Patents by Inventor Kenyu Tanaka

Kenyu Tanaka 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: 11118597
    Abstract: A fan according to the invention is a fan including a motor, a rotating shaft for transmitting rotation of the motor, and a boss part through which the rotating shaft is inserted at a rotation center. A distal end portion of the rotating shaft protrudes from the boss part, the distal end portion is inserted through a center hole of a washer, and is screwed with a fastening part, and the washer includes a washer bearing surface portion that is fastened by being sandwiched between the fastening part and an end surface of the boss part, and a washer outer peripheral portion surrounding an outer periphery of the washer bearing surface portion. The washer bearing surface portion and the washer outer peripheral portion are integrated with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenyu Tanaka, Masahiko Takagi, Megumi Sawai
  • Patent number: 11067303
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which refrigerant is circulated, and an indoor unit configured to accommodate a load-side heat exchanger of the refrigerant circuit. The indoor unit includes an air outlet provided in the housing, an air inlet provided in the housing below the air outlet, an air passage that extends between the air inlet and the air outlet via the load-side heat exchanger, a refrigerant detection unit disposed below the air inlet, and a first partition plate configured to separate the air passage from a space in which the refrigerant detection unit is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Obara, Masahiko Takagi, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Kenyu Tanaka, Kazuki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10859299
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit, an indoor fan, a temperature sensor provided in an area adjacent to a seam in a refrigerant pipe of the refrigerant circuit, and a controller configured to determine the presence of refrigerant leakage on the basis of a decrease in the temperature measured by the temperature sensor. The controller is configured to determine the presence of refrigerant leakage while the indoor fan is stopped, and stop the determination of the presence of refrigerant leakage while a defrosting operation is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenyu Tanaka, Masahiko Takagi, Yasuhiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10823445
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present invention, a controller is configured to cause a first operation mode and a second operation mode to be executed as operation modes of an air-sending fan. The first operation mode is an operation mode in which an operation of the air-sending fan is started based on a first manipulation performed on an operation unit and the air-sending fan is stopped based on a second manipulation performed on the operation unit. The second operation mode is an operation mode in which the operation of the air-sending fan is started when refrigerant is detected by a refrigerant detection unit, the air-sending fan is not stopped based on the second manipulation, the air-sending fan is stopped based on a third manipulation different from the second manipulation, and the operation of the air-sending fan is restarted based on a fourth manipulation different from the first manipulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Masahiko Takagi, Kenyu Tanaka, Kazuki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10808960
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle circuit which includes a plurality of load-side heat exchangers; a plurality of indoor units which accommodate the plurality of load-side heat exchangers, respectively; and a controller which controls the plurality of indoor units. Each of the plurality of indoor units includes an air-sending fan. At least one of the plurality of indoor units includes a refrigerant detection unit. The controller divides the plurality of indoor units into one or more groups. The controller is set such that when refrigerant is detected by the refrigerant detection unit included in any of the plurality of indoor units, the controller causes the air-sending fans included in all the indoor units which belong to a same group as the indoor unit which includes the refrigerant detection unit which detects the refrigerant to be operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Masahiko Takagi, Kenyu Tanaka, Kazuki Watanabe, Naoya Matsunaga, Teppei Higuchi
  • Patent number: 10794611
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle circuit that includes a plurality of load-side heat exchangers and a plurality of indoor units that accommodate the plurality of load-side heat exchangers. Each of the plurality of indoor units includes an air-sending fan. At least one of the plurality of indoor units includes a refrigerant detection unit. When refrigerant is detected by the refrigerant detection unit included in any one of the plurality of indoor units, the air-sending fans included in all of the plurality of indoor units operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Company
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Masahiko Takagi, Kenyu Tanaka, Kazuki Watanabe, Naoya Matsunaga, Teppei Higuchi
  • Patent number: 10724766
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit through which refrigerant is circulated, a heat exchanger unit that accommodates a heat exchanger of the refrigerant circuit and a fan, a temperature sensor disposed in an area of the refrigerant circuit adjacent to a brazed connection or in an area of the refrigerant circuit adjacent to a joint between refrigerant pipes, and a controller configured to determine the presence of refrigerant leakage based on a temperature detected by the temperature sensor. The temperature sensor is covered by a heat insulation material together with the brazed connection or the joint. The controller activates the fan upon determining that refrigerant leakage is present, and is triggered to deactivate the fan in response to the time variation of the temperature detected by the temperature sensor becoming positive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Masahiko Takagi, Kenyu Tanaka, Kazuki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10634404
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a casing; a drain pan, which is provided inside the casing, and is configured to receive condensate water generated in the load-side heat exchanger; and a refrigerant detection unit provided below the drain pan inside the casing. The refrigerant detection unit includes: a sensor configured to detect leakage of the refrigerant; and a sensor cover configured to cover the sensor from a front surface side of the sensor. The sensor cover includes: a roof portion arranged above the sensor; and a side surface portion arranged on the front surface side or a side surface side of the sensor below the roof portion. The roof portion has an eaves portion projecting outward with respect to the side surface portion, and the side surface portion has at least one first opening port configured to introduce air to an inside of the sensor cover therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Obara, Masahiko Takagi, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Kenyu Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200116157
    Abstract: A fan according to the invention is a fan including a motor, a rotating shaft for transmitting rotation of the motor, and a boss part through which the rotating shaft is inserted at a rotation center. A distal end portion of the rotating shaft protrudes from the boss part, the distal end portion is inserted through a center hole of a washer, and is screwed with a fastening part, and the washer includes a washer bearing surface portion that is fastened by being sandwiched between the fastening part and an end surface of the boss part, and a washer outer peripheral portion surrounding an outer periphery of the washer bearing surface portion. The washer bearing surface portion and the washer outer peripheral portion are integrated with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kenyu TANAKA, Masahiko TAKAGI, Megumi SAWAI
  • Publication number: 20190383509
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle device includes a refrigerant circuit configured to cause refrigerant to circulate, a heat exchanger unit that houses a heat exchanger of the refrigerant circuit, and a controller configured to control the heat exchanger unit. The heat exchanger unit is provided with an air-sending fan and a refrigerant detector. The controller is configured to cause the air-sending fan to run, and is configured to disregard a detection signal from the refrigerant detector when a rotational speed of the air-sending fan is equal to or greater than a first threshold value, even if the controller detects a leakage of refrigerant on the basis of the detection signal from the refrigerant detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Masahiko TAKAGI, Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20190346165
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which refrigerant is circulated, and an indoor unit configured to accommodate a load-side heat exchanger of the refrigerant circuit. The indoor unit includes an air outlet provided in the housing, an air inlet provided in the housing below the air outlet, an air passage that extends between the air inlet and the air outlet via the load-side heat exchanger, a refrigerant detection unit disposed below the air inlet, and a first partition plate configured to separate the air passage from a space in which the refrigerant detection unit is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Koichi OBARA, Masahiko TAKAGI, Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10408488
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit configured to circulate refrigerant, a heat exchanger unit accommodating a heat exchanger of the refrigerant circuit, and a controller configured to control the heat exchanger unit. The heat exchanger unit includes an air-sending fan, an electric refrigerant detection unit, and a notifier configured to output notification of an abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Masahiko Takagi, Kenyu Tanaka, Yohei Suzuki, Kenta Nomura, Kazuki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20190264965
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit, an indoor fan, a temperature sensor provided in an area adjacent to a seam in a refrigerant pipe of the refrigerant circuit, and a controller configured to determine the presence of refrigerant leakage on the basis of a decrease in the temperature measured by the temperature sensor. The controller is configured to determine the presence of refrigerant leakage while the indoor fan is stopped, and stop the determination of the presence of refrigerant leakage while a defrosting operation is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenyu TANAKA, Masahiko TAKAGI, Yasuhiro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20190072291
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigeration cycle apparatus, in which, when refrigerant is detected by a refrigerant detector, an informing unit informs of occurrence of leakage of the refrigerant and countermeasure information for enabling determination of a procedure of coping with the refrigerant leakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Masahiro KAMIJO, Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Masahiko TAKAGI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20190063808
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigeration cycle apparatus, including: a refrigerant circuit configured to circulate refrigerant having a flammability; an indoor unit including a casing configured to accommodate a load-side heat exchanger of the refrigerant circuit; and a controller configured to control the indoor unit, wherein the indoor unit includes a refrigerant detection unit and an air-sending fan, wherein the controller is configured to control the air-sending fan to operate at an airflow rate Q [m3/h] when the refrigerant is detected, and wherein, when a lower flammability limit of the refrigerant is LFL [kg/m3] and an assumed leaking speed of the refrigerant is W [kg/h], the airflow rate Q, the lower flammability limit LFL, and the assumed leaking speed W are set to satisfy a relationship of Q>W/LFL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Masahiko TAKAGI, Kenyu TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190024931
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus according to the present invention, a controller is configured to cause a first operation mode and a second operation mode to be executed as operation modes of an air-sending fan. The first operation mode is an operation mode in which an operation of the air-sending fan is started based on a first manipulation performed on an operation unit and the air-sending fan is stopped based on a second manipulation performed on the operation unit. The second operation mode is an operation mode in which the operation of the air-sending fan is started when refrigerant is detected by a refrigerant detection unit, the air-sending fan is not stopped based on the second manipulation, the air-sending fan is stopped based on a third manipulation different from the second manipulation, and the operation of the air-sending fan is restarted based on a fourth manipulation different from the first manipulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Masahiko TAKAGI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20190017722
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle circuit that includes a plurality of load-side heat exchangers and a plurality of indoor units that accommodate the plurality of load-side heat exchangers. Each of the plurality of indoor units includes an air-sending fan. At least one of the plurality of indoor units includes a refrigerant detection unit. When refrigerant is detected by the refrigerant detection unit included in any one of the plurality of indoor units, the air-sending fans included in all of the plurality of indoor units operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Company
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Masahiko TAKAGI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE, Naoya MATSUNAGA, Teppei HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190017718
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle circuit which includes a plurality of load-side heat exchangers; a plurality of indoor units which accommodate the plurality of load-side heat exchangers, respectively; and a controller which controls the plurality of indoor units. Each of the plurality of indoor units includes an air-sending fan. At least one of the plurality of indoor units includes a refrigerant detection unit. The controller divides the plurality of indoor units into one or more groups. The controller is set such that when refrigerant is detected by the refrigerant detection unit included in any of the plurality of indoor units, the controller causes the air-sending fans included in all the indoor units which belong to a same group as the indoor unit which includes the refrigerant detection unit which detects the refrigerant to be operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Masahiko TAKAGI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE, Naoya MATSUNAGA, Teppei HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180313591
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a casing; a drain pan, which is provided inside the casing, and is configured to receive condensate water generated in the load-side heat exchanger; and a refrigerant detection unit provided below the drain pan inside the casing. The refrigerant detection unit includes: a sensor configured to detect leakage of the refrigerant; and a sensor cover configured to cover the sensor from a front surface side of the sensor. The sensor cover includes: a roof portion arranged above the sensor; and a side surface portion arranged on the front surface side or a side surface side of the sensor below the roof portion. The roof portion has an eaves portion projecting outward with respect to the side surface portion, and the side surface portion has at least one first opening port configured to introduce air to an inside of the sensor cover therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Koichi OBARA, Masahiko TAKAGI, Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Kenyu TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180299169
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit through which refrigerant is circulated, a heat exchanger unit that accommodates a heat exchanger of the refrigerant circuit and a fan, a temperature sensor disposed in an area of the refrigerant circuit adjacent to a brazed connection or in an area of the refrigerant circuit adjacent to a joint between refrigerant pipes, and a controller configured to determine the presence of refrigerant leakage based on a temperature detected by the temperature sensor. The temperature sensor is covered by a heat insulation material together with the brazed connection or the joint. The controller activates the fan upon determining that refrigerant leakage is present, and is triggered to deactivate the fan in response to the time variation of the temperature detected by the temperature sensor becoming positive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Masahiko TAKAGI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE