Patents by Inventor Shotarou Ito

Shotarou Ito 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: 4958504
    Abstract: The present invention provides an air conditioning apparatus for use in an automobile which employs a cross-flow fan as a ventilator, so that the apparatus is made thinner. The apparatus of the present invention is provided with a first and a second stabilizer, and accordingly a compulsory vortex of the air which is effective to feed the air is able to be stabilized. Moreover, a rear guider and an upper diffuser are provided in the surface opposite to the stabilizers with respect to the cross-flow fan, with enhancing the stabilization of the air flow. The reduction of the air flow amount and/or the generation of noises because of the vortex of the air can be consequently prevented. In the automobile air conditioning apparatus of the present invention, an evaporator has its upper end arranged to be inclined towards the cross-flow fan, so that the air flow into the cross-flow fan runs smoothly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Ichikawa, Hideo Nishihata, Nobuo Kagoroku, Shotarou Ito