Patents by Inventor Kenichi Tomatsuri

Kenichi Tomatsuri 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).

  • Indoor unit of air conditioner and method of packing same
    Patent number: 5373894
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air conditioner comprises a body casing, an indoor side fan disposed inside the body casing, rim members disposed on an outer periphery of the indoor side fan and buffer protection members disposed so as to oppose to the rim members respectively for preventing the indoor side fan from being deformed. Each of the buffer protection members has a recessed fan receiving portion with a predetermined distance from the rim means so as to provide an arcuate shape or angled shape. The buffer protection member is detachably secured to the body casing in a cantilever support manner on an upstream side of the indoor side fan with respect to air flow in the indoor unit. When the indoor unit is packed in a packing case, the body casing is reversed upside down in its attitude and then accommodated in the packing case with this upside down state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Kenichi Tomatsuri