| HINO MOTORS, LTD. Patent applications |
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| 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 |
