Patents by Inventor Shuichi Miura

Shuichi Miura 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: 11808655
    Abstract: A vibration isolation holding device includes a body portion and an abutment member. The abutment member is arranged between the body portion and a bearing housing, and has an abutment surface abutting on the bearing housing, when a cartridge is held. A biasing member is disposed between the abutment member and the body portion. An interval between the body portion and the abutment member is regulated by a first regulating portion to be shorter than a natural length of the biasing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi Miura, Hideo Mori, Takanori Shoji, Yosuke Dammoto
  • Patent number: 11655851
    Abstract: A bearing device according to an embodiment is a bearing device for rotatably supporting a rotational shaft, the device including at least one rolling bearing which includes an inner race fixed to the rotational shaft, a rolling element, and an outer race for rotatably holding the rolling element with the inner race, and a casing for housing the rolling bearing, the casing including a plurality of first oil supply holes formed at intervals in a circumferential direction for supplying lubricant oil to a first gap between the rolling bearing and an inner circumferential surface of the casing. Each of the plurality of first oil supply holes satisfies: ?·d1·?1<?·d12/4,??(a) where d1 is a diameter of an outlet opening of the first oil supply hole, and ?1 is a space of the first gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nagai, Takuya Arakawa, Takaya Futae, Shuichi Miura, Yosuke Dammoto, Akihiro Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11603772
    Abstract: A forced induction device (100) includes: a rotor (1) which includes a turbine side shaft portion (11), a compressor side shaft portion (12), and a connection shaft portion (13) connecting these to each other; a turbine side bearing (5) which supports the turbine side shaft portion (11); and a compressor side bearing (6) which supports the compressor side shaft portion (12). A rigidity of the connection shaft portion (13) is lower than that of the turbine side shaft portion (11) and the compressor side shaft portion (12) so that a node in a mode shape at each critical speed involving with an operating rotational speed region of the rotor (1) is located between the turbine side bearing (5) and the compressor side bearing (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Arakawa, Takaya Futae, Shuichi Miura, Yosuke Danmoto
  • Patent number: 11525492
    Abstract: A vibration-proof mount which is interposed between a vibration device including a vibration source and an elastic member disposed on a foundation surface includes an upper base plate including a first mounting portion where the vibration device is mounted, a lower base pate arranged below the upper base plate and supporting the upper base plate, and a plurality of connecting members connecting the upper base plate and the lower base plate, the plurality of connecting members including at least two or more first connecting members disposed between the first mounting portion and the lower base plate at intervals from one another. The first mounting portion is configured to have higher rigidity than the lower base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriaki Ida, Takeshi Kadowaki, Shuichi Miura
  • Publication number: 20220163064
    Abstract: A bearing device according to an embodiment is a bearing device for rotatably supporting a rotational shaft, the device including at least one rolling bearing which includes an inner race fixed to the rotational shaft, a rolling element, and an outer race for rotatably holding the rolling element with the inner race, and a casing for housing the rolling bearing, the casing including a plurality of first oil supply holes formed at intervals in a circumferential direction for supplying lubricant oil to a first gap between the rolling bearing and an inner circumferential surface of the casing. Each of the plurality of first oil supply holes satisfies: ?·d1·?1<?·d12/4 ??(a) , where d1 is a diameter of an outlet opening of the first oil supply hole, and ?1 is a space of the first gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoyuki NAGAI, Takuya ARAKAWA, Takaya FUTAE, Shuichi MIURA, Yosuke DAMMOTO, Akihiro SUGIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11187608
    Abstract: An unbalance detection device for detecting unbalance of a rotor of a turbo-cartridge which includes the rotor including a turbine wheel and a compressor wheel coupled via a rotational shaft and a bearing housing accommodating a bearing which supports the rotor rotatably, includes: a sound pressure sensor capable of detecting vibration upon rotation of the rotor by contactlessly measuring a sound pressure generated from vibration upon rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi Miura, Takuya Arakawa, Yosuke Dammoto, Shota Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20210301901
    Abstract: A vibration-proof mount which is interposed between a vibration device including a vibration source and an elastic member disposed on a foundation surface includes an upper base plate including a first mounting portion where the vibration device is mounted, a lower base pate arranged below the upper base plate and supporting the upper base plate, and a plurality of connecting members connecting the upper base plate and the lower base plate, the plurality of connecting members including at least two or more first connecting members disposed between the first mounting portion and the lower base plate at intervals from one another. The first mounting portion is configured to have higher rigidity than the lower base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriaki IDA, Takeshi KADOWAKI, Shuichi MIURA
  • Patent number: 11131596
