Patents by Inventor Taku Ichiryuu
Taku Ichiryuu 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: 8710693Abstract: It is intended to provide a power generating apparatus of renewable energy type in which a braking mechanism is attached to a rotor arranged upstream of a hydraulic transmission while saving space, and a method of attaching and detaching a blade for the apparatus. The power generating apparatus of renewable energy type is provided with: a rotor having a hub and a main shaft, the hub having at least one blade mounted thereon, the main shaft being coupled to the hub; a generator which generates power by torque inputted from the rotor; and a hydraulic transmission which transmits the torque from the rotor to the generator. A brake disc is fixed to the rotor by tightening together with the hub and the main shaft. A brake caliper is provided to force a brake pad against the brake disc to apply a braking force to the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2012Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Amano, Kazuhisa Tsutsumi, Taku Ichiryuu, Takuro Kameda
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Patent number: 8497596Abstract: It is intended to provide a power generating apparatus of renewable energy type which can transmit large torque and has a low-cost and readily processable structure of fixing a hydraulic pump to the main shaft and a method of mounting the hydraulic pump. A plurality of key slots 25 are formed at an end on the back-end side of the main shaft 4. A plurality of keys 30A, 30B are inserted in the key slots 25. The keys 30A, 30B include a reference key 30A to be inserted in one of the key slots and a split key 30B to be inserted in the other of the key slots. The split key 30B is separated into a first key piece 34 having a projection to be inserted in a first groove formed in the main shaft and a second key piece 36 having a depression to be inserted in a second groove formed in the cylindrical member. The pair of key pieces 34, 36 are arranged so that the projection and the depression engage with each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2011Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhisa Tsutsumi, Taku Ichiryuu
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Publication number: 20130076042Abstract: It is intended to provide a power generating apparatus of renewable energy type in which a braking mechanism is attached to a rotor arranged upstream of a hydraulic transmission while saving space, and a method of attaching and detaching a blade for the apparatus. The power generating apparatus of renewable energy type is provided with: a rotor having a hub and a main shaft, the hub having at least one blade mounted thereon, the main shaft being coupled to the hub; a generator which generates power by torque inputted from the rotor; and a hydraulic transmission which transmits the torque from the rotor to the generator. A brake disc is fixed to the rotor by tightening together with the hub and the main shaft. A brake caliper is provided to force a brake pad against the brake disc to apply a braking force to the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki AMANO, Kazuhisa TSUTSUMI, Taku ICHIRYUU, Takuro KAMEDA
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Patent number: 8403644Abstract: A power generating apparatus of renewable energy type in which a hydraulic pipe between a hydraulic pump installed inside a nacelle and a hydraulic motor installed near a bottom part of a tower can handle the turning motion of the nacelle. In the power generating apparatus of renewable energy type, a hydraulic pump inside the nacelle and a hydraulic motor near a base end part of a tower are connected by a first double pipe and a second double pipe. The first double pipe is rotatably connected to the second double pipe. The first double pipe includes a first inner pipe and a first outer pipe. The second double pipe includes a second inner pipe and a second outer pipe. The first and second inner pipes communicate with each other to form an inner passage. The first and second outer pipes communicate with each other to form an outer passage.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhisa Tsutsumi, Takuro Kameda, Taku Ichiryuu
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Publication number: 20120257994Abstract: It is intended to provide a power generating apparatus of renewable energy type which can transmit large torque and has a low-cost and readily processable structure of fixing a hydraulic pump to the main shaft and a method of mounting the hydraulic pump. A plurality of key slots 25 are formed at an end on the back-end side of the main shaft 4. A plurality of keys 30A, 30B are inserted in the key slots 25. The keys 30A, 30B include a reference key 30A to be inserted in one of the key slots and a split key 30B to be inserted in the other of the key slots. The split key 30B is separated into a first key piece 34 having a projection to be inserted in a first groove formed in the main shaft and a second key piece 36 having a depression to be inserted in a second groove formed in the cylindrical member. The pair of key pieces 34, 36 are arranged so that the projection and the depression engage with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2011Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuhisa TSUTSUMI, Taku ICHIRYUU
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Patent number: 8181455Abstract: It is intended to provide a power generating apparatus of renewable energy type that has a fixation structure of the hydraulic pump that can transmit large torque and can be processed with ease and at low cost even when the main shaft has a large diameter, as well as a method of installing such hydraulic pump. In the power generating apparatus, a connecting member 20 is provided on the outer periphery of a main shaft 4 to engage with a cylindrical member 10 provided on the outer periphery of the main shaft 4. The connecting member 20 includes a fixing part 21, a first spline part 22 and first pins 23. The fixing part 21 is fixed to the outer periphery of the main shaft 4 by means of the first pins 23 disposed along a circumferential direction of the main shaft 4.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2011Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhisa Tsutsumi, Taku Ichiryuu
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Publication number: 20120063898Abstract: It is intended to provide a power generating apparatus of renewable energy type in which a hydraulic pipe between a hydraulic pump installed inside a nacelle and a hydraulic motor installed near a bottom part of a tower can handle the turning motion of the nacelle. In the power generating apparatus of renewable energy type (1, 100), a hydraulic pump (8) inside the nacelle (4) and a hydraulic motor (10) near an base end part (2A) of a tower (2) are connected by a first double pipe (20, 70) and a second double pipe (30, 80). The first double pipe is rotatably connected to the second double pipe. The first double pipe includes a first inner pipe (22, 72) and a first outer pipe (24, 74). The second double pipe includes a second inner pipe (32, 82) and a second outer pipe (34, 84). The first inner pipe (22, 72) and the second inner pipe (32, 82) communicate with each other to form an inner passage (44).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuhisa TSUTSUMI, Takuro KAMEDA, Taku ICHIRYUU
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Publication number: 20120047886Abstract: It is intended to provide a power generating apparatus of renewable energy type that has a fixation structure of the hydraulic pump that can transmit large torque and can be processed with ease and at low cost even when the main shaft has a large diameter, as well as a method of installing such hydraulic pump. In the power generating apparatus, a connecting member 20 is provided on the outer periphery of a main shaft 4 to engage with a cylindrical member 10 provided on the outer periphery of the main shaft 4. The connecting member 20 includes a fixing part 21, a first spline part 22 and first pins 23. The fixing part 21 is fixed to the outer periphery of the main shaft 4 by means of the first pins 23 disposed along a circumferential direction of the main shaft 4.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazuhisa TSUTSUMI, Taku ICHIRYUU
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Patent number: 4708587Abstract: A centrifugal compressor includes an impeller of a make-up (compressing) pump stage, a first balancing ring for generating axial thrust on an impellar shaft for balancing the axial thrust generated by the make-up pump stage, an impeller of a recycle stage and a second balancing ring disposed between the make-up pump stage and the recycle stage. The impellers and balancing rings are fixedly mounted on the same impellar shaft in a common casing. The diameters of the first and second balancing ring and a liner ring disposed at a suction side of the impeller of the recycle stage are substantially identical with each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1986Date of Patent: November 24, 1987Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuso Katayama, Taku Ichiryuu, Yasushi Mouri, Tsuneyoshi Mitsuhashi, Masanori Kobayashi