Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Arimizu

Hiroyuki Arimizu 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: 11015518
    Abstract: A variable nozzle device includes: a first plate-shaped member having a first plate portion having an annular shape and being fixed to a bearing housing; a second plate-shaped member having a second plate portion which has an annular shape and which defines a nozzle flow passage between the first plate portion and the second plate portion, the second plate portion having a surface disposed so as to face the first plate portion and another surface disposed so as to face at least partially a scroll flow passage formed inside a turbine housing; at least one nozzle support having, with respect to an axial direction of the nozzle support, an end coupled to the first plate portion and another end coupled to the second plate portion; at least one nozzle vane rotatably supported between the first plate portion and the second plate portion; and a variable nozzle mechanism configured to change a vane angle of the at least one nozzle vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Sakamoto, Shigeyoshi Sakuma, Eigo Katou, Yosuke Dammoto, Yoji Akiyama, Nariaki Seike, Hiroyuki Arimizu
  • Publication number: 20200408142
    Abstract: A variable nozzle device includes: a first plate-shaped member having a first plate portion having an annular shape and being fixed to a bearing housing; a second plate-shaped member having a second plate portion which has an annular shape and which defines a nozzle flow passage between the first plate portion and the second plate portion, the second plate portion having a surface disposed so as to face the first plate portion and another surface disposed so as to face at least partially a scroll flow passage formed inside a turbine housing; at least one nozzle support having, with respect to an axial direction of the nozzle support, an end coupled to the first plate portion and another end coupled to the second plate portion; at least one nozzle vane rotatably supported between the first plate portion and the second plate portion; and a variable nozzle mechanism configured to change a vane angle of the at least one nozzle vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo SAKAMOTO, Shigeyoshi SAKUMA, Eigo KATOU, Yosuke DAMMOTO, Yoji AKIYAMA, Nariaki SEIKE, Hiroyuki ARIMIZU
  • Patent number: 10683870
    Abstract: This impeller cover is provided with: a machinable abradable seal section which has a shroud surface, which faces the outer peripheral surface of an impeller rotating about its axis, and which provides a seal between the outer peripheral surface and the shroud surface; a cover body which covers the impeller from the outside and which has a seal housing section for housing the abradable seal section therein; and a filling material which is interposed between the abradable seal section and the cover body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoji Okabe, Yasunori Watanabe, Isao Tomita, Takashi Arai, Hiroyuki Arimizu
  • Patent number: 10677148
    Abstract: A variable displacement exhaust turbocharger is provided with a plurality of nozzle vanes that are rotatably supported by a nozzle mount, a drive ring that is interlocked with an actuator and fits to a guide part of the nozzle mount, a lever plate having one end coupled to the drive ring and the other end coupled to the nozzle vane, and a variable nozzle mechanism that varies the vane angle of the nozzle vane by rotating the drive ring. A bulge suppressing portion is provided for absorbing bulging occurring on an outer peripheral surface of the guide part, the bulging being caused by the press-fitting of a nail pin into a press-fitting hole in a direction slightly toward the rotational axis with respect to the guide section and following the axial direction of the nozzle mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Tashiro, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu
  • Patent number: 10519967
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a seal ring mounting method for a turbocharger and a turbocharger with the seal ring, whereby the seal ring is less likely to be affected by other parts. An annular protrusion (12j) for restricting a position of a seal ring (16) in the radial direction is provided at a tip portion (12h) of an inner peripheral wall (12b) of a turbine housing (12), and the seal ring (16) is mounted between a side surface (36c) of a nozzle plate (36) and a first step portion (12k) of the tip portion (12h) of the inner peripheral wall (12b) so that the outer periphery of the seal ring (16) is restrained by the annular projection (12j).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Tashiro, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu
  • Publication number: 20180230851
    Abstract: A variable nozzle mechanism for a variable capacity turbocharger includes: a first plate having an annular shape; a second plate facing the first plate and having an annular shape, the second plate and the first plate defining an exhaust gas path in between; a plurality of nozzle vanes rotatably supported between the first plate and the second plate; and an annular member inserted on an inner circumference side of the first plate. The first plate includes a front surface facing the exhaust gas path and a back surface on an opposite side to the front surface, the annular member includes a front surface facing the exhaust gas path and a back surface on an opposite side to the front surface, and a gap is provided between the first plate and the annular member, the gap extending along a thickness direction of the first plate, from a point between an inner circumference edge of the front surface of the first plate and an outer circumference edge of the front surface of the annular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Eigo KATOU, Keigo SAKAMOTO, Noriyuki HAYASHI, Hiroyuki ARIMIZU, Nariaki SEIKE
  • Patent number: 10006355
