Patents by Inventor Kouji Furuta

Kouji Furuta 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: 7042722
    Abstract: An object is to effectively cool down an electronic equipment which is face with height limitations and tends to readily increase in heat generation amount to thereby provide the reliability required. The interior of a chassis of a control unit is partitioned by a back board into a front side space and a rear side space. In the rear side space, two control modules are attached so that these are stacked up and down, while two fan modules and a single duct member are attached in the front side space. Each fan module has two fans as built therein. A cooling air stream or “wind” from each fan flows into the lower-side control module through the duct member and others, whereas a cooling wind from the other fan flows into the upper-side control module. Even when either one of the fan modules goes down during operation, it is still possible by using the remaining fan module to cool down the both control modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Suzuki, Hirokazu Takahashi, Masakatsu Horii, Kenichi Tateyama, Taro Takahashi, Hiroshi Suwa, Kouji Furuta
  • Publication number: 20040240177
    Abstract: An object is to effectively cool down an electronic equipment which is face with height limitations and tends to readily increase in heat generation amount to thereby provide the reliability required. The interior of a chassis of a control unit is partitioned by a back board into a front side space and a rear side space. In the rear side space, two control modules are attached so that these are stacked up and down, while two fan modules and a single duct member are attached in the front side space. Each fan module has two fans as built therein. A cooling air stream or “wind” from each fan flows into the lower-side control module through the duct member and others, where as a cooling wind from the other fan flows into the upper-side control module. Even when either one of the fan modules goes down during operation, it is still possible by using the remaining fan module to cool down the both control modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Suzuki, Hirokazu Takahashi, Masakatsu Horii, Kenichi Tateyama, Taro Takahashi, Hiroshi Suwa, Kouji Furuta
  • Patent number: D411184
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Izawa, Takashi Yamamoto, Toshiyuki Utsuki, Taisuke Kashima, Shinichi Nishiyama, Yasuyuki Katakura, Kouji Furuta