| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080257320 | Blowby gas returning device - A blowby gas returning device is arranged to allow blowby gas leaking from a combustion chamber of an engine to flow in an intake passage through a returning passage and return to the combustion chamber, and arranged to regulate a flow rate of the blowby gas by a PCV valve provided in the returning passage. This blowby gas returning device comprises an outside-air passage for mixing outside air into the blowby gas before being introduced into the PCV valve; and an open-close valve for opening and closing the outside-air passage. An electronic control unit controls the open-close valve to open when the operating state detected by sensors is an idle state. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090001299 | PCV valve - A PCV valve comprises: a valve seat; a valve element provided movable relative to the valve seat; a step motor for moving the valve element; and a housing which houses the valve seat, the valve element, and the step motor. The PCV valve is arranged to operate the step motor by energization to move the valve element with respect to the valve seat so that an area of a blowby gas passage formed between the valve seat and the valve element is changed. An output shaft of the step motor is a member having a higher thermal conductivity than the housing. The step motor, the valve element, and the valve seat are enclosed in a cylindrical case. The step motor and the valve seat are placed in contact with the case. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090090337 | Engine blow-by gas returning apparatus - A blow-by gas returning apparatus is arranged to allow blow-by gas leaking from a combustion chamber of an engine into a crank chamber to flow in an intake passage through a returning passage, and to regulate a flow rate of the blow-by gas by a PCV valve placed in the returning passage. A supercharger is placed in the intake passage. The PCV valve is adapted to change a position of the valve element by electromagnetic force to change a passage opening area. A check valve is placed integral with the PCV valve in the returning passage between the valve element of the PCV valve and the intake passage. The check valve is arranged to inhibit back-flow of the gas from the intake passage. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090301446 | BLOW-BY GAS REFLUX APPARATUS FOR ENGINES WITH SUPERCHARGERS - The present invention includes an air introduction device capable of introducing air into a crankcase of the engine during a supercharging operation of a supercharger, so that blow-by gas within the crankcase can be scavenged into the intake air passage. | 12-10-2009 |