Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki JINNAI
Hiroyuki JINNAI 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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Publication number: 20170314793Abstract: An outdoor unit is an outdoor unit to which a refrigerant pipe used to circulate refrigerant between an indoor unit and the outdoor unit, the outdoor unit including a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger. The outdoor unit includes: a rectangular bottom panel disposed below the compressor and the outdoor heat exchanger, the rectangular bottom panel supporting the compressor and the outdoor heat exchanger; a peripheral panel disposed on a peripheral portion of the bottom panel and positioned upright on the bottom panel; a fixing panel disposed at a corner portion of the bottom panel to be located at an inner side of the peripheral panel and positioned upright on the bottom panel; and a valve which is fixed to the fixing panel and to which the refrigerant pipe is connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2014Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Hiroyuki JINNAI, Toshiyuki KUBONO, Tomoya YANASE, Hiroshi IWAZAKI
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Publication number: 20170314794Abstract: An outdoor unit is configured to accommodate a compressor and is connected to a refrigerant pipe used for circulating refrigerant between an indoor unit. The outdoor unit includes a bottom panel under the compressor to support the compressor, a first side panel on a peripheral edge of the bottom panel, a second side panel at a position facing the first side panel on the peripheral edge of the bottom panel, and an outdoor heat exchanger above the bottom panel and extending in a direction from the first side panel toward the second side panel, wherein the outdoor heat exchanger has an end portion facing one of side end portions of the second side panel, and the bottom panel includes a projection formed at a position corresponding to the end portion of the outdoor heat exchanger and protruding in a direction from the first side panel toward the second side panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2014Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hiroshi IWAZAKI, Toshiyuki KUBONO, Tomoya YANASE, Hiroyuki JINNAI
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Publication number: 20170314791Abstract: An outdoor unit according to the present invention includes: a casing; and a heat exchanger accommodated in the casing. The casing includes a bottom panel on a bottom surface of the casing. The bottom panel includes: a first bottom plate portion formed below the heat exchanger; and a second bottom plate portion formed on the bottom panel at a portion other than the first bottom plate portion. A lower end of the heat exchanger is arranged at a position above any point on an upper surface of the first bottom plate portion and below any point on an upper surface of the second bottom plate portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2014Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Tomoya YANASE, Toshiyuki KUBONO, Hiroyuki JINNAI
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Patent number: 9797607Abstract: A heat source side unit for an air conditioning apparatus includes a machine room in which a compressor is accommodated, an air-sending unit room in which an air-sending unit is accommodated, a separator for partitioning a space into the machine room and the air-sending unit room, a reactor installed in the machine room, and a reactor mounting member fixed to the separator on a side of the machine room and on which the reactor is mounted, and the reactor mounting member includes a first mounting unit and a second mounting unit corresponding to each of the reactors with the sizes different from each other, and on the reactor mounting member, the reactor is selectively mounted on either one of the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit corresponding to the size of the reactor.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Kubono, Hiroyuki Jinnai, Tomoya Yanase
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Patent number: 9759436Abstract: The motor fixing support includes long base sections extending in a vertical direction, which are respectively formed on both sides in a lateral direction, and folding pieces respectively extending from both side edges of the respective base sections in a short-side direction. The length of the folding piece in the extending direction, which extends from the base section toward the base section in the short-side direction, and the length of the folding piece in the extending direction, which extends from the base section toward the base section in the short-side direction, are larger than the lengths of the folding pieces in the extending direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Jinnai, Toshiyuki Kubono, Tomoya Yanase
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Publication number: 20170205086Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a partition plate that separates a machine compartment, in which a compressor unit, a refrigerant pipe, and an electrical-part storage are disposed, and an air blower compartment; an electrical-part storage that is disposed so as to extend from the machine compartment side of the partition plate to the air blower compartment side of the partition plate, and that stores therein an electrical part; an auxiliary board that is disposed in the machine compartment and on which an electrical part that is other than the electrical part installed in the electrical-part storage, is installed; and a board fixing portion that is interposed between the electrical-part storage located in the machine compartment and the auxiliary board to fix the auxiliary board thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2015Publication date: July 20, 2017Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tomoya YANASE, Toshiyuki KUBONO, Hiroyuki JINNAI
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Patent number: 9388993Abstract: A power supply panel includes an engagement portion. An electrical component box includes a hook portion that engages with the engagement portion. A temporarily fixed state in which the power supply panel is attached to the electrical component box is set when the engagement portion engages with the hook portion. A securely fixed state in which the power supply panel is positioned inside the outer periphery of a housing, as the housing is seen in a plan view, and the power supply panel is positioned below the electrical component box is set when the electrical component box is placed in a machine chamber and the power supply panel is attached to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tomoya Yanase, Toshiyuki Kubono, Kazuhiro Ooishi, Hiroyuki Jinnai
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Publication number: 20160131404Abstract: An outdoor unit includes at least one of a hexagonal sealing nut and attention attracting means that needs to be operated by an operator when removing a hexagonal sealing nut.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Tatsuya MOCHIZUKI, Yoshihiro TANABE, Kenta KAWAHARA, Toshiyuki KUBONO, Hiroyuki JINNAI
