Patents by Inventor Shinji Kawai

Shinji Kawai 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).

  • Publication number: 20240093886
    Abstract: An air conditioner according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a wall-mounted indoor unit which includes a heat exchanger, a blower, and a housing that accommodates the heat exchanger and the blower therein, and which is fixed to a wall surface, and a discharge unit which is disposed above the indoor unit outside the indoor unit, in which the housing includes a suction port that opens upward, the discharge unit includes a discharge device disposed above the suction port, at least a portion of air suctioned into the suction port passes through the discharge device, and a center of the discharge unit in a right-left direction of the indoor unit is disposed to be shifted to one side in the right-left direction with respect to a center of the indoor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Reiji MORIOKA, Mitsuhiro SHIROTA, Hirotaka ISHIDA, Shinji KAWAI, Hisanori IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20240077213
    Abstract: An air conditioner according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a wall-mounted indoor unit which includes a heat exchanger, a blower, and a housing that accommodates the heat exchanger and the blower therein, and which is fixed to a wall surface, and a discharge unit which is disposed above the indoor unit outside the indoor unit, in which the indoor unit includes a first control unit that controls the indoor unit, the housing includes a suction port that opens upward, the discharge unit includes a discharge device disposed above the suction port, at least a portion of air suctioned into the suction port passes through the discharge device, and the discharge device is driven based on a signal received from the first control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Reiji MORIOKA, Mitsuhiro SHIROTA, Hirotaka ISHIDA, Shinji KAWAI, Hisanori IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20240068580
    Abstract: A passage switching device to switch flow passages includes a rotary disk and a fixed disk which are stacked in an axial direction. The rotary disk is provided with at least one rotary disk communication path penetrating in the axial direction, and the fixed disk is provided with a plurality of fixed disk communication paths penetrating in the axial direction. The flow passages are switched by rotating and driving the rotary disk to switch combination of the rotary disk communication path and the fixed disk communication path for communication. There is provided an elastic member between the housing and the rotary disk, between the rotary disk and the fixed disk, and between the fixed disk and the housing with respect to the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji KAWAI, Mamoru YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20240021915
    Abstract: A battery temperature adjusting device includes a battery pack, a heat-exchange part for exchanging heat between the battery pack and a heat medium, and a heat medium circuit for flowing the heat medium to the heat-exchange part to adjust the temperature of the battery pack by flowing the heat medium to the heat-exchange part through the heat medium circuit to exchange heat with the battery pack. The heat medium circuit includes a warming circuit for flowing a warming medium to the heat-exchange part to warm the battery pack, and a cooling circuit for flowing a cooling medium to the heat-exchange part to cool the battery pack. The battery temperature adjusting device further includes a circuit switching unit switches between the circuits to connect the warming circuit to the heat-exchange part in warming the battery pack or to connect the cooling circuit to the heat-exchange part in cooling the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mamoru YOSHIOKA, Shinji KAWAI
  • Publication number: 20230126562
    Abstract: An installation plate for use in installation of an indoor unit that is to be connected to an outdoor unit using an embedded pipe provided in a wall or a house, includes: a main body portion formed in a flat plate shape; a pipe connection hole provided in the main body portion to allow the embedded pipe to pass through the pipe connection hole; and a hole expansion portion that is an area provided adjacent to at least part of the pipe connection hole and subjected to cutout preliminary processing for expansion of the pipe connection hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Shinji KAWAI, Masato ISHIKAWA, Hisanori IKEDA
  • Patent number: 11483924
    Abstract: A substrate support structure includes: a substrate support including: a support body; and a protrusion including a base portion and a leading-end portion, the protrusion protruding from the support body; and a substrate having: a substrate body; a through hole provided at the substrate body; and a protruded portion surrounding the through hole, the protruded portion protruding from a first face of the substrate body, in which the base portion of the protrusion passes through the through hole, and the leading-end portion protrudes from the first face of the substrate body inside the protruded portion and engages with the substrate body such that the through hole is covered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keitaroh Nozawa, Hidehiko Shimizu, Shinji Kawai
  • Publication number: 20220333708
    Abstract: An EGR valve includes: an inner housing including a flow passage; a valve element which opens and closes the flow passage; a valve shaft on which the valve element is provided; an outer housing in which the inner housing is assembled; and a drive unit which drives the valve shaft. The flow passage of the inner housing includes an inlet and an outlet. The outer housing includes an assembly hole and separate flow passages. When the inner housing is assembled in the assembly hole, the inlet and the outlet of the inner housing communicate with the separate flow passages of the outer housing; an inlet sealing member is provided between the inner housing and the outer housing to correspond to the periphery of the inlet; and an outlet sealing member is provided between the inner housing and the outer housing to correspond to the periphery of the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi SUGIHARA, Mamoru YOSHIOKA, Shinji KAWAI, Takashi BESSHO, Koki YASUDA, Kaisho SO, Hirotaka FUKUTA, Mizuki KODAMA
  • Patent number: 11306689
    Abstract: An EGR system is configured to allow a part of exhaust gas discharged from an engine to an intake passage to flow as EGR gas to an intake passage through an EGR passage to return to the engine. In the EGR system, a heating film is provided on an inner wall or an outer wall of at least one of the intake passage through which the EGR gas is allowed to flow and the EGR passage. At least a pair of a positive electrode and a negative electrode is provided to energize the heating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mamoru Yoshioka, Kaisho So, Takashi Bessho, Shinji Kawai
  • Publication number: 20220037735
    Abstract: A battery connection module includes a plurality of bus bars provided on a battery stack in which a plurality of battery packs are assembled, and attached to electrodes of the battery packs, a flexible printed wiring board provided on the battery stack, and a first electronic component electrically connected to the flexible printed wiring board. The flexible printed wiring board includes a side surface portion which extends outward from above the battery stack and is bent so as to be fixed to a side surface of the battery stack, and the first electronic component is provided on the side surface portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hidehiko SHIMIZU, Keitaroh NOZAWA, Shuhei URAKAMI, Shinji KAWAI
  • Publication number: 20210360769
    Abstract: A substrate support structure includes: a substrate support including: a support body; and a protrusion including a base portion and a leading-end portion, the protrusion protruding from the support body; and a substrate having: a substrate body; a through hole provided at the substrate body; and a protruded portion surrounding the through hole, the protruded portion protruding from a first face of the substrate body, in which the base portion of the protrusion passes through the through hole, and the leading-end portion protrudes from the first face of the substrate body inside the protruded portion and engages with the substrate body such that the through hole is covered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Keitaroh NOZAWA, Hidehiko Shimizu, Shinji Kawai
  • Publication number: 20210277850
    Abstract: An EGR system is configured to allow a part of exhaust gas discharged from an engine to an intake passage to flow as EGR gas to an intake passage through an EGR passage to return to the engine. In the EGR system, a heating film is provided on an inner wall or an outer wall of at least one of the intake passage through which the EGR gas is allowed to flow and the EGR passage. At least a pair of a positive electrode and a negative electrode is provided to energize the heating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mamoru YOSHIOKA, Kaisho SO, Takashi BESSHO, Shinji KAWAI
  • Patent number: 11047592
    Abstract: An indoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes a wire attachment part on which a wire is placed, a wire retainer configured to retain the wire placed on the wire attachment part, a wall part provided on one lateral side of the wire attachment part, and having a plurality of opening ports each configured to receive a protrusion part formed at one end of the wire retainer, a plurality of boss parts provided on the other lateral side of the wire attachment part, and having heights different from each other, the wire retainer having the other end to be fastened to any one of the plurality of boss parts, and a fastener configured to fasten the wire retainer to the one of the plurality of boss parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Kawai, Masato Ishikawa, Akimoto Suzuki, Masahide Kinami, Hisanori Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10883740
    Abstract: Provided is an indoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus capable of preventing crazing, which occurs in a fixing claw or a claw receiver due to intrusion of oil or solvent. The indoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes a rear casing and a front casing. An upper wall is formed, and an overlap portion is formed. The fixing claw is provided, and the claw receiver is provided. The upper wall has a front portion on a front side with respect to the fixing claw, and the claw receiver protrudes rearward from the overlap portion. A recessed portion which is opened upward is formed on a front side of the claw receiver of the overlap portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Naito, Masato Ishikawa, Akimoto Suzuki, Masahide Kinami, Hisanori Ikeda, Takuya Goto, Katsuya Ishigami, Shinji Kawai
  • Publication number: 20200408161
