Patents by Inventor Shuuji Fujimoto
Shuuji Fujimoto 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).
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Patent number: 10718540Abstract: The control section implements: a utilization cooling operation in which the thermal storage medium absorbs heat from the refrigerant and in which the refrigerant evaporates in the indoor heat exchanger, when the receiving section receives a first signal indicating a request for reduced use of power during an operation in which the room is cooled by the refrigerant evaporating in the indoor heat exchanger; and a cooling and cold thermal energy storage operation in which the refrigerant absorbs heat from the thermal storage medium and in which the refrigerant evaporates in the indoor heat exchanger, when the receiving section receives a second signal indicating a request for accelerated use of power during the operation in which the room is cooled by the refrigerant evaporating in the indoor heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kouichi Yasuo, Shuuji Fujimoto, Kebi Chen, Takuya Nakao
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Patent number: 10563872Abstract: To avoid decline in the efficiency of a compressor at a low load, a thermal storage air conditioner has a refrigerant circuit (11) which has a compressor (22), an outdoor heat exchanger (23), and an indoor heat exchanger (72) and performs a refrigeration cycle, and a thermal storage section (60) which has a thermal storage medium and exchanges heat between the thermal storage medium and a refrigerant of the refrigerant circuit (11). The thermal storage air conditioner performs a simple cooling operation in which in the refrigerant circuit (11), the refrigerant is condensed in the outdoor heat exchanger (23) and evaporates in the indoor heat exchanger (72), and a cooling and cold thermal energy storage operation in which in the refrigerant circuit (11), the refrigerant is condensed in the outdoor heat exchanger (23) and evaporates in the indoor heat exchanger (72), and in which the thermal storage medium in the thermal storage section (60) is cooled by the refrigerant.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kouichi Yasuo, Shuuji Fujimoto, Kebi Chen, Takuya Nakao
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Patent number: 10539335Abstract: To avoid decline in the efficiency of a compressor at a low load, the thermal storage air conditioner has an operation controller which, if a rotational speed of the compressor is slowed down to a predetermined lower reference value in a simple cooling operation, switches operation of the thermal storage air conditioner from the simple cooling operation to a cooling and cold thermal energy storage operation to increase the rotational speed of the compressor. During the simple cooling operation refrigerant is condensed in the outdoor heat exchanger and evaporates in the indoor heat exchanger, and during a cooling and cold thermal energy storage operation the refrigerant is condensed in the outdoor heat exchanger, evaporates in the indoor heat exchanger, and the thermal storage medium in the thermal storage section is cooled by the refrigerant.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2015Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kouichi Yasuo, Shuuji Fujimoto, Kebi Chen, Takuya Nakao
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Publication number: 20190170378Abstract: To avoid decline in the efficiency of a compressor at a low load, a thermal storage air conditioner has a refrigerant circuit (11) which has a compressor (22), an outdoor heat exchanger (23), and an indoor heat exchanger (72) and performs a refrigeration cycle, and a thermal storage section (60) which has a thermal storage medium and exchanges heat between the thermal storage medium and a refrigerant of the refrigerant circuit (11). The thermal storage air conditioner performs a simple cooling operation in which in the refrigerant circuit (11), the refrigerant is condensed in the outdoor heat exchanger (23) and evaporates in the indoor heat exchanger (72), and a cooling and cold thermal energy storage operation in which in the refrigerant circuit (11), the refrigerant is condensed in the outdoor heat exchanger (23) and evaporates in the indoor heat exchanger (72), and in which the thermal storage medium in the thermal storage section (60) is cooled by the refrigerant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kouichi YASUO, Shuuji FUJIMOTO, Kebi CHEN, Takuya NAKAO
