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).

  • Publication number: 20210048018
    Abstract: A capacity control valve (1) for controlling a flow rate or pressure of a variable capacity compressor according to a valve opening degree of a valve section includes: a valve main body (10) having a first valve chamber (14), a second valve chamber (15) and a third valve chamber (16); a valve body (20) having an intermediate communication passage (26) for allowing communication between the first valve chamber and the third valve chamber, a first valve part (21a) arranged in the first valve chamber, a second valve part (21b) for opening and closing communication between the third valve chamber and the second valve chamber, and a third communication hole for allowing communication between the third valve chamber and the intermediate communication passage; a solenoid (30) having a first plunger connected to the valve body; and a second plunger (37) arranged between the solenoid and the valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Daichi KURIHARA, Kohei FUKUDOME, Keigo SHIRAFUJI
  • Publication number: 20210048017
    Abstract: A capacity control valve (1) for controlling a flow rate or pressure of a variable capacity compressor according to a valve opening degree of a valve section includes: a valve main body (10) having a first valve chamber (14), a second valve chamber (15) and an interior space (16); a valve body (21) having an intermediate communication passage (26) for allowing communication between the first valve chamber and the interior space, a first valve part (21c1) arranged in the first valve chamber, a second valve part (21b1) for opening and closing communication between the interior space and the second valve chamber, and a shaft part (21a) arranged in the interior space; a solenoid (30); a pressure-sensitive body (22) arranged in the interior space; and an auxiliary communication part (21f) which is arranged in the interior space and which allows communication between the interior space and the intermediate communication passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Daichi KURIHARA, Kohei FUKUDOME, Keigo SHIRAFUJI
  • Publication number: 20210033081
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes: housing with a Pc port, a Pd port, a first Ps port and a second Ps port; a main valve element having a main valve portion adapted to contact with and separate from a main valve seat to close and open a communication between the Pd port and the Pc port by a drive force of a solenoid; an intermediate communication path communicating with the Pc port and the first Ps port; a pressure-sensitive valve configured to open and close the intermediate communication path by an ambient pressure; and a differential pressure valve including a differential pressure valve element configured to open and close a communication between the Pc port and the second Ps port and a communication between the Pc port and a pressure-sensitive chamber by the differential pressure valve element moved by a pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYAMA, Yoshihiro OGAWA, Keigo SHIRAFUJI, Kohei FUKUDOME, Takahiro EJIMA, Daichi KURIHARA, Wataru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210033082
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes: a valve housing having a Pc port, a Ps port and a Pd port; a main valve element which includes a main valve portion coming contacting and separating from a main valve seat opening and closing communication between the Pd port and the Pc port by a drive force of a solenoid; an intermediate communication path communicating the Pc port with the Ps port; and a pressure-sensitive valve opening and closing the intermediate communication path by an ambient pressure, in which the valve housing have a differential pressure valve housed therein, the differential pressure valve including a differential pressure valve element and opening and closing a communication between the Pc port and the Ps port by the differential pressure valve element moved by an operation force of an operation member operated by a discharge pressure Pd from the Pd port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYAMA, Yoshihiro OGAWA, Keigo SHIRAFUJI, Kohei FUKUDOME, Takahiro EJIMA, Daichi KURIHARA, Wataru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200400134
    Abstract: A capacity control valve for controlling a capacity of a fluid includes: a valve housing; a main valve closing and opening a communication between a Pc port and a Pd port when a main valve portion of a main valve element driven by a drive force of a solenoid comes into contact with and separates from a main valve seat; a pressure-sensitive valve which is opened by an ambient pressure; a hollow tube member which forms a part of the pressure-sensitive valve and allows the Pc port to communicate with a Ps port through a hollow communication path formed therein when the pressure-sensitive valve is opened; and an auxiliary communication path which allows the Pc port to communicate with the Ps port independently of the pressure-sensitive valve, in which the auxiliary communication path is configured to be able to increase a flow path cross-sectional area after the main valve is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Daichi KURIHARA, Yoshihiro OGAWA, Keigo SHIRAFUJI, Kohei FUKUDOME, Masahiro HAYAMA, Takahiro EJIMA, Wataru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200370673
    Abstract: An electromagnetic valve has a valve housing; a valve body disposed inside the valve housing and movable in a reciprocating manner; an urging member configured to urge the valve body in one direction; and a drive device which is connected to the valve housing and applies a drive force to the valve body. A drive rod of the drive device includes a guide portion which faces an inner peripheral surface of a fixed iron core such that a movement of the drive rod is guided in an axial direction and a groove portion which is recessed in an inward radial direction from the guide portion and the groove portion is continuously formed from an inside of the valve housing to an inside of a movable iron core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Kohei FUKUDOME, Daichi KURIHARA, Keigo SHIRAFUJI
  • Publication number: 20200362974
    Abstract: A capacity control valve, which can efficiently discharge a liquid refrigerant and reduce the driving force of a compressor, includes: a valve main body (10) including a first communication passage (11), a second communication passage (12), a third communication passage (13) and a main valve seat (15a); a valve body (20) including an intermediate communication passage (29), a main valve part (21c) and an auxiliary valve part (23d); a solenoid (30) which drives a rod (36) having an auxiliary valve seat (26c); a first biasing member (43) which biases the main valve part (21c) in the valve closing direction thereof; and a second biasing member (37) which biases the main valve part (21c) in the valve opening direction thereof, and the rod (36) relatively moves to the valve body (20), and opens and closes the auxiliary valve part (23d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYAMA, Yoshihiro OGAWA, Keigo SHIRAFUJI, Kohei FUKUDOME, Daichi KURIHARA, Wataru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200362840
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a capacity control valve with which it is possible to efficiently discharge a liquid refrigerant irrespective of the pressure of a suction chamber. A capacity control valve (1) includes: a valve main body (10) having a first communication passage (11), a second communication passage (12), a third communication passage (13), and a main valve seat (15a); a valve body (20) having an intermediate communication passage (26), a main valve part (21b), and an auxiliary valve part (23d); and a solenoid (30) equipped with a first plunger (34) having a first rod (33), and a second plunger (35) having a second rod (36), the first rod (33) opens and closes the main valve part (21b), and the second rod (36) opens and closes the auxiliary valve part (23d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Daichi KURIHARA, Kohei FUKUDOME, Keigo SHIRAFUJI
  • Publication number: 20200355282
    Abstract: A capacity control valve V includes a valve housing provided with a Pc port, a Pd port and a Ps port; a main valve body that includes a main valve portion which comes into contact with and separates from a main valve seat 10a to close and open a communication between a Pd port and the Pc port using a driving force of a solenoid; a pressure-sensitive valve capable of opening and closing, depending on a surrounding pressure, a first communication passage through which the Pc port and the Ps port are communicable with each other; and a differential pressure valve capable of opening and closing, depending on a pressure difference, a second communication passage through which the Pc port and the Ps port are communicable with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYAMA, Yoshihiro OGAWA, Keigo SHIRAFUJI, Kohei FUKUDOME, Takahiro EJIMA, Daichi KURIHARA, Wataru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200355175
    Abstract: A capacity control valve (1) includes a valve main body (10) having a first communication passage (11), a second communication passage (12), a third communication passage (13), and a main valve seat (15a), a pressure-sensitive body (24), a valve element (20) having an intermediate communication passage (29), a main valve portion (21c), and a restrictor portion (25), and a solenoid (30) that drives a rod (36). The rod (36) is relatively moved with respect to the valve element (20) so as to control an opening degree of the restrictor portion (25). The capacity control valve is capable of efficiently discharging a liquid coolant irrespective of pressure of a suction chamber and improving control stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYAMA, Yoshihiro OGAWA, Keigo SHIRAFUJI, Kohei FUKUDOME, Takahiro EJIMA, Daichi KURIHARA, Wataru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200332786
    Abstract: A capacity control valve (1) includes a valve main body (10) having a first communication passage (11), a second communication passage (12), a third communication passage (13), and a main valve seat (15a), a valve element (20) having an intermediate communication passage (29), a main valve portion (21c), and an auxiliary valve portion (23d), a solenoid (30) that drives a rod (36) having an auxiliary valve seat (26c), and a first biasing member (43) that biases in the valve closing direction of the main valve portion (21c). A spring constant of the first biasing member (43) has a characteristic that the spring constant is increased in an opened state of the main valve portion (21c) and decreased in a closed state. The capacity control valve can efficiently discharge a liquid coolant and lower drive force of a compressor at a liquid coolant discharging operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYAMA, Yoshihiro OGAWA, Keigo SHIRAFUJI, Kohei FUKUDOME, Takahiro EJIMA, Daichi KURIHARA, Wataru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200325881
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing having a main valve seat portion formed on an inner peripheral surface, a main valve body that has a main valve portion capable of seating on the main valve seat portion and capable of blocking communication between a discharge port and a control port depending on a driving force of a solenoid, a relief valve that is opened by pressure, a first flow channel that allows the control port and a suction port to communicate with each other when the relief valve is opened. A second flow channel formed at least partially in parallel with the first flow channel allows the control port and the suction port to communicate with each other. A spool valve body is reciprocally disposed in a sleeve and capable of adjusting an opening of the second flow channel depending on the driving force of the solenoid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYAMA, Yoshihiro OGAWA, Keigo SHIRAFUJI, Kohei FUKUDOME, Takahiro EJIMA, Daichi KURIHARA, Wataru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200318624
