Patents by Inventor Den Ozaki
Den Ozaki 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).
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Patent number: 10982878Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a heat exchanger which generates conditioned air by carrying out heat exchange between refrigerant and indoor air; and a drain pan disposed below a lower end of the heat exchanger to correct dew condensation water. The drain pan includes at a side portion thereof: a side dew receiving portion which receives dew condensation water; and a recessed portion disposed below the side dew receiving portion, the recessed portion being recessed toward an other side portion opposite to the side portion. A side face of the drain pan is provided with a heat insulating sheet covering an entire opening of the recessed portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Kazuhito Kojima, Hiroshi Omura, Shuichi Kuroki, Yohei Koyanagi, Takuya Niimura, Katsuya Ishigami, Den Ozaki
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Patent number: 10666308Abstract: A communication-adapter mounting device is used for mounting a communication adapter that relays communication between an air-conditioning apparatus and another apparatus. The communication-adapter mounting device includes a body into which the communication adapter is to be accommodated and from which the communication adapter is allowed to be removed, and a clip to mount the body to a housing of the air-conditioning apparatus. A mounting plate of the body includes a mounting hole for securing the communication-adapter mounting device to an installation location in which to install the communication adapter. Further, the body has a clip holding mechanism to hold the clip and to allow the clip to be removed.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Den Ozaki, Kazuhito Kojima, Hiroshi Omura, Shuichi Kuroki, Yohei Koyanagi, Takuya Niimura, Katsuya Ishigami, Tsuyoshi Hayashi
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Patent number: 10619865Abstract: To obtain an air-conditioning apparatus with good operability. The air-conditioning apparatus includes a main body 1 including a frame body 2 and a base body 3 provided on a back surface side of the frame body 2, a frame body-side engagement section 2a and an extension section 2b that extends backward on both sides of the frame body-side engagement section 2a are provided on a back side of the frame body 2, a base body-side engagement section 3a that engages with the frame body-side engagement section 2a, and a support base 3b that is located below the extension section 2b are provided on a front side of the base body 3, and when the frame body 2 is mounted to the base body 3, the frame body-side engagement section 2a and the base body-side engagement section 3a engage with each other, and the extension section 2b is supported by the support base 3b.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takuya Niimura, Kazuhito Kojima, Yasushi Oba, Hiroshi Omura, Shota Sugai, Den Ozaki, Yosuke Naito
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Publication number: 20200067556Abstract: A communication-adapter mounting device is used for mounting a communication adapter that relays communication between an air-conditioning apparatus and another apparatus. The communication-adapter mounting device includes a body into which the communication adapter is to be accommodated and from which the communication adapter is allowed to be removed, and a clip to mount the body to a housing of the air-conditioning apparatus. A mounting plate of the body includes a mounting hole for securing the communication-adapter mounting device to an installation location in which to install the communication adapter. Further, the body has a clip holding mechanism to hold the clip and to allow the clip to be removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2017Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Den OZAKI, Kazuhito KOJIMA, Hiroshi OMURA, Shuichi KUROKI, Yohei KOYANAGI, Takuya NIIMURA, Katsuya ISHIGAMI, Tsuyoshi HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20200033024Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a heat exchanger which generates conditioned air by carrying out heat exchange between refrigerant and indoor air; and a drain pan disposed below a lower end of the heat exchanger to correct dew condensation water. The drain pan includes at a side portion thereof: a side dew receiving portion which receives dew condensation water; and a recessed portion disposed below the side dew receiving portion, the recessed portion being recessed toward an other side portion opposite to the side portion. A side face of the drain pan is provided with a heat insulating sheet covering an entire opening of the recessed portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2017Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Tsuyoshi HAYASHI, Kazuhito KOJIMA, Hiroshi OMURA, Shuichi KUROKI, Yohei KOYANAGI, Takuya NIIMURA, Katsuya ISHIGAMI, Den OZAKI
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Patent number: 9903600Abstract: An air flow direction adjusting device of an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a base member including attachment shafts; air flow direction adjusting members individually attached to the attachment shafts such that the air flow direction adjusting members are allowed to rotate; and a link plate configured to rotate the air flow direction adjusting members in an interlocked manner. At least one of the air flow direction adjusting members includes a rotation shaft attachment portion attached to the corresponding one of the attachment shafts, a link plate engagement portion to be engaged with the link plate, and an operation member attachment portion to which a manual operation member for manually adjusting orientation of the air flow direction adjusting members is attached. The manual operation member is not attached to at least one of the air flow direction adjusting members.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Den Ozaki, Kazuhito Kojima, Yasushi Oba, Hiroshi Omura, Shota Sugai, Takuya Niimura, Yosuke Naito
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Patent number: 9631822Abstract: A locking claw on an outer face of a container portion made of resin is engaged with a locking hole in an outer periphery of a case made of sheet metal, the container portion being covered by the case, a locking claw on an outer face of a cover is engaged with a locking hole in an outer periphery of a lid body, the cover being covered by the lid body, they are assembled so that a part of an opening edge of an opening portion of the case is covered by an opening edge of an opening portion of the cover, the container portion and the case as well as the cover and the lid body are fixed to form an electric equipment box and a flame spread inhibiting path is formed between the lid body and the case.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2010Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhito Kojima, Toshihiro Hotta, Tetsuya Tazawa, Hiroshi Ohmura, Yasushi Oba, Takuya Goto, Den Ozaki
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Publication number: 20160006229Abstract: A connecting wire fixing device includes a wire mounting member and a wire presser disposed opposite to each other so as to hold a connecting wire therebetween, the wire mounting member and the wire presser being provided, in their opposite surfaces with wire presser ridges stretching in a cross-wiring direction at alternate positions in a wiring direction, and holding the connecting wire by means of these ridges wherein the ridges on at least one of the wire mounting member side and the wire presser side are composed of two or more ridges aligned in the wiring direction, and at least one ridge of the two or more ridges has a flat wire pressing surface at the protrusion tip, while the other ridges including those on the other side have a triangular shape with the protrusion tip forming an acute angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventors: Yosuke NAITO, Kazuhiro KOJIMA, Yasushi OBA, Hiroshi OMURA, Den OZAKI, Syota SUGAI, Takuya NIIMURA
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Publication number: 20150338124Abstract: An air flow direction adjusting device of an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a base member including attachment shafts; air flow direction adjusting members individually attached to the attachment shafts such that the air flow direction adjusting members are allowed to rotate; and a link plate configured to rotate the air flow direction adjusting members in an interlocked manner. At least one of the air flow direction adjusting members includes a rotation shaft attachment portion attached to the corresponding one of the attachment shafts, a link plate engagement portion to be engaged with the link plate, and an operation member attachment portion to which a manual operation member for manually adjusting orientation of the air flow direction adjusting members is attached. The manual operation member is not attached to at least one of the air flow direction adjusting members.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Den OZAKI, Kazuhito KOJIMA, Yasushi OBA, Hiroshi OMURA, Shota SUGAI, Takuya NIIMURA, Yosuke NAITO
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Publication number: 20150300678Abstract: The air-conditioning apparatus includes a main body 1 including a frame body 2 and a base body 3 provided on a back surface side of the frame body 2, a frame body-side engagement section 2a and an extension section 2b that extends backward on both sides of the frame body-side engagement section 2a are provided on a back side of the frame body 2, a base body-side engagement section 3a that engages with the frame body-side engagement section 2a, and a support base 3b that is located below the extension section 2b are provided on a front side of the base body 3, and when the frame body 2 is mounted to the base body 3, the frame body-side engagement section 2a and the base body-side engagement section 3a engage with each other, and the extension section 2b is supported by the support base 3b.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Takuya NIIMURA, Kazuhito KOJIMA, Yasushi OBA, Hiroshi OMURA, Shota SUGAI, Den OZAKI, Yosuke NAITO
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Publication number: 20110113807Abstract: A locking claw on an outer face of a container portion made of resin is engaged with a locking hole in an outer periphery of a case made of sheet metal, the container portion being covered by the case, a locking claw on an outer face of a cover is engaged with a locking hole in an outer periphery of a lid body, the cover being covered by the lid body, they are assembled so that a part of an opening edge of an opening portion of the case is covered by an opening edge of an opening portion of the cover, the container portion and the case as well as the cover and the lid body are fixed to form an electric equipment box and a flame spread inhibiting path is formed between the lid body and the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kazuhito Kojima, Toshihiro Hotta, Tetsuya Tazawa, Hiroshi Ohmura, Yasushi Oba, Takuya Goto, Den Ozaki