    Abstract: A vibration detection device for detecting vibration of a cartridge including a bearing housing that accommodates a rotor coupling a wheel and a rotor shaft, and a bearing rotatably supporting the rotor, the bearing housing including a lubricant-oil passage port for allowing lubricant oil to pass through an interior of the bearing housing, includes: a sensor mount attached to an oil-flow-passage forming member configured to be capable of connecting to and separating from the bearing housing, the oil-flow-passage forming member including, inside thereof, an oil flow passage through which one of lubricant oil to be supplied to the interior of the bearing housing via the lubricant-oil passage port or lubricant oil discharged from the interior of the bearing housing via the lubricant-oil passage port flows; a vibration sensor disposed on the sensor mount; and a vibration transmission leg portion connected to the sensor mount and configured to be in contact with the bearing housing in a state where the oil-flow-pa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori Shoji, Hideo Mori, Shota Yoshikawa, Yousuke Danmoto, Shuichi Miura
  • Patent number: 11131219
    Abstract: A rocker arm swingably supported by an arm shaft and operating a valve by rotation of a cam includes an arm body part including a bearing portion supported by the arm shaft, a cam-side arm portion extending from the bearing portion toward a first side, and a valve-side arm portion extending from the bearing portion toward a second side, an arch part extending over the bearing portion and connecting the cam-side arm portion and the valve-side arm portion, and a lightweight part disposed in a space defined between the arm body part and the arch part and having a reduced weight compared with a case where the space is filled with the same material at the same thickness as the arch part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi Miura, Seiji Tsuruoka, Takahiro Sushi, Kenjiro Oda
  • Publication number: 20210239561
    Abstract: A vibration isolation holding device includes a body portion and an abutment member. The abutment member is arranged between the body portion and a bearing housing, and has an abutment surface abutting on the bearing housing, when a cartridge is held. A biasing member is disposed between the abutment member and the body portion. An interval between the body portion and the abutment member is regulated by a first regulating portion to be shorter than a natural length of the biasing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi MIURA, Hideo MORI, Takanori SHOJI, Yosuke DAMMOTO
  • Patent number: 11060583
    Abstract: A vibration-proof mount which is interposed between a vibration device including a vibration source and an elastic member disposed on a foundation surface includes an upper base plate including a first mounting portion where the vibration device is mounted, a lower base pate arranged below the upper base plate and supporting the upper base plate, and a plurality of connecting members connecting the upper base plate and the lower base plate, the plurality of connecting members including at least two or more first connecting members disposed between the first mounting portion and the lower base plate at intervals from one another. The first mounting portion is configured to have higher rigidity than the lower base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriaki Ida, Takeshi Kadowaki, Shuichi Miura
  • Patent number: 11060940
    Abstract: There is provided a vibration insulator mounted between a cartridge and a wheel-side housing, in which the cartridge includes a rotor having a wheel and a rotational shaft and a bearing housing accommodating a bearing rotatably supporting the rotor, and the wheel-side housing is to be pressed to the bearing housing in an axial direction. The vibration insulator includes an annular outer ring portion having a wheel-side contact surface configured to come into contact with the wheel-side housing, an annular inner ring portion disposed inside the outer ring portion with a clearance from the outer ring portion and having a bearing-side contact surface configured to come into contact with the bearing housing, and a flexible support portion interposed between the outer ring portion and the inner ring portion and connecting the outer ring portion and the inner ring portion, the flexible support portion being elastically deformable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi Miura, Katsuya Yamashita, Naoyuki Nagai, Yosuke Dammoto, Shota Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 11029230
    Abstract: An unbalance detection device for detecting unbalance of a rotor of a turbo-cartridge which includes the rotor including a turbine wheel and a compressor wheel coupled via a rotational shaft and a bearing housing accommodating a bearing which supports the rotor rotatably, includes: a turbine-side housing member accommodating the turbine wheel; a compressor-side housing member accommodating the compressor wheel; a support mechanism configured to nip and support the turbo-cartridge from both sides by pressing at least one of the turbine-side housing member or the compressor-side housing member toward the turbo-cartridge; a vibration insulator interposed in each of a gap between the turbine-side housing member and the turbo-cartridge and a gap between the compressor-side housing member and the turbo-cartridge; and a vibration sensor installed so as to be contactable with the bearing housing, the vibration sensor being capable of detecting vibration upon rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuya Yamashita, Shuichi Miura, Yosuke Dammoto, Takaya Futae, Shota Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20210115811
    Abstract: A forced induction device (100) includes: a rotor (1) which includes a turbine side shaft portion (11), a compressor side shaft portion (12), and a connection shaft portion (13) connecting these to each other; a turbine side bearing (5) which supports the turbine side shaft portion (11); and a compressor side bearing (6) which supports the compressor side shaft portion (12). A rigidity of the connection shaft portion (13) is lower than that of the turbine side shaft portion (11) and the compressor side shaft portion (12) so that a node in a mode shape at each critical speed involving with an operating rotational speed region of the rotor (1) is located between the turbine side bearing (5) and the compressor side bearing (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya ARAKAWA, Takaya FUTAE, Shuichi MIURA, Yosuke DANMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200232867
