Patents by Inventor Kenji Tokura

Kenji Tokura 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: 10556302
    Abstract: The present invention provides manufacturing method of a heat exchanger that, even if the position of a tube opening portion of a tube of a heat exchanger for which tube expansion is conducted, varies depending on the type of a heat exchanger, a mechanism adjusting the stop position of a flare plate as well as any complicated adjusting work therefor are not necessary and a heat exchanger in which flares in the same shape and in constant certain depth are formed at an opening portion of a tube of various kinds of heat exchangers having different total lengths in the longitudinal direction, and a device for a heat exchanger manufacturing method, and an air conditioner and/or outdoor unit thereof equipped with a heat exchanger manufactured using said manufacturing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: KYOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Tokura
  • Patent number: 10556303
    Abstract: The present invention provides manufacturing method of a heat exchanger that, even if the position of a tube opening portion of a tube of a heat exchanger for which tube expansion is conducted, varies depending on the type of a heat exchanger, a mechanism adjusting the stop position of a flare plate as well as any complicated adjusting work therefor are not necessary and a heat exchanger in which flares in the same shape and in constant certain depth are formed at an opening portion of a tube of various kinds of heat exchangers having different total lengths in the longitudinal direction, and a device for a heat exchanger manufacturing method, and an air conditioner and/or outdoor unit thereof equipped with a heat exchanger manufactured using said manufacturing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: KYOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Tokura
  • Patent number: 10016858
    Abstract: The present invention provides manufacturing method of a heat exchanger that, even if the position of a tube opening portion of a tube of a heat exchanger for which tube expansion is conducted, varies depending on the type of a heat exchanger, a mechanism adjusting the stop position of a flare plate as well as any complicated adjusting work therefor are not necessary and a heat exchanger in which flares in the same shape and in constant certain depth are formed at an opening portion of a tube of various kinds of heat exchangers having different total lengths in the longitudinal direction, and a device for a heat exchanger manufacturing method, and an air conditioner and/or outdoor unit thereof equipped with a heat exchanger manufactured using said manufacturing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: KYOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Tokura
  • Publication number: 20180050427
    Abstract: The present invention provides manufacturing method of a heat exchanger that, even if the position of a tube opening portion of a tube of a heat exchanger for which tube expansion is conducted, varies depending on the type of a heat exchanger, a mechanism adjusting the stop position of a flare plate as well as any complicated adjusting work therefor are not necessary and a heat exchanger in which flares in the same shape and in constant certain depth are formed at an opening portion of a tube of various kinds of heat exchangers having different total lengths in the longitudinal direction, and a device for a heat exchanger manufacturing method, and an air conditioner and/or outdoor unit thereof equipped with a heat exchanger manufactured using said manufacturing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Kenji TOKURA
  • Publication number: 20180043484
    Abstract: The present invention provides manufacturing method of a heat exchanger that, even if the position of a tube opening portion of a tube of a heat exchanger for which tube expansion is conducted, varies depending on the type of a heat exchanger, a mechanism adjusting the stop position of a flare plate as well as any complicated adjusting work therefor are not necessary and a heat exchanger in which flares in the same shape and in constant certain depth are formed at an opening portion of a tube of various kinds of heat exchangers having different total lengths in the longitudinal direction, and a device for a heat exchanger manufacturing method, and an air conditioner and/or outdoor unit thereof equipped with a heat exchanger manufactured using said manufacturing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventor: Kenji TOKURA
  • Patent number: 9656355
    Abstract: The invention provides a tube-grasping body for grasping an insert tube in a heat exchanger, and heat exchanger production methods and apparatuses utilizing the tube-grasping body, wherein the tube-grasping body enables enlarging and connecting an insert tube to a heat radiating fin for producing a heat exchanger, while still keeping the total length of insert tubes at an almost same level even after the enlargement; and the tube-grasping body is connected at its exterior to a guide-pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: KYOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Tokura
  • Patent number: 9381562
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tube expansion device which can prevent decreases in productivity by causing only side regulating bodies to be moved easily and surely, even if the left and right ends of a heat exchanger increases or decreases, or the thickness of a heat exchanger is increased because an insertion tube becomes multiple columns from single column; and, in the case of tube expansion for a heat exchanger in long total length, and even if an expanding and a contracting rod of a cylinder which are reciprocating movement means of a reference platform or a rod-shaped male screw momentarily receives the weight of a stripper plate itself through said reference platform, can prevent deflection and breakage of said expanding and contracting rod and said rod-shaped male screw and breakage of cylinder's seal portion or breakage, etc. of a screw thread by supporting a reference platform at multiple points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: KYOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Tokura
