Patents by Inventor Takaaki YOSHIZAWA

Takaaki YOSHIZAWA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240102479
    Abstract: An electric centrifugal compressor includes: an electric motor including a rotational shaft; a first impeller disposed on one end side of the rotational shaft; a first bearing rotatably supporting the rotational shaft at a position between the first impeller and the electric motor and including a lubricant; and a first bearing housing accommodating the first bearing, The first bearing housing includes a compressed gas supply hole for supplying a compressed gas from outside of the first bearing housing to a gap between a rotating body including the rotational shaft and the first bearing housing. An outlet of the compressed gas supply hole is disposed on an inner surface of the first bearing housing and is located between the first impeller and the first bearing in an axial direction of the rotational shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Naomichi SHIBATA, Byeongil AN, Takaaki YOSHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20230332607
    Abstract: A multi-stage electric centrifugal compressor configured to drive impellers disposed at both ends of a rotational shaft by an electric motor includes: the rotational shaft; a low-pressure-stage impeller disposed at one end of the rotational shaft; a high-pressure-stage impeller disposed at the other end of the rotational shaft; a high-pressure-stage housing accommodating the high-pressure-stage impeller; and a connecting pipe for supplying a compressed gas compressed by the low-pressure-stage impeller to the high-pressure-stage housing. The high-pressure-stage housing has a high-pressure-stage inlet opening that opens in a direction intersecting an axis of the rotational shaft. The connecting pipe includes a high-pressure-stage-side connection portion connected to the high-pressure-stage inlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Naomichi SHIBATA, Byeongil AN, Takaaki YOSHIZAWA
  • Patent number: 11784517
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes a housing, a stator disposed in the housing, and at least two support members disposed in at least two different parts, respectively, in an axial direction of the stator between the housing and an outer circumferential surface of the stator, the at least two support members supporting the stator against the housing. The at least two support members, the housing, and the outer circumferential surface of the stator form a space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Takaya Futae, Shunsuke Yakushiji, Naomichi Shibata, Byeongil An, Takaaki Yoshizawa
  • Publication number: 20230307981
    Abstract: Provided is a technology that can sufficiently suppress the temperature rise of a rotary electrical machine. A rotary electrical machine includes a main body part 10 including a rotator and a stator, and a casing part 20 that houses the main body part 10. The casing part 20 includes a first housing part 5 that surrounds the main body part 10 from a peripheral direction, and a second housing part 6 that houses a bearing for rotatably supporting a rotating shaft 2. The casing part 20 is formed with a cooling passage R extending from an inlet Rs for cooling medium to an outlet Re for cooling medium and not branching off in the middle. The cooling passage R includes a first cooling passage portion R1 that passes through the inside of the first housing part 5 and a second cooling passage portion R2 that passes through the inside of the second housing part 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma NOMIYAMA, Yuki ITO, Kenji OURA, Yuki YASUOKA, Takaaki YOSHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210013752
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes a housing, a stator disposed in the housing, and at least two support members disposed in at least two different parts, respectively, in an axial direction of the stator between the housing and an outer circumferential surface of the stator, the at least two support members supporting the stator against the housing. The at least two support members, the housing, and the outer circumferential surface of the stator form a space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Takaya FUTAE, Shunsuke YAKUSHIJI, Naomichi SHIBATA, Byeongil AN, Takaaki YOSHIZAWA