Patents by Inventor Yasutaka Aoki
Yasutaka Aoki 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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Publication number: 20250019083Abstract: An electric fan includes: an electric motor that includes an output shaft extending along an axis line and a tubular housing centered on the axis line; an inner duct provided on a downstream side of the electric motor; a plurality of blades mounted on the output shaft; and a cooling member having a plurality of fins provided on an outer peripheral surface of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2022Publication date: January 16, 2025Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Junji IWATANI, Takehiko IMAI, Yasutaka AOKI, Masayuki SAKAI, Naotaka UCHIMICHI, Tsuyoshi KITAMURA, Akihiro NAKANIWA
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Publication number: 20240413731Abstract: A magnetic geared electrical machine includes: a stator including a stator coil; a first rotor which includes a plurality of pole pieces arranged with a first radial gap between the stator and the plurality of pole pieces, a first cooling passage including the first radial gap being formed between the first rotor and the stator; a second rotor which includes a plurality of rotor magnets, is arranged opposite to the stator across the first rotor in a radial direction with a second radial gap between the pole pieces and the plurality of rotor magnets, a second cooling passage including the second radial gap being formed between the first rotor and the second rotor; and an inlet cavity for cooling gas formed on one end side in an axial direction with respect to the stator, the first rotor and the second rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: December 12, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Sakai, Yasutaka Aoki, Takatoshi Matsushita, Mikito Sasaki
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Publication number: 20240294053Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle air conditioning system and a vehicle air conditioning method that increase heating performance while recovering exhaust heat from onboard equipment. The vehicle air conditioning system comprises: a refrigerant circuit; a heat medium circuit including a high-temperature medium circuit and a low-temperature medium circuit; an interior heat exchanger that exchanges heat between a heat medium and air; an exterior heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the heat medium and outside air; an exhaust heat recovery circuit; and a switching part.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2022Publication date: September 5, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Hirotaka TANABE, Takayuki KOBAYASHI, Tomoki HASE, Yasutaka AOKI, Hideaki TATENOI
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Publication number: 20240149640Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning system includes a refrigerant circuit, a heat medium circuit, a vehicle-interior heat exchanger, a vehicle-exterior heat exchanger including a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger disposed in series with respect to a flow of air generated by an air blower, a switching unit, a detection unit for detecting a degree of frost formation, and a control device. The operation mode includes a defrosting mode in which the heat medium in the high-temperature medium circuit is supplied to a defrosting target to be selected as either the first or second heat exchanger by the operation of the switching unit. The control device selects, as the defrosting target, the first heat exchanger in preference to the second heat exchanger when determined that both the first and the second heat exchangers need to be defrosted.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Hirotaka TANABE, Takayuki KOBAYASHI, Yasutaka AOKI, Tomoki HASE, Hideaki TATENOI, Masayuki SAKAI, Michiaki NAKANISHI
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Publication number: 20240146161Abstract: A magnetic geared electrical machine includes: a stator; a magnetic pole piece rotor including a plurality of magnetic pole pieces disposed radially inward of the stator; an inner rotor including a plurality of rotor magnets, disposed radially inward of the plurality of magnetic pole pieces, and configured to rotate at a higher speed than the magnetic pole piece rotor; and a fan for cooling at least one of the stator, the magnetic pole piece rotor, or the inner rotor. The magnetic pole piece rotor further includes a power transmission shaft disposed on one side in an axial direction relative to the plurality of magnetic pole pieces, and configured to transmit rotational power to and from an external device. The fan is disposed in the inner rotor on an opposite side to the power transmission shaft with the rotor magnet therebetween in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masayuki SAKAI, Yasutaka AOKI, Akihiko UMEDA, Atsushi YUGE
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Publication number: 20240097546Abstract: A magnetic geared electrical machine includes: a stator including a stator coil; a first rotor including a plurality of pole pieces; a second rotor including a plurality of rotor magnets, and arranged opposite to the stator across the first rotor in a radial direction; a housing having a first inlet opening and a second inlet opening, and supporting the stator; a first inlet cavity defined by at least the housing so as to communicate with the first inlet opening provided in the housing and with a first radial gap between the stator and the first rotor; and a second inlet cavity defined by at least the housing so as to communicate with the second inlet opening provided in the housing and with a second radial gap between the first rotor and the second rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Sakai, Yasutaka Aoki, Atsushi Yuge, Takatoshi Matsushita
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Publication number: 20230415547Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning system includes a refrigerant circuit that circulates a refrigerant through a compressor, a heat-absorbing heat exchanger, a decompression unit, and a heat-dissipating heat exchanger, a heat medium circuit including a high-temperature heat medium circuit that circulates a high-temperature heat medium and a low-temperature heat medium circuit that circulates a low-temperature heat medium, a vehicle interior heat exchanger that exchanges heat between air and at least one of the high-temperature heat medium and the low-temperature heat medium, a vehicle exterior heat exchanger that exchanges heat between air and at least one of the high-temperature heat medium and the low-temperature heat medium, and a switching unit that switches respective flows of the high-temperature heat medium and the low-temperature heat medium in accordance with an operation mode of the vehicle air conditioning system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Hirotaka Tanabe, Takayuki Kobayashi, Yasutaka Aoki, Tomoki Hase, Hideaki Tatenoi
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Publication number: 20230049224Abstract: An outer diameter side magnet field pole piece assembly for a magnetic gear which is disposed on an outer circumferential side of a plurality of magnetic pole pieces disposed on an outer circumferential side of the outer diameter side magnet field pole piece assembly along a circumferential direction, includes: a plurality of magnetic pole pairs disposed on the outer circumferential side of the plurality of magnetic pole pieces along the circumferential direction; and a support member for supporting the plurality of magnetic pole pairs from the outer circumferential side. A space along an axial direction is formed in at least a part between an outer circumferential surface of each of the plurality of magnetic pole pairs and an opposite surface of an inner circumferential surface of the support member opposite to the outer circumferential surface of each of the plurality of magnetic pole pairs.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Sakai, Yasutaka Aoki, Takayuki Shimizu, Ryoji Okabe, Akihiko Umeda, Takatoshi Matsushita, Mikito Sasaki
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Publication number: 20230045743Abstract: A magnetic pole piece device disposed between an inner diameter side magnet field and an outer diameter side magnet field of a magnetic gear, includes: an outer circumferential cover member disposed opposite to the outer diameter side magnet field and having a cylindrical shape; an inner circumferential cover member disposed opposite to the inner diameter side magnet field and having a cylindrical shape; and a plurality of magnetic pole pieces disposed at intervals in a circumferential direction between the outer circumferential cover member and the inner circumferential cover member. The outer circumferential cover member includes a plurality of outer circumferential side facing portions facing outer circumferential surfaces of the plurality of magnetic pole pieces, and a plurality of outer circumferential side connecting portions for connecting two adjacent outer circumferential side facing portions of the plurality of outer circumferential side facing portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Sakai, Yasutaka Aoki, Takayuki Shimizu, Ryoji Okabe, Akihiko Umeda, Takatoshi Matsushita, Mikito Sasaki
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Patent number: 11480370Abstract: An evaporator (2) is provided with a casing (5), a refrigerant supply section (7), a first heat transfer pipe group (10), and a second heat transfer pipe group (11). The first heat transfer pipe group (10) is disposed in the lower part of the space in the casing (5) so as to be immersed in the refrigerant and comprises a plurality of heat transfer pipes (12) through which liquid to be cooled flows. The second heat transfer pipe group (11) is provided in the space in the casing (5) at a position below the refrigerant supply section (7) and above the liquid level of the refrigerant, and comprises a plurality of second heat transfer pipes (13) through which liquid to be cooled flows.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Taichi Yoshii, Yasutaka Aoki, Takeshi Kaneko
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Patent number: 11433350Abstract: A carbon dioxide recovery system for collecting carbon dioxide from an exhaust gas generated in a facility including a combustion device includes: a first exhaust gas passage through which the exhaust gas containing carbon dioxide flows; a fuel cell including an anode, a cathode disposed on the first exhaust gas passage so that the exhaust gas from the first exhaust gas passage is supplied to the cathode, and an electrolyte transferring, from the cathode to the anode, a carbonate ion derived from carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas from the first exhaust gas passage; and a second exhaust gas passage diverging from the first exhaust gas passage upstream of the cathode so as to bypass the cathode. A part of the exhaust gas is introduced to the second exhaust gas passage.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2017Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Norihisa Matake, Kouji Horizoe, Hideyuki Uechi, Shigenori Suemori, Takuya Hirata, Yasutaka Aoki, Tatsuo Ishiguro
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Patent number: 11391201Abstract: A plant includes a fuel supply line for supplying high-pressure fuel gas; and at least one expander disposed in the fuel supply line and configured to extract power from the high-pressure fuel gas by expanding the high-pressure fuel gas.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideyuki Uechi, Norihisa Matake, Kouji Horizoe, Shigenori Suemori, Yasutaka Aoki, Yuya Konno
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Publication number: 20210299609Abstract: A carbon dioxide recovery system for collecting carbon dioxide from an exhaust gas generated in a facility including a combustion device includes: a first exhaust gas passage through which the exhaust gas containing carbon dioxide flows; a fuel cell including an anode, a cathode disposed on the first exhaust gas passage so that the exhaust gas from the first exhaust gas passage is supplied to the cathode, and an electrolyte transferring, from the cathode to the anode, a carbonate ion derived from carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas from the first exhaust gas passage; and a second exhaust gas passage diverging from the first exhaust gas passage upstream of the cathode so as to bypass the cathode. A part of the exhaust gas is introduced to the second exhaust gas passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2017Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Norihisa MATAKE, Kouji HORIZOE, Hideyuki UECHI, Shigenori SUEMORI, Takuya HIRATA, Yasutaka AOKI, Tatsuo ISHIGURO
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Publication number: 20210131348Abstract: A plant includes a fuel supply line for supplying high-pressure fuel gas; and at least one expander disposed in the fuel supply line and configured to extract power from the high-pressure fuel gas by expanding the high-pressure fuel gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Hideyuki UECHI, Norihisa MATAKE, Kouji HORIZOE, Shigenori SUEMORI, Yasutaka AOKI, Yuya KONNO
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Publication number: 20210123644Abstract: An evaporator (2) is provided with a casing (5), a refrigerant supply section (7), a first heat transfer pipe group (10), and a second heat transfer pipe group (11). The first heat transfer pipe group (10) is disposed in the lower part of the space in the casing (5) so as to be immersed in the refrigerant and comprises a plurality of heat transfer pipes (12) through which liquid to be cooled flows. The second heat transfer pipe group (11) is provided in the space in the casing (5) at a position below the refrigerant supply section (7) and above the liquid level of the refrigerant, and comprises a plurality of second heat transfer pipes (13) through which liquid to be cooled flows.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2018Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Taichi YOSHII, Yasutaka AOKI, Takeshi KANEKO
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Publication number: 20140226779Abstract: According to an embodiment, a reactor pressure vessel depressurization system has: a main steam safety relief valve, a main steam safety relief valve driving gas pipe; a three-way solenoid valve having the first connection port; a driving gas feed pipe connected to the second connection port; and a containment vessel external connection pipe connected to the third connection port and extending to outside of the reactor containment vessel. The three-way solenoid valve is either in the first communication state where the first connection port communicates with the second connection port or in the second communication state where the first connection port communicates with the third communication port. The containment vessel external connection pipe has an open communication section open in normal operation and capable of being unopened, and an external gas receiving section capable of receiving second driving gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Ryohei SATO, Koji Nishino, Takeshi Tokunaga, Yasutaka Aoki, Takashi Sato
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Publication number: 20130188937Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a small, lightweight, and inexpensive heat medium heating apparatus in which a flat tube heat exchanger and a PTC heater are laminated in a multi-layered manner to reduce a thermal contact resistance thereamong, heat transfer performance is improved, and also in which assembling of the flat tube heat exchanger and the PTC heater is made easier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE THERMAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Kominami, Katsuhiro Saito, Yasutaka Aoki, Yoichi Uefuji, Naoto Kunieda
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Publication number: 20090145409Abstract: There is provided an intake-air cooling apparatus for an internal combustion engine which can be arranged compactly. The intake-air cooling apparatus for an internal combustion engine is configured such that an intercooler that cools intake air with outside air and an evaporator that cools the intake air with refrigerant circulating through a refrigerant circuit are arranged in this order in an intake-air passage from a supercharger to the internal combustion engine, wherein the intercooler is disposed in a duct through which the outside air passes; the evaporator is disposed in a case through which the intake air passes; and one wall of the case constitutes part of the duct.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2008Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hideto Noyama, Yasutaka Aoki, Katsuhiro Saito
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Publication number: 20030033262Abstract: A line connection controller includes a line switching device which switches connection between a subscriber line and a high-speed line, and a switching equipment which controls the line switching device in accordance with a request from a subscriber. The switching equipment includes a connection control section and message rate storage section. The connection control section instructs the line switching device to switch the line on the basis of a line connection/disconnection request from the subscriber. The message rate storage section executes charging corresponding to a high-speed line use time from connection to disconnection between the subscriber line and the high-speed line. The line switching device includes a line switching section. The line switching section switches connection between the subscriber line and the high-speed line in accordance with an instruction from the connection control section. A line connection control method and recording medium are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2002Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventor: Yasutaka Aoki