Patents by Inventor Kazuki Tsugihashi

Kazuki Tsugihashi 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: 11067082
    Abstract: A screw compressor 2 includes a compressor main body 4, a motor 8, and a gearbox 10. The compressor main body 4 includes screw rotors 5c, 5d, 6c, and 6d, rotor casings 5e and 6e accommodating therein the screw rotors 5c, 5d, 6c, and 6d, and main body casings 5a and 6a accommodating therein the rotor casings 5e and 6e, the main body casings being provided with first flanges 5b and 6b on respective ends thereof. The motor 8 drives the screw rotors 5c, 5d, 6c, and 6d via gears 10f and 10g. The gearbox 10 has an attachment surface Son which the first flange 6b to the main body casings 5a and 6a is attached, accommodates therein the gears 10f and 10g, and has a substantially rectangular shape. In a state where the compressor main body 4 is attached to the gearbox 10, a part of the first flange 6b extends to an outside of the attachment surface S, and projection regions of the rotor casings 5e and 6e onto the attachment surface S exist within the attachment surface S.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kikuchi, Kazuki Tsugihashi, Yoshio Yano, Toshiyuki Miyatake
  • Patent number: 11053943
    Abstract: A compressor unit includes a compressor, an electric motor which is lined with the compressor along the horizontal direction and drives the compressor, and a sound shielding member which reduces noise generated by the compressor. The sound shielding member has a shape of surrounding the compressor on a first side, a second side and a third side of the compressor and exposing the electric motor, the first and second sides being in a depth direction perpendicular to a lined direction in which the compressor and the electric motor are lined, and the third side being opposite to another side of the compressor where the electric motor is located in the lined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuki Tsugihashi
  • Patent number: 10920778
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a heat exchange section through which a compressed gas flows; an upstream header section that is provided on an upstream side of the heat exchange section and communicates with the heat exchange section; a downstream header section that is provided on an downstream side of the heat exchange section and communicates with the heat exchange section; a gas inlet pipe that is connected to a wall surface of the upstream header section; and a gas outlet pipe that is connected to a wall surface of the downstream header section. A filter-cum-sound absorbing material of a porous material is mounted on an inner wall surface of at least one of the upstream header section and the downstream header section. The inner wall surface faces the heat exchange section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: KOBE STEEL, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasumasa Kimura, Kazuki Tsugihashi, Yosuke Fukushima
  • Patent number: 10920779
    Abstract: A package-type air-cooled screw compressor has a compressor body relating to an air-cooled screw compressor, a drive motor, a package that houses the compressor body and the drive motor, an intake opening that takes in an air that cools the compressor body and the drive motor, an exhaust opening that exhausts the air, a duct extended downward from the exhaust opening, to transport the air to the exhaust opening, and an exhaust fan that exhausts the air. A lower end of a wall face constituting the duct is extended downward so that a lower-end inlet of the duct is placed at a position not viewable from a center position of the compressor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: KOBE STEEL, LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuki Tsugihashi
  • Patent number: 10403257
    Abstract: A sound deadening device has an introducing and damping section. The introducing and damping section includes an introduction section that introduces fluid, an expansion chamber, and a lead-out section. The expansion chamber is communicated with the introduction section, has a flow passage cross-section larger than a flow passage cross-section of the introduction section, and has protrusions along a travelling direction of a sound wave, resonance of the sound wave being to be suppressed. The lead-out section is communicated with the expansion chamber, has a flow passage cross-section smaller than that of the expansion chamber, and leads out the fluid in a direction different from an introduction direction of the fluid. Accordingly, it is possible to weaken the resonance of the sound wave, suppress rise of inner sound pressure of the sound deadening device, and prevent reduction in a sound deadening effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kikuchi, Kazuki Tsugihashi, Yosuke Fukushima, Kazuya Hirata, Suguru Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 10174655
    Abstract: A silencer includes: a housing that has a draw-in portion drawing in fluid, and a plurality of sound attenuating portions arranged in a flowing direction of the fluid; a first partition provided with an intermediate communicating portion communicating the most downstream attenuating portion with the adjacent attenuating portion located adjacent to the most downstream attenuating portion; a valve portion disposed in the most downstream attenuating portion, the valve portion being capable of closing the intermediate communicating portion; a valve holding portion holding the valve portion, the valve holding portion being detachably attached to the housing; and a draw-out portion provided in a portion of the most downstream attenuating portion other than the valve holding portion, the draw-out portion drawing out the fluid from the most downstream attenuating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kikuchi, Kazuki Tsugihashi, Yosuke Fukushima, Kazuya Hirata, Suguru Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 10167868
    Abstract: A screw compressor includes compressor bodies, a motor disposed in a side of the compressor bodies, a gear box coupled to the compressor bodies and transmitting the drive force of the motor to a screw rotor, and a tubular coupling casing coupling the gear box and the motor and having horizontal axis. The coupling casing has a work hole in the horizontal direction. The work hole is used for maintaining a coupling accommodated in the coupling casing. The coupling casing has a rib extending in the up-down direction. It is thus possible to avoid reduction in the rigidity of the coupling casing with no cost increase, and to improve maintainability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Fukushima, Kazuki Tsugihashi
  • Publication number: 20180363650
    Abstract: A screw compressor 2 includes a compressor main body 4, a motor 8, and a gearbox 10. The compressor main body 4 includes screw rotors 5c, 5d, 6c, and 6d, rotor casings 5e and 6e accommodating therein the screw rotors 5c, 5d, 6c, and 6d, and main body casings 5a and 6a accommodating therein the rotor casings 5e and 6e, the main body casings being provided with first flanges 5b and 6b on respective ends thereof. The motor 8 drives the screw rotors 5c, 5d, 6c, and 6d via gears 10f and 10g. The gearbox 10 has an attachment surface Son which the first flange 6b to the main body casings 5a and 6a is attached, accommodates therein the gears 10f and 10g, and has a substantially rectangular shape. In a state where the compressor main body 4 is attached to the gearbox 10, a part of the first flange 6b extends to an outside of the attachment surface S, and projection regions of the rotor casings 5e and 6e onto the attachment surface S exist within the attachment surface S.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Masahiro KIKUCHI, Kazuki TSUGIHASHI, Yoshio YANO, Toshiyuki MIYATAKE
  • Publication number: 20180187684
    Abstract: A package-type air-cooled screw compressor has a compressor body relating to an air-cooled screw compressor, a drive motor, a package that houses the compressor body and the drive motor, an intake opening that takes in an air that cools the compressor body and the drive motor, an exhaust opening that exhausts the air, a duct extended downward from the exhaust opening, to transport the air to the exhaust opening, and an exhaust fan that exhausts the air. A lower end of a wall face constituting the duct is extended downward so that a lower-end inlet of the duct is placed at a position not viewable from a center position of the compressor body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
    Inventor: Kazuki TSUGIHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180172006
    Abstract: A compressor unit includes a compressor, an electric motor which is lined with the compressor along the horizontal direction and drives the compressor, and a sound shielding member which reduces noise generated by the compressor. The sound shielding member has a shape of surrounding the compressor on a first side, a second side and a third side of the compressor and exposing the electric motor, the first and second sides being in a depth direction perpendicular to a lined direction in which the compressor and the electric motor are lined, and the third side being opposite to another side of the compressor where the electric motor is located in the lined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventor: Kazuki TSUGIHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180025714
    Abstract: A sound deadening device has an introducing and damping section. The introducing and damping section includes an introduction section that introduces fluid, an expansion chamber, and a lead-out section. The expansion chamber is communicated with the introduction section, has a flow passage cross-section larger than a flow passage cross-section of the introduction section, and has protrusions along a travelling direction of a sound wave, resonance of the sound wave being to be suppressed. The lead-out section is communicated with the expansion chamber, has a flow passage cross-section smaller than that of the expansion chamber, and leads out the fluid in a direction different from an introduction direction of the fluid. Accordingly, it is possible to weaken the resonance of the sound wave, suppress rise of inner sound pressure of the sound deadening device, and prevent reduction in a sound deadening effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Masahiro KIKUCHI, Kazuki TSUGIHASHI, Yosuke FUKUSHIMA, Kazuya HIRATA, Suguru KIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170191390
    Abstract: A silencer includes: a housing that has a draw-in portion drawing in fluid, and a plurality of sound attenuating portions arranged in a flowing direction of the fluid; a first partition provided with an intermediate communicating portion communicating the most downstream attenuating portion with the adjacent attenuating portion located adjacent to the most downstream attenuating portion; a valve portion disposed in the most downstream attenuating portion, the valve portion being capable of closing the intermediate communicating portion; a valve holding portion holding the valve portion, the valve holding portion being detachably attached to the housing; and a draw-out portion provided in a portion of the most downstream attenuating portion other than the valve holding portion, the draw-out portion drawing out the fluid from the most downstream attenuating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Masahiro KIKUCHI, Kazuki TSUGIHASHI, Yosuke FUKUSHIMA, Kazuya HIRATA, Suguru KIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170074266
    Abstract: A screw compressor includes compressor bodies, a motor disposed in a side of the compressor bodies, a gear box coupled to the compressor bodies and transmitting the drive force of the motor to a screw rotor, and a tubular coupling casing coupling the gear box and the motor and having horizontal axis. The coupling casing has a work hole in the horizontal direction. The work hole is used for maintaining a coupling accommodated in the coupling casing. The coupling casing has a rib extending in the up-down direction. It is thus possible to avoid reduction in the rigidity of the coupling casing with no cost increase, and to improve maintainability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Yosuke FUKUSHIMA, Kazuki TSUGIHASHI
  • Publication number: 20160169229
