Patents by Inventor Tatsuo Kawaguchi

Tatsuo Kawaguchi 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: 20240151311
    Abstract: A butterfly valve 100 provided in a flow path for a first fluid flowing through a heat exchanger. The butterfly valve 100 includes: a valve plate 110 provided in the flow path; a shaft 120 for rotatably supporting the valve plate 110 in the flow path; and at least one valve plate auxiliary member 130 in contact with at least one plate surface 111a, 111b of the valve plate 100, the valve plate auxiliary member 130 having an extending portion 131 extending radially outwardly from an outer peripheral surface 112 of the valve plate 110. The valve plate auxiliary member 130 is made of a material having a lower Young's modulus than that of the valve plate 110.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryushiro AKAISHI, Tatsuo KAWAGUCHI, Hiroshi MIZUNO, Fumitaka TAKEUCHI, Shinnosuke IWASAKI, Yui HONDA KURIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11920874
    Abstract: A heat exchange member includes: a honeycomb structure including: an outer peripheral wall; an inner peripheral wall; and partition walls arranged between the outer peripheral wall and the inner peripheral wall, the partition walls defining a plurality of cells, each of the cells extending from a first end face to a second end face to form a flow path for a first fluid; and a covering member for covering an outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall. In a cross section of the honeycomb structure orthogonal to a flow path direction for the first fluid, the partition walls extend in a radial direction. Each of the cells is formed from the outer peripheral wall, the inner peripheral wall, and the partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kimura, Tatsuo Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11859916
    Abstract: A flow path member for a heat exchanger includes: an inner cylinder capable of housing a heat recovery member through which a first fluid can flow; an outer cylinder having a feed port capable of feeding a second fluid and a discharge port capable of discharging the second fluid, the outer cylinder being disposed so as to be spaced on a radially outer side of the inner cylinder such that a flow path for the second fluid is formed between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder; a feed pipe connected to the feed port; and a discharge pipe connected to the discharge port. The feed port and the discharge port are provided so as to be located in a distance of less than half the circumference of the outer cylinder in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Akahani, Tatsuo Kawaguchi, Makoto Yoshihara
  • Publication number: 20230302524
    Abstract: A method for producing a heat conductive member includes the steps of: preparing a hollow type heat recovery member having: an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface in an axial direction; and a first end face and a second end face in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction; inserting an inner cylindrical member into a hollow portion formed in an inner region of the inner peripheral surface; and subjecting the inner cylindrical member to plastic working, and fitting at least a part of the inner cylindrical member to at least a part of one or more selected from the inner peripheral surface, the first end face, and the second end face of the heat recovery member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto YOSHIHARA, Tatsuo KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230288144
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a heat recovery member through which a first fluid can flow; an inner cylinder configured to house the heat recovery member; an outer cylinder having a feed port capable of feeding a second fluid and a discharge port capable of discharging the second fluid, the outer cylinder being disposed on a radially outer side of the inner cylinder with a distance such that a flow path for the second fluid is formed between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder; a feed pipe connected to the feed port; and a discharge pipe connected to the discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryushiro AKAISHI, Tatsuo KAWAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11719489
    Abstract: A heat exchanger 100, including: an inner cylinder 10 through which a first fluid can flow, the inner cylinder 10 being configured to house a heat recovery member 30; and an outer cylinder 20 disposed so as to be spaced on a radially outer side of the inner cylinder 10 such that a second fluid can flow between the outer cylinder 20 and the inner cylinder 10. In the heat exchanger 100, at least a part of the outer cylinder 20 and/or the inner cylinder 10 has at least one continuous irregular structure 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaro Fumoto, Tatsuo Kawaguchi, Daisuke Kimura
  • Patent number: 11644252
    Abstract: A heat exchanger 100 includes: an inner cylinder 10 through which a first fluid can flow, the inner cylinder 10 being configured to be capable of housing a heat recovery member 40; an outer cylinder 20 disposed so as to be spaced on a radially outer side of the inner cylinder 10 such that a second fluid can flow between the outer cylinder 20 and the inner cylinder 10; and an intermediate cylinder 30 disposed between the inner cylinder 10 and the outer cylinder 20, the intermediate cylinder 30 partitioning a flow path for the second fluid into an inner flow path 31b and an outer flow path 31a. In the heat exchanger, the intermediate cylinder 30 includes communication holes 32 that are communicated in a radial direction, and the communication holes 32 are provided in an axial direction of the intermediate cylinder 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi Hamada, Tatsuo Kawaguchi, Takeshi Sakuma, Yutaro Fumoto
  • Patent number: 11629626
