Patents by Inventor Naoya Araki

Naoya Araki 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: 10364824
    Abstract: An adapter structure for a ventilating fan, including an adapter having an air inlet; an air guide structure having an air inlet, and a mounting structure for mounting the air guide structure within the adapter. The mounting structure includes a first portion provided at an outer side of a flange of the air inlet of the air guide structure and a second portion provided at an inner side of the adapter so that the mounting structure is positioned between the air inlet of the air guide structure and the air inlet of the adapter. With the adapter structure for a ventilating fan according to the present invention, the airflow amount is prevented from being reduced, and noise is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qiming Wu, Qiuqian Liang, Naoya Araki, Masato Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10151319
    Abstract: A ventilating fan, includes a housing having an opening at a bottom surface thereof, a casing disposed in the housing, fan blades and a motor disposed in the casing, and a wiring box fixed on the casing and composed of a box body and a cover. The wiring box is fixed on the casing through a fixing structure, the fixing structure includes a first fixing means and a second fixing means, and the first fixing means includes a screw fixing structure, and the second fixing means includes an engaging fixing structure. An advantage of the ventilating fan lies in that, while preventing a user from detaching the wiring box manually, the ventilating fan has reduced components and can simplify operating steps during fixing the wiring box on the casing, and is thereby less time consuming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignees: Panasonic Ecology Systems Guangdong Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Qiuqian Liang, Naoya Araki, Masato Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10018373
    Abstract: A spring fixing structure includes a louver provided with a stopping member and a louver fixation portion thereon, and a spring disposed on the louver, the spring including a spring fixation portion fixed on the louver fixation portion and two arcuate spring legs. The stopping member is provided with a retaining mechanism for retaining the spring. The spring of the present invention can be easily mounted on the louver and prevented from being deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignees: PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shenghui Zhong, Bodong Zhong, Naoya Araki, Masato Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20160208814
    Abstract: An adapter structure for a ventilating fan, including an adapter having an air inlet; an air guide structure having an air inlet, and a mounting structure for mounting the air guide structure within the adapter. The mounting structure includes a first portion provided at an outer side of a flange of the air inlet of the air guide structure and a second portion provided at an inner side of the adapter so that the mounting structure is positioned between the air inlet of the air guide structure and the air inlet of the adapter. With the adapter structure for a ventilating fan according to the present invention, the airflow amount is prevented from being reduced, and noise is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Qiming Wu, Qiuqian Liang, Naoya Araki, Masato Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20160153680
    Abstract: A spring fixing structure includes a louver provided with a stopping member and a louver fixation portion thereon, and a spring disposed on the louver, the spring including a spring fixation portion fixed on the louver fixation portion and two arcuate spring legs. The stopping member is provided with a retaining mechanism for retaining the spring. The spring of the present invention can be easily mounted on the louver and prevented from being deformed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Shenghui ZHONG, Bodong ZHONG, Naoya ARAKI, Masato SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20160123337
    Abstract: A ventilating fan, includes a housing having an opening at a bottom surface thereof, a casing disposed in the housing, fan blades and a motor disposed in the casing, and a wiring box fixed on the casing and composed of a box body and a cover. The wiring box is fixed on the casing through a fixing structure, the fixing structure includes a first fixing means and a second fixing means, and the first fixing means includes a screw fixing structure, and the second fixing means includes an engaging fixing structure. An advantage of the ventilating fan lies in that, while preventing a user from detaching the wiring box manually, the ventilating fan has reduced components and can simplify operating steps during fixing the wiring box on the casing, and is thereby less time consuming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Qiuqian LIANG, Naoya Araki, Masato Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8186656
    Abstract: To provide a sauna device having a small number of components without any special heat source, operable at a low running cost, and capable of turning a sauna room into a high humidity space with low noise. The sauna device has a heating/humidifying unit for heating/humidifying air, a ventilating unit for exhausting the air in the sauna room, and a control unit for controlling the heating/humidifying unit and the ventilating unit. The heating/humidifying unit has a heating section for heating the air through a circulation blowing section for circulating the air in the sauna room and a humidifying section for humidifying the heated air having passed through the heating section. The humidified air is blown out into the sauna room through the humidifying section. A bent portion where the air-blowing duct through which the humidified air having passed through the humidifying section passes is bent is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujii, Masayosi Toujyou, Shigeru Morikawa, Naoya Araki, Yasuaki Shima, Daisuke Ogawa, Masahiro Fujita, Seiji Mizuno, Daisuke Tsubosa, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Yoshio Ikari, Hideyuki Fujisawa
  • Publication number: 20100024117
    Abstract: To provide a sauna device having a small number of components without any special heat source, operable at a low running cost, and capable of turning a sauna room into a high humidity space with low noise. The sauna device has a heating/humidifying unit for heating/humidifying air, a ventilating unit for exhausting the air in the sauna room, and a control unit for controlling the heating/humidifying unit and the ventilating unit. The heating/humidifying unit has a heating section for heating the air through a circulation blowing section for circulating the air in the sauna room and a humidifying section for humidifying the heated air having passed through the heating section. The humidified air is blown out into the sauna room through the humidifying section. A bent portion where the air-blowing duct through which the humidified air having passed through the humidifying section passes is bent is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujii, Masayosi Toujyou, Shigeru Morikawa, Naoya Araki, Yasuaki Shima, Daisuke Ogawa, Masahiro Fujita, Seiji Mizuno, Daisuke Tsubosa, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Yoshio Ikari, Hideyuki Fujisawa