Patents by Inventor Saburo Iwasaki

Saburo Iwasaki 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: 6371724
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6364607
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6312222
    Abstract: At a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20010036404
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20010033792
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6290460
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating. shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6139266
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 5971705
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 5857834
    Abstract: At a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the leading edge of the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 5595473
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida