Patents by Inventor Ken Horiguchi

Ken Horiguchi 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: 10712058
    Abstract: A rotary compressor includes: a closed upright cylindrical compressor housing including an upper portion provided with a discharge section of refrigerant and a body portion provided with an intake section of the refrigerant; a compression section disposed at a lower part in the compressor housing and configured to compress the refrigerant suctioned by the intake section to discharge the refrigerant from the discharge section; and a motor disposed at an upper part in the compressor housing and configured to drive the compression section. The motor has a rotor disposed on an inner side and a stator disposed on an outer side, the refrigerant is HFO1123 refrigerant or a refrigerant mixture containing the HFO1123 refrigerant, and an inner welded portion formed by welding using flux is provided within a projection area of the rotor at the upper portion of the compressor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Itakura, Ken Horiguchi, Toshiyuki Fuji, Sota Shimada, Kazuya Funada, Kenji Komine, Junya Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10359201
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a heat transfer pipe in which refrigerant flows; and a spiral groove formed at an inner peripheral surface of the heat transfer pipe. A height of an inner wall of the groove in a radial direction of the heat transfer pipe is equal to or greater than 0.1 [mm], and when a wetted edge length of the heat transfer pipe is S, an inclination angle between a pipe axis direction of the heat transfer pipe and a longitudinal direction of the groove in a section of the heat transfer pipe parallel with the pipe axis direction is ?, and a length of the heat transfer pipe is L, the inclination angle ? is an acute angle, and a wetted area S×L/cos ? of the heat transfer pipe satisfies S×L/cos ??0.5 [m2].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji Itakura, Ken Horiguchi, Toshiyuki Fuji, Sota Shimada, Kazuya Funada, Kenji Komine, Junya Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20180216856
    Abstract: A rotary compressor includes: a closed upright cylindrical compressor housing including an upper portion provided with a discharge section of refrigerant and a body portion provided with an intake section of the refrigerant; a compression section disposed at a lower part in the compressor housing and configured to compress the refrigerant suctioned by the intake section to discharge the refrigerant from the discharge section; and a motor disposed at an upper part in the compressor housing and configured to drive the compression section. The motor has a rotor disposed on an inner side and a stator disposed on an outer side, the refrigerant is HFO1123 refrigerant or a refrigerant mixture containing the HFO1123 refrigerant, and an inner welded portion formed by welding using flux is provided within a projection area of the rotor at the upper portion of the compressor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji ITAKURA, Ken HORIGUCHI, Toshiyuki FUJI, Sota SHIMADA, Kazuya FUNADA, Kenji KOMINE, Junya TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180216837
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a heat transfer pipe in which refrigerant flows; and a spiral groove formed at an inner peripheral surface of the heat transfer pipe. A height of an inner wall of the groove in a radial direction of the heat transfer pipe is equal to or greater than 0.1 [mm], and when a wetted edge length of the heat transfer pipe is S, an inclination angle between a pipe axis direction of the heat transfer pipe and a longitudinal direction of the groove in a section of the heat transfer pipe parallel with the pipe axis direction is —0, and a length of the heat transfer pipe is L, the inclination angle ? is an acute angle, and a wetted area S×L/cos ? of the heat transfer pipe satisfies S×L/cos ??0.5 [m2].
