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).

  • Patent number: 10982878
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Kazuhito Kojima, Hiroshi Omura, Shuichi Kuroki, Yohei Koyanagi, Takuya Niimura, Katsuya Ishigami, Den Ozaki
  • Patent number: 10666308
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Den Ozaki, Kazuhito Kojima, Hiroshi Omura, Shuichi Kuroki, Yohei Koyanagi, Takuya Niimura, Katsuya Ishigami, Tsuyoshi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10619865
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Niimura, Kazuhito Kojima, Yasushi Oba, Hiroshi Omura, Shota Sugai, Den Ozaki, Yosuke Naito
  • Publication number: 20200067556
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Den OZAKI, Kazuhito KOJIMA, Hiroshi OMURA, Shuichi KUROKI, Yohei KOYANAGI, Takuya NIIMURA, Katsuya ISHIGAMI, Tsuyoshi HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20200033024
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi HAYASHI, Kazuhito KOJIMA, Hiroshi OMURA, Shuichi KUROKI, Yohei KOYANAGI, Takuya NIIMURA, Katsuya ISHIGAMI, Den OZAKI
  • Patent number: 9903600
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Den Ozaki, Kazuhito Kojima, Yasushi Oba, Hiroshi Omura, Shota Sugai, Takuya Niimura, Yosuke Naito
  • Patent number: 9631822
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhito Kojima, Toshihiro Hotta, Tetsuya Tazawa, Hiroshi Ohmura, Yasushi Oba, Takuya Goto, Den Ozaki
  • Publication number: 20160006229
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Yosuke NAITO, Kazuhiro KOJIMA, Yasushi OBA, Hiroshi OMURA, Den OZAKI, Syota SUGAI, Takuya NIIMURA
  • Publication number: 20150338124
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Den OZAKI, Kazuhito KOJIMA, Yasushi OBA, Hiroshi OMURA, Shota SUGAI, Takuya NIIMURA, Yosuke NAITO
  • Publication number: 20150300678
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Takuya NIIMURA, Kazuhito KOJIMA, Yasushi OBA, Hiroshi OMURA, Shota SUGAI, Den OZAKI, Yosuke NAITO
  • Publication number: 20110113807
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhito Kojima, Toshihiro Hotta, Tetsuya Tazawa, Hiroshi Ohmura, Yasushi Oba, Takuya Goto, Den Ozaki