Patents by Inventor Shizuyoshi Watanabe

Shizuyoshi Watanabe 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: 5242275
    Abstract: A slant plate type refrigerant compressor, such as a wobble plate type refrigerant compressor, with a capacity or displacement adjusting mechanism is disclosed. The capacity adjusting mechanism includes a valve device having an expandable/contractable bellows responsive to crank chamber pressure and a valve element fixedly attached to one end of the bellows to directly control the closing and opening of a passageway which connects a crank chamber and suction chamber. The bellows has a first effective pressure receiving cross-sectional area responsive to crank chamber pressure. The valve element has a second effective pressure receiving cross-sectional area responsive to suction chamber pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: Sanden Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Terauchi, Hitoshi Azami, Shizuyoshi Watanabe