Patents by Inventor Tomohiko Sibata

Tomohiko Sibata 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: 8480462
    Abstract: There are provided a blowing-mode door for a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus in which leakage of temperature-adjusted air can be prevented to improve independent temperature-adjusting performance by minimizing the gap between the mode door and a partition plate and increasing the rigidity of the mode door, as well as a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus using the same. A blowing-mode door applied to a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus with an independent temperature-adjusting system is provided in which the blowing-mode door includes a rotating shaft having a predetermined length and a pair of left and right plate-like doors that are molded integrally with the rotating shaft, with a gap for preventing interference with a partition plate therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunari Tanaka, Tomohiko Sibata
  • Publication number: 20100120348
    Abstract: There are provided a blowing-mode door for a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus in which leakage of temperature-adjusted air can be prevented to improve independent temperature-adjusting performance by minimizing the gap between the mode door and a partition plate and increasing the rigidity of the mode door, as well as a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus using the same. A blowing-mode door applied to a vehicle air-conditioning apparatus with an independent temperature-adjusting system is provided in which the blowing-mode door includes a rotating shaft having a predetermined length and a pair of left and right plate-like doors that are molded integrally with the rotating shaft, with a gap for preventing interference with a partition plate therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunari Tanaka, Tomohiko Sibata