Patents by Inventor Masaharu Miwa

Masaharu Miwa 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: 10816227
    Abstract: An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus that includes a bottom plate made of metal, an L-shaped heat exchanger made of metal different than the metal of the bottom plate, a placement plate provided on the bottom plate and having a heat exchanger placement surface on which the heat exchanger is placed. The placement plate having an L-shape in plan view, and the placement plate is held in contact with the bottom plate only below each of a short-side end portion of the placement plate, a long-side end portion of the placement plate, and a corner portion of the placement plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Motoki Otsuka, Yohei Kato, Yudai Sakabe, Tsubasa Tanda, Masaharu Miwa
  • Publication number: 20190137118
    Abstract: In an all-aluminum heat exchanger using aluminum as a material of a refrigerant pipe, a dissimilar metal contact with a bottom plate, which is made of iron, of an outdoor unit increases a risk of corrosion of the refrigerant pipe. An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes a placement plate, which is provided on a bottom plate of a casing and has a heat exchanger placement surface having a planar shape on which the heat exchanger is placed. With this configuration, water and dust generated in the casing can be caused to drop from the heat exchanger placement surface to the bottom plate and discharged to an outside of the casing. As a result, even when the all-aluminum heat exchanger is used as a heat exchanger of an air-conditioning apparatus, leakage of refrigerant can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Motoki OTSUKA, Yohei KATO, Yudai SAKABE, Tsubasa TANDA, Masaharu MIWA
  • Patent number: 9303893
    Abstract: A casing 10 is included. The casing 10 includes a left side face panel 4 constituting one side face portion of the casing 10 and a part of a front face portion of the casing 10 adjacent to the side face portion, a front face left side panel 2 constituting the front face portion of the casing 10 together with the left side face panel 4, and the top face panel 7 constituting a top face portion of the casing 10. The front face left side panel 2 includes a temporary fixing stop portion 2a at an upper end portion. The temporary fixing stop portion 2a projects toward a back side of the casing 10. The left side face panel 4 includes a temporary fixing rectangular hole 4a at an upper end portion of a front face side. The temporary fixing stop portion 2a is inserted into the temporary fixing rectangular hole 4a. The front face left side panel 2 and the left side face panel 4 are fixed on the front face side of the casing 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Masaharu Miwa
  • Publication number: 20140091692
    Abstract: A casing 10 is included. The casing 10 includes a left side face panel 4 constituting one side face portion of the casing 10 and a part of a front face portion of the casing 10 adjacent to the side face portion, a front face left side panel 2 constituting the front face portion of the casing 10 together with the left side face panel 4, and the top face panel 7 constituting a top face portion of the casing 10. The front face left side panel 2 includes a temporary fixing stop portion 2a at an upper end portion. The temporary fixing stop portion 2a projects toward a back side of the casing 10. The left side face panel 4 includes a temporary fixing rectangular hole 4a at an upper end portion of a front face side. The temporary fixing stop portion 2a is inserted into the temporary fixing rectangular hole 4a. The front face left side panel 2 and the left side face panel 4 are fixed on the front face side of the casing 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaharu MIWA
  • Patent number: 6250372
    Abstract: An air condition includes a suction grill for sucking the air in a room, a front panel including an inlet port for sucking the air from the suction grill inside and a blowout port for blowing the air out into the room, a heat exchanger for heat exchange of the air, and a blower for circulating the air, wherein a concave air passage for room temperature detection is formed on the front face of the front panel, and an air suction port for sucking air for room temperature detection is formed in suction grill at an opposite part to air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Arai, Masaharu Miwa, Tetsuji Uchiyama, Yoshiaki Kuwahara, Kengo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5987911
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes suction grill for sucking the air in a room, a front panel including an inlet port for sucking the air from the suction grill inside and a blowout port for blowing the air out into the room, a heat exchanger for working heat exchange of the air, and a blower for circulating the air, wherein a concave air passage for room temperature detection is formed on the front face of the front panel, and an air suction port for sucking air for room temperature detection is formed in suction grill at an opposite part to air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Arai, Masaharu Miwa, Tetsuji Uchiyama, Yoshiaki Kuwahara, Kengo Takahashi