Patents by Inventor Shizuka Yokote
Shizuka Yokote 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: 11331993Abstract: A temperature conditioning unit includes a first temperature conditioning unit part, a second temperature conditioning unit part, and a blower (centrifugal blower). The first temperature conditioning unit part includes a first housing, a first air hole part, a first air chamber, a first object to be temperature-conditioned, and a second air chamber. The second temperature conditioning unit part includes a second housing, a second object to be temperature-conditioned, a second air hole part, and a third air chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Shizuka Yokote, Taku Uno, Takashi Ogawa, Sho Koyama, Michihiro Kurokawa
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Patent number: 10644363Abstract: Temperature conditioning unit (10) includes impeller (110), rotary drive source (200), fan case (120), housing (300), intake-side back-end chamber (311a), intake-side front-end chamber (311d), and isolation wall (311). Intake-side back-end chamber (311a) adjoins an object to be temperature-conditioned. Intake-side front-end chamber (311d) is where the air flows in from outside and flows out toward the intake-side back-end chamber. Isolation wall (311) separates intake-side back-end chamber (311a) from intake-side front-end chamber (311d).Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shizuka Yokote, Takashi Ogawa, Michihiro Kurokawa, Masahito Hidaka, Koji Kuyama
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Publication number: 20200127345Abstract: Temperature conditioning unit (10) includes impeller (110), rotary drive source (200), fan case (120), housing (300), and at least one of intake side chamber (311a) at an object to be temperature conditioned and an exhaust-side chamber at the object to be temperature-conditioned. Impeller (110) has substantially disk-shaped impeller disk (112) that includes a rotating shaft in its center and is disposed on a plane perpendicular to the rotating shaft, and a plurality of rotor vanes (111) erected on an intake-hole-end surface of impeller disk (112). Rotary drive source (200) includes shaft (210) and is connected to impeller (110) via shaft (210). Fan case (120) has substantially cylindrical side wall (121) formed to be centered about the rotating shaft, intake hole (122) that is circular on a plane perpendicular to the rotating shaft and is centered about the rotating shaft, and discharge hole (123) positioned on an opposite end of the side wall from intake hole (122) in a direction along the rotating shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2016Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: SHIZUKA YOKOTE, TAKASHI OGAWA, MICHIHIRO KUROKAWA, MASAHITO HIDAKA, KOJI KUYAMA
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Publication number: 20200091572Abstract: A temperature conditioning unit includes a first temperature conditioning unit part, a second temperature conditioning unit part, and a blower (centrifugal blower). The first temperature conditioning unit part includes a first housing, a first air hole part, a first air chamber, a first object to be temperature-conditioned, and a second air chamber. The second temperature conditioning unit part includes a second housing, a second object to be temperature-conditioned, a second air hole part, and a third air chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2017Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: SHIZUKA YOKOTE, TAKU UNO, TAKASHI OGAWA, SHO KOYAMA, MICHIHIRO KUROKAWA
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Publication number: 20190173140Abstract: Temperature conditioning unit (100X) includes first intake and exhaust device (10A), second intake and exhaust device (20A), and housing (30) that accommodates element (50) to temperature-condition. First intake and exhaust device (10A) and second intake and exhaust device (20A) each include: a rotary drive device including a shaft and a rotary drive source that rotates the shaft; an impeller including an impeller disk that engages the shaft at its central part and includes a surface extending in a direction intersecting the shaft, and a plurality of rotor vanes erected on the impeller disk; and a fan case including a side wall surrounding the impeller, an intake port, and a vent communicating with an interior of housing (30). The plurality of rotor vanes each extend in a direction from the central part to an outer peripheral part of the impeller disk in the shape of a circular arc bulging in a rotation direction of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: SHIZUKA YOKOTE, TAKASHI OGAWA, YUICHI YOSHIKAWA, MICHIHIRO KUROKAWA
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Patent number: 10118502Abstract: Temperature conditioning unit according to the present invention includes: impeller, electric motor, fan case, and housing. Impeller includes impeller disk and a plurality of rotor blades. The plurality of rotor blades extends in a direction along rotary shaft. Each of the plurality of rotor blades has a cross-sectional circular-arc shape, in a direction intersecting rotary shaft, which is a convex form curving outward toward a direction of rotation of impeller disk. Each of the plurality of rotor blades includes an inner-periphery-side edge located on the rotary shaft side, and an outer-periphery-side edge located on the opposite rotary-shaft side. Housing includes external surface on which fan case is mounted. In the inside of housing, a member to be temperature conditioned is accommodated.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shizuka Yokote, Michihiro Kurokawa, Masahito Hidaka, Koji Kuyama
