Patents by Inventor Norio Uemura
Norio Uemura 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: 8449266Abstract: A control valve for a variable displacement compressor, in which the discharge pressure of the compressor introduced into a pressure sensing section applies urging force to a movement member, and a solenoid section applies, in cooperation with the urging force, urging force to the movement member depending on an input signal. The degree of opening of a valve body provided at the movement member is set according to the position of the movement member to regulate the rate of air flow in a communication path for interconnecting a discharge pressure region of the compressor and a compressor inner chamber. The suction pressure of the compressor is introduced into a control valve to apply urging force to the movement member, and communication between fluid having the discharge pressure introduced into the pressure sensing section and fluid having the suction pressure introduced into the control valve is shut off.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Higashidozono, Norio Uemura, Kohei Fukudome
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Patent number: 8409498Abstract: A sputter target material which is of a sintered material, wherein the sputter target material consists of 0.5 to 50 atomic % in total of at least one metal element (M) selected from the group of Ti, Zr, V, Nb and Cr, and the balance of Mo and unavoidable impurities, and has a microstructure seen at a perpendicular cross section to a sputtering surface, in which microstructure oxide particles exist near a boundary of each island of the metal element (M), and wherein the maximum area of the island, which is defined by connecting the oxide particles with linear lines so as to form a closed zone, is not more than 1.0 mm2.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2009Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Keisuke Inoue, Tsuyoshi Fukui, Shigeru Taniguchi, Norio Uemura, Katsunori Iwasaki, Kazuya Saitoh
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Patent number: 8387947Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a solenoid portion; a tube placed in the solenoid portion; and a movable core which forms a slide surface that is fitted to the tube. An actuation rod has a joint portion and a valve body, the joint portion being engaged with an abutting surface of a solenoid rod portion, and the valve body opening or closing a control fluid passage. The joint surface of the solenoid rod portion or the abutting face of the actuation rod has a concave cone-shape surface while the other has a convex cone-shape portion. A bottom face of the concave cone-shape surface is formed as a wide area of either a planar surface or a circular cross section, wherein a head portion of the convex cone-shape portion is truncated to form a truncated cone surface, the truncated cone surface corresponding to the bottom face of the concave cone-shape surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norio Uemura, Toshiaki Iwa, Katsuya Shirai, Keigo Shirafuji
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Patent number: 8182239Abstract: A control valve includes a diaphragm assembly imparting a biasing force to a moving member according to the pressure introduced into the pressure-sensitive part. The moving member is moved by the biasing force to control the valve opening. The control valve further includes a solenoid part which imparts the thrust of the diaphragm assembly produced according to the pressure introduced into the pressure-sensitive part to the moving member through a diaphragm holding body as a biasing force, and imparts a biasing force capable of controlling the valve opening in cooperation with the afore-said biasing force to the moving member.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Higashidozono, Norio Uemura, Kohei Fukudome
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Patent number: 8152482Abstract: A displacement control valve for a variable displacement compressor. The displacement control valve includes a drive force transmission body, a pressure sensitive chamber, an internal passage, and a valve body. The valve body includes an annular seal which is contactable with a valve seat surface facing toward the first valve body. The drive force transmission body includes a drive rod and a valve body structure having a shaft passage and forming the first valve body. The drive rod is fitted to the shaft passage and coupled to the valve body structure so as to form a gap passage between an outer surface of the drive rod and a wall surface of the shaft passage. The internal passage includes a recess arranged radially inward from the annular seal, the shaft passage, and the gap passage. The gap passage is in direct communication with the recess.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Umemura, Tatsuya Hirose, Yuji Hashimoto, Norio Uemura, Ryosuke Cho, Keigo Shirafuji