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a heat exchange section through which a compressed gas flows; an upstream header section that is provided on an upstream side of the heat exchange section and communicates with the heat exchange section; a downstream header section that is provided on an downstream side of the heat exchange section and communicates with the heat exchange section; a gas inlet pipe that is connected to a wall surface of the upstream header section; and a gas outlet pipe that is connected to a wall surface of the downstream header section. A filter-cum-sound absorbing material of a porous material is mounted on an inner wall surface of at least one of the upstream header section and the downstream header section. The inner wall surface faces the heat exchange section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
    Inventors: Yasumasa KIMURA, Kazuki TSUGIHASHI, Yosuke FUKUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 9121466
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a damping structure capable of obtaining a sufficient damping effect even against vibrations of small amplitudes, by promoting movements of powder/particle materials inside a hollow body. In the damping structure of the invention, a damping member 2 is provided on a structure 1 to be damped. The damping member 2 includes a hollow body 5 which is filled with powder/particle materials 3, partially leaving a space 4. A vibration wall face part 7 which vibrates more violently than the structure 1, on receiving vibration, is formed in at least a part of wall face parts 6 of the hollow body 5. The vibration wall face part 7 is preferably formed of a material having a lower elastic modulus and/or a lower density than the other parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Tsugihashi, Akio Sugimoto, Zenzo Yamaguchi, Kyoko Masuda, Yoshio Yano
  • Patent number: 8787798
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photosensitive drum that is provided with a structure that can decrease noise-causing vibrations without being accompanied by the addition of new parts. The photosensitive drum (2) is provided with a tube-shaped conductive base (11) on the surface of which a photosensitive layer (12) is formed, and flanges (13) attached to both ends of the conductive base (11) by being inserted into said both ends. The end sections (13a) of the flanges (13) in the tube-length direction (Z) of the conductive base (11) contact the inner surface (11a) of the conductive base (11) within an electrically-charged region (Le) of the photosensitive layer (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuki Tsugihashi
  • Publication number: 20120163865
    Abstract: Disclosed is a photosensitive drum that is provided with a structure that can decrease noise-causing vibrations without being accompanied by the addition of new parts. The photosensitive drum (2) is provided with a tube-shaped conductive base (11) on the surface of which a photosensitive layer (12) is formed, and flanges (13) attached to both ends of the conductive base (11) by being inserted into said both ends. The end sections (13a) of the flanges (13) in the tube-length direction (Z) of the conductive base (11) contact the inner surface (11a) of the conductive base (11) within an electrically-charged region (Le) of the photosensitive layer (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
    Inventor: Kazuki Tsugihashi
  • Patent number: 8109361
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a solid-borne sound reducing structure which is able to reduce solid-borne sound with a simple configuration, highly durable, and being less degraded. There is provided a solid-borne sound reducing structure (100) in which a surface plate part (1) including a gas ventilating part (1a) which allows gas to pass through along a thickness direction is disposed by means of an outer peripheral wall part (2) on a structure (200) that radiates noise while vibrating, so as to at least partially cover a surface (200a) of the structure (200). The surface plate part (1) is supported by the outer peripheral wall part (2) so as to be integrally vibrated with the surface (200a) of the structure (200). In addition, the outer peripheral wall part (2) supports the surface plate part (1) in such a manner that an internal gas chamber is formed between the surface (200a) of the structure (200) and the surface plate part (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Tsugihashi, Toshimitsu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20120024645
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a damping structure capable of obtaining a sufficient damping effect even against vibrations of small amplitudes, by promoting movements of powder/particle materials inside a hollow body. In the damping structure of the invention, a damping member 2 is provided on a structure 1 to be damped. The damping member 2 includes a hollow body 5 which is filled with powder/particle materials 3, partially leaving a space 4. A vibration wall face part 7 which vibrates more violently than the structure 1, on receiving vibration, is formed in at least a part of wall face parts 6 of the hollow body 5. The vibration wall face part 7 is preferably formed of a material having a lower elastic modulus and/or a lower density than the other parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Kazuki Tsugihashi, Akio Sugimoto, Zenzo Yamaguchi, Kyoko Masuda, Yoshio Yano
  • Publication number: 20120024646
    Abstract: The present invention provides a damping structure capable of obtaining a sufficient damping effect even against vibrations with small amplitudes, by promoting movements of powder/particle materials in a hollow body. In the damping structure of the invention, a damping member 2 is provided on a structure 1 to be damped. The damping member 2 is composed of a hollow body 5, a powder/particle material 3 which is filled in the hollow body 5 with partially leaving a space 4, and moves inside the hollow body 5 when the structure 1 vibrates, and a vibrator 6 which is mounted inside the hollow body 5, and relatively vibrates with respect to the hollow body 5. The vibrator 6 exerts a force by coming into contact with the powder/particle material, when vibrating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Kazuki Tsugihashi, Akio Sugimoto, Zenzo Yamaguchi, Kyoko Masuda, Yoshio Yano