  • Patent number: 9182179
    Abstract: The current invention provides a tube-grasping body for grasping an insert tube in a heat exchanger, and heat exchanger production methods and apparatuses utilizing the tube-grasping body, wherein the tube-grasping body enables to enlarge and connect an insert tube to a heat radiating fin for producing a heat exchanger, still keeping the total length of insert tubes at an almost same level even after the enlargement; and the tube-grasping body is connected at its exterior to the guide-pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: KYOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Tokura
  • Publication number: 20150283657
    Abstract: The present invention provides manufacturing method of a heat exchanger that, even if the position of a tube opening portion of a tube of a heat exchanger for which tube expansion is conducted, varies depending on the type of a heat exchanger, a mechanism adjusting the stop position of a flare plate as well as any complicated adjusting work therefor are not necessary and a heat exchanger in which flares in the same shape and in constant certain depth are formed at an opening portion of a tube of various kinds of heat exchangers having different total lengths in the longitudinal direction, and a device for a heat exchanger manufacturing method, and an air conditioner and/or outdoor unit thereof equipped with a heat exchanger manufactured using said manufacturing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventor: Kenji TOKURA
  • Publication number: 20150273562
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tube expansion device which can prevent decreases in productivity by causing only side regulating bodies to be moved easily and surely, even if the left and right ends of a heat exchanger increases or decreases, or the thickness of a heat exchanger is increased because an insertion tube becomes multiple columns from single column; and, in the case of tube expansion for a heat exchanger in long total length, and even if an expanding and a contracting rod of a cylinder which are reciprocating movement means of a reference platform or a rod-shaped male screw momentarily receives the weight of a stripper plate itself through said reference platform, can prevent deflection and breakage of said expanding and contracting rod and said rod-shaped male screw and breakage of cylinder's seal portion or breakage, etc. of a screw thread by supporting a reference platform at multiple points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Kenji TOKURA
  • Patent number: 9091493
    Abstract: The current invention provides a tube-grasping body for grasping an insert tube in a heat exchanger, and heat exchanger production methods and apparatuses utilizing the tube-grasping body, wherein the tube-grasping body enables to enlarge and connect an insert tube to a heat radiating fin for producing a heat exchanger, still keeping the total length of insert tubes at an almost same level even after the enlargement; and the tube-grasping body is connected at its exterior to the guide-pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: KYOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Tokura
  • Patent number: 9015943
    Abstract: The current invention provides a tube-grasping body for grasping an insert tube in a heat exchanger, and heat exchanger production methods and apparatuses utilizing the tube-grasping body, wherein the tube-grasping body enables to enlarge and connect an insert tube to a heat radiating fin for producing a heat exchanger, still keeping the total length of insert tubes at an almost same level even after the enlargement; and the tube-grasping body is connected at its exterior to the guide-pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Kyoshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Tokura
  • Publication number: 20150084260
    Abstract: The current invention provides a tube-grasping body for grasping an insert tube in a heat exchanger, and heat exchanger production methods and apparatuses utilizing the tube-grasping body, wherein the tube-grasping body enables to enlarge and connect an insert tube to a heat radiating fin for producing a heat exchanger, still keeping the total length of insert tubes at an almost same level even after the enlargement; and the tube-grasping body is connected at its exterior to the guide-pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: Kenji TOKURA
  • Patent number: D733852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: KYOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Tokura
  • Patent number: D733853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: KYOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Tokura
  • Patent number: D733854
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: KYOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Tokura
  • Patent number: D733855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: KYOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Tokura
  • Patent number: D733856
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: KYOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Tokura
  • Patent number: D757236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: KYOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Tokura
  • Patent number: D769951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: KYOSHIN KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Tokura