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Patent number: 8128061Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a solenoid portion; a tube placed in the solenoid portion; and a movable core which forms a slide surface that is fitted to the tube. An actuation rod has a joint portion and a valve body, the joint portion being engaged with an abutting surface of a solenoid rod portion, and the valve body opening or closing a control fluid passage. The joint surface of the solenoid rod portion or the abutting face of the actuation rod has a concave cone-shape surface while the other has a convex cone-shape portion. A bottom face of the concave cone-shape surface is formed as a wide area of either a planar surface or a circular cross section, wherein a head portion of the convex cone-shape portion is truncated to form a truncated cone surface, the truncated cone surface corresponding to the bottom face of the concave cone-shape surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norio Uemura, Toshiaki Iwa, Katsuya Shirai, Keigo Shirafuji
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Publication number: 20120037822Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a solenoid portion; a tube placed in the solenoid portion; and a movable core which forms a slide surface that is fitted to the tube. An actuation rod has a joint portion and a valve body, the joint portion being engaged with an abutting surface of a solenoid rod portion, and the valve body opening or closing a control fluid passage. The joint surface of the solenoid rod portion or the abutting face of the actuation rod has a concave cone-shape surface while the other has a convex cone-shape portion. A bottom face of the concave cone-shape surface is formed as a wide area of either a planar surface or a circular cross section, wherein a head portion of the convex cone-shape portion is truncated to form a truncated cone surface, the truncated cone surface corresponding to the bottom face of the concave cone-shape surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Norio UEMURA, Toshiaki Iwa, Katsuya Shirai, Keigo Shirafuji
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Patent number: 7958908Abstract: A capacity control valve, comprising a first valve chamber formed in a valve body, a first fluid passage communicating with the first valve chamber to flow a fluid with a discharge pressure therein, a valve seat formed around a valve port between the first valve chamber and the first fluid passage, a second fluid passage communicating with the first valve chamber to flow the fluid with the discharge pressure therefrom, a second valve chamber communicating with the first valve chamber through a guide hole, a third fluid passage communicating with the second valve chamber to flow the fluid with a suction pressure therein and therefrom, a valve element disposed in the first valve chamber and having a valve part separated from and brought into contact with the valve seat to flow the fluid with the discharge pressure therein and a stem part movably fitted to the guide hole, and a solenoid having a solenoid rod connected to the connection face of the valve element and moving the solenoid rod with a current, A dischType: GrantFiled: April 5, 2006Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryosuke Cho, Toshiaki Iwa, Norio Uemura
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Publication number: 20100051838Abstract: A capacity control valve includes a solenoid portion; a tube placed in the solenoid portion; and a movable core which forms a slide surface that is fitted to the tube. An actuation rod has a joint portion and a valve body, the joint portion being engaged with an abutting surface of a solenoid rod portion, and the valve body opening or closing a control fluid passage. The joint surface of the solenoid rod portion or the abutting face of the actuation rod has a concave cone-shape surface while the other has a convex cone-shape portion. A bottom face of the concave cone-shape surface is formed as a wide area of either a planar surface or a circular cross section, wherein a head portion of the convex cone-shape portion is truncated to form a truncated cone surface, the truncated cone surface corresponding to the bottom face of the concave cone-shape surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTDInventors: Norio UEMURA, Toshiaki Iwa, Katsuya Shirai, Keigo Shirafuji
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Patent number: 7611121Abstract: A case main body and an upper plate are reliably fitted together, a seal is formed between the fitting surfaces, and a magnetic circuit is prevented from malfunctioning. A solenoid-controlled valve, which connects a solenoid section (2) and a valve section (30), comprises a cylindrical case main body (3) having a solenoid coil (4) housed therein and having a connecting section (3A) at one end, an upper plate (6) having a locking surface (6B) adapted to be fitted to the connecting section (3A), and a connector (5) integrally provided with the upper plate (6). A seal section (20) is joined to an outer surface between the fitting surfaces of the connecting section (3A) and the upper plate (6).Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2005Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Eagle Industry Co. Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Iwa, Shinji Sasaki, Ichiro Hirata, Norio Uemura
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Publication number: 20090238712Abstract: A sputter target material which is of a sintered material, wherein the sputter target material consists of 0.5 to 50 atomic % in total of at least one metal element (M) selected from the group of Ti, Zr, V, Nb and Cr, and the balance of Mo and unavoidable impurities, and has a microstructure seen at a perpendicular cross section to a sputtering surface, in which microstructure oxide particles exist near a boundary of each island of the metal element (M), and wherein the maximum area of the island, which is defined by connecting the oxide particles with linear lines so as to form a closed zone, is not more than 1.0 mm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Keisuke Inoue, Tsuyoshi Fukui, Shigeru Taniguchi, Norio Uemura, Katsunori Iwasaki, Kazuya Saitoh
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Publication number: 20090179164Abstract: [PROBLEMS] To provide a small-sized control valve in which a pressure introduced into a pressure-sensitive part can control a valve opening according to the small change of thrust by a solenoid. [MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS] This control valve (28) includes a diaphragm assembly (64) imparting a biasing force to a moving member (50) according to the pressure introduced into the pressure-sensitive part (40). The moving member (50) is moved by the biasing force to control the valve opening. The control valve further includes a solenoid part (36) which imparts the thrust of the diaphragm assembly (64) produced according to the pressure introduced into the pressure-sensitive part (40) to the moving member (50) through a diaphragm holding body (66) as a biasing force, and imparts a biasing force capable of controlling the valve opening in cooperation with the afore-said biasing force to the moving member (50).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2007Publication date: July 16, 2009Inventors: Hideki Higashidozono, Norio Uemura, Kohei Fukudome
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Patent number: 7533687Abstract: An operating rod is subjected to a surface hardening heat treatment without a post finishing process which enhances a responsiveness of the operating rod by preventing powders from being attracted to a sliding surface of the operating rod. The capacitive control valve includes a solenoid rod portion communicating with a moveable core of the solenoid portion, an operating rod connected with the solenoid rod portion, the operating rod including a valve body used for opening or closing a control fluid passage hole, and a fixed core arranged opposite relative to the moveable core. The fixed core includes a guide hole defined therein which guides the operating rod through the guide hole in a freely moveable manner, the operating rod extending longitudinally through an internal bore. The operating rod being subjected to surface hardening treatment at a relatively low temperature that does not exceed 500° C.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2004Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignees: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd., Sanden CorporationInventors: Norio Uemura, Toshiaki Iwa, Katsuya Shirai, Keigo Shirafuji, Yukihiko Taguchi
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Publication number: 20090108221Abstract: A displacement control valve for a variable displacement compressor. The displacement control valve includes a drive force transmission body, a pressure sensitive chamber, an internal passage, and a valve body. The valve body includes an annular seal which is contactable with a valve seat surface facing toward the first valve body. The drive force transmission body includes a drive rod and a valve body structure having a shaft passage and forming the first valve body. The drive rod is fitted to the shaft passage and coupled to the valve body structure so as to form a gap passage between an outer surface of the drive rod and a wall surface of the shaft passage. The internal passage includes a recess arranged radially inward from the annular seal, the shaft passage, and the gap passage. The gap passage is in direct communication with the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventors: Satoshi UMEMURA, Tatsuya Hirose, Yuji Hashimoto, Norio Uemura, Ryosuke Cho, Keigo Shirafuji
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Publication number: 20090057586Abstract: A capacity control valve, comprising a first valve chamber formed in a valve body, a first fluid passage communicatig with the first valve chamber to flow a fluid with a discharge pressure therein, a valve seat formed around a valve port between the first valve chamber and the first fluid passage, a second fluid passage communicating with the first valve chamber to flow the fluid with the discharge pressure therefrom, a second valve chamber communicating with the first valve chamber through a guide hole, a third fluid passage communicating with the second valve chamber to flow the fluid with a suction pressure therein and therfrom, a valve element disposed in the first valve chamber and having a valve part separated from and brought into contact with the valve seat to flow the fluid with the discharge pressure therein and a stem part movably fitted to the guide hole, and a solenoid having a solenoid rod connected to the connection face of the valve element and moving the solenoid rod with a current, A discharType: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2006Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventors: Ryosuke Cho, Toshiaki Iwa, Norio Uemura
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Publication number: 20090035156Abstract: [Problems] A control valve for a variable displacement compressor, where sliding resistance by movement of a valve is reduced as much as possible to stably and accurately regulate the rate of air flow, enabling a suction pressure corresponding to solenoid thrust to be maintained. [Means for Solving Problems] The discharge pressure Pd of the compressor introduced into a pressure sensing section (40) applies urging force to a movement member (50), and a solenoid section (36) applies, in cooperation with the urging force, urging force to the movement member (50) depending on an input signal. The degree of opening of a valve body (56) provided at the movement member (50) is set according to the position of the movement member (50) to regulate the rate of air flow in a communication path for interconnecting a discharge pressure region of the compressor and a compressor inner chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2007Publication date: February 5, 2009Inventors: Hideki Higashidozono, Norio Uemura, Kohei Fukudome
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Publication number: 20080164434Abstract: A case main body and an upper plate are reliably fitted together, a seal is formed between the fitting surfaces, and a magnetic circuit is prevented from malfunctioning. A solenoid-controlled valve, which connects a solenoid section (2) and a valve section (30), comprises a cylindrical case main body (3) having a solenoid coil (4) housed therein and having a connecting section (3A) at one end, an upper plate (6) having a locking surface (6B) adapted to be fitted to the connecting section (3A), and a connector (5) integrally provided with the upper plate (6). A seal section (20) is joined to an outer surface between the fitting surfaces of the connecting section (3A) and the upper plate (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2005Publication date: July 10, 2008Applicant: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki Iwa, Shinji Sasaki, Ichiro Hirata, Norio Uemura
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Publication number: 20070145315Abstract: A capacity control valve enabling an increase in control fluid control accuracy by preventing the connection part of a solenoid rod part to the operating rod thereof from being worn and reducing the coefficient of friction between a movable core and the operating rod. The capacity control valve (1) comprises a tube (33) installed in a solenoid part (30), the movable core having, on an outer peripheral surface (32A) fitted to the tube (33), a sliding surface (32A1) and a non-contact peripheral surface (32A2) smaller in diameter than the sliding surface (32A) and formed so that the axial length (L1-L2) of the non-contact peripheral surface (32A2), a solenoid rod part (2D) joined to the movable core and having a connection face (2D1) at the end part thereof, and the operating rod (2) having a connection part (2E) engaged with the connection face (2D1) of the solenoid rod part (2D) and having a valve element (3) opening/closing a control fluid passing hole (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2004Publication date: June 28, 2007Inventors: Norio Uemura, Toshiaki Iwa, Katsuya Shirai, Keigo Shirafuji
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Patent number: 7077380Abstract: A capacity control valve is inserted in a flow path connecting a discharge chamber and a crank chamber of a variable capacity compressor and provided with a valve unit and a drive unit. The valve unit has a valve element for opening/closing the flow path or a valve passage of the valve unit. The drive unit has a movable core or plunger for driving the valve element and a communicating path that is formed in the plunger and connects chambers located in both sides of the plunger.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2004Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignees: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd., Sanden CorporationInventors: Norio Uemura, Toshiaki Iwa, Katsuya Shirai, Keigo Shirafuji, Yukihiko Taguchi
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Patent number: 7037087Abstract: An object of the capacity control valve is to provide a constant, stable control of the pressure load without fluctuations. Also another object is to improve an energy efficiency of the drive torque of the rotary shaft by means of a control of the pressure load. In this arrangement, the solenoid coil section controls as a reference value of pressure load which is calculated by taking a sum of a pressure differential between the discharge pressure and the pressure in the control chamber, multiplied by the area of the open passage of the first valve seat, and a pressure differential between the pressure in the control chamber and the suction pressure, multiplied by the area of the open passage of the second valve seat.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2003Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., LtdInventors: Norio Uemura, Yoshihiro Ogawa