Patents by Inventor Keigo Shirafuji

Keigo Shirafuji 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: 12270476
    Abstract: Provided is a capacity control valve that can be produced with good workability and at a low cost. A capacity control valve includes: a valve housing in which a flow passage is formed; and a valve body disposed inside the valve housing and driven by a solenoid. A valve seat member having a tubular shape and including a valve seat on which the valve body is seatable is press-fitted into the valve housing, and at least the valve seat of the valve seat member is harder than the valve housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keichi Urushiyama, Kohei Fukudome, Masahiro Hayama, Toshinori Kanzaki, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12264744
    Abstract: A valve includes: a housing having a primary pressure space and a secondary pressure space; a valve seat disposed between the primary pressure space and the secondary pressure space; a valve body that is driven in an axial direction by a driving source to be seated on or separate from the valve seat; and a communication passage that provides communication between a back space adjacent to one of the primary pressure space and the secondary pressure space and remaining one of the primary pressure space and the secondary pressure space. A partition member is disposed between the valve housing and the valve body, and the back space and the one of the primary pressure space and the secondary pressure space are partioned off from each other in a sealed state by the partition member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daichi Kurihara, Akihiro Hashiguchi, Kohei Fukudome, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12264743
    Abstract: A valve includes a valve housing provided with an inlet port and an outlet port; a valve body configured to be driven by a drive source; a spring that urges the valve body in a direction opposite a direction of driving by the drive source. A valve seat is formed at an edge of a through-flow passage. The valve body and the valve seat forms a poppet valve that controls a flow rate in accordance with a movement of the valve body. A flow passage on a downstream side of the poppet valve is provided with a reduction region where a flow passage cross-sectional area tends to decrease toward a downstream side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinori Kanzaki, Wataru Takahashi, Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12264748
    Abstract: A capacity control valve capable of being downsized with the small number of parts is provided. A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of suction pressure Ps passes, and a control port through which a control fluid of control pressure Pc passes, a valve element configured to be driven by a solenoid, a spring that biases the valve element in a direction opposite to a driving direction of the solenoid, and a CS valve formed by a CS valve seat 10a and the valve element and configured to open and close a communication between the control port and the suction port in accordance with a movement of the valve element. The control pressure Pc is controlled by opening and closing the CS valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Toshinori Kanzaki, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12196464
    Abstract: To provide a valve capable of suppressing contamination from being caught between a fixed iron core and a rod. The valve includes: a valve housing; a valve body; a valve seat having the valve body seated thereon; a drive source for driving the valve body by a rod; and an urging member for urging the valve body in a direction opposite to a driving direction of the drive source. One of the valve body and the rod includes a guide concave portion which guides remaining one of the valve body and the rod in a relative fitting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ejima, Kenshiro Furukawa, Kohei Fukudome, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12180950
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of suction pressure Ps passes, and a control port through which a control fluid of control pressure Pc passes, a valve element configured to be driven by a solenoid, a spring that biases the valve element in a direction opposite to a driving direction of the solenoid, and a CS valve formed by a CS valve seat and the valve element, the CS valve being configured for opening and closing a communication between the control port and the suction port in accordance with a movement of the valve element. The capacity control valve further includes communication controller that controls a communication between the control port and a space on a back surface side of the valve element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Toshinori Kanzaki, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12146574
    Abstract: A valve in which a small driving force of a drive source is required when the valve is closed. A valve includes a valve housing and a valve body to be driven by a drive source, and controls a flow rate of a fluid flowing through a through-flow passage in a direction opposite a closing direction of the valve body, by moving the valve body from a control region to a closing region. The valve body has an effective pressure-receiving area where a pressure of the fluid acts on the valve body. The effective pressure-receiving area is switched between the effective pressure-receiving area in the control region and the effective pressure-receiving area in the closing region. The effective pressure-receiving area is smaller than the effective pressure-receiving area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Toshinori Kanzaki, Keichi Urushiyama, Kohei Fukudome, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12140243
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of suction pressure passes, and a control port through which a control fluid of control pressure passes, a valve element configured to be driven by a solenoid, a spring that biases the valve element in the direction opposite to the driving direction by the solenoid, and a CS valve formed by a CS valve seat and the valve element and configured for opening and closing a communication between the control port and the suction port by movement of the valve element. The capacity control valve further includes a pressure receiving portion to which force in accordance with discharge pressure is applied in the axial direction of the valve element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Toshinori Kanzaki, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12129840
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes: a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of a suction pressure passes and a control port through which a control fluid of a control pressure passes; a valve body driven by a solenoid; a spring that biases the valve body in a direction opposite to a direction of driving by the solenoid; a CS valve that includes a CS valve seat and the valve body, and that moves the valve body to open and close a communication between the control port and the suction port, the capacity control valve opening and closing the CS valve to control the control pressure, in which the control fluid of the control pressure is suppliable to a back side of the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Toshinori Kanzaki, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12110882
    Abstract: Disclosed is a capacity control valve includes a valve housing. A main valve including a valve body is driven by a solenoid, and a main valve seat which is between a discharge port and a control port and with which the valve body can contact, a pressure sensitive valve member forms a pressure sensitive valve, together with a pressure sensitive body disposed in a pressure sensitive chamber. The control port and a suction port communicate with each other through an intermediate communication passage by opening and closing of the pressure sensitive valve. The pressure sensitive valve member has a through-hole communicating with the intermediate communication passage, and has an opening and closing member attached thereto such that the opening and closing member is restricted in movement with respect to the valve housing by restriction device and slides relative to the pressure sensitive valve member to open and close the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daichi Kurihara, Kohei Fukudome, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12072035
    Abstract: A capacity control valve capable of being downsized with the small number of parts is provided. A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of suction pressure Ps passes, and a control port through which a control fluid of control pressure Pc passes, a valve element configured to be driven by a solenoid, a spring that biases the valve element in a direction opposite to a driving direction of the solenoid, and a CS valve formed by a CS valve seat and the valve element and configured to open and close a communication between the control port and the suction port in accordance with a movement of the valve element. The control pressure Pc is controlled by opening and closing the CS valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Toshinori Kanzaki, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12060870
    Abstract: A valve includes: a valve housing provided with a primary pressure port and a secondary pressure port; a valve body configured to be driven by a solenoid; a valve seat on which the valve body is seated; and a spring that urges the valve body in a valve opening direction. The valve seat includes a first valve seat and a second valve seat disposed on a radially inner side of the first valve seat. The second valve seat is configured for moving in a direction toward the valve body due to a differential pressure between a primary pressure and a secondary pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinori Kanzaki, Wataru Takahashi, Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12031531
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes: a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of a suction pressure passes and a control port through which a control fluid of a control pressure passes; a CS valve that includes a CS valve element which is axially driven by a solenoid and a CS valve seat provided between the suction port and the control port and is brought into contact with and separated from the CS valve element; and bias means for biasing the CS valve element in a valve closing direction of the CS valve, wherein a space is formed inside the valve housing in opposition to the solenoid through the CS valve element and the suction fluid flows into the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Fukudome, Masahiro Hayama, Takahiro Ejima, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12025237
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing. A main valve including a valve body is driven by a solenoid, and a main valve seat which is provided between a discharge port and a control port and with which the valve body 51 is allowed to contact. A pressure sensitive valve member forming a pressure sensitive valve with a pressure sensitive body is disposed in a pressure sensitive chamber. The control port and a suction port communicate through an intermediate communication passage by opening the pressure sensitive valve. A slide valve body slides relative to the pressure sensitive valve member to open and close a through-hole communicating with the intermediate communication passage. The slide valve body partitions the pressure sensitive chamber into a Pd side space and a Pc side space, and a Pd-Pc flow passage providing communication between two spaces and is formed in the slide valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daichi Kurihara, Kohei Fukudome, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12018663
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing; a main valve including a valve body driven by a solenoid, and a main valve seat between a discharge port and a control port and with which the valve body is contactable; and a pressure sensitive valve member disposed in a pressure sensitive chamber and forming a pressure sensitive valve, together with a pressure sensitive body. The control port and a suction port communicate with each other through an intermediate communication passage by opening the pressure sensitive valve. The pressure sensitive valve member has a through-hole communicating with the intermediate communication passage and has a slide valve body attached thereto such that the slide valve body slides relative to the pressure sensitive valve member to open and close the through-hole. A biasing device is provided on a radially outer side of the slide valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daichi Kurihara, Akihiro Hashiguchi, Kohei Fukudome, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12012948
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing formed with a discharge port, a suction port, and first and second control ports, a rod movably arranged in the valve housing and driven by a solenoid, a CS valve configured to control a fluid flow between the first control port and the suction port in accordance with a movement of the rod, and a DC valve configured to control a fluid flow between the second control port and the discharge port in accordance with the movement of the rod. In a non-energization state, the CS valve is closed and the DC valve is closed. As the energization of the solenoid becomes larger, the CS valve transitions from a closed state to an open state and the DC valve transitions from a closed state to an open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Takahiro Ejima, Daichi Kurihara, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 11994120
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided with a discharge port, suction ports, a control port allowing a control fluid of a control pressure Pc to pass therethrough and a primary valve including a primary valve seat and a primary valve body driven by a solenoid and opening and closing a communication between the discharge port and the control port by the movement of the primary valve body. The capacity control valve further includes a CS valve which includes a CS valve body, a first spring urging the CS valve body in a closing direction, and a second spring urging the CS valve body in an opening direction, the control port and the suction port being opened at a valve closed position of the primary valve body, the control port and the suction port being closed at a valve opened position of the primary valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Takahiro Ejima, Daichi Kurihara, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji, Yoshihiro Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11988296
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of suction pressure passes, and a control port through which a control fluid of control pressure passes, a valve element configured to be driven by a solenoid, a spring that biases the valve element in the direction opposite to the driving direction by the solenoid, and a CS valve formed by a CS valve seat and the valve element and configured for opening and closing a communication between the control port and the suction port by movement of the valve element. The capacity control valve further includes a pressure receiving portion to which force in accordance with discharge pressure is applied in the axial direction of the valve element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Toshinori Kanzaki, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 11927275
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided a discharge port through which a discharge fluid of discharge pressure Pd passes, a suction port through which a suction fluid of suction pressure Ps passes, and a control port through which a control fluid of control pressure Pc passes, a rod configured to be driven by a solenoid, a main valve formed by a main valve seat and a main valve element and configured for opening and closing a communication between the discharge port and the control port in accordance with a movement of the rod, and a CS valve provided between the control port and the suction port and controlled by a dynamic pressure of a fluid flowing from the discharge port to the control port at an opening state of the main valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Takahiro Ejima, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 11873805
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing formed with a discharge port, a suction port, and first and second control ports, a rod driven by a solenoid, a CS valve configured to control a fluid flow between the first control port and the suction port in accordance with a movement of the rod, and a DC valve configured to control a fluid flow between the second control port and the discharge port in accordance with a movement of the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Takahiro Ejima, Daichi Kurihara, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji