Patents by Inventor Noboru Iida

Noboru Iida 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: 11959670
    Abstract: The present invention includes: an electric component; a compression component driven by the electric component; and a sealed container accommodating the electric component and the compression component. The compression component includes: a shaft part rotated by the electric component; and a bearing part slidingly contacting the shaft part. A film having hardness equal to or more than hardness of a sliding surface of the bearing part is provided on a sliding surface of the shaft part. The sliding surface of the bearing part includes a curved-surface portion having an inner diameter that continuously increases, or the sliding surface of the shaft part includes a curved-surface portion having an outer diameter that continuously decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ishida, Noboru Iida, Ko Inagaki, Hiroyuki Kawano
  • Publication number: 20210389030
    Abstract: The present invention includes: an electric component; a compression component driven by the electric component; and a sealed container accommodating the electric component and the compression component. The compression component includes: a shaft part rotated by the electric component; and a bearing part slidingly contacting the shaft part. A film having hardness equal to or more than hardness of a sliding surface of the bearing part is provided on a sliding surface of the shaft part. The sliding surface of the bearing part includes a curved-surface portion having an inner diameter that continuously increases, or the sliding surface of the shaft part includes a curved-surface portion having an outer diameter that continuously decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshinori ISHIDA, Noboru IIDA, Ko INAGAKI, Hiroyuki KAWANO
  • Patent number: 11143442
    Abstract: The present invention includes: an electric component; a compression component driven by the electric component; and a sealed container accommodating the electric component and the compression component. The compression component includes: a shaft part rotated by the electric component; and a bearing part slidingly contacting the shaft part. A film having hardness equal to or more than hardness of a sliding surface of the bearing part is provided on a sliding surface of the shaft part. The sliding surface of the bearing part includes a curved-surface portion having an inner diameter that continuously increases, or the sliding surface of the shaft part includes a curved-surface portion having an outer diameter that continuously decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ishida, Noboru Iida, Ko Inagaki, Hiroyuki Kawano
  • Publication number: 20200056604
    Abstract: A refrigerant compressor includes: an electric component (106); a compression component (107) driven by the electric component to compress a refrigerant; and a sealed container (101) accommodating the electric component and the compression component. The compression component includes: a shaft part (109, 110) rotated by the electric component; and a bearing part (114, 119) slidingly contacting the shaft part such that the shaft part is rotatable. A film (160) having hardness equal to or more than hardness of a sliding surface of the bearing part is provided on a sliding surface of the shaft part. Surface roughness of the sliding surface of the bearing part is smaller than surface roughness of the sliding surface of the shaft part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Noboru IIDA, Yoshinori ISHIDA, Ko INAGAKI
  • Publication number: 20200056816
    Abstract: The present invention includes: an electric component; a compression component driven by the electric component to compress a refrigerant; and a sealed container accommodating the electric component and the compression component. The compression component includes: a shaft part rotated by the electric component; and a bearing part slidingly contacting the shaft part such that the shaft part is rotatable. A film having hardness equal to or more than hardness of a sliding surface of the bearing part is provided on a sliding surface of the shaft part. The sliding surface of the bearing part includes a curved-surface portion having an inner diameter that continuously increases in a curved shape toward an end of the bearing part in a center axis direction of the bearing part, or the sliding surface of the shaft part includes a curved-surface portion having an outer diameter that continuously decreases in a curved shape toward an end of the shaft part in a center axis direction of the shaft part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshinori ISHIDA, Noboru IIDA, Ko INAGAKI, Hiroyuki KAWANO
  • Patent number: 10344781
    Abstract: A control system for controlling a work machine including a working unit including elements and actuators that drives the elements includes: a first hydraulic pump and a second hydraulic pump each of which supplies operating oil to at least one of the actuators; and a control device that calculates a distribution flow rate of operating oil distributed to each of the actuators based on an operating state of the working unit and switches, based on the calculated distribution flow rate, between a first state in which the operating oil supplied from both the first hydraulic pump and the second hydraulic pump is supplied to the actuators and a second state in which the actuator to which the operating oil is supplied from the first hydraulic pump is different from the actuator to which the operating oil is supplied from the second hydraulic pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuta Kamoshita, Tadashi Kawaguchi, Teruo Akiyama, Kenji Oshima, Koji Saito, Noboru Iida
  • Patent number: 10344749
    Abstract: A hermetic compressor includes an electric motor element driving a compression element that includes a crankshaft including a main shaft, an eccentric shaft, and a flange, a cylinder block having a cylinder bore, and a piston configured to reciprocate in the cylinder bore. The crankshaft further includes a communicating oil supply passage provided in the flange, a main shaft oil supply passage, and an eccentric shaft oil supply passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC APPLIANCES REFRIGERATION DEVICES SINGAPORE
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kawano, Noboru Iida
  • Publication number: 20180216637
    Abstract: A control system for controlling a work machine including a working unit including elements and actuators that drives the elements includes: a first hydraulic pump and a second hydraulic pump each of which supplies operating oil to at least one of the actuators; and a control device that calculates a distribution flow rate of operating oil distributed to each of the actuators based on an operating state of the working unit and switches, based on the calculated distribution flow rate, between a first state in which the operating oil supplied from both the first hydraulic pump and the second hydraulic pump is supplied to the actuators and a second state in which the actuator to which the operating oil is supplied from the first hydraulic pump is different from the actuator to which the operating oil is supplied from the second hydraulic pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuta Kamoshita, Tadashi Kawaguchi, Teruo Akiyama, Kenji Oshima, Koji Saito, Noboru Iida
  • Patent number: 10017917
    Abstract: A drive device of a construction machine includes a pump passage connected to a hydraulic pump, first and second supply passages connected to the pump passage, first and second passages connected to the first supply passage, third and fourth passages connected to the second supply passage, a first valve connected to the first and third passages, a second valve connected to the second and fourth passages, a first bucket passage connecting the first passage to a cap-side space of the bucket cylinder through the first valve, a second bucket passage connecting the third passage to a rod-side space of the bucket cylinder through the first valve, a first arm passage connecting the second passage to a rod-side space of an arm cylinder through the second valve, and a second arm passage connecting the fourth passage to a cap-side space of the arm cylinder through the second valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kawaguchi, Teruo Akiyama, Koji Saito, Takayuki Watanabe, Noboru Iida
  • Patent number: 9845814
    Abstract: A hydraulic fluid flowpath includes a first flowpath and a second flowpath. The first flowpath connects a first pump port and a first chamber in a hydraulic cylinder. The second flowpath connects a second pump port and a second chamber in the hydraulic cylinder. The hydraulic fluid flowpath forms a closed circuit between a hydraulic pump and the hydraulic cylinder. A bleed-off flowpath bleeds off a portion of the hydraulic fluid from the second flowpath. A control valve connects the second flowpath to the bleed-off flowpath via a throttle when an operation amount of an operating member for lowering a work implement is less than a predetermined operation amount so that a hydraulic pressure in second flowpath is maintained at less than a relief pressure. The predetermined operation amount is less than or equal to the maximum operation amount for lowering the work implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Teruo Akiyama, Noboru Iida, Koji Saito, Takayuki Watanabe, Kenji Sasano
  • Patent number: 9810246
    Abstract: A hydraulic driving system includes a hydraulic cylinder with a cylinder tube and a cylinder rod, a main pump, a hydraulic-fluid path, a charge pump, a stroke position detecting unit, and a pump control unit. The hydraulic-fluid path forms a closed circuit between a main pump and the hydraulic cylinder. The cylinder rod expands or contracts depending on how hydraulic fluid is supplied and exhausted to and from first and second chambers. The charge pump replenishes hydraulic-fluid in the hydraulic-fluid path. The pump control unit performs flow-rate reduction control in which the pump control unit reduces a suction flow rate so that a suction flow rate of the main pump is equal to or less than a maximum discharge flow rate of the charge pump when the stroke position becomes closer to a stroke end of the cylinder rod than a prescribed reference position during the flow rate reduction control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Teruo Akiyama, Noboru Iida, Kenji Oshima, Koji Saito
  • Publication number: 20170306941
    Abstract: A hermetic compressor accommodates in hermetic container (101) electric motor element (102) and compression element (103) driven by electric motor element (102). Compression element (103) includes crankshaft (110) including main shaft (115), eccentric shaft (114), and flange (116), cylinder block (111) having cylinder bore (123) passing through cylinder block (111) in a cylindrical shape, and piston (112) configured to reciprocate in cylinder bore (123). Compression element (103) also includes connecting rod (113) connecting piston (112) and eccentric shaft (114) and bearing (124) formed on cylinder block (111) for pivotally supporting a radial load that acts on main shaft (115) of crankshaft (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: HIROYUKI KAWANO, NOBORU IIDA
  • Patent number: 9790966
    Abstract: A shuttle valve connects a second flowpath and a drain flowpath when the hydraulic pressure in a first flowpath is greater than the hydraulic pressure in the second flowpath. The shuttle valve connects the first flowpath and the drain flowpath when the hydraulic pressure in a second flowpath is greater than the hydraulic pressure in the first flowpath. The ratio between the pressure receiving area of a first pressure section and the pressure receiving area of a second pressure section is the same as the ratio between the pressure receiving area of a first chamber side and the pressure receiving area of a second chamber side of a cylinder rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Teruo Akiyama, Noboru Iida, Koji Saito, Koji Yamashita
  • Patent number: 9709076
