Patents by Inventor Makoto AOSHIKA

Makoto AOSHIKA 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).

  • Publication number: 20250018772
    Abstract: A drainage structure for an air-conditioning device of a vehicle, the vehicle includes: a partition wall configured to partition between an interior and an exterior of a vehicle cabin for a passenger; an evaporator arranged at an outside of the partition wall for the vehicle cabin, the evaporator being configured to cool the air to be supplied to the interior of the vehicle cabin through the heat exchange with the refrigerant; and a cover attached to the partition wall from the front side of the vehicle cabin, the cover being configured to accommodate the evaporator. The drainage structure includes a drain pipe for draining the condensed water generated by the evaporator to the outside by extending in the attachment direction of the cover by being inserted into the cover, wherein the drain pipe has the slit formed so as to be inclined upwards along the extending direction from the lower end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Highly Marelli Japan Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto AOSHIKA, Takahito ISHIKAWA, Hiromichi YANASHIMA, Ryuuji TSUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20230016203
    Abstract: A vehicle air-conditioning device comprises: a case inside of which a passage for air is formed, the case having an outside-air introducing port and an air discharge port, the outside-air introducing port opening on the vehicle front side and being capable of introducing air from outside a vehicle (the outside air), and the air discharge port being capable of discharging the introduced air to air the front side; a filter portion inside of which the air can pass through, the filter portion being arranged on the upstream side of the air discharge port; and an air blower capable of sucking the air introduced into the passage, the air blower being arranged on the downstream side of the filter portion. The passage is formed to be bent such that the angle ? between an opening face of the outside-air introducing port and an upstream surface of the filter portion is an obtuse angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Highly Marelli Japan Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuuji TSUKUDA, Hiroshi KISHI, Hiromichi YANASHIMA, Makoto AOSHIKA