Patents by Inventor Wim VANSTEENKISTE

Wim VANSTEENKISTE 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: 20220178557
    Abstract: A heat source unit for a heat pump having a refrigerant circuit, the heat source unit having: an outer casing including a bottom plate; and a compressor assembly accommodated in the outer casing, the compressor assembly including a compressor of the refrigerant circuit of the heat pump including a compressor housing, a support plate supporting the compressor, the support plate being mounted via dampers to the bottom plate, and a compressor casing enclosing the compressor and the compressor housing. A damping mechanism is arranged between the compressor and the support plate, and the compressor casing is fixed to the support plate out of contact with the compressor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicants: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., DAIKIN EUROPE N.V.
    Inventors: Kouta YOSHIKAWA, Wim VANSTEENKISTE, Akshay HATTIANGADI, Jose Daniel GARCIA LOPEZ, Tom SURMONT, Rishi MEHTA
  • Publication number: 20220136750
    Abstract: An outdoor unit for a heat pump includes a refrigerant circuit, the outdoor unit including a compressor, a discharge pipe of the refrigerant circuit connected to a discharge side of the compressor, a bottom plate, the bottom plate having a base and an outer flange protruding upward from an outer edge of the base, a heat source heat exchanger supported on the bottom plate, a liquid refrigerant pipe of the refrigerant circuit connected to the heat source heat exchanger, and a defrosting bypass pipe connected at one end to the discharge pipe and at the opposite end to the liquid refrigerant pipe, the defrosting bypass pipe being arranged between an inner side of the flange and an outer side of the heat source heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicants: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., DAIKIN EUROPE N.V.
    Inventors: Kouta YOSHIKAWA, Wim VANSTEENKISTE, Akshay HATTIANGADI, Jose Daniel GARCIA LOPEZ, Tom SURMONT, Rishi MEHTA
  • Patent number: 10345023
    Abstract: Provided is a temperature-adjusting fluid supply apparatus that causes a fluid for temperature adjustment to be circulated between a heat exchanger that transfers heat supplied from a refrigerant to the fluid, and an object to be adjusted for temperature that uses the heat of the fluid, the temperature-adjusting fluid supply apparatus being able to prevent the fluid from freezing. A temperature-adjusting fluid supply apparatus is provided with a heat exchanger that transfers heat supplied from a refrigerant to a fluid for temperature adjustment, a supply tube through which the fluid flows from the heat exchanger toward an object to be adjusted for temperature, a return tube through which the fluid returning from the object to be adjusted for temperature flows, a flow rate adjustable pump, a flow sensor, a flow switch, a temperature sensor, and a control part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignees: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., DAIKIN EUROPE N.V.
    Inventors: Hideo Chikami, Wim Vansteenkiste
  • Publication number: 20180156511
    Abstract: Provided is a temperature-adjusting fluid supply apparatus that causes a fluid for temperature adjustment to be circulated between a heat exchanger that transfers heat supplied from a refrigerant to the fluid, and an object to be adjusted for temperature that uses the heat of the fluid, the temperature-adjusting fluid supply apparatus being able to prevent the fluid from freezing. A temperature-adjusting fluid supply apparatus is provided with a heat exchanger that transfers heat supplied from a refrigerant to a fluid for temperature adjustment, a supply tube through which the fluid flows from the heat exchanger toward an object to be adjusted for temperature, a return tube through which the fluid returning from the object to be adjusted for temperature flows, a flow rate adjustable pump, a flow sensor, a flow switch, a temperature sensor, and a control part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicants: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., DAIKIN EUROPE N.V.
    Inventors: Hideo CHIKAMI, Wim VANSTEENKISTE