Patents by Inventor Yasuaki Jinnai
Yasuaki Jinnai 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: 10677148Abstract: A variable displacement exhaust turbocharger is provided with a plurality of nozzle vanes that are rotatably supported by a nozzle mount, a drive ring that is interlocked with an actuator and fits to a guide part of the nozzle mount, a lever plate having one end coupled to the drive ring and the other end coupled to the nozzle vane, and a variable nozzle mechanism that varies the vane angle of the nozzle vane by rotating the drive ring. A bulge suppressing portion is provided for absorbing bulging occurring on an outer peripheral surface of the guide part, the bulging being caused by the press-fitting of a nail pin into a press-fitting hole in a direction slightly toward the rotational axis with respect to the guide section and following the axial direction of the nozzle mount.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Naoto Tashiro, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu
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Patent number: 10519967Abstract: It is intended to provide a seal ring mounting method for a turbocharger and a turbocharger with the seal ring, whereby the seal ring is less likely to be affected by other parts. An annular protrusion (12j) for restricting a position of a seal ring (16) in the radial direction is provided at a tip portion (12h) of an inner peripheral wall (12b) of a turbine housing (12), and the seal ring (16) is mounted between a side surface (36c) of a nozzle plate (36) and a first step portion (12k) of the tip portion (12h) of the inner peripheral wall (12b) so that the outer periphery of the seal ring (16) is restrained by the annular projection (12j).Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Naoto Tashiro, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu
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Patent number: 10288112Abstract: A floating-bush bearing device (1) for rotatably supporting a rotational shaft (2), includes: a floating bush (3) having a cylindrical shape and including a bearing hole (33) into which the rotational shaft (2) is to be inserted; and a bearing housing (4) which rotatably houses the floating bush (3).Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Takaya Futae, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroshi Suzuki, Takashi Nambu, Noriyuki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20180258984Abstract: A floating-bush bearing device (1) for rotatably supporting a rotational shaft (2), includes: a floating bush (3) having a cylindrical shape and including a bearing hole (33) into which the rotational shaft (2) is to be inserted; and a bearing housing (4) which rotatably houses the floating bush (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2015Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGERS1 LTD.Inventors: Takaya FUTAE, Yasuaki JINNAI, Hiroshi SUZUKI, Takashi NAMBU, Noriyuki HAYASHI
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Patent number: 10072523Abstract: An object is to provide a sheet-metal turbine housing reinforced by a readily-manufacturable structure, the sheet-metal turbine housing also having a small thickness and improved containment performance. A sheet-metal turbine housing includes: a scroll part forming an exhaust gas channel of a scroll shape in a turbocharger for driving a turbine with exhaust gas of an engine, the scroll part comprising sheet metal; and at least one rib portion of a protrusion shape formed on an outer wall surface of the scroll part at a radially outer side of an inlet edge of a turbine blade along a circumferential direction of the scroll part, the at least one rib portion protruding either outward or inward, or both, and including a bend and bend-back structure formed on the sheet metal forming the scroll part.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2013Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toyotaka Yoshida, Takao Yokoyama, Isao Tomita, Daigo Watanabe, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hirotaka Higashimori
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Patent number: 10072513Abstract: A radial turbine comprises a plurality of nozzle vanes disposed along a circumferential direction inside a spiral scroll and configured to regulate a flow of a working gas from the scroll to a rotor blade, wherein each of the nozzle vane includes a leading edge bulging portion on both end portions in a width direction of an inlet leading edge portion, the leading edge bulging portion being bulged toward a pressure face side of the nozzle vane relative to a central portion, so that a vane angle is configured to correspond with an inflow angle of the working gas to be flown into the nozzle vane, and wherein each of the nozzle vane includes a trailing edge bulging portion on both end portions in a width direction of an outlet trailing edge portion, the trailing edge bulging portion being bulged toward the pressure face side relative to a central portion, so that an outflow angle of the working gas from the outlet trailing edge of the nozzle vane becomes uniform.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Katsuyuki Osako, Takao Yokoyama, Yasuaki Jinnai, Takashi Shiraishi
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Patent number: 9926938Abstract: In a variable geometry turbocharger including a variable nozzle mechanism, an object is to enhance safety upon malfunction of the variable nozzle mechanism as well as to improve accuracy in the control of the variable nozzle mechanism by applying a moment that acts on the nozzle vanes in an opening direction securely and stably.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takao Yokoyama, Katsuyuki Osako, Isao Tomita, Yasuaki Jinnai, Masaki Tojo, Satomi Nagae