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Publication number: 20170336085Abstract: To avoid decline in the efficiency of a compressor at a low load, a thermal storage air conditioner has a refrigerant circuit (11) which has a compressor (22), an outdoor heat exchanger (23), and an indoor heat exchanger (72) and performs a refrigeration cycle, and a thermal storage section (60) which has a thermal storage medium and exchanges heat between the thermal storage medium and a refrigerant of the refrigerant circuit (11). The thermal storage air conditioner performs a simple cooling operation in which in the refrigerant circuit (11), the refrigerant is condensed in the outdoor heat exchanger (23) and evaporates in the indoor heat exchanger (72), and a cooling and cold thermal energy storage operation in which in the refrigerant circuit (11), the refrigerant is condensed in the outdoor heat exchanger (23) and evaporates in the indoor heat exchanger (72), and in which the thermal storage medium in the thermal storage section (60) is cooled by the refrigerant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2015Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kouichi YASUO, Shuuji FUJIMOTO, Kebi CHEN, Takuya NAKAO
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Publication number: 20170261242Abstract: The control section implements: a utilization cooling operation in which the thermal storage medium absorbs heat from the refrigerant and in which the refrigerant evaporates in the indoor heat exchanger, when the receiving section receives a first signal indicating a request for reduced use of power during an operation in which the room is cooled by the refrigerant evaporating in the indoor heat exchanger; and a cooling and cold thermal energy storage operation in which the refrigerant absorbs heat from the thermal storage medium and in which the refrigerant evaporates in the indoor heat exchanger, when the receiving section receives a second signal indicating a request for accelerated use of power during the operation in which the room is cooled by the refrigerant evaporating in the indoor heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kouichi YASUO, Shuuji FUJIMOTO, Kebi CHEN, Takuya NAKAO
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Patent number: 9163622Abstract: A discharge muffler includes a muffler container. In the muffler container, refrigerating machine oil is separated from refrigerant gas containing the refrigerating machine oil, and the refrigerating machine oil is stored in a lower space. An inlet of an outlet pipe connected to the muffler container opens in the lower space.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Sata, Shuuji Fujimoto
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Patent number: 8181480Abstract: A refrigeration device includes a compression mechanism, a radiator, a first expansion mechanism, a second expansion mechanism, an evaporator, a first internal heat exchanger, a branch pipe a third expansion mechanism, and a second internal heat exchanger. The first internal heat exchanger causes heat to be exchanged between refrigerant that flows from the radiator to the inflow side of the first expansion mechanism, and refrigerant that flows from the evaporator to the compression mechanism. The branch pipe branches from a third refrigerant pipe for connecting the radiator and the second expansion mechanism, and merges with the second refrigerant pipe. A third expansion mechanism is provided to the branch pipe. The second internal heat exchanger causes heat to be exchanged between refrigerant that flows out from the first expansion mechanism, and refrigerant that flows out from the third expansion mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2007Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Kasahara, Toshiyuki Kurihara, Shuuji Fujimoto, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Atsushi Yoshimi, Yoshio Ueno
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Publication number: 20120011876Abstract: A discharge muffler includes a muffler container. In the muffler container, refrigerating machine oil is separated from refrigerant gas containing the refrigerating machine oil, and the refrigerating machine oil is stored in a lower space. An inlet of an outlet pipe connected to the muffler container opens in the lower space.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2010Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kenichi Sata, Shuuji Fujimoto
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Patent number: 7918106Abstract: A refrigerant circuit (15) is provided with a low-pressure stage oil separator (26) for separating refrigerating machine oil out of refrigerant discharged from a low-pressure stage compressor (21) and returning it to the suction side of the low-pressure stage compressor (21), and a high-pressure stage oil separator (36) for separating refrigerating machine oil out of refrigerant discharged from a high-pressure stage compressor (31) and returning it to the suction side of the high-pressure stage compressor (31). The efficiency of oil separation of the low-pressure stage oil separator (26) is set lower than that of the high-pressure stage oil separator (36).Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shuuji Fujimoto, Atsushi Yoshimi
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Publication number: 20100275634Abstract: A refrigerant circuit (11) includes an oil separator (60) configured to separate oil from high pressure refrigerant, and an oil feed circuit (70) configured to feed the oil separated in the oil separator (60) to a compression mechanism (20) so as to cool the refrigerant in the course of a compression phase of the compression mechanism (20). The oil feed circuit (70) includes a recovery mechanism (40) configured to recover energy of the oil separated in the oil separator (60). In the compression mechanism (20), the refrigerant is cooled by the oil, thereby reducing power of the compression mechanism (20). Simultaneously, in the recovery mechanism (40), power required to increase pressure of the oil in the compression mechanism (20) is recovered.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2009Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventors: Tetsuya Okamoto, Kazuhiro Furusho, Takayuki Kawano, Shinichi Kasahara, Masakazu Okamoto, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Michio Moriwaki, Syuuji Furui, Atsushi Yoshimi, Shuuji Fujimoto
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Publication number: 20100180612Abstract: A refrigeration device includes a compression mechanism, a radiator, a first expansion mechanism, a second expansion mechanism, an evaporator, a first internal heat exchanger, a branch pipe, a third expansion mechanism, and a second internal heat exchanger. The first internal heat exchanger causes heat to be exchanged between refrigerant that flows from the radiator to the inflow side of the first expansion mechanism, and refrigerant that flows from the evaporator to the compression mechanism. The branch pipe branches from a third refrigerant pipe for connecting the radiator and the second expansion mechanism, and merges with the second refrigerant pipe. A third expansion mechanism is provided to the branch pipe. The second internal heat exchanger causes heat to be exchanged between refrigerant that flows out from the first expansion mechanism, and refrigerant that flows out from the third expansion mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2007Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Kasahara, Toshiyuki Kurihara, Shuuji Fujimoto, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Atsushi Yoshimi, Yoshio Ueno
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Publication number: 20100154467Abstract: A refrigeration system includes a refrigerant circuit including a gas-liquid separator (18) and operating in a two-stage compression and two-stage expansion refrigeration cycle. In the refrigerant circuit, intermediate-pressure gas-liquid two-phase refrigerant having flowed through an intermediate expansion valve after flowing through an outdoor heat exchanger is introduced through an inflow pipe (20) of the gas-liquid separator (18) into the vessel body (16) thereof and separated therein into liquid refrigerant and gas refrigerant. The liquid refrigerant flows out through a liquid outflow pipe (30), then flows through a main expansion valve and then through a refrigeration heat exchanger and is then sucked into a low-pressure stage compressor. The gas refrigerant flows out through a gas outflow pipe (40), is then fed to the suction side of a high-pressure stage compressor and is then sucked into the high-pressure stage compressor together with refrigerant discharged from the low-pressure stage compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2007Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: Shuuji Fujimoto, Takahiro Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20090282849Abstract: A refrigeration system (10) includes: a refrigerant circuit (15) including a low-pressure stage compressor (21) variable in displacement and a high-pressure stage compressor (31) variable in displacement and operating in a two-stage compression refrigeration cycle; and a controller (100) for controlling the operation of the refrigeration system (10). The controller (100) includes a first control section (101) and a second control section (102). The first control section (101) controls the operating capacity of the low-pressure stage compressor (21) to adapt to the load of the refrigeration capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2006Publication date: November 19, 2009Inventors: Shuuji Fujimoto, Atsushi Yoshimi, Takahiro Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20090229300Abstract: A refrigerant circuit (15) is provided with a low-pressure stage oil separator (26) for separating refrigerating machine oil out of refrigerant discharged from a low-pressure stage compressor (21) and returning it to the suction side of the low-pressure stage compressor (21), and a high-pressure stage oil separator (36) for separating refrigerating machine oil out of refrigerant discharged from a high-pressure stage compressor (31) and returning it to the suction side of the high-pressure stage compressor (31). The efficiency of oil separation of the low-pressure stage oil separator (26) is set lower than that of the high-pressure stage oil separator (36).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2006Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shuuji Fujimoto, Atsushi Yoshimi