Patents by Inventor Shugo TAKAKI

Shugo TAKAKI 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: 11415136
    Abstract: Provided is a screw compressor including a screw rotor configured to compress a gas due to rotation of the screw rotor about an axis of the screw rotor and a casing housing the screw rotor rotatably and provided with a suction port for a gas, the casing being provided with a suction side space through which a gas flowing into the casing from the suction port and not yet sucked by the screw rotor flows. The casing is provided with a heating fluid passage for introducing a heating fluid into the suction side space so as to heat oil staying in the suction side space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: KOBE STEEL, LTD.
    Inventors: Shugo Takaki, Yasushi Amano, Hirofumi Saito, Masato Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11143632
    Abstract: In a rotating machine abnormality detection device, a rotating machine abnormality detection method, and a rotating machine according to the present invention, vibration caused by at least one of first and second rotating bodies is measured, a predetermined feature amount related to a frequency component is obtained based on a frequency spectrum of the measurement data, and determination is made on presence/absence of abnormality based on the obtained predetermined feature amount. On this occasion, when determination is made that abnormality is present, determination whether the determination of abnormality is caused by noise or not is made based on the frequency spectrum, and when determination is made that the determination of abnormality is not caused by the noise, the determined abnormality is ultimately considered as abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaname Araki, Eiji Takahashi, Shugo Takaki, Masato Hayashi
  • Patent number: 11060902
    Abstract: An abnormality treatment apparatus includes: a sensor which outputs a signal upon detecting an event caused by contact of a rotor of a rotating machine during rotation of the rotor; and a control unit which executes at least one of rotation number control of reducing the number of rotations of the rotor step by step, liquid injection control of injecting liquid into a housing chamber of the rotor step by step, and pressure control of lowering a discharge pressure of the rotating machine step by step based on reception of the signal output from the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shugo Takaki, Yoshinori Kurioka, Yasuharu Matsumoto, Eiji Takahashi, Kaname Araki
  • Patent number: 10883504
    Abstract: A compression device includes: a compressor including a casing, a rotor that is housed in a rotor chamber inside the casing and compresses gas by rotating, a bearing that is provided inside the casing and supports a rotor shaft so that the rotor is rotatable, and a first shaft-sealing part and a second shaft-sealing part that are provided to line up between the rotor chamber and the bearing in the casing to seal a periphery of the rotor shaft; a first supply line adapted to supply injection oil to the rotor chamber; a second supply line that is provided independent of the first supply line to supply lubrication oil to the bearing; a third supply line adapted to supply sealing gas to the first shaft-sealing part; and a fourth supply line adapted to supply the second shaft-sealing part with sealing oil to be used for sealing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tajima, Yuichi Masuda, Shugo Takaki, Keita Ochiai, Hisanori Goto, Hirofumi Saito
  • Patent number: 10620090
    Abstract: A first determination unit performs a process (first process) of sequentially dividing an intensity value constituting first data by a reference intensity value to calculate an intensity ratio and determining whether the intensity ratio exceeds a first threshold (steps S3 and S4). When a predetermined period has elapsed, a second determination unit calculates an average change rate of the first data in the predetermined period to determine whether the average change rate is within a predetermined range (steps S9 and S10). When it is determined that the average change rate is within the range, the reference intensity value is updated and lowered (step S11). When the reference intensity value is updated, the first determination unit performs the first process by using the updated reference intensity value in the next predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaname Araki, Eiji Takahashi, Shugo Takaki, Masato Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20190390671
    Abstract: Provided is a screw compressor including a screw rotor configured to compress a gas due to rotation of the screw rotor about an axis of the screw rotor and a casing housing the screw rotor rotatably and provided with a suction port for a gas, the casing being provided with a suction side space through which a gas flowing into the casing from the suction port and not yet sucked by the screw rotor flows. The casing is provided with a heating fluid passage for introducing a heating fluid into the suction side space so as to heat oil staying in the suction side space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
    Inventors: Shugo TAKAKI, Yasushi AMANO, Hirofumi SAITO, Masato HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190391005
    Abstract: An abnormality treatment apparatus includes: a sensor which outputs a signal upon detecting an event caused by contact of a rotor of a rotating machine during rotation of the rotor; and a control unit which executes at least one of rotation number control of reducing the number of rotations of the rotor step by step, liquid injection control of injecting liquid into a housing chamber of the rotor step by step, and pressure control of lowering a discharge pressure of the rotating machine step by step based on reception of the signal output from the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)
    Inventors: Shugo TAKAKI, Yoshinori KURIOKA, Yasuharu MATSUMOTO, Eiji TAKAHASHI, Kaname ARAKI
  • Patent number: 10422774
    Abstract: A system for detecting an abnormality of rotating machines includes two or more devices for detecting an abnormality and a computer. The respective devices include a sensor for detecting vibration of the respective rotating machines and generating signals indicative of the vibration, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the signals to the computer. The computer includes a sampler for sampling the signals with a sampling frequency and outputting, at a time at intervals of a predetermined period, a plurality of the data detected and sampled within the predetermined period, a storage for storing the data, a frequency analyzer for analyzing the frequencies of the data, a determination unit for determining whether the machines have an abnormality based on the results of the frequency analysis, and a display unit for displaying, in chronological order and in real time, the results of the frequency analysis and displaying the results of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaname Araki, Eiji Takahashi, Shugo Takaki, Masato Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10385853
    Abstract: A rotary machine abnormality detection device capable of determining abnormality with higher accuracy, a method thereof, and a rotary machine provided therewith. A rotary machine abnormality detection device detects abnormality in a rotary machine M having at least first and second rotating bodies using a specific feature amount based on a frequency spectrum of measurement data of vibration. The device obtains, from the frequency spectrum, a fundamental wave component F1 of a fundamental wave lobe mesh frequency f1 and n-th harmonic wave components Fn of n-th harmonic wave lobe mesh frequencies fn up to XAB, and obtains the specific feature amount based on these components. The f1 is obtained by dividing a rotational frequency by a teeth number of the first rotating body and the XAB represents the least common multiple of the teeth numbers of the two rotating bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaname Araki, Eiji Takahashi, Shugo Takaki, Masato Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10352760
    Abstract: Provided is a device for detecting a malfunction of a rotating machine, the device being able to early detect the malfunction and to have a reduced size. The device includes a detecting unit for detecting vibration of the machine, sampling a signal indicative of the vibration with a predetermined sampling frequency, and outputting, at a time at intervals of a predetermined period, a plurality of the sampled data detected within the predetermined period, a storage for storing the plurality of the sampled data, a frequency analyzer for analyzing the frequency of the plurality of the sampled data, a determination unit for performing a primary determination based on the result of the analysis, a display unit for displaying the result of the analysis in chronological order and in real time, and a communication unit for transmitting the plurality of the sampled data to an information-processing device for performing a secondary determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Takahashi, Kaname Araki, Shugo Takaki, Masato Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20190170704
    Abstract: In a rotating machine abnormality detection device, a rotating machine abnormality detection method, and a rotating machine according to the present invention, vibration caused by at least one of first and second rotating bodies is measured, a predetermined feature amount related to a frequency component is obtained based on a frequency spectrum of the measurement data, and determination is made on presence/absence of abnormality based on the obtained predetermined feature amount. On this occasion, when determination is made that abnormality is present, determination whether the determination of abnormality is caused by noise or not is made based on the frequency spectrum, and when determination is made that the determination of abnormality is not caused by the noise, the determined abnormality is ultimately considered as abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Kaname ARAKI, Eiji TAKAHASHI, Shugo TAKAKI, Masato HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10247599
    Abstract: A rotating machine abnormality detection device and a rotating machine abnormality detection method according to the present invention are designed to detect an abnormality in a rotating machine including a rotary member rotatable about a predetermined axis, and detect an initial abnormality in the rotating machine based on first measurement data obtained by measuring a vibration in an ultrasonic wave band caused by the rotary member. A rotating machine according to the present invention includes the rotating machine abnormality detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Takahashi, Kaname Araki, Shugo Takaki, Yasuharu Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20190072093
    Abstract: A compression device includes: a compressor including a casing, a rotor that is housed in a rotor chamber inside the casing and compresses gas by rotating, a bearing that is provided inside the casing and supports a rotor shaft so that the rotor is rotatable, and a first shaft-sealing part and a second shaft-sealing part that are provided to line up between the rotor chamber and the bearing in the casing to seal a periphery of the rotor shaft; a first supply line adapted to supply injection oil to the rotor chamber; a second supply line that is provided independent of the first supply line to supply lubrication oil to the bearing; a third supply line adapted to supply sealing gas to the first shaft-sealing part; and a fourth supply line adapted to supply the second shaft-sealing part with sealing oil to be used for sealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Masahiro Tajima, Yuichi Masuda, Shugo Takaki, Keita Ochiai, Hisanori Goto, Hirofumi Saito
  • Publication number: 20180306671
    Abstract: A first determination unit performs a process (first process) of sequentially dividing an intensity value constituting first data by a reference intensity value to calculate an intensity ratio and determining whether the intensity ratio exceeds a first threshold (steps S3 and S4). When a predetermined period has elapsed, a second determination unit calculates an average change rate of the first data in the predetermined period to determine whether the average change rate is within a predetermined range (steps S9 and S10). When it is determined that the average change rate is within the range, the reference intensity value is updated and lowered (step S11). When the reference intensity value is updated, the first determination unit performs the first process by using the updated reference intensity value in the next predetermined period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Kaname ARAKI, Eiji TAKAHASHI, Shugo TAKAKI, Masato HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10054481
    Abstract: A rotating machine abnormality diagnosing apparatus for diagnosing an abnormality in a rotating machine includes: an analyzing part which performs a time-frequency analysis to a signal S representing intensity and time relationship of an elastic wave generating in the rotating machine; an extracting part which extracts second data representing intensity and time relationship of a predetermined frequency component from first data obtained by the time-frequency analysis; and a determining part which determines that a first rotor and a second rotor are in contact with each other when the second data contains intensity variation having a cycle represented by T1×b=T2×a, in which a rotational cycle of the first rotor is denoted by T1, a rotational cycle of the second rotor is denoted by T2, and a ratio of a number of protrusions to a number of recesses is denoted by a:b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaname Araki, Eiji Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Ashida, Shugo Takaki, Yasuharu Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9816553
    Abstract: In order to adapt a balance piston unit of a compressor to a high speed, and to extend a service life of the compressor, a screw compressor according to the present invention includes a screw rotor including a rotor shaft, a radial bearing, a thrust plate, a balance mechanism, which is a slide bearing, a lubrication oil supply flow passage for supplying a lubrication oil, and a working fluid supply flow passage for supplying a working fluid for pressing the balance mechanism toward the thrust plate so that a reverse thrust load acts on the thrust plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shugo Takaki, Yoshinori Kurioka, Masahiro Tajima, Hisanori Gotou, Norio Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20170227505
    Abstract: A system for detecting an abnormality of rotating machines includes two or more devices for detecting an abnormality and a computer. The respective devices include a sensor for detecting vibration of the respective rotating machines and generating signals indicative of the vibration, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the signals to the computer. The computer includes a sampler for sampling the signals with a sampling frequency and outputting, at a time at intervals of a predetermined period, a plurality of the data detected and sampled within the predetermined period, a storage for storing the data, a frequency analyzer for analyzing the frequencies of the data, a determination unit for determining whether the machines have an abnormality based on the results of the frequency analysis, and a display unit for displaying, in chronological order and in real time, the results of the frequency analysis and displaying the results of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Kaname ARAKI, Eiji TAKAHASHI, Shugo TAKAKI, Masato HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170219420
    Abstract: A rotating machine abnormality detection device and a rotating machine abnormality detection method according to the present invention are designed to detect an abnormality in a rotating machine including a rotary member rotatable about a predetermined axis, and detect an initial abnormality in the rotating machine based on first measurement data obtained by measuring a vibration in an ultrasonic wave band caused by the rotary member. A rotating machine according to the present invention includes the rotating machine abnormality detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Eiji TAKAHASHI, Kaname ARAKI, Shugo TAKAKI, Yasuharu MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170219421
    Abstract: Provided is a device for detecting a malfunction of a rotating machine, the device being able to early detect the malfunction and to have a reduced size. The device includes a detecting unit for detecting vibration of the machine, sampling a signal indicative of the vibration with a predetermined sampling frequency, and outputting, at a time at intervals of a predetermined period, a plurality of the sampled data detected within the predetermined period, a storage for storing the plurality of the sampled data, a frequency analyzer for analyzing the frequency of the plurality of the sampled data, a determination unit for performing a primary determination based on the result of the analysis, a display unit for displaying the result of the analysis in chronological order and in real time, and a communication unit for transmitting the plurality of the sampled data to an information-processing device for performing a secondary determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Eiji TAKAHASHI, Kaname ARAKI, Shugo TAKAKI, Masato HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170205276
    Abstract: A rotating machine abnormality diagnosing apparatus for diagnosing an abnormality in a rotating machine includes: an analyzing part which performs a time-frequency analysis to a signal S representing intensity and time relationship of an elastic wave generating in the rotating machine; an extracting part which extracts second data representing intensity and time relationship of a predetermined frequency component from first data obtained by the time-frequency analysis; and a determining part which determines that a first rotor and a second rotor are in contact with each other when the second data contains intensity variation having a cycle represented by T1×b=T2×a, in which a rotational cycle of the first rotor is denoted by T1, a rotational cycle of the second rotor is denoted by T2, and a ratio of a number of protrusions to a number of recesses is denoted by a:b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Kaname ARAKI, Eiji TAKAHASHI, Tsuyoshi ASHIDA, Shugo TAKAKI, Yasuharu MATSUMOTO