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: 11118597Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kenyu Tanaka, Masahiko Takagi, Megumi Sawai
-
Patent number: 11067303Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 1, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Koichi Obara, Masahiko Takagi, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Kenyu Tanaka, Kazuki Watanabe
-
Patent number: 10859299Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 16, 2016Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kenyu Tanaka, Masahiko Takagi, Yasuhiro Suzuki
-
Patent number: 10823445Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Masahiko Takagi, Kenyu Tanaka, Kazuki Watanabe
-
Patent number: 10808960Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Masahiko Takagi, Kenyu Tanaka, Kazuki Watanabe, Naoya Matsunaga, Teppei Higuchi
-
Patent number: 10794611Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CompanyInventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Masahiko Takagi, Kenyu Tanaka, Kazuki Watanabe, Naoya Matsunaga, Teppei Higuchi
-
Patent number: 10724766Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Masahiko Takagi, Kenyu Tanaka, Kazuki Watanabe
-
Patent number: 10634404Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Koichi Obara, Masahiko Takagi, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Kenyu Tanaka
-
Publication number: 20200116157Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2017Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Kenyu TANAKA, Masahiko TAKAGI, Megumi SAWAI
-
Publication number: 20190383509Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2017Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Masahiko TAKAGI, Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE
-
Publication number: 20190346165Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Koichi OBARA, Masahiko TAKAGI, Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE
-
Patent number: 10408488Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Masahiko Takagi, Kenyu Tanaka, Yohei Suzuki, Kenta Nomura, Kazuki Watanabe
-
Publication number: 20190264965Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2016Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kenyu TANAKA, Masahiko TAKAGI, Yasuhiro SUZUKI
-
Publication number: 20190072291Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2017Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Masahiro KAMIJO, Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Masahiko TAKAGI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE
-
Publication number: 20190063808Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Masahiko TAKAGI, Kenyu TANAKA
-
Publication number: 20190024931Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2016Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Masahiko TAKAGI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE
-
Publication number: 20190017722Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2016Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CompanyInventors: Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Masahiko TAKAGI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE, Naoya MATSUNAGA, Teppei HIGUCHI
-
Publication number: 20190017718Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2016Publication date: January 17, 2019Inventors: Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Masahiko TAKAGI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE, Naoya MATSUNAGA, Teppei HIGUCHI
-
Publication number: 20180313591Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Koichi OBARA, Masahiko TAKAGI, Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Kenyu TANAKA
-
Publication number: 20180299169Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2015Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Masahiko TAKAGI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE