Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Mukaidani
Toshiaki Mukaidani 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: 7752861Abstract: The present invention includes foundation legs of an outdoor unit that are made of a relatively thin plate material, and can reduce cost. This outdoor unit includes a compressor, an outdoor refrigerant circuit that includes pipes and a heat exchanger, a case that houses the refrigerant circuit, and a plurality of supports provided so that they protrude downward from the bottom part of the case. Furthermore, foundation legs are provided at the lower ends of the plurality of supports for fixing such, so that they extend towards the inner side of the case.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2003Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Ishihara, Hiromune Matsuoka, Toshiaki Mukaidani, Tadashi Sao
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Publication number: 20090188276Abstract: A refrigeration system includes a refrigerant circuit including a chilling expansion valve, a chilling heat exchanger, a compressor (11) and an outdoor heat exchanger connected in this order to operate a vapor compression refrigeration cycle. A suction pressure sensor (25) is mounted to a suction pipe (61) of the compressor (11) through a heat taking pipe (90). The heat taking pipe (90) is joined through a heat transfer member (91) to a discharge pipe (64) of the compressor (11). The length of the heat taking pipe (90) is set to a predetermined minimum length increasing with decreasing evaporation temperature in the chilling heat exchanger or a longer length.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2007Publication date: July 30, 2009Inventors: Satoru Sakae, Toshiaki Mukaidani
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Patent number: 7363768Abstract: The present invention reduces the size of an outdoor refrigerator unit of the type that draws in air from a lateral face, exchanges heat with the air, and blows the air out of a top face while ensuring that the electrical equipment box has sufficient volume and suppressing the increase in the air flow resistance. The air conditioning system outdoor unit is of the type that draws in air from air inlets provided in the rear panel and a pair of side panels of a casing, exchanges heat with the air, and blows the air out through an air outlet provided in a top panel. The outdoor unit is provided with an axial fan and an electrical equipment box arranged inside the casing. The electrical equipment box is arranged inside the casing and has a first box part that is provided below the axial fan and a second box part that is provided below the first box part and has a larger surface area in a plan view than the first box part.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2003Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Fuchikami, Hiroki Ishihara, Tadashi Sao, Toshiaki Mukaidani
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Patent number: 7086250Abstract: An outdoor air conditioner unit is connected to indoor units by a gaseous refrigerant communication pipe and a liquid refrigerant communication pipe. The outdoor air conditioner unit is provided with a gas-side shut-off valve and a liquid-side shut-off valve. The gas-side shut-off valve has a pipe connecting port to which the gaseous refrigerant communication pipe is connected. The liquid-side shut-off valve has a pipe connecting port to which the liquid refrigerant communication pipe is connected. In a plan view, the pipe connecting ports are offset from each other in both the depthwise direction and the widthwise direction. Thus, the outdoor air conditioner unit is configured to reduce interference between the refrigerant pipes connected to the gas-side and liquid-side shut-off valves of the outdoor unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2003Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Ishihara, Hiromune Matsuoka, Toshiaki Mukaidani, Tadashi Saoi
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Publication number: 20050150247Abstract: An outdoor air conditioner unit is connected to indoor units by a gaseous refrigerant communication pipe and a liquid refrigerant communication pipe. The outdoor air conditioner unit is provided with a gas-side shut-off valve and a liquid-side shut-off valve. The gas-side shut-off valve has a pipe connecting port to which the gaseous refrigerant communication pipe is connected. The liquid-side shut-off valve has a pipe connecting port to which the liquid refrigerant communication pipe is connected. In a plan view, the pipe connecting ports are offset from each other in both the depthwise direction and the widthwise direction. Thus, the outdoor air conditioner unit is configured to reduce interference between the refrigerant pipes connected to the gas-side and liquid-side shut-off valves of the outdoor unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2003Publication date: July 14, 2005Applicant: Daikin Industries,Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Ishihara, Hiromune Matsuoka, Toshiaki Mukaidani, Tadashi Sao
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Publication number: 20050144975Abstract: The present invention reduces the size of an outdoor refrigerator unit of the type that draws in air from a lateral face, exchanges heat with the air, and blows the air out of a top face while ensuring that the electrical equipment box has sufficient volume and suppressing the increase in the air flow resistance. The air conditioning system outdoor unit is of the type that draws in air from air inlets provided in the rear panel and a pair of side panels of a casing exchanges heat with the air, and blows the air out through an air outlet provided in a top panel. The outdoor unit is provided with an axial fan and an electrical equipment box arranged inside the casing. The electrical equipment box is arranged inside the casing and has a first box part that is provided below the axial fan and a second box part that is provided below the first box part and has a larger surface area in a plan view than the first box part.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2003Publication date: July 7, 2005Inventors: Hiroshi Fuchikami, Hiroki Ishihara, Tadashi Sao, Toshiaki Mukaidani
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Publication number: 20050000239Abstract: The present invention includes foundation legs of an outdoor unit that are made of a relatively thin plate material, and can reduce costs. This outdoor unit includes a compressor, an outdoor refrigerant circuit that includes pipes and a heat exchanger, a case that houses the refrigerant circuit, and a plurality of supports provided so that they protrude downward from the bottom part of the case. Furthermore, foundation legs are provided at the lower ends of the plurality of supports for fixing such, so that they extend towards the inner side of the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2003Publication date: January 6, 2005Inventors: Hiroki Ishihara, Hiromune Matsuoka, Toshiaki Mukaidani, Tadashi Sao
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Patent number: 6405554Abstract: The refrigerating system includes a low stage side refrigerant circuit (2) formed by connecting a low stage side compressor (4), a cascade condenser (5), a low stage side receiver (6), a low stage side expansion valve (7) formed of a temperature-sensitive expansion valve and an evaporator (8) in this order. The system also includes a high stage side refrigerant circuit (3) formed by connecting a high stage side compressor (9), a condenser (10), a high stage side receiver (11), a high stage side expansion valve (12) formed of a motor-operated expansion valve and the cascade condenser (5) in this order. The opening of the high stage side expansion valve (12) is adjusted so that the pressure sensed by a high-pressure sensor (SPH2) for sensing the high pressure in the low stage side refrigerant circuit (2) reaches a predetermined target high pressure.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2001Date of Patent: June 18, 2002Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Noriyasu Kawakatu, Akitoshi Ueno, Toshiaki Mukaidani, Takeo Ueno