Patents by Inventor Masahiro Hayama

Masahiro Hayama 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: 12146574
    Abstract: A valve in which a small driving force of a drive source is required when the valve is closed. A valve includes a valve housing and a valve body to be driven by a drive source, and controls a flow rate of a fluid flowing through a through-flow passage in a direction opposite a closing direction of the valve body, by moving the valve body from a control region to a closing region. The valve body has an effective pressure-receiving area where a pressure of the fluid acts on the valve body. The effective pressure-receiving area is switched between the effective pressure-receiving area in the control region and the effective pressure-receiving area in the closing region. The effective pressure-receiving area is smaller than the effective pressure-receiving area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Toshinori Kanzaki, Keichi Urushiyama, Kohei Fukudome, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12140243
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of suction pressure passes, and a control port through which a control fluid of control pressure passes, a valve element configured to be driven by a solenoid, a spring that biases the valve element in the direction opposite to the driving direction by the solenoid, and a CS valve formed by a CS valve seat and the valve element and configured for opening and closing a communication between the control port and the suction port by movement of the valve element. The capacity control valve further includes a pressure receiving portion to which force in accordance with discharge pressure is applied in the axial direction of the valve element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Toshinori Kanzaki, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12129840
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes: a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of a suction pressure passes and a control port through which a control fluid of a control pressure passes; a valve body driven by a solenoid; a spring that biases the valve body in a direction opposite to a direction of driving by the solenoid; a CS valve that includes a CS valve seat and the valve body, and that moves the valve body to open and close a communication between the control port and the suction port, the capacity control valve opening and closing the CS valve to control the control pressure, in which the control fluid of the control pressure is suppliable to a back side of the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Toshinori Kanzaki, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12072035
    Abstract: A capacity control valve capable of being downsized with the small number of parts is provided. A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of suction pressure Ps passes, and a control port through which a control fluid of control pressure Pc passes, a valve element configured to be driven by a solenoid, a spring that biases the valve element in a direction opposite to a driving direction of the solenoid, and a CS valve formed by a CS valve seat and the valve element and configured to open and close a communication between the control port and the suction port in accordance with a movement of the valve element. The control pressure Pc is controlled by opening and closing the CS valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Toshinori Kanzaki, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12060870
    Abstract: A valve includes: a valve housing provided with a primary pressure port and a secondary pressure port; a valve body configured to be driven by a solenoid; a valve seat on which the valve body is seated; and a spring that urges the valve body in a valve opening direction. The valve seat includes a first valve seat and a second valve seat disposed on a radially inner side of the first valve seat. The second valve seat is configured for moving in a direction toward the valve body due to a differential pressure between a primary pressure and a secondary pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinori Kanzaki, Wataru Takahashi, Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12031531
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes: a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of a suction pressure passes and a control port through which a control fluid of a control pressure passes; a CS valve that includes a CS valve element which is axially driven by a solenoid and a CS valve seat provided between the suction port and the control port and is brought into contact with and separated from the CS valve element; and bias means for biasing the CS valve element in a valve closing direction of the CS valve, wherein a space is formed inside the valve housing in opposition to the solenoid through the CS valve element and the suction fluid flows into the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Fukudome, Masahiro Hayama, Takahiro Ejima, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 12012948
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing formed with a discharge port, a suction port, and first and second control ports, a rod movably arranged in the valve housing and driven by a solenoid, a CS valve configured to control a fluid flow between the first control port and the suction port in accordance with a movement of the rod, and a DC valve configured to control a fluid flow between the second control port and the discharge port in accordance with the movement of the rod. In a non-energization state, the CS valve is closed and the DC valve is closed. As the energization of the solenoid becomes larger, the CS valve transitions from a closed state to an open state and the DC valve transitions from a closed state to an open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Takahiro Ejima, Daichi Kurihara, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 11994120
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided with a discharge port, suction ports, a control port allowing a control fluid of a control pressure Pc to pass therethrough and a primary valve including a primary valve seat and a primary valve body driven by a solenoid and opening and closing a communication between the discharge port and the control port by the movement of the primary valve body. The capacity control valve further includes a CS valve which includes a CS valve body, a first spring urging the CS valve body in a closing direction, and a second spring urging the CS valve body in an opening direction, the control port and the suction port being opened at a valve closed position of the primary valve body, the control port and the suction port being closed at a valve opened position of the primary valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Takahiro Ejima, Daichi Kurihara, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji, Yoshihiro Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11988296
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of suction pressure passes, and a control port through which a control fluid of control pressure passes, a valve element configured to be driven by a solenoid, a spring that biases the valve element in the direction opposite to the driving direction by the solenoid, and a CS valve formed by a CS valve seat and the valve element and configured for opening and closing a communication between the control port and the suction port by movement of the valve element. The capacity control valve further includes a pressure receiving portion to which force in accordance with discharge pressure is applied in the axial direction of the valve element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Toshinori Kanzaki, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 11927275
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided a discharge port through which a discharge fluid of discharge pressure Pd passes, a suction port through which a suction fluid of suction pressure Ps passes, and a control port through which a control fluid of control pressure Pc passes, a rod configured to be driven by a solenoid, a main valve formed by a main valve seat and a main valve element and configured for opening and closing a communication between the discharge port and the control port in accordance with a movement of the rod, and a CS valve provided between the control port and the suction port and controlled by a dynamic pressure of a fluid flowing from the discharge port to the control port at an opening state of the main valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Takahiro Ejima, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 11873805
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing formed with a discharge port, a suction port, and first and second control ports, a rod driven by a solenoid, a CS valve configured to control a fluid flow between the first control port and the suction port in accordance with a movement of the rod, and a DC valve configured to control a fluid flow between the second control port and the discharge port in accordance with a movement of the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Takahiro Ejima, Daichi Kurihara, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 11873804
    Abstract: A capacity control valve for controlling a capacity of a fluid includes: a valve housing; a main valve closing and opening a communication between a Pc port and a Pd port when a main valve portion of a main valve element driven by a drive force of a solenoid comes into contact with and separates from a main valve seat; a pressure-sensitive valve which is opened by an ambient pressure; a hollow tube member which forms a part of the pressure-sensitive valve and allows the Pc port to communicate with a Ps port through a hollow communication path formed therein when the pressure-sensitive valve is opened; and an auxiliary communication path allows the Pc port to communicate with the Ps port independently of the pressure-sensitive valve, and the auxiliary communication path is configured to be able to increase a flow path cross-sectional area after the main valve is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventors: Daichi Kurihara, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Keigo Shirafuji, Kohei Fukudome, Masahiro Hayama, Takahiro Ejima, Wataru Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11867312
    Abstract: In a capacity control valve, a position of a valve element is changed by drawing a movable iron core to a fixed iron core with magnetic force by energization of an electromagnetic coil. The iron core on one side includes a projected portion on the radially outer side, the iron core on the other side includes a projected portion on the radially inner side, and these projected portions are capable of being loosely fitted to each other when the movable iron core is drawn to the fixed iron core. The projected portion is formed to be smaller than an opposing surface of the iron core facing an effective magnetic force surface of a distal end of the projected portion and formed in a tapered shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Toshinori Kanzaki, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 11841090
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing; a rod configured to be driven by a solenoid; a CS valve formed by a CS valve seat and a CS valve element configured to open and close a communication between the control port and the suction port; a DC valve formed by a DC valve seat and a DC valve element arranged movably with respect to the CS valve element, the DC valve being configured to open and close a communication between the discharge port and the control port in accordance with movement of the rod; and a pressure drive portion coupled to the CS valve element to be movable in an integrated manner with the CS valve element and arranged in a suction fluid supply chamber formed in the valve housing and to which the suction fluid is supplied, the pressure drive portion being driven by the suction pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Takahiro Ejima, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Patent number: 11821540
    Abstract: A capacity control valve in which control precision is high is provided. A capacity control valve V includes a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of suction pressure Ps passes, and a control port through which a control fluid of control pressure Pc passes, a pressure drive portion that receives a force in the contracting direction from the suction fluid, and a main valve formed by a valve element that receives a force in the valve opening direction from the pressure drive portion, and a valve seat with and from which the valve element is brought into contact and separated. The valve element is arranged to receive a force in the closing direction from the control fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Kohei Fukudome, Toshinori Kanzaki, Wataru Takahashi, Keigo Shirafuji
  • Publication number: 20230358331
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided with a suction port through which a suction fluid of suction pressure passes, and a control port through which a control fluid of control pressure passes, a valve element configured to be driven by a solenoid, a spring that biases the valve element in the direction opposite to the driving direction by the solenoid, and a CS valve formed by a CS valve seat and the valve element and configured for opening and closing a communication between the control port and the suction port by movement of the valve element. The capacity control valve further includes a pressure receiving portion to which force in accordance with discharge pressure is applied in the axial direction of the valve element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro HAYAMA, Kohei FUKUDOME, Toshinori KANZAKI, Wataru TAKAHASHI, Keigo SHIRAFUJI
  • Patent number: 11802552
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a valve housing to which a suction fluid having a suction pressure and a control fluid having a control pressure are supplied; a solenoid; a CS valve body that partitions an inside of the valve housing into a first space, and a second space and moves according to the suction pressure of the suction fluid and the control pressure of the control fluid, and a CS valve seat with which the CS valve body is configured to come into contact; a biasing member biasing the CS valve body in a valve opening direction of the valve; and a pilot valve formed of a pilot valve body to be driven by the solenoid and a pilot valve seat with which the pilot valve body is configured to come into contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Inventors: Kohei Fukudome, Keigo Shirafuji, Masahiro Hayama, Toshinori Kanzaki, Keichi Urushiyama
  • Patent number: 11795928
    Abstract: A capacity control valve includes: a valve body having first communication passages, second communication passages, third communication passages, and a main valve seat; a valve element having an intermediate communication passage, a main valve portion and an auxiliary valve portion; a pressure-sensitive element disposed in the valve body; a solenoid that drives a rod; a first biasing member that biases in a valve closing direction of the main valve portion; and a second biasing member that biases in a valve opening direction of the main valve portion, wherein the rod moves relative to the valve element to press the pressure-sensitive element. The capacity control valve can efficiently discharge a liquid refrigerant and can decrease a driving force of a compressor during a liquid refrigerant discharge operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: Masahiro Hayama, Hideki Higashidozono
  • Publication number: 20230313789
    Abstract: A valve includes: a valve housing provided with a primary pressure port and a secondary pressure port; a valve body configured to be driven by a solenoid; a valve seat on which the valve body is seated; and a spring that urges the valve body in a valve opening direction. The valve seat includes a first valve seat and a second valve seat disposed on a radially inner side of the first valve seat. The second valve seat is configured for moving in a direction toward the valve body due to a differential pressure between a primary pressure and a secondary pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Toshinori KANZAKI, Wataru TAKAHASHI, Masahiro HAYAMA, Kohei FUKUDOME, Keigo SHIRAFUJI
  • Publication number: 20230296178
    Abstract: A valve includes a valve housing provided with an inlet port and an outlet port a valve body to be driven by a drive source a spring that urges the valve bodyin a direction opposite a direction of driving by the drive source and a valve seat formed at an edge of a through-flow passage The valve body and the valve seat cooperatively form a poppet valve. The valve is configured to control a flow rate in accordance with a movement of the valve body Flow passages on a downstream side of the poppet valve are provided with increase regions where a flow passage cross-sectional area tends to increase toward the downstream side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Toshinori KANZAKI, Wataru TAKAHASHI, Masahiro HAYAMA, Kohei FUKUDOME, Keigo SHIRAFUJI