Patents by Inventor Kengo Koshimizu

Kengo Koshimizu 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: 8251666
    Abstract: A blade of a hybrid type fan includes: a blade body 21 made of a synthetic resin; and a metallic insert 22 that is insert molded simultaneously with the blade body 21 and mounted to a mounting arm of a spider. At a corner on an outer side of a radial direction and a forward side of a rotary direction of the insert 22, a bulging portion 26 is provided to bulge toward the outer side of the radial direction and the forward side of the rotary direction. A bulging region 27 of the bulging portion 26 that the most prominently bulges toward the outer side of the radial direction is located to be forward in the rotary direction relative to a mounting center C of the insert 22 and the mounting arm along the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Nishiyama, Keiichi Inaba, Kengo Koshimizu
  • Publication number: 20080166234
    Abstract: A blade of a hybrid type fan includes: a blade body 21 made of a synthetic resin; and a metallic insert 22 that is insert molded simultaneously with the blade body 21 and mounted to a mounting arm of a spider. At a corner on an outer side of a radial direction and a forward side of a rotary direction of the insert 22, a bulging portion 26 is provided to bulge toward the outer side of the radial direction and the forward side of the rotary direction. A bulging region 27 of the bulging portion 26 that the most prominently bulges toward the outer side of the radial direction is located to be forward in the rotary direction relative to a mounting center C of the insert 22 and the mounting arm along the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Nishiyama, Keiichi Inaba, Kengo Koshimizu
  • Patent number: 6454527
    Abstract: Porous damping material (40) is attached to an entire inner circumference of the fan shroud (20) opposing to an end of a fan (4) and is exposed to opposing space without using conventional perforated metal. Accordingly, jet noise caused by strong swirl between the fan (4) and the fan shroud (20) can be damped by the damping material (40) and impulsive sound scarcely occurs. Thus, both of the impulsive sound and the jet noise can be effectively damped, thereby securely reducing noise. The pours member (401) constituting the porous damping material (40) is a die-molding product made by a die (150) having a cavity (153).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Nishiyama, Kengo Koshimizu, Mitsuo Yabe
  • Patent number: 6450760
    Abstract: A curved section (12) is provided at a proximal end of a fan (10), so that a rotation locus thereof is configured in a shape conforming to a flow of a cooling air such as center-dented. Accordingly, the cooling air can be smoothly sucked in by the fan (10) as well as fan shroud along an arcuate section on an inlet side. Further, since natural flow toward radially outward flow of the cooling air can be guided by an arcuate section on an outlet side, thus smoothly discharging the cooling air. Therefore, the flow of the cooling air can be made smooth entirely from upstream to downstream, thus increasing flow rate and reducing noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Furukawa, Toshihiko Nishiyama, Kengo Koshimizu
  • Publication number: 20020015640
    Abstract: Porous damping material (40) is attached to an entire inner circumference of the fan shroud (20) opposing to an end of a fan (4) and is exposed to opposing space without using conventional perforated metal. Accordingly, jet noise caused by strong swirl between the fan (4) and the fan shroud (20) can be damped by the damping material (40) and impulsive sound scarcely occurs. Thus, both of the impulsive sound and the jet noise can be effectively damped, thereby securely reducing noise. The pours member (401) constituting the porous damping material (40) is a die-molding product made by a die (150) having a cavity (153).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Toshihiko Nishiyama, Kengo Koshimizu, Mitsuo Yabe