    Abstract: A capacity control valve (1) includes a valve main body (10) having a first communication passage (11), a second communication passage (12), a third communication passage (13), and a main valve seat (15a), a valve element (20) having an intermediate communication passage (29), a main valve portion (21c), and an auxiliary valve portion (23d), a solenoid (30) that drives a rod (36) having an auxiliary valve seat (26c), and a first biasing member (43) that biases in the valve closing direction of the main valve portion (21c). The rod (36) is relatively moved with respect to the valve element (20) so as to open and close the auxiliary valve portion. The capacity control valve can efficiently discharge a liquid coolant irrespective of pressure of a suction chamber and lower drive force of a compressor at a liquid coolant discharging operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYAMA, Yoshihiro OGAWA, Keigo SHIRAFUJI, Kohei FUKUDOME, Takahiro EJIMA, Daichi KURIHARA, Wataru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200309105
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes: a valve body (10) including first communication passages (11), second communication passages (12), third communication passages (13), and a main valve seat (15a); a valve element (21) including an intermediate communication passage (29), a main valve portion (21b), and an auxiliary valve portion 21c; a solenoid (30) that drives a rod (36) provided with an auxiliary valve seat (23c); a first biasing member (43) that biases in a valve closing direction of the main valve portion (21b); and a second biasing member (44) that biases in a valve closing direction of the auxiliary valve portion (21c), wherein the rod (36) moves relative to the valve element (21) to open and close the auxiliary valve portion (21c). The capacity control valve allows a liquid refrigerant to be efficiently discharged and allows a driving force of a compressor to be decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYAMA, Hiroyuki NISHINOSONO, Keigo SHIRAFUJI, Kohei FUKUDOME, Yoshihiro OGAWA, Daichi KURIHARA, Wataru TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200191139
    Abstract: Provided is A displacement control valve which includes a valve housing, a valve element constituting a main valve that contacts and separates from a main valve seat, for opening and closing communication between discharge ports and control ports by driving force of a solenoid, a pressure-sensitive valve that opens and closes according to ambient pressure, and a pressure-sensitive valve member constituting the pressure-sensitive valve together with a pressure-sensitive element. The valve element and the pressure-sensitive valve member are formed with an intermediate communicating passage which allows communication between the control ports and the suction ports by opening and closing of the pressure-sensitive valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew R. WARREN, Ernesto Jose GUTIERREZ, Daichi KURIHARA, Takahiro EJIMA, Wataru TAKAHASHI, Kohei FUKUDOME, Masahiro HAYAMA, Yoshihiro OGAWA, Keigo SHIRAFUJI
  • Publication number: 20200088178
    Abstract: Provided is a displacement control valve capable of quickly reducing pressure in a control chamber to a level of pressure kept during continuous driving, at the time of the startup of a variable displacement compressor. The valve housing is provided with a through hole constituting a part of a first communicating passage that communicates with pressure chamber at one end thereof and that is communicable with a second valve chest at the other end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Kohei FUKUDOME, Daichi KURIHARA, Keigo SHIRAFUJI, Hideki HIGASHIDOZONO
  • Patent number: 9777863
    Abstract: A control valve for discharging a liquid refrigerant in a control chamber at the time of start-up of a variable capacity compressor has a movable a center post for increasing the area of a passage for discharging the liquid refrigerant when discharging the liquid refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Higashidozono, Keigo Shirafuji, Toshinori Kanzaki
  • Patent number: 9714646
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes: intake-side passages connecting an intake chamber that takes in fluid and a control chamber; a pressure-sensitive chamber formed midway along the intake-side passages; a liquid-refrigerant discharge valve that receives the pressure of the control chamber to open and close the intake-side passages; a pressure-sensitive body placed in the pressure-sensitive chamber, which extends to apply a biasing force to the liquid-refrigerant discharge valve in the direction of closing the valve, while contracting as the ambient pressure increases; and a solenoid that applies an electromagnetic drive force to control the main valve; wherein the pressure-sensitive body is supported on one side by the driving rod of the solenoid in a manner permitting relative motion, while connected on the other side to the liquid-refrigerant discharge valve, wherein the discharge valve structure and discharge flow passages for discharging liquid refrigerant are simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keigo Shirafuji, Toshinori Kanzaki, Naoki Nishimura, Hideki Higashidozono
  • Publication number: 20150345655
    Abstract: A control valve for discharging a liquid refrigerant in a control chamber at the time of start-up of a variable capacity compressor has a movable a center post for increasing the area of a passage for discharging the liquid refrigerant when discharging the liquid refrigerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Hideki HIGASHIDOZONO, Keigo SHIRAFUJI, Toshinori KANZAKI
  • Patent number: 9181937
    Abstract: A displacement control valve includes an electromagnetic solenoid, a drive force transmitting body actuated, and a pressure sensitive portion having a pressure sensitive body that selectively extends and contracts in the movement direction of the drive force transmitting body in correspondence with pressure in a pressure sensitive chamber. A first valve body is arranged in the pressure sensitive body to adjust the cross-sectional area of an outlet passage. A second valve body is connected to the drive force transmitting body to adjust the cross-sectional area of a supply passage. The pressure sensitive body is movable in the movement direction of the drive force transmitting body in the pressure sensitive chamber. The pressure sensitive chamber is configured to communicate with the control pressure chamber. The pressure sensitive body is urged by the pressure in the control pressure chamber in the direction in which the first valve body closes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Masaki Ota, Noriyuki Shintoku, Ryo Matsubara, Naoki Nishimura, Hideki Higashidozono, Keigo Shirafuji, Toshinori Kanzaki