公开(公告)号：US20100251852A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-07

申请号：US12754818

申请日：2010-04-06

申请人： Mitsuhiro MURATA ,  Hideya NOTANI ,  Shinji USAMI ,  Mikio SAITO ,  Yasuyuki YOSHIDA

发明人： Mitsuhiro MURATA ,  Hideya NOTANI ,  Shinji USAMI ,  Mikio SAITO ,  Yasuyuki YOSHIDA

IPC分类号： F02N15/04

CPC分类号： F02N15/04 ,  F02N11/08 ,  F02N11/0833 ,  F02N11/0844 ,  F02N11/0855 ,  F02N11/087 ,  F02N15/067 ,  F02N2011/0892 ,  F02N2300/2011 ,  H01H51/065 ,  Y02T10/48 ,  Y10T74/132

摘要： An engine start system which may be employed in automotive idle stop systems. To start an engine, the system brings a pinion gear into engagement with a ring gear coupled to the engine and turns on an electric motor to rotate the ring gear through the pinion gear to crank the engine. When it is requested to start the engine during deceleration of the engine before stop thereof, the system thrusts the pinion into engagement with the ring gear and then turns on the motor to rotate the pinion gear, in other words, delays the activation of the motor until after the pinion gear has engaged the ring gear. This minimizes mechanical impact or noise arising from the engagement of the pinion gear with the ring gear and improves the reliability in engagement with the ring gear during the deceleration of the engine and durability of the system.

摘要翻译： 可用于汽车怠速停止系统的发动机启动系统。 为了启动发动机，系统使小齿轮与联接到发动机的环形齿轮接合，并打开电动机以使齿圈通过小齿轮旋转以使发动机起动。 当在发动机停止之前要求发动机起动发动机时，系统将小齿轮推动与齿圈接合，然后接通电动机以使小齿轮转动，换句话说，延迟电动机的启动 直到小齿轮啮合齿圈。 这使得小齿轮与环形齿轮的接合产生的机械冲击或噪音最小化，并且提高了在发动机减速期间与齿圈接合的可靠性以及系统的耐久性。

公开(公告)号：US20100180849A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-22

申请号：US12691227

申请日：2010-01-21

申请人： Takashi SENDA ,  Akira KATO ,  Mitsuhiro MURATA ,  Masami NIIMI ,  Kenji KAWAHARA ,  Hideya NOTANI

发明人： Takashi SENDA ,  Akira KATO ,  Mitsuhiro MURATA ,  Masami NIIMI ,  Kenji KAWAHARA ,  Hideya NOTANI

IPC分类号： F02D45/00

CPC分类号： F02N11/0855 ,  B60W30/192 ,  F02D41/042 ,  F02D41/2451 ,  F02D2041/1433 ,  F02D2200/1012 ,  F02D2250/06 ,  F02N11/0814 ,  F02N15/067 ,  F02N2200/022 ,  F02N2300/2006 ,  F02P7/067

摘要： In a system, an angle sensor outputs a pulse each time an output shaft of an internal combustion engine rotates by a preset angle, and a calculator calculates speed-change information indicative of a change in a speed of rotation of the output shaft based on the pulses outputted from the angle sensor. A determiner determines, based on the speed-change information, whether at least one of the pulses outputted from the angle sensor represents a proper timing for a preset of a pinion of a starter with a ring gear mounted on the output shaft. A pinion engaging unit shifts the pinion toward the ring gear so that the pinion is engaged with the ring gear when it is determined that the at least one of the pulses outputted from the angle sensor represents the proper timing for the preset of the pinion with the ring gear.

摘要翻译： 在系统中，每当内燃机的输出轴旋转预定角度时，角度传感器输出脉冲，并且计算器基于所述输出轴的转速来计算表示输出轴的转速变化的速度变化信息 从角度传感器输出的脉冲。 确定器基于速度变化信息确定从角度传感器输出的脉冲中的至少一个是否表示安装在输出轴上的具有环形齿轮的起动器的小齿轮的预设的正确定时。 当确定从角度传感器输出的脉冲中的至少一个代表小齿轮的预设的正确定时时，小齿轮接合单元将小齿轮朝向齿圈移动，使得小齿轮与环形齿轮接合， 齿圈

公开(公告)号：US20110137544A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-09

申请号：US12962840

申请日：2010-12-08

申请人： Shinsuke KAWAZU ,  Hideya NOTANI ,  Akira KATO

发明人： Shinsuke KAWAZU ,  Hideya NOTANI ,  Akira KATO

IPC分类号： F02N15/02

CPC分类号： F02N11/0855 ,  F02N11/0814 ,  F02N11/0844 ,  F02N15/06 ,  F02N2200/022 ,  F02N2200/041 ,  F02N2200/048 ,  F02N2300/2006

摘要： In a system for driving a starter with a pinion so that the starter rotates a ring gear coupled to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine to crank the internal combustion engine during a drop of a rotational speed of the crankshaft by automatic-stop control of the internal combustion engine, a predictor predicts a future trajectory of the drop of the rotational speed of the crankshaft based on information associated with the drop of the rotational speed of the crankshaft. A determiner determines a timing of the driving of the starter based on the future trajectory of the drop of the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine.

摘要翻译： 在用于驱动具有小齿轮的起动器的系统中，使得起动器旋转联接到内燃机的曲轴的环形齿轮，以在曲轴的转速的下降期间使内燃机曲柄通过自动停止控制 内燃机，预测器基于与曲轴的转速的下降相关联的信息来预测曲轴的转速下降的未来轨迹。 确定器基于内燃机的转速下降的未来轨迹来确定起动器的驱动时间。

公开(公告)号：US20110172901A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-14

申请号：US12978856

申请日：2010-12-27

申请人： Kazushige OKUMOTO ,  Hideya NOTANI ,  Tatsuya FUJITA ,  Yoshinori YAMAGUCHI

发明人： Kazushige OKUMOTO ,  Hideya NOTANI ,  Tatsuya FUJITA ,  Yoshinori YAMAGUCHI

IPC分类号： F02D28/00

CPC分类号： F02N11/0855 ,  F02N11/0818 ,  F02N11/0844 ,  F02N11/0859 ,  F02N99/006 ,  F02N2200/022 ,  F02N2300/2006 ,  Y02T10/48

摘要： A control device performs fuel injection without cranking when engine-speed Ne is within a first-range (Ne>N1) and an engine-restart request occurs. The device performs the cranking after the synchronization in rotation-speed between pinion and ring gears, and the gear meshing operation between them when the engine-speed Ne is within a second range (N1≧Ne>N2) and the engine-restart request occurs. The device performs the cranking after the gear meshing operation and drives a starter to rotate the pinion gear when the engine-speed Ne is within a third-range (N3≧Ne) and the above request occurs. When the above request occurs in an engine restart ready-range (N2≧Ne>N3), the control device performs the cranking after the engine-speed Ne is decreased to a value within the third-range (N3≧Ne) and after the completion of the gear meshing operation.

摘要翻译： 当发动机速度Ne处于第一范围（Ne> N1）并且发动机重启请求发生时，控制装置执行燃料喷射而不起动。 在发动机速度Ne处于第二范围（N1≧Ne> N2）之内时，该装置在小齿轮和环形齿轮之间的转速同步之后进行起动，并且在它们之间的齿轮啮合操作，并且发动机重启请求 。 在发动机速度Ne处于第三范围（N3≥Ne）内并且发生上述要求之后，该装置在齿轮啮合操作之后执行起动并且驱动起动器使小齿轮旋转。 当在发动机重起准备范围（N2≥N3> N3）中发生上述要求时，控制装置在发动机速度Ne减小到第三范围（N3≥Ne）之内的值之后，执行起动 完成齿轮啮合操作。

公开(公告)号：US20100282200A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-11

申请号：US12777668

申请日：2010-05-11

申请人： Hideya NOTANI ,  Takashi SENDA

发明人： Hideya NOTANI ,  Takashi SENDA

IPC分类号： F02N11/08

CPC分类号： F02N15/067 ,  F02N11/0844 ,  F02N11/0855 ,  F02N2300/2011 ,  Y02T10/48

摘要： In an engine starting system, when a first solenoid is energized at a first timing in response to any one of a turning on of a starter switch and an occurrence of an engine restart request, a solenoid actuator shifts a pinion to a ring gear to be engaged with the ring gear. When a second solenoid is energized, a solenoid switch member energizes a motor. A determiner determines a second timing of energization of the second solenoid after the first timing so that a first delay time from the first timing to the second timing when the first timing is responsive to the turning on of the starter switch is different from a second delay time from the first timing to the second timing when the first timing is responsive to the occurrence of the engine restart request.

摘要翻译： 在发动机起动系统中，当第一螺线管响应于起动器开关的接通和发动机重起请求中的任何一个而在第一定时通电时，螺线管致动器将小齿轮移动到齿圈 与齿圈啮合。 当第二螺线管通电时，螺线管开关部件给电动机通电。 确定器确定在第一定时之后第二螺线管通电的第二定时，使得当第一定时响应于起动器开关的接通时从第一定时到第二定时的第一延迟时间不同于第二延迟 当第一定时响应于发动机重起请求的发生时，从第一定时到第二定时的时间。

公开(公告)号：US20120029797A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-02

申请号：US13196315

申请日：2011-08-02

申请人： Hideya NOTANI

发明人： Hideya NOTANI

IPC分类号： F02N11/08

CPC分类号： F02N11/0855 ,  F02N11/0844 ,  F02N11/0851 ,  F02N2200/022 ,  F02N2300/2006 ,  Y02T10/48

摘要： In a system, a predictor predicts a future trajectory of a rotational speed of a crankshaft during drop of the crankshaft's rotational speed in a forward rotational direction due to automatic stop of an engine. An engaging unit , in response to when an engine restart condition is met during the drop of the crankshaft's rotational speed, a pinion to a ring gear for engaging the pinion with the ring gear. An engagement determiner determines, based on the future trajectory of the crankshaft's rotational speed, whether the pinion and the ring gear will be shifted to engagement state therebetween during reverse rotation of the output shaft. A controller controls, based on a result of the determination by the engagement determiner, at least one of: a start timing to shift the pinion to the ring gear by the engaging unit, and a start timing to energize the motor.

摘要翻译： 在系统中，由于发动机的自动停止，预测器预测曲轴在向前旋转方向上的转速下降期间曲轴的转速的未来轨迹。 接合单元响应于在曲轴转速下降期间何时满足发动机重启条件时，将小齿轮连接到用于使小齿轮与齿圈啮合的齿圈。 接合决定器基于曲轴的转速的未来轨迹来确定在输出轴的反向旋转期间，小齿轮和齿圈是否将转换到它们之间的接合状态。 控制器基于接合确定器的确定结果来控制由啮合单元将小齿轮移动到齿圈的开始定时和使电动机通电的开始定时中的至少一个。

公开(公告)号：US20110203410A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-25

申请号：US13028724

申请日：2011-02-16

申请人： Hideya NOTANI

发明人： Hideya NOTANI

IPC分类号： F02N15/00

CPC分类号： F02N11/0851 ,  F02N11/0848 ,  F02N15/02 ,  F02N2200/022

摘要： A starter control apparatus is provided which is used with a starter equipped with a pinion engageable with a ring gear coupled to an output shaft of an engine and a motor operable to rotate the pinion to crank the engine. The starter control apparatus works to determine whether the engine has been placed to continue to run by itself after cranked by the motor or not. When such a condition is encountered, the starter control apparatus releases the engagement of the pinion with the ring gear while keeping the pinion rotated by the motor, thereby decreasing the torque exerted by the ring gear on the pinion to minimize the wear of the pinion.

摘要翻译： 提供一种启动器控制装置，其与起动器一起使用，起动器配备有可与联接到发动机的输出轴的环形齿轮啮合的小齿轮和可操作以使小齿轮旋转以起动发动机的马达。 起动器控制装置用于确定发动机是否已被放置以在由电动机起动之后自身继续运行。 当遇到这种情况时，起动器控制装置在保持小齿轮由电动机旋转的同时释放小齿轮与环形齿轮的接合，从而减小由齿圈施加在小齿轮上的扭矩以最小化小齿轮的磨损。

公开(公告)号：US20110120405A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-26

申请号：US12952448

申请日：2010-11-23

申请人： Hideya NOTANI

发明人： Hideya NOTANI

IPC分类号： F02D45/00

CPC分类号： F02N11/0848 ,  F02D41/0002 ,  F02D41/042 ,  F02N15/067 ,  F02N19/005 ,  F02N2019/008 ,  Y02T10/42

摘要： A ring gear is connected to a crank shaft of an engine. A pinion is placed to face to the ring gear. When the engine is started, an ECU performs cranking of the engine under a state where the ring gear and the pinion are in mesh. The ECU releases the mesh state of the ring gear and the pinion after completion of the cranking of the engine. In particular, the ECU performs dispersion control to increase a degree of dispersion of a mesh portion of the ring gear which is meshed with the pinion when the rotation of the ring gear is stopped according to the engine stop. The dispersion control prevents the mesh portion of the ring gear and the mesh portion of the pinion from progressing abrasion and avoiding defect.

摘要翻译： 齿圈与发动机的曲轴连接。 小齿轮被放置成面对齿圈。 当发动机起动时，ECU在环形齿轮和小齿轮啮合的状态下执行发动机的起动。 在发动机起动完成后，ECU释放环形齿轮和小齿轮的啮合状态。 特别地，当根据发动机停止而使齿圈的旋转停止时，ECU进行色散控制，以增加与小齿轮啮合的环形齿轮的网格部分的分散度。 分散控制防止环形齿轮的网状部分和小齿轮的网状部分进行磨损并避免缺陷。

公开(公告)号：US20110178695A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-21

申请号：US13005956

申请日：2011-01-13

申请人： Kazushige OKUMOTO ,  Tatsuya FUJITA ,  Hideya NOTANI

发明人： Kazushige OKUMOTO ,  Tatsuya FUJITA ,  Hideya NOTANI

IPC分类号： F02D41/30 ,  F02D45/00

CPC分类号： F02N11/0844 ,  F02N11/0855 ,  F02N11/101 ,  F02N2200/022 ,  Y02T10/48

摘要： In a control device, an engine self-restart means tries the engine restart when an engine restart request is issued while the engine rotation speed is within a first rotation speed range. A pre-gear synchronizing control means executes gear rotation speed synchronization between pinion and ring gears, and then retries the engine restart when the engine restart request is issued while the engine rotation-speed is within a second rotation speed range. A pre-gear meshing control means executes gear-meshing between the pinion and ring gears and then retries the engine restart when the engine restart request is issued while the engine rotation speed is within a third rotation speed range. On detecting the engine-restart failure of the engine self-restart control, the control device prohibits the execution of pre-gear synchronizing control until a predetermined time counted form the failure detection time is elapsed, and executes the pre-gear meshing control after the predetermined time period is elapsed.

摘要翻译： 在控制装置中，当发动机转速在第一转速范围内时，发动机重启请求被发出时，发动机自重起动装置尝试发动机重起动。 预齿轮同步控制装置执行小齿轮和齿圈之间的齿轮转速同步，然后当发动机转速在第二转速范围内时发出发动机重起请求时重试发动机重起动。 预齿轮啮合控制装置执行小齿轮和环形齿轮之间的齿轮啮合，然后当发动机转速在第三转速范围内时发出发动机重起请求时重试发动机的重启。 在检测到发动机自重启动控制的发动机重起故障时，控制装置禁止执行预齿轮同步控制，直到经过故障检测时间为止计算出的预定时间，并且执行前齿轮啮合控制 经过了预定时间。

公开(公告)号：US20110056450A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-10

申请号：US12876664

申请日：2010-09-07

申请人： Hideya NOTANI

发明人： Hideya NOTANI

IPC分类号： F02N11/08 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： F02N11/0855 ,  F02N11/0844 ,  F02N2200/022 ,  F02N2200/048

摘要： In a system, a pinion shift unit starts shift of a pinion to a ring gear for engagement therebetween during an internal combustion engine coasting in a forward direction after an automatic stop of the internal combustion engine. An engagement determining unit determines whether the pinion and the ring gear have any one of first and second positional relationships therebetween. The first positional relationship represents that the pinion is at least partly engaged with the ring gear. The second positional relationship represents that the pinion is in abutment with the ring gear. When an engine restart condition is met before it is determined that the pinion and the ring gear have any one of first and second positional relationships therebetween after the start of the shift of the pinion to the ring gear, a rotation adjusting unit adjusts a start timing of rotation of the pinion.

摘要翻译： 在系统中，在内燃机的自动停止之后，在内燃机向前方向滑动期间，小齿轮换档单元开始小齿轮换挡到齿圈以进行啮合。 接合确定单元确定小齿轮和齿圈是否具有其间的第一和第二位置关系中的任何一个。 第一位置关系表示小齿轮至少部分地与齿圈啮合。 第二位置关系表示小齿轮与齿圈相邻。 在小齿轮向齿圈的变速开始之后，在确定小齿轮和齿圈之间具有第一和第二位置关系之间的任何一个的情况下，当满足发动机重起状态时，旋转调节单元调节起动时间 的小齿轮的旋转。