Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Kuwaki

Hiroshi Kuwaki 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: 7944697
    Abstract: Electronic equipment installed outdoors to house an internal unit is provided, meeting the waterproof standard and having an easily replaceable structure of the internal unit. The electronic equipment has an enclosure having a cover and a case with an opening and an air vent, and an internal unit in which an electronic component is mounted. The internal unit has a heat sink and radiation fins for releasing heat generated by the electronic component. The fins are inserted into the opening. The heat sink has a draining portion formed below the fins in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the radiation fins, a groove for waterproofing around the fins except an upper portion thereof, and two protrusions for fitting above the fins. The case has a rib for waterproofing around the opening except an upper portion thereof, and two holes for fitting above the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Hata, Hiroshi Kuwaki, Yasushi Kimura, Shinya Hamagishi, Seiji Asai
  • Patent number: 7782618
    Abstract: In order to ensure waterproofing between a resin enclosure case and a heat sink, a canopy structure is provided in a portion, in which water is likely to penetrate, so as to prevent the water from entering the portion, thereby directing the water flow to the outside of the enclosure. This makes it easy to install and remove an electronic unit, so that an electronic component integrally formed with the heat sink can be easily replaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Hata, Hiroshi Kuwaki, Yasushi Kimura, Shinya Hamagishi
  • Publication number: 20100181108
    Abstract: Electronic equipment installed outdoors to house an internal unit is provided, meeting the waterproof standard and having an easily replaceable structure of the internal unit. The electronic equipment has an enclosure having a cover and a case with an opening and an air vent, and an internal unit in which an electronic component is mounted. The internal unit has a heat sink and radiation fins for releasing heat generated by the electronic component. The fins are inserted into the opening. The heat sink has a draining portion formed below the fins in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the radiation fins, a groove for waterproofing around the fins except an upper portion thereof, and two protrusions for fitting above the fins. The case has a rib for waterproofing around the opening except an upper portion thereof, and two holes for fitting above the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Koji HATA, Hiroshi KUWAKI, Yasushi KIMURA, Shinya HAMAGISHI, Seiji ASAI
  • Patent number: 7551436
    Abstract: In an electronic apparatus in which plural substrates are arranged in a perpendicular direction between plural cooling fans in a lower part of a case and plural temperature sensors in an upper part of the case, any temperature variation by 2° C. in three seconds detected by any one of the temperature sensors is determined to be abnormal, and thermal energy is caused to be discharged from surfaces of substrates on two sides of a flame by raising air flow rates of fans. Expansion of the flame to other substrates is thereby prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Hata, Takashi Funada, Seiji Asai, Susumu Miyagawa, Hiroshi Kuwaki, Takeshi Kiyose
  • Publication number: 20090059534
    Abstract: In order to ensure waterproofing between a resin enclosure case and a heat sink, a canopy structure is provided in a portion, in which water is likely to penetrate, so as to prevent the water from entering the portion, thereby directing the water flow to the outside of the enclosure. This makes it easy to install and remove an electronic unit, so that an electronic component integrally formed with the heat sink can be easily replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Koji Hata, Hiroshi Kuwaki, Yasushi Kimura, Shinya Hamagishi
  • Publication number: 20070230123
    Abstract: In an electronic apparatus in which plural substrates are arranged in a perpendicular direction between plural cooling fans in a lower part of a case and plural temperature sensors in an upper part of the case, any temperature variation by 2° C. in three seconds detected by any one of the temperature sensors is determined to be abnormal, and thermal energy is caused to be discharged from surfaces of substrates on two sides of a flame by raising air flow rates of fans. Expansion of the flame to other substrates is thereby prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Koji Hata, Takashi Funada, Seiji Asai, Susumu Miyagawa, Hiroshi Kuwaki, Takeshi Kiyose
  • Patent number: D396234
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadahiro Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Nakashima, Hiroshi Kuwaki, Osamu Matsubara, Yoshihiro Yano