    Abstract: An object is to provide a variable-geometry exhaust turbine whereby it is possible to prevent deformation and damage to a nozzle support under a high temperature. A variable-geometry exhaust turbine includes: a nozzle mount, a nozzle support including a first end portion joined to the first surface of the nozzle mount, a nozzle plate including the first surface joined to the second end portion of the nozzle support 6 and supported so as to face the nozzle mount at a distance, and the opposite second surface facing an exhaust—as channel through which exhaust gas flows, and a plurality of nozzle vanes supported rotatably between the nozzle mount and the nozzle plate. The nozzle support is capable of tilting along a radial direction so as to absorb a relative displacement in the radial direction between the nozzle mount and the nozzle plate due to thermal expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Hayashi, Takamitsu Himeno, Takashi Arai, Yukihide Nagayo, Mitsuru Aiba, Takao Yokoyama, Toru Hoshi, Hiroyuki Arimizu, Toshio Sakon
  • Publication number: 20180045211
    Abstract: This impeller cover is provided with: a machinable abradable seal section which has a shroud surface, which faces the outer peripheral surface of an impeller rotating about its axis, and which provides a seal between the outer peripheral surface and the shroud surface; a cover body which covers the impeller from the outside and which has a seal housing section for housing the abradable seal section therein; and a filling material which is interposed between the abradable seal section and the cover body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoji OKABE, Yasunori WATANABE, Isao TOMITA, Takashi ARAI, Hiroyuki ARIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20180038272
    Abstract: A variable displacement exhaust turbocharger is provided with a plurality of nozzle vanes that are rotatably supported by a nozzle mount, a drive ring that is interlocked with an actuator and fits to a guide part of the nozzle mount, a lever plate having one end coupled to the drive ring and the other end coupled to the nozzle vane, and a variable nozzle mechanism that varies the vane angle of the nozzle vane by rotating the drive ring. A bulge suppressing portion is provided for absorbing bulging occurring on an outer peripheral surface of the guide part, the bulging being caused by the press-fitting of a nail pin into a press-fitting hole in a direction slightly toward the rotational axis with respect to the guide section and following the axial direction of the nozzle mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto TASHIRO, Yasuaki JINNAI, Hiroyuki ARIMIZU
  • Patent number: 9835165
    Abstract: A turbine housing assembly includes a plurality of constituent members connected to one another and easily manufactured. The turbine housing assembly includes a scroll part, an annular lid part, an exhaust gas outlet and a connection part connectable to a bearing housing for a turbine shaft. The scroll part and the connection part are each formed of a single piece of sheet metal and each is welded to the annular lid part that is orthogonal to a turbine axial direction so that the scroll part and the connection part are connected to each other via the annular lid part. Such a turbine housing assembly is of reduced weight, is quite easy to manufacture, of reduced cost, and can be made, at least in part, of materials having lower heat capacity as compared to conventional turbine housings made of sheet metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu, Koen Kramer
  • Patent number: 9822660
    Abstract: A stopper 30 is provided with: a nut-receiving part 44a provided on a heat insulation plate 44 that is attached to an actuator bracket 43; and a movable-side stopper part 33 provided on an actuator rod 26 that moves in relation to the heat insulation plate 44. An actuator 27 is provided with an actuator body 41 that generates driving force, and the actuator rod 26 which transmits the driving force from the actuator body 41. The movable-side stopper part 33 is provided on the actuator rod 26 that extends from the actuator body 41 to the nozzle vane side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Tashiro, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu
  • Patent number: 9790949
    Abstract: It is provided with: a variable nozzle mechanism for regulating a flow of exhaust gas to a turbine rotor; a link mechanism for converting reciprocal displacement from an actuator that operates a variable nozzle mechanism into rotational displacement and transmitting the rotational displacement to an inner section of a bearing housing; and an engaging part for engaging an output section of the link mechanism and an input section of the variable nozzle mechanism, and the engaging part is constituted by a pin and a pin insertion slot where the pin is inserted, and a smooth surface is formed around an insertion position of the pin so as to guide a tip of the pin to the insertion position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Tashiro, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu
  • Patent number: 9784119
    Abstract: It is provided with: a variable nozzle mechanism section 23; an opening degree regulating member 43 for regulating an angle of a nozzle vane 19a by bringing an outer peripheral surface 41 of an inner cylinder of a bearing housing 13 to which a nozzle mount is affixed and an inner peripheral surface of a lever plate 33 into contact; and a discharge recess 47 for discharging soot which accumulates in the gap between an inner peripheral end portion of the lever plate 33, the nozzle mount 21, and the bearing housing 13 to the inner peripheral end portion of the lever plate 33.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Tashiro, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu
  • Patent number: 9784178
    Abstract: A variable displacement exhaust turbocharger is provided with a plurality of nozzle vanes that are rotatably supported by a nozzle mount, a drive ring that is interlocked with an actuator and fits to a guide part of the nozzle mount, a lever plate having one end coupled to the drive ring and the other end coupled to the nozzle vane, and a variable nozzle mechanism that varies the vane angle of the nozzle vane by rotating the drive ring. A bulge suppressing portion is provided for absorbing bulging occurring on an outer peripheral surface of the guide part, the bulging being caused by the press-fitting of a nail pin into a press-fitting hole in a direction slightly toward the rotational axis with respect to the guide section and following the axial direction of the nozzle mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Tashiro, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu
  • Patent number: 9771939
    Abstract: It is intended to achieve weight reduction and production reduction of a nozzle mount for pivotably supporting a drive ring constituting a variable nozzle mechanism, and is characterized by: providing on an end face of a guide part 5a a nail pin 20 having a flange portion and being positioned so as to hold a drive ring 3 of a variable nozzle mechanism 100 to the guide part 5a of a nozzle mount 5 in the thrust direction, and setting the thrust-directional width of the drive ring 3 smaller than the width of the guide part 5a, and providing an adjusting member 20c between the flange portion of the nail pin 20 and the end face of the guide part 5a to adjust a distance between the side face of the nozzle mount and the flange portion of the nail pin 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Tashiro, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu
  • Patent number: 9708932
    Abstract: An object is to provide a turbine housing assembly in which reduction of weight, facilitation of manufacture, cost-cutting, and reduction of heat capacity are further promoted compared to a conventional turbine housing made of sheet metal. A turbine housing assembly includes a plurality of constituent members connected to one another to constitute a turbine housing into which a turbine wheel is inserted. The turbine housing assembly at least includes a scroll part 2 and an exhaust part 8 of a tubular shape having a separate body separate from the scroll part 2. The scroll part 2 is formed by processing a single piece of sheet metal so that, on a back face side of a bottom face part 22 of the scroll part 2, a recess portion 22b on which a through-hole of an exhaust gas outlet 2B is formed and a projecting portion 22a formed by a bottom surface of an exhaust gas flow path 2A projecting toward the back face side are formed, the projecting portion 22a surrounding the recess portion 22b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu, Koen Kramer
  • Publication number: 20150354444
    Abstract: An object is to provide a variable-geometry exhaust turbine whereby it is possible to prevent deformation and damage to a nozzle support under a high temperature. A variable-geometry exhaust turbine includes: a nozzle mount, a nozzle support including a first end portion joined to the first surface of the nozzle mount, a nozzle plate including the first surface joined to the second end portion of the nozzle support 6 and supported so as to face the nozzle mount at a distance, and the opposite second surface facing an exhaust—as channel through which exhaust gas flows, and a plurality of nozzle vanes supported rotatably between the nozzle mount and the nozzle plate. The nozzle support is capable of tilting along a radial direction so as to absorb a relative displacement in the radial direction between the nozzle mount and the nozzle plate due to thermal expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriyuki HAYASHI, Takamitsu HIMENO, Takashi ARAI, Yukihide NAGAYO, Mitsuru AIBA, Takao YOKOYAMA, Toru HOSHI, Hiroyuki ARIMIZU, Toshio SAKON
  • Publication number: 20150086347
    Abstract: An object is to provide a turbine housing assembly in which reduction of weight, facilitation of manufacture, cost-cutting, and reduction of heat capacity are further promoted compared to a conventional turbine housing made of sheet metal. A turbine housing assembly includes a plurality of constituent members connected to one another to constitute a turbine housing into which a turbine wheel is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu, Koen Kramer
  • Publication number: 20150044034
    Abstract: An object is to provide a turbine housing assembly in which reduction of weight, facilitation of manufacture, cost-cutting, and reduction of heat capacity are further promoted compared to a conventional turbine housing made of sheet metal. A turbine housing assembly includes a plurality of constituent members connected to one another to constitute a turbine housing into which a turbine wheel is inserted. The turbine housing assembly at least includes a scroll part 2 and an exhaust part 8 of a tubular shape having a separate body separate from the scroll part 2. The scroll part 2 is formed by processing a single piece of sheet metal so that, on a back face side of a bottom face part 22 of the scroll part 2, a recess portion 22b on which a through-hole of an exhaust gas outlet 2B is formed and a projecting portion 22a formed by a bottom surface of an exhaust gas flow path 2A projecting toward the back face side are formed, the projecting portion 22a surrounding the recess portion 22b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu, Koen Kramer
  • Publication number: 20140241858
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a seal ring mounting method for a turbocharger and a turbocharger with the seal ring, whereby the seal ring is less likely to be affected by other parts. An annular protrusion (12j) for restricting a position of a seal ring (16) in the radial direction is provided at a tip portion (12h) of an inner peripheral wall (12b) of a turbine housing (12), and the seal ring (16) is mounted between a side surface (36c) of a nozzle plate (36) and a first step portion (12k) of the tip portion (12h) of the inner peripheral wall (12b) so that the outer periphery of the seal ring (16) is restrained by the annular projection (12j).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Tashiro, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu