Patents by Inventor Kenji Komine
Kenji Komine 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).
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Patent number: 10712058Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Shunji Itakura, Ken Horiguchi, Toshiyuki Fuji, Sota Shimada, Kazuya Funada, Kenji Komine, Junya Tanaka
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Patent number: 10359201Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Shunji Itakura, Ken Horiguchi, Toshiyuki Fuji, Sota Shimada, Kazuya Funada, Kenji Komine, Junya Tanaka
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Publication number: 20180216856Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Shunji ITAKURA, Ken HORIGUCHI, Toshiyuki FUJI, Sota SHIMADA, Kazuya FUNADA, Kenji KOMINE, Junya TANAKA
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Publication number: 20180216837Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Shunji ITAKURA, Ken HORIGUCHI, Toshiyuki FUJI, Sota SHIMADA, Kazuya FUNADA, Kenji KOMINE, Junya TANAKA
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Patent number: 10001303Abstract: A rotary compressor includes a sealed vertical compressor housing, a compressing unit, and a motor. A refrigerant discharging unit is provided at an upper part and a refrigerant intake unit is provided at a lower part side surface in the sealed vertical compressor housing. The compressing unit is disposed on the lower part of the compressor housing, includes an annular cylinder, an end plate including a bearing unit and a discharge valve unit and blocking end portions of the cylinder, an annular piston that engages with an eccentric portion of a rotation axis supported by the bearing unit, revolves along a cylinder inner wall of the cylinder in the cylinder, and forms a cylinder chamber between the cylinder inner wall and the annular piston, and a vane. The motor is disposed on the upper part of the compressor housing, and drives the compressing unit via the rotation axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Kenshi Ueda, Junya Tanaka, Kenji Komine, Shuhei Hoshino
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Patent number: 9890786Abstract: A rotary compressor includes: a compressing unit that includes an annular cylinder, an end plate, an annular piston which is fit in an eccentric portion of a rotation shaft, and a vane which protrudes from the inside of a vane groove of the cylinder to the inside of an operation chamber, comes into contact with the annular piston, and partitions the operation chamber into an inlet chamber and a compression chamber. The vane is formed of steel and has a diamond-like carbon layer formed on a sliding surface with respect to the annular piston. The annular piston is formed of Ni—Cr—Mo cast iron to which 0.15 wt % to 0.45 wt % of phosphorus is added, or is formed of cast iron or steel and has an iron nitride layer formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Junya Tanaka, Kenji Komine
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Patent number: 9890785Abstract: A rotary compressor includes: a vertically-positioned airtight compressor housing having an upper section including a discharge portion of a refrigerant, and a lower section including an inlet unit of the refrigerant and storing lubricant oil; a compressing unit, disposed in the lower section, compressing the refrigerant sucked in via the inlet unit and discharging the refrigerant from the discharge portion; a motor, disposed in the upper section, driving the compressing unit via a rotation shaft; and an accumulator attached to the compressor housing and connected to the inlet unit. Inside the accumulator and/or the compressor housing, silicon dioxide having a crystal structure containing a vacancy with a diameter equal to or less than a diameter of a water molecule or a composite including silicon dioxide having a crystal structure containing a vacancy with a diameter equal to or less than that of the water molecule is placed.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Fujitsu General LimitedInventors: Junya Tanaka, Kenji Komine
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Patent number: 9577574Abstract: A resonator includes: a resonator element including a quartz crystal substrate that includes a first area performing a thickness-shear vibration and a second area with a thickness thinner than the first area and located around the first area; and a base substrate to which the second area of the resonator element on one edge side thereof is attached via a bonding material. The quartz crystal substrate has a major surface that is a surface including an X-axis and a Z?-axis, and has a thickness in a direction along a Y?-axis. The resonator satisfies the relation: 1.5×??Xp where Xp is the maximum length of an area of the second area where the bonding material is bonded along the X-axis in a plan view and ? is the wavelength of a flexural vibration occurring in the quartz crystal substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Kenji Komine, Go Yamashita, Takumi Suzuki, Wataru Ikegami
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Publication number: 20170003057Abstract: A rotary compressor includes a sealed vertical compressor housing, a compressing unit, and a motor. A refrigerant discharging unit is provided at an upper part and a refrigerant intake unit is provided at a lower part side surface in the sealed vertical compressor housing. The compressing unit is disposed on the lower part of the compressor housing, includes an annular cylinder, an end plate including a bearing unit and a discharge valve unit and blocking end portions of the cylinder, an annular piston that engages with an eccentric portion of a rotation axis supported by the bearing unit, revolves along a cylinder inner wall of the cylinder in the cylinder, and forms a cylinder chamber between the cylinder inner wall and the annular piston, and a vane. The motor is disposed on the upper part of the compressor housing, and drives the compressing unit via the rotation axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Kenshi UEDA, Junya TANAKA, Kenji KOMINE, Shuhei HOSHINO
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Publication number: 20160241188Abstract: A resonator includes: a resonator element including a quartz crystal substrate that includes a first area performing a thickness-shear vibration and a second area with a thickness thinner than the first area and located around the first area; and a base substrate to which the second area of the resonator element on one edge side thereof is attached via a bonding material. The quartz crystal substrate has a major surface that is a surface including an X-axis and a Z?-axis, and has a thickness in a direction along a Y?-axis. The resonator satisfies the relation: 1.5×??Xp where Xp is the maximum length of an area of the second area where the bonding material is bonded along the X-axis in a plan view and ? is the wavelength of a flexural vibration occurring in the quartz crystal substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Kenji KOMINE, Go YAMASHITA, Takumi SUZUKI, Wataru IKEGAMI
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Publication number: 20160138593Abstract: A rotary compressor includes a compressing unit including: an annular cylinder; an end plate having a bearing unit, and closing an end portion of the cylinder; an annular piston fitted in a rotation shaft in the bearing unit, performing an orbital motion inside the cylinder, and forming an operation chamber with the cylinder inner wall; and a vane protruding from a groove of the cylinder to the operation chamber, coming into contact with the annular piston, and partitioning the operation chamber into an inlet chamber and a compression chamber. The vane is formed of steel and has a diamond-like carbon layer on a sliding surface with respect to the annular piston. The annular piston is formed of Ni—Cr—Mo cast iron to which 0.15 wt % to 0.45 wt % of phosphorus is added, or formed of cast iron or steel, and has an iron nitride layer on its outer circumferential surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Junya TANAKA, Kenji KOMINE
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Publication number: 20160131135Abstract: A rotary compressor includes: a vertically-positioned airtight compressor housing having an upper section including a discharge portion of a refrigerant, and a lower section including an inlet unit of the refrigerant and storing lubricant oil; a compressing unit, disposed in the lower section, compressing the refrigerant sucked in via the inlet unit and discharging the refrigerant from the discharge portion; a motor, disposed in the upper section, driving the compressing unit via a rotation shaft; and an accumulator attached to the compressor housing and connected to the inlet unit. Inside the accumulator and/or the compressor housing, silicon dioxide having a crystal structure containing a vacancy with a diameter equal to or less than a diameter of a water molecule or a composite including silicon dioxide having a crystal structure containing a vacancy with a diameter equal to or less than that of the water molecule is placed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Junya TANAKA, Kenji KOMINE
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Patent number: 9231184Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator element includes a piezoelectric substrate formed of an AT-cut quartz crystal substrate in which the thickness direction thereof is a direction parallel to the Y? axis; and excitation electrodes disposed so as to face vibrating regions on both front and rear principal surfaces of the piezoelectric substrate. The piezoelectric substrate includes a rectangular excitation portion in which sides parallel to the X axis are long sides thereof, and sides parallel to the Z? axis are short sides thereof; and a peripheral portion having a smaller thickness than the excitation portion and formed around the excitation portion. Each of side surfaces of the excitation portion extending in a direction parallel to the X axis is present in one plane, and each of side surfaces of the excitation portion extending in a direction parallel to the Z? axis has a step.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Il, Kenji Komine, Matsutaro Naito
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Publication number: 20140217856Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator element includes a piezoelectric substrate formed of an AT-cut quartz crystal substrate in which the thickness direction thereof is a direction parallel to the Y? axis; and excitation electrodes disposed so as to face vibrating regions on both front and rear principal surfaces of the piezoelectric substrate. The piezoelectric substrate includes a rectangular excitation portion in which sides parallel to the X axis are long sides thereof, and sides parallel to the Z? axis are short sides thereof; and a peripheral portion having a smaller thickness than the excitation portion and formed around the excitation portion. Each of side surfaces of the excitation portion extending in a direction parallel to the X axis is present in one plane, and each of side surfaces of the excitation portion extending in a direction parallel to the Z? axis has a step.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toshihiro II, Kenji KOMINE, Matsutaro NAITO
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Patent number: 8766514Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator element includes a piezoelectric substrate formed of an AT-cut quartz crystal substrate in which the thickness direction thereof is a direction parallel to the Y? axis; and excitation electrodes disposed so as to face vibrating regions on both front and rear principal surfaces of the piezoelectric substrate. The piezoelectric substrate includes a rectangular excitation portion in which sides parallel to the X axis are long sides thereof, and sides parallel to the Z? axis are short sides thereof; and a peripheral portion having a smaller thickness than the excitation portion and formed around the excitation portion. Each of side surfaces of the excitation portion extending in a direction parallel to the X axis is present in one plane, and each of side surfaces of the excitation portion extending in a direction parallel to the Z? axis has a step.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2011Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Il, Kenji Komine, Matsutaro Naito
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Patent number: 8638022Abstract: A vibrating element includes: an element plate that has a vibrating portion that performs thickness-shear vibration, a peripheral portion that is integrally formed with the vibrating portion, and a protruding portion that is provided at the peripheral portion; and an excitation electrode that is provided at the vibrating portion. When a side length of the vibrating portion is Mx, when a side length of the excitation electrode is Ex, and when a wavelength of flexure vibrations of the element plate is ?, the relationship of (Mx?Ex)/2=?/2, and Mx/2={(A/2)+(¼)}? (where, A is a positive integer) is satisfied, and when a length of the protruding portion is Dx, and when a distance between the vibrating portion and the protruding portion is Sx, the relationship of Dx=?/2)×m, and (?/2)×n?0.1??Sx?(?/2)×n+0.1? (where m and n are positive integers) is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2013Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Go Yamashita, Kenji Komine, Shiro Murakami
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Publication number: 20130307377Abstract: A vibrating element includes: an element plate that has a vibrating portion that performs thickness-shear vibration, a peripheral portion that is integrally formed with the vibrating portion, and a protruding portion that is provided at the peripheral portion; and an excitation electrode that is provided at the vibrating portion. When a side length of the vibrating portion is Mx, when a side length of the excitation electrode is Ex, and when a wavelength of flexure vibrations of the element plate is ?, the relationship of (Mx?Ex)/2=?/2, and Mx/2={(A/2)+(¼)}? (where, A is a positive integer) is satisfied, and when a length of the protruding portion is Dx, and when a distance between the vibrating portion and the protruding portion is Sx, the relationship of Dx=?/2)×m, and (?/2)×n?0.1??Sx?(?/2)×n+0.1? (where m and n are positive integers) is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Go YAMASHITA, Kenji KOMINE, Shiro MURAKAMI
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Patent number: 8536761Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator includes: a piezoelectric plate having a vibrating portion surrounded by a peripheral portion; and an excitation electrode on the piezoelectric plate, wherein long sides of the vibrating portion and excitation electrode are parallel to a piezoelectric plate long side. Assuming a piezoelectric plate long side length X, a vibrating portion thickness t, a vibrating portion long side length Mx, an excitation electrode long side length Ex, and a piezoelectric plate flexure vibration wavelength ?, ?/2=(1.332/f)?0.0024 (piezoelectric resonator resonance frequency f), (Mx?Ex)/2=?/2, Mx/2={(A/2)+(1/4)}? (where, A is a positive integer), and X?20t. A protruding portion is disposed on a vibrating portion extension line and parallel to a vibrating portion short side. Assuming a protruding portion length Dx, Dx=(?/2)×m (where, m is a positive integer). Assuming a distance Sx between the vibrating and protruding portions, Sx=(?/2)×n±0.1? (where, n is a positive integer).Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Go Yamashita, Kenji Komine, Shiro Murakami
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Publication number: 20120126668Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator element includes a piezoelectric substrate formed of an AT-cut quartz crystal substrate in which the thickness direction thereof is a direction parallel to the Y? axis; and excitation electrodes disposed so as to face vibrating regions on both front and rear principal surfaces of the piezoelectric substrate. The piezoelectric substrate includes a rectangular excitation portion in which sides parallel to the X axis are long sides thereof, and sides parallel to the Z? axis are short sides thereof; and a peripheral portion having a smaller thickness than the excitation portion and formed around the excitation portion. Each of side surfaces of the excitation portion extending in a direction parallel to the X axis is present in one plane, and each of side surfaces of the excitation portion extending in a direction parallel to the Z? axis has a step.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro II, Kenji KOMINE, Matsutaro NAITO
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Patent number: 8084926Abstract: An AT cut quartz crystal resonator element includes a quartz crystal element piece having an exciting part formed from an AT cut quartz crystal plate in a rectangular shape having an X-axis direction of a quartz crystal set to a long side, and an exciting electrode formed on each of front and back main surfaces of the exciting part, in which each side surface in the longitudinal direction of the exciting part is composed of two faces, an m-face of a quartz crystal and a crystal face other than the m-face.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2010Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Matsutaro Naito, Yoshiyuki Aoshima, Kenji Komine