Patents by Inventor Hironari Akashi

Hironari Akashi 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: 6152703
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hermetic-type compressor delivering high refrigeration capability at low noise. The hermetic-type compressor of the present invention is provided with a position adjustment mechanism, a communication/shutoff mechanism, a passage changeover mechanism or the like so as to dispose the opening end of a suction passage, which is provided in an enclosed container and used to communicate the cylinder of its compressor with the enclosed container, on a predetermined plane so that the opening end is aligned with the position of a node of a resonance mode generated in the enclosed container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Matsushita Refrigeration Company
    Inventors: Takao Yoshimura, Hironari Akashi, Akio Yagi, Akira Hayashi
  • Patent number: 5435702
    Abstract: A compressor equipped with a compressing unit comprising a compressing section and a motor section which are connected to each other and Which are encased in a closed vessel, the compressing section including a crank shaft rotatable so that a piston reciprocates within a cylinder and the motor section comprising a rotor and stator and disposed at a lower side of the compressing section, the rotor being connected to the crank shaft so that the crank shaft is rotatable in response to driving of the motor section. Springs are provided between the compressing unit and the closed vessel so as to elastically support the compressing section and the motor section, and first and second balance weights are respectively provided on upper and lower portions of a rotor of the motor section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Assignee: Matsushita Refrigeration Company
    Inventors: Takashi Koyama, Takao Yoshimura, Hironari Akashi, Masao Mangyo, Takeshi Ohno, Ichiro Kita, Junichiro Yabiki
  • Patent number: 5358386
    Abstract: A hermetic compressor includes a sealed casing which accommodates therein a compressing unit for compressing a refrigerant and a driving unit for driving the compressing unit. An induction pipe is provided in the sealed casing for introducing the refrigerant into the compressing unit. The induction pipe has an outlet end communicating with the interior of the compressing unit and an inlet end which is opened to space in the sealed casing at a position corresponding to a node of a standing wave of the refrigerant in the sealed casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Matsushita Refrigeration Company
    Inventors: Takashi Koyama, Takao Yoshimura, Hironari Akashi, Koh Inagaki, Ichiro Kita, Junichiro Yabiki