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Shunji ITAKURA, Ken HORIGUCHI, Toshiyuki FUJI, Sota SHIMADA, Kazuya FUNADA, Kenji KOMINE, Junya TANAKA
  • Patent number: 8091615
    Abstract: A heat transfer pipe 21 with grooved inner surface is provided with a pipe body 22 having a pipe axis line ? as a center axis line, a plurality of first fins 23 each having a fin height Hf, formed by providing a plurality of spiral grooves 200 at an inner surface of the pipe body 22 along the pipe axis line ? and at least a second fin 24 having a fin height hf, provided at a groove bottom of at least one of the spiral groove 200. The fin height hf and a torsion angle ? of the second fin 24 are determined respectively to satisfy the following conditions: Hf/15?hf?Hf/3 and ?=?, when P=W×di×sin ? and P?0.86 wherein a bottom width of the spiral groove 200 is W, a torsion angle of the spiral groove 200 is ?, and an inner diameter of the pipe body 22 is di.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mamoru Houfuku, Ken Horiguchi, Kenichi Inui
  • Patent number: 7631828
    Abstract: A level wound coil (LWC) having a plurality of coil layers each of which has a pipe wound in alignment winding and in traverse winding. The LWC has a shift section where the pipe is shifted from the m-th coil layer to the (m+1)-th coil layer on a bottom surface thereof when the LWC is disposed on a mount surface. The shift section has the k-th shift section on inner layer side and the (k+1)-th shift section on outer layer side, where a start point of the (k+1)-th shift section does not transit, relative to a start point of the k-th shift section, to a winding direction of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Horiguchi, Yusuke Takenaga, Katsumi Nomura, Mamoru Hofuku, Kenichi Inui, Tomo Kawano
  • Patent number: 7594621
    Abstract: A level wound coil (LWC) having a plurality of coil layers each of which has a pipe wound in alignment winding and in traverse winding. The LWC has a shift section where the pipe is shifted from the m-th coil layer to the (m+1)-th coil layer on a bottom surface thereof when the LWC is disposed on a mount surface. The shift section has the k-th shift section on inner layer side and the (k+1)-th shift section on outer layer side, where a start point of the (k+1)-th shift section does not transit, relative to a start point of the k-th shift section, to a direction reverse to a winding direction of the pipe. A length of the shift section that does not transit to the reverse direction is controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Inui, Yusuke Takenaga, Tomo Kawano, Katsumi Nomura, Mamoru Houfuku, Ken Horiguchi
  • Publication number: 20090212147
    Abstract: A level wound coil (LWC) having a plurality of coil layers each of which has a pipe wound in alignment winding and in traverse winding. The LWC has a shift section where the pipe is shifted from the m-th coil layer to the (m+1)-th coil layer on a bottom surface thereof when the LWC is disposed on a mount surface. The shift section has the k-th shift section on inner layer side and the (k+1)-th shift section on outer layer side, where a start point of the (k+1)-th shift section does not transit, relative to a start point of the k-th shift section, to a winding direction of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Ken HORIGUCHI, Yusuke Takenaga, Katsumi Nomura, Mamoru Hofuku, Kenichi Inui, Tomo Kawano
  • Patent number: 7549601
    Abstract: A level wound coil (LWC) mounted on pallet having; an LWC having a plurality of coil layers each of which has a pipe wound in alignment winding and in traverse winding; and a pallet on which the one or more LWC is mounted or on which the one or more LWC is mounted through a cushioning material. The LWC has a shift section where the pipe is shifted from the m-th coil layer to the (m+1)-th coil layer on a bottom surface thereof when the LWC is disposed on the mount surface. A start point of a (k+1)-th shift section does not transit, relative to a start point of a k-th shift section, in a reverse direction to a winding direction of the pipe. The pallet or the cushioning material has a recessed area that is formed at all or a part of a portion of the pallet or the cushioning material to face the (k+1)-th shift section not transiting in the reverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Horiguchi, Yusuke Takenaga, Katsumi Nomura, Mamoru Hofuku, Kenichi Inui, Tomo Kawano
  • Patent number: 7537177
    Abstract: A level wound coil (LWC) having a plurality of coil layers each of which has a pipe wound in alignment winding and in traverse winding. The LWC has a shift section where the pipe is shifted from the m-th coil layer to the (m+1)-th coil layer on a bottom surface thereof when the LWC is disposed on a mount surface. The shift section has the k-th shift section on inner layer side and the (k+1)-th shift section on outer layer side, where a start point of the (k+1)-th shift section does not transit, relative to a start point of the k-th shift section, to a winding direction of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Horiguchi, Yusuke Takenaga, Katsumi Nomura, Mamoru Hofuku, Kenichi Inui, Tomo Kawano
  • Publication number: 20070187067
    Abstract: A heat transfer tube is formed with a corrugated water tube to be used in a heat exchanger, and satisfying 0.04?Hc/OD, where Hc is the corrugated groove depth of the corrugated tube and OD is the corrugation outside diameter thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Horiguchi, Kenichi Kikuchi, Ryuichi Kobayashi, Mamoru Hofuku, Kenji Kodama, Katsumi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20070175035
    Abstract: A level wound coil (LWC) having a plurality of coil layers each of which has a pipe wound in alignment winding and in traverse winding. The LWC has a shift section where the pipe is shifted from the m-th coil layer to the (m+1)-th coil layer on a bottom surface thereof when the LWC is disposed on a mount surface. The shift section has the k-th shift section on inner layer side and the (k+1)-th shift section on outer layer side, where a start point of the (k+1)-th shift section does not transit, relative to a start point of the k-th shift section, to a direction reverse to a winding direction of the pipe. A length of the shift section that does not transit to the reverse direction is controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Kenichi Inui, Yusuke Takenaga, Tomo Kawano, Katsumi Nomura, Mamoru Houfuku, Ken Horiguchi
  • Publication number: 20070089868
    Abstract: A heat transfer pipe 21 with grooved inner surface is provided with a pipe body 22 having a pipe axis line ? as a center axis line, a plurality of first fins 23 each having a fin height Hf, formed by providing a plurality of spiral grooves 200 at an inner surface of the pipe body 22 along the pipe axis line ? and at least a second fin 24 having a fin height hf, provided at a groove bottom of at least one of the spiral groove 200. The fin height hf and a torsion angle ? of the second fin 24 are determined respectively to satisfy the following conditions: Hf/15?hf?Hf/3 and ?=?, when P=W×di×sin ? and P?0.86 wherein a bottom width of the spiral groove 200 is W, a torsion angle of the spiral groove 200 is ?, and an inner diameter of the pipe body 22 is di.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Mamoru Houfuku, Ken Horiguchi, Kenichi Inui
  • Publication number: 20060208121
    Abstract: A level wound coil (LWC) having a plurality of coil layers each of which has a pipe wound in alignment winding and in traverse winding. The LWC has a shift section where the pipe is shifted from the m-th coil layer to the (m+1)-th coil layer on a bottom surface thereof when the LWC is disposed on a mount surface. The shift section has the k-th shift section on inner layer side and the (k+1)-th shift section on outer layer side, where a start point of the (k+1)-th shift section does not transit, relative to a start point of the k-th shift section, to a winding direction of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Ken Horiguchi, Yusuke Takenaga, Katsumi Nomura, Mamoru Hofuku, Kenichi Inui, Tomo Kawano
  • Publication number: 20060207307
    Abstract: A method of feeding a metal pipe from an LWC has steps of: mounting the one or more LWC on a mount surface of a pallet such that a coil center axis of the LWC is parallel to the mount surface of the pallet, the metal pipe being wound in alignment winding; and feeding the metal pipe from an inside of an end face of the one or more LWC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Mamoru Hofuku, Yusuke Takenaga, Tomo Kawano, Katsumi Nomura, Kenichi Inui, Ken Horiguchi
  • Publication number: 20060201839
    Abstract: A level wound coil (LWC) mounted on pallet having; an LWC having a plurality of coil layers each of which has a pipe wound in alignment winding and in traverse winding; and a pallet on which the one or more LWC is mounted or on which the one or more LWC is mounted through a cushioning material. The LWC has a shift section where the pipe is shifted from the m-th coil layer to the (m+1)-th coil layer on a bottom surface thereof when the LWC is disposed on the mount surface. A start point of a (k+1)-th shift section does not transit, relative to a start point of a k-th shift section, in a reverse direction to a winding direction of the pipe. The pallet or the cushioning material has a recessed area that is formed at all or a part of a portion of the pallet or the cushioning material to face the (k+1)-th shift section not transiting in the reverse direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: HITACHI CABLE, LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Horiguchi, Yusuke Takenaga, Katsumi Nomura, Mamoru Hofuku, Kenichi Inui, Tomo Kawano