Patents by Inventor Shigeru Tachibana

Shigeru Tachibana 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: 9441543
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor includes a combustion cylinder and a premixing tube. A protruding wall of the tube has an inner diameter enlarging portion with a chamfer at an open end thereof. A swirl flow in the tube is guided outward along the chamfer, so that the cross-section area of a straight flow in the tube is expanded to have a lower flow velocity, and the distance between a flame in the cylinder and the enlarging portion is shortened. When using the fuel with high heat radiation upon combustion, the enlarging portion is replaced with the one having a smaller chamfer. The cross-section area of the straight flow is reduced to increase the flow velocity, and the lift distance becomes longer. Therefore, the damage to the combustion cylinder owing to the intensified heat radiation is prevented. The flame lift position retained in the cylinder is easily set and changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignees: NIIGATA POWER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Koyama, Shigeru Tachibana
  • Patent number: 8943834
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor includes a combustion cylinder, a premixing tube, and a pressure injection unit. Holes are formed in a peripheral wall of the premixing tube in a tangential direction. An inner wall is provided in the peripheral wall while having a gap therefrom. The compressed air in the gap forms a swirl flow. The compressed air and injected fuel supplied into the inner wall form straight flows each with a predetermined cross-section area in the inner wall under no influence of the swirl flow. They are combusted in the combustion cylinder via a protruding wall. The flame is stably retained at an appropriate position apart from the top portion of the combustion cylinder to improve durability without being excessively heated. This may prevent deterioration in durability of the combustion cylinder by the heat by retaining the flame at the appropriate position in the combustion cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignees: Niigata Power Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamichi Koyama, Shigeru Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20140137557
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor includes a combustion cylinder and a premixing tube. A protruding wall of the tube has an inner diameter enlarging portion with a chamfer at an open end thereof A swirl flow in the tube is guided outward along the chamfer, so that the cross-section area of a straight flow in the tube is expanded to have a lower flow velocity, and the distance between a flame in the cylinder and the enlarging portion is shortened. When using the fuel with high heat radiation upon combustion, the enlarging portion is replaced with the one having a smaller chamfer. The cross-section area of the straight flow is reduced to increase the flow velocity, and the lift distance becomes longer. Therefore, the damage to the combustion cylinder owing to the intensified heat radiation is prevented. The flame lift position retained in the cylinder is easily set and changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Masamichi KOYAMA, Shigeru TACHIBANA
  • Publication number: 20140137556
    Abstract: A gas turbine combustor includes a combustion cylinder, a premixing tube, and a pressure injection unit. Holes are formed in a peripheral wall of the premixing tube in a tangential direction. An inner wall is provided in the peripheral wall while having a gap therefrom. The compressed air in the gap forms a swirl flow. The compressed air and injected fuel supplied into the inner wall form straight flows each with a predetermined cross-section area in the inner wall under no influence of the swirl flow. They are combusted in the combustion cylinder via a protruding wall. The flame is stably retained at an appropriate position apart from the top portion of the combustion cylinder to improve durability without being excessively heated. This may prevent deterioration in durability of the combustion cylinder by the heat by retaining the flame at the appropriate position in the combustion cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Masamichi KOYAMA, Shigeru TACHIBANA
  • Patent number: 4901862
    Abstract: An inspection apparatus for flanged or curled part of can having a cylindrical body and an open end comprising a feeding means, a holding means, an inspecting means, a locating means, a discriminating means and a discharging means, wherein the inspection is carried out continuously. According to the present invention, visual inspection falls into disuse, and inspection efficiency is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Assignee: Takeuchi Press Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Tachibana, Minoru Takegoshi, Takashi Danzuka