Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Kase
Hiroaki Kase 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: 10116245Abstract: A compressor driving device includes: a controller that PWM drives a compressor; an inverter circuit unit that supplies power to an electric motor included in the compressor; a drive circuit that drives the inverter circuit unit according to a control signal; a voltage detector that detects a voltage that is output to the electric motor; and a current detector that detects a current that is output to the electric motor. When a product of a detection value of the voltage detector and a detection value of the current detector is greater than a predetermined comparison value, a duty ratio of the control signal is reduced to cause the input power supplied to the electric motor by the inverter circuit unit to have a predetermined input power level or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC APPLIANCES REFRIGERATION DEVICES SINGAPOREInventors: Mitsuhiro Fukuda, Masaki Sumi, Hiroaki Kase, Shigetomi Tokunaga, Masamitsu Taura, Takayuki Okamoto
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Patent number: 10001311Abstract: A simple inverter-controlled refrigerator includes temperature detector (17), constant speed main body control unit (12) whose power is turned on/off by temperature detector (17), and that can drive a constant speed compressor, inverter control unit (14) that is connected to constant speed main body control unit (12), and that is operated, based on a power on/off signal of constant speed main body control unit (12). And variable speed compressor (8) that is connected to inverter control unit (14), and that is controlled, based on an output from inverter control unit (14). Inverter control unit (14) has rotation speed setting unit (23) which is operated, based on the power on/off signal of constant speed main body control unit (12), and which is configured to set a rotation speed of variable speed compressor (8), and inverter drive circuit unit (24) which drives variable speed compressor (8) at the rotation speed set by rotation speed setting unit (23).Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Ohnishi, Hiroaki Kase, Mitsuhiro Fukuda, Masaki Sumi, Katsumi Endou, Shigetomi Tokunaga
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Patent number: 9856766Abstract: An exhaust muffler in which the anti-scattering property of a sound deadening element is high and for which shaping is not required and a sound deadening element for use with the exhaust muffler. An exhaust muffler includes an expansion chamber into which exhaust gas of an engine is introduced, and a sound deadening element in which the expansion chamber is inserted. The sound deadening element is configured from a knitted article formed by knitting continuous fibers of glass fiber. The exhaust muffler further includes an inner pipe inserted in a spaced relationship from an inner circumferential wall of the expansion chamber in the expansion chamber and configured to introduce the exhaust gas therethrough. The sound deadening element is disposed between an outer circumferential wall of the inner pipe and the inner circumferential wall of the expansion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki Kase, Satoshi Ishihara
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Publication number: 20170141709Abstract: A compressor driving device includes: a controller (23) that PWM drives a compressor; an inverter circuit unit (4) that supplies power to an electric motor included in the compressor; a drive circuit (5) that drives the inverter circuit unit (4) according to a control signal; a voltage detector (9) that detects a voltage that is output to the electric motor; and a current detector (10) that detects a current that is output to the electric motor. When a product of a detection value of the voltage detector (9) and a detection value of the current detector (10) is greater than a predetermined comparison value, a duty ratio of the control signal is reduced to cause the input power supplied to the electric motor by the inverter circuit unit (4) to have a predetermined input power level or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Mitsuhiro FUKUDA, Masaki SUMI, Hiroaki KASE, Shigetomi TOKUNAGA, Masamitsu TAURA, Takayuki OKAMOTO
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Publication number: 20170089239Abstract: An exhaust muffler in which the anti-scattering property of a sound deadening element is high and for which shaping is not required and a sound deadening element for use with the exhaust muffler. An exhaust muffler includes an expansion chamber into which exhaust gas of an engine is introduced, and a sound deadening element in which the expansion chamber is inserted. The sound deadening element is configured from a knitted article formed by knitting continuous fibers of glass fiber. The exhaust muffler further includes an inner pipe inserted in a spaced relationship from an inner circumferential wall of the expansion chamber in the expansion chamber and configured to introduce the exhaust gas therethrough. The sound deadening element is disposed between an outer circumferential wall of the inner pipe and the inner circumferential wall of the expansion chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Hiroaki Kase, Satoshi Ishihara
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Publication number: 20160363361Abstract: A simple inverter-controlled refrigerator includes temperature detector (17), constant speed main body control unit (12) whose power is turned on/off by temperature detector (17), and that can drive a constant speed compressor, inverter control unit (14) that is connected to constant speed main body control unit (12), and that is operated, based on a power on/off signal of constant speed main body control unit (12). And variable speed compressor (8) that is connected to inverter control unit (14), and that is controlled, based on an output from inverter control unit (14). Inverter control unit (14) has rotation speed setting unit (23) which is operated, based on the power on/off signal of constant speed main body control unit (12), and which is configured to set a rotation speed of variable speed compressor (8), and inverter drive circuit unit (24) which drives variable speed compressor (8) at the rotation speed set by rotation speed setting unit (23).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Kenji OHNISHI, Hiroaki KASE, Mitsuhiro FUKUDA, Masaki SUMI, Katsumi ENDOU, Shigetomi TOKUNAGA
