Nissan Motor Company Limited

Satoru Okuma

Katsuya Moteki

Takashi Tanabe

Fumihiko Imamura

Koin Nakamura

A lower link () is formed such that outer circumferential sides of both end portions of a crankpin through-hole () are stiffer than a center portion of the crankpin through-hole (), i.e. a bifurcation portion of a bifurcated shape thereof. The both end portions of the crankpin through-hole () are formed such that inner circumferential surfaces () of the both end portions are curved at a predetermined curvature in an axial direction of a crankshaft with no load input on the lower link (). Moreover, the center portion of the crankpin through-hole () is formed such that an inner circumferential surface () thereof is located inward of the inner circumferential surfaces () of the both end portions and is straight in the axial direction of the crankshaft with no load input on the lower link ().

Multi-link piston-crank mechanism for internal combustion engine

When the compression ratio of a variable compression ratio internal combustion engine () is set at a low compression ratio, a lubricating oil ejected from a lower link oil passage () is reflected by an upper link () at the piston top dead center, and supplied to a cylinder inside wall surface on the side on which a control link () is located in a view as viewed in the axial direction of the crank shaft. When the compression ratio of the variable compression ratio internal combustion engine () is set at a high compression ratio, the lubricating oil ejected from lower link oil passage () is reflected by upper link () at the piston top dead center, and supplied to the back side of the piston crown.

Disclosed is an idle stop control device that automatically shuts down an engine when a first condition is satisfied, and then restarts the engine using a starter to which electricity is fed through a brush when a second condition is satisfied, the idle stop control device including a start-operation brush wear amount computing unit that is configured to compute a brush wear amount in a single start operation, a total brush wear amount computing unit that is configured to compute a total brush wear amount by integrating the brush wear amount in a single start operation, and an automatic engine shutdown prohibiting unit that is configured to prohibit an automatic engine shutdown when the total brush wear amount is equal to or larger than a warranty driving wear amount of the starter.

Idle stop control device

Disclosed is a protection device of an engine starting device that protects the engine starting device provided with a plurality of starting devices including a starter capable of starting an engine and a motor/generator capable of starting the engine, the engine being started by driving the motor/generator under a first condition, the engine being started by driving the starter under a second condition less generated than the first condition, wherein the starter is forcedly driven on a regular basis.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Satoru Okuma