limit value deciding unit decides a torque limit value of the electric motor by means of the time elapsed since starting and the acceleration opening amount originating from the driver's instructions. The electric motor torque control unit controls the electric motor so as to limit the torque of the electric motor to or below the limit value. The disclosed control method can be used in hybrid vehicles. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166129 | VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided are a vehicle, control method, and computer program with which reliable starting is possible without modifying hardware. When a clutch is disconnected, an inverter determines whether the time period in which the absolute value of the rotational speed of a motor becomes a predetermined first threshold or less and the torque of the motor becomes a predetermined second threshold or greater has continuously equaled or exceeded a predetermined third threshold. When the clutch is disconnected and it is determined that the time period in which the absolute value of the rotational speed of the motor becomes the predetermined first threshold or less and the torque of the motor becomes the predetermined second threshold or greater has continuously equaled or exceeded the predetermined third threshold, an HV-ECU controls the motor to restrict the torque of the motor and also controls the clutch to connect the clutch. | 06-27-2013 |
20130160431 | METHOD FOR WARMING AFTER-TREATMENT BURNER SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method for warming an after-treatment system in which a burner | 06-27-2013 |
20130158843 | IDLE STOP CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, IDLE STOP CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A vehicle can reverse immediately after setting a no idling state in accordance with a simple operational procedure. An idle reduction control unit set the engine into a no idling state if the key switch is on, the brake is operated, the vehicle speed is zero, and the shift position is in the drive range; and restarts the engine if the braking operation is released and the shift position is in the drive range when the engine is in the no idling state. The idle reduction control unit also restarts the engine if the shift position is shifted from the drive range to the neutral range while the brake is still being operated when the engine is in the no idling state. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158770 | TRANSMISSION CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHOD, AND C0MPUTER PROGRAM - To improve the drivability of an automobile at the time of transmission which restricts a torque of an engine, a hybrid automobile is structured which performs transmission control for performing control so that an output restriction is temporarily released in a step of restoring a torque that is reduced once in neutral at the time of transmission during the output restriction by an output restriction control unit and a torque by a motor is added to the torque of the engine. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158769 | REGENERATION CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID AUTOMOBILE, REGENERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention improves fuel efficiency of an engine that is the power source of an auxiliary machine. Configured is a regeneration control device that has a control means that, when a hybrid automobile is stopped, the accelerator is in a closed state, and the auxiliary machine is in an operating state, and when the indicated value for the amount of fuel injection of the engine is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold, or the indicated value exceed the threshold, causes a driving mode wherein the engine and an electric motor cooperate during deceleration after the hybrid automobile has started moving. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158768 | VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - In the present invention, a decrease in the amount of regeneration is prevented, and discomfort is not imparted to the driving sensation of a driver. A determination unit determines whether or not a braking device is being operated by the driver. When decelerating while regenerating, a gear shifting control unit controls the shift of gears of a gear box in a manner so as to suspend the shift of gears and continue regeneration when it has been determined that the braking device is being operated by the driver. The present invention can be applied to vehicles that can regenerate electric power by means of an electric motor when decelerating and that are driven by the electric motor and an internal combustion engine via an automatic gear box. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158767 | OUTPUT RESTRICTION CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID VEHICLE, OUTPUT RESTRICTION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - To improve the drivability of a driver while performing an output restriction. A hybrid vehicle has an output restriction control unit that releases or restores an output restriction in accordance with a predetermined operation by the driver, and a predetermined release rate or a predetermined restoration rate can be set for the release or the restoration of the output restriction. | 06-20-2013 |
