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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181449 | Control method of exhaust gas purification system and exhaust gas purification system An exhaust gas purification system has an exhaust gas purification device for purifying components in exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine. In order to recover a purification ability of the device, and in order to prevent oil dilution occurring when post i... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177687 | Power transmission device A power transmission device that can reliably prevent engine stall from occurring. The power transmission device includes a transmission clutch 3 interposed between an engine E and a transmission T/M, and control 22 for controlling connection and disco... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176735 | Control device for multi-stage turbochargers A control device for multi-stage turbochargers is provided that is capable of improving fuel consumption in transient and stationary states of an engine equipped with multi-stage turbochargers. A control device 1 for multi-stage turbochargers which are turboc... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175767 | Diagnostic apparatus A diagnostic apparatus (10) in which a drive circuit (2) is configured of switching means (3) for supplying an electric current to a linear solenoid valve and variably regulating a valve opening degree on the basis of inputted ON-OFF signals, cu... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171725 | Method of controlling exhaust gas purification system, and exhaust gas purification system In an exhaust gas temperature raising control for recovering purification ability of an exhaust gas purification device of an internal combustion engine, the exhaust gas temperature is efficiently raised to a target level without producing white smoke. In recovery c... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8157317 | Cab body structure A cab body structure includes a cab front panel 10a, a cab rear panel, a pair of cab side panels 20, and a front window 50a. The pair of cab side panels 20 is arranged almost parallel to each other when width of the cab fron... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8133152 | Control device for power transmission device for vehicles A power transmission device for a vehicle having a clutch 3 between an engine 1 and a transmission 4, preventing variation in the engine torque and shift shock when the engine control mode returns from an engine control at the time of shifting b... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132845 | Vehicle door structure An outer door panel 2 defines a lower edge of a door window portion 8. An outer waist reinforcement 4 is disposed along the lower edge of the door window portion 8 on the inner side, in a vehicle-width direction, of the outer door panel | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123253 | Relay box protective structure A relay box protective structure, which protects a relay box from a tread surface stripped off when a tire 2 bursts, and includes a fender 3, a relay box 6, a relay box cover 7, and a movement restricting component 10, is provided.... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118353 | Mounting structure of front panel A front panel mounting structure 1 is formed of a front body 2 including two pins each having a locking portion and a clip member, and a front panel 30 including two fasteners each having an engaging portion and a flange portion. In a mounted st... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115612 | Display device for vehicle A display device for a vehicle that display an amount of a particulate matter collected in a filter device for exhaust gas purification. A vehicle 1 includes distance storage apparatus 46 for storing a travel distance, a filter device 5 for exha... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109080 | Method of controlling NOx purification system and NOx purification system In a NOx purification system 1 provided with a NOx occlusion reduction catalyst 20 and a control unit 30 which executes a NOx regeneration control and a sulfur poisoning regeneration control, a binary λ sensor 26 and a reducing agent con... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100462 | Floor underframe of vehicles A vehicle floor underframe 5, which is arranged under a cab, includes: a front section 11, which is deployed on the front side of the cab and extends along the length of the vehicle; a rising section 12, which bends at the back end of the front ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8093887 | Mounting structure for wheel rotation sensor A mounting structure for wheel rotation sensor 40 includes a brake flange 20, a bracket 30, and a wheel rotation sensor 40. The brake flange 20 is disposed near a sensor rotor 10 fixed to an axle of a wheel, includes a flang... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091522 | Variable valve driving device To provide a variable valve driving device which can accurately control the lift amount of valves and can be manufactured at a low cost. The device has: valves (10) serving as intake valves or exhaust valves of an engine; springs (11) for biasing the v... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091341 | Exhaust gas purification method and exhaust gas purification system Exhaust gas purification method where a purification agent, consumed by an exhaust gas purifier arranged in the exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, is supplied by an injector in an exhaust pipe into the exhaust passage on the upstream side of the exhau... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8079638 | Front structure of vehicle Provided is a front structure of a vehicle 1, and the front structure includes a pair of side members 30, a first cross member 10, a bumper 60, upper protruding-plate portions 41, lower protruding-plate portions 42, and a br... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8058205 | Nitrogen oxide purification system An NOx purification system having NOx occlusion reduction-type catalysts including an occlusion material and a metal catalyst, which occludes NOx in a lean state in terms of a fuel-air ratio of an exhaust gas and releases the occluded NOx in a rich state. A high-tem... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056323 | Method of controlling exhaust gas purification system and exhaust gas purification system In an exhaust gas purification system provided with an exhaust gas purification device in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, and at the same time, provided with a reductant supply means for supplying a reductant to the upstream side of this exhaust... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056321 | Exhaust gas purification method and exhaust gas purification system An exhaust gas purification system provided with an exhaust gas purification device, such as a NOx occlusion-reduction catalyst, in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine for purifying exhaust gas when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is in a lean ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052201 | Floor structure of cabin Provided is a floor structure 11 disposed on a chassis frame and equipped with a bed 23 behind a driver's seat 21. The floor structure includes a floor panel 12 and a reinforcement member 13. The floor panel 12 includes: a f... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051642 | Method of controlling NOx purification system and NOx purification system Method of controlling an NOx purification system provided with an NOx occlusion reduction catalyst and a control unit that conducts NOx regeneration control and sulfur poisoning regeneration control. A degree of deterioration of the NOx occlusion reduction catalyst ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8042834 | Front structure of vehicle Provided is a front structure of a vehicle 1, and the front structure includes a pair of side frames 2 and a first cross member 31. The pair of side frames 2 are disposed respectively on both sides of the vehicle in a vehicle-width direct... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037676 | Regeneration control method for exhaust gas purification system, and exhaust gas purification system An exhaust gas purification system including a reducing agent supplying apparatus and an exhaust gas purification apparatus, in that order from an upstream side of an exhaust passage in an internal combustion engine, and a control unit for controlling an amount of r... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033595 | Vehicle reinforcing structure A reinforcement member 30 integratedly includes a top surface 31, a rear surface 32, a first side 33, and a second side 34. The top surface 31 has an air deflector attaching portion 35. An air deflector arranged on to... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033108 | Two-stage supercharging system for internal combustion engine A sequential-type, two-stage supercharging system (1) having a high-pressure-stage turbocharger (6) and a low-pressure-stage turbocharger (5), in which high-pressure-stage exhaust gas bypass passages (6d, 6e) for bypa... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8020925 | Front structure of cab-over type vehicle A front structure of a cab-over type vehicle 1 includes a side member 10, a cab mount bracket 3, and a stiffener inner reinforcement 4. The cab mount bracket 3 is fixed to the side member 10, and includes a bracket base 3... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011334 | Exhaust valve control method and exhaust valve control device for diesel engine An exhaust valve control method for a diesel engine 6 for switching between a normal combustion mode and a premixed combustion mode according to operating conditions; an exhaust valve 9 is opened only in the exhaust stroke in the normal combustion mode... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011178 | Method for controlling exhaust gas purification system and exhaust gas purification system In regeneration control in a manual regeneration mode, when a first exhaust gas temperature of an exhaust gas flowing into an oxidation catalyst device is higher than a predetermined determining temperature and an exhaust gas temperature flowing into a DPF device is... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8001774 | Control method of exhaust gas purification system and exhaust gas purification system At regeneration control while a vehicle mounting an internal combustion engine (10) is parked, both an exhaust throttle valve (13) and an exhaust brake valve (18) are used and if a catalyst temperature index temperature (Tg2) is lower tha... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7992383 | Method for controlling exhaust gas purification system and exhaust gas purification system In regeneration control, when the catalyst temperature index temperature (Tg2) using the temperature of the oxidation catalyst (12a) as an index is below a predetermined first determination temperature (Tc1), the engine speed of idling is... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7971436 | Rotary steam engine A rotary steam engine of a simple constitution capable of efficiently obtaining mechanical energy not only from a heat source of a high temperature but also from various heat sources in a low-temperature state such as the exhaust heat of an internal combustion engin... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967372 | Sound-insulation structure for cab-over truck A cab-side cover 10 is fixed to a cab 1, and a chassis-side cover 13 is fixed to a side member 2. A rear edge portion 7a of a tilt stay 7 is located between a front tire 5 and the side member 2 while the... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963109 | Guide structure and exhaust gas purification device Structure for guiding exhaust gas flow to an exhaust gas sensor in exhaust gas purification device installed in an exhaust passage, wherein a plurality of exhaust gas purification units is disposed in series in a container, the exhaust gas sensor is installed betwee... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963103 | Exhaust gas purification method and system In regeneration control of an exhaust gas purification system (1) equipped with NOx occlusion reduction catalyst (11), a decision is made whether operating state of an engine is in a first engine operating range where the exhaust gas temperature is low... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7950705 | Underrun protector mounting structure of vehicle An underrun protector mounting structure includes: a chassis frame; a front underrun protector which is disposed at the front or rear of the chassis frame and extended in a lateral direction of the vehicle; a bracket 6 for fixing the front underrun protector ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950224 | Method for controlling exhaust gas purification system An exhaust gas purification system (1) comprises a DPF device (13) and a selective catalytic reduction type catalytic device (SCR catalytic device) (14) provided, in that order, from the upstream side of an exhaust passage (12) of an inte... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7938480 | Vehicle body side structure A body side structure 3 includes an outer panel 4 integratedly formed by press forming, an inner panel 5, and a reinforcement 6. The outer panel 4 includes a front pillar outer section 12, and an outer front end lower portio... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934372 | Exhaust gas purification method and exhaust gas purification system In an exhaust gas purification system (1) for conducting control of raising temperature of a DPF (12b) by supplying an unburned fuel to an upstream side of an oxidation catalyst to oxidize it, a minimum value (Qumin) of a first upper limit value... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7930875 | Jet-type steam engine In an engine, a rotor having a folded jet pipe is rotatably supported in a sealed container filled with a liquid. A heating portion is inserted in a center cylinder at the center of the rotor, and a fluid of a high temperature is passed therethrough to vaporize the ... | 04/26/2011 |