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Publication number: 20180038272Abstract: A variable displacement exhaust turbocharger is provided with a plurality of nozzle vanes that are rotatably supported by a nozzle mount, a drive ring that is interlocked with an actuator and fits to a guide part of the nozzle mount, a lever plate having one end coupled to the drive ring and the other end coupled to the nozzle vane, and a variable nozzle mechanism that varies the vane angle of the nozzle vane by rotating the drive ring. A bulge suppressing portion is provided for absorbing bulging occurring on an outer peripheral surface of the guide part, the bulging being caused by the press-fitting of a nail pin into a press-fitting hole in a direction slightly toward the rotational axis with respect to the guide section and following the axial direction of the nozzle mount.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Naoto TASHIRO, Yasuaki JINNAI, Hiroyuki ARIMIZU
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Patent number: 9835165Abstract: A turbine housing assembly includes a plurality of constituent members connected to one another and easily manufactured. The turbine housing assembly includes a scroll part, an annular lid part, an exhaust gas outlet and a connection part connectable to a bearing housing for a turbine shaft. The scroll part and the connection part are each formed of a single piece of sheet metal and each is welded to the annular lid part that is orthogonal to a turbine axial direction so that the scroll part and the connection part are connected to each other via the annular lid part. Such a turbine housing assembly is of reduced weight, is quite easy to manufacture, of reduced cost, and can be made, at least in part, of materials having lower heat capacity as compared to conventional turbine housings made of sheet metal.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu, Koen Kramer
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Patent number: 9822660Abstract: A stopper 30 is provided with: a nut-receiving part 44a provided on a heat insulation plate 44 that is attached to an actuator bracket 43; and a movable-side stopper part 33 provided on an actuator rod 26 that moves in relation to the heat insulation plate 44. An actuator 27 is provided with an actuator body 41 that generates driving force, and the actuator rod 26 which transmits the driving force from the actuator body 41. The movable-side stopper part 33 is provided on the actuator rod 26 that extends from the actuator body 41 to the nozzle vane side.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Naoto Tashiro, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu
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Patent number: 9790949Abstract: It is provided with: a variable nozzle mechanism for regulating a flow of exhaust gas to a turbine rotor; a link mechanism for converting reciprocal displacement from an actuator that operates a variable nozzle mechanism into rotational displacement and transmitting the rotational displacement to an inner section of a bearing housing; and an engaging part for engaging an output section of the link mechanism and an input section of the variable nozzle mechanism, and the engaging part is constituted by a pin and a pin insertion slot where the pin is inserted, and a smooth surface is formed around an insertion position of the pin so as to guide a tip of the pin to the insertion position.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Naoto Tashiro, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu
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Patent number: 9784178Abstract: A variable displacement exhaust turbocharger is provided with a plurality of nozzle vanes that are rotatably supported by a nozzle mount, a drive ring that is interlocked with an actuator and fits to a guide part of the nozzle mount, a lever plate having one end coupled to the drive ring and the other end coupled to the nozzle vane, and a variable nozzle mechanism that varies the vane angle of the nozzle vane by rotating the drive ring. A bulge suppressing portion is provided for absorbing bulging occurring on an outer peripheral surface of the guide part, the bulging being caused by the press-fitting of a nail pin into a press-fitting hole in a direction slightly toward the rotational axis with respect to the guide section and following the axial direction of the nozzle mount.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Naoto Tashiro, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu
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Patent number: 9784119Abstract: It is provided with: a variable nozzle mechanism section 23; an opening degree regulating member 43 for regulating an angle of a nozzle vane 19a by bringing an outer peripheral surface 41 of an inner cylinder of a bearing housing 13 to which a nozzle mount is affixed and an inner peripheral surface of a lever plate 33 into contact; and a discharge recess 47 for discharging soot which accumulates in the gap between an inner peripheral end portion of the lever plate 33, the nozzle mount 21, and the bearing housing 13 to the inner peripheral end portion of the lever plate 33.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Naoto Tashiro, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu
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Patent number: 9771939Abstract: It is intended to achieve weight reduction and production reduction of a nozzle mount for pivotably supporting a drive ring constituting a variable nozzle mechanism, and is characterized by: providing on an end face of a guide part 5a a nail pin 20 having a flange portion and being positioned so as to hold a drive ring 3 of a variable nozzle mechanism 100 to the guide part 5a of a nozzle mount 5 in the thrust direction, and setting the thrust-directional width of the drive ring 3 smaller than the width of the guide part 5a, and providing an adjusting member 20c between the flange portion of the nail pin 20 and the end face of the guide part 5a to adjust a distance between the side face of the nozzle mount and the flange portion of the nail pin 20.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Naoto Tashiro, Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu
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Patent number: 9708932Abstract: An object is to provide a turbine housing assembly in which reduction of weight, facilitation of manufacture, cost-cutting, and reduction of heat capacity are further promoted compared to a conventional turbine housing made of sheet metal. A turbine housing assembly includes a plurality of constituent members connected to one another to constitute a turbine housing into which a turbine wheel is inserted. The turbine housing assembly at least includes a scroll part 2 and an exhaust part 8 of a tubular shape having a separate body separate from the scroll part 2. The scroll part 2 is formed by processing a single piece of sheet metal so that, on a back face side of a bottom face part 22 of the scroll part 2, a recess portion 22b on which a through-hole of an exhaust gas outlet 2B is formed and a projecting portion 22a formed by a bottom surface of an exhaust gas flow path 2A projecting toward the back face side are formed, the projecting portion 22a surrounding the recess portion 22b.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu, Koen Kramer
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Patent number: 9464565Abstract: A wastegate valve includes, a valving element 13 that opens and closes an exhaust gas bypass path, a valve stem 17 that extends from the valving element, an operating lever 15 having an insertion hole 29 where the valve stem is inserted with play, a support plate 31 provided on an open end of the valve stem, and a spring member 19 provided between the support plate and the operating lever 15. The spring member has a large-diameter part and at least two small-diameter parts, the large-diameter part and the at least two small-diameter parts being arranged concentrically with an axial center of the valve stem, and the at least two small-diameter parts constitute a first contact part 35 in contact with an operating lever side and a second contact part 37 in contact with a support plate side.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2011Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideki Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Yasuaki Jinnai
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Publication number: 20160273388Abstract: An object is to provide a sheet-metal turbine housing reinforced by a readily-manufacturable structure, the sheet-metal turbine housing also having a small thickness and improved containment performance. A sheet-metal turbine housing includes: a scroll part forming an exhaust gas channel of a scroll shape in a turbocharger for driving a turbine with exhaust gas of an engine, the scroll part comprising sheet metal; and at least one rib portion of a protrusion shape formed on an outer wall surface of the scroll part at a radially outer side of an inlet edge of a turbine blade along a circumferential direction of the scroll part, the at least one rib portion protruding either outward or inward, or both, and including a bend and bend-back structure formed on the sheet metal forming the scroll part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toyotaka YOSHIDA, Takao YOKOYAMA, Isao TOMITA, Daigo WATANABE, Yasuaki JINNAI, Hirotaka HIGASHIMORI
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Patent number: 9194292Abstract: A sheet-metal turbine housing has a scroll part formed by joining opposing scroll members of sheet metal to form a spiral-shaped exhaust gas passage. The housing includes a member on a side of a bearing housing inclosing a bearing supporting a rotation shaft of a turbine rotor blade member on the exhaust side forms an outer side of the turbine rotor blade. Support columns connect the member on the side of the bearing housing with the member on the exhaust side in an axial direction of the turbine and are arranged at intervals on an outer circumference of the turbine. Each support columns may have a cross-sectional shape which includes an upstream corner and a downstream corner in a direction of a gas flow, each of which has an acute angle, so that an upstream surface and a downstream surface are inclined to the gas flow.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takao Yokoyama, Katsuyuki Osako, Yasuaki Jinnai, Noriyuki Hayashi, Motoki Ebisu
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Publication number: 20150104296Abstract: In a variable geometry turbocharger including a variable nozzle mechanism, an object is to enhance safety upon malfunction of the variable nozzle mechanism as well as to improve accuracy in the control of the variable nozzle mechanism by applying a moment that acts on the nozzle vanes in an opening direction securely and stably.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takao Yokoyama, Katsuyuki Osako, Isao Tomita, Yasuaki Jinnai, Masaki Tojo, Satomi Nagae
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Publication number: 20150086347Abstract: An object is to provide a turbine housing assembly in which reduction of weight, facilitation of manufacture, cost-cutting, and reduction of heat capacity are further promoted compared to a conventional turbine housing made of sheet metal. A turbine housing assembly includes a plurality of constituent members connected to one another to constitute a turbine housing into which a turbine wheel is inserted.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yasuaki Jinnai, Hiroyuki Arimizu, Koen Kramer