20130152520 | LATCH PROTECTION STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE-MOUNTED OBJECT | 06-20-2013 |
20130140786 | SUSPENSION DEVICE - A suspension device for suspension of an axle | 06-06-2013 |
20130138286 | REGENERATION CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID AUTOMOBILE, REGENERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention suppresses a battery temperature increase while suppressing a decrease in battery SOC. The present invention has: a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of the battery; and a hybrid ECU that, when the temperature sensor has detected a battery temperature that is equal to or exceeds a predetermined temperature, controls in a manner so that an engine and an electric motor are connected during regenerative power generation during deceleration. The hybrid ECU sets the predetermined temperature in accordance with the gear stage number during hybrid vehicle deceleration. | 05-30-2013 |
20130131903 | VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The occurrence of shock and the occurrence of the feeling of losing speed can be prevented. When the clutch is engaged from the state in which the clutch is disengaged and a vehicle is being driven by only the power of an electric motor, an electric motor control unit controls the electric motor so that the torque of the electric motor is decreased at a rate determined according to the torque requested by the driver. During the period in which the torque of the electric motor is decreased at the above rate, a clutch control unit controls the engagement of the clutch so that the clutch is engaged after being set to a half-engaged clutch state in which part of the power is transmitted. The present invention is applicable to hybrid vehicles. | 05-23-2013 |
20130131902 | ENGINE START CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID VEHICLE AND ENGINE START METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention reduces electric power consumption when an electric motor starts an engine and the time required to start the engine. Engine start control is implemented as follows. The RPM of the engine is increased to an RPM (R | 05-23-2013 |
20130131901 | REGENERATION CONTROL DEVICE, HYBRID AUTOMOBILE, REGENERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A regeneration control device of a hybrid vehicle comprises a comparison unit for, when a regenerative torque generated in the electric motor is used as a braking force during deceleration of the vehicle using only the electric motor, comparing a preset target deceleration with an actual deceleration; and a control unit for, in a case where the result of comparison of the comparison unit indicates that a state in which the actual deceleration is equal to or lower than the target deceleration occurs in a predetermined pattern though the electric motor is generating the maximum regenerative torque, causing the vehicle to travel using both an engine and the electric motor in a cooperative manner during the next deceleration after the current deceleration has been finished, such that the engine braking and the regeneration torque are both used as a braking force. | 05-23-2013 |
20130127133 | SUSPENSION DEVICE - A suspension device for suspension of an axle | 05-23-2013 |
20130063961 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp includes a first lamp having a first light emitting area, the first light emitting area having a circular shape or a roughly circular shape, a second lamp having a second light emitting area, the second light emitting area having a ring shape surrounding the first light emitting area, a lamp housing inside which the first lamp and the second lamp are provided, the lamp housing having an outer lens, the outer lens having first light distribution control steps in the first light emitting area, and an inner lens having second light distribution control steps in the second light emitting area. | 03-14-2013 |
20130056560 | FUEL SPRAY NOZZLE - A fuel spray nozzle | 03-07-2013 |
20130028806 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - An exhaust emission control device with a particulate filter | 01-31-2013 |
20130008150 | COMBUSTION/TEMPERATURE INCREASE CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AFTER-TREATMENT BURNER SYSTEM - Disclosed is a combustion/temperature increase control method for an after-treatment burner system with a burner | 01-10-2013 |
20130000279 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREVENTING FUEL FREEZING IN A POSTPROCESSING BURNER SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method for preventing fuel freezing in a postprocessing burner system with a burner | 01-03-2013 |
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20120322012 | COMBUSTION APPLIANCE FOR RAISING THE TEMPERATURE OF EXHAUST GAS - Injection nozzle | 12-20-2012 |
20120321523 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - An exhaust emission control device for a diesel engine | 12-20-2012 |
20120318793 | FUEL TANK FOR VEHICLE - A breather | 12-20-2012 |
20120255287 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - An exhaust emission control device comprises a selective reduction catalyst for reacting NO | 10-11-2012 |
20120252343 | AIR INTAKE DUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An air intake duct | 10-04-2012 |
20120000270 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY IN REDUCING AGENT - Disclosed is a method for detecting abnormality in a reducing agent | 01-05-2012 |
20120000185 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY IN REDUCING AGENT - Disclosed is a method for detecting abnormality in a reducing agent | 01-05-2012 |
20110251825 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY OF SENSOR - Temperatures of intake-air temperature, intercooler outlet temperature and intake manifold temperature sensors are compared in cold time of an engine to determine any characteristic abnormality of the sensors. A first temperature difference is obtained from temperatures of the intercooler outlet temperature sensor before and after increase in boost pressure to determine any characteristic abnormality of the intercooler outlet temperature sensor. A second temperature difference is obtained from temperatures of the intake manifold temperature and intercooler outlet temperature sensors after opening an EGR valve to determine any characteristic abnormality of the intake manifold temperature sensor. | 10-13-2011 |
20110232364 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING REGENERATION FAILURE OF EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is a method of diagnosing regeneration failure of an exhaust emission control device including filter regenerating means for forcibly heating a particulate filter | 09-29-2011 |
20110231078 | EGR DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An EGR device for an internal combustion engine has an EGR means to return an EGR gas from an exhaust passage to an intake passage of an engine. The EGR device is configured to determine a target EGR ratio from an engine rotation number and an engine load and calculate an estimate EGR ratio from an intake air amount to the engine and a cylinder intake gas amount to detect a response delay of the EGR gas from a difference between the target and estimate EGR ratios. | 09-22-2011 |
20110226267 | Transgenic Plants - The invention provides transgenic plants, specifically tobacco plants, which accumulate the amino acid threonine in their leaves. The biosynthetic pathway leading to production of threonine is tightly regulated, and previous attempts to achieve a transgenic plant which overproduces threonine has compromised the fitness of the plants. This invention has overcome these difficulties and found a method of increasing the level of threonine in plant leaves above the corresponding wild type level without compromising plant fitness, comprising altering plant metabolism to achieve increased production of threonine after the initiation of leaf senescence. This invention involves a genetic construct comprising a senescence specific promoter operably linked to a coding sequence encoding a polypeptide having threonine insensitive aspartate kinase activity. | 09-22-2011 |
20110214416 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - An object of the invention is to make it possible to introduce exhaust gas | 09-08-2011 |
20110107750 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - An exhaust emission control device is provided which is compact in size and has favorable dispersibility of exhaust gas from a muffling structure | 05-12-2011 |
20110089360 | FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A flow control valve in which corrosion is less likely to occur in the vicinity of a radial step portion in a gas passage of a housing and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. A flow control valve includes: a housing formed with a gas passage including a first cylinder member accommodating portion, a second cylinder member accommodating portion, and a radial step portion; a first cylinder member accommodated in the first cylinder member accommodating portion; a second cylinder member accommodated in the second cylinder member accommodating portion; and a valve body that is rotatably arranged inside the first cylinder member and the second cylinder member in the radial direction. The housing is formed of cast iron. At least surfaces of the first cylinder member and the second cylinder member are formed of a highly corrosion resistant material. At least one of a first axial end surface and a second axial end surface includes an opposing portion that opposes the radial step portion in the axial direction. A gas seal structure is arranged between the opposing portion and the radial step portion. | 04-21-2011 |
20110088376 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - An object of the invention is to provide an exhaust emission control device capable of favorably dispersing urea water for improved mixing with exhaust gas even if a flow rate of the exhaust gas is increased. An entry end of a mixing pipe is formed with a first opening at a position near an exit side of a particulate filter and is formed with a second opening at a position away from the exit side of the particulate filter and diametrically opposite to the first opening. Arranged in a downstream end of a gas gathering chamber are a first partition which guides all of the flow of exhaust gas from the particulate filter into a one-way swirling flow around the entry end of the mixing pipe, a second partition which divides the flow of the exhaust gas guided by the first partition into two to cause an inner one of the divided swirling flows to tangentially enter into the first opening and a third partition which causes the remaining outer swirling flow to tangentially enter into the second opening. | 04-21-2011 |
20110041485 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - The invention has its object to provide an exhaust emission control device which can be favorably mounted on a vehicle without causing relative twisting between a particulate filter and a selective reduction catalyst. In the exhaust emission control device in which a particulate filter and a selective reduction catalyst are housed by casings, respectively, and arranged side by side such that inlet ends of the filter and the catalyst are oriented to one and the same direction, an S-shaped communication passage being provided for introduction of the exhaust gas from an outlet end of the filter to an inlet end of the adjacent catalyst through antithetical turnabout, urea water being addible intermediately of the communication passage, the casings for the filter and catalyst are integrally restrained by rigid plates (restraining members). | 02-24-2011 |
20100326196 | WELDING INSPECTION METHOD AND WELDING INSPECTION APPARATUS - Disclosed is a welding inspection method which does not require the inspector to be highly skilled, does not require waiting for the spot welded part to cool off, and with which the probe is not consumed or damaged. A probe temporarily mounted close to the welded part on the surface of a metal plate emits ultrasonic waves from an oblique direction with respect to the boundary surfaces between a plurality of metal plates. At this time, the probe is temporarily mounted at the position where the incident ultrasonic waves pass through the welded part at the boundary between the plurality of metal plates in an oblique direction with respect to the boundary surface. Also, a display processing means displays the intensity of the refrected ultrasonic waves. Alternatively, the display processing means displays the details of the detection result estimated based on the intensity of the reflected ultrasonic waves. | 12-30-2010 |
20100257850 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - An exhaust emission control device is provided which can reliably absorb thermal expansion difference between a particulate filter and a selective reduction catalyst without causing deposition of urea. | 10-14-2010 |
20100257849 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - An object of the invention is to provide an exhaust emission control device which eliminates the use of a heat-retention structure using heat-insulating material such as glass wool so as to attain substantial lessening in production cost. A discharge end of a gas gathering chamber is connected to an entry end of a mixing pipe so as to encase the entry end of the mixing pipe and close an opened end face in a required spaced-apart relationship. Moreover, a side surface of the entry end of the mixing pipe adjacent to the discharge side of the particulate filter is formed with an opening; and gas guide passages are formed in the gas gathering chamber by guide fins for tangential introduction of all of the exhaust gas from the discharge side of the particulate filter to the opening. An extra space isolated from the gas guide passages is ensured in the gas gathering chamber as a heat-retention chamber surrounding the entry end of the mixing pipe. | 10-14-2010 |
20100205945 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is an exhaust emission control device in which only a casing for a particulate filter can be easily taken out of position with a casing for a selective reduction catalyst being left on a vehicle body in a reliably supported state. | 08-19-2010 |
20100205944 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - The invention has its object to provide an exhaust emission control device with realized lessening of both particulates and NO | 08-19-2010 |
20100196219 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - In an exhaust emission control device, a selective reduction catalyst | 08-05-2010 |
20100192547 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - The invention has an object of exerting favorable NO | 08-05-2010 |
20100186393 | INJECTOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE - The present invention has its object to suppress heat transfer from an adapter | 07-29-2010 |
20100132348 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - In an exhaust emission control device, a casing | 06-03-2010 |
20100132333 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - The invention has its object to realize compact arrangement of particulate filter | 06-03-2010 |
20100107618 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - Provided is an exhaust emission control device with a sensor arranged at a position where no erroneous detection of data occurs. | 05-06-2010 |
20100065611 | STRUCTURE FOR JOINING MEMBERS - A structure for joining members which is suited for joining of thin members together and suited for joining of members made of different materials. The structure includes a nut, a first member superposed on the nut such that a preliminarily formed hole on the first member is contiguous with the threaded hole of the nut, and a second member superposed on the first member so as to cover the hole. | 03-18-2010 |
20100064494 | STRUCTURE FOR JOINING MEMBERS - Provided is a structure for joining members applicable even to different members. | 03-18-2010 |
20100043403 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - The invention has its object to automatically conduct forced regeneration of a particulate filter | 02-25-2010 |
20100018188 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - An exhaust emission control device has a particulate filter | 01-28-2010 |
20100012706 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR JOINING MEMBERS - Provided are a method and a structure for joining members suited for reinforcement of a shape. | 01-21-2010 |
20100005787 | EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION APPARATUS FOR ENGINE - There is provided an exhaust gas purification apparatus for an engine capable of effectively removing NOx in exhaust gas even when the temperature of exhaust gas is relatively low. The exhaust gas purification apparatus includes a selective reduction catalyst provided in an exhaust pipe, a liquid injection nozzle provided on the upstream side of the selective reduction catalyst, a liquid injecting means capable of injecting a urea-based liquid via the liquid injection nozzle, a controller, and a mixer. The apparatus further includes an ammonia purification catalyst provided on the downstream side of the selective reduction catalyst, a diesel particulate filter provided on the upstream side of the nozzle, an oxidation catalyst provided on the upstream side of the diesel particulate filter, and a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the selective reduction catalyst. A fuel injection device is configured so as to be capable of injecting fuel into a cylinder after the top dead center of piston, and when the temperature sensor detects that the selective reduction catalyst has a temperature not higher than a predetermined temperature, the controller controls the fuel injection device so that fuel is injected into the cylinder after the top dead center of piston. | 01-14-2010 |
20100001043 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR JOINING MEMBERS - A method and a structure for joining members are provided which are suited for reinforcement of a shape. | 01-07-2010 |
20100000203 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - The object of the invention is to improve mountability on a vehicle by realizing a compact arrangement of a particulate filter | 01-07-2010 |
20090313979 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - An exhaust emission control device has a particulate filter | 12-24-2009 |
20090302513 | SUSPENSION DEVICE - Interplate rubber members | 12-10-2009 |
20090293454 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - In an exhaust emission control device with NO | 12-03-2009 |
20090266061 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - An exhaust emission control device is provided which can effectively regenerate a NO | 10-29-2009 |
20090266056 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - Fuel added to exhaust gas is uniformly afforded to catalytic surfaces of a NO | 10-29-2009 |
20090241780 | MAINTENANCE METHOD FOR PARTICULATE FILTER - Provided is a method for performing maintenance of a particulate which can reliably remove combustion residue by means of backwash air without use of hot water and the like while cutting equipment expenses, so that substantial increase in exhaust pressure and deterioration of fuel economy during operation can be prevented. | 10-01-2009 |
20090236028 | METHOD FOR JOINING MATERIAL - A method for joining materials in which a second material is overlapped over a first material preliminarily formed with a joining hole so as to cover the joining hole. A joining tool arranged in alignment with the joining hole is pressed, while rotated, onto the second material so as to locally soften and enter the second material in solid phase state into the joining hole of the first material through frictional heat generated between the joining tool and the second material. The joining tool is pulled out after a geometric engaging part is provided by the second material in relation with the first material and the engaging part is allowed to harden to join the first and second materials. | 09-24-2009 |
20090235895 | LUBRICATING STRUCTURE FOR ENGINE - Disclosed is a lubrication structure for an engine comprising pistons | 09-24-2009 |
20090192020 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION - A control apparatus of a transmission for a vehicle, which includes an electric generator provided between an engine and the transmission and regenerating electricity when torque is transmitted from a drive shaft of the vehicle via the transmission in a braking condition, includes a releasing speed measuring unit, an up-shifting operation allowing unit and an up-shifting operation restraining unit. The releasing speed measuring unit measures a releasing speed of an accelerator pedal. The up-shifting operation allowing unit is applied to allow an up-shifting operation under the accelerator pedal being released when a releasing speed of the accelerator pedal is lower than a first threshold value. The up-shifting operation restraining unit is applied to restrain the up-shifting operation under the accelerator pedal being released when the releasing speed of the accelerator pedal is equal to or lower than the first threshold value. | 07-30-2009 |
20090187390 | Engine Transition Test Instrument and Method - A transition test on an engine is conducted by simulation using a simulation model of the engine. In the test, the operator can visually grasp the setting state of a control value of the engine when setting the control value. The simulation results and the control value used for the simulation are displayed in time series with graphs. The graph of the control value displayed in time series is drag-operated in the display screen to manually alter the control value. | 07-23-2009 |
20090145115 | METHOD FOR REGENERATING PARTICULATE FILTER - A particulate filter can be regenerated more efficiently and in shorter time than before. | 06-11-2009 |
20090145114 | EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - Even in a vehicle with travel pattern of continuing operational status with low exhaust temperature, a satisfactory NO | 06-11-2009 |
20090126772 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATING DEVICE - Prevented is thermoelectric elements from being exposed to abnormally high temperature | 05-21-2009 |
20090106938 | HINGE DEVICE FOR CONSOLE BOX - A hinge device for a console box includes a body arm | 04-30-2009 |
20090094813 | METHOD OF JOINING MATERIALS - Provided is a method for joining materials which is free from projections accompanying a design restriction as well as loosening and dropout, which enables joining of materials widely ranging from thinner sheets to thicker plates while preventing quality defects such as cracks and deformation from occurring and which can conduct joining with excellent recyclability while maintaining excellent workability and excellent working environment. | 04-16-2009 |
20090090316 | ENGINE BODY STRUCTURE - A timing gear case | 04-09-2009 |
20090084343 | OIL FLOW PASSAGE STRUCTURE OF CYLINDER BLOCK - Disclosed is oil flow passage formation in a cylinder block | 04-02-2009 |
20090071423 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACTUATION OF VALVES IN ENGINE WITH TURBOCHARGER - Surging is reliably prevented from occurring even when an engine with a turbocharger is operated with reduced number of cylinders and at a low speed range. | 03-19-2009 |
20090025675 | COMBUSTION CHAMBER STRUCTURE FOR DIRECT INJECTION DIESEL ENGINE - A combustion chamber structure for a direct injection diesel engine is provided which can increase recirculated amount of exhaust gas while avoiding generation of black smoke and deterioration of fuel efficiency as much as possible. | 01-29-2009 |
20090021060 | HEADREST STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - Projections capable of crushing a rear windowpane upon crash of a vehicle are arranged on a back of a stay embedded in a pad of a headrest. Thus, when the headrest strongly hits the rear windowpane upon crash of the vehicle, the rear windowpane is crushed by the projections in the form of metal pieces on upper rear portions of vertical stay portions of the stay, so that great impact is prevented from being applied on a head of an occupant. | 01-22-2009 |
20080306671 | Transient Engine Performance Adaptation Method And System - The present invention makes it possible to cope with a plurality of standardized transient operation modes in a method for adapting the engine transient characteristic to a required performance targets and a system therefore. When there are a plurality of prescribed standardized transient operation modes, transient testing is conducted in a single transient operation mode that covers changing patterns of control values of control factors of the plurality of transient operation modes. Only data in a data distribution range to be focused on is captured to create a transient engine model. | 12-11-2008 |
20080246312 | REAR SECTION STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - In a rear section structure of a vehicle, corners are defined by upstanding rear pillars at opposite ends of a back door opening and a lower back extending below the back door opening and extending laterally of the vehicle. A lower back inner part is extended to just below a rear pillar outer reinforcement to be joined to a lower portion of the rear pillar outer reinforcement. As a result, the corners can be reinforced without substantially increasing number of parts and assembling man-power. | 10-09-2008 |
20080229732 | Exhaust Emission Control Device - Sensing accuracy of a temperature sensor is enhanced so as to accurately conduct regeneration control of a particulate filter. | 09-25-2008 |