Patents by Inventor Shota SUGAI

Shota SUGAI 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: 11371746
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a front design panel in which a recess is formed as a suction port through which air is sucked, the recess being depressed rearward from a front face and extending in a width direction. The front design panel includes a lower panel extending in the width direction below the recess, an upper panel extending in the width direction above the recess, and a connecting portion connecting a back side of the lower panel and a back side of the upper panel. The connecting portion includes a bottom wall extending rearward from the lower panel, and an inner wall extending upward from the bottom wall and connecting to the upper panel. The bottom wall is located below an upper edge of the lower panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shota Sugai, Yasushi Oba, Kunio Matsushita
  • Patent number: 10976072
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a base forming a rear surface and a part of a top surface of a main body and a design panel removably attached to at least one of a left side and a right side of the base to form a part of the top surface, a part of a lower surface, and a side surface of the main body. The base includes a first corner portion connecting a top surface and a side surface of the base and a lower surface and the side surface of the base and a step portion formed on at least one of the top surface and the lower surface of the base. The design panel includes a second corner portion connecting a top surface and a side surface of the design panel and a lower surface and the side surface of the design panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shuichi Kuroki, Shota Sugai
  • Patent number: 10619865
    Abstract: To obtain an air-conditioning apparatus with good operability. The air-conditioning apparatus includes a main body 1 including a frame body 2 and a base body 3 provided on a back surface side of the frame body 2, a frame body-side engagement section 2a and an extension section 2b that extends backward on both sides of the frame body-side engagement section 2a are provided on a back side of the frame body 2, a base body-side engagement section 3a that engages with the frame body-side engagement section 2a, and a support base 3b that is located below the extension section 2b are provided on a front side of the base body 3, and when the frame body 2 is mounted to the base body 3, the frame body-side engagement section 2a and the base body-side engagement section 3a engage with each other, and the extension section 2b is supported by the support base 3b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Niimura, Kazuhito Kojima, Yasushi Oba, Hiroshi Omura, Shota Sugai, Den Ozaki, Yosuke Naito
  • Publication number: 20200018517
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a base forming a rear surface and a part of a top surface of a main body and a design panel removably attached to at least one of a left side and a right side of the base to form a part of the top surface, a part of a lower surface, and a side surface of the main body. The base includes a first corner portion connecting a top surface and a side surface of the base and a lower surface and the side surface of the base and a step portion formed on at least one of the top surface and the lower surface of the base. The design panel includes a second corner portion connecting a top surface and a side surface of the design panel and a lower surface and the side surface of the design panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Shuichi KUROKI, Shota SUGAI
  • Publication number: 20190390872
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a front design panel in which a recess is formed as a suction port through which air is sucked, the recess being depressed rearward from a front face and extending in a width direction, wherein the front design panel includes a lower panel extending in the width direction below the recess, an upper panel extending in the width direction above the recess, and a connecting portion connecting a back side of the lower panel and a back side of the upper panel, the connecting portion includes a bottom wall extending rearward from the lower panel, and an inner wall extending upward from the bottom wall and connecting to the upper panel, and the bottom wall is located below an upper edge of the lower panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Shota SUGAI, Yasushi OBA, Kunio MATSUSHITA
  • Patent number: 9903600
    Abstract: An air flow direction adjusting device of an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a base member including attachment shafts; air flow direction adjusting members individually attached to the attachment shafts such that the air flow direction adjusting members are allowed to rotate; and a link plate configured to rotate the air flow direction adjusting members in an interlocked manner. At least one of the air flow direction adjusting members includes a rotation shaft attachment portion attached to the corresponding one of the attachment shafts, a link plate engagement portion to be engaged with the link plate, and an operation member attachment portion to which a manual operation member for manually adjusting orientation of the air flow direction adjusting members is attached. The manual operation member is not attached to at least one of the air flow direction adjusting members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Den Ozaki, Kazuhito Kojima, Yasushi Oba, Hiroshi Omura, Shota Sugai, Takuya Niimura, Yosuke Naito
  • Publication number: 20150338124
    Abstract: An air flow direction adjusting device of an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a base member including attachment shafts; air flow direction adjusting members individually attached to the attachment shafts such that the air flow direction adjusting members are allowed to rotate; and a link plate configured to rotate the air flow direction adjusting members in an interlocked manner. At least one of the air flow direction adjusting members includes a rotation shaft attachment portion attached to the corresponding one of the attachment shafts, a link plate engagement portion to be engaged with the link plate, and an operation member attachment portion to which a manual operation member for manually adjusting orientation of the air flow direction adjusting members is attached. The manual operation member is not attached to at least one of the air flow direction adjusting members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Den OZAKI, Kazuhito KOJIMA, Yasushi OBA, Hiroshi OMURA, Shota SUGAI, Takuya NIIMURA, Yosuke NAITO
  • Publication number: 20150300678
    Abstract: The air-conditioning apparatus includes a main body 1 including a frame body 2 and a base body 3 provided on a back surface side of the frame body 2, a frame body-side engagement section 2a and an extension section 2b that extends backward on both sides of the frame body-side engagement section 2a are provided on a back side of the frame body 2, a base body-side engagement section 3a that engages with the frame body-side engagement section 2a, and a support base 3b that is located below the extension section 2b are provided on a front side of the base body 3, and when the frame body 2 is mounted to the base body 3, the frame body-side engagement section 2a and the base body-side engagement section 3a engage with each other, and the extension section 2b is supported by the support base 3b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Takuya NIIMURA, Kazuhito KOJIMA, Yasushi OBA, Hiroshi OMURA, Shota SUGAI, Den OZAKI, Yosuke NAITO