Patents by Inventor Kenichi KITANI

Kenichi KITANI 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: 10921069
    Abstract: A stacking-type header includes a first plate having a first through-hole; a second plate having a plurality of second through-holes; a third plate in which a flow path that communicates between the first through-hole and the second through-holes is formed, a first pipe including a first end portion that is inserted into the first through-hole; a plurality of second pipes each including a second end portion that is inserted into a corresponding one of the second through-holes; and brazing portions. The first pipe includes a first expanded portion in the first end portion, the first expanded portion having an outer peripheral surface that is pressed against an inner peripheral surface of the first through-hole. Each of the second pipes includes a second expanded portion having an outer peripheral surface that is pressed against an inner peripheral surface of a corresponding one of the second through-holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takehiro Hayashi, Tomoyuki Hayashi, Norihiro Yoneda, Kenichi Kitani, Shinya Higashiiue
  • Patent number: 10393452
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a fin having a plate shape and including a first region where a plurality of cutout portions are formed with intervals in a longitudinal direction that is a gravity direction, and a second region where the plurality of cutout portions are not formed in the longitudinal direction, and flat tubes attached to the plurality of cutout portions and intersecting the fin. Protruding portions protruding from a planar portion of the fin are formed on the fin, and the protruding portions each have a shape in which a first end is located in the first region and a second end is located in the second region and below the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shin Nakamura, Akira Ishibashi, Tomohiko Takahashi, Hidenari Ogata, Ryo Terashima, Junichi Ono, Satoshi Ueyama, Yohei Kato, Tsubasa Tanda, Kenichi Kitani
  • Publication number: 20190154365
    Abstract: A stacking-type header includes a first plate having a first through-hole; a second plate having a plurality of second through-holes; a third plate in which a flow path that communicates between the first through-hole and the second through-holes is formed, a first pipe including a first end portion that is inserted into the first through-hole; a plurality of second pipes each including a second end portion that is inserted into a corresponding one of the second through-holes; and brazing portions. The first pipe includes a first expanded portion in the first end portion, the first expanded portion having an outer peripheral surface that is pressed against an inner peripheral surface of the first through-hole. Each of the second pipes includes a second expanded portion having an outer peripheral surface that is pressed against an inner peripheral surface of a corresponding one of the second through-holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Takehiro HAYASHI, Tomoyuki HAYASHI, Norihiro YONEDA, Kenichi KITANI, Shinya HIGASHIIUE
  • Publication number: 20180120039
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a fin having a plate shape and including a first region where a plurality of cutout portions are formed with intervals in a longitudinal direction that is a gravity direction, and a second region where the plurality of cutout portions are not formed in the longitudinal direction, and flat tubes attached to the plurality of cutout portions and intersecting the fin. Protruding portions protruding from a planar portion of the fin are formed on the fin, and the protruding portions each have a shape in which a first end is located in the first region and a second end is located in the second region and below the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Shin NAKAMURA, Akira ISHIBASHI, Tomohiko TAKAHASHI, Hidenari OGATA, Ryo TERASHIMA, Junichi ONO, Satoshi UEYAMA, Yohei KATO, Tsubasa TANDA, Kenichi KITANI