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Publication number: 20180159188Abstract: Temperature conditioning unit includes impeller, rotary drive source, fan case, housing, and at least one of intake-side chamber at an object to be temperature-conditioned and an exhaust-side chamber at the object to be temperature-conditioned. Impeller has substantially disk-shaped impeller disk that includes a rotating shaft in its center and is disposed on a plane perpendicular to the rotating shaft, and a plurality of rotor vanes erected on an intake-hole-end surface of impeller disk. Rotary drive source includes shaft and is connected to impeller via shaft. Fan case has substantially cylindrical side wall formed to be centered about the rotating shaft, intake hole that is circular on a plane perpendicular to the rotating shaft and is centered about the rotating shaft, and discharge hole positioned on an opposite end of the side wall from intake hole in a direction along the rotating shaft. Housing includes an outer surface mounted with fan case and accommodates the object to be temperature-conditioned.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: SHIZUKA YOKOTE, TAKASHI OGAWA, MICHIHIRO KUROKAWA, MASAHITO HIDAKA, KOJI KUYAMA
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Publication number: 20180115206Abstract: An electric motor element according to the present invention includes a rotor. The rotor includes a rotor core constituted by a plurality of punched steel sheets laminated in a rotational shaft direction, magnet positioning holes penetrating the rotor core, and a bonded magnet portion constituting a permanent magnet. The magnet positioning holes are filled with the bonded magnet portion. A length of the rotor core in the rotational shaft direction is larger than a length of a stator core in the rotational shaft direction. The bonded magnet portion is shaped such that a position of the bonded magnet portion, the position being located between both axial ends of the rotor and in a plane facing the stator core, is closer to a rotation shaft holding the rotor, than to a position of the bonded magnet portion, the position being located at one of the axial ends of the rotor in the rotational shaft direction and in the plane facing the stator core.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: YUSUKE OKUMURA, YUICHI YOSHIKAWA, HARUHIKO KADO, YUKIHIRO OKADA, SHIZUKA YOKOTE, TAKASHI OGAWA
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Publication number: 20180083326Abstract: Temperature conditioning unit (10) includes impeller (110), rotary drive source (200), fan case (120), housing (300), intake-side back-end chamber (311a), intake-side front-end chamber (311d), and isolation wall (311). Intake-side back-end chamber (311a) adjoins an object to be temperature-conditioned. Intake-side front-end chamber (311d) is where the air flows in from outside and flows out toward the intake-side back-end chamber. Isolation wall (311) separates intake-side back-end chamber (311a) from intake-side front-end chamber (311d).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: SHIZUKA YOKOTE, TAKASHI OGAWA, MICHIHIRO KUROKAWA, MASAHITO HIDAKA, KOJI KUYAMA
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Publication number: 20170096079Abstract: Temperature conditioning unit according to the present invention includes: impeller, electric motor, fan case, and housing. Impeller includes impeller disk and a plurality of rotor blades. The plurality of rotor blades extends in a direction along rotary shaft. Each of the plurality of rotor blades has a cross-sectional circular-arc shape, in a direction intersecting rotary shaft, which is a convex form curving outward toward a direction of rotation of impeller disk. Each of the plurality of rotor blades includes an inner-periphery-side edge located on the rotary shaft side, and an outer-periphery-side edge located on the opposite rotary-shaft side. Housing includes external surface on which fan case is mounted. In the inside of housing, a member to be temperature conditioned is accommodated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: SHIZUKA YOKOTE, MICHIHIRO KUROKAWA, MASAHITO HIDAKA, KOJI KUYAMA
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Patent number: 8695162Abstract: Disclosed is an electric blower having a stator, a rotor, a bracket, a rotary fan, an air guide and a fan case. The air guide comprises a partition plate, a diffuser disposed around outer periphery of the rotary fan in the air guide, a partition-plate sloped portion and a guide vane. The fan case has a fan-facing portion, a fan case shoulder bent at the outermost part of the fan-facing portion, and a cylindrical portion extending cylindrically in an axial direction from the fan case shoulder. The fan case shoulder is so bent that it forms substantially a right angle.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shizuka Yokote, Michihiro Kurokawa, Akira Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 8499412Abstract: An electric blower includes a stator, a rotor, a bracket, rotary fan, air guide, a fan case covering air guide and rotary fan. Air guide includes a partition plate, a diffuser, a partition slope, and a guide vane. Diffuser vanes configure closed passages. Passage lengths of closed passages include a first passage length and a second passage length that is different from the first passage length.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2011Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shizuka Yokote, Michihiro Kurokawa, Akira Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20130133156Abstract: An electric blower includes a stator, a rotor, a bracket, rotary fan, air guide, a fan case covering air guide and rotary fan. Air guide includes a partition plate, a diffuser, a partition slope, and a guide vane. Diffuser vanes configure closed passages. Passage lengths of closed passages include a first passage length and a second passage length that is different from the first passage length.