Patents by Inventor Daisuke Tsubosa

Daisuke Tsubosa 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: 10451076
    Abstract: A ventilating fan includes a frame, a casing in which a fan motor is mounted, an adapter connected to an air outlet of the casing, a switch, and a junction box for connection of electric wires, where the frame has a bottom surface formed with an air inlet and a side surface provided with an air outlet, wherein any one of surfaces of the junction box is formed with an opening for mounting of the switch and the switch is fixed directly to the opening of the junction box. With the ventilating fan according to the embodiments of the present invention, although a switch is disposed, the cost is not increased and the area of an air path is not narrowed, and the switch can also be conveniently operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignees: PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yefan Weng, Shouyong Gao, Bodong Zhong, Zhengnan Zeng, Min Long, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Patent number: 10274191
    Abstract: A ventilator illumination device, including a light-emitting module for housing a light-emitting unit and a power box module for housing a power supply supplying direct current for the light-emitting unit, wherein an anti-reversal installation structure is provided on the light-emitting module and the power box module, the anti-reversal installation structure limiting the light-emitting unit to be installed only in a state that the light-emitting unit faces towards one predetermined direction. The illumination device is easy to install and prevents inversion of the light-emitting unit, thus ensuring proper brightness of the light irradiated by the light-emitting unit into the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignees: PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gangyi Li, Bodong Zhong, Guancheng Hou, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Patent number: 10240614
    Abstract: A ventilator includes an opening formed on a bottom surface, a rectangular frame provided with a flange, a volute provided with a fan motor inside, and a connector connected to an air outlet of the volute. Four side surfaces of the frame excluding the top surface and the bottom surface tilt towards the outer lower side in a direction from the top surface to the bottom surface, and the opening area of the bottom surface is larger than that of the top surface. The ventilator saves packaging and installation costs, and further facilitates installation between the roof and the ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignees: PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Long, Qiuqian Liang, Yefan Weng, Shouyong Gao, Bodong Zhong, Zhengnan Zeng, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Patent number: 9903377
    Abstract: A ventilating device includes a rectangular frame, a louver, an adapter, a helix shell and a circuit board box. A mounting base at a bottom surface of the helix shell is configured for installation of a plurality of functional units thereon. The mounting base is provided with a base circuit board for interfacing with the functional units, and the circuit board box is coupled to the mounting base by a lead wire. Both the circuit board box and the mounting base include a hole, through which the lead wire passes. These holes are arranged in a linear manner in an up-down direction arranged at the side towards an air outlet. The plurality of functional units are configured to be freely assembled or disassembled individually to or from the mounting base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignees: PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yanbiao He, Guancheng Hou, Shouyong Gao, Bodong Zhong, Fengwei Yan, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Patent number: 9863437
    Abstract: The present invention provides a ventilating fan. In the ventilating fan, first and second flangings are extended outwards from vertical side edges and horizontal side edges of the air inlet of the adapter respectively, outer edges of the first flangings are firstly bent to form both side surface, and then edges of the both side surfaces are bent to form edge surfaces, and the first flangings, the side surfaces, and the edge surfaces confine open grooves; protrusions are disposed on an outer periphery of the air inlet, and a slot is formed between the protrusion and the first or the second flanging; and first folded sheets are extended outwards from both vertical side edges of the air outlet of the casing; and an edge of the air outlet of the frame abuts against and is clamped in the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: PANASONIC ECOLOGY SYSTEMS GUANGDONG CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yefan Weng, Zhengnan Zeng, Shouyong Gao, Bodong Zhong, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Publication number: 20160312996
    Abstract: A ventilator illumination device, including a light-emitting module for housing a light-emitting unit and a power box module for housing a power supply supplying direct current for the light-emitting unit, wherein an anti-reversal installation structure is provided on the light-emitting module and the power box module, the anti-reversal installation structure limiting the light-emitting unit to be installed only in a state that the light-emitting unit faces towards one predetermined direction. The illumination device is easy to install and prevents inversion of the light-emitting unit, thus ensuring proper brightness of the light irradiated by the light-emitting unit into the room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Panasonic Ecology Systems Guangdong Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gangyi Li, Bodong ZHONG, Guancheng HOU, Daisuke TSUBOSA
  • Patent number: 9457931
    Abstract: A packing structure including an external packing carton consisting of a top surface, a bottom surface and side surfaces connected with one another and one or more small packing cartons, wherein at least one side surface of the external packing carton is provided with one or more folding portions, each folding portion consisting of one or more folding pieces which are folded to form an opening with a size mating with the size of the periphery of the small packing carton. The packing structure of the present disclosure is easy to be transported, cost reducing and friendly to the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignees: Panasonic Ecology Systems Guangdong Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Guancheng Hou, Bodong Zhong, Shouyong Gao, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Publication number: 20160195108
    Abstract: A ventilator includes an opening formed on a bottom surface, a rectangular frame provided with a flange, a volute provided with a fan motor inside, and a connector connected to an air outlet of the volute. Four side surfaces of the frame excluding the top surface and the bottom surface tilt towards the outer lower side in a direction from the top surface to the bottom surface, and the opening area of the bottom surface is larger than that of the top surface. The ventilator saves packaging and installation costs, and further facilitates installation between the roof and the ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Min Long, Qiuqian LIANG, Yefan WENG, Shouyong GAO, Bodong ZHONG, Zhengnan ZENG, Daisuke TSUBOSA
  • Patent number: 9194602
    Abstract: A ventilation fan mounting structure includes a bracket assembly which is to be mounted to opposite two side flanges of a ventilation fan and includes a first bracket and a second bracket each formed in a U shape, wherein each of the first bracket and the second bracket includes two side members and a connection member connecting the two side members, the connection members and the side members of the first and second brackets are connected to each other by shafts, the side members are rotatable around the shafts, and a position-limit portion is disposed to the connection member to limit a rotation range of the side member. With the ventilation fan mounting structure according to the embodiments of the present invention, the mounting of the ventilation fan can be simply and conveniently completed even if the distance between the ceiling and the roof is small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignees: Panasonic Ecology Systems Guangdong Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yiheng Hu, Guancheng Hou, Bodong Zhong, Shouyong Gao, Yanbiao He, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Publication number: 20150267926
    Abstract: An air conditioning system includes a main room having an air conditioner and an air ventilating device mounted therein and at least one sub-room each communicating with the main room through the air ventilating device mounted in the main room. The air ventilating device distributes the air in the main room to the respective sub-rooms communicating with the main room. With the air conditioning system of the present invention, the noise in the sub-room can be reduced, the electricity power consumption can be reduced, and the energy can be saved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Mitsunori MATSUBARA, Chaohong Xiao, Xiaowen Wu, Yixia Deng, Wanting Zeng, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Publication number: 20150158630
    Abstract: A packing structure including an external packing carton consisting of a top surface, a bottom surface and side surfaces connected with one another and one or more small packing cartons, wherein at least one side surface of the external packing carton is provided with one or more folding portions, each folding portion consisting of one or more folding pieces which are folded to form an opening with a size mating with the size of the periphery of the small packing carton. The packing structure of the present disclosure is easy to be transported, cost reducing and friendly to the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Guancheng Hou, Bodong Zhong, Shouyong Gao, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Publication number: 20150086354
    Abstract: The present invention provides a ventilating fan. In the ventilating fan, first and second flangings are extended outwards from vertical side edges and horizontal side edges of the air inlet of the adapter respectively, outer edges of the first flangings are firstly bent to form both side surface, and then edges of the both side surfaces are bent to form edge surfaces, and the first flangings, the side surfaces, and the edge surfaces confine open grooves; protrusions are disposed on an outer periphery of the air inlet, and a slot is formed between the protrusion and the first or the second flanging; and first folded sheets are extended outwards from both vertical side edges of the air outlet of the casing; and an edge of the air outlet of the frame abuts against and is clamped in the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Yefan Weng, Zhengnan Zeng, Shouyong Gao, Bodong Zhong, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Publication number: 20150086353
    Abstract: A ventilating fan includes a frame, a casing in which a fan motor is mounted, an adapter connected to an air outlet of the casing, a switch, and a junction box for connection of electric wires, where the frame has a bottom surface formed with an air inlet and a side surface provided with an air outlet, wherein any one of surfaces of the junction box is formed with an opening for mounting of the switch and the switch is fixed directly to the opening of the junction box. With the ventilating fan according to the embodiments of the present invention, although a switch is disposed, the cost is not increased and the area of an air path is not narrowed, and the switch can also be conveniently operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Yefan WENG, Shouyong GAO, Bodong ZHONG, Zhengnan ZENG, Min LONG, Daisuke TSUBOSA
  • Publication number: 20150060638
    Abstract: A ventilation fan mounting structure includes a bracket assembly which is to be mounted to opposite two side flanges of a ventilation fan and includes a first bracket and a second bracket each formed in a U shape, wherein each of the first bracket and the second bracket includes two side members and a connection member connecting the two side members, the connection members and the side members of the first and second brackets are connected to each other by shafts, the side members are rotatable around the shafts, and a position-limit portion is disposed to the connection member to limit a rotation range of the side member. With the ventilation fan mounting structure according to the embodiments of the present invention, the mounting of the ventilation fan can be simply and conveniently completed even if the distance between the ceiling and the roof is small.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yiheng Hu, Guancheng Hou, Bodong Zhong, Shouyong Gao, Yanbiao He, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Publication number: 20150003980
    Abstract: A ventilating device includes a rectangular frame, a louver, an adapter, a helix shell and a circuit board box. A mounting base at a bottom surface of the helix shell is configured for installation of a plurality of functional units thereon. The mounting base is provided with a base circuit board for interfacing with the functional units, and the circuit board box is coupled to the mounting base by a lead wire. Both the circuit board box and the mounting base include a hole, through which the lead wire passes. These holes are arranged in a linear manner in an up-down direction arranged at the side towards an air outlet. The plurality of functional units are configured to be freely assembled or disassembled individually to or from the mounting base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Yanbiao He, Guancheng Hou, Shouyong Gao, Bodong Zhong, Fengwei Yan, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Publication number: 20140206276
    Abstract: An adapter structure of a ventilating fan includes an oval metal adapter and an oval metal shutter provided in the metal adapter having a shape corresponding to the oval metal adapter. A symmetry axis of a longitudinal cross-section of the oval metal shutter in the horizontal direction is a major axis, and a symmetry axis in the vertical direction is a minor axis. The shutter rotates through a rotating shaft in the metal adapter, a curve point is provided between a projection point of a center line of the rotating shaft on the minor axis and a tail of the shutter a curved portion of the shutter is formed by curving the shutter from the curve point to an inner surface side of the shutter along the minor axis. Vibration of the shutter is suppressed in a position where the shutter is opened and turbulent flow is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Bodong Zhong, Min Long, Shouyong Gao, Jingtao Yang, Daisuke Tsubosa
  • Patent number: 8186656
    Abstract: To provide a sauna device having a small number of components without any special heat source, operable at a low running cost, and capable of turning a sauna room into a high humidity space with low noise. The sauna device has a heating/humidifying unit for heating/humidifying air, a ventilating unit for exhausting the air in the sauna room, and a control unit for controlling the heating/humidifying unit and the ventilating unit. The heating/humidifying unit has a heating section for heating the air through a circulation blowing section for circulating the air in the sauna room and a humidifying section for humidifying the heated air having passed through the heating section. The humidified air is blown out into the sauna room through the humidifying section. A bent portion where the air-blowing duct through which the humidified air having passed through the humidifying section passes is bent is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujii, Masayosi Toujyou, Shigeru Morikawa, Naoya Araki, Yasuaki Shima, Daisuke Ogawa, Masahiro Fujita, Seiji Mizuno, Daisuke Tsubosa, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Yoshio Ikari, Hideyuki Fujisawa
  • Publication number: 20100024117
    Abstract: To provide a sauna device having a small number of components without any special heat source, operable at a low running cost, and capable of turning a sauna room into a high humidity space with low noise. The sauna device has a heating/humidifying unit for heating/humidifying air, a ventilating unit for exhausting the air in the sauna room, and a control unit for controlling the heating/humidifying unit and the ventilating unit. The heating/humidifying unit has a heating section for heating the air through a circulation blowing section for circulating the air in the sauna room and a humidifying section for humidifying the heated air having passed through the heating section. The humidified air is blown out into the sauna room through the humidifying section. A bent portion where the air-blowing duct through which the humidified air having passed through the humidifying section passes is bent is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujii, Masayosi Toujyou, Shigeru Morikawa, Naoya Araki, Yasuaki Shima, Daisuke Ogawa, Masahiro Fujita, Seiji Mizuno, Daisuke Tsubosa, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Yoshio Ikari, Hideyuki Fujisawa