40th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090241834 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A substrate processing apparatus comprises: a processing chamber configured to accommodate a substrate; and a gas supply unit configured to supply gas into the process chamber. The gas supply unit comprises: an evaporator configured to evaporate a liquid material; a first gas supply pipe configured to supply an evaporated gas from the evaporator into the process chamber; a second gas supply pipe configured to supply an inert gas into the process chamber; and a joint part at which the first gas supply pipe and the second gas supply pipe are joined. The joint part includes a diffusion chamber. A flow rate diaphragm having an inner diameter narrowing toward a direction of the diffusion chamber is installed at the front end of the downstream side of the second gas supply pipe. The evaporated gas from the evaporator is introduced into the diffusion chamber and simultaneously the inert gas is introduced through the flow rate diaphragm installed at the front end of the second gas supply pipe. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241835 | Substrate processing apparatus - A substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber in which a substrate is mounted, a gas supply unit that supplies processing gas into the processing chamber, a gas exhaust unit that exhausts atmospheric gas in the processing chamber, first and second electrodes to which high-frequency power is applied to set the processing gas to an active state. Each of the first and second electrodes includes a core wire formed of a metal and plural pipe bodies that are joined to one another through the core wire so as to be bendable, and less thermally deformed than the core wire. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241836 | SUBSTRATE STAGE OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a substrate processing apparatus including a partitioned susceptor and configured to heat a substrate uniformly for improving process quality and yield. The substrate stage comprises a plurality of susceptor segments embedded with heating units, a substrate stage unit comprising the susceptor segments arranged in a flat configuration to define a substrate placement surface, and a uniform heat part mounted at the substrate placement surface. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241837 | CERAMIC MEMBER, CERAMIC HEATER, SUBSTRATE PLACING MECHANISM, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC MEMBER - A wafer mounting table constituted as a ceramic heater has a power feeding terminal section for a heating element and a bonding section to a supporting member as portions which are likely to be crack starting points. The wafer mounting table is constituted to permit compressive stress to be generated in the power feeding terminal section and/or the bonding section which are likely to be the crack starting points. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241838 | Polycrystalline silicon manufacturing apparatus - A polycrystalline silicon manufacturing apparatus is provided which supplies raw gas to the inside of a reaction furnace and supplies a current from an electrode to a silicon seed rod in a state where the vertically extending silicon seed rod is uprightly stood on each of the plural electrodes disposed in a bottom plate portion of the reaction furnace so as to heat the silicon seed rod and thus to deposit polycrystalline silicon on a surface of the silicon seed rod by means of the reaction of the raw gas. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241839 | ANIMAL BEDDING REMOVAL APPARATUS - A bedding removal apparatus for removing bedding material in livestock free stalls is attached to a vehicle such as a skid steer. The bedding removal apparatus includes an auger configured to extend into the bedding of the free stall and draw the bedding toward a curb. The bedding removal apparatus includes a scraper engaging an inner end of the auger to remove bedding from the auger and deposit the bedding into the alley. The auger is mounted to a shaft which is positioned at an angle with respect to the curb and a movable frame to which the shaft is attached. The shaft may be angled down and forward with respect to the movable frame. A fixed frame is mounted to the vehicle and the movable frame is pivotably attached to the fixed frame. An actuator is configured to raise the movable arm from a position with the auger engaging the bedding to a raised position for movement or maneuvering of the vehicle. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241840 | Animal Feeder - An animal feeder and animal feeding system is provided that utilizes radio frequency identification technology to permit animals selective access to food. The animal feeder includes a universal base containing all of the necessary control electronics including a radio frequency transceiver and antenna. A given number of pre-defined codes are associated with sets of removable dishes and transponders. The transponders are arranged for attachment to an animal. All dishes and transponders in a given set are associated with the same code and can be used interchangeably. The dishes are sized and shaped to be fit into the base, and while a given dish is disposed in the base, the dish communicates or programs the control electronics with the pre-defined code associated with the dish. Therefore, when an animal wearing a transponder from the same set as that dish approaches the animal feeder, the control electronics recognize the animal and open a lid to permit access to the food contained within the dish. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241841 | Directional control feeder with self-closing door and method of using same - A directional control unit having a fan blade and a counter-weighted door. The fan blade is powered by a motor that spins the fan blade which disperses feed within the directional control unit and causes the counter-weighted door to open. The feed is then distributed solely through the counter-weighted door for distribution in preferably a single, predetermined direction and, at the same time, keeping varmints from getting into the control unit and stealing the feed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241842 | Protected squirrel feeder - A protected feeder is provided for squirrels which comprises a feeder having a self supporting enclosure for predator protection from hawks or foxes to be positioned adjacent a tree for providing a protected perch with access openings in the cover and a selected portion of ground therein is covered with food. The enclosure member is substantially impervious and protects the squirrels while feeding and protects the squirrel from weather. This invention provides various designs for the protected squirrel feeder adapted to protect the food, one using a tray which is smaller than the self supporting enclosure and a second feeder uses small high-calcium loaded rocks as a ground layer. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241843 | PET FEEDING CONTAINMENT SYSTEM - A pet feeding containment system adapted to hold food and water bowls comprises a base with at least one wall defining an interior space. The front section comprises a low portion and at least one high portion. The low portion provides a pet with access to food and water bowls, while the close proximity of the high portion to the pet's head and shoulders deters the pet from moving its head outside of the containment system while feeding. The containment system inhibits spills and contains those that occur, thus minimizing messes outside of the system. Another embodiment uses a filtering tray which is disposed above the base. The filtering tray has interstitial spaces that are sufficiently small to retain spilled food on the filtering tray but allow spilled water to pass through onto the base, thus enabling a pet owner to collect and re-use spilled food. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241844 | PET FEEDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING SPILLED FOOD AND WATER - A pet feeding system for separating spilled food from spilled water comprises a housing which defines a contained feeding area adapted to hold a food bowl, a water bowl, or both. The system is capable of filtering spilled food from spilled water. A sloped surface extends downward from a bowl region toward a perforated collection region. A low portion of at least one wall has a segment which is contoured inwardly toward feeding bowls, thus allowing a pet to be closer to the bowls while feeding. A method for collecting spilled food and spilled water from a pet feeding system comprises separating the pet feeding system into a first reservoir and a second reservoir, which are detachably coupled to each other; collecting the spilled food from the first reservoir; and collecting the spilled water from the second reservoir. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241845 | Digitally timed feeder and method of using same - A digitally programmable product dispenser having a motor operationally connected to a spinner wherein said product from a product hopper is distributed along a plurality of feed channels. The product distribution may be onto a spinner and the spinner distributes the product along a plurality of feed channels. The motor can be actuated, by a digital timer, programmed to run at predetermined intervals throughout the day, as well as operate for a predetermined amount of time, therefore, economically distributing the feed in position where more then one member of wildlife and/or livestock can be fed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241846 | Varmint guard feeder and method of using same - A feed dispensing apparatus comprising a hopper to contain feed and a large sheet of metal adjustably attached below the base of the hopper. The base of the hopper has small openings to allow for feed to fall from the hopper to the sheet of metal below the hopper. The feed dispensing apparatus also comprises a motor and a fan blade which operate to disperse feed through the gap between the base of the hopper and the sheet of metal. The gap between the base of the hopper and the sheet of metal is adjustable in order to ensure that a specific type of varmint cannot gain access to the feed in the hopper. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241847 | MODULAR ANIMAL FEEDER - According to the preferred aspect of the instant invention, there is provided an apparatus for feeding livestock that is modular in design. In the preferred embodiment, it consists of alternating support and spanning sections that are preferably held together by one or more steel or similar rods running therethrough. Preferably, the modular components will be made of high density plastic to help reduce the risk of rust and corrosion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241848 | Animal Waterer - An animal waterer may be provided. The animal waterer may comprise a reservoir for containing a water supply, a sediment container located in the reservoir and in fluid communication with the water supply, and a drinking container located in the sediment container. The drinking container may comprise at least one opening in fluid communication with the water supply. The animal waterer may also comprise a valve in fluid communication with the reservoir. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241849 | Animal Waste Management Device - A pet waste management device includes a housing having upper and lower ends. The device includes a receiving bowl positioned in the housing, the bowl having an open upper end and a lower end having an outlet. A cover is situated upwardly adjacent the bowl upper end. A water outlet is positioned adjacent the bowl upper end to introduce water into the bowl. A supply line provides water to the water outlet. The device includes a first foot pedal configured to selectively allow water from the supply line to enter the bowl through the water outlet. A drain line is operatively coupled to the bowl lower end to drain contents of the bowl. The device includes a heating unit to prevent water from freezing, the heating unit including a resistive heating element and a thermostat and is in electrical communication with a power source. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241850 | Pet Waste Collection System - A pet waste collection system comprising a frame, a mounting bracket, a spool, and a sensor. The frame defines a floor with a first end and a second end. The floor may be configured to receive waste from a pet. The mounting bracket may be located on the first end of the floor and configured to receive a wrapper cartridge. The spool may be located on the second end of the floor and configured to allow a film to be drawn from the wrapper cartridge across the floor and to roll the film around the spool. The sensor is configured to detect the presence of pet waste at the film proximate the floor. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241851 | FOLDABLE LINER FOR A CAT LITTER BOX - A disposable liner for placing in a litter box protects the litter box from soil deposited by cats and other pets. The liner has side and end walls projecting upwardly from a floor. Each of the longer side walls has a discontinuity that serves as a fold feature allowing the liner to be folded along a fold line into a folded configuration with the two sections of the floor on either side of the fold in facing relationship. In the folded configuration, the side walls overlap to form a partially closed space for retaining pet waste prior to disposal of the lining. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241852 | System for Climbing Pets - A system for climbing pets, particularly cats, featuring an expandable rod and an array of wall supports, platforms and accessories. The expandable rod is the only direct connection to a wall while the wall supports are suspended from the expandable rod and the platforms are secured to the wall supports. Accessories such as toys and food/water bowls may be snapped into place on the platform surface via complimentary securing elements. The platforms can be placed at various elevations so that a cat can play, sleep, eat, scratch and avoid other animals in the house in a secure and designated environment. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241853 | Animal Training Device Responsive to an Audible Signal - Described is an animal training device for delivering a response signal in response to receiving an audible signal. The animal training device is adapted to be carried by an animal and delivers the response signal, which includes a stimulus to the animal and an animal location indicator, in response to receiving the audible signal, which includes a voice command and other distinguishable sounds. The animal training device allows an animal handler to deliver a stimulus to the animal and generate a location indicator without using an additional device, such as a handheld transmitter. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241854 | Abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective retractable pet leash - A flexible abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective retractable pet leash has an omnidirectionally reflective pet leash housed within a retractable housing device. The omnidirectionally reflective pet leash reflects an incoming light beam back in the same direction as it was emanated. The reflected light beam provides accurate illumination of the pet leash and the location of the pet during dusk or nighttime hours. This retractable pet leash is created by surrounding a central braided rope of nylon or polyethylene fibers with a cylindrically braided reflective sleeve. The braided reflective sleeve is composed of braided narrow width reflective strips each comprising a plurality of reflective threads worked together to form a weave. Due to the braided weave of the reflective threads and the arrangement of the microscopic reflectors light incident thereon from virtually any angle is reflected back to its source. Advantageously, the fabric remains supple, facilitating extension and retraction of the leash. The braided construction enables the pet leash to reflect light omnidirectionally over a large angle of acceptance, thereby providing an improved measure of safety for both the pet and the pet handler. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241855 | VISION CONE COLLAR - An improved animal medical collar includes openings allowing pets, domestic, and captive wild animals wearing the medical collar to freely see and smell their surroundings while preventing access to a wound or surgical area. The openings are sized and spaced to allow the animal to view and smell it's surroundings and provides increased air circulation around the animal's head. Providing such viewing and perception of odors and scents relieves the stress and anxiety the animal would otherwise experience. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241856 | Protective mask and halter apparatus - Protective mask and halter apparatus for protecting the head and eyes of a horse or other animal from insects and the sun includes a cap formed of mesh material and a halter including strapping attached to the cap and a closure for maintaining the cap in position on the animals head, the mesh material being colored and marked to conform to typical animal coloring and marking. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241857 | Pet flyer/pet ID holder - A lightweight, water resistance, Pet collar or Harness that is able to accommodate pages of papers inside its cylinder easily from the opening (either by zipper, Velcro and /or Zip- lock) or as a tube or cylinder that could be attached to any regular collar or Harness to carry papers inside. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241858 | WATER HEATER WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY BAFFLES - A water heater for exchanging heat between hot gasses and water within the water heater. The water heater includes a water tank, a conduit for allowing flow of the gasses therethrough, the conduit extending through the tank and promoting heat exchange between the gasses and water in the tank, and a baffle extending within the conduit for affecting the flow of the gasses. The baffle includes a sheet bent in a zig-zag manner and having a number of plate sections. Each plate section has a through-flow portion allowing the gasses to flow therethrough. The sheet also has a number of first bends and a number of second bends, the first bends alternating with the second bends such that each plate section is defined between one first bend and one second bend. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241859 | CONTINUOUS STEAM GENERATOR WITH EQUALIZING CHAMBER - An evaporator | 2009-10-01 |
20090241860 | ENHANCED STEAM CYCLE UTILIZING A DUAL PRESSURE RECOVERY BOILER WITH REHEAT - An enhanced steam cycle utilizing a dual pressure recovery boiler with reheat allows a large increase in electrical generation with various turbine cycles while overcoming traditional lower furnace material limitations. A dual pressure designed recovery boiler furnace is provided with a lower furnace and an upper furnace. The lower furnace is operated at a lower temperature to prevent or reduce corrosion of the lower furnace wall tubes caused by the reducing environment. The lower furnace can be either a low pressure natural circulation steam generating (drum) system or economizer. Unlike the lower furnace, the upper furnace is not exposed to a reducing environment and is therefore not as susceptible to severe corrosion rates. The upper furnace is operated at higher temperatures and pressures which permit implementation of higher efficiency reheat steam cycles. The upper furnace thus operates as a high pressure natural circulation steam generating (drum) system, or as a once-through supercritical steam generating system. The dual pressure recovery boiler can thus be coupled to a variety of condensing, non-condensing or a combination of condensing and non-condensing turbine cycles to provide a large increase in electrical generation. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241861 | ENGINE SYSTEM - It is an object of the invention to provide an engine system using a small-sized heat exchanger having a high efficiency and a stable performance for heating and vaporizing a hydrogen medium supplied to a reactor vessel. The engine system includes an engine having an intake pipe for taking in air for combustion thereinto and an exhaust pipe for exhausting exhaust gas therefrom, a reactor vessel with a catalyst supported therein for decomposing a hydrogen medium which contains hydrogen in molecules thereof and of which the hydrogen can be taken out by a chemical reaction, a hydrogen medium tank storing the hydrogen medium, a high-pressure pump for pressurizing and transporting the hydrogen medium, a first heat exchanger for exchanging heat with the hydrogen medium in a liquid state, a second heat exchanger for exchanging heat with the hydrogen medium in a gas state, and a back pressure valve for depressurizing and vaporizing the hydrogen medium, disposed in a hydrogen medium flow path between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, wherein the reactor vessel is disposed in the exhaust pipe so that the reactor vessel can exchange heat with the exhaust pipe, and wherein the high-pressure pump, the first heat exchanger, and the second heat exchanger are arranged in the hydrogen medium flow path for transporting the hydrogen medium from the hydrogen medium tank to the reactor vessel in this order from an upstream side in the hydrogen medium flow path. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241862 | SNOWMOBILE COOLING SYSTEM - A snowmobile is disclosed having a frame. A tunnel is formed in a rearward portion of the frame. An engine disposed on the frame. A drive track is disposed at least in part in the tunnel and is operatively connected to the engine for propulsion of the snowmobile. At least one ski is operatively connected to the frame at least in part forwardly of the drive track. A straddle seat is disposed on the frame at least in part above the drive track. A steering device is operatively connected to the at least one ski for steering the snowmobile. A radiator is disposed between the tunnel and the track. The radiator has a first side facing the track and a second side facing the tunnel. The second side is generally opposite the first side. At least a portion of the second side is spaced apart from the tunnel. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241863 | CONTROL METHOD OF ENGINE RAPID WARM-UP SYSTEM - An engine rapid warm-up system includes cooling water circulating through an engine | 2009-10-01 |
20090241864 | COOLING SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cooling system includes: an oil pump for supplying oil under pressure; a cylinder head forming part of a combustion chamber; a cooling portion formed in the cylinder head and adapted to allow circulating oil to cool heat transmitted from the combustion chamber; an oil cooler for cooling oil; and a thermostat for switching between an oil passage routed through the oil cooler and a bypass passage bypassing the oil cooler. The thermostat is disposed in an oil passage between the oil pump and the cooling portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241865 | Electric cooling fan control based on known vehicle load conditions - A method of controlling a cooling fan for an engine of a vehicle may entail determining an engine coolant temperature, providing a normal load operation mode for the cooling fan and a high load operation mode for the cooling fan, determining whether a tow-haul operation is selected within the vehicle, determining a vehicle load of the vehicle by detecting whether a towing load sensor is activated or not activated, determining whether a vehicle load threshold is reached based upon activation of the towing load sensor, and operating the cooling fan. Operating the cooling fan may be based on the coolant temperature and one of the normal load operation mode and the high load operation mode. Operating the cooling fan in the normal load operation mode may mean reducing a cooling fan operation frequency and decreasing a cooling fan operation percentage over a predetermined coolant temperature range. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241866 | COOLING STRUCTURE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cooling structure of an internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinder bores; a cylinder head disposed on an upper portion of the cylinder block; two camshafts disposed on the cylinder head so as to be juxtaposed to each other in parallel to a crankshaft; camshaft housing chambers formed on the cylinder head to house the respective camshafts; a recessed portion provided between the camshaft housing chambers; a plug seat formed between the camshafts and in the recessed portion; a cooling air passage formed between the cylinder bores; and cooling air introduction passages communicating from the cooling air passage to the recessed portion of the cylinder head. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241867 | COOLING SYSTEM OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A cooling system of an internal combustion engine is provided that can improve flexibility of arrangement of peripheral machinery included in the engine. A cooling system of an internal combustion engine includes a crankcase; a cylinder block disposed on an upper portion of the crankcase and having a plurality of cylinder bores; a cylinder head disposed on an upper portion of the cylinder block; and an oil passage formed in a rear surface portion of the cylinder block so as to extend along a cylinder-arrangement direction. The oil temperature sensor is attached to the oil passage from the axial direction of the oil passage. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241868 | Air cleaner assembly for a small V-type engine, engine incorporating same,and motorcycle incorporating same - An air cleaner for a V-type internal combustion engine includes a filter housing with introduction ports formed in both left and right lateral walls communicating with respective air intake ducts and a pair of cleaner elements fixedly disposed in the filter housing to partition the inside thereof into an upper unfiltered air chamber communicating with both the introduction ports and a filtered air chamber disposed below the unfiltered air chamber. The cleaner elements are disposed on both sides of a vertical plane passing through a vehicle body centerline, extend forward and rearward of the air introduction ports, and are inclined to be gradually lowered as they extend away from the vertical plane to face the respective air introduction ports. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241869 | VEHICLE AND PROPULSION SYSTEM INCLUDING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine for a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, includes a crankcase, two banks of cylinders projecting from the crankcase in a 56-57 degree V-configuration, a plurality of pushrods, and a plurality of camshafts supported by the crankcase. The two banks of cylinders include a first cylinder bank that projects from the crankcase to a first cylinder head, and a second cylinder bank that projects from the crankcase to a second cylinder head. The plurality of intake and exhaust valve pushrods extend between the crankcase and the first and second cylinder heads, driven by one intake camshaft and two exhaust camshafts. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241870 | VARIABLE INTAKE VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An intake valve assembly of an internal combustion engine that includes a combustion chamber and an intake passage. The intake valve assembly comprises an intake valve movable into and out of engagement with a valve seat, a reciprocating primary valve tappet, and a secondary valve tappet axially non-movably attached to the primary valve tappet. The intake valve is mounted to the primary valve tappet and axially freely movable relative thereto. The primary valve tappet is configured for axially engaging the first intake valve to limit the axial movement thereof said intake valve away from the valve seat. The secondary valve tappet is configured for axially engaging the intake valve for mechanically moving the intake valve away from the valve seat. The intake valve is further operated fluidly in response to pressure differential between the intake passage and the combustion chamber. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241871 | ASSEMBLED CAMSHAFT AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE PROVIDED WITH ASSEMBLED CAMSHAFT - The degree of freedom in a mounting position of a fuel pump driving cam ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090241872 | Temperature Sensing Coordination with Engine Valve Timing Using Electric Valve Actuator - A method of operation for an engine including an electrically actuated engine valve in a cylinder head, with at least an actuator coupled to the valve, the method including applying a potential to generate a current indicative of temperature in the actuator at least partially during a substantially non-moving condition of the actuator and adjusting a timing of the application of the potential based on valve location in the cylinder head. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241873 | VARIABLE VALVE-OPERATING SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A variable valve-operating system for an internal combustion engine, comprising a cylinder head having an intake or exhaust valve, a camshaft rotatably supported by the cylinder head, a cam body rotatably fitted around the camshaft and including a cam lobe having an outer peripheral surface for driving the valve and a boss protruding radially from the cam body, and a valve open period-varying mechanism supported on the camshaft and including an intermediate rotating member having a center of rotation offset from the camshaft, the mechanism transmits rotation of the camshaft to the boss of the cam body through the intermediate rotating member and also permits the valve open period of the valve to be varied through adjustment of the eccentric phase angle of the intermediate rotating member, wherein at least a part of the boss is so positioned as to overlap with the profile of a nose of the cam lobe when viewed in the axial direction of the cam body. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241874 | VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATOR - A variable valve actuator presses rocker arms using force transmitted from a drive cam to open/close valves of an engine, and includes a swing arm, which is pivotably coupled to the engine on a first side thereof, and at least two pressing means, which come into contact with the rocker arms on first sides thereof, are pivotably coupled to a second side of a swing arm on second sides thereof, and press the rocker arms when pressed by the drive cam. Thereby, the variable valve actuator can adjust a lift time and a lift distance of each valve without changing positions of the drive cams and the camshaft, and more easily adjust the lift time of each valve, and have very excellent applicability to the engine due to simple internal configuration. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241875 | Apparatus and methods for continuous variable valve timing - Apparatus and methods for shifting the phase between a driver gear and a driven gear in communication by a timing belt are provided as well as methods for configuring the apparatus. The apparatus may continuously vary the phase relationship between the driver gear and the driven gear. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241876 | VARIABLE VALVE LIFT APPARATUS - A variable valve lift apparatus includes an input cam disposed to a input shaft, a valve opening unit, a control shaft parallel to the input shaft, an input link rotatably coupled to the control shaft and contacting the input cam, a control link connected with the input link and eccentrically connected to the control shaft, a connecting link connected with the control link, and a lift arm that is rotatably coupled to the control shaft, is connected with the connecting link, and drives the valve opening unit. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241877 | VARIABLE VALVE GEAR FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - The variable valve gear for an internal combustion engine includes a cam lobe that is rotatably supported by a cam drive shaft, and a variable valve mechanism that includes a drive arm fixed adjacent to one end of the cam lobe in the cam drive shaft, an eccentric shaft member that is swivelably supported at a position opposite to the cam lobe with respect to the drive arm in the cam drive shaft, has an outer circumferential surface eccentric to an axis of the cam drive shaft, and is adjustable in eccentricity, and an intermediate rotary member that is rotatably supported through a bearing member around the eccentric shaft member, and is connected to the drive arm, wherein the drive arm includes an end face that overlaps with an end face of the bearing member, when projecting along the axis of the cam drive shaft, and the end face of the drive arm is protruding further than the end face of the cam lobe toward the bearing member. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241878 | VALVE TIMING ADJUSTING APPARATUS - A valve timing adjusting apparatus includes a driving-side rotor, a driven-side rotor, and a directional control valve. The driven-side rotor is rotated in the advance direction when the advance and retard output ports communicate with the intake port and the retard drain port respectively, and the advance and retard output ports are disconnected from the advance drain port. The driven-side rotor is rotated in the retard direction when the advance and retard output ports communicate with the advance drain port and the intake port respectively, and the advance and retard output ports are disconnected from the retard drain port. A relay passage is provided at an exterior of the directional control valve for communication with the advance and retard drain ports. The drain relay passage closes the advance and retard drain ports relative to the exterior. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241879 | EXPOSED COIL ROCKER ARM COVER ASSEMBLY HAVING EXTERNAL MULTI-COIL MOUNTING BRACKET - An improved rocker arm cover assembly having an enclosed rocker arm chamber housing and a generally L-shaped bracket for mounting multiple coils to an exterior vertical side wall of the housing, so that the coils are exposed and laterally displaced from the housing. The bottom of the housing includes special seal and flange members to permit sealing mounting to the engine head so that the rocker arm chamber is isolated as a “wet” enclosure from the coil bracket assembly. The housing is mounted directly to the head via a plurality of through bolts. A fully isolated, dual function, oil fill/PCV valve conduit is provided through the top of the housing to permit adding lubrication oil or permitting exhaust of crankcase vapors without contaminating the coils, and permitting independent servicing of the coils. Several variations of coils and coil mounting brackets are disclosed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241880 | ROCKER SHAFT SUPPORT STRUCTURE IN FOUR-CYCLE ENGINE - In a four-cycle engine, the stiffness of a rocker shaft support portion is increased while avoiding an increase in the size of a cylinder head. The rocker shaft support portion that supports a rocker shaft is integrally formed on the cylinder head so as to be disposed between an engine valve and a camshaft as viewed from an axial direction of the camshaft and the rocker shaft. First reinforcement ribs are integrally disposed in a protruding condition on a plane orthogonal to an axis of a rocker shaft on a side face of rocker shaft support portions opposite a side of a camshaft. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241881 | Valve Operating System - A pivot cam mechanism included in a valve operating system is configured such that a coupling pin is supported at a pivot member in a position closer to a camshaft than a control shaft, and the pivot member and the driven member are integrally pivotable according to the rotation of the drive cam while changing relative attitudes of the driven member and the pivot member. Positions and shapes of the drive cam, the driven member, and the pivot member are designed so that a valve maximum acceleration point at which an acceleration of a valve body is at a maximum is located in a front part of a valve acceleration period in which the acceleration of the valve body has a positive value while the drive cam is rotating once. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241882 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE VISCOSITY OF AUTOMOTIVE FUEL COMPOSITIONS - A certain viscosity index (VI) improving additive may be used to increase the viscosity of an autoamotive fuel composition, by an amount greater than that which theory would have predicted to occur to improve the acceleration performance of an internal combustion engine into which the fuel composition is introduced. The fuel composition is suitably a diesel fuel composition, and the additive suitably comprises a block copolymer which contains one or more monomer blocks selected from ethylene, propylene, butylene, butadiene, isoprene and styrene monomers. The additive is preferably used in the composition at a concentration of 0.5 % w/w or lower. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241883 | CONTROL METHOD FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM, AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a control method for an internal combustion engine system, capable of preventing an internal combustion engine in a state after being automatically stopped, from falling into an unrestartable state. Upon satisfaction of a given automatic stop condition, the engine | 2009-10-01 |
20090241884 | DIAGNOSIS DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - After an engine automatic stop processing is started, a diagnosis of a starter is started at a time of t | 2009-10-01 |
20090241885 | Intake Device for an Internal Combustion Engine - An intake device for an internal combustion engine includes two abutting parts | 2009-10-01 |
20090241886 | INTAKE MANIFOLD - An intake manifold to be mounted to a traverse engine includes pieces made of resin and welded to each other. The pieces are constructed with a first piece having a connector to be connected to the engine, and a second piece. The second piece has an upper positioning part overlapping with the first piece except for the connector having a linear-shaped outlet passage. The upper positioning part is welded to the first piece so as to define an upstream side passage of the outlet passage. The first piece has a cover, which covers the upper positioning part defining a downstream end of the upstream side passage. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241887 | TRANSIT BUS INTAKE AIR MANAGEMENT BOX - An intake air management apparatus attached to a vehicle frame and configured for connection to an air cleaner of a vehicle includes a box having an opening defined by a pair of opposing sidewalls, a back wall, a top surface and a bottom surface having an aperture. An air drop tube is inserted into the aperture and has an inlet end and an oppositely located outlet end. A diversion baffle partially covers the opening and is configured for preventing moisture from entering the inlet end of the tube. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241888 | Air Induction Housing Having a Perforated Wall and Interfacing Sound Attenuation Chamber - An air induction housing having a perforated wall which provides a first intake noise attenuation modality and further having a sound attenuation chamber interfaced with the perforated wall which provides a second intake noise attenuation modality. Multiply apertured tubes of the sound attenuation chamber provide a Helmholtz resonator, wherein the tubes are superposed the wall perforations so that, attendant to the noise attenuation, ample air entry into the air induction housing is provided. The size, number and arrangement of the perforations is selected such that ample airflow is provided and audibility of intake noise is minimized in conjunction with the corresponding tubes of the sound attenuation chamber. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241889 | INTAKE AIRFLOW CONTROL MECHANISM FOR ENGINE - An intake airflow control mechanism for an engine includes a first valve shaft on which valve elements of intake airflow control valves are fitted in such a manner that the valve elements pivot in accordance with the rotation of the first valve shaft; a second valve shaft on which valve elements of intake airflow control valves are fitted in such a manner that the valve elements pivot in accordance with the rotation of the second valve shaft; an actuator that rotates the first valve shaft, a link mechanism that transmits the rotation of the first valve shaft to the second valve shaft, a stopper that stops the rotation of the second valve shaft when the second valve shaft is in a prescribed rotational position, and a sensor that detects the amount by which the first valve shaft is rotated by the actuator. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241890 | DAMPING FORCE VARIATOR - The present invention provides a damping force variator that can damp a vibration even if the frequency of the vibration is high. The damping force variator, which applies a magnetic field to a magnetic fluid flowing through an orifice to vary the magnitude of a damping force, has a float that moves in the orifice when the magnetic fluid flows. If the damping force variator has a cylinder that is filled with the magnetic fluid, and a piston that slides in the cylinder to apply a pressure to the magnetic fluid, the damping force variator functions as a damper that damps a vibration transmitted from the cylinder or the piston. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241891 | CYLINDER HEAD STRUCTURE IN FOUR-CYCLE ENGINE - To achieve further reduction in size and weight of a cylinder head in a four-cycle engine having a connection surface formed on the cylinder head to connect a head cover set so as to follow along a plane that is inclined so as to be spaced further away from a cylinder block toward a first side wall. A camshaft holder is integrally formed on a cylinder head so as to protrude from a connection surface as viewed from an axial direction of a camshaft. An intake port is disposed in the first side wall such that an upstream end thereof is disposed at the same position as part of the bearing portion in a direction along an axis of a cylinder bore. An exhaust valve has a stem end disposed at a position protruding from the connection surface as viewed in a direction along the axial direction of a camshaft. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241892 | Crankcase structure for an overhead-camshaft internal combustion engine, and engine incorporating same - An overhead-camshaft internal combustion engine having an outer wall of a crankcase provided adjacent a crankshaft, with a spiral-surfaced opening through which the crankshaft is passed. The outer crankcase wall is integrally provided with a loop guide engaging recess formed thereon. The loop guide engaging recess supports a base end portion of a loop guide for guiding an endless chain. A loop-retaining member for preventing the timing endless chain from dropping is arranged at a position on the lower side of a loop drive sprocket integrally formed at an end portion of the crankshaft. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241893 | Bolt fastening structure for internal combustion engine, and engine incorporating same - A bolt fastening structure for an internal combustion engine includes bolt fitting holes formed in a cylinder of the engine. An inner wall of a top portion of a crankcase includes boss portions having openings, as an extension to the corresponding bolt fitting holes, with internal threads formed therein. The crankcase further includes hollow recesses formed thereon between the boss portions and crankshaft rotational support portions. Fastening bolts, each having an external thread formed at a tip portion thereof, are extended through the bolt fitting holes, and engaged with the internal threads of the boss portion. The hollow recesses include portions of the openings of the boss portions having the internal threads opened therein. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241894 | COMPLIANT WALLED COMBUSTION DEVICES - Combustion devices described herein comprise a compliant combustion chamber wall or segment. The compliant segment deforms during combustion in the combustion chamber. Some devices may include a compliant wall configured to stretch responsive to pressure generated by combustion of a fuel in the combustion chamber. A coupling portion translates deformation of the compliant segment or wall into mechanical output. One or more ports are configured to inlet an oxygen source and fuel into the combustion chamber and to outlet exhaust gases from the combustion chamber. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241895 | TWO STROKE COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH LIQUID INJECTION - A combustion engine operating in accordance with the two-stroke principle, which comprises alternating power strokes and the compression strokes, wherein the combustion engine comprises at least one cylinder ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090241896 | Ignition system utilizing igniter and gas injector - An ignition system for use with an engine is disclosed. The ignition system may have an igniter connected to selectively ignite a fuel mixture within the engine, an injector located to inject a non-combustible gas into the engine, and a controller in communication with the igniter and the injector. The controller may be configured to energize the igniter during a first mode of engine operation to ignite the fuel mixture, and cease energizing the igniter during a second mode of engine operation. The controller may also be configured to actuate the injector during the second mode of engine operation to promote auto-ignition of the fuel mixture. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241897 | LOW COST VARIABLE SWIRL - Variable swirl for internal combustion engines. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a first intake valve controlling air flow from a first intake port to a piston cylinder of the internal combustion engine, where the first intake valve has a first lift profile. A second intake valve controls air flow from a second intake port to the piston cylinder, where the second intake valve has a second lift profile different than the first lift profile. The combination of first and second lift profiles causes a variable swirl of air in the cylinder as a function of engine speed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241898 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SPARK LEAD OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method of controlling the spark lead of an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder fitted with a spark plug; the method including the steps of: determining a standard spark lead value; determining an engine knock index in the cylinder; calculating a correction factor as a function of the engine knock index; determining a modified spark lead value by applying the correction factor to the standard spark lead value; and controlling the spark plug using the modified spark lead value. The correction factor is calculated by statistically analyzing a number of engine knock indexes to calculate a cumulative distribution; comparing the cumulative distribution with at least one target value; and modifying the current correction factor value as a function of the comparison between the cumulative distribution and the target value. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241899 | Reserve Torque for Lean Equivalence Ratio Requests - A reserve torque system comprises a first module and a reserve torque module. The first module generates a first signal a predetermined period before an equivalence ratio (EQR) of an air/fuel mixture supplied to an engine is transitioned from a non-lean EQR to a lean EQR. The reserve torque module creates a reserve torque between when the first signal is generated and when the EQR is transitioned to the lean EQR. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241900 | INTAKE AIR CONTROL SYSTEM OF V-TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An intake air control system of a V-type internal combustion engine having cylinder axes formed in a V-shape with a crankshaft provided therebetween is provided. An operation input shaft driven by an operator's input and an operation input shaft turning angle sensor that detects a turning angle of the operation input shaft are also provided. A throttle body having a throttle valve is formed with an intake passage for each of the cylinders. The operation input shaft is located between valve shafts of an opposing pair of throttle valves that are located on opposing bank portions of the V-type internal combustion engine, when viewed from the direction of the crankshaft. The operation input shaft is disposed separately from the throttle valve shafts and the operation input shaft turning angle sensor is provided at a shaft end of the operation input shaft. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241901 | IN-LINE ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MODULATING DEVICE TO MODULATE FUEL FLOW IN FUEL RAILS TO REDUCE NOISE - Systems and methods for modulating fuel flow of a fuel delivery system including direct injection fuel injectors of an engine to mitigate engine noise are provided. An example of such systems may include a modulating device located in the fuel delivery system upstream of the direct injection fuel injectors, the modulating device configured to generate mitigating fuel pressure pulse(s) for attenuating fuel pressure pulse(s) generated by actuation of the direct injection fuel injectors. An example of such methods may include adjusting the modulating device responsive to actuation of the direct injection injectors, wherein operation of the modulating device is varied responsive to variation of direct injection fuel injector actuation. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241902 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder head having a plurality of intake ports; throttle devices including a plurality of respective intake passages equipped with throttle valves therein; a plurality of fuel injection valves for injecting fuel into the corresponding intake passages; a fuel pipe adapted to supply fuel to the fuel injection valves; and a pulsation damper connected to the fuel pipe to damp fuel pressure pulsation. In the engine, a connection pipe coupled to the pulsation damper is formed between a plurality of branch portions with respect a longitudinal direction of the fuel pipe, adapted to deliver fuel from the fuel pipe to the fuel injection valves and the connection pipe is disposed to at least partially overlap the fuel injection valve as viewed from the longitudinal direction of the fuel pipe. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241903 | CAM ASSISTED COMMON RAIL FUEL SYSTEM AND ENGINE USING SAME - A fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes a plurality of nozzle groups and a plurality of pump groups. A common rail is fluidly connected with each of the nozzle groups, and each of the pump groups includes a mechanically actuated pressure intensifier having a tappet which can selectively intensify a fuel injection pressure in a corresponding one of the nozzle groups. Each of the mechanically actuated pressure intensifiers is movable in response to rotation of a cam, and includes a spill valve having a first position at which fuel is displaced from the pump group to a low pressure space and a second position at which fuel is displaced to a corresponding one of the nozzle groups. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241904 | FUEL SUPPLY PIPE DEVICE AND FUEL INJECTION DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An internal combustion engine has multiple cylinders each provided with multiple injectors. A fuel supply pipe device includes multiple fuel passages, which receive fuel through multiple fuel paths and supply the fuel correspondingly to the multiple injectors. The multiple fuel passages are separated respectively from the multiple fuel passages. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241905 | MOUNT STRUCTURE OF FUEL INJECTION VALVE AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - A combustion chamber side end portion of a fuel injection valve is placed at a location that overlaps with an imaginary plane, which is perpendicular to a center axis of a cylinder and extends along a portion of a wall surface of an intake port where an intake valve protrudes, or is projected out from the imaginary plane toward a combustion chamber. Alternatively, a center of a fuel injecting side end port of the fuel injection valve, which injects fuel into intake air that flows in a branch port branched from the intake port, may be placed on the center axis side of the intake valve in a radial direction of the cylinder. Further alternatively, an upstream side fuel injection valve may inject fuel into intake air that flows in the intake port, and a downstream side fuel injection valve may inject fuel into intake air that flows in the branch port branched from the intake port. Alternatively, an injection quantity of fuel may be controlled for each of fuel injection valves, which injects fuel into intake air that flows in the corresponding branch port branched from the intake port. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241906 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR AN INJECTOR IN AN EXHAUST SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A mounting device for an injector in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine; the mounting device is provided with a tubular support body, which is made of a thermally conductive material, houses the injector therein, and is adapted to be coupled to a connection tube laterally extending outwards from an exhaust conduit of the exhaust system at a lower end thereof; an upper portion of the support body is thermally coupled to an upper portion of a nose of the injector so that a high thermal exchange occurs by conduction between the upper portion of the nose of the injector and the upper portion of the support body; and a lower portion of the support body is thermally insulated from a lower portion of the nose of the injector so that a reduced thermal exchange occurs by conduction between the upper portion of the nose of the injector and the upper portion of the support body. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241907 | FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR/SENSOR MOUNT ASSEMBLY - A fuel pressure sensor/sensor mount assembly for use in a fuel injection system equipped with fuel injectors which inject fuel, as supplied from an accumulator through fuel pipes, into a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine mounted in an engine compartment of a vehicle. The assembly includes a connector unit and fuel pressure sensors. The connector unit has formed therein a plurality of communication paths each of which is to establish a connection between one of the fuel injectors and the accumulator through one of the fuel pipes. The connector unit also has formed therein sensor mounts exposed to the communication paths. Each of the fuel pressure sensors is disposed in the sensor mount to measure the pressure of the fuel in the communication path. This structure permits steps of installing the fuel pressure sensors within the engine compartment to be decreased and ensures desired measurement accuracy of the fuel pressure sensors. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241908 | Controlling Apparatus of Variable Capacity Type Fuel Pump and Fuel Supply System - A controlling apparatus of a variable capacity type fuel pump, for avoiding noises caused due to drive of the fuel pump and noises caused due to drive of injectors from overlapping or duplicating with each other in the timing thereof, wherein signals for driving the pump reduced, or the timing thereof is shifted forward/backward, within a specific timing where the o overlapping can be prospected, or a specific timing where they are determined to overlap or duplicate with each other. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241909 | Shot mode transition method for fuel injection system - A fuel injection system for a combustion engine is disclosed. The fuel injection system may have a fuel injector configured to inject fuel in one of a first shot mode and a second shot mode. Additionally, the fuel injection system may have a sensor configured to sense a parameter indicative of a desired rate of change of a supplied fuel quantity and generate a corresponding signal. The fuel injection system may also have a controller in communication with the fuel injector and the sensor. The controller may be configured to operate the fuel injector in one of the first shot mode and the second shot mode during an injection event, based on a count and the signal. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241910 | Variable Compression Ratio Apparatus - A variable compression ratio apparatus is disclosed. An upper connecting rod has one end rotatably connected to a piston so as to reciprocate motion of the piston. A lower connecting rod has one end rotatably connected to the other end of the upper connecting rod. A crankshaft is rotatably mounted at an eccentric position of the lower connecting rod. A control rod has one end rotatably connected to the other end of the lower connecting rod, to control the position of that end of the lower connecting rod. A control shaft is connected to the other end of the control rod, to control the position of that end of the control rod. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241911 | Vibration reducing system using a pump - A vibration reducing system for an engine is disclosed. The vibration reducing system includes at least one pumping member movable through a plurality of pumping strokes during an engine cycle. The vibration reducing system also includes a controller in communication with the at least one pumping member, the controller being configured to identify a vibration characteristic of the engine. The controller also is configured to adjust the displacement of fuel during at least one of the plurality of pumping strokes based on the vibration characteristic. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241912 | Fuel supply system - A fuel supply system includes a plurality of fuel pumps, and one suction filter. The suction filter includes connection portions that are connected to pump inlets of the fuel pumps, and an interval adjusting member that adjusts the interval between the connection portions in accordance with the interval between the fuel pumps. Thus, it is possible to fit the suction filter to the fuel pumps without changing the interval between the fuel pumps. Because the interval between pump outlets is not changed, it is possible to minimize the problems that are likely to occur when the suction filter is fitted to the fuel pumps. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241913 | INTAKE DEVICE FOR MULTICYLINDER ENGINE - A compact intake device for a multicylinder engine includes fuel injection valves, vacuum conduits, and purge conduits compactly disposed on throttle bodies. First and second connecting tubes are disposed on a plurality of throttle bodies of a multicylinder engine and are open into intake passages in the throttle bodies substantially perpendicularly to the axes of the intake passages. The first and second connecting tubes are disposed in sandwiching relation to fuel injection valves. Purge conduits are connected to the first connecting tubes, and vacuum conduits are connected to the second connecting tubes. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241914 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement - A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfer relationship to the internal combustion engine and in vibration receiving relationship to the internal combustion engine whereby the liquified gas in the LPG container is heated and the effective surface area thereof is increased. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241915 | COLD START UP AUXILIARY SYSTEM FOR ALCOHOL AND FLEX ENGINES WITH AIR-INLET AND ALCOHOL WARM UP - The present invention relates to a new auxiliary system of cold start, preferably used in the internal combustion engines that use alcohol as fuel. The engines ‘Flex Fuel’ (alcohol/gasoline/GNV) are included in the possibility of the use of this invention. The cold starting system makes use of resistances ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090241916 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement - A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfer relationship to the internal combustion engine and in vibration receiving relationship to the internal combustion engine whereby the liquified gas in the LPG container is heated and the effective surface area thereof is increased. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241917 | Portable gas powered internal combustion engine arrangement - A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in conductive heat transfer relationship to the internal combustion engine and in vibration receiving relationship to the internal combustion engine whereby the liquified gas in the LPG container is heated and the effective surface area thereof is increased. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241918 | ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE AND ENGINE CONTROL METHOD - A multi-cylinder engine includes an EGR mechanism for introducing exhaust gas into intake air, and is capable of a partial cylinder operation in which combustion in a part of the cylinders is halted. The multi-cylinder engine includes an EGR rate control unit for setting an introduction rate at which the exhaust gas is introduced into the intake air to be lower in a first partial cylinder operating state in which the ignition intervals are unequal, than in a second partial cylinder operating state, in which ignition intervals among a plurality of operating cylinders are equal. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241919 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATING LIQUIDS FROM GASES - The invention relates to a device for separating liquids from gases, especially for separating oil particles from blow-by gases of the crankcase ventilation of internal combustion engines. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241920 | DEVICE FOR CLEANING CRANK CASE GASES - Device for cleaning crankcase gases from an internal combustion engine by means of a centrifugal separator ( | 2009-10-01 |
20090241921 | Oil Collecting Structure of Blow-By Gas Recirculation System and Oil Collecting Device Having the Structure - An oil return passage that is open at its upper end to a cam chamber and is open at its lower end to a crank chamber is formed to extend from a cylinder head to a cylinder block. A heat exchanger having a double-pipe structure is housed in the oil return passage. Lubricating oil fed from the cam chamber is passed through an oil-collection outer passage of the heat exchanger, and separated oil fed from a separator case of a PCV system is passed through an oil-collection inner passage of the heat exchanger, so that heat of the lubricating oil is imparted to the separated oil. Thus, water contained in the separated oil is evaporated, and the amount of water flowing into an oil pan can be reduced. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241922 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING BLOW-BY GAS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A total amount of engine oil carried from a crankcase into an intake passage by blow-by gas from the start of the use of the internal combustion engine or the engine oil is calculated. It is determined whether the total oil carried amount is greater or less than an optimum value every predetermined operation period of the internal combustion engine. Then, when it is determined that the total oil carried amount is greater than the optimum value, the gas flow rate of the blow-by gas controlled based on the engine operation state is reduced until next determination process is performed. When it is determined that the total oil carried amount is less than the optimum value, the gas flow rate is increased until next determination process is performed. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241923 | FUEL DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS FOR A V-TYPE ENGINE - A fuel distribution apparatus for a V-type engine wherein first and second throttle bodies connected to first and second banks disposed in a V shape, respectively, are disposed therebetween and a main fuel distribution pipe for distributing fuel from a common fuel supply system is connected to first and second fuel injection valves provided in the first and second throttle bodies, respectively, is configured such that the fuel distribution pipe is formed from first and second distribution pipes separate from each other and connected to the first and second fuel injection valves and besides fastened to the first and second throttle bodies, respectively, a joint pipe connects the fuel supply to the first or second distribution pipes. Communication conduit connects the first and second distribution pipes. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241924 | Circuit configuration for switching current flow through an ignition coil - A circuit configuration for switching current flow through an ignition coil, in which the switching process is able to be executed by at least one first transistor that is controllable by a control signal which is able to be supplied via a control signal input of the circuit configuration, and the control signal input is connected to at least one variable resistor. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241925 | Air/Fuel Imbalance Monitor Using an Oxygen Sensor - Air/fuel imbalance monitoring systems and methods for monitoring air/fuel ratio imbalance of an internal combustion engine having a plurality of engine cylinders are provided herein. An example of the method may include routing exhaust gas from a first group of cylinders to an exhaust gas oxygen sensor, and during selected operating conditions, indicating that air/fuel of at least one cylinder in the first group is imbalanced based on a response of the exhaust gas oxygen sensor at frequencies at or above firing frequency of the cylinders in the first group. An example of the system may include an exhaust gas oxygen sensor positioned in such a way that exhaust gas from the group of engine cylinders are routed to the exhaust gas oxygen sensor, and a controller configured to during selected operating conditions, indicate that air/fuel of at least one cylinder in the group is imbalanced based on a response of the exhaust gas oxygen sensor at frequencies at or above firing frequency of the cylinders in the group. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241926 | SPLIT-CYCLE FOUR-STROKE ENGINE - An engine has a crankshaft, rotating about a crankshaft axis of the engine. An expansion piston is slidably received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke of a four stroke cycle during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke of the same four stroke cycle during the same rotation of the crankshaft. A ratio of cylinder volumes from BDC to TDC for either one of the expansion cylinder and compression cylinder is fixed at substantially 26 to 1 or greater. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241927 | Split-Cycle Four-Stroke Engine - An engine has a crankshaft, rotating about a crankshaft axis of the engine. An expansion piston is slidably received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke of a four stroke cycle during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke of the same four stroke cycle during the same rotation of the crankshaft. A ratio of cylinder volumes from BDC to TDC for either one of the expansion cylinder and compression cylinder is fixed at substantially 26 to 1 or greater. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241928 | LIMB POCKET SPACER - An archery bow comprises a riser portion with upper and lower ends, and at least one bow limb portion extending from the riser. The archery bow further includes at least one spacer member positioned between the riser portion and the bow limb portion, such that the limb portion contacts the spacer member. The spacer member has a longitudinal axis and a width axis, and includes at least one contact surface for contacting the limb portion with a bottom portion extending along the longitudinal axis underneath the contact surface. The contact surface extends beyond the bottom portion along the width axis to provide increased surface area contact with the bow limb portion. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241929 | Paintball gun loading methods and apparatus - Methods, apparatus, systems, and kits for loading paintballs into a feed tube of a paintball gun are disclosed. A loader includes a chamber for holding paintballs, a feed mechanism having a rotational feeder within the chamber that feeds paintballs from the chamber along a feed channel when rotating to fill the feed tube, and a drive mechanism that drives the rotational feeder of the feed mechanism, ceases to drive the rotational feeder responsive to stoppage of the rotational feeder, and periodically attempts to rotate the stopped rotational feeder. Paintballs are loaded from a loader into a feed tube of a paintball gun by driving a rotational feeder within the loader, the rotational feeder configured within the loader to feed paintballs into the feed tube when rotating, ceasing to drive the rotational feeder responsive to stoppage of the rotational feeder, and periodically attempting to rotate the stopped rotational feeder. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241930 | PRESSURE ADJUSTABLE MECHANISM FOR PAINT BALL GUNS - A paint ball gun includes a barrel, a handle with a trigger connected thereto and a tubular portion which is located beside the barrel. The tubular portion includes a chamber in which a strike pin and a valve are located. A rod movably extends through the valve and has a first end and a second end. The strike pin hits the first end of the rod by pulling the trigger and an activation member is connected to the second end of the rod. The second end of the activation member movably extends into a tubular member engaged with the chamber and biased by a spring. A stop member is movably engaged with the tubular member and in contact with the second end of the activation member. By adjusting the compressing of the spring by moving the stop member, the pressure that shoots the paint balls can be adjusted. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241931 | Compressed Gas Gun Having Reduced Breakaway-Friction and high Pressure Dynamic Separable Seal and Flow Control and Valving Device - A reduced breakaway-friction flow control and valving device for a compressed gas-powered projectile accelerator is disclosed having an improved means of reducing break-away friction, an improved sealing arrangement, and self-contained modular components to improve efficiency, manufacturability, and reduce size and weight. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241932 | Barrel for paint ball guns - A barrel of a paint ball gun includes a bore defined therethrough and the barrel includes a front part and a rear part which is connected with the body of the paint ball gun. The front part has a caliber larger than that of a paint ball and the rear part has a caliber smaller than that of the paint ball. A plurality of spiral grooves are defined in the rear part to increase stability of the paint balls and the distance the paint balls can treavel. The front part includes a plurality of apertures defined through a wall thereof so as to reduce noise when the paint balls shoot. | 2009-10-01 |
20090241933 | GRATE ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING COMBUSTIBLE WOOD PELLETS - A grate assembly is provided for at least partially supporting a pile of a plurality of combustible wood pellets. The grate assembly includes a plurality of elongate members positioned to at least partially support the pile of wood pellets. Each of the members has a body with a passage extending through the length of the body and a plurality of transverse holes in communication with the passage to permit movement of combustion gases through the pile during combustion of the wood pellets. The members are spaced apart from each other in a predetermined arrangement to permit movement of the combustion gases through the pile during combustion of the wood pellets. Also, the predetermined arrangement has at least two layers positioned adjacent to each other in a stacked relationship. Each layer has a plurality of members positioned transverse to the members of each layer adjacent thereto. | 2009-10-01 |