Patents by Inventor Yuichiro Waki

Yuichiro Waki 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: 11692587
    Abstract: A bearing device includes: a rotary shaft being rotatable around an axis; a bearing pad that supports an outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft; a nozzle that is disposed on an upstream side of the bearing pad in a rotational direction of the rotation shaft and has a supply hole; a pair of side plates that face the outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft on an upstream side of the nozzle in the rotational direction and are disposed on both sides of the nozzle in the axial direction, the pair of side plates having a discharge hole; and a guide surface that faces the upstream side in the rotation direction and extends in the axial direction over an entire length of the bearing pad in the axial direction, wherein the guide surface is circumferentially positioned between the supply hole and the discharge hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuzo Shigihara, Shuichi Isayama, Chihiro Yoshimine, Shimpei Yokoyama, Yuichiro Waki
  • Patent number: 11492919
    Abstract: A vane segment includes a blade ring, a plurality of vanes, and a caulking member. The blade ring includes a blade ring groove and a storage space forming portion. The blade ring groove includes a convex portion projecting from a second groove side surface of the blade ring groove to the first side. The storage space forming portion, in combination with an outer shroud, forms a storage space into which the caulking member enters. The caulking member is accommodated within the storage space, contacts with the blade ring groove and the outer shroud, and is exposed from an inner opening of the storage space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Waki, Shouhei Danno, Yuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11359520
    Abstract: A steam turbine facility includes a rotor shaft, a pair of radial bearings for rotatably supporting the rotor shaft, a pair of low-pressure turbine blade rows disposed on the rotor shaft in a bearing span of the pair of radial bearings, and a high-pressure turbine blade row and an intermediate-pressure turbine blade row disposed on the rotor shaft in the bearing span and positioned between the pair of low-pressure turbine blade rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Waki, Masaomi Makino
  • Patent number: 11352912
    Abstract: A steam turbine facility includes a rotor shaft, a high-pressure turbine blade row and an intermediate-pressure turbine blade row disposed on the rotor shaft, a first low-pressure turbine blade row and a second low-pressure turbine blade row disposed on the rotor shaft on both sides of the intermediate-pressure turbine blade row, respectively, and a third low-pressure turbine blade row and a fourth low-pressure turbine blade row disposed on the rotor shaft on both sides of the high-pressure turbine blade row, respectively. The steam turbine facility is configured such that steam having passed through the intermediate-pressure turbine blade row is divided to flow into the first low-pressure turbine blade row, the second low-pressure turbine blade row, the third low-pressure turbine blade row, and the fourth low-pressure turbine blade row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaomi Makino, Yuichiro Waki
  • Publication number: 20220090625
    Abstract: This bearing device has: a bearing pad (50) supporting an outer circumferential surface of a rotation shaft rotatably around the axis of the rotation shaft; a nozzle (80) that is disposed on the upstream side of the bearing pad (50) in a rotational direction (T) of the rotation shaft, and has a supply hole (85) for supplying lubrication oil to the outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft; a pair of side plates (60) disposed on both sides of the nozzle (80) with respect to the axial direction and facing the outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft on the upstream side of the nozzle (80) in the rotational direction (T), at least one of the pair having formed a discharge hole (61) penetrating through the one side plate in the axial direction; and a guide surface (86) which, at a position between the supply hole (85) and the discharge hole (61) in the circumferential direction, faces the upstream side in the rotational direction (T) and extends in the axial direction along the outer circumfe
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Takuzo SHIGIHARA, Shuichi ISAYAMA, Chihiro YOSHIMINE, Shimpei YOKOYAMA, Yuichiro WAKI
  • Patent number: 11261908
    Abstract: A tilting pad bearing including pads disposed around a rotating shaft so as to face an outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft, liners each supporting an outside of the pad in a radial direction with an axis of the rotating shaft as a center, and pivots each supporting an outside of the liner in the radial direction with the axis as a center at a central position of the liner in an axial direction of the rotating shaft so as to allow the pad to be swingable, wherein a recessed portion recessed in a direction away from the pad is formed on a surface of the liner facing the pad or a surface of the pad facing the liner at least at the central position thereof in the axial direction of the rotating shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Chihiro Yoshimine, Tanehiro Shinohara, Takuzo Shigihara, Shuichi Isayama, Yuichiro Waki
  • Patent number: 11143242
    Abstract: A journal bearing includes: a carrier ring; a plurality of bearing pads disposed on a radially inner side of a lower half region of the carrier ring, and configured to support a rotor shaft from below; and a guide metal disposed in an upper half region of the carrier ring, in center with respect to an axial direction of the rotor shaft, so as to cover an upper region of an outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Tanehiro Shinohara, Takaaki Kaikogi, Takashi Nakano, Yuichiro Waki, Yutaka Ozawa, Naoto Tochitani
  • Publication number: 20210254510
    Abstract: A steam turbine facility includes a rotor shaft, a pair of radial bearings for rotatably supporting the rotor shaft, a pair of low-pressure turbine blade rows disposed on the rotor shaft in a bearing span of the pair of radial bearings, and a high-pressure turbine blade row and an intermediate-pressure turbine blade row disposed on the rotor shaft in the bearing span and positioned between the pair of low-pressure turbine blade rows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Power, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichiro WAKI, Masaomi MAKINO
  • Publication number: 20210215068
    Abstract: A steam turbine facility includes a rotor shaft, a high-pressure turbine blade row and an intermediate-pressure turbine blade row disposed on the rotor shaft, a first low-pressure turbine blade row and a second low-pressure turbine blade row disposed on the rotor shaft on both sides of the intermediate-pressure turbine blade row, respectively, and a third low-pressure turbine blade row and a fourth low-pressure turbine blade row disposed on the rotor shaft on both sides of the high-pressure turbine blade row, respectively. The steam turbine facility is configured such that steam having passed through the intermediate-pressure turbine blade row is divided to flow into the first low-pressure turbine blade row, the second low-pressure turbine blade row, the third low-pressure turbine blade row, and the fourth low-pressure turbine blade row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Power, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaomi MAKINO, Yuichiro WAKI
  • Patent number: 11035404
    Abstract: A bearing device includes a carrier ring, a first bearing portion disposed along an outer periphery of a rotor shaft on a radially inner side of the carrier ring; a second bearing portion disposed along the outer periphery and downstream of the first bearing portion, with respect to a rotational direction of the rotor shaft, on the radially inner side of the carrier ring; a pair of side plates disposed along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft, on both sides of the carrier ring with respect to an axial direction; a first oil guide portion disposed downstream of the first bearing portion and upstream of the second bearing portion, and configured to change a flow direction of oil after passing through a gap between an inner peripheral surface of the first bearing portion and an outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft to guide the oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Nakano, Tanehiro Shinohara, Takaaki Kaikogi, Yuichiro Waki, Yutaka Ozawa
  • Patent number: 10962051
    Abstract: A support part supports a bearing pad from an outer circumferential side so as to be swingable at a pivot position. A radius of curvature of a rotary shaft is Rj, a radius of curvature of a pad surface is Rp, and a radius of curvature of a reference circle centered at an axial line and having a radius equal to a distance between a center and the pivot position on the pad surface is Rb, and a relationship of Rj<Rp<Rb is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Shimpei Yokoyama, Tadasuke Nishioka, Chihiro Yoshimine, Yuichiro Waki, Yuki Sumi
  • Publication number: 20200408257
    Abstract: A bearing device includes a carrier ring, a first bearing portion disposed along an outer periphery of a rotor shaft on a radially inner side of the carrier ring; a second bearing portion disposed along the outer periphery and downstream of the first bearing portion, with respect to a rotational direction of the rotor shaft, on the radially inner side of the carrier ring; a pair of side plates disposed along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft, on both sides of the carrier ring with respect to an axial direction; a first oil guide portion disposed downstream of the first bearing portion and upstream of the second bearing portion, and configured to change a flow direction of oil after passing through a gap between an inner peripheral surface of the first bearing portion and an outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft to guide the oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Nakano, Tanehiro Shinohara, Takaaki Kaikogi, Yuichiro Waki, Yutaka Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20200277985
    Abstract: A tilting pad bearing including pads disposed around a rotating shaft so as to face an outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft, liners each supporting an outside of the pad in a radial direction with an axis of the rotating shaft as a center, and pivots each supporting an outside of the liner in the radial direction with the axis as a center at a central position of the liner in an axial direction of the rotating shaft so as to allow the pad to be swingable, wherein a recessed portion recessed in a direction away from the pad is formed on a surface of the liner facing the pad or a surface of the pad facing the liner at least at the central position thereof in the axial direction of the rotating shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chihiro Yoshimine, Tanehiro Shinohara, Takuzo Shigihara, Shuichi Isayama, Yuichiro Waki
  • Patent number: 10738822
