Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
123565000 | Supercharger is driven independently of the engine | 18 |
20080210205 | Hydraulic Control Type Supercharger for Automotive Engine - Disclosed herein is a hydraulic control type supercharger for an automotive engine. The supercharger includes a supercharger unit and a solenoid pump. The supercharger unit includes a hollow housing inserted into an intake pipe and having a longitudinal hollow portion, a rotating shaft mounted to the hollow housing to pass through the hollow portion thereof, an impeller rotating along with the rotating shaft, and an intake fan rotating along with the rotating shaft which is rotated by injecting oil into the impeller. The solenoid pump is coupled to an oil inlet passage of the supercharger unit, and is operated in response to an electric signal. | 09-04-2008 |
20100050998 | Variable Speed Supercharger With Electric Power Generation - A supercharger for boosting intake manifold pressure in an internal combustion engine and producing electrical energy comprises an input shaft ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100199956 | ENHANCED SUPERCHARGING SYSTEM AND AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING SUCH A SYSTEM - The invention refers to a supercharging system for an internal combustion engine incorporating in combination, a turbine, a compressor and an electrical driven system that is connected by any power transmission system to the crankshaft or any other vehicle drive shaft of an internal combustion engine, where the turbine inlet is subjected to exhaust gases, causing the turbine wheel to rotate and thereby via the drive shaft causing mechanical rotating power. | 08-12-2010 |
20100212643 | Fastening of Rotor Magnets on the Shaft of a Compressor Arrangement - The present invention relates to a compressor arrangement for compressing fresh air for internal combustion engines, comprising a compressor wheel ( | 08-26-2010 |
20100263640 | POWER SUPPLY FOR ONBOARD EQUIPMENT OF AN AUTOMOBILE - A power supply of equipment onboard a motor vehicle equipped with a micro-hybrid system that can operate in a regenerative braking mode during which the energy recovered by a reversible rotary machine ( | 10-21-2010 |
20100307465 | Infinitely variable, computer-controlled, positive pressure, electrically driven supercharger to increase fuel economy and performance - The present application relates to a means to control and provide variable intake boost levels to an internal combustion engine through the use of a computer, multiple sensors, a motor controller and an electric motor driving a supercharger. This system will operate on voltages of 120 volts or higher utilizing AC or DC current. | 12-09-2010 |
20110174278 | POWER SOURCE CONTROL UNIT OF ELECTRIC SUPERCHARGER - An on-off switch is provided between a first battery acting to supply an electric power to on-vehicle electrical equipment and a second battery acting to supply an electric power to an electric supercharger. In the case that charge voltage of the first battery is smaller than a predetermined value and operating power of an electric supercharger | 07-21-2011 |
20130000613 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for operating an internal combustion engine is provided. The method includes ascertaining an actual value of an operating temperature of the internal combustion engine. An electrically driven compressor located in an intake pipe of the internal combustion engine is activated if the actual value of the operating temperature of the internal combustion engine is below a threshold value thereof | 01-03-2013 |
20130146037 | MILLER CYCLE ENGINE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A miller cycle engine system is provided, which includes a motorized supercharger, and a miller cycle engine (having low compression and high explosion) having the motorized supercharger mounted thereon to improve a low-revolution performance of an engine using a scavenging phenomenon due to an operation of a variable valve device (variable valve timing, variable valve lift and variable valve duration) during an operation of the motorized supercharger and to improve a fuel efficiency through down-speeding of a gear ratio of a vehicle. | 06-13-2013 |
20130220285 | ROTATION SHAFT SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC SUPERCHARGER - A rotation shaft supporting structure for an electric supercharger is provided with: a rotation shaft to which a compressor wheel is attached, the compressor wheel being a wheel of a supercharging side; an electric motor including a motor rotator securely installed to the rotation shaft, and a stator for applying torque to the motor rotator; a bearing provided on a bearing side closer to the compressor wheel than the motor rotator so as to support the rotation shaft; and a damper unit for absorbing shaft vibration of the rotation shaft, the damper unit being provided at a shaft end on an opposite side to the bearing side. | 08-29-2013 |
20130298881 | VARIABLE SPEED COMPRESSOR AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A variable speed compressor system (A) incorporating an electric power generation capability by combining a variable-speed compressor assembly ( | 11-14-2013 |
20140090626 | ELECTRIC SUPERCHARGER, ASSEMBLING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - It is intended to implement an electric supercharger that has a simplified architecture, is easy to assemble, produces reduced vibration and noise, and has a motor inverter, making it possible to minimize losses in motor output and rotary-shaft output. The electric supercharger is provided with the following: an integrated housing with a built-in electric motor and motor inverter; and a ball bearing and damper-sleeve structure arranged on both sides of the electric motor. The damper-sleeve structure comprises a large-diameter sleeve, a spring guide, a coil spring, and a ball bearing. A gap is formed between the ball bearings and a sleeve and the large-diameter sleeve. The inner ring or outer ring of the ball bearings are supported by various support members disposed on both sides. An elastic O-ring that elastically supports the sleeve and large-diameter sleeve is provided on the outside of the sleeves. | 04-03-2014 |
20140102425 | TURBOCHARGING APPARATUSES AND VEHICLES USING THE SAME - There is provided a turbocharging apparatus and vehicles using the same. The turbocharging apparatus comprises a wind collecting device, a first turbine and a second turbine. The wind collecting device comprises a first opening and a second opening and an air flow channel for connecting the two openings. A cross-sectional area of the air flow channel decreases as the air flow channel extends from the first opening towards the second opening. The first turbine comprises a first turbine housing, a first impeller rotatably located in the first turbine housing, a wind inlet communicated with the second opening, and a wind outlet. The second turbine comprises a second turbine housing, a second impeller rotatably located in the second turbine housing, an air suction inlet and an air outlet communicated with a throttle valve of the internal combustion engine. The second impeller can, driven by the first impeller, rotate along with the first impeller. The turbocharging apparatus according to the present invention relies on normal-temperature gas flow as a motive power source, substantially reduces production costs and maintenance costs, and meanwhile better ensures stability, high efficiency and durability of the turbocharger. | 04-17-2014 |
20140182565 | BRAKE NEGATIVE PRESSURE GENERATING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A brake negative pressure generating device of a vehicle includes: an electrically-driven supercharger for drawing in, compressing, and supplying outside air; a vacuum chamber connected to an inlet opening of the electrically-driven supercharger and supplying negative pressure for brake force boosting; a negative pressure supply passage for connecting the inlet opening of the electrically-driven supercharger and the vacuum chamber; and a first negative pressure control valve for opening and closing an inlet passage. Accordingly, the electrically-driven supercharger is run to supplement brake negative force if the brake negative force is not sufficient. | 07-03-2014 |
20140261340 | Electronic Car Supercharger with Brushless Motor - An electronic car supercharger includes a housing, an air inlet pipe connected with the housing and an engine chamber, a filtering net connected with the housing, a motor cabinet mounted in the housing, a brushless motor mounted on the motor cabinet, an air inlet fan connected with the brushless motor, a circuit board electrically connected with the brushless motor, a battery electrically connected with the circuit board, and a control switch electrically connected with the circuit board and an accelerator pedal. Thus, when the accelerator pedal is released from a driver's foot, the control switch is detached from the accelerator pedal, and the brushless motor stops operating by control of the control switch to stop operation of the air inlet fan to prevent the air inlet fan from producing noise under the idling operation of the car engine. | 09-18-2014 |
20150122235 | ROTATING ELECTRIC MOTOR AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SUPERCHARGER - Teeth-shaped portions | 05-07-2015 |
20160115859 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine executes shaft heating control that controls the energization of an electric motor so that a driving torque and a braking torque are alternately imparted from the electric motor to a rotary shaft when the temperature of a lubricating oil (lubricant) is less than or equal to a predetermined value. According to the shaft heating control, in a case where a target intake air pressure Pt is higher than an actual intake air pressure P, a proportion that a driving torque impartation period τ | 04-28-2016 |
20160131050 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRICAL COMPRESSOR FOR SUPERCHARGING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for controlling an electrical compressor ( | 05-12-2016 |