Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Miyata

Hiroyuki Miyata 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).

  • Publication number: 20220268526
    Abstract: A compressor module includes: a compressor; and a high-pressure gas cooler which cools gas discharged from the compressor, wherein the high-pressure gas cooler includes a plurality of gas cooler partial bodies, wherein each gas cooler partial body includes a high-pressure casing which is formed in a cylindrical container shape extending in a horizontal direction and to which the gas is introduced and a high-pressure heat exchange unit which is installed in the high-pressure casing and cools a gas passing in one direction orthogonal to a center axis of the high-pressure casing, and wherein the gas cooler partial bodies are arranged in parallel so that the center axes of the high-pressure casings are parallel to each other, the gas sequentially flows through the gas cooler partial bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyata, Masahiro Kobayashi, Kazutoshi Yokoo
  • Patent number: 11421700
    Abstract: A rotary machine includes a plurality of shafts that extend in an axial direction, in which an axis extends, around the axis, are disposed such that at least parts of positions in the axial direction of the plurality of shafts overlap each other, and are rotatable relative to each other around the axis; a plurality of seal members that are disposed at intervals in the axial direction to seal gaps between the plurality of shafts in a radial direction with respect to the axis; and a seal gas supply unit configured to supply a seal gas from outside to a space surrounded by the plurality of shafts and the plurality of seal members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyata, Masahiro Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220252139
    Abstract: The variable-speed accelerator includes an electric device, a transmission device, and a power supply portion that supplies electric power of a constant rated frequency supplied from a power supply to the electric device when the electric device is started. The electric device includes a constant-speed electric motor that rotates a constant-speed input shaft of the transmission device, and a variable-speed electric motor that functions as a generator in a generator mode and also functions as an electric motor in an electric motor mode. When starting the electric device, the power supply portion supplies the electric power generated by the variable-speed electric motor in the generator mode to the constant-speed electric motor after supplying starting power to the constant-speed electric motor and the variable-speed electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Okamoto, Masahiro Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Miyata
  • Publication number: 20220243736
    Abstract: A geared compressor includes a plurality of compression units and a compression-unit-driving mechanism which drives the plurality of compression units. The compression-unit-driving mechanism includes a plurality of driven gears which are provided in respective rotation shafts of the plurality of compression units and a plurality of large-diameter gears which are directly or indirectly driven by a drive source and have outer diameters larger than those of the plurality of driven gears. The plurality of large-diameter gears is arranged side by side in a horizontal direction and each of the plurality of large-diameter gears meshes with two or more of the plurality of driven gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyata, Masahiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11248683
    Abstract: A transmission includes a first shaft which is rotatably supported by a first radial bearing, a ring member which is connected to an end portion of the first shaft, a sun roller which is disposed inside the ring member in a radial direction, a second shaft which extends from the sun roller, a plurality of planetary rollers which are disposed in a state of being in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the ring member and an outer peripheral surface of the sun roller, and a planetary roller supporting member which rotatably supports the planetary roller and restrains a movement of the planetary roller in the circumferential direction, in which the ring member is in contact with the plurality of planetary rollers in a state of pressing the plurality of planetary rollers inward in the radial direction so that the plurality of planetary rollers face the sun roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyata, Masahiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11215258
    Abstract: A hydraulic shock absorber includes: a cylinder; a piston rod on which a first piston, a valve, and a second piston are disposed sequentially from one end side; and an oil lock portion that is disposed on the one end side inside the cylinder, and that forms a gap flow path between the oil lock portion and an outer circumferential surface of the first piston. The first piston has a piston internal flow path, and is displaceable in an axial direction of the piston rod. When the piston rod moves toward the one end side, the first piston relatively moves toward the other end side with respect to the piston rod and the other end side of the first piston abuts against the valve, so that due to a flow of working oil passing through the piston internal flow path, the valve bends to generate damping force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyata, Yosuke Murakami
  • Publication number: 20210354778
    Abstract: A hydraulic shock absorber includes: a cylinder that has an opening portion in a side wall surface on an axle side thereof; a reservoir that stores oil; a control unit that generates a damping force; and a movement prevention member at least a part of which is disposed outside the cylinder and on a vehicle body side of the opening portion, and that obstructs the oil from moving from the axle side to the vehicle body side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo OIKE, Hiroyuki MIYATA