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Patent number: 9520815Abstract: A control device (100) of an electric sealed compressor of the present invention comprises a power converter (30) which supplies electric power to an electric motor (5) of the electric sealed compressor; a driving circuit (27) which drives the power converter (30); abnormality detector (40) which detects abnormality in an abnormality detection region including the power converter (30) and the driving circuit (27); a controller (11) configured to output a control signal for driving the power converter to the driving circuit (27) and stop outputting the control signal in response to a signal (Fo signal) output from the abnormality detector (40), the signal indicating that the abnormality has been detected; and an auxiliary protection circuit (50) configured to deactivate the driving circuit (27) in response to the signal output from the abnormality detector (40), the signal indicating that the abnormality has been detected.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaki Sumi, Shigetomi Tokunaga, Hiroaki Kase, Masamitsu Taura, Mitsuhiro Fukuda
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Publication number: 20150214863Abstract: A control device (100) of an electric sealed compressor of the present invention comprises a power converter (30) which supplies electric power to an electric motor (5) of the electric sealed compressor; a driving circuit (27) which drives the power converter (30); abnormality detector (40) which detects abnormality in an abnormality detection region including the power converter (30) and the driving circuit (27); a controller (11) configured to output a control signal for driving the power converter to the driving circuit (27) and stop outputting the control signal in response to a signal (Fo signal) output from the abnormality detector (40), the signal indicating that the abnormality has been detected; and an auxiliary protection circuit (50) configured to deactivate the driving circuit (27) in response to the signal output from the abnormality detector (40), the signal indicating that the abnormality has been detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventors: Masaki Sumi, Shigetomi Tokunaga, Hiroaki Kase, Masamitsu Taura, Mitsuhiro Fukuda
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Patent number: 8047557Abstract: Vehicle body frame structure, for each of left and right side sections of the vehicle, a straight vertical frame to which are mounted the respective one ends of an upper arm, lower arm and cushion unit, and respective mounting sections for the upper arm, lower arm and cushion unit provided in linear alignment with one another in the straight vertical frame along the length thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Masahiro Inoue, Kazushiro Inoue, Hiroaki Kase, Yuji Hayashi
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Patent number: 7708103Abstract: A power unit support structure to minimize vibration of a vehicle body frame. A mount bracket disposed on a vehicle body frame supports a power unit that includes a longitudinal engine. Specifically, the mount bracket is disposed substantially at a center in a vehicle width direction between a pair of right and left center side frames that form part of the vehicle body frame and extend in a vehicle fore-aft direction. The center side frames are connected together with cross members. The mount bracket is mounted to the cross members via a connection member as a vibration damping material. The power unit is then mounted to the mount bracket via a subframe.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2006Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Okuyama, Kazuo Yamamoto, Masashi Koyanagi, Hiroaki Kase, Takeshi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20080100098Abstract: In a vehicle floor structure, a subsidiary frame is provided between a front frame and a seat frame and at a position higher than a lower frame, for supporting thereon a floor section. Step support frame is provided laterally outwardly of the lower frame, for supporting thereon a boarding step so that the floor section is located at a level higher than the boarding step. Vehicle body frame structure includes, for each of left and ride side sections of the vehicle, a straight vertical frame to which are mounted the respective ones ends of an upper arm, lower arm and cushion unit, and respective mounting sections for the upper arm, lower arm and cushion unit can be provided in linear alignment with one another in the straight vertical frame along the length thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Masahiro Inoue, Kazushiro Inoue, Hiroaki Kase, Yuji Hayashi
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Patent number: 7347490Abstract: In a vehicle floor structure, a subsidiary frame is provided between a front frame and a seat frame and at a position higher than a lower frame, for supporting thereon a floor section. Step support frame is provided laterally outwardly of the lower frame, for supporting thereon a boarding step so that the floor section is located at a level higher than the boarding step. Vehicle body frame structure includes, for each of left and ride side sections of the vehicle, a straight vertical frame to which are mounted the respective ones ends of an upper arm, lower arm and cushion unit, and respective mounting sections for the upper arm, lower arm and cushion unit can be provided in linear alignment with one another in the straight vertical frame along the length thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2005Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Masahiro Inoue, Kazushiro Inoue, Hiroaki Kase, Yuji Hayashi
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Publication number: 20070130987Abstract: A condensing unit including a heat exchanger with end plates and a compressor. The heat exchanger is disposed below the compressor so that the end plate takes the load of the compressor. This eliminates the use of a compressor-anchoring base plate, and thus the number of structural parts is reduced. Accordingly, the condensing unit can be further downsized, and cost reduction can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2006Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Kazunori Shimizu, Hiroaki Kase
