Patents by Inventor Yoichi Uefuji

Yoichi Uefuji 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: 11874076
    Abstract: A heat exchanger core according to an embodiment includes: a first header space; a plurality of first layered header passages; a plurality of first communication port rows; and a plurality of first passages. The plurality of first layered header passages are stacked in a perpendicular direction to a reference plane so as to each extend along the reference plane. Each first layered header passage has an open end at a first edge adjacent to the first header space and communicates with the first header space through the open end. The plurality of first communication port rows are arranged in the perpendicular direction so as to correspond to the plurality of first layered header passages, respectively. Each first communication port row is formed by a plurality of first communication ports arranged along the reference plane. The plurality of first passages communicate with any of the first layered header passages through the plurality of first communication ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsaku Eguchi, Minemasa Omura, Yoichi Uefuji, Hiroyuki Nakaharai, Koichi Tanimoto, Masaya Hatanaka, Nobuhide Hara, Takuo Oda
  • Publication number: 20230349641
    Abstract: A heat exchanger core includes: a plurality of internal passages; and a header passage communicating with the plurality of internal passages. An inner wall of the header passage has greater surface roughness than passage walls of the plurality of internal passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya HATANAKA, Hiroyuki NAKAHARAI, Nobuhide HARA, Yoichi UEFUJI, Shunsaku EGUCHI, Takuo ODA, Koichi TANIMOTO, Masashi KITAMURA
  • Patent number: 11638957
    Abstract: An additive manufactured object according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first base portion made of a metal, and a plurality of wall portions each having a thickness thinner than the first base portion and provided upright on the first base portion so as to be aligned in a wall thickness direction. A first end portion of each of the wall portions is connected to the first base portion via a first connection portion having a width greater than the thickness of each of the wall portions in the wall thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya Hatanaka, Masashi Kitamura, Hiroyuki Nakaharai, Koichi Tanimoto, Nobuhide Hara, Takuo Oda, Yoichi Uefuji, Shunsaku Eguchi
  • Patent number: 11635260
    Abstract: A heat exchanger according to one embodiment includes: a heat exchange core; a shell provided to surround the heat exchange core; and a first partition wall that is provided in a space surrounded by an outer surface of the heat exchange core and an inner surface of the shell, and partitions the space into a first header space communicating with the heat exchange core and a second header space communicating with the heat exchange core. The first header space and the second header space are adjacent to each other, separated by the first partition wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Yoshida, Takeshi Kaneko, Koichi Tanimoto, Hiroyuki Nakaharai, Yoichi Uefuji, Nobuhide Hara, Kenji Kirihara, Masahiko Nagai, Koichiro Iida, Yuta Takahashi, Shunsaku Eguchi
  • Publication number: 20230123794
    Abstract: A heat exchanger core according to at least one embodiment is provided with: a core body having a plurality of cavity portions forming a plurality of channels inside the core body; and a header including a header passage communicating with the plurality of channels on at least one end side of the core body. The header passage is at least partially located in a region displaced outward from an arrangement area of the plurality of channels in plan view as viewed from a first extension direction of the plurality of channels. The core body has a body side surface extending along the first extension direction at a position closer to the arrangement area than a portion of the header passage that is farthest outward from the arrangement area in the plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki NAKAHARAI, Koichi TANIMOTO, Yoichi UEFUJI, Nobuhide HARA, Takuo ODA, Masaya HATANAKA, Shunsaku EGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230087617
    Abstract: A heat exchanger core includes a core formed such that a pair of adjacent passages are folded on top of one another while being adjacent. At least one passage of the pair of adjacent passages has a pair of adjacent passage portions between which the other passage is not interposed in a direction in which the passages lie on top of one another. The core has a heat insulation layer between the pair of passage portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsaku EGUCHI, Nobuhide HARA, Hiroyuki NAKAHARAI, Yoichi UEFUJI, Masaya HATANAKA, Takuo ODA, Koichi TANIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230092417
    Abstract: In a header of a heat exchanger core, a header passage includes: at least one radial passage extending along a radial direction, and a plurality of circumferential passages branched from each radial passage and communicating with one or more of the axial passages, respectively. The flow passage area of each radial passage is smaller in a second position than in a first position, where the second position is inward of the first position in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki NAKAHARAI, Nobuhide HARA, Yoichi UEFUJI, Koichi TANIMOTO, Masaya HATANAKA, Shunsaku EGUCHI, Takuo ODA
  • Publication number: 20230079473
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid is provided with: a body part which is an additive manufactured body and includes a first passage through which the first fluid flows and a second passage through which the second fluid flows; and a covering part attached to the body part. The body part has a first opening portion of the first passage and a second opening portion of the second passage, and the covering part is attached to the body part so as to cover exposure of the first opening portion and the second opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya HATANAKA, Hiroyuki NAKAHARAI, Nobuhide HARA, Yoichi UEFUJI, Shunsaku EGUCHI, Takuo ODA, Koichi TANIMOTO, Masashi KITAMURA, Tanehiro SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20230080711
    Abstract: A heat exchanger passage switching device according to an embodiment includes: a communication tube having an internal passage communicating with a heat exchange passage for performing heat exchange inside a heat exchanger, and one or more communication holes communicating with the internal passage; and at least one chamber having an insertion hole into which the communication tube is inserted to slidably support the communication tube inserted in the insertion hole. The communication tube is capable of switching a communication state between the one or more communication holes and the at least one chamber by a relative position of the communication tube to the at least one chamber in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuaki KANEKO, Nobuhide HARA, Hiroyuki NAKAHARAI, Yoichi UEFUJI, Masaya HATANAKA, Koichi TANIMOTO, Toshiyuki ISHIDA, Takuo ODA, Shunsaku EGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230074924
    Abstract: A heat exchanger core includes: a first passage; and a second passage extending along the first passage. At least one of the first passage or the second passage includes a plurality of narrowed portions in which an area of a passage cross section orthogonal to a passage extension direction is minimum, and a plurality of enlarged portions in which the area is maximum. The plurality of narrowed portions and the plurality of enlarged portions are alternately disposed in the passage extension direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi TANIMOTO, Nobuhide HARA, Hiroyuki NAKAHARAI, Yoichi UEFUJI, Takuo ODA, Shunsaku EGUCHI, Masaya HATANAKