Patents by Inventor Hirotaka Kawabata

Hirotaka Kawabata 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).

  • Publication number: 20230003426
    Abstract: In a hermetic refrigerant compressor, a thrust bearing (e.g., thrust ball bearing (210)) is provided on a thrust surface (136) of a main bearing (134). One end of a sliding surface of the main bearing (134), the one end being closer to a compression chamber (133) than an opposite end of the sliding surface, is a first end, and the opposite end of the sliding surface is a second end. A distance between a center axis of the compression chamber (133) and the second end of the sliding surface (sliding surface lower end (139)) of the main bearing (134) is a distance L, and a distance between the center axis of the compression chamber (133) and the first end of the sliding surface (sliding surface upper end (138)) of the main bearing (134) is a distance La. When the distance L is in a range of 38 mm to 51 mm, the distance La is less than or equal to 16 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Devices Singapore
    Inventors: Kenta MORI, Hirotaka KAWABATA, Hiroto HAYASHI, Masanobu GONDO
  • Publication number: 20230003425
    Abstract: Lubricating oil has a kinematic viscosity in a range of 1 mm2/S to 7 mm2/S at 40° C., has a mass average molecular weight in a range of 150 to 400, and contains 0.5% by mass or more of a high molecular weight component. The high molecular weight component has a mass molecular weight of greater than or equal to 500. A crankshaft serving as a shaft part of a compression element includes a main shaft that includes a sliding surface. In a case where the sliding surface is a single sliding surface, a length of the single sliding surface in an axial direction is a single sliding length L, whereas in a case where the sliding surface is divided into a plurality of sliding surfaces, a length of one of the sliding surfaces in the axial direction, the one sliding surface having a least length in the axial direction among the plurality of sliding surfaces, is the single sliding length L, and a ratio L/D of the single sliding length L to an external diameter D of the main shaft is less than or equal to 2.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Devices Singapore
    Inventors: Hirotaka KAWABATA, Hiroto HAYASHI, Masanobu GONDO
  • Publication number: 20210123426
    Abstract: A hermetic refrigerant compressor (100) includes a sealed container (101) in which lubricating oil (103) having a kinematic viscosity in a range of 1 to 9 mm2/S at 40° C. is stored, the lubricating oil (103) containing a sliding modifier that is either sulfur or a sulfur-containing compound. A compression element (107) includes a shaft part that is a crank shaft (108). In a case where a sliding surface of a main shaft (109) is a single sliding surface, a length of the single sliding surface in an axial direction is a single sliding length L, whereas in a case where the sliding surface is divided into a plurality of sliding surfaces, a length of one of the sliding surfaces in the axial direction, the one sliding surface having the least length in the axial direction among the plurality of sliding surfaces, is the single sliding length L, and a ratio L/D of the single sliding length L to an external diameter D of the main shaft (109) is less than or equal to 0.51.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Devices Singapore
    Inventors: Hiroto HAYASHI, Hirotaka KAWABATA, Terumasa IDE, Hironari AKASHI, Masanobu GONDO, Akio YAGI
  • Patent number: 10902182
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a transmission unit that performs facsimile transmission to a destination and a changing unit that changes, in accordance with a language registered in the information processing apparatus, size of a certain area, in which characters including source characters for identifying a facsimile source are to be formed, of a sheet output at the destination as a result of the facsimile transmission in a height direction of the characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Wada, Satoshi Watanabe, Hirotaka Kawabata, Hideki Soejima, Hideki Fujii
  • Patent number: 10890363
    Abstract: A refrigerant compressor reserves lubricating oil in a sealed container, and accommodates therein an electric component, and a compression component which is driven by the electric component and compresses a refrigerant. At least one of slide members included in the compression component is made of an iron-based material, and an oxide coating film comprising a composition A portion, a composition B portion, and a composition C portion is provided on a slide surface of the iron-based material. The composition A portion is a portion containing diiron trioxide (Fe2O3) which is more in quantity than other substances, and is, for example, an outermost portion (160a). The composition B portion is a portion containing triiron tetraoxide (Fe3O4) which is more in quantity than other substances and containing a silicon (Si) compound, and is, for example, an intermediate portion (160b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Oyagi, Yoshinori Ishida, Hirotaka Kawabata, Hiroyuki Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 10865782
    Abstract: A refrigerant compressor comprises an electric component; and a compression component which is driven by the electric component and compresses a refrigerant. At least one of slide members included in the compression component is made of an iron-based material. An oxide coating film (150) is provided on a slide surface of the iron-based material, the oxide coating film including a first portion (151), a second portion (152), and/or a third portion (153). The first portion (151) contains at least fine crystals (155). The second portion (152) contains columnar grains (156). The third portion (153) contains layered grains (157).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ishida, Shingo Oyagi, Hiroyuki Fukuhara, Hirotaka Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20200302000
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a transmission unit that performs facsimile transmission to a destination and a changing unit that changes, in accordance with a language registered in the information processing apparatus, size of a certain area, in which characters including source characters for identifying a facsimile source are to be formed, of a sheet output at the destination as a result of the facsimile transmission in a height direction of the characters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu WADA, Satoshi WATANABE, Hirotaka KAWABATA, Hideki SOEJIMA, Hideki FUJII
  • Patent number: 10760563
    Abstract: A refrigerant compressor reserves lubricating oil with a viscosity of VG2 to VG100 in a sealed container, and accommodates therein an electric component and a compression component which is driven by the electric component and compresses a refrigerant. The compression component includes at least one slide member comprising a base material 171 made of an iron-based material and an oxide coating film 170 provided on a surface of the base material 171. The oxide coating film 170 includes: a portion containing diiron trioxide (Fe2O3), in a region which is closer to an outermost surface of the oxide coating film; and a silicon containing portion containing silicon (Si) which is more in quantity than silicon (Si) of the base material 171, in a region which is closer to the base material 171.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ishida, Shingo Oyagi, Hiroyuki Fukuhara, Hirotaka Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20200270541
    Abstract: An oxide film (170) is formed on a surface of a base material (175) that is a sintered body constituted by an iron-based material. The oxide film (170) includes a first layer (171), a second layer (172), and a third layer (173). The first layer (171) is located on an outermost surface and is constituted by at least fine crystals. The second layer (172) is located under the first layer (171) and contains columnar structures. The third layer (173) contains columnar structures and is provided on the second layer (172) through an interface (174) so as to be located close to the base material (175). The first layer (171) includes a dense layer (171a). The oxide film (170) can exhibit satisfactory abrasion resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Shingo OYAGI, Yoshinori ISHIDA, Hirotaka KAWABATA, Hiroto HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10728416
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a sending unit and a controller. The sending unit sends a fax to a destination. The controller executes control for printing identification information for identifying the destination in accordance with selection made by a sender of the fax on paper output at the destination in response to sending of the fax. In a case where the sender of the fax selects a destination name as the identification information, if the destination name is unprintable as it is on the paper, the controller executes control for printing a phone number of the destination as the identification information on the paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Soejima, Hirotaka Kawabata, Hideki Fujii, Manabu Wada, Satoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10704541
    Abstract: A slide member of the present invention is used in a slide unit which is included in a refrigerant compressor for compressing a refrigerant and provided inside a sealed container which reserves lubricating oil therein. The slide member is provided with an oxide coating film on a surface of a base material. The oxide coating film is configured such that (1) when the base material comprises an iron based material, the oxide coating film has a three-layer structure including a first layer comprising Fe2O3, a second layer comprising Fe3O4, and a third layer comprising FeO in this order from an outermost surface, (2) the oxide coating film has a dense structure having minute concave/convex portions with a height difference which falls within a range of 0.01 ?m to 0.1 ?m, or (3) when the base material comprises the iron based material, the oxide coating film has a three-layer structure in which the three layers comprise the iron oxides and are different in hardness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Ishida, Hirotaka Kawabata, Hiroyuki Fukuhara, Yuichiro Kume, Yoshiyuki Futagami
  • Publication number: 20200149520
    Abstract: A sealed refrigerant compressor (100) includes: a compression element (107) accommodated in a sealed container (101) and configured to compress a refrigerant; and an electric element (106) configured to drive the compression element (107). Lubricating oil (103) is stored in the sealed container (101). A resin member is included as a member accommodated in the sealed container (101). The amount of oligomer contained in the resin member is 2.5 wt. % or less of an entire weight of the resin member. Kinetic viscosity of the lubricating oil 103 at 40° C. falls within a range of 0.1 to 5.1 mm2/s. A flash point of the lubricating oil 103 is 110° C. or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Devices Singapore
    Inventors: Shingo OYAGI, Hirotaka KAWABATA, Hiroto HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20200141616
    Abstract: A sealed refrigerant compressor (100) includes: a compression element (107) accommodated in a sealed container (101) and configured to compress a refrigerant; and an electric element (106) configured to drive the compression element (107). Lubricating oil (103) is stored in the sealed container (101). The lubricating oil (103) is mixed oil constituted by at least mineral oil and synthetic oil. Kinetic viscosity of the lubricating oil (103) at 40° C. falls within a range of 0.1 to 5.1 mm2/s, and a flash point of the lubricating oil (103) is 110° C. or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Devices Singapore
    Inventors: Shingo OYAGI, Hirotaka KAWABATA, Hiroto HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190285063
    Abstract: Inside a sealed container (101) of a refrigerant compressor (100), lubricating oil (103) having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 0.1 mm2/S to 5.1 mm2/S is stored, and an electric element (106) and a compression element (107) are accommodated. The compression element (107) is provided with, as a shaft part, a crankshaft (108) comprising a main shaft (109) and an eccentric shaft (110), and as bearing parts, a main bearing (114) that axially supports the main shaft (109) and an eccentric bearing (119) that axially supports the eccentric shaft (110). At least one surface of the main shaft (109) and the eccentric shaft (110) is subjected to a surface treatment, e.g., formation of an oxide film, having a hardness equal to or greater than that of a bearing part (the main bearing (114) or the eccentric bearing (119)). Satisfactory reliability in sliding parts can thereby be achieved even if lubricating oil having lower viscosity is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Devices Singapore
    Inventors: Yasushi HAYASHI, Hirotaka KAWABATA, Yoshinori ISHIDA, Shingo OYAGI, Terumasa IDE, Akio YAGI, Hironari AKASHI, Hiroto HAYASHI, Kazuhiro YOKOTA, Hiroki TORIMASU
  • Publication number: 20180340527
    Abstract: A refrigerant compressor comprises an electric component; and a compression component which is driven by the electric component and compresses a refrigerant. At least one of slide members included in the compression component is made of an iron-based material. An oxide coating film (150) is provided on a slide surface of the iron-based material, the oxide coating film including a first portion (151), a second portion (152), and/or a third portion (153). The first portion (151) contains at least fine crystals (155). The second portion (152) contains columnar grains (156). The third portion (153) contains layered grains (157).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori ISHIDA, Shingo OYAGI, Hiroyuki FUKUHARA, Hirotaka KAWABATA
  • Publication number: 20180340717
    Abstract: A refrigerant compressor reserves lubricating oil in a sealed container, and accommodates therein an electric component, and a compression component which is driven by the electric component and compresses a refrigerant. At least one of slide members included in the compression component is made of an iron-based material, and an oxide coating film comprising a composition A portion, a composition B portion, and a composition C portion is provided on a slide surface of the iron-based material. The composition A portion is a portion containing diiron trioxide (Fe2O3) which is more in quantity than other substances, and is, for example, an outermost portion (160a). The composition B portion is a portion containing triiron tetraoxide (Fe3O4) which is more in quantity than other substances and containing a silicon (Si) compound, and is, for example, an intermediate portion (160b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shingo OYAGI, Yoshinori ISHIDA, Hirotaka KAWABATA, Hiroyuki FUKUHARA
  • Publication number: 20180245576
    Abstract: A refrigerant compressor reserves lubricating oil with a viscosity of VG2 to VG100 in a sealed container, and accommodates therein an electric component and a compression component which is driven by the electric component and compresses a refrigerant. The compression component includes at least one slide member comprising a base material 171 made of an iron-based material and an oxide coating film 170 provided on a surface of the base material 171. The oxide coating film 170 includes: a portion containing diiron trioxide (Fe2O3), in a region which is closer to an outermost surface of the oxide coating film; and a silicon containing portion containing silicon (Si) which is more in quantity than silicon (Si) of the base material 171, in a region which is closer to the base material 171.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshinori ISHIDA, Shingo OYAGI, Hiroyuki FUKUHARA, Hirotaka KAWABATA
  • Publication number: 20180245637
    Abstract: An oxide coating film provided on a surface of an iron-based material which is a base material of a slide member has one of the following configurations: (1) the oxide coating film comprising a portion containing diiron trioxide (Fe2O3), in a region which is closer to an outermost surface of the oxide coating film; and a silicon containing portion containing silicon (Si) which is more in quantity than silicon (Si) of the base material, in a region which is closer to the base material, (2) the oxide coating film comprising: a composition A portion containing diiron trioxide (Fe2O3) which is more in quantity than other substances; a composition B portion containing triiron tetraoxide (Fe3O4) which is more in quantity than other substances and containing a silicon (Si) compound; and a composition C portion containing triiron tetraoxide (Fe3O4) which is more in quantity than other substances and containing silicon (Si) which is more in quantity than silicon (Si) of the composition B portion, and (3) the oxide coa
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Shingo OYAGI, Yoshinori ISHIDA, Hirotaka KAWABATA, Hiroyuki FUKUHARA, Hiroto HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 9467592
    Abstract: A facsimile machine includes an image data receiving unit, a transmitting subscriber identification receiving unit, and a sorting unit. The image data receiving unit receives image data transmitted from a transmitting facsimile machine. The transmitting subscriber identification receiving unit receives transmitting subscriber identification specified as an arbitrary signal in a Group 3 standard and transmitted from the transmitting facsimile machine. The sorting unit sorts the image data received by the image data receiving unit into at least one of plural storage destinations on the basis of the transmitting subscriber identification received by the transmitting subscriber identification receiving unit and one or more predetermined sorting conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Wada, Hirotaka Kawabata, Satoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9422930
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerant compressor which may assure excellent reliability while using low-viscosity refrigerant. The refrigerant compressor is characterized in that the viscosity of oil stored in hermetic container ranges from VG3 to VG8, and the boiling component at 350° C. or over is not less than 10% and not higher than 30% in volume ratio, and the boiling component at 300° C. or less is not less than 50% and not higher than 70% in volume ratio. Accordingly, the input reduction at sliding surfaces can be realized, and the lubricant is evaporated, therefore it is possible to prevent defective compression caused by PET (polyethylene phthalate) or the like deposited on the surfaces of the discharge reed and the like, and to enhance the efficiency and reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kawabata, Hironari Akashi, Kazuhiro Yokota