    Abstract: An operating state determining unit determines whether a hydraulic cylinder is in operation or not in operation. A discharge pressure reducing unit reduces the discharge pressure of a charge pump. A discharge pressure control unit controls the discharge pressure reducing unit when the hydraulic cylinder in not in operation to reduce the discharge pressure of the charge pump to a low pressure lower than a normal pressure. The normal pressure is the discharge pressure of the charge pump when the hydraulic cylinder is in operation. An accumulator is connected to a charge flowpath. A one-way valve is disposed between the accumulator and the charge pump. The one-way valve allows the flow of hydraulic fluid from the charge pump to the accumulator and prohibits the flow of hydraulic fluid from the accumulator to the charge pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Teruo Akiyama, Noboru Iida, Kenji Oshima, Kenji Sasano
  • Patent number: 9695842
    Abstract: A hydraulic cylinder causes a work implement to be lowered due to the exhaust of hydraulic fluid from a first chamber and the supply of hydraulic fluid to a second chamber. A hydraulic fluid flowpath has a first flowpath and a second flowpath. The first flowpath connects a first pump port and the first chamber. The second flowpath connects a second pump port and the second chamber. The hydraulic fluid flowpath configures a closed circuit between a hydraulic pump and the hydraulic cylinder. A bleed-off flowpath branches off from the first flowpath. A portion of hydraulic fluid exhausted from the first chamber when lowering the work implement flows into the bleed-off flowpath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Teruo Akiyama, Noboru Iida, Koji Saito, Takayuki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9683585
    Abstract: A hydraulic driving system includes a hydraulic pump, a driving source, a hydraulic cylinder, a closed circuit hydraulic path between the pump and cylinder, a pump-flow-rate control unit controlling a discharge flow rate of the pump, a flow rate control valve between the pump and the cylinder in the fluid path, a directional control unit, a target flow rate setting unit and a control device. The directional control unit allows a flow of fluid from the pump to the cylinder and prohibits a flow of fluid from the cylinder to the pump when fluid is supplied from the pump to the cylinder via the flow rate control valve. The control device controls fluid flow to the cylinder with the flow rate control valve when the target flow rate is within a prescribed range, and with the pump-flow-rate control unit when the target flow rate is greater than the prescribed range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Teruo Akiyama, Noboru Iida, Koji Saito, Takayuki Watanabe, Koji Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20170121940
    Abstract: A drive device of a construction machine includes a pump passage connected to a hydraulic pump, first and second supply passages connected to the pump passage, first and second passages connected to the first supply passage, third and fourth passages connected to the second supply passage, a first valve connected to the first and third passages, a second valve connected to the second and fourth passages, a first bucket passage connecting the first passage to a cap-side space of the bucket cylinder through the first valve, a second bucket passage connecting the third passage to a rod-side space of the bucket cylinder through the first valve, a first arm passage connecting the second passage to a rod-side space of an arm cylinder through the second valve, and a second arm passage connecting the fourth passage to a cap-side space of the arm cylinder through the second valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Tadashi Kawaguchi, Teruo Akiyama, Koji Saito, Takayuki Watanabe, Noboru Iida
  • Patent number: 9617986
    Abstract: A hermetic compressor includes: a main bearing (126) which supports a main shaft (120) of a shaft (119); and a thrust ball bearing at an upper end portion of the main bearing (126). A rotor (116) is fixed to the main shaft (120) via a flange. A rotor core (117) has a magnetic center displaced upward relative to the magnetic center of a stator core (115) so that a downward magnetic attractive force is applied between the rotor (116) and the stator (114). Accordingly, a contact load between steel balls and upper and lower races in the thrust ball bearing is appropriately maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ko Inagaki, Noboru Iida
  • Publication number: 20170058880
    Abstract: In a sealed compressor, electrically-operated element and compressive element driven by electrically-operated element are housed in the inside of sealed container. Compressive element includes shaft formed of main shaft and eccentric shaft, and cylinder block having: bearing which pivotally supports main shaft of shaft; and cylinder. Further, the sealed compressor includes piston which is movable in the cylinder in a reciprocating manner, and connecting portion which connects eccentric shaft and piston to each other. Electrically-operated element is an outer-rotor-type motor which includes stator, and rotor which surrounds an outer periphery of stator and is disposed coaxially with stator. Further, stator is fixed to outer peripheral surface of bearing by adhesive agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: NOBORU IIDA
  • Patent number: 9497586
    Abstract: An operation for reconnecting a mobile information terminal and a base unit, which is performed when a user returns home, is made easier, and a matter that has occurred in the base unit during his absence is displayed on the mobile information terminal. The mobile information terminal enters a sleep state when receiving no signal from the base unit. When the user performs a predetermined operation, the mobile information terminal returns from the sleep state, then searches for the base unit, and displays, on a display section, information relating to the matter that has occurred during his absence, the information being transmitted from the base unit when the terminal is reconnected to the base unit. Accordingly, the user can know, through a simple operation, the record of an incoming call received through a wired network, or an answering machine message that has occurred during his absence from the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryutan Akizuki, Noboru Iida, Yutaka Ikeda