  • Publication number: 20210262482
    Abstract: A rotary machine includes a plurality of shafts that extend in an axial direction, in which an axis extends, around the axis, are disposed such that at least parts of positions in the axial direction of the plurality of shafts overlap each other, and are rotatable relative to each other around the axis; a plurality of seal members that are disposed at intervals in the axial direction to seal gaps between the plurality of shafts in a radial direction with respect to the axis; and a seal gas supply unit configured to supply a seal gas from outside to a space surrounded by the plurality of shafts and the plurality of seal members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyata, Masahiro Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210239131
    Abstract: A rotary machine includes a compression section that is disposed between the pair of radial bearings in a casing and compresses a fluid, an expansion section that is disposed side by side with the compression section and expands the fluid, and a thrust bearing that is disposed at a position close to a first end portion or a second end portion of a rotary shaft in an axial direction with respect to the compression section and the expansion section. Among a compression section suction port, a compression section discharge port, an expansion section suction port, and an expansion section discharge port, the compression section suction port is disposed at a position closest to the first end portion in the axial direction, and the expansion section discharge port is disposed at a position closest to the second end portion in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Kobayashi, Hideki Nagao, Hiroyuki Miyata
  • Publication number: 20210215234
    Abstract: A transmission includes a first shaft which is rotatably supported by a first radial bearing, a ring member which is connected to an end portion of the first shaft, a sun roller which is disposed inside the ring member in a radial direction, a second shaft which extends from the sun roller, a plurality of planetary rollers which are disposed in a state of being in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the ring member and an outer peripheral surface of the sun roller, and a planetary roller supporting member which rotatably supports the planetary roller and restrains a movement of the planetary roller in the circumferential direction, in which the ring member is in contact with the plurality of planetary rollers in a state of pressing the plurality of planetary rollers inward in the radial direction so that the plurality of planetary rollers face the sun roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyata, Masahiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10919597
    Abstract: A vehicle height adjustment device includes a rear suspension, an electromagnetic valve control unit, and a weight estimation unit. The rear suspension includes a support member. The electromagnetic valve control unit determines a target movement based on an interrelation between the target movement and a weight applied to a vehicle, under which the target movement is set to an upper limit when the weight is larger than a predetermined weight, so that an actual movement of the support member reaches the target movement. The electromagnetic valve control unit determines the target movement based on a temporary weight. The weight estimation unit increases the temporary weight, even when the actual movement reached the target movement. The electromagnetic valve control unit decreases the target length, even when the temporary weight increased. The weight estimation unit estimates as the weight the temporary weight when the actual length has finally reached the target length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Showa Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Murakami, Hiroyuki Miyata, Fumiaki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10914319
    Abstract: A cooling device includes a cooler disposed inside a shell, an inlet nozzle that is configured to feed a fluid into the shell, an outlet nozzle that is configured to feed the fluid passing through the cooler so as to flow outward, and a guide member that is configured to change a flowing direction of the fluid. The guide member has a collision surface which spreads in an inclined direction inclined with respect to the flowing direction of the fluid fed into the shell from the inlet nozzle, and which collides with the fluid, and an uneven portion formed in at least a portion of a peripheral edge portion of the collision surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Saburi, Naoyuki Nagai, Hiroyuki Miyata, Naoto Yonemura, Koichi Mizushita
  • Publication number: 20210009230
    Abstract: A flow path control device includes: an on-off valve for opening or closing a flow path through which fluid flows from a first chamber to a second chamber; a control valve which controls the opening and closing of the on-off valve by transiting between a first state and a second state; and a push rod which includes a rod-shaped portion of which one end is pressed and moved to the other side and the other end causes the control valve to transition from the first state to the second state and a protruding portion which protrudes radially outward of the rod-shaped portion from an outer peripheral surface of the rod-shaped portion so as to receive pressure of fluid flowing from the first chamber to the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Showa Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki MIYATA
  • Publication number: 20210001543
    Abstract: Provided is a powder material for producing a three-dimensional object including: a base material; a resin; and resin particles, wherein an amount W (mass %) of carbon remaining in the powder material after heating in a vacuum of 10?2 Pa or lower at 450 degrees C. for 2 hours satisfies the following formula: W (mass %)<0.9/M, where M represents the specific gravity of the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Junjiroh SOGAME, Kohsuke Miyazaki, Takumi Yokoyama, Shinichiroh Satoh, Takafumi Sasaki, Osamu Mizuta, Hiroyuki Miyata, Naoki Oya
  • Patent number: 10850444
    Abstract: A three-dimensional fabrication apparatus includes a fabrication chamber, a liquid discharge device, a vibration applicator, and a controller. In the fabrication chamber, powder is layered to form a powder layer, the powder of the powder layer is bonded together in a desired shape to form a layered fabrication object, and another layered fabrication object is laminated on the layered fabrication object. The liquid discharge device discharges a fabrication liquid onto the powder in the fabrication chamber. The vibration applicator applies vibration to the powder layer onto which the fabrication liquid is discharged from the liquid discharge device. The controller controls and drives the vibration applicator to apply vibration to the powder layer when the liquid discharge device discharges the fabrication liquid onto the powder layer to form the layered fabrication object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi Sasaki, Soyoung Park, Hiroyuki Miyata
  • Publication number: 20200318714
    Abstract: A variable speed gearbox includes: an electric driving device which generates a rotational driving force; and a transmission device which changes the speed of the rotational driving force and transmits the changed rotation driving force to a driving target. The transmission device includes: a sun gear; a sun gear shaft; a planetary gear which meshes with the sun gear; an internal gear which meshes with the planetary gear; a planetary gear carrier which has a planetary gear carrier shaft; and an internal gear carrier which has an internal gear carrier shaft. The electric driving device includes: a constant-speed motor having a constant-speed rotor; and a variable-speed motor having a variable-speed rotor. The internal gear carrier includes a clutch mechanism including: a moving portion; a drive portion; a fixed portion; and an engaging portion which engages the moving portion and the fixed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyata, Masahiro Kobayashi, Yasushi Mori, Yoshiyuki Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20200271130
    Abstract: A compressor 1 includes a casing 2 that covers a rotating shaft 4 and an impeller 6 and is provided with a diffuser 66 for guiding the working fluid discharged from the impeller 6 to an outside in a radial direction, a heat exchanger 71 that is cools at least a portion of the working fluid compressed by the impeller 6, a cooling fluid supplying unit 7 that supplies the working fluid cooled by the heat exchanger 71 into the casing 2 as a cooling fluid for cooling a motor 5 disposed in the casing 2, and a cooling fluid circulating unit 8 that discharges the cooling fluid that has passed through the motor 5 to an outside of the casing 2, and supplies the discharged cooling fluid downstream of an outlet 6o of a first impeller 6A and upstream of the diffuser 66.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyata, Masahiro Kobayashi, Akihiro Nakaniwa
  • Patent number: 10746182
    Abstract: A multi-stage compressor system is a system of a multi-stage compressor in which compressors are connected in series in a plurality of stages includes a control unit. The control unit determines whether a malfunction is present in the system by comparing a suction flow rate of a first-stage compressor measured by a first sensor with a downstream flow rate from an outlet of the multi-stage compressor measured by a second sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakagawa, Naoto Yonemura, Hiroyuki Miyata, Naoki Mori
  • Patent number: 10738858
    Abstract: A variable-speed speed increaser includes: an electric driving device that generates a rotational driving force; and a transmission device that changes the speed of the rotational driving force generated by the electric driving device and transmits the changed rotation driving force to a driving target. The transmission device includes: a sun gear; a sun gear shaft fixed to the sun gear; a planetary gear that meshes with the sun gear; an internal gear; a planetary gear carrier that has a planetary gear carrier shaft; and an internal gear carrier that has an internal gear carrier shaft. The electric driving device includes: a constant-speed motor that has a constant-speed rotor; and a variable-speed motor that has a variable-speed rotor. The internal gear carrier includes a clutch mechanism that connects a cylindrical portion connected to the internal gear with the internal gear carrier shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyata, Masahiro Kobayashi, Yasushi Mori, Yoshiyuki Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20200248961
    Abstract: A compressing system includes a compression section that compresses a target gas to an intermediate pressure, which is equal to or higher than a critical pressure and lower than a target pressure to generate an intermediate supercritical fluid, a cooling section that cools the intermediate supercritical fluid generated in the compression section to near a critical temperature to generate an intermediate supercritical pressure liquid, and a pumping section that compresses the intermediate supercritical pressure liquid generated in the cooling section to a pressure that is equal to or higher than the target pressure. At least one of the intermediate supercritical pressure liquid compressed in the pumping section, a low-temperature liquid generated by extracting the intermediate supercritical pressure liquid on the upstream side of the pumping section to reduce pressure to near the critical pressure, and an external cooling medium is used as a cooling medium in the cooling section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Naoto YONEMURA, Hiroyuki MIYATA, Hideki NAGAO