Patents by Inventor Kansuke Kimura

Kansuke Kimura 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).

  • Air discharge unit for underfloor air conditioning and underfloor air conditioning system using same
    Patent number: 5910045
    Abstract: An air discharge unit (100) for underfloor air conditioning employs a centripetal fan (2) to realize low pressure loss, low noise and energy saving while reducing the heightwise thickness of the whole unit. The centripetal fan (2) is installed in an underfloor chamber (104) formed between a floor panel (103) and a floor slab to face an outlet (1) provided in the floor panel 103, and is driven by a motor (4). The centripetal fan (2) has a hub (200) and a plurality of blades (20) formed on an outer surface of the hub (200), and sucks therein an air in the underfloor chamber (104) from radially outward direction to make the air spirally flow toward the outlet (1) generally in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Aoki, Kazuto Yamagata, Keigo Ando, Masashi Kamada, Kanjiro Kinoshita, Kansuke Kimura