    Abstract: This engine system is provided with: an engine; an intake passage; an exhaust passage; an electronic throttle device; an EGR device including an EGR valve; a fresh-air flow device including a fresh-air inflow valve; and an ECU. The ECU, in order to throttle intake air to the engine during deceleration of the engine, causes the electronic throttle device to be closed from an open valve state to a predetermined deceleration opening while causing the EGR valve to become closed to shut off introduction of EGR gas into the intake passage, and, in order to introduce fresh air into the intake passage (intake manifold) downstream of the electronic throttle device, causes the fresh-air inflow valve to become opened from the closed valve state at a timing delayed by a predetermined period from the timing of closing the electronic throttle device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takehide NAKAMURA, Shinji KAWAI
  • Patent number: 10767752
    Abstract: Provided is a device that includes a transfer input gear meshing with a final driven gear, a transfer input shaft pivotally supporting the transfer input gear, a first bevel gear provided on the transfer input shaft, a second bevel gear meshing with the first bevel gear, a transfer output shaft pivotally supporting the second bevel gear, a transfer case covering at least the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear, and a guide section guiding at least part of scooped fluid that is scooped up by the final driven gear into the transfer case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Kawai, Mitsuru Manita, Shoichi Takimoto, Taro Kimura
  • Patent number: 10746434
    Abstract: A housing cover provided on a housing section of an indoor unit of an air conditioning apparatus, the indoor unit including a casing, and the housing section provided on a bottom portion of the casing and having a remote control receiving section for receiving an infrared signal from a remote control and a temperature detection sensor for contactlessly detecting a surface temperature of an object in a room, the housing cover comprising a light transmissive surface inclined diagonally downward from a front and a sensor opening port formed behind the light transmissive surface, wherein the light transmissive surface is formed in front of the remote control receiving section to be opposed to and be parallel to the remote control receiving section, and the sensor opening port is formed such that the temperature detection sensor protrudes from the opening port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Kawai, Masayuki Oishi, Shuhei Yokota
  • Patent number: 10690376
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes: an air purifying filter including a filter body for air purification, a pair of bearing units, and a pair of protrusions that extend outward from the filter body; and an air filter for dust collection including a pair of shaft units coupled with the respective bearing units, and a pair of supports accommodating the respective protrusions. The protrusions are placed into the respective supports from the direction of the respective shaft units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuya Ishigami, Masato Ishikawa, Akimoto Suzuki, Masahide Kinami, Hisanori Ikeda, Takuya Goto, Yosuke Naito, Shinji Kawai
  • Publication number: 20200063673
    Abstract: The engine system includes: an engine equipped with a supercharger; an electronic throttle device; a low-pressure loop EGR device including an EGR valve; a fresh air introduction device; and an electronic control unit (ECU). The fresh air introduction device includes a fresh air introduction passage and a fresh air introduction valve for introducing fresh air to an intake passage disposed downstream of the electronic throttle device. The electronic throttle device is configured with a DC motor type, and the fresh air introduction valve is configured with a step motor type. Upon determining that the engine is decelerating, the ECU causes the EGR valve to close fully and the fresh air introduction valve to open to a predetermined degree, while also controlling the electronic throttle device to close to a predetermined opening degree, thereby adjusting the total intake amount to the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mamoru YOSHIOKA, Shinji KAWAI, Takehide NAKAMURA, Masanori ITO
  • Publication number: 20190285166
    Abstract: Provided is a device that includes a transfer input gear meshing with a final driven gear, a transfer input shaft pivotally supporting the transfer input gear, a first bevel gear provided on the transfer input shaft, a second bevel gear meshing with the first bevel gear, a transfer output shaft pivotally supporting the second bevel gear, a transfer case covering at least the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear, and a guide section guiding at least part of scooped fluid that is scooped up by the final driven gear into the transfer case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Kawai, Mitsuru Manita, Shoichi Takimoto, Taro Kimura
  • Patent number: 10408170
    Abstract: In a casing, a cooler valve element is placed in a cooler flow passage, while a bypass valve element is placed in a bypass flow passage. The cooler valve element is adjacent and fixed to a first shaft end portion of a valve shaft. The bypass valve element is adjacent and fixed to a second shaft end portion of the valve shaft. A first bearing is provided between the casing and the first shaft end portion and a second bearing is provided between the casing and the second shaft end portion. A first seal member is placed, adjacent to the first bearing, and a second seal member is placed adjacent to a second bearing. A driven gear is fixed to a leading end of the first shaft end portion. The first bearing consists of a rolling bearing and the second bearing is formed of a slid bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Kobayashi, Mamoru Yoshioka, Mitsuru Takeuchi, Musashi Suzuki, Shinji Kawai, Naruto Ito