Patents by Inventor Kazuro Hotta
Kazuro Hotta 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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Patent number: 11608798Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a gas engine and a ship provided with the same, the gas engine making it is possible to ensure a distance that enables fuel and an oxidizing agent to mix, and to evenly mix the oxidizing agent and the fuel even if the flow rate of gas traveling towards intake pipes varies. A gas engine (1) comprises: an intake passage (10) through which a gas flows; a plurality of intake pipes (12A, 12B) where the intake passage (10) branches apart at a branching section (14) that is downstream in the gas flow direction, the intake pipes opening to a cylinder (16) at the downstream end; and a fuel injection means (31) that injects fuel into the intake passage (10). The fuel injection means (31) is provided upstream of the branching section (14) in the gas flow direction, and injects varying quantities of fuel into the plurality of intake pipes (12A, 12B).Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER LTDInventors: Shintaro Shuto, Satoshi Yamada, Kazuro Hotta, Tomohiro Noguchi, Kenichi Iizuka, Yuki Nakamura
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Patent number: 10982621Abstract: An engine system control apparatus includes a parameter reception unit that receives parameters necessary for acquiring a pressure ratio of the low-pressure compressor and a pressure ratio of the high-pressure compressor, a pressure ratio acquisition unit that acquires the pressure ratio of the low-pressure compressor and the pressure ratio of the high-pressure compressor based on the parameters, an inter-compressor pressure ratio acquisition unit that acquires an inter-compressor pressure ratio obtainable by dividing the pressure ratio of the high-pressure compressor by the pressure ratio of the low-pressure compressor, and a control unit that controls the exhaust gas flowrate adjustment unit such that the inter-compressor pressure ratio becomes a predetermined pressure ratio for optimizing an operation efficiency of the engine system.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuro Hotta, Hideaki Nagamochi, Go Tomatsu, Takahiro Yamashina
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Publication number: 20200340428Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a gas engine and a ship provided with the same, the gas engine making it is possible to ensure a distance that enables fuel and an oxidizing agent to mix, and to evenly mix the oxidizing agent and the fuel even if the flow rate of gas traveling towards intake pipes varies. A gas engine (1) comprises: an intake passage (10) through which a gas flows; a plurality of intake pipes (12A, 12B) where the intake passage (10) branches apart at a branching section (14) that is downstream in the gas flow direction, the intake pipes opening to a cylinder (16) at the downstream end; and a fuel injection means (31) that injects fuel into the intake passage (10). The fuel injection means (31) is provided upstream of the branching section (14) in the gas flow direction, and injects varying quantities of fuel into the plurality of intake pipes (12A, 12B).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Shintaro SHUTO, Satoshi YAMADA, Kazuro HOTTA, Tomohiro NOGUCHI, Kenichi IIZUKA, Yuki NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20200309059Abstract: An engine system control apparatus includes a parameter reception unit that receives parameters necessary for acquiring a pressure ratio of the low-pressure compressor and a pressure ratio of the high-pressure compressor, a pressure ratio acquisition unit that acquires the pressure ratio of the low-pressure compressor and the pressure ratio of the high-pressure compressor based on the parameters, an inter-compressor pressure ratio acquisition unit that acquires an inter-compressor pressure ratio obtainable by dividing the pressure ratio of the high-pressure compressor by the pressure ratio of the low-pressure compressor, and a control unit that controls the exhaust gas flowrate adjustment unit such that the inter-compressor pressure ratio becomes a predetermined pressure ratio for optimizing an operation efficiency of the engine system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2017Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuro HOTTA, Hideaki NAGAMOCHI, Go TOMATSU, Takahiro YAMASHINA
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Patent number: 10690044Abstract: A engine system is provided with: a plurality of cylinder groups which burn a gas mixture and discharge an exhaust gas; a plurality of high-pressure stage superchargers each having high-pressure stage turbines driven by the exhaust gas from the corresponding cylinder group and high-pressure stage compressors rotated by driving of the high-pressure stage turbines and configured to compress a gas supplied to the corresponding cylinder group; and a plurality of low-pressure stage superchargers having a low-pressure stage turbine driven by an exhaust gas discharged from the high-pressure stage turbine of the high-pressure supercharger which is any one of the plurality of high-pressure stage superchargers, and a low-pressure stage compressor rotated by driving of the low-pressure stage turbine and configured to compress a gas supplied to the high-pressure stage compressor of the high-pressure stage supercharger other than the one high-pressure stage supercharger.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuro Hotta, Yuta Furukawa, Kazuo Ogura
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Patent number: 10557405Abstract: It is intended to reduce generation of water mist in cooling of compressed air. A multi-stage supercharging system (1) includes a first supercharger (2) of a low-pressure side, an intercooler (3) that cools air discharged from the first supercharger (2), a second supercharger (4) of a high-pressure side that compresses the discharged air after cooling, and a control device (5).Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Kazuro Hotta
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Publication number: 20180023458Abstract: A engine system is provided with: a plurality of cylinder groups which burn a gas mixture and discharge an exhaust gas; a plurality of high-pressure stage superchargers each having high-pressure stage turbines driven by the exhaust gas from the corresponding cylinder group and high-pressure stage compressors rotated by driving of the high-pressure stage turbines and configured to compress a gas supplied to the corresponding cylinder group; and a plurality of low-pressure stage superchargers having a low-pressure stage turbine driven by an exhaust gas discharged from the high-pressure stage turbine of the high-pressure supercharger which is any one of the plurality of high-pressure stage superchargers, and a low-pressure stage compressor rotated by driving of the low-pressure stage turbine and configured to compress a gas supplied to the high-pressure stage compressor of the high-pressure stage supercharger other than the one high-pressure stage supercharger.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuro HOTTA, Yuta FURUKAWA, Kazuo OGURA
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Publication number: 20150361869Abstract: It is intended to reduce generation of water mist in cooling of compressed air. A multi-stage supercharging system (1) includes a first supercharger (2) of a low-pressure side, an intercooler (3) that cools air discharged from the first supercharger (2), a second supercharger (4) of a high-pressure side that compresses the discharged air after cooling, and a control device (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventor: Kazuro Hotta
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Publication number: 20120301302Abstract: It is intended to improve maintainability of a seal structure in a place where the rotation shaft is inserted in the housing. A seal structure of a mechanical device is provided with a housing 18 having an opening in which an input shaft 21 is inserted, a holding plate 41 which is connected to a periphery of the opening of the housing 18 and which has an opening in which the input shaft 21 is inserted, a felt ring 46 which is provided in the holding plate 41 and which seals a space between the holding plate 41 and the input shaft 21, a separable housing 43 which is provided to cover the holding plate 41 and a separable oil seal 45 which seals the space between the holding plate 41 and the input shaft 21 and a space between the cover and the rotation shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2010Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki Takeuchi, Kazuro Hotta, Kozue Okada, Hideaki Nishida