Patents by Inventor Masao Ozu
Masao Ozu 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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Publication number: 20220010796Abstract: A rotary compressor and a refrigeration cycle device are provided. The rotary compressor includes a housing, an exhaust pipe and a suction pipe. The housing accommodates a motor and a compression mechanism. The exhaust pipe is communicated with a high-pressure side of the refrigeration cycle device and coupled to the housing. The suction pipe is communicated with a low-pressure side of the refrigeration cycle device and coupled to the compression mechanism. The compression mechanism has a bypass device. When the motor is stopped, gas of the housing flows into the suction pipe or a low-pressure circuit communicated with the suction pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: GUANGDONG MEIZHI COMPRESSOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masao OZU, Bin GAO, Ling WANG
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Patent number: 10626867Abstract: An electric compressor and a refrigeration device having the same are provided. The electric compressor includes: an electric motor having a stator and a rotor; a compressing mechanism having an eccentric shaft rotatably and slidably connected to the rotor and defining a compressing chamber therein, the compressing chamber being configured to perform a compression by the eccentric shaft; and a torque damping device configured to connect the rotor with the eccentric shaft, in which during the compression of the compressing chamber, a difference between a rotation angle of the eccentric shaft and a rotation angle of the rotor is a phase angle which is increased and decreased.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2015Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: GUANGDONG MEIZHI COMPRESSOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masao Ozu, Jijiang Yu, Cheng Zhang, Hong Guo, Xingbiao Zhou, Liang Zhong, Lili Yan, Ling Wang
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Patent number: 10605492Abstract: A refrigeration cycle device includes at least a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator and a plurality of compressors, a sealed casing of each of the compressors is disposed with a rotary compression mechanism part in communication with a low-pressure path and a motor part configured to drive the compression mechanism part, the low-pressure path is in communication with the evaporator, each of the compressors is further provided with an oil storage cavity, and a gas discharge path of at least one compressor is connected with the sealed casing of another compressor.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2015Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Guangdong Meizhi Compressor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masao Ozu, Weimin Xiang, Jijiang Yu, Hong Guo, Cheng Zhang, Ziqiang Liang, Ling Wang, Liang Zhong, Lili Yan
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Patent number: 10072661Abstract: A rotatory compressor and a refrigerating cycle device are provided. The rotatory compressor includes a lubricating oil in an interior of a hermetically sealed housing, and an electric motor and a rotatory compressing mechanism disposed in the housing. An internal pressure of the housing is substantially equal to a suction pressure of the compressing mechanism. The compressing mechanism includes a first bearing and a second bearing at least one of which includes an exhaust muffler. A refrigerant of the exhaust muffler flows through the sliding vane chamber and is discharged from an exhaust pipe of the compressing mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: GUANGDONG MEIZHI COMPRESSOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masao Ozu, Weimin Xiang, Jijiang Yu, Hong Guo, Jingtao Yang, Cheng Zhang, Bin Gao, Ling Wang
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Publication number: 20170284706Abstract: A refrigeration cycle device includes at least a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator and a plurality of compressors, a sealed casing of each of the compressors is disposed with a rotary compression mechanism part in communication with a low-pressure path and a motor part configured to drive the compression mechanism part, the low-pressure path is in communication with the evaporator, each of the compressors is further provided with an oil storage cavity, and a gas discharge path of at least one compressor is connected with the sealed casing of another compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: Guangdong Meizhi Compressor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masao OZU, Weimin XIANG, Jijiang YU, Hong GUO, Cheng ZHANG, Ziqiang LIANG, Ling WANG, Liang ZHONG, Lili YANG
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Publication number: 20170130717Abstract: An electric compressor and a refrigeration device having the same are provided. The electric compressor includes: an electric motor having a stator and a rotor; a compressing mechanism having an eccentric shaft rotatably and slidably connected to the rotor and defining a compressing chamber therein, the compressing chamber being configured to perform a compression by the eccentric shaft; and a torque damping device configured to connect the rotor with the eccentric shaft, in which during the compression of the compressing chamber, a difference between a rotation angle of the eccentric shaft and a rotation angle of the rotor is a phase angle which is increased and decreased.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: GUANGDONG MEIZHI COMPRESSOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masao Ozu, Jijiang Yu, Cheng Zhang, Hong Guo, Xingbiao Zhou, Liang Zhong, Lili Yan, Ling Wang
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Publication number: 20160231038Abstract: A rotatory compressor and a refrigerating cycle device are provided. The rotatory compressor includes a lubricating oil in an interior of a hermetically sealed housing, and an electric motor and a rotatory compressing mechanism disposed in the housing. An internal pressure of the housing is substantially equal to a suction pressure of the compressing mechanism. The compressing mechanism includes a first bearing and a second bearing at least one of which includes an exhaust muffler. A refrigerant of the exhaust muffler flows through the sliding vane chamber and is discharged from an exhaust pipe of the compressing mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: GUANGDONG MEIZHI COMPRESSOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masao OZU, Weimin XIANG, Jijiang YU, Hong GUO, Jingtao YANG, Cheng ZHANG, Bin GAO, Ling WANG