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Publication number: 20070023221Abstract: A power unit support structure to minimize vibration of a vehicle body frame. A mount bracket disposed on a vehicle body frame supports a power unit that includes a longitudinal engine. Specifically, the mount bracket is disposed substantially at a center in a vehicle width direction between a pair of right and left center side frames that form part of the vehicle body frame and extend in a vehicle fore-aft direction. The center side frames are connected together with cross members. The mount bracket is mounted to the cross members via a connection member as a vibration damping material. The power unit is then mounted to the mount bracket via a subframe.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2006Publication date: February 1, 2007Inventors: Hiroshi Okuyama, Kazuo Yamamoto, Masashi Koyanagi, Hiroaki Kase, Takeshi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20060066136Abstract: In a vehicle floor structure, a subsidiary frame is provided between a front frame and a seat frame and at a position higher than a lower frame, for supporting thereon a floor section. Step support frame is provided laterally outwardly of the lower frame, for supporting thereon a boarding step so that the floor section is located at a level higher than the boarding step.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2005Publication date: March 30, 2006Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Masahiro Inoue, Kazushiro Inoue, Hiroaki Kase, Yuji Hayashi
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Patent number: 6758328Abstract: There is provided a conveyor chain for use in a three-dimensional conveyor line, in which a plurality of chain links each with a top plate provided on a link body thereof are connected endlessly to each other by shaft pins for three-dimensional conveyance of products, a projecting head portion of a rearward one of two adjacent chain links is disposed between a pair of leg portions of a frontward adjacent link, a shaft pin is penetrated through the projecting head portion so that the rearward chain link can freely be pivoted vertically and horizontally about the shaft pin, the top plate includes a front plate portion and rear plate portion, each portion formed defining its boundary as a semicircular line whose center is laid nearly at the center of the projecting head portion, the rear plate portion is integral with the rear upper portion of the link body while the front plate portion is disposed on the front upper portion of the link body, a bearing block is received in a bearing space, the bearing block is eType: GrantFiled: October 18, 2002Date of Patent: July 6, 2004Assignee: Yamakyu Chain Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Arai, Hiroaki Kase
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Publication number: 20030141172Abstract: There is provided a conveyor chain for use in a three-dimensional conveyor line, in which a plurality of chain links S each with a top plate provided on a link body thereof is connected endlessly to each other by shaft pins D for three-dimensional conveyance of products, a projecting head portion 1 of a rearward one of two adjacent chain links S is disposed between a pair of leg portions 2 of a frontward adjacent link S, a shaft pin D is penetrated through the projecting head portion 1 so that the rearward chain link S can freely be pivoted vertically and horizontally about the shaft pin D, the top plate includes a front plate portion B1 and rear plate portion A2, each portions formed defining their boundary a semicircular line whose center is laid nearly at the center of the projecting head portion 1, the rear plate portion A2 is integral with the rear upper portion of the link body while the front plate portion B1 is disposed on the front upper portion of the link body, a bearing block is received in a bearType: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2002Publication date: July 31, 2003Inventors: Takeshi Arai, Hiroaki Kase
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Publication number: 20020186538Abstract: Radiating member 16 comes into contact with a flat surface of semiconductor device 15 mounted on a circuit board, thereby absorbing heat from device 15. For effective heat-transfer, radiating plate 16 should be made of materials having high thermal conductivity. Housing 18 is formed by molding and fixed with member 16. Housing 18 contains coolant passage 12, and passage 12 contains diaphragm 21. Diaphragm 21 should be made of materials having high thermal conductivity and being easy to work with, and should be processed into a shape that offers highly effective heat-exchange. Coolant passage 12 is partitioned, with diaphragm 21 and housing 18, into a fluid-flow path. A fluid absorbs heat from the semiconductor device while circulating through coolant passage 12; the heated-up fluid is sucked up by a circulating pump then led back to radiator 14 for being refreshed as coolant; and the cooled-down fluid goes out for the next round of the cooling process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2002Publication date: December 12, 2002Inventors: Hiroaki Kase, Takashi Sugahara
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Patent number: 5175923Abstract: A laminated coil comprises a plurality of super-imposed insulating films each having a conductive member and a through-hole. One end portion of the conductive member extends as a tongue. The tongue of each conductive member on each insulating film is electrically connected to the associated conductive member on the adjacent insulating film via the corresponding through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1991Date of Patent: January 5, 1993Assignee: Murata Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroaki Kase
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Patent number: D537845Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazunori Shimizu, Hiroaki Kase