    Abstract: A vibration detection device for detecting vibration of a cartridge including a bearing housing that accommodates a rotor coupling a wheel and a rotor shaft, and a bearing rotatably supporting the rotor, the bearing housing including a lubricant-oil passage port for allowing lubricant oil to pass through an interior of the bearing housing, includes: a sensor mount attached to an oil-flow-passage forming member configured to be capable of connecting to and separating from the bearing housing, the oil-flow-passage forming member including, inside thereof, an oil flow passage through which one of lubricant oil to be supplied to the interior of the bearing housing via the lubricant-oil passage port or lubricant oil discharged from the interior of the bearing housing via the lubricant-oil passage port flows; a vibration sensor disposed on the sensor mount; and a vibration transmission leg portion connected to the sensor mount and configured to be in contact with the bearing housing in a state where the oil-flow-pa
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori SHOJI, Hideo MORI, Shota YOSHIKAWA, Yousuke DANMOTO, Shuichi MIURA
  • Publication number: 20200072314
    Abstract: A vibration-proof mount which is interposed between a vibration device including a vibration source and an elastic member disposed on a foundation surface includes an upper base plate including a first mounting portion where the vibration device is mounted, a lower base pate arranged below the upper base plate and supporting the upper base plate, and a plurality of connecting members connecting the upper base plate and the lower base plate, the plurality of connecting members including at least two or more first connecting members disposed between the first mounting portion and the lower base plate at intervals from one another. The first mounting portion is configured to have higher rigidity than the lower base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriaki IDA, Takeshi KADOWAKI, Shuichi MIURA
  • Publication number: 20190301359
    Abstract: An unbalance detection device for detecting unbalance of a rotor of a turbo-cartridge which includes the rotor including a turbine wheel and a compressor wheel coupled via a rotational shaft and a bearing housing accommodating a bearing which supports the rotor rotatably, includes: a turbine-side housing member accommodating the turbine wheel; a compressor-side housing member accommodating the compressor wheel; a support mechanism configured to nip and support the turbo-cartridge from both sides by pressing at least one of the turbine-side housing member or the compressor-side housing member toward the turbo-cartridge; a vibration insulator interposed in each of a gap between the turbine-side housing member and the turbo-cartridge and a gap between the compressor-side housing member and the turbo-cartridge; and a vibration sensor installed so as to be contactable with the bearing housing, the vibration sensor being capable of detecting vibration upon rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuya YAMASHITA, Shuichi MIURA, Yosuke DAMMOTO, Takaya FUTAE, Shota YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190212220
    Abstract: An unbalance detection device for detecting unbalance of a rotor of a turbo-cartridge which includes the rotor including a turbine wheel and a compressor wheel coupled via a rotational shaft and a bearing housing accommodating a bearing which supports the rotor rotatably, includes: a sound pressure sensor capable of detecting vibration upon rotation of the rotor by contactlessly measuring a sound pressure generated from vibration upon rotation of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi MIURA, Takuya ARAKAWA, Yosuke DAMMOTO, Shota YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190162622
    Abstract: There is provided a vibration insulator mounted between a cartridge and a wheel-side housing, in which the cartridge includes a rotor having a wheel and a rotational shaft and a bearing housing accommodating a bearing rotatably supporting the rotor, and the wheel-side housing is to be pressed to the bearing housing in an axial direction. The vibration insulator includes an annular outer ring portion having a wheel-side contact surface configured to come into contact with the wheel-side housing, an annular inner ring portion disposed inside the outer ring portion with a clearance from the outer ring portion and having a bearing-side contact surface configured to come into contact with the bearing housing, and a flexible support portion interposed between the outer ring portion and the inner ring portion and connecting the outer ring portion and the inner ring portion, the flexible support portion being elastically deformable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi MIURA, Katsuya YAMASHITA, Naoyuki NAGAI, Yosuke DAMMOTO, Shota YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20190093523
    Abstract: A rocker arm swingably supported by an arm shaft and operating a valve by rotation of a cam includes an arm body part including a bearing portion supported by the arm shaft, a cam-side arm portion extending from the bearing portion toward a first side, and a valve-side arm portion extending from the bearing portion toward a second side, an arch part extending over the bearing portion and connecting the cam-side arm portion and the valve-side arm portion, and a lightweight part disposed in a space defined between the arm body part and the arch part and having a reduced weight compared with a case where the space is filled with the same material at the same thickness as the arch part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi MIURA, Seiji TSURUOKA, Takahiro SUSHI, Kenjiro ODA