Patents by Inventor Masanori Ukibune
Masanori Ukibune 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).
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Patent number: 11852379Abstract: A water heating system includes: a refrigerant circuit that includes a compressor and in which a refrigerant flows; and a water circuit in which water flows. The refrigerant circuit shares with the water circuit a water heat exchanger that heats the water using the refrigerant discharged from the compressor. The water heat exchanger includes a first heat-exchanging unit in which the refrigerant exchanges heat with the water at a water outlet portion. The refrigerant circuit further includes a heat radiator that is disposed between the compressor and the first heat-exchanging unit and that radiates heat of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor. The heat radiator is configured to radiate heat of the refrigerant to water that flows on an upstream side of the water outlet portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideho Sakaguchi, Masanori Ukibune, Atsushi Okamoto, Yasuhiro Kouno
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Publication number: 20230332801Abstract: A hot water supply system includes a hot water supply apparatus, a plurality of supply paths, and an estimation unit. The hot water supply apparatus includes a heating apparatus configured to heat water, a tank configured to store the water heated by the heating apparatus, and a water circuit configured to circulate the water in the tank. Each supply path is coupled to a corresponding one of a plurality of hot water supply targets and is configured to supply the water from the tank. The estimation unit is configured to predict a total amount of hot water supply demand, based on time-series data of a first index that indicates an amount of heat of water used in each of the plurality of hot water supply targets.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Hideho SAKAGUCHI, Tetsuya OKAMOTO, Masanori UKIBUNE
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Patent number: 11674695Abstract: A controller performs a first operation in which a heat source device directly or indirectly heats water in a first channel of a heat exchanger and a second operation in which the heat source device directly or indirectly cools the water in the first channel of the heat exchanger after the first operation ends.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideho Sakaguchi, Atsushi Okamoto, Masanori Ukibune, Yasuhiro Kouno, Yurika Gotou, Qi Fang, Tim Coessens
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Publication number: 20230024725Abstract: An intermediate plate is supported by a bottom member through a plurality of second elastic members. A first compressor is supported by the intermediate plate through a plurality of first elastic members. A second compressor is supported by the same intermediate plate through a plurality of first elastic members.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masao OHNO, Tetsuya OKAMOTO, Kazushi HISAYAMA, Kebi CHEN, Yoshinobu TSUMURA, Masanori UKIBUNE
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Publication number: 20230028896Abstract: A water heating system includes: a refrigerant circuit that includes a compressor and in which a refrigerant flows; and a water circuit in which water flows. The refrigerant circuit shares with the water circuit a water heat exchanger that heats the water using the refrigerant discharged from the compressor. The water heat exchanger includes a first heat-exchanging unit in which the refrigerant exchanges heat with the water at a water outlet portion. The refrigerant circuit further includes a heat radiator that is disposed between the compressor and the first heat-exchanging unit and that radiates heat of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor. The heat radiator is configured to radiate heat of the refrigerant to water that flows on an upstream side of the water outlet portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideho Sakaguchi, Masanori Ukibune, Atsushi Okamoto, Yasuhiro Kouno
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Publication number: 20230014957Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit switchable between a first operation of performing a refrigeration cycle in which a first compressor is stopped and a second compressor is driven and a second operation of performing a refrigeration cycle in which the first and second compressors and are driven. The refrigeration apparatus further includes a reduction mechanism configured to reduce a refrigerant flowing into the first compressor while a first condition is satisfied during the first operation. The first condition indicates that an internal pressure of the first compressor is lower than an evaporation pressure of an evaporator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazushi HISAYAMA, Masanori UKIBUNE, Tetsuya OKAMOTO, Masao OHNO, Kebi CHEN
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Publication number: 20230020042Abstract: A first intermediate plate and a second intermediate plate are supported by a bottom member through a plurality of second elastic members. The first compressor and the second compressor are supported by the first intermediate plate and the second intermediate plate, respectively, through a plurality of first elastic members.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masao OHNO, Tetsuya OKAMOTO, Kazushi HISAYAMA, Kebi CHEN, Yoshinobu TSUMURA, Masanori UKIBUNE
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Publication number: 20220260280Abstract: A hot water supply apparatus includes a heat exchanger that heats water for hot water supply, a pressure controller provided in a subsequent stage of the heat exchanger, and a trap that promotes deposition of scale. The pressure controller pressurizes the water for hot water supply. The trap is provided in a subsequent stage of the pressure controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Masanori UKIBUNE, Atsushi OKAMOTO, Hideho SAKAGUCHI, Yasuhiro KOUNO, Qi FANG
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Publication number: 20220235945Abstract: A controller performs a first operation in which a heat source device directly or indirectly heats water in a first channel of a heat exchanger and a second operation in which the heat source device directly or indirectly cools the water in the first channel of the heat exchanger after the first operation ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideho SAKAGUCHI, Atsushi OKAMOTO, Masanori UKIBUNE, Yasuhiro KOUNO, Yurika GOTOU, Qi FANG, Tim COESSENS
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Patent number: 11313567Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus has a compressor disposed via a bottom member of a housing, a second elastic member, a base, and a first elastic member. A first electric component that drives a motor for the compressor and a second electric component that performs another control are fixed to the base and disposed. The base has an upper surface that contacts the first elastic member and a lower surface that contacts the second elastic member. The first electric component and the second electric component are fixed to the upper surface directly or indirectly via a substrate and/or an electric-component casing. Top portions of the first electric component and the second electric component are lower than a top portion of the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazushi Hisayama, Tetsuya Okamoto, Yoshinobu Tsumura, Kebi Chen, Masanori Ukibune
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Patent number: 11226112Abstract: In an air-conditioning system including a thermal storage heat exchanger, a refrigerant circuit is configured such that an indoor heat exchanger and a receiver communicate with the thermal storage heat exchanger when an operational mode of the refrigerant circuit is switched to a cooling operation in which the thermal storage heat exchanger serves as a radiator and the indoor heat exchanger serves as an evaporator.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2021Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masanori Ukibune, Kouichi Yasuo, Masao Ohno
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Patent number: 11073325Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus has a compressor disposed via a bottom member of a housing, second elastic members, a base, and first elastic members. The compressor is disposed close to an arrangement centroid of the second elastic members.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazushi Hisayama, Tetsuya Okamoto, Yoshinobu Tsumura, Kebi Chen, Masanori Ukibune
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Publication number: 20210207834Abstract: An air-conditioning system includes a refrigerant circuit configured to perform a refrigeration cycle. The refrigerant circuit connects a compressor, a utilization-side heat exchanger that performs air conditioning of an indoor space, and a thermal storage heat exchanger. The air-conditioning system executes a first operation in accordance with a reduction command to reduce commercial power consumption in a whole of the air-conditioning system. The first operation allows the utilization-side heat exchanger to perform air conditioning using the thermal storage heat exchanger as a heat source. The air-conditioning system includes a power reduction section configured to perform a first control in synchronization with timing of a start of the first operation. The first control makes the commercial power consumption in the whole of the air-conditioning system equal to or lower than a first value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Masanori UKIBUNE, Kouichi YASUO, Masao OHNO
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Publication number: 20210180802Abstract: In an air-conditioning system including a thermal storage heat exchanger, a refrigerant circuit is configured such that an indoor heat exchanger and a receiver communicate with the thermal storage heat exchanger when an operational mode of the refrigerant circuit is switched to a cooling operation in which the thermal storage heat exchanger serves as a radiator and the indoor heat exchanger serves as an evaporator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masanori UKIBUNE, Kouichi YASUO, Masao OHNO
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Patent number: 11035579Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a compressor, a refrigerant cooling pipe, a refrigerant-cycle constituent component, a connecting pipe and vibration transmission suppressing portion that is disposed on the connecting pipe that connects the refrigeration-cycle constituent component or the compressor and the refrigerant cooling pipe to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazushi Hisayama, Tetsuya Okamoto, Yoshinobu Tsumura, Kebi Chen, Masanori Ukibune
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Publication number: 20210025643Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus has a compressor disposed via a bottom member of a housing, second elastic members, a base, and first elastic members. The compressor is disposed close to an arrangement centroid of the second elastic members.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazushi HISAYAMA, Tetsuya OKAMOTO, Yoshinobu TSUMURA, Kebi CHEN, Masanori UKIBUNE
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Publication number: 20210018189Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a compressor, a refrigerant cooling pipe, a refrigerant-cycle constituent component, a connecting pipe and vibration transmission suppressing portion that is disposed on the connecting pipe that connects the refrigeration-cycle constituent component or the compressor and the refrigerant cooling pipe to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazushi HISAYAMA, Tetsuya OKAMOTO, Yoshinobu TSUMURA, Kebi CHEN, Masanori UKIBUNE
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Publication number: 20210018188Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus has a compressor disposed via a bottom member of a housing, a second elastic member, a base, and a first elastic member. A first electric component that drives a motor for the compressor and a second electric component that performs another control are fixed to the base and disposed. The base has an upper surface that contacts the first elastic member and a lower surface that contacts the second elastic member. The first electric component and the second electric component are fixed to the upper surface directly or indirectly via a substrate and/or an electric-component casing. Top portions of the first electric component and the second electric component are lower than a top portion of the compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazushi HISAYAMA, Tetsuya OKAMOTO, Yoshinobu TSUMURA, Kebi CHEN, Masanori UKIBUNE
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Publication number: 20200326100Abstract: A warm-water generating apparatus (1) uses, as a refrigerant, a mixed refrigerant containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)). The warm-water generating apparatus (1) includes a compressor (21), a heat-source-side air heat exchanger (24), an expansion valve (23), and a use-side water heat exchanger (22). The water heat exchanger (22) causes the mixed refrigerant flowing therein and first water to exchange heat with each other to heat the first water.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masanori UKIBUNE, Atsushi OKAMOTO, Mitsushi ITANO, Daisuke KARUBE, Yuuki YOTSUMOTO, Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI, Yuzo KOMATSU, Shun OHKUBO, Tatsuya TAKAKUWA
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Publication number: 20200309411Abstract: A warm-water generating apparatus (1) uses, as a refrigerant, a mixed refrigerant containing at least 1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)). The warm-water generating apparatus (1) includes a compressor (21), a heat-source-side air heat exchanger (24), an expansion valve (23), and a use-side water heat exchanger (22). The water heat exchanger (22) causes the mixed refrigerant flowing therein and first water to exchange heat with each other to heat the first water.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masanori UKIBUNE, Atsushi OKAMOTO, Mitsushi ITANO, Daisuke KARUBE, Yuuki YOTSUMOTO, Kazuhiro TAKAHASHI, Yuzo KOMATSU, Shun OHKUBO, Tatsuya TAKAKUWA