Patents by Inventor Yo KITABATAKE

Yo KITABATAKE 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: 11655989
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a housing; and a partition plate, a device accommodated in a machine chamber, a fan accommodated in a fan chamber, the partition plate having a wiring passage, wherein the outdoor unit includes a water receiving part provided to the machine chamber, the water receiving part having a box shape, a side wall portion of the water receiving part has a first opening port, and an upper surface portion of the water receiving part has a second opening port, the water receiving part is attached to the partition plate such that an edge of the first opening port is in contact with the partition plate, a gap, through which water discharged by the water receiving part passes, is formed between a bottom portion of the water receiving part and the partition plate, the bottom portion being inclined toward the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kyonosuke Oikawa, Yo Kitabatake
  • Publication number: 20230003398
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a housing configured to form an outer shell; and a heat exchanger provided to extend at a rear portion of the housing from a lower portion toward an upper portion of the housing, wherein the heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger side plate provided on a side portion and having a side plate locking hole at an upper portion, and the housing includes a rear panel being a plate-like part that forms a rear surface and including an upper rear-surface locking claw at an upper portion, the upper rear-surface locking claw being inserted into the side plate locking hole, and a top panel being a plate-like part provided on an upper side of the rear panel and forming a top surface of the housing, the top panel covering the side plate locking hole and the upper rear-surface locking claw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: Yo KITABATAKE
  • Patent number: 11473788
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus enabling a soundproof material to correctly cover a compressor and having enhanced assembling efficiency and a method for assembling the outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus are provided. The outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes the compressor installed inside a casing and the soundproof material covering at least the compressor. The soundproof material includes a lower soundproof material surrounding a lateral periphery of a lower portion of the compressor and an upper soundproof material surrounding a lateral periphery of an upper portion of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yo Kitabatake, Shigeru Hata, Keiichi Tomita, Yohei Kawaguchi, Rei Hayakawa, Kento Oku
  • Publication number: 20220136714
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a housing; and a partition plate, a device accommodated in a machine chamber, a fan accommodated in a fan chamber, the partition plate having a wiring passage, wherein the outdoor unit includes a water receiving part provided to the machine chamber, the water receiving part having a box shape, a side wall portion of the water receiving part has a first opening port, and an upper surface portion of the water receiving part has a second opening port, the water receiving part is attached to the partition plate such that an edge of the first opening port is in contact with the partition plate, a gap, through which water discharged by the water receiving part passes, is formed between a bottom portion of the water receiving part and the partition plate, the bottom portion being inclined toward the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Kyonosuke OIKAWA, Yo KITABATAKE
  • Patent number: 11306925
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus has a structure that enables a terminal block to be added on a front side that a worker can easily contact, without greatly changing the location of an existing terminal block and the basic shape of a mounting portion. In a casing of the outdoor unit, a heat exchanger, an outdoor fan, a compressor, and an electrical component are provided. The outdoor unit includes: terminal blocks to be connected to the electrical component; and a terminal-block mounting portion facing from the inside of the casing toward the outside thereof. The terminal blocks are arranged in the height direction of the terminal-block mounting portion, and include first and second terminal blocks on a lower side and an upper side, respectively. The second terminal block is mounted on a terminal-block seat on the terminal-block mounting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yo Kitabatake, Shigeru Hata
  • Publication number: 20210018192
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus has a structure that enables a terminal block to be added on a front side that a worker can easily contact, without greatly changing the location of an existing terminal block and the basic shape of a mounting portion. In a casing of the outdoor unit, a heat exchanger, an outdoor fan, a compressor, and an electrical component are provided. The outdoor unit includes: terminal blocks to be connected to the electrical component; and a terminal-block mounting portion facing from the inside of the casing toward the outside thereof. The terminal blocks are arranged in the height direction of the terminal-block mounting portion, and include first and second terminal blocks on a lower side and an upper side, respectively. The second terminal block is mounted on a terminal-block seat on the terminal-block mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yo KITABATAKE, Shigeru HATA
  • Publication number: 20200041145
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus enabling a soundproof material to correctly cover a compressor and having enhanced assembling efficiency and a method for assembling the outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus are provided. The outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes the compressor installed inside a casing and the soundproof material covering at least the compressor. The soundproof material includes a lower soundproof material surrounding a lateral periphery of a lower portion of the compressor and an upper soundproof material surrounding a lateral periphery of an upper portion of the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yo KITABATAKE, Shigeru HATA, Keiichi TOMITA, Yohei KAWAGUCHI, Rei HAYAKAWA, Kento OKU
  • Patent number: 9964342
    Abstract: An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes a machine chamber in which a compressor serving as a vibration source and at least two refrigerant-circuit components and are provided. One of the refrigerant-circuit components and is provided with an elastic tab while an other refrigerant-circuit component or is provided with a catching portion that is engageable with the elastic tab. The refrigerant-circuit components and are brought into close contact with each other by the elastic tab and the catching portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yo Kitabatake, Shigeru Hata, Keiichi Tomita, Yohei Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20160146512
    Abstract: An outdoor unit for an air-conditioning apparatus includes a machine chamber in which a compressor serving as a vibration source and at least two refrigerant-circuit components and are provided. One of the refrigerant-circuit components and is provided with an elastic tab while an other refrigerant-circuit component or is provided with a catching portion that is engageable with the elastic tab. The refrigerant-circuit components and are brought into close contact with each other by the elastic tab and the catching portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Yo KITABATAKE, Shigeru HATA, Keiichi TOMITA, Yohei KAWAGUCHI
  • Patent number: D797269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Jumpei Kudo, Tatsunori Sakai, Kota Morimoto, Ryo Oya, Haruo Nakano, Shigeru Hata, Yo Kitabatake