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Patent number: 6425744Abstract: A helical blade type compressor is comprising a stationary cylindrical body, a closed-ended cylinder eccentrically arranged surrounding the cylindrical body, a helical compression section including a helical blade serving to divide the free space between the closed-ended cylinder and the cylindrical body into a plurality of compression chambers arranged in the axial direction of the cylindrical body, and a rotary shaft serving to eccentrically rotate the cylinder surrounding the cylindrical body, wherein a helical blade groove is formed on the circumferential surface of the cylindrical body and the helical blade is engaged with the helical groove such that an object fluid is moved in the axial direction of the cylindrical body so as to be compressed in accordance with the eccentric rotation of the cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2001Date of Patent: July 30, 2002Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masao Ozu, Takayoshi Fujiwara, Tetsuo Fukuda
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Patent number: 6338617Abstract: A helical-blade fluid machine maintains a low-pressure atmosphere in a closed casing (1) and secures a proper lubrication state for a compression mechanism (9). The fluid machine has a drive mechanism (7) that is installed at an upper or lower part of the casing and consists of a stator (11) and a rotor (15). The compression mechanism is installed at the other part of the casing. The compression mechanism has a cylinder (23) and a roller (25), which is swayed with respect to the cylinder by the drive mechanism. A helical blade (39) having unequal pitches is arranged on the roller, to define compression chambers (41). This arrangement lowers the head of lubricant. An intake pipe (5) feeds gas into the casing so that a low-pressure atmosphere fills the casing.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2000Date of Patent: January 15, 2002Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Makoto Hayano, Hirotsugu Sakata, Akira Morishima, Masao Ozu
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Publication number: 20010026765Abstract: A helical blade type compressor is comprising a stationary cylinder, a roller eccentrically arranged within the cylinder, a helical compression section including a helical blade serving to divide the free space between the roller and the cylinder into a plurality of compression chambers arranged in the axial direction of the cylinder, and a rotary shaft serving to eccentrically rotate the roller within the cylinder, wherein a helical blade groove is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder and the helical blade is engaged with the helical groove such that an object fluid is moved in the axial direction of the cylinder so as to be compressed in accordance with the eccentric rotation of the roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2001Publication date: October 4, 2001Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masao Ozu, Takayoshi Fujiwara, Tetsuo Fukuda
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Patent number: 6162035Abstract: A helical-blade fluid machine maintains a low-pressure atmosphere in a closed casing (1) and secures a proper lubrication state for a compression mechanism (9). The fluid machine has a drive mechanism (7) that is installed at an upper or lower part of the casing and consists of a stator (11) and a rotor (15). The compression mechanism is installed at the other part of the casing. The compression mechanism has a cylinder (23) and a roller (25), which is swayed with respect to the cylinder by the drive mechanism. A helical blade (39) having unequal pitches is arranged on the roller, to define compression chambers (41). This arrangement lowers the head of lubricant. An intake pipe (5) feeds gas into the casing so that a low-pressure atmosphere fills the casing.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 1998Date of Patent: December 19, 2000Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Makoto Hayano, Hirotsugu Sakata, Akira Morishima, Masao Ozu
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Patent number: 6089834Abstract: In a helical compressor, a helical compression unit is accommodated in the case. The compression unit has a cylinder, a roller eccentrically disposed in the cylinder and a helical blade disposed between an inner surface of the cylinder and the roller for separately forming a plurality of compression chambers therebetween along an axial direction of the roller. A motor unit is accommodated in the case and is operatively connected to the helical compression unit through a rotating shaft for eccentrically rotating the roller in the cylinder through the rotating shaft. According to the rotation of the roller, compressive fluid sucked into a lower compression chamber is moved along an axial direction of the rotating shaft while being sequentially compressed. The helical compression unit and the motor unit is arranged so that the helical compression unit and the motor unit are partially overlapped to each other along the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1998Date of Patent: July 18, 2000Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masao Ozu, Takayoshi Fujiwara, Masatoshi Yoshida, Takuya Hirayama, Tatsuya Itou, Hiroyuki Mizuno
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Patent number: 5885062Abstract: A switching valve comprises a valve body to which a plurality of fluid passages are connected, a slider having a gas passage capable of selectively connecting two fluid passages, a balance port for letting the gas passage communicate with the outside of the slider, a pilot valve for opening and closing the balance port, a moving mechanism for moving the pilot valve and the slider as one body in a predetermined direction alone, and a forwardly and reversely rotatable motor unit for driving the slider to open the balance port, thereby canceling a pressure difference between the inside and outside of the slider and then moving the slider to switch the fluid passages.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 1997Date of Patent: March 23, 1999Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Toshinobu Inoue, Masao Ozu, Masumi Hasegawa, Kazuhiko Miura
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Patent number: 5788470Abstract: A fluid machine has-two working mechanisms. Each of the working mechanisms has a fixed spiral, a movable spiral, and a working chamber. The fixed spiral has an inner contact face that spirals from the periphery toward the center of the fixed spiral and has a stepped shape in section. The movable spiral has an outer contact face that spirals upwardly from the periphery toward the center of the movable spiral and has a stepped shape in section. The movable spiral orbits inside the fixed spiral when an eccentric shaft rotates. The working chamber is defined between the inner and outer contact faces. The height and width of the working chamber become smaller as the working chamber shifts from the periphery toward the center of the working mechanism according to the oscillation of the movable spiral.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1996Date of Patent: August 4, 1998Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masayuki Okuda, Hirotsugu Sakata, Masao Ozu
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Patent number: 5784893Abstract: An air conditioning system in which each alternative refrigerant can be fully utilized so as to present as much as actual COP in comparison with the conventional HCFC22 and to achieve safe use as operating refrigerants.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 1997Date of Patent: July 28, 1998Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kokichi Furuhama, Tetsuo Sano, Masao Ozu
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Patent number: 5782622Abstract: A hermetic compressor which compresses compressed gas, comprising a sealing container, a compression mechanism, contained within said sealing container, for compressing said compressed gas, said compression mechanism including a rotary shaft, a motor for actuating the compression mechanism by driving the rotary shaft, first and second bearings, arranged individually on both sides of the compression mechanism, for journaling said rotary shaft, and a frame for fixedly supporting the compression mechanism, the frame comprises a frame body having a hollow portion in which said first bearing is situated, said frame body being fixed on one end surface of the compression mechanism and a bearing support portion for sealing the hollow portion of the frame body and supporting an outer peripheral portion of the first bearing.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 1996Date of Patent: July 21, 1998Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masao Ozu, Izumi Onoda
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Patent number: 5775883Abstract: A rolling-piston expander has a hermetic casing 7 provided with a suction pipe 3 and a discharge pipe 5, a cylinder 13 disposed in the casing, a roller 31 eccentrically rotated in the cylinder, an expansion chamber 39 defined by the roller and communicating with a suction port 47 and a discharge port 55, a shaft 19 for supporting the roller so that the roller may eccentrically rotate, a suction timing controller 51 consisting of the ports 47 and 51, for controlling the timing of the supply of gas into the expansion chamber, and a bypass for supplying high-pressure gas into the expansion chamber when the suction timing is off.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 1996Date of Patent: July 7, 1998Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hitoshi Hattori, Masao Ozu, Kazuo Saito, Akira Morishima, Toshio Otaka, Motonori Futamura
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Patent number: 5616019Abstract: A rolling piston type expansion machine eliminates the need for an open-close valve mechanism and smoothens the timing of inflow of high-pressure gas. The machine includes a cylinder having a discharge port and a roller freely gyratable or orbital in the cylinder. A freely movable blade supported in the cylinder has its tip in contact with the circumferential surface of the roller to form an expansion chamber. A gas passage is freely rotatably supported by a main bearing member and a secondary bearing member. The gas passage is formed in a main shaft having a crank shaft portion that gyrates or orbits the roller. An inlet port is provided along a shaft center of the main shaft. An inflow timing control portion controls inflow timing of the suction gas toward the expansion chamber via the inlet port of the gas passage.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 1995Date of Patent: April 1, 1997Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hitoshi Hattori, Motonori Futamura, Kazuo Saito, Masao Ozu
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Patent number: 5297395Abstract: A refrigeration cycle has a compressor, an outdoor rotary-type heat exchanger, a motor-operated expansion valve, and an indoor rotary-type heat exchanger which are sequentially connected to each other to circulate a refrigerant. A tank is set in a connected state or a non-connected state with respect to a refrigerant discharge side of the compressor. A detector detects at least a pressure at one side of each of the exchangers. A first controller sets the tank in a non-connected state when a normal operation of an air conditioner is to be started, and controls the capacity of the compressor, the rotational speed of the exchangers, and the opening degree of the valve in accordance with an air-conditioning load, thereby performing the normal operation of the air conditioner.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 1993Date of Patent: March 29, 1994Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masao Ozu, Masao Isshiki, Eiji Kuwahara, Takao Hoshi, Atsuyuki Hiruma, Tohru Kubo, Atsushi Nagasawa, Nobuo Kawai, Yoshiaki Nagaoka, Kazuhiko Akiyama
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Patent number: 5207071Abstract: There is disclosed a current control apparatus comprising first controllers adapted for detecting an overall or total load current to calculate distribution values for distributing a current margin with respect to an overall or total current limit value to respective air-conditioners; and second controllers adapted for respectively controlling air-conditioners so as not to exceed individual current limit values, and for carrying out an incremental correction of individual current limit values in accordance with distribution values calculated by the first controllers.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 1992Date of Patent: May 4, 1993Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masao Ozu, Harunobu Nukushina, Michika Uesugi, Atsuyuki Hiruma, Kazuo Mochizuki, Toru Kubo, Masao Isshiki, Oserojouin Watabiki, Hiroyuki Ota, Kazuhito Ono