Patents by Inventor Aun Ota

Aun Ota 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: 8978411
    Abstract: An outer surface of a cold-storage container (or a refrigerant tube) is provided with a plurality of protrusion portions or recess portions. A cooling air passage, in which air flows to cool a space to be cooled in a cold storage time and in a cold release time of the cold storage material, is provided to contact a surface of the refrigerant tube on a side opposite to the cold storage container bonded to the refrigerant tube. The refrigerant tubes and the cold storage container form therebetween a cold-storage side air passage by the protrusion portions or the recess portions, such that air flows in the cold-storage side air passage separated from the cooling air passage. For example, the cold-storage side air passage is provided with a slanting space that causes condensed water or ice generated in the cold storage time to be drained along the cold-storage side air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamada, Seiji Inoue, Yoshio Miyata, Naoki Yokoyama, Etsuo Hasegawa, Jun Abei, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Aun Ota, Kouta Hagihara
  • Publication number: 20150068718
    Abstract: An evaporator is provided with a refrigerant pipe, a cold storage case which has inner fins mounted therein, and air-side fins. The evaporator is characterized in that the cold storage case is provided with: a filling opening for filling the cold storage case with a cold storage material; a first flow passage connecting to the filling opening and extending in the same direction as the direction of inflow of the cold storage material; and a second flow passage connecting to the first flow passage and extending in the direction intersecting the first flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Aun Ota, Jun Abei, Eiichi Torigoe, Toshiya Nagasawa
  • Patent number: 8806889
    Abstract: A refrigerating cycle unit includes an ejector and a heat exchanger defined by layering a plurality of plates. Each of the plates has a refrigerant passage, and the refrigerant passages are connected by a header tank in a layering direction of the plates. At least two of the plates are fix plates having a fix portion to fix the ejector, and a communication portion through which the ejector and the header tank communicate with each other. The ejector is arranged between the fix portions of the fix plates in the layering direction, so as to be integrated with the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Aun Ota, Tomohiko Nakamura, Hideaki Sato
  • Publication number: 20140083663
    Abstract: A cold storage heat exchanger includes multiple refrigerant tubes, a cold storage container, an inner fin, a cooling air passage and an air-side fin. The inner fin is arranged inside of the cold storage container. The cooling air passage, in which air flows to cool a space, is provided to contact a surface of the refrigerant tube on a side opposite to the cold storage container. The air-side fin is arranged in the cooling air passage and thermally connected to the refrigerant tube. The cold storage container includes multiple recess portions bonded to the inner fin, and multiple protrusion portions located on an outer side of the recess portions. The protrusion portions of the cold storage container are bonded to an outer surface of the refrigerant tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMADA, Seiji INOUE, Yoshio MIYATA, Naoki YOKOYAMA, Etsuo HASEGAWA, Jun ABEI, Hiroshi ISHIKAWA, Aun OTA, Kouta HAGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20110048064
    Abstract: A refrigerating cycle unit includes an ejector and a heat exchanger defined by layering a plurality of plates. Each of the plates has a refrigerant passage, and the refrigerant passages are connected by a header tank in a layering direction of the plates. At least two of the plates are fix plates having a fix portion to fix the ejector, and a communication portion through which the ejector and the header tank communicate with each other. The ejector is arranged between the fix portions of the fix plates in the layering direction, so as to be integrated with the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aun Ota, Tomohiko Nakamura, Hideaki Sato
  • Publication number: 20110017440
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a plurality of flat tubes in which a fluid flows, and a plurality of fins each of which is connected to flat surfaces of adjacent tubes to increase a heat exchange area on a side of air flowing outside of the tube. The fin includes a plate portion having a plate surface, and fin protrusions protruding from the plate surface of the plate portion. The fin protrusions are provided to be spaced from the flat surface of the tube by a predetermined distance. A flow resistance portion is provided to protrude from the flat surface of the tube toward outside by a protrusion dimension that is equal to or larger than the predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Hayasaka, Masahiro Shimoya, Mitsugu Nakamura, Takashi Taki, Masahiro Omae, Aun Ota
  • Publication number: 20100307180
    Abstract: An outer surface of a cold-storage container (or a refrigerant tube) is provided with a plurality of protrusion portions or recess portions. A cooling air passage, in which air flows to cool a space to be cooled in a cold storage time and in a cold release time of the cold storage material, is provided to contact a surface of the refrigerant tube on a side opposite to the cold storage container bonded to the refrigerant tube. The refrigerant tubes and the cold storage container form therebetween a cold-storage side air passage by the protrusion portions or the recess portions, such that air flows in the cold-storage side air passage separated from the cooling air passage. For example, the cold-storage side air passage is provided with a slanting space that causes condensed water or ice generated in the cold storage time to be drained along the cold-storage side air passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamada, Seiji Inoue, Yoshio Miyata, Naoki Yokoyama, Etsuo Hasegawa, Jun Abei, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Aun Ota, Kouta Hagihara