    Abstract: A journal bearing includes: a carrier ring; a plurality of bearing pads disposed on a radially inner side of a lower half region of the carrier ring; a pair of side plates disposed on both sides of the plurality of bearing pads with respect to an axial direction of the rotor shaft; and at least one oil-supply unit for supplying lubricant oil to the plurality of bearing pads. From among the at least one oil-supply unit, a first oil-supply unit disposed on a downstream side of a most downstream pad positioned most downstream of the plurality of bearing pads is configured to supply the lubricant oil toward a region below a corner portion of the most downstream pad, of a trailing edge surface of the most downstream pad, the corner portion being formed by an intersection between a pad surface of the most downstream pad and the trailing edge surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tanehiro Shinohara, Takaaki Kaikogi, Takashi Nakano, Yuichiro Waki, Yutaka Ozawa, Naoto Tochitani
  • Patent number: 10724573
    Abstract: A journal bearing includes: a carrier ring having a cylindrical shape; at least two bearing pads disposed on a radially inner side of the carrier ring and configured to support a rotor shaft; at least one oil-supply unit disposed on the radially inner side of the carrier ring, for supplying lubricant oil to a gap between the bearing pad and the rotor shaft; a pair of side plates disposed on both end portions of the carrier ring with respect to an axial direction, along an outer periphery of the rotor shaft; and at least one opening configured to bring a bearing interior space surrounded by the at least two bearing pads and the pair of side plates into communication with atmosphere, and discharge the lubricant oil to outside via the bearing interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Nakano, Tanehiro Shinohara, Takaaki Kaikogi, Yuichiro Waki, Yutaka Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20200232502
    Abstract: A support part supporting a bearing pad (60) from an outer circumferential side so as to be swingable at a pivot position (P2) is provided. When the radius of curvature of a rotary shaft (10) is Rj, the radius of curvature of a pad surface (62) is Rp, and the radius of curvature of a reference circle (S) centered at an axial line (O) and having a radius equal to the distance between the center (O) and the pivot position (P2) on the pad surface (62) is Rb, the relationship of Rj<Rp<Rb is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Shimpei YOKOYAMA, Tadasuke NISHIOKA, Chihiro YOSHIMINE, Yuichiro WAKI, Yuki SUMI
  • Publication number: 20200095878
    Abstract: A vane segment includes a blade ring, a plurality of vanes, and a caulking member. The blade ring includes a blade ring groove and a storage space forming portion. The blade ring groove includes a convex portion projecting from a second groove side surface of the blade ring groove to the first side. The storage space forming portion, in combination with an outer shroud, forms a storage space into which the caulking member enters. The caulking member is accommodated within the storage space, contacts with the blade ring groove and the outer shroud, and is exposed from an inner opening of the storage space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Waki, Shouhei Danno, Yuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10514058
    Abstract: A bearing device includes: a carrier ring; a first bearing portion disposed along an outer periphery of a rotor shaft on a radially inner side of the carrier ring; a second bearing portion disposed along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft and downstream of the first bearing portion, with respect to a rotational direction of the rotor shaft, on the radially inner side of the carrier ring; and a pair of side plates disposed along the outer periphery of the rotor shaft, on both sides of the carrier ring with respect to an axial direction. In a carrier-ring side region of an inner peripheral surface of each of the side plates, a groove extending in a circumferential direction along a side surface of the first bearing portion is formed at least in a part of an extending range of the first bearing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Nakano, Tanehiro Shinohara, Takaaki Kaikogi, Yuichiro Waki, Yutaka Ozawa
  • Patent number: 10514062
    Abstract: A journal bearing includes: a carrier ring having an annular shape; a first bearing pad disposed on a radially inner side of a lower half region of the carrier ring and configured to support a rotor shaft from below; a first oil-supply unit disposed immediately before and upstream of the first bearing pad; a pair of side plates disposed on both end portions of the carrier ring with respect to an axial direction, along an outer periphery of the rotor shaft, Each of the side plates includes: a first region; and a second region which is positioned above the first region, and in which a gap between an inner peripheral surface of the side plate and an outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft is narrower than that in the first region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Nakano, Tanehiro Shinohara, Takaaki Kaikogi, Yuichiro Waki, Yutaka Ozawa
  • Patent number: 10508565
    Abstract: A journal bearing includes: a carrier ring; a plurality of bearing pads disposed on a radially inner side of a lower half region of the carrier ring and configured to support a rotor shaft from below; a pair of side plates disposed on both sides of the plurality of bearing pads, with respect to an axial direction of the rotor shaft; and a dam disposed on a radially inner side of the carrier ring, in a downstream section of an upper half region of the carrier ring, and configured to suppress a downstream flow of carried-over oil. A gap is provided between inner peripheral surfaces of the respective side plates and an outer peripheral surface of the rotor shaft, for bringing into communication an outside and a bearing interior space surrounded by the pair of side plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tanehiro Shinohara, Takaaki Kaikogi, Takashi Nakano, Yuichiro Waki, Yutaka Ozawa, Naoto Tochitani