Patents by Inventor Tatsuro Furusho

Tatsuro Furusho 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: 20240125391
    Abstract: A shaft seal device according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of thin plates arranged in a circumferential direction of a rotational shaft and each having a width in an axial direction of the rotational shaft and a seal ring including a seal mounting groove for mounting the plurality of thin plates. An inner wall of the seal mounting groove on one side in the axial direction has a groove formed along the circumferential direction, in an inner region in a radial direction of the rotational shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kohei OZAKI, Azumi YOSHIDA, Tatsuro FURUSHO, Shin NISHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11905838
    Abstract: A seal member is disposed between a rotor and a stator to provide a seal between the rotor and the stator. The seal member comprises: a rotary-side member fixed to a surface of the rotor opposing the stator; a fixed-side member fixed to the stator and facing the rotary-side member; and a first fin and a second fin which are disposed on one of the rotary-side member and the fixed-side member, the first fin protruding on the opposing surface side, the second fin being disposed on a lower pressure side in a rotating axis direction relative to the first fin and protruding on the opposing surface side. The thickness, in the rotating axis direction, of the second fin at the root thereof is greater than the thickness, in the rotating axis direction, of the first fin at the root thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuro Furusho, Shin Nishimoto, Hidekazu Uehara, Kohei Ozaki, Azumi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20230341056
    Abstract: This seal device comprises: a movable seal ring arranged so as to be deformable in the radial direction, in a state of facing an outer peripheral surface of a rotor of a steam turbine capable of rotating around the axis; a first elastic member provided to each of end surfaces of the movable seal ring in the circumferential direction; and a second elastic member that is provided to an intermediate position in the circumferential direction of the movable seal ring and urges the movable seal ring outward in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Norihisa TAKEI, Hidekazu UEHARA, Takumi HORI, Kohei OZAKI, Azumi YOSHIDA, Masaya KAWANO, Shin NISHIMOTO, Tatsuro FURUSHO, Shintaro OKUMURA
  • Patent number: 11614035
    Abstract: A seal segment comprises: a seal body having a plurality of thin-plate seal pieces that extend while being inclined forward in a rotational direction of a rotating shaft as the pieces draw farther inward in a radial direction of the rotating shaft, and that are layered in a circumferential direction of the rotating shaft; a pair of side plates extending in the circumferential direction so as to cover the seal body from both sides with respect to an axial direction of the rotating shaft; and a housing having a housing main body that accommodates the seal body while allowing the seal body to protrude inward in the radial direction, and an extending part that is provided to an end portion of the housing main body in the circumferential direction, and that extends inward in the radial direction along an end surface of the seal body in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Azumi Yoshida, Hidekazu Uehara, Kohei Ozaki, Shin Nishimoto, Tatsuro Furusho
  • Publication number: 20220259982
    Abstract: A seal member is disposed between a rotor and a stator to provide a seal between the rotor and the stator. The seal member comprises: a rotary-side member fixed to a surface of the rotor opposing the stator; a fixed-side member fixed to the stator and facing the rotary-side member; and a first fin and a second fin which are disposed on one of the rotary-side member and the fixed-side member, the first fin protruding on the opposing surface side, the second fin being disposed on a lower pressure side in a rotating axis direction relative to the first fin and protruding on the opposing surface side. The thickness, in the rotating axis direction, of the second fin at the root thereof is greater than the thickness, in the rotating axis direction, of the first fin at the root thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD
    Inventors: Tatsuro Furusho, Shin Nishimoto, Hidekazu Uehara, Kohei Ozaki, Azumi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20210239050
    Abstract: A seal segment comprises: a seal body having a plurality of thin-plate seal pieces that extend while being inclined forward in a rotational direction of a rotating shaft as the pieces draw farther inward in a radial direction of the rotating shaft, and that are layered in a circumferential direction of the rotating shaft; a pair of side plates extending in the circumferential direction so as to cover the seal body from both sides with respect to an axial direction of the rotating shaft; and a housing having a housing main body that accommodates the seal body while allowing the seal body to protrude inward in the radial direction, and an extending part that is provided to an end portion of the housing main body in the circumferential direction, and that extends inward in the radial direction along an end surface of the seal body in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Azumi Yoshida, Hidekazu Uehara, Kohei Ozaki, Shin Nishimoto, Tatsuro Furusho