Patents by Inventor Tsuneo Funabiki

Tsuneo Funabiki 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: 20250172288
    Abstract: A premixing device which includes a premixing flow path including a first flow path and a second flow path, and a first fuel gas outlet and a second fuel gas outlet includes: a first blade section which is provided in the first flow path, and with which the first fuel gas outlet is provided; a protruding wall section which is provided on the first blade section; and a flapper which oscillates at a position downstream in the air flow direction than the first blade portion of the first flow path. When the flapper is in an open state below a specified opening degree, the flow of air from the first flow path to the first fuel gas outlet is capable of being suppressed by the protruding wall section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyohei OGAWA, Shigeo SUGIE, Tatsuya KARAKI, Tsuneo FUNABIKI, Makoto KUSAKABE, Naoya YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20250075906
    Abstract: A premixing device includes: a blade, arranged midway of a gas flow path through which air flows, and provided with a fuel gas outlet in a region near one end downstream in an air flow direction; a pair of divided flow paths, configured by dividing a portion of the gas flow path by the blade; and a baffle, located upstream of the fuel gas outlet in the air flow direction on an inner peripheral surface of each divided flow path, and being in the shape of a protruding piece or step part protruding inward of each divided flow path. The baffle is provided in at least a portion of an inner region of each divided flow path, and makes it possible to increase a flow velocity of air flowing through an outer region to be higher than a flow velocity of air passing through the inner region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoya YOSHIDA, Kyohei OGAWA, Tsuneo FUNABIKI, Shigeo SUGIE
  • Publication number: 20240318868
    Abstract: The invention provides a water heater WH including first and second connection target parts J1, J2 that are, as a means for connecting a burner unit BU and a heat exchanger HE, frame-like parts provided at opening edge parts of a first case 1 of the burner unit and a second case 2 of the heat exchanger, respectively, and sandwich a sealing member 5 to face and be connected with each other. An entire shape of the sealing member is frame-like corresponding to the first and second connection target parts, and a notched concave part 50 or a non-notched hole part 50A is formed at a portion thereof. A heat transfer convex part 15 is provided at at least one of the first and second connection targets, and protrudes to enter the concave part or the hole part to come into surface contact with the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya KARAKI, Tsuneo FUNABIKI, Kazuma KOBAYASHI, Shigeo SUGIE
  • Patent number: 11819811
    Abstract: A premixing device includes: a gas flow passage forming member in which an x direction is used as an axial length direction, and a Venturi-shaped gas flow passage into which air can flow in from the outside is formed inside; and a blade portion positioned in the gas flow passage, extending in a y direction, and equipped with a fuel gas outlet. The blade portion includes first and second blade portions spaced apart from each other in a z direction, and an air flow path near the center through which a part of the air flows is formed between these first and second blade portions. At least one of a pair of surfaces of the first and second blade portions facing each other is equipped with an inner bulging portion that bulges in the z direction so as to squeeze a part of the air flow path near the center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi Miura, Tsuneo Funabiki, Tatsuya Karaki, Kyohei Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11635203
    Abstract: A premixing flow path forming member of a premixing device includes a member whose attachment mode can be changed, and flow path resistance of a fuel gas flow path can be changed when the attachment mode of the member is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyohei Ogawa, Keiichi Miura, Tsuneo Funabiki, Tatsuya Karaki
  • Patent number: 11506421
    Abstract: A water heating device equipped with a housing, a fan and a chamber arranged in the interior of the housing, and screws. The housing has first and second side plates which oppose one another in a first direction and extend from the ends of a back plate along a second direction intersecting the first direction. An opening part is provided in the housing on the side opposite the back plate in the second direction. The fan has a discharge opening, a first flow passage extending along the first direction, and a first flange. The chamber has an intake opening, a second flow passage extending along the first direction, and a second flange. The first and the second flanges are secured by screws. In a planar view, the center axis of the screws is slanted such that a head portion is closer to the opening part than the tip-end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuneo Funabiki, Keiichi Miura
  • Publication number: 20220034503
    Abstract: A premixing flow path forming member of a premixing device includes a member whose attachment mode can be changed, and flow path resistance of a fuel gas flow path can be changed when the attachment mode of the member is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyohei OGAWA, Keiichi MIURA, Tsuneo FUNABIKI, Tatsuya KARAKI
  • Publication number: 20210394134
    Abstract: A premixing device includes: a gas flow passage forming member in which an x direction is used as an axial length direction, and a Venturi-shaped gas flow passage into which air can flow in from the outside is formed inside; and a blade portion positioned in the gas flow passage, extending in a y direction, and equipped with a fuel gas outlet. The blade portion includes first and second blade portions spaced apart from each other in a z direction, and an air flow path near the center through which a part of the air flows is formed between these first and second blade portions. At least one of a pair of surfaces of the first and second blade portions facing each other is equipped with an inner bulging portion that bulges in the z direction so as to squeeze a part of the air flow path near the center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi MIURA, Tsuneo FUNABIKI, Tatsuya KARAKI, Kyohei OGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210131702
    Abstract: A water heating device equipped with a housing, a fan and a chamber arranged in the interior of the housing, and screws. The housing has first and second side plates which oppose one another in a first direction and extend from the ends of a back plate along a second direction intersecting the first direction. An opening part is provided in the housing on the side opposite the back plate in the second direction. The fan has a discharge opening, a first flow passage extending along the first direction, and a first flange. The chamber has an intake opening, a second flow passage extending along the first direction, and a second flange. The first and the second flanges are secured by screws. In a planar view, the center axis of the screws is slanted such that a head portion is closer to the opening part than the tip-end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuneo Funabiki, Keiichi MIURA
  • Patent number: D1088189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyohei Ogawa, Tsuneo Funabiki