Patents by Inventor Keizou Nimura

Keizou Nimura 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: 9581352
    Abstract: The present disclosure simplifies the H-bridge circuit of the direct current motor for driving the damper (door) that switches the air passages in the indoor unit of an air conditioning device. The control device for an air conditioner that takes in inside or outside air and conditions the air inside an air conditioning unit using an evaporator and a heater core is provided with: a first actuator and a second actuator that drive the multiple dampers installed inside the air conditioning unit for switching the air passages; and three half-bridge circuits that control the first actuator and the second actuator sharing one of the half-bridge circuits. Of the multiple dampers, the first actuator is connected to the inside/outside air switching damper. Of the multiple dampers, the second actuator is connected to at least one air mix damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Sekito, Keizou Nimura, Tatsuhiro Matsuki, Kazuhiro Miyazawa
  • Publication number: 20140284023
    Abstract: The present disclosure simplifies the H-bridge circuit of the direct current motor for driving the damper (door) that switches the air passages in the indoor unit of an air conditioning device. The control device for an air conditioner that takes in inside or outside air and conditions the air inside an air conditioning unit using an evaporator and a heater core is provided with: a first actuator and a second actuator that drive the multiple dampers installed inside the air conditioning unit for switching the air passages; and three half-bridge circuits that control the first actuator and the second actuator sharing one of the half-bridge circuits. Of the multiple dampers, the first actuator is connected to the inside/outside air switching damper. Of the multiple dampers, the second actuator is connected to at least one air mix damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Sekito, Keizou Nimura, Tatsuhiro Matsuki, Kazuhiro Miyazawa
  • Patent number: 7820905
    Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion device and a manufacture method thereof are provided. The manufacture method includes an electrode board stamping process, an insulating frame molding process, a punching process, an element fixing process, a bending process and an insulating frame integrating process. Band-shaped plate members which function as heat radiating fins and heat absorbing fins and are integrated with insulating frame members are respectively folded-back in such a manner that the folding-back directions of the band-shaped plate members are alternately reverse to each other in the longitudinal direction of the band-shaped plate member. The insulating frame members are joined to each other to be arranged substantially in line, to construct an insulating frame unit. Thus, the component number and the assembly labor can be reduced, while the manufacture quality and the product quality can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Ito, Keizou Nimura, Akio Matsuoka, Yasuhiko Niimi
  • Patent number: 7647780
    Abstract: An automotive seat air-conditioning system includes a vehicle seat 1 having a seat portion 1b used by an occupant and a seatback 1a against which the occupant rests his/her back, and a blower 22 for sucking in the air-conditioning air 8 flowing in the compartments. Further, the air-conditioning air 8 is sucked in by the blower 22 from the air inlet 6 formed on the surface of the seatback 1a. At the same time, the air-conditioning air 8 is blown out from a surface portion of the vehicle seat 1 other than the air inlet 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Aoki, Keizou Nimura
  • Publication number: 20080023058
    Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion device and a manufacture method thereof are provided. The manufacture method includes an electrode board stamping process, an insulating frame molding process, a punching process, an element fixing process, a bending process and an insulating frame integrating process. Band-shaped plate members which function as heat radiating fins and heat absorbing fins and are integrated with insulating frame members are respectively folded-back in such a manner that the folding-back directions of the band-shaped plate members are alternately reverse to each other in the longitudinal direction of the band-shaped plate member. The insulating frame members are joined to each other to be arranged substantially in line, to construct an insulating frame unit. Thus, the component number and the assembly labor can be reduced, while the manufacture quality and the product quality can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: DENSO Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Ito, Keizou Nimura, Akio Matsuoka, Yasuhiko Niimi
  • Publication number: 20080000511
    Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion device and a manufacture method for the thermoelectric conversion device are provided. The manufacture method includes a joining process for respectively joining heat exchanging members to thermoelectric-element pairs of an thermoelectric element module, an immersion process for immersing the thermoelectric element module and the heat exchanging members in an immersion sink where an melted insulating material is provided, and a baking process for baking an assembly of the thermoelectric element module and the heat exchanging members where the insulating material has been applied in the immersion process so that an insulating film is formed. Thus, an electrical insulation can be provided while a heat-exchanging capacity and an air-blowing capacity are maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: DENSO Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Kuroyanagi, Akio Matsuoka, Keizou Nimura, Shin Nishiya, Hiroyoshi Sugawara, Yuji Ito, Yasuhiko Niimi
  • Publication number: 20070101729
    Abstract: An automotive seat air-conditioning system includes a vehicle seat 1 having a seat portion 1b used by an occupant and a seatback 1a against which the occupant rests his/her back, and a blower 22 for sucking in the air-conditioning air 8 flowing in the compartments. Further, the air-conditioning air 8 is sucked in by the blower 22 from the air inlet 6 formed on the surface of the seatback 1a. At the same time, the air-conditioning air 8 is blown out from a surface portion of the vehicle seat 1 other than the air inlet 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: DENSO Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Aoki, Keizou Nimura