Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Ebara

Toshiyuki Ebara 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: 6581408
    Abstract: Refrigerant exiting a condenser (1) is diverted into first and second parts, with the first part passed to a first intercooler (6) via a first decompression means (3) while the second part is passed to an evaporator (8) via a second decompression means (7). The refrigerant passed to the second decompression means (7) undergoes heat exchange with the intercooler (6). The refrigerant discharged from the evaporator (8) is fed to a first stage low-pressure compression means (32). In the multi-stage compression apparatus, the refrigerant discharged-from the low-pressure compression means (32) is mixed or merged with the refrigerant exiting the intercooler (6) at a merging point (106), and then fed to a second stage high-pressure compression means (34). The displacement volume of the low-pressure compression means (32) is larger than that of the high-pressure compression means(34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Tadano, Atsushi Oda, Toshiyuki Ebara, Takashi Yamakawa
  • Patent number: 6568198
    Abstract: A multi-stage compression refrigeration apparatus (10) includes a compressor having a first stage low-pressure compression means (32) and a second stage high-pressure compression means (34), a condenser (1), a first decompression means (3), an intercooler (6), a second decompression means (7), and an evaporator (8). The refrigerant discharged from the condenser (1) is diverted into first and second parts, with the first part passed to the intercooler (6) via the first decompression means (3) while the second part is passed to the evaporator (8) via the second decompressor (7). The refrigerant passed to the second decompressor (7) undergoes heat exchange with the intercooler (6). The refrigerant discharged from the evaporator (8) is fed to the low-pressure compression means (32). The refrigerant discharged from the intercooler (6) is fed to the high-pressure compression means (34) together with the refrigerant discharged from the low-pressure compression means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Tadano, Atsushi Oda, Toshiyuki Ebara, Takashi Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20030074913
    Abstract: An air conditioner including an air supply passage for introducing outdoor air into a room, an air exhaust passage for exhausting indoor air, a rotary dehumidifier that is a rotary drum structure having an air passage formed of a material impregnated with an absorbent, the rotary dehumidifier being arranged such that one half thereof is disposed in the air supply passage for dehumidifying by absorption a supply air which is the introduced outdoor air and the other half thereof is disposed in the air exhaust passage for regenerating the adsorbent with use of exhaust air which is the exhausted indoor air as a heat source, a regenerative heater for heating the exhaust air before flowing into the rotary dehumidifier to a temperature required for regenerating the adsorbent of the rotary dehumidifier, a sensible heat exchanger for causing a sensible heat exchange between the supply air dehumidified at the rotary dehumidifier and the exhaust air before flowing into the regenerative heater and a refrigerating device
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Ebara
  • Publication number: 20030068236
    Abstract: There is provided a rotary compressor capable of preventing deterioration of performance following plug fixing carried out to prevent falling-off of a spring member. The rotary compressor comprises a cylinder constituting a rotary compression element, a roller engaged with an eccentric portion formed in a rotary shaft of an electric element, and eccentrically rotated in the cylinder, a vane abutted on the roller to divide an inside of the cylinder into a low pressure chamber side and a high pressure chamber side, a spring member for always pressing the vane to the roller side, a housing portion of the spring member, formed in the cylinder, and opened to the vane side and a hermetically sealed container side, a plug positioned in the hermetically sealed container side of the spring member, and inserted into the housing portion to fit into a gap, and an O ring attached around the plug to seal a part between the plug and the housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Masaya Tadano, Haruhisa Yamasaki, Kenzo Matsumoto, Dai Matsuura, Kazuya Sato, Takayasu Saito, Toshiyuki Ebara, Satoshi Imai, Atsushi Oda, Takashi Sato, Hiroyuki Matsumori
  • Publication number: 20020159904
    Abstract: A double-cylinder two-stage compression rotary compressor (10) comprising a first and a second compressors (32, 34), driven by an electric motor (14), all accommodated in a sealed container (12). The first and the second compressor (32, 34) have respective first and second cylinders (40, 42) accommodating first and second rollers (48, 50), fitted on respective first and second eccentric cams (44, 46). The inner spaces of the first and second cylinders are partitioned by respective first and second vanes (52, 54) to form suction spaces and compression spaces. The two cylinders are separated by an intermediate partition panel (38), which has a central bore (36) for passing therethrough a shaft (16) of the motor (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Ebara, Masaya Tadano, Takashi Yamakawa, Atsushi Oda
  • Patent number: 6457963
    Abstract: The invention provides a resin-sealing apparatus that is operated with a low pressure and with a low clamping force without void generation and that is favorable for shortening the molding time and reduction of sealing resin consumption. In the resin-sealing apparatus of the present invention, a resin injection inlet of a pot has an opening at the center of the cavity surface of a cavity of a bottom mold that is a component of a mold unit, and a plunger for injecting molten resin in the pot from the opposite side to the resin injection inlet side is provided slidably and airtightly with the inside wall of the pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Tawara, Toshiyuki Ebara, Kazuhiko Hatakawa, Sadayuki Ito
  • Patent number: 6427479
    Abstract: A refrigerating device is provided whose burden on the environment is small, and in which a high amount of heat can be removed, and in which return of refrigerating device oil to a compressor is good. In the refrigerating device, carbon dioxide is circulated as a refrigerant through a refrigerating circuit in which at least a refrigerant compressor, a heat releasing device, an expansion mechanism and an evaporator are connected in an annular arrangement by refrigerant pipes. The refrigerating device oil used in the compressor has a viscosity at 40° C. of 5 to 300 cSt, a volume specific resistivity of at least 108 &OHgr;·cm, and a pour point of no higher than −30° C. when the carbon dioxide is dissolved to saturation. Organic materials which do not physically and/or chemically change due to high-temperature, high-pressure carbon dioxide are used in the refrigerating circuit. The refrigerating circuit is provided with a device for trapping moisture within the refrigerating circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Komatsubara, Yasuki Takahashi, Toshiyuki Ebara, Miyuki Kawamura
  • Patent number: 6385995
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus where a first cooler and a second cooler are provided in a refrigeration circuit and difluoromethane having its temperature lowered by these devices is let into a rotary compressor and compressed therein. As a result, the apparatus with high performance and reliability is provided without impairment of the chemical stability of lubricant oil or difluoromethane if the difluoromethane is used as a refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Komatsubara, Toshiyuki Ebara
  • Patent number: 6318981
    Abstract: A two-cylinder type two-stage compression rotary compressor has an electric motor portion in a closed container and upper and lower cylinders driven by a rotating shaft of the electric motor portion; the insides of the respective cylinders are partitioned by upper and lower vanes and upper and lower rollers which are fitted to upper and lower eccentric portions provided to the rotating shaft to eccentrically rotate in the upper and lower cylinders; a lower stage side compression portion for sucking and compressing a refrigerant gas to be discharged, a high stage compression portion, and an intermediate partition plate provided between the both compression portions to insert the rotating shaft therethrough are included; the upper and lower eccentric portions provided to the rotating shaft have a phase difference of 180 degrees; a connecting portion for connecting the both eccentric portions has such a non-circular cross-sectional shape such as that the thickness in a direction orthogonal to an eccentric direct
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Ebara, Satoshi Imai, Masaya Tadano, Atsushi Oda, Takashi Yamakawa
  • Patent number: 6189335
    Abstract: There is disclosed a multi-stage compressing refrigeration device for multi-stage compressing a refrigerant using a plurality of compressing means. Its object is to enhance reliability, intend to reduce input and improve refrigeration effect, and to enhance efficiency. In the multi-stage compressing refrigeration device, low-stage compressing means and high-stage compressing means, a condenser, first expanding means, an intermediate evaporator, second expanding means and a main evaporator constitute a refrigeration cycle. The refrigerant flowing out of the condenser is branched into one refrigerant passed to the intermediate evaporator via the first expanding means and the other refrigerant passed to the main evaporator via the second expanding means. Heat exchange is performed between the refrigerant flowing into the second expanding means and the intermediate evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Ebara, Yoshio Ishiai, Takeo Komatsubara, Masaya Tadano