Patents by Inventor Hidekatsu Naruse

Hidekatsu Naruse has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10365014
    Abstract: A heat exchanger including a heat transfer fin (1) having a heat-transfer-tube insertion hole (10) through which a heat transfer tube (40) is inserted, and a brazing material holding portion (100) provided above the heat-transfer-tube insertion hole (10) to hold a brazing material (4), wherein when the heat transfer tube (40) is inserted through the heat-transfer-tube insertion hole (10), left and right non-contact portions (15), (16) where a circumferential edge of the heat-transfer-tube insertion hole (10) and an outer circumferential surface of the heat transfer tube (40) are not in contact with each other are separately formed on an upper circumferential edge of the heat-transfer-tube insertion hole (10), and a brazing material guiding portion (100) extending toward the outer circumferential surface of the heat transfer tube (40) is formed between the left and right non-contact portions (15), (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Rinnai Corporation
    Inventors: Akifumi Nishino, Hidekatsu Naruse
  • Publication number: 20180106498
    Abstract: A heat exchanger including a heat transfer fin (1) having a heat-transfer-tube insertion hole (10) through which a heat transfer tube (40) is inserted, and a brazing material holding portion (100) provided above the heat-transfer-tube insertion hole (10) to hold a brazing material (4), wherein when the heat transfer tube (40) is inserted through the heat-transfer-tube insertion hole (10), left and right non-contact portions (15), (16) where a circumferential edge of the heat-transfer-tube insertion hole (10) and an outer circumferential surface of the heat transfer tube (40) are not in contact with each other are separately formed on an upper circumferential edge of the heat-transfer-tube insertion hole (10), and a brazing material guiding portion (100) extending toward the outer circumferential surface of the heat transfer tube (40) is formed between the left and right non-contact portions (15), (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Akifumi Nishino, Hidekatsu Naruse
  • Patent number: 9709341
    Abstract: Provided are a heat exchanger that does not impede downsizing and removes water in the heat absorbing pipe adequately with a simple configuration even when the reduction in diameter of the heat absorbing pipe is made. A heat exchanger 5 in which heat absorbing pipes 51 are disposed in a multi-tier arrangement within a casing 50 which is the passage of combustion exhaust gas, both pipe ends 511,512 of each of the heat absorbing pipes 51 are connected respectively to two headers 54, 55 provided on a side plate 52 of the casing 50, and water introduced from an external pipe 63 to each of the heat absorbing pipes 51 through the header 54 is heat-exchanged and heated by combustion exhaust gas. The pipe ends 511, 512 of the heat absorbing pipes 51 are arranged at a predetermined vertical interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: RINNAI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekatsu Naruse, Yoichi Kojima, Shinya Otsubo, Masaru Shimazaki, Takeshi Kawashima, Hiroaki Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20130264037
    Abstract: A latent heat exchanger (1) has a casing (2), a heat-absorbing tube (50) accommodated in the casing (2), an inlet header (60), and an outlet header (70). The casing (2) has a casing main body (10) and a top plate (40) closing an upper opening (16) of the casing main body (10). The back wall (11), the front wall (12), the bottom wall (13), one side wall (14), and the other side wall (15) of the casing main body (10) are formed integrally by draw-processing a single metal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: RINNAI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Otsubo, Hidekatsu Naruse, Yoichi Kojima
  • Publication number: 20130112384
    Abstract: Provided are a heat exchanger that does not impede downsizing and removes water in the heat absorbing pipe adequately with a simple configuration even when the reduction in diameter of the heat absorbing pipe is made. A heat exchanger 5 in which heat absorbing pipes 51 are disposed in a multi-tier arrangement within a casing 50 which is the passage of combustion exhaust gas, both pipe ends 511,512 of each of the heat absorbing pipes 51 are connected respectively to two headers 54, 55 provided on a side plate 52 of the casing 50, and water introduced from an external pipe 63 to each of the heat absorbing pipes 51 through the header 54 is heat-exchanged and heated by combustion exhaust gas. The pipe ends 511, 512 of the heat absorbing pipes 51 are arranged at a predetermined vertical interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: RINNAI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidekatsu Naruse, Yoichi Kojima, Shinya Otsubo, Masaru Shimazaki, Takeshi Kawashima, Hiroaki Sasaki