Patents by Inventor Masahiko Makino

Masahiko Makino 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: 9376167
    Abstract: A inject gas control device that performs, for example, control reflecting variation in vessel velocity over time without adversely affecting the main engine is realized. That is, it is prevented that gas is drawn too much and thereby a gas supply or charged air rate becomes insufficient, efficiency of the main engine is decreased and exhaust gas is deteriorated, and analogous events occur because the gas supply or charged air rate is too much instead. There are provided a main engine 4010 acquiring propelling power for a vessel 1, and a turbocharger 4011 that is driven by exhaust gas from the main engine 4010 and blows pressurized gas to the main engine 4010. A part of the pressurized gas and/or exhaust gas is drawn from between the turbocharger 4011 and the main engine 4010 (5023, 5024 and 5025).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL MARITIME RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hideki Kawashima, Tetsugo Fukuda, Yoshiaki Kodama, Munehiko Hinatsu, Toshifumi Hori, Masahiko Makino, Kazuyoshi Harumi, Masashi Ohnawa, Haruya Takeshi, Tadanori Takimoto
  • Publication number: 20110259440
    Abstract: A inject gas control device that performs, for example, control reflecting variation in vessel velocity over time without adversely affecting the main engine is realized. That is, it is prevented that gas is drawn too much and thereby a gas supply or charged air rate becomes insufficient, efficiency of the main engine is decreased and exhaust gas is deteriorated, and analogous events occur because the gas supply or charged air rate is too much instead. There are provided a main engine 4010 acquiring propelling power for a vessel 1, and a turbocharger 4011 that is driven by exhaust gas from the main engine 4010 and blows pressurized gas to the main engine 4010. A part of the pressurized gas and/or exhaust gas is drawn from between the turbocharger 4011 and the main engine 4010 (5023, 5024 and 5025).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Hideki Kawashima, Tetsugo Fukuda, Yoshiaki Kodama, Munehiko Hinatsu, Toshifumi Hori, Masahiko Makino, Kazuyoshi Harumi, Masashi Ohnawa, Haruya Takeshi, Tadanori Takimoto
  • Patent number: 7708532
    Abstract: A lead wire of a motor is prevented from being damaged, and the reliability of an electric compressor is enhanced. The electric compressor 1 is provided with a division wall 80b which divides a discharge chamber 62 and a connection space 65 which connects a sealed terminal 90 and a lead wire 5c of a motor 5. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent discharge gas from directly flowing into the connection space 65, and to prevent the discharge gas from flowing into a wire passage 64 through which the lead wire 5c is passed. Therefore, vibration of lead wire 5c caused by gas pulse can be suppressed, the lead wire can be prevented from being damaged, and the reliability of the electric compressor can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Ogawa, Masahiko Makino, Yukihiro Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 7473079
    Abstract: In an electric compressor, an inverter case of an inverter is externally attached to an end wall of a housing in an axial direction on the side of a suction port to a compression mechanism. An intake passage for leading fluid returned from the outside into the suction port is provided in the inverter case. The intake passage has a thermal binding portion for thermally binding the intake passage to the inverter. According to the above structure, an exclusive part in the housing is eliminated even though the inverter is installed in the electric compressor, and the inverter is cooled efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuaki Ogawa, Yukihiro Fujiwara, Masahiko Makino, Makoto Yoshida, Yasuhiro Asaida
  • Patent number: 7179068
    Abstract: A cooling space in an inverter case is disposed at a position opposed to a stationary scroll of a scroll compressor. A refrigerant having low temperature is allowed to flow in and out between the cooling space and the stationary scroll through a seal, thereby cooling an inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Makino, Nobuaki Ogawa, Yukihiro Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 7147443
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an electric compressor capable of enhancing the mountability with respect to a vehicle without increasing the compressor in size when the electric compressor and a motor-driving circuit which drives a motor of the electric compressor are integrally formed together. A suction chamber 61 which is in communication with a fixed panel suction port 16 provided in a fixed scroll 11 from a suction port 8 provided in a sub-casing 102, and a discharge chamber 62 which is in communication with a communication passage 63 from a fixed panel discharge port 31 provided in the fixed scroll 11 are disposed on the same plane in a radial direction of a compressor, and the motor-driving circuit 101 is disposed in an axial direction of the compressor so that an IPM 105 which is a heat generating part of the circuit substrate 103 can be brought into tight contact with the suction chamber 61.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Ogawa, Masahiko Makino, Yukihiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20060275156
    Abstract: A lead wire of a motor is prevented from being damaged, and the reliability of an electric compressor is enhanced. The electric compressor 1 is provided with a division wall 80b which divides a discharge chamber 62 and a connection space 65 which connects a sealed terminal 90 and a lead wire 5c of a motor 5. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent discharge gas from directly flowing into the connection space 65, and to prevent the discharge gas from flowing into a wire passage 64 through which the lead wire 5c is passed. Therefore, vibration of lead wire 5c caused by gas pulse can be suppressed, the lead wire can be prevented from being damaged, and the reliability of the electric compressor can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Ogawa, Masahiko Makino, Yukihiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20060083649
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to make an oil-reservoir chamber independent from a motor chamber into which a refrigerant compressed by a compressor mechanism is introduced, thereby reducing a compressor in size. In a compressor 1, a partition member 7 is provided in a housing 3 on the opposite side from a compressor mechanism 4 with respect to a motor 5. The partition member 7 is pushed by a stator 5a of the motor 5, thereby liquid-tightly fixing the partition member 7 to the housing 3. The oil-reservoir chamber 6 is formed independently from a motor chamber 2 in which the motor 5 is accommodated, and lubricant oil is efficiently separated from a refrigerant with a simple structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Makino, Nobuaki Ogawa, Yukihiro Fujiwara, Minoru Fukumoto, Tatsuhisa Taguchi
  • Patent number: 7018185
    Abstract: Lubricating liquid fed from a reservoir to a compression mechanism is collected by a circumferential wall that surrounds the drive shaft of the compression mechanism and rotates synchronously with it immediately after liquid is discharged into the space inside the housing with or without compressed fluid. Liquid is then urged outward under centrifugal force from an outlet formed at a preset axial location of the circumferential wall. Exiting liquid is received by a fixed liquid return cover that surrounds the circumferential wall near its outlet and led back to the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Makino, Minoru Kajitani, Nobuaki Ogawa, Yoshifumi Abe, Yukihiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20050201873
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an electric compressor capable of enhancing the mountability with respect to a vehicle without increasing the compressor in size when the electric compressor and a motor-driving circuit which drives a motor of the electric compressor are integrally formed together. A suction chamber 61 which is in communication with a fixed panel suction port 16 provided in a fixed scroll 11 from a suction port 8 provided in a sub-casing 102, and a discharge chamber 62 which is in communication with a communication passage 63 from a fixed panel discharge port 31 provided in the fixed scroll 11 are disposed on the same plane in a radial direction of a compressor, and the motor-driving circuit 101 is disposed in an axial direction of the compressor so that an IPM 105 which is a heat generating part of the circuit substrate 103 can be brought into tight contact with the suction chamber 61.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Ogawa, Masahiko Makino, Yukihiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20050129558
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electric compressor in which the centering operation between a container and a main bearing member can be carried out precisely, and the compressor can easily be assembled. A main bearing member is provided at its peripheral edge with an inserting portion and an abutting portion, an outer diameter of the inserting portion is set smaller than that of the abutting portion. The outer diameter of the inserting portion is set slightly smaller than an inner diameter of an opening end of the container. With this structure, a centering operation can be carried out precisely and easily, and the reliability and performance of the compressor are enhanced, and costs thereof can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Makino, Nobuaki Ogawa, Yukihiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20050129557
    Abstract: A cooling space in an inverter case is disposed at a position opposed to a stationary scroll of a scroll compressor. A refrigerant having low temperature is allowed to flow in and out between the cooling space and the stationary scroll through a seal, thereby cooling an inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Makino, Nobuaki Ogawa, Yukihiro Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 6866487
    Abstract: An installation flange of a terminal along with a sealing member is pressed between a connection opening and an independent member engaged with the connection opening. The connection opening may be part of the terminal, and is provided on a part of a container. Consequently, the installation flange is fixed, and the connection opening is sealed. The terminal with an iron flange can be attached to an aluminum container without increasing the weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Abe, Tsutomu Sakurabayashi, Masahiko Makino
  • Patent number: 6808372
    Abstract: In a compressor, an inverter control device that performs an inverter control on an electric motor is integrally provided on a body portion of a container which houses a compression mechanism and the electric motor which are axially arranged in a line. The inverter control device is connected to the electric motor to shorten the distance of wiring from the inverter device to the motor to allow the reduction in weight, the reduction in a space to be required for the installation, and the reduction in the amount of noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Makino, Yoshifumi Abe, Tsutomu Sakurabayashi
  • Patent number: 6779989
    Abstract: A plurality of connection terminals are covered with a housing so that the plurality of connection terminals are collectively treated by handling of the housing. The housing is put over and fitted to a case of a compressor while connecting the connection terminals to connection pins for external wiring through an opening of the housing. With a seal member arranged in between, the opening is pressed against an external face of the case to conduct sealing between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Makino, Yoshifumi Abe, Nobuyuki Nishii, Ken Obata, Yoshihiko Konishi
  • Publication number: 20040109772
    Abstract: In an electric compressor, an inverter case of an inverter is externally attached to an end wall of a housing in an axial direction on the side of a suction port to a compression mechanism. An intake passage for leading fluid returned from the outside into the suction port is provided in the inverter case. The intake passage has a thermal binding portion for thermally binding the intake passage to the inverter. According to the above structure, an exclusive part in the housing is eliminated even though the inverter is installed in the electric compressor, and the inverter is cooled efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Ogawa, Yukihiro Fujiwara, Masahiko Makino, Makoto Yoshida, Yasuhiro Asaida
  • Publication number: 20040107847
    Abstract: Lubricating liquid fed from a reservoir to a compression mechanism is collected by a circumferential wall that surrounds the drive shaft of the compression mechanism and rotates synchronously with it immediately after liquid is discharged into the space inside the housing with or without compressed fluid. Liquid is then urged outward under centrifugal force from an outlet formed at a preset axial location of the circumferential wall. Exiting liquid is received by a fixed liquid return cover that surrounds the circumferential wall near its outlet and led back to the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Makino, Minoru Kajitani, Nobuaki Ogawa, Yoshifumi Abe, Yukihiro Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 6739833
    Abstract: A compressor in which an electric motor and a compressing mechanism are accommodated in a case, a main shaft and an auxiliary shaft of a rotating shaft of the motor are supported by a radial plain bearing and a rolling bearing with a predetermined clearance given to the rotating shaft in an axial direction, a flange portion that contacts with a main-shaft receiving member of the radial plain bearing to align the rotating shaft with the compressing mechanism is provided on the main shaft, and preload toward the side of the rolling bearing is given to the rotating shaft. In this constitution, a prevention member for preventing contact and/or collision of the rotating shaft with the main-shaft receiving member is provided between opposing faces of the flange portion and the main-shaft receiving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Makino, Yoshifumi Abe, Tatsuhisa Taguchi
  • Publication number: 20040092640
    Abstract: Provided is an automobile adhesive comprising (a) an alkoxysilyl group-containing polymer, (b) a hardening catalyst for the above-mentioned alkoxysilyl group-containing polymer, (c) a vinyl-based polymer, (d) an epoxy resin, (e) an epoxy hardening agent, and (f) an inorganic filler, wherein the adhesive immediately after mixing all of the above-mentioned (a) to (f) has a viscosity at 23° C. of 100 to 700 Pa·s and a structural viscosity index of 2.0 to 4.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Masahiko Makino, Nobuo Kishi, Kiyozo Kawano, Shuji Umesaki
  • Patent number: 6733251
    Abstract: A compressor with a built-in electric motor has a compression mechanism and the built-in electric motor which are housed in a container. A suction port, a discharge port, inner and outer electric connection parts, and mounting legs of the container are provided on the same side of a body of the container. A bearing part for supporting an end of a driving shaft for driving the compression mechanism is formed on an end wall integral to -the body of the container, where the end of the driving shaft to be supported by the bearing part is located in the direction opposite to the compression mechanism and the driving shaft is connected to the built-in electric motor. In addition, a pumping mechanism is provided in a pumping chamber opened to an external surface of the end wall and is connected to the end of the driving shaft in the direction opposite to the compression mechanism. The opening of the pumping chamber is closed by a closing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Sakurabayashi, Masahiko Makino, Yoshifumi Abe