Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camshaft phase shifter for changing a phase relationship between a crankshaft and a camshaft in an engine.SOLUTION: The camshaft phase shifter includes a stator having a lobe. A rotor disposed in the stator has a vane into which the stator lobe is inserted, for defining advance chambers and retard chambers alternately. A lock pin is provided which is selectively engaged with a lock pin seat for preventing relative rotation between the rotor and the stator. Compressed oil removes a lock pin from the seat while the oil is discharged for engaging the lock pin with the seat. A phase relationship control valve is disposed coaxially in the rotor for controlling the oil to flow into and out of the chambers. A lock pin oil passage allows the oil to pass therethrough into or from the lock pin, based on the input from the lock pin control valve disposed outside the camshaft phase shifter. The control valve is operable in a mutually independent manner.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camshaft phase shifting device for shifting a phase relationship between a crankshaft and a camshaft in an engine.SOLUTION: The shaft phasing device includes a stator with a lobe. A rotor including a blade where a stator lobe that alternately defines an advance chamber and a retard chamber is interposed is disposed in the stator. A lock pin for preventing relative rotation between the rotor and the stator is provided by selectively engaging with a lock pin seat. A pressurized oil releases the lock pin from the seat, while a discharged oil engages the lock pin to the seat. A phase relation control valve is coaxial with the rotor and controls oil flowing into/from each chamber. A lock pin control valve is coaxial with the phase relation control valve and controls oil flowing into/from the lock pin. Each of the control valves are operable without interfering in each other.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a low profile socket connector with a flexibility lock arm.SOLUTION: The socket connector includes: a shroud having an opening; a lock arm; a substantially unyielding, non-resilient beam member; and means to pivot the lock arm. The lock arm includes a forward end portion and middle portion having an inward extending lock nib. The means of the lock arm pivots the forward end portion toward the non-resilient beam member from a free state of rest such that the forward end portion engages the non-resilient beam member. Further pivoting of the lock arm causes the middle portion of the lock arm to flexibly arch outwardly and away from the shroud. Accordingly, the lock nib is lifted outwardly away from the plug connector body and out of engagement therewith to enable retraction of the plug connector body from the shroud through the opening.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel injection device to which inconvenient effects of conventional technique are less given. SOLUTION: The fuel injection device includes a fuel inlet 24 arranged to receive fuel under high pressure from a pressure fuel source in use, an outlet 14, and an accumulator capacity 22 arranged between the inlet 24 and the outlet 14. A piezoelectric actuator 29 is arranged in the accumulator capacity 22. It is operable to move a control piston 19 to change fuel pressure in a control chamber 40. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalytic control system and method. SOLUTION: Injection of urea into an SCR catalyst is determined based on an SCR catalyst model. The SCR catalyst model determines a value of storage NH 3 in the SCR catalyst based on an NOx engine emission value, the SCR catalyst temperature, a urea supply quantity to the SCR catalyst and predetermined conversion efficiency of NOx gas. Next, a storage NH 3 differential is determined by using a target value of the storage NH 3 and the value of the storage NH 3 in the SCR catalyst. Afterwards, a urea injection quantity is calculated by using the differential. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem of cost increase due to high production cost of a high pressure pump in the case of independently providing two pumps for supply of two different fuels in a system using the two different fuels. SOLUTION: The pump for feeding two or more different fluids comprises a body 3 having a longitudinal bore 5, and at least first and second inlets 9, 19 selectively communicating with and providing a passage to the bore 5 via non-return valves 10, 12, 20, 22. A plunger 16 is mounted for reciprocation within the bore 5 and at least one piston 14 is also mounted for reciprocation within the bore 5 so as to permit at least one type of fluid to pass into the bore 5 through one or both of the inlets 9, 19. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tappet to be suitably used in a fluid pump and a pump assembly having the tappet. SOLUTION: The tappet 60 includes a sidewall portion 62 and end faces 64, 66, 72 forming its internal chamber, wherein the end faces 64, 66, 72 include a driving surface 66 to make cooperation with the drive constitution when the tappet is in service and a plurality of vents 68 passing through the end faces 64, 66, 72 and feeds fluid between the internal chamber 70 and the outside region of the tappet 60. A plurality of longitudinally stretching grooves 76 are formed at the inner surface of the sidewall portion 62, and brought in communication with the vents 68 so as to form a flow passage for allowing the fluid to flow into the internal chamber 70. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for tracking a moving object, especially a pedestrian, from a motor vehicle. SOLUTION: An image of the environment is taken by a camera device in the range of view of the camera device 20 at regular time intervals, and picture elements corresponding to moving objects to be tracked are identified with the help of an image processing system. A picture element is extracted for each of these objects which represents a projection in image coordinates of a spatial point at which the object contacts a road plane. The movement of the corresponding spatial point in the road plane is tracked by a state estimator using an at least four-dimensional state vector whose components are a position of the spatial point in the road plane and an associated speed in the road plane, wherein the tracking of the movement by the state estimator includes the steps that a prediction is generated for the state vectors, this prediction is converted into image coordinates via suitable projection equations, an error to be expected for this prediction is calculated in image coordinates by means of a covariance matrix, and this prediction is compared with the picture element extracted in a later image and is updated. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for detecting an object or, in particular, an object on a road or a pedestrian, in an environment falling within the viewing range of an optical sensor attached to a vehicle such as a car in particular. SOLUTION: From the viewing range of an optical sensor 12, an associated spacial domain 16 positioned below the horizon is determined. A grayscale image containing an associated image domain corresponding to the associated spacial domain 16 is created by the optical sensor 12. A search for a possible object 10 is performed to detect the object 10 only within the associated image domain 16 corresponding to the associated spacial domain 16 positioned below the horizon 14. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT