Patents by Inventor Naohiro Minekawa

Naohiro Minekawa 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: 7713038
    Abstract: A scroll fluid machine comprises a driving shaft in a housing. An orbiting scroll is eccentrically revolved around an eccentric axial portion of the driving shaft via a bearing. Air is introduced from outside through an intake port of a circumferential wall of the housing and directed toward the bearing by a guide to cool the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Anest Iwata Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Ishikawa, Naohiro Minekawa
  • Patent number: 7419371
    Abstract: In a scroll fluid machine, a driving shaft extends axially to allow an orbiting scroll to revolve with respect to a fixed scroll thereby compressing a gas introduced from the outer circumference of the fixed scroll in a compressing chamber formed between the orbiting and fixed scrolls. From one end of the driving shaft, external air is introduced in a cooling hole extending axially of the driving shaft to cool the driving shaft. A cooling fan is rotatably secured at one end of the driving shaft to rotate by the driving shaft to cool the fixed scroll. The cooling fan comprises a base plate having a main fin on one side surface facing the side of the fixed scroll and a plurality of auxiliary fins on the other side surface to prevent cooling-finished air from invading into the cooling hole of the driving shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Anest Iwata Corporation
    Inventors: Naohiro Minekawa, Masatomo Tanuma, Yuki Takada, Minako Toda
  • Publication number: 20080152528
    Abstract: A scroll fluid machine comprises a driving shaft in a housing. An orbiting scroll is eccentrically revolved around an eccentric axial portion of the driving shaft via a bearing. Air is introduced from outside through an intake port of a circumferential wall of the housing and directed toward the bearing by a guide to cool the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: Anest Iwata Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetoshi ISHIKAWA, Naohiro MINEKAWA
  • Patent number: 7387503
    Abstract: In a scroll fluid machine, a fixed scroll has a fixed wrap, and an orbiting scroll has an orbiting wrap which engages with the fixed wrap to form a compressing chamber between the orbiting and fixed wraps. The orbiting scroll is rotatably mounted around an eccentric axial portion of a driving shaft and revolved by the driving shaft. A gas introduced from the outer circumference of the fixed scroll is compressed in the compressing chamber as it flows towards the center. Parts near the center is heated by a compressed gas. On the other surface of the fixed scroll to the surface having the fixed wrap, a plurality of cooling fins are provided. Air is introduced between the cooling fins to cool the machine. Between the cooling fins, a heat-releasing projection is provided to improve cooling efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Anest Iwata Corporation
    Inventors: Minako Toda, Masatomo Tanuma, Yuki Takada, Naohiro Minekawa
  • Publication number: 20070178001
    Abstract: In a scroll fluid machine, a driving shaft extends axially to allow an orbiting scroll to revolve with respect to a fixed scroll thereby compressing a gas introduced from the outer circumference of the fixed scroll in a compressing chamber formed between the orbiting and fixed scrolls. From one end of the driving shaft, external air is introduced in a cooling hole extending axially of the driving shaft to cool the driving shaft. A cooling fan is rotatably secured at one end of the driving shaft to rotate by the driving shaft to cool the fixed scroll. The cooling fan comprises a base plate having a main fin on one side surface facing the side of the fixed scroll and a plurality of auxiliary fins on the other side surface to prevent cooling-finished air from invading into the cooling hole of the driving shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Naohiro Minekawa, Masatomo Tanuma, Yuki Takada, Minako Toda
  • Publication number: 20070172372
    Abstract: In a scroll fluid machine, a fixed scroll has a fixed wrap, and an orbiting scroll has an orbiting wrap which engages with the fixed wrap to form a compressing chamber between the orbiting and fixed wraps. The orbiting scroll is rotatably mounted around an eccentric axial portion of a driving shaft and revolved by the driving shaft. A gas introduced from the outer circumference of the fixed scroll is compressed in the compressing chamber as it flows towards the center. Parts near the center is heated by a compressed gas. On the other surface of the fixed scroll to the surface having the fixed wrap, a plurality of cooling fins are provided. Air is introduced between the cooling fins to cool the machine. Between the cooling fins, a heat-releasing projection is provided to improve cooling efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Minako TODA, Masatomo TANUMA, Yuki TAKADA, Naohiro MINEKAWA