Patents by Inventor Akinori YAMAMURA

Akinori YAMAMURA 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).

  • Vehicle air-conditioning apparatus, and vehicle including same
    Patent number: 10500918
    Abstract: A vehicle air-conditioning apparatus that exhibits improved energy saving performance is provided. In addition, a vehicle with such a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus is provided. The vehicle air-conditioning apparatus includes a cooler provided in a first air passage, and a first air-sending device including a motor and a fan provided in the first air passage, and configured to drive the fan with the motor to thereby generate an airflow that flows into a vehicle interior through the first air passage. At least a part of an outer surface of the motor is located outside the first air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akinori Yamamura, Masatoshi Urakawa
  • VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME
    Publication number: 20170232814
    Abstract: A vehicle air-conditioning apparatus that exhibits improved energy saving performance is provided. In addition, a vehicle with such a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus is provided. The vehicle air-conditioning apparatus includes a cooler provided in a first air passage, and a first air-sending device including a motor and a fan provided in the first air passage, and configured to drive the fan with the motor to thereby generate an airflow that flows into a vehicle interior through the first air passage. At least a part of an outer surface of the motor is located outside the first air passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Akinori YAMAMURA, Masatoshi URAKAWA