Patents by Inventor Syuuji Furui

Syuuji Furui 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: 8308936
    Abstract: A heat pump type hot water supply device is provided with a heat source side heat pump unit having a heat radiating heat exchanger that condenses refrigerant to radiate heat from the refrigerant. The hot water supply device is provided with a water tank that stores water, a water supply pipe that supplies water to the water tank from the outside, a water circulation pipe that is extended in a bypassing manner and circulates the water in the water tank from a bottom section to an upper section, a heat absorbing heat exchanger that is arranged on the water circulation pipe and connected to the heat radiating heat exchanger of the heat source side heat pump unit so as to absorb heat, and a hot water supply unit that comprises a hot water supply pipe that supplies warm water in the upper section of the water tank to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuharu Numata, Haruo Nakata, Syuuji Furui, Kaori Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20100275634
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Tetsuya Okamoto, Kazuhiro Furusho, Takayuki Kawano, Shinichi Kasahara, Masakazu Okamoto, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Michio Moriwaki, Syuuji Furui, Atsushi Yoshimi, Shuuji Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20100155312
    Abstract: A heat pump type hot water supply device is provided with a heat source side heat pump unit having a heat radiating heat exchanger that condenses refrigerant to radiate heat from the refrigerant. The hot water supply device is provided with a water tank that stores water, a water supply pipe that supplies water to the water tank from the outside, a water circulation pipe that is extended in a bypassing manner and circulates the water in the water tank from a bottom section to an upper section, a heat absorbing heat exchanger that is arranged on the water circulation pipe and connected to the heat radiating heat exchanger of the heat source side heat pump unit so as to absorb heat, and a hot water supply unit that comprises a hot water supply pipe that supplies warm water in the upper section of the water tank to the outside. The water supply pipe is branched into a plurality of water supply paths including a first water supply path and a second water supply path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Mitsuharu Numata, Haruo Nakata, Syuuji Furui, Kaori Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20100126705
    Abstract: A heating and hot water supply apparatus is provided with a heat pump unit (2), a water storage tank (1), a heat exchanger (10) in the water tank and pipe lines (31, 32). Hot water stored in the water storage tank (1) by being guided by the pipe line (32) passes through a radiator (30) outside the water storage tank (1), then returns into the storage tank (1) by being guided by the pipe line (31) for circulation. Thus, the radiator (30) can directly use heat of large quantity hot water stored in the water storage tank (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Syuuji Furui, Mitsuharu Numata
  • Publication number: 20100101506
    Abstract: A heat pump type hot water supply apparatus includes a heat pump unit 2 for heating water, a hot water tank 1 for storing therein hot water heated by the heat pump unit 2, and a hot water supply heat exchanger 10 which is placed substantially over a vertical entirety of interior of the hot water tank 1 and in which water flows from lower side toward upper side. Water that has flowed out from the upper side of the hot water supply heat exchanger 10 is discharged out from the top portion of the hot water tank 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Syuuji Furui, Mitsuharu Numata
  • Publication number: 20100101767
    Abstract: A heat pump type hot water supply apparatus includes a heat-source side heat pump unit 2 for heating water, a hot water tank 1 for storing therein hot water heated by the heat-source side heat pump unit 2, and a hot water supply heat exchanger 10 which is placed in the hot water tank 1 and in which water flows from lower side toward upper side of interior thereof. There is provided a difference between heat exchange performance of a lower-stage side portion 10b and heat exchange performance of an upper-stage side portion 10a of the hot water supply heat exchanger 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Syuuji Furui, Mitsuharu Numata