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2011Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shizuka Yokote, Michihiro Kurokawa, Akira Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20130125339Abstract: Disclosed is an electric blower having a stator, a rotor, a bracket, a rotary fan, an air guide and a fan case. The air guide comprises a partition plate, a diffuser disposed around outer periphery of the rotary fan in the air guide, a partition-plate sloped portion and a guide vane. The fan case has a fan-facing portion, a fan case shoulder bent at the outermost part of the fan-facing portion, and a cylindrical portion extending cylindrically in an axial direction from the fan case shoulder. The fan case shoulder is so bent that it forms substantially a right angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Shizuka Yokote, Michihiro Kurokawa, Akira Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 8141201Abstract: A side plate of an impeller is formed so that the height thereof is lowered gradually from an edge portion of a central opening portion toward a circumferential portion. When the distance from the edge portion of the central opening portion to the circumferential portion, in a direction perpendicular to the output shaft, is taken as L, the distance from the edge portion of the central opening portion to the circumferential portion, in the direction of the output shaft, is taken as H, a point on the side plate away from the edge portion of the central opening portion by 0.1×L in the direction perpendicular to the output shaft is taken as P, and the distance from the edge portion of the central opening portion to the point P in the direction of the output shaft is taken as ?H, ?H/H?0.4 is satisfied. With this configuration, the formation of a vortex flow in the flow channel inside the impeller from the air inlet to the air outlet is reduced, and, thus, air blowing efficiency is improved.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2009Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shizuka Yokote, Keigo Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20090205154Abstract: A side plate of an impeller is formed so that the height thereof is lowered gradually from an edge portion of a central opening portion toward a circumferential portion. When the distance from the edge portion of the central opening portion to the circumferential portion, in a direction perpendicular to the output shaft, is taken as L, the distance from the edge portion of the central opening portion to the circumferential portion, in the direction of the output shaft, is taken as H, a point on the side plate away from the edge portion of the central opening portion by 0.1×L in the direction perpendicular to the output shaft is taken as P, and the distance from the edge portion of the central opening portion to the point P in the direction of the output shaft is taken as ?H, ?H/H?0.4 is satisfied. With this configuration, the formation of a vortex flow in the flow channel inside the impeller from the air inlet to the air outlet is reduced, and, thus, air blowing efficiency is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shizuka Yokote, Keigo Matsumoto
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Patent number: 7411329Abstract: The present invention provides a permanent-magnet-synchronous-motor having a stator with concentrated windings with the following structure so that permanent magnet (6) is hard to subjected to demagnetization magnetic field: 0.3 Lg<La?2.0 Lg, where La is a clearance between teeth of stator (1), and Lg is an air-gap between stator (1) and rotor (2). Outer walls of both ends of the permanent magnet (6) disposed within rotor (2) in a rim direction may be tapered toward inside from a rotor rim in a radial direction and to form a recessed section on the outer walls of the magnets. As a result, withstanding force against demagnetization is expected to increase.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2007Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Murakami, Yukio Honda, Shizuka Yokote, Yoshinari Asano, Yukitoshi Wada, Hideo Hirose, Yasuaki Matsushita
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Patent number: 7408279Abstract: The present invention provides a permanent-magnet-synchronous-motor having a stator with concentrated windings with the following structure so that permanent magnet (6) is hard to subjected to demagnetization magnetic field: 0.3 Lg<La?2.0 Lg, where La is a clearance between teeth of stator (1), and Lg is an air-gap between stator (1) and rotor (2). Outer walls of both ends of the permanent magnet (6) disposed within rotor (2) in a rim direction may be tapered toward inside from a rotor rim in a radial direction and to form a recessed section on the outer walls of the magnets. As a result, withstanding force against demagnetization is expected to increase.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2007Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Murakami, Yukio Honda, Shizuka Yokote, Yoshinari Asano, Yukitoshi Wada, Hideo Hirose, Yasuaki Matsushita
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Publication number: 20070205688Abstract: The present invention provides a permanent-magnet-synchronous-motor having a stator with concentrated windings with the following structure so that permanent magnet (6) is hard to subjected to demagnetization magnetic field: 0.3 Lg<La?2.0 Lg, where La is a clearance between teeth of stator (1), and Lg is an air-gap between stator (1) and rotor (2). Outer walls of both ends of the permanent magnet (6) disposed within rotor (2) in a rim direction may be tapered toward inside from a rotor rim in a radial direction and to form a recessed section on the outer walls of the magnets. As a result, withstanding force against demagnetization is expected to increase.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2007Publication date: September 6, 2007Inventors: Hiroshi Murakami, Yukio Honda, Shizuka Yokote, Yoshinari Asano, Yukitoshi Wada, Hideo Hirose, Yasuaki Matsushita
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Publication number: 20070205687Abstract: The present invention provides a permanent-magnet-synchronous-motor having a stator with concentrated windings with the following structure so that permanent magnet (6) is hard to subjected to demagnetization magnetic field: 0.3 Lg<La?2.0 Lg, where La is a clearance between teeth of stator (1), and Lg is an air-gap between stator (1) and rotor (2). Outer walls of both ends of the permanent magnet (6) disposed within rotor (2) in a rim direction may be tapered toward inside from a rotor rim in a radial direction and to form a recessed section on the outer walls of the magnets. As a result, withstanding force against demagnetization is expected to increase.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2007Publication date: September 6, 2007Inventors: Hiroshi Murakami, Yukio Honda, Shizuka Yokote, Yoshinari Asano, Yukitoshi Wada, Hideo Hirose, Yasuaki Matsushita