    Abstract: A heat recovery device includes: a honeycomb structure including an outer peripheral wall having at least one outer peripheral surface, and partition walls arranged on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition walls defining a plurality of cells each extending from a first end face to a second end face to form a flow path for a first fluid; a thermoelectric conversion element arranged to face the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall; a cylindrical member that circumferentially covers the honeycomb structure in which the thermoelectric conversion element is arranged; a casing arranged at an interval so as to form a flow path for a second fluid, the casing being arrange on a radially outer side of the cylindrical member; and a pressing member being configured to press the cylindrical member against the thermoelectric conversion element. The cylindrical member has one or more slit portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Yoshihara, Ryushiro Akaishi, Tatsuo Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11591950
    Abstract: A heat exchanging member including a hollow pillar shaped honeycomb structure having partition walls defining cells, the cells penetrating from a first end face to a second end face to form flow paths for a first fluid, an inner peripheral wall, and an outer peripheral wall; and a covering member being configured to cover the outer peripheral wall of the pillar shaped honeycomb structure. The heat exchanging member is configured to perform heat exchange between the first fluid and a second fluid flowing through an outer side of the covering member. In the heat exchanging member, in a cross section of the pillar shaped honeycomb structure perpendicular to a flow path direction of the first fluid, the cells are radially provided, and each of the inner peripheral wall and the outer peripheral wall has a thickness larger than that of each of the partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Kawaguchi, Takeshi Sakuma, Daisuke Kimura, Yutaro Fumoto
  • Patent number: 11555661
    Abstract: A heat exchanging member includes: a pillar shape honeycomb structure having an outer peripheral wall and partition walls extending through the honeycomb structure from a first end face to a second end face to define a plurality of cells forming a through channel of a first fluid, and a covering member for covering the outer peripheral wall of the honeycomb structure. In a cross section of the honeycomb structure perpendicular to a flow direction of the first fluid, the partition walls includes: a plurality of first partition walls extending in a radial direction from the side of a center portion of the cross section; and a plurality of second partition walls extending in a circumferential direction, and a number of the first partition walls on the side of the central portion is less than a number of the first partition walls on the side of the outer peripheral wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Kawaguchi, Daisuke Kimura
  • Publication number: 20220390181
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a hollow pillar shaped honeycomb structure, a first outer cylindrical member, an inner cylindrical member, an upstream cylindrical member, a cylindrical connecting member, and a downstream cylindrical member. The heat exchanger further includes a valve mechanism having an on-off valve located on a downstream end portion side of the inner cylindrical member. The valve mechanism is rotatably supported by a bearing arranged on a radially outer side of the downstream cylindrical member, and the on-off valve is fixed to a shaft arranged so as to penetrate the downstream cylindrical member and the inner cylindrical member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya AKAHANI, Tatsuo KAWAGUCHI, Makoto YOSHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20220333871
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a hollow pillar shaped honeycomb structure, a first outer cylindrical member, an inner cylindrical member, an upstream cylindrical member, a cylindrical connecting member and a downstream cylindrical member. The inner cylindrical member includes a tapered portion whose diameter is reduced from a position of a second end face of the pillar shaped honeycomb structure to the downstream end portion side. A ratio of a difference between an inner diameter of the downstream end portion of the inner cylindrical member and an inner diameter of the downstream end portion of the upstream cylindrical member to the inner diameter of the downstream end portion of the upstream cylindrical member is within ±20%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya AKAHANI, Tatsuo KAWAGUCHI, Makoto YOSHIHARA
  • Patent number: 11448465
    Abstract: A heat exchanger including a honeycomb structure having partition walls defining fluid cells extending between inflow and outflow end faces, and inner and outer peripheral walls. A first outer cylinder contacts the outer peripheral wall. A first inner cylinder having inflow and outflow ports for the fluid has an outer peripheral surface that contacts the inner peripheral wall. A second inner cylinder having inflow and outflow ports for the fluid is spaced on a radially inner side of the inner peripheral wall. The inflow port of the first inner cylinder is closer to the inflow end face than the outflow end face in an axial direction of the honeycomb structure. The outflow port of the second inner cylinder is closer to the outflow end face than the inflow end face in the axial direction of the honeycomb structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Yoshihara, Tatsuo Kawaguchi, Yutaro Fumoto
  • Publication number: 20220275740
    Abstract: A heat exchange member includes: a honeycomb structure including: an outer peripheral wall; and partition walls arranged on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition walls defining a plurality of cells each extending from a first end face to a second end face to form a flow path for a first fluid; and a covering member being configured to cover an outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall. In a cross section of the honeycomb structure orthogonal to a flow path direction for the first fluid, the partition walls include first partition walls extending in a radial direction and second partition walls extending in a circumferential direction. A part of at least one of the outer peripheral wall and the second partition walls includes at least one slit 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke KIMURA, Tatsuo KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220252353
    Abstract: A heat exchange member includes: a honeycomb structure including: an outer peripheral wall; an inner peripheral wall; and partition walls arranged between the outer peripheral wall and the inner peripheral wall, the partition walls defining a plurality of cells, each of the cells extending from a first end face to a second end face to form a flow path for a first fluid; and a covering member for covering an outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall. In a cross section of the honeycomb structure orthogonal to a flow path direction for the first fluid, the partition walls extend in a radial direction. Each of the cells is formed from the outer peripheral wall, the inner peripheral wall, and the partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke KIMURA, Tatsuo KAWAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11397052
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a hollow pillar shaped honeycomb structure; a first cylindrical member fitted to a surface of an outer peripheral wall of the pillar shaped honeycomb structure; a second cylindrical member fitted to a surface of an inner peripheral wall of the pillar shaped honeycomb structure; a cylindrical guide member having a portion, the portion being disposed on a radially inner side of the second cylindrical member with a distance so as to form the flow path for the first fluid; an upstream cylindrical member connecting an upstream end of the first cylindrical member to an upstream side of the guide member; and a downstream cylindrical member connected to a downstream end of the first cylindrical member. The guide member includes an inclined portion that inclines to its downstream side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaro Fumoto, Tatsuo Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20220228810
    Abstract: A flow path member for a heat exchanger includes: an inner cylinder capable of housing a heat recovery member through which a first fluid can flow; an outer cylinder having a feed port capable of feeding a second fluid and a discharge port capable of discharging the second fluid, the outer cylinder being disposed so as to be spaced on a radially outer side of the inner cylinder such that a flow path for the second fluid is formed between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder; a feed pipe connected to the feed port; and a discharge pipe connected to the discharge port. The feed port and the discharge port are provided so as to be located in a distance of less than half the circumference of the outer cylinder in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya AKAHANI, Tatsuo KAWAGUCHI, Makoto YOSHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20220213827
    Abstract: A heat recovery device includes: a honeycomb structure including an outer peripheral wall having at least one outer peripheral surface, and partition walls arranged on an inner side of the outer peripheral wall, the partition walls defining a plurality of cells each extending from a first end face to a second end face to form a flow path for a first fluid; a thermoelectric conversion element arranged to face the outer peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall; a cylindrical member that circumferentially covers the honeycomb structure in which the thermoelectric conversion element is arranged; a casing arranged at an interval so as to form a flow path for a second fluid, the casing being arrange on a radially outer side of the cylindrical member; and a pressing member being configured to press the cylindrical member against the thermoelectric conversion element. The cylindrical member has one or more slit portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto YOSHIHARA, Ryushiro AKAISHI, Tatsuo KAWAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11353267
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a hollow pillar shaped honeycomb structure, a first cylindrical member, a second cylindrical member, a cylindrical guide member, and an upstream cylindrical member. A communication port is provided between the downstream end portion of the guide member and the second cylindrical member or at the guide member. The second cylindrical member has a horn shape in which a diameter of the upstream end portion of the second cylindrical member is increased radially outward. The upstream cylindrical member has a flange portion, and a rising position of the flange portion is located on a more downstream side than the upstream end portion of the first cylindrical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaro Fumoto, Tatsuo Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11243031
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a pillar shaped honeycomb; an inner cylindrical member; an outer cylindrical member arranged on a radially outer side of the inner cylindrical member such that a part of the outer cylindrical member forms a flow path for a second fluid; an upstream cylindrical member having a cylindrical portion and a flange portion, the upstream cylindrical member being located on a side of a first end face of the honeycomb structure, and an end portion of the flange portion being connected to the inner cylindrical member and/or the outer cylindrical member; and a downstream cylindrical member having a cylindrical portion and a flange portion, the downstream cylindrical member being located on a side of a second end face of the honeycomb structure, and an end portion of the flange portion being connected to the inner cylindrical member and/or the outer cylindrical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaro Fumoto, Tatsuo Kawaguchi, Takeshi Sakuma