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Publication number: 20160033146Abstract: The motor fixing support includes long base sections extending in a vertical direction, which are respectively formed on both sides in a lateral direction, and folding pieces respectively extending from both side edges of the respective base sections in a short-side direction. The length of the folding piece in the extending direction, which extends from the base section toward the base section in the short-side direction, and the length of the folding piece in the extending direction, which extends from the base section toward the base section in the short-side direction, are larger than the lengths of the folding pieces in the extending direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Hiroyuki JINNAI, Toshiyuki KUBONO, Tomoya YANASE
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Publication number: 20160033147Abstract: A heat source side unit for an air conditioning apparatus includes a machine room in which a compressor is accommodated, an air-sending unit room in which an air-sending unit is accommodated, a separator for partitioning a space into the machine room and the air-sending unit room, a reactor installed in the machine room, and a reactor mounting member fixed to the separator on a side of the machine room and on which the reactor is mounted, and the reactor mounting member includes a first mounting unit and a second mounting unit corresponding to each of the reactors with the sizes different from each other, and on the reactor mounting member, the reactor is selectively mounted on either one of the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit corresponding to the size of the reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Toshiyuki KUBONO, Hiroyuki JINNAI, Tomoya YANASE
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Publication number: 20150352612Abstract: An energy-saving control device for a rolling line, the energy-saving control device capable of finding rolling conditions for minimizing energy consumption for the rolling line while ensuring a quality of a product. The energy-saving control device for a rolling line includes: an energy consumption estimating unit that calculates energy consumption for the rolling line based on rolling conditions for the rolling line; and an energy consumption optimizing unit that changes a rolling condition other than a target temperature of a material to be rolled, as a manipulation item so that the energy consumption calculated by the energy consumption estimating unit is reduced while a quality of a product formed by rolling the material to be rolled is ensured.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2013Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki JINNAI, Hiroyuki IMANARI, Naoki SHIMODA, Kazutoshi KITAGOH
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Publication number: 20150316279Abstract: Provided is an outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus, including: a casing having an opening formed at a rear surface side thereof; and a heat exchanger having a flat surface region formed into a planar shape, and being accommodated in the casing so that the flat surface region is exposed through the opening formed at the rear surface side of the casing. A side edge portion of the opening formed at the rear surface side is formed at a position opposed to the flat surface region, and is bent toward the heat exchanger side so as to narrow a gap between the side edge portion and the heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2013Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki KUBONO, Hiroyuki JINNAI
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Patent number: 8959942Abstract: The present invention aims to prevent freezing of water droplets, etc. between a fan and a bell mouth. An outdoor unit for an air conditioner includes an eaves member that is placed above an air outlet formed by a bell mouth in close adherence with a front panel, and that protrudes toward a side of an outlet grille. Particularly, the eaves member is placed with a space from the outlet grille.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2010Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Mochizuki, Toshiyuki Kubono, Norio Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Jinnai
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Publication number: 20150043133Abstract: A power supply panel includes an engagement portion. An electrical component box includes a hook portion that engages with the engagement portion. A temporarily fixed state in which the power supply panel is attached to the electrical component box is set when the engagement portion engages with the hook portion. A securely fixed state in which the power supply panel is positioned inside the outer periphery of a housing, as the housing is seen in a plan view, and the power supply panel is positioned below the electrical component box is set when the electrical component box is placed in a machine chamber and the power supply panel is attached to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Tomoya Yanase, Toshiyuki Kubono, Kazuhiro Ooishi, Hiroyuki Jinnai
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Publication number: 20150027670Abstract: An outdoor machine of an air conditioner includes a fan motor mount including a fan motor support plate, and a top plate. The fan motor support plate is formed with: a plurality of props; a prop horizontal plane; a prop front plane; a fitting portion, which is provided on the prop horizontal plane and fitted to a rear end of the top plate; and a first screw hole, which is provided on the prop front plane to fix the top plate. The top plate is formed with: a screw fixing piece, which has a shape parallel to the prop front plane and is provided with a second screw hole corresponding the first screw hole. The fitting portion is fitted to the rear end of the top plate, and the screw fixing piece is located on the front side of the prop front plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki JINNAI, Toshiyuki KUBONO, Kazuhiro OOISHI
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Publication number: 20140202191Abstract: [Object] To provide an air-conditioning-apparatus outdoor unit including a socket that can be used in cold climate areas. [Solution] An outdoor unit 100 includes a base plate 12 having a hole 13 and a socket 50 attached to the base plate 12 with a clearance 16 provided between the socket 50 and a lower surface of the base plate 12, the socket 50 communicating with the hole 13 to provide a first drainage path. The clearance 16 functions as a second drainage path for allowing drain water from the hole 13 to be guided out of the outdoor unit 100 when the first drainage path is blocked.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki JINNAI, Toshiyuki KUBONO, Yoichi TAKATSUKA
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Publication number: 20100319380Abstract: The present invention aims to prevent freezing of water droplets, etc. between a fan and a bell mouth. An outdoor unit for an air conditioner includes an eaves member that is placed above an air outlet formed by a bell mouth in close adherence with a front panel, and that protrudes toward a side of an outlet grille. Particularly, the eaves member is placed with a space from the outlet grille.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tatsuya MOCHIZUKI, Toshiyuki KUBONO, Norio YAMAUCHI, Hiroyuki JINNAI