Patents by Inventor Hirokazu YAMADAKI

Hirokazu YAMADAKI 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: 11497084
    Abstract: A heater device includes a heat generation layer that has a heat generation portion configured to generate heat when energized, a pair of electrodes disposed on one side of the heat generation layer and being spaced from each other, a detection portion configured to generate an electric field between the pair of electrodes and detect an object around the pair of electrodes, and a controller configured to control the amount of electric power supplied to the heat generation portion based on a detection result by the detection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Seki, Kimitake Ishikawa, Hirokazu Yamadaki, Yusuke Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200406712
    Abstract: A heater apparatus includes a heat generating unit, an outer surface, a temperature sensor and a detection unit. A first control portion of an electronic control unit controls temperature of the heat generating unit in such a way that it stops or reduces electric power supply to the heat generating unit, when it determines that an object has been brought into contact with a first region of the outer surface. A second control portion of the electronic control unit controls the temperature of the heat generating unit depending on a detected temperature of the temperature sensor. A third control portion of the electronic control unit controls the temperature of the heat generating unit in such a way that it stops or reduces the electric power supply to the heat generating unit, when it determines that the object has been brought into contact with a second region of the outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Yusuke TANAKA, Kimitake ISHIKAWA, Hideki SEKI, Hirokazu YAMADAKI, Tatsushi DOMON
  • Publication number: 20200236740
    Abstract: A heater device includes a planar heat generating portion configured to generate heat when being energized, a detection circuit having a plurality of planar electrodes disposed on one surface side of the heat generating portion, and a controller configured to control an amount of energization to the heat generating portion based on a detection result of the detection circuit. The heat generating portion and the plurality of electrodes are disposed in parallel with each other. The heater device is configured to have a heat generating region in which the heat generating portion is present and a non-heat generating region in which the heat generating portion is not present when the plurality of electrodes and the heat generating portion are projected in a direction perpendicular to the plurality of electrodes and the heat generating portion. Furthermore, the plurality of electrodes include a heat-diffusion promoting portion provided to be included at least in the non-heat generating region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Yusuke TANAKA, Kimitake ISHIKAWA, Hideki SEKI, Hirokazu YAMADAKI, Tatsushi DOMON
  • Publication number: 20200196392
    Abstract: A heater device includes a heat generation layer that has a heat generation portion configured to generate heat when energized, a pair of electrodes disposed on one side of the heat generation layer and being spaced from each other, a detection portion configured to generate an electric field between the pair of electrodes and detect an object around the pair of electrodes, and a controller configured to control the amount of electric power supplied to the heat generation portion based on a detection result by the detection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Hideki SEKI, Kimitake ISHIKAWA, Hirokazu YAMADAKI, Yusuke TANAKA
  • Patent number: 10611230
    Abstract: A heater unit includes a heater case and a high-voltage component disposed on a mount surface of the heater case. A protector is disposed in front of the heater unit. The protector includes a protection cover and a protection member disposed laterally of the high-voltage component. The protection member includes a side surface (support wall) disposed along a forward-rearward direction; that is, an assumed collision direction. The leading edge of the side surface protrudes further than the high-voltage component. The length of the side surface in the forward-rearward direction is longer than the length from a position on the heater case with which the side surface comes into contact in a collision to a front surface of the high-voltage component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Yokota, Hirokazu Yamadaki, Yuji Kawazoe, Mizuaki Kitajima, Takuya Abiko
  • Publication number: 20190023116
    Abstract: A heater unit includes a heater case and a high-voltage component disposed on a mount surface of the heater case. A protector is disposed in front of the heater unit. The protector includes a protection cover and a protection member disposed laterally of the high-voltage component. The protection member includes a side surface (support wall) disposed along a forward-rearward direction; that is, an assumed collision direction. The leading edge of the side surface protrudes further than the high-voltage component. The length of the side surface in the forward-rearward direction is longer than the length from a position on the heater case with which the side surface comes into contact in a collision to a front surface of the high-voltage component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki YOKOTA, Hirokazu YAMADAKI, Yuji KAWAZOE, Mizuaki KITAJIMA, Takuya ABIKO
  • Patent number: 9834065
    Abstract: In an interior air conditioning unit, a divided case is provided with a main water receiver, a main drain port, a side wall, a secondary drain port, a partition wall, a notch, a droplet reservoir, a path, and a tilted portion. The side wall, the secondary drain port, the notch, the droplet reservoir, the path, and the tilted portion are respectively located such that a condensate water flows out of the main water receiver and reaches the secondary drain port through the notch before a water surface of the condensate water reaches a fitting portion between the divided cases. According to the above-described configuration, the condensate water produced in the cooling heat exchanger can be certainly prevented from leaking through the fitting portion of the air conditioning case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirokazu Yamadaki, Shinichirou Hirai, Tomohiro Kamiya
  • Patent number: 9776474
    Abstract: A water discharge device that collects and drains condensed water generated in an air conditioning device includes: a drainage path along which condensed water is able to be drained in a draining state in which condensed water is expelled; and an opening and closing member that is able to block and open the drainage path. The opening and closing member blocks the drainage path so as to limit movement of air due to dynamic pressure when in a non-draining state other than the draining state. The opening and closing member drains condensed water through the drainage path when in the draining state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Kume, Toshio Tsuboko, Seiji Kamei, Tomohiro Kamiya, Syun Omori, Hirokazu Yamadaki, Shinichirou Hirai
  • Publication number: 20160325603
    Abstract: In an interior air conditioning unit, a divided case is provided with a main water receiver, a main drain port, a side wall, a secondary drain port, a partition wall, a notch, a droplet reservoir, a path, and a tilted portion. The side wall, the secondary drain port, the notch, the droplet reservoir, the path, and the tilted portion are respectively located such that a condensate water flows out of the main water receiver and reaches the secondary drain port through the notch before a water surface of the condensate water reaches a fitting portion between the divided cases. According to the above-described configuration, the condensate water produced in the cooling heat exchanger can be certainly prevented from leaking through the fitting portion of the air conditioning case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirokazu YAMADAKI, Shinichirou HIRAI, Tomohiro KAMIYA
  • Publication number: 20160001637
    Abstract: A water discharge device that collects and drains condensed water generated in an air conditioning device includes: a drainage path along which condensed water is able to be drained in a draining state in which condensed water is expelled; and an opening and closing member that is able to block and open the drainage path. The opening and closing member blocks the drainage path so as to limit movement of air due to dynamic pressure when in a non-draining state other than the draining state. The opening and closing member drains condensed water through the drainage path when in the draining state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Makoto KUME, Toshio TSUBOKO, Seiji KAMEI, Tomohiro KAMIYA, Syun OMORI, Hirokazu YAMADAKI, Shinichirou HIRAI