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).
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Publication number: 20190285166Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinji Kawai, Mitsuru Manita, Shoichi Takimoto, Taro Kimura
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Patent number: 10408170Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro Kobayashi, Mamoru Yoshioka, Mitsuru Takeuchi, Musashi Suzuki, Shinji Kawai, Naruto Ito
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Patent number: 10309353Abstract: An engine system includes an engine provided with a supercharger provided in an intake passage and an exhaust passage, an LPL-type EGR device, an intake manifold placed immediately upstream of the engine, an electric throttle device placed in the intake passage upstream of the intake manifold, a fresh air inflow passage introducing fresh air into the intake passage downstream of the electric throttle device, and a fresh air inflow valve to regulate the fresh air amount. The intake manifold includes a surge tank and branch pipes branching off from the surge tank. The fresh air inflow passage includes an inlet connected to the intake passage upstream of an outlet port of the EGR passage. A fresh air distribution pipe distributing the fresh air to each of the branch pipes of the intake manifold is provided on an outlet side of the fresh air inflow passage.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takehide Nakamura, Shinji Kawai, Daigo Oyabu
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Publication number: 20190136981Abstract: In an EGR valve including a double eccentric valve, a passage is divided into upstream and downstream passages with the valve seat as the boundary and the valve element is disposed in the upstream passage. The valve element includes a first side part and a second side part that have as a boundary a virtual surface extending from the axis of the rotary shaft parallel to the direction in which the axis of the valve element extends. When the valve element rotates in the valve-opening direction from the fully closed state, the first side part rotates into the downstream passage and the second side part rotates into the upstream passage. A valve closing stopper is provided to be engageable with the first side part. A return spring for rotationally biasing the valve element in the fully closed state in the direction of valve-closing is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashige INAGAKI, Sunao KITAMURA, Shinji KAWAI, Naruto ITO, Mamoru YOSHIOKA
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Publication number: 20190003427Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masahiro KOBAYASHI, Mamoru YOSHIOKA, Mitsuru TAKEUCHI, Musashi SUZUKI, Shinji KAWAI, Naruto ITO
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Publication number: 20180328621Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Yosuke NAITO, Masato ISHIKAWA, Akimoto SUZUKI, Masahide KINAMI, Hisanori IKEDA, Takuya GOTO, Katsuya ISHIGAMI, Shinji KAWAI
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Publication number: 20180320923Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Shinji KAWAI, Masato ISHIKAWA, Akimoto SUZUKI, Masahide KINAMI, Hisanori IKEDA
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Publication number: 20180313573Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2016Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Katsuya ISHIGAMI, Masato ISHIKAWA, Akimoto SUZUKI, Masahide KINAMI, Hisanori IKEDA, Takuya GOTO, Yosuke NAITO, Shinji KAWAI
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Patent number: 10054307Abstract: A communication device constitutes part of an apparatus and communicates with other apparatuses. The communication device includes a case having an opening; a plurality of indicator lamps accommodated in the case, at a position corresponding to the opening; and an indicator lamp cover that is provided so as to be slidable in a direction in which the plurality of indicator lamps are arranged and that is used to adjust an opening degree of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hisanori Ikeda, Masato Ishikawa, Akimoto Suzuki, Masahide Kinami, Youhei Koyanagi, Takuya Goto, Katsuya Ishigami, Shinji Kawai, Yosuke Naito, Kiyoshi Yasutomi
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Publication number: 20180171944Abstract: An engine system includes an engine provided with a supercharger provided in an intake passage and an exhaust passage, an LPL-type EGR device, an intake manifold placed immediately upstream of the engine, an electric throttle device placed in the intake passage upstream of the intake manifold, a fresh air inflow passage introducing fresh air into the intake passage downstream of the electric throttle device, and a fresh air inflow valve to regulate the fresh air amount. The intake manifold includes a surge tank and branch pipes branching off from the surge tank. The fresh air inflow passage includes an inlet connected to the intake passage upstream of an outlet port of the EGR passage. A fresh air distribution pipe distributing the fresh air to each of the branch pipes of the intake manifold is provided on an outlet side of the fresh air inflow passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takehide NAKAMURA, Shinji KAWAI, Daigo OYABU
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Patent number: 9976758Abstract: An indoor unit of an air conditioning device which is installed on a wall surface of a room includes an air sending fan which sends room air from an air inlet disposed at an upper part to an air outlet disposed at a lower part of a front side; heat exchangers disposed at the upstream side of the air sending fan; and a back case which is located close to the wall surface with respect to the air sending fan and supports the heat exchangers, wherein the back case is composed of an air outlet passage wall member which forms an air outlet passage for air blown out from the air sending fan and an installation member which is located on a back side of the air outlet passage wall member and is mounted on an installation plate which is fixed on the wall surface with the air outlet passage wall member and the installation member being arranged in parallel in the front and back direction, and a first space is formed between a back surface of an air outlet passage wall of the air outlet passage wall member and the instalType: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akimoto Suzuki, Masato Ishikawa, Masahide Kinami, Hisanori Ikeda, Youhei Koyanagi, Takuya Goto, Shinji Kawai, Katsuya Ishigami, Yosuke Naito
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Publication number: 20180119985Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2015Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shinji KAWAI, Masayuki OISHI, Shuhei YOKOTA
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Patent number: 9932924Abstract: A blow-by gas returning (BGV) apparatus includes a blow-by gas storage unit, a throttle device placed in an intake passage, a BGV passage for allowing blow-by gas to flow to the intake passage downstream of the throttle device for recirculation, and a PCV valve for regulating a flow rate of blow-by gas. An abnormality diagnosis device includes an air flow meter to detect an intake amount in the intake passage upstream of the throttle device and an electronic control unit (ECU) for diagnosis. The ECU controls the PCV valve to a first opening degree and a second opening degree when an engine is during deceleration fuel cut, and diagnoses abnormality of the BGV apparatus based on a first intake amount detected under control with the first opening degree and a second intake amount detected under control with the second opening degree.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: AISAN KOBYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mamoru Yoshioka, Shinji Kawai, Makoto Fukui, Kasumi Mishima, Hirokazu Tashita, Tsutomu Kuniyoshi, Kensuke Hiroi
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Publication number: 20170175662Abstract: A blow-by gas returning (BGV) apparatus includes a blow-by gas storage unit, a throttle device placed in an intake passage, a BGV passage for allowing blow-by gas to flow to the intake passage downstream of the throttle device for recirculation, and a PCV valve for regulating a flow rate of blow-by gas. An abnormality diagnosis device includes an air flow meter to detect an intake amount in the intake passage upstream of the throttle device and an electronic control unit (ECU) for diagnosis. The ECU controls the PCV valve to a first opening degree and a second opening degree when an engine is during deceleration fuel cut, and diagnoses abnormality of the BGV apparatus based on a first intake amount detected under control with the first opening degree and a second intake amount detected under control with the second opening degree.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mamoru YOSHIOKA, Shinji KAWAI, Makoto FUKUI, Kasumi MISHIMA, Hirokazu TASHITA, Tsutomu KUNIYOSHI, Kensuke HIROI
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Patent number: 9523511Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a housing having a wall extending in a horizontal direction, and a front panel covering at least a part of a front side of the wall. On a region of the wall covered by the front panel, an opening leading to a front end of a space in which a network repeater for wirelessly communicating with a network is to be contained is formed. The opening is configured to be exposed in a state in which a whole or a part of the front panel is removed or opened.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hisanori Ikeda, Masato Ishikawa, Akimoto Suzuki, Masahide Kinami, Youhei Koyanagi, Takuya Goto, Katsuya Ishigami, Shinji Kawai, Yosuke Naito
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Patent number: 9339977Abstract: Optical elements of a light guide plate are formed by repeatedly aligning convex parts in a longitudinal direction of the optical elements. Concave/convex shaped parts whose recess amount and/or protrusion amount are not constant are formed by three-dimensional curved surfaces that constitute the convex parts. An optical path of light that enters from an incident light surface of the light guide plate is modified by the concave/convex shaped parts that constitute the optical elements as the light progresses through the inside of the light guide plate, and thereby the light is diffused. Further, since the recess amount and/or protrusion amount of the concave/convex shaped parts are not constant, the optical path of light progressing through the inside of the light guide plate is modified randomly, and therefore a light diffusing effect is efficiently exhibited.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: MINEBEA CO., LTD.Inventors: Reishi Shimaoka, Shinji Kawai
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Publication number: 20160040901Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a housing having a wall extending in a horizontal direction, and a front panel covering at least a part of a front side of the wall. On a region of the wall covered by the front panel, an opening leading to a front end of a space in which a network repeater for wirelessly communicating with a network is to be contained is formed. The opening is configured to be exposed in a state in which a whole or a part of the front panel is removed or opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Hisanori IKEDA, Masato ISHIKAWA, Akimoto SUZUKI, Masahide KINAMI, Youhei KOYANAGI, Takuya GOTO, Katsuya ISHIGAMI, Shinji KAWAI, Yosuke NAITO
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Publication number: 20160033161Abstract: The indoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a fan; a heat exchanger located on a front side of the indoor unit with respect to the fan and on an upstream side with respect to the fan; an electrical component unit arranged in front of the heat exchanger in a horizontally long posture; a front designed panel located on a foremost side of the indoor unit in an openable and closeable manner; and an electrical component cover removably mounted to members forming a casing of the indoor unit, the electrical component cover including: a lower cover plate for covering a lower side of the electrical component unit; and a front cover plate for covering a front side of the electrical component unit. The front cover plate is exposed when the front designed panel is opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Youhei KOYANAGI, Masato ISHIKAWA, Akimoto SUZUKI, Masahide KINAMI, Hisanori IKEDA, Takuya GOTO, Yosuke NAITO, Katsuya ISHIGAMI, Shinji KAWAI
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Publication number: 20160025357Abstract: An indoor unit of an air conditioning device which is installed on a wall surface of a room includes an air sending fan which sends room air from an air inlet disposed at an upper part to an air outlet disposed at a lower part of a front side; heat exchangers disposed at the upstream side of the air sending fan; and a back case which is located close to the wall surface with respect to the air sending fan and supports the heat exchangers, wherein the back case is composed of an air outlet passage wall member which forms an air outlet passage for air blown out from the air sending fan and an installation member which is located on a back side of the air outlet passage wall member and is mounted on an installation plate which is fixed on the wall surface with the air outlet passage wall member and the installation member being arranged in parallel in the front and back direction, and a first space is formed between a back surface of an air outlet passage wall of the air outlet passage wall member and the instalType: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Akimoto SUZUKI, Masato ISHIKAWA, Masahide KINAMI, Hisanori IKEDA, Youhei KOYANAGI, Takuya GOTO, Shinji KAWAI, Katsuya ISHIGAMI, Yosuke NAITO
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Publication number: 20160025328Abstract: A communication device constitutes part of an apparatus and communicates with other apparatuses. The communication device includes a case having an opening; a plurality of indicator lamps accommodated in the case, at a position corresponding to the opening; and an indicator lamp cover that is provided so as to be slidable in a direction in which the plurality of indicator lamps are arranged and that is used to adjust an opening degree of the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Hisanori IKEDA, Masato ISHIKAWA, Akimoto SUZUKI, Masahide KINAMI, Youhei KOYANAGI, Takuya GOTO, Katsuya ISHIGAMI, Shinji KAWAI, Yosuke NAITO, Kiyoshi YASUTOMI