Patents by Inventor Akira Saruta

Akira Saruta 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: 7007505
    Abstract: A refrigerating device including a refrigerating cycle including a plurality of compressors driven by motors, the plurality of compressors comprising a variable speed compressor which can be controlled in capacity and a constant speed compressor which is driven by a motor of which rotor core comprising a cage type conductor and permanent magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd., Trustee for the Benefit of Hitachi Air Conditioning Systems, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tsuboe, Susumu Nakayama, Akira Saruta, Kazumoto Urata
  • Patent number: 6966194
    Abstract: A refrigerating machine having a compressor driven by a motor. The motor incorporates an armature with an iron core having a cage type conductor and a permanent magnet which is magnetized so as to enable the motor to operate as a synchronous motor. A bypass passage is provided between a discharge side of the compressor and a suction side of the compressor, a shut-off valve is provided for opening and closing the bypass passage, a pressure detecting device is provided for detecting a discharge pressure from the compressor and a current detector is provided for detecting a value of drive current for the compressor. The shut-off valve is opened and closed in accordance with the discharge pressure and the value of the drive current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Yokozeki, Susumu Nakayama, Kenji Tojo, Akira Saruta, Mutsunori Matsunaga, Satoshi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20050086960
    Abstract: A refrigerating machine having a compressor driven by a motor. The motor incorporates an armature with an iron core having a cage type conductor and a permanent magnet which is magnetized so as to enable the motor to operate as a synchronous motor. A bypass passage is provided between a discharge side of the compressor and a suction side of the compressor, a shut-off valve is provided for opening and closing the bypass passage, a pressure detecting device is provided for detecting a discharge pressure from the compressor and a current detector is provided for detecting a value of drive current for the compressor. The shut-off valve is opened and closed in accordance with the discharge pressure and the value of the drive current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Yokozeki, Susumu Nakayama, Kenji Tojo, Akira Saruta, Mutsunori Matsunaga, Satoshi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 6832488
    Abstract: A refrigerating machine includes a plurality of compressors driven by motors each having an armature core incorporating a squirrel cage conductor and a permanent magnet which is magnetized so as to allow the motor to serve as a synchronous motor, and a compressor drive circuit for selectively driving the motor at a power source frequency by a commercial power source or at a variable frequency by an inverter. Thus, the overall efficiency of the refrigerating machine can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Yokozeki, Susumu Nakayama, Kenji Tojo, Akira Saruta, Mutsunori Matsunaga, Satoshi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20040211213
    Abstract: A refrigerating device including a refrigerating cycle including a plurality of compressors driven by motors, the plurality of compressors comprising a variable speed compressor which can be controlled in capacity and a constant speed compressor which is driven by a motor of which rotor core comprising a cage type conductor and permanent magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tsuboe, Susumu Nakayama, Akira Saruta, Kazumoto Urata
  • Patent number: 6772607
    Abstract: A refrigerating device including a refrigerating cycle including a plurality of compressors driven by motors, the plurality of compressors comprising a variable speed compressor which can be controlled in capacity and a constant speed compressor which is driven by a motor of which rotor core comprising a cage type conductor and permanent magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tsuboe, Susumu Nakayama, Akira Saruta, Kazumoto Urata
  • Publication number: 20040040323
    Abstract: A refrigerating machine includes a plurality of compressors driven by motors each having an armature core incorporating a squirrel cage conductor and a permanent magnet which is magnetized so as to allow the motor to serve as a synchronous motor, and a compressor drive circuit for selectively driving the motor at a power source frequency by a commercial power source or at a variable frequency by an inverter. Thus, the overall efficiency of the refrigerating machine can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Yokozeki, Susumu Nakayama, Kenji Tojo, Akira Saruta, Mutsunori Matsunaga, Satoshi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20030071533
    Abstract: A self-starting synchronous motor and a compressor including the motor are disclosed. The self-starting synchronous motor comprises at least a squirrel-cage conductor buried in the neighborhood of the outer peripheral portion of a rotor core, and a plurality of permanent magnets buried in the periphery inward of the squirrel-cage conductor. The armature winding for the stator is wound in concentrated way, and the two ends of each of the teeth are expanded to form at least a disuniform gap between the stator and the rotor. At least an arcuate permanent magnet is buried in the rotor, and a squirrel-cage conductor is buried also between the magnetic poles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Satoshi Kikuchi, Haruo Koharagi, Tomio Yoshikawa, Akira Saruta, Susumu Nakayama, Miyoshi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20030056534
    Abstract: A refrigerating device including a refrigerating cycle including a plurality of compressors driven by motors, the plurality of compressors comprising a variable speed compressor which can be controlled in capacity and a constant speed compressor which is driven by a motor of which rotor core comprising a cage type conductor and permanent magnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tsuboe, Susumu Nakayama, Akira Saruta, Kazumoto Urata
  • Patent number: 6505480
    Abstract: An air-conditioner, an outdoor unit and an refrigeration device each using a refrigeration cycle which can reduce power consumption so as to be highly efficient, which can be operated by a commercially available power source, and which is highly reliable. An air-conditioner comprises a motor and a refrigeration cycle including a compressor driven by the motor, an outdoor heat-exchanger and an indoor heat-exchanger, the motor being located in a motor chamber within a closed container, and refrigerant gas in the refrigeration cycle flows through the motor chamber, wherein the motor has a core of a rotor in which a cage type conductor and permanent magnets magnetized in bipolar state are embedded, and said motor is driven by a commercially available electric power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tsuboe, Susumu Nakayama, Akira Saruta, Kazumoto Urata
  • Publication number: 20020095950
    Abstract: An air-conditioner, an outdoor unit and an refrigeration device each using a refrigeration cycle which can reduce power consumption so as to be highly efficient, which can be operated by a commercially available power source, and which is highly reliable. An air-conditioner comprises a motor and a refrigeration cycle including a compressor driven by the motor, an outdoor heat-exchanger and an indoor heat-exchanger, the motor being located in a motor chamber within a closed container, and refrigerant gas in the refrigeration cycle flows through the motor chamber, wherein the motor has a core of a rotor in which a cage type conductor and permanent magnets magnetized in bipolar state are embedded, and said motor is driven by a commercially available electric power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tsuboe, Susumu Nakayama, Akira Saruta, Kazumoto Urata
  • Patent number: 6408645
    Abstract: An air-conditioner, an outdoor unit and an refrigeration device each using a refrigeration cycle which can reduce power consumption so as to be highly efficient, which can be operated by a commercially available power source, and which is highly reliable. An air-conditioner comprises a motor and a refrigeration cycle including a compressor driven by the motor, an outdoor heat-exchanger and an indoor heat-exchanger, the motor being located in a motor chamber within a closed container, and refrigerant gas in the refrigeration cycle flows through the motor chamber, wherein the motor has a core of a rotor in which a cage type conductor and permanent magnets magnetized in bipolar state are embedded, and said motor is driven by a commercially available electric power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi Air Conditioning Systems, Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tsuboe, Susumu Nakayama, Akira Saruta, Kazumoto Urata
  • Publication number: 20020026806
    Abstract: An air-conditioner, an outdoor unit and an refrigeration device each using a refrigeration cycle which can reduce power consumption so as to be highly efficient, which can be operated by a commercially available power source, and which is highly reliable. An air-conditioner comprises a motor and a refrigeration cycle including a compressor driven by the motor, an outdoor heat-exchanger and an indoor heat-exchanger, the motor being located in a motor chamber within a closed container, and refrigerant gas in the refrigeration cycle flows through the motor chamber, wherein the motor has a core of a rotor in which a cage type conductor and permanent magnets magnetized in bipolar state are embedded, and said motor is driven by a commercially available electric power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tsuboe, Susumu Nakayama, Akira Saruta, Kazumoto Urata
  • Patent number: 6305187
    Abstract: An air-conditioner, an outdoor unit and an refrigeration device each using a refrigeration cycle which can reduce power consumption so as to be highly efficient, which can be operated by a commercially available power source, and which is highly reliable. An air-conditioner comprises a motor and a refrigeration cycle including a compressor driven by the motor, an outdoor heat-exchanger and an indoor heat-exchanger, the motor being located in a motor chamber within a closed container, and refrigerant gas in the refrigeration cycle flows through the motor chamber, wherein the motor has a core of a rotor in which a cage type conductor and permanent magnets magnetized in bipolar state are embedded, and said motor is driven by a commercially available electric power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Inventors: Hiroaki Tsuboe, Susumu Nakayama, Akira Saruta, Kazumoto Urata
  • Patent number: 5035519
    Abstract: A thrust bearing including a ring-like form plate body, and a plurality of rib members provided on the ring-like form plate body of the thrust bearing. Such a plurality of rib members may be provided on a thrust runner. The rib members cause a difference in load deformation amount in a circumferential direction according to thrust load and generate a wedge-shaped form clearance between a sliding face of the thrust bearing and a sliding face of the thrust runner. Since the wedge-shaped form clearance is formed by utilizing the load deformation, even when the thrust load becomes large, the wedge-shaped form clearance does not become narrow. The occurrence of dynamic pressure by the wedge effect and the formation of a water film can be assured, and the temperature increase between the sliding face of the thrust runner and the sliding face of the thrust bearing can be restrained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kooji Aizawa, Katsutoshi Nii, Kazuhiko Kawaike, Kengo Hasegawa, Akira Saruta, Ryoichi Nakashima
  • Patent number: 4564777
    Abstract: A novel rotor construction is disclosed, in which plural permanent magnets are arranged on the outer periphery of a rotor core, which are protected with a cover, and in which a member is placed at an axial end of the rotor core cast with end rings with a balance weight on the outside thereof. The protective cover protects the outer peripheries of the end rings and dampens the centrifugal force of the balance weight. Projections provided on the outer periphery of the member are located at the center of the permanent magnets to reduce the leakage magnetic fluxes between the permanent magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1986
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaharu Senoo, Keizi Noma, Akira Saruta, Masanori Yoshizaki, Koichi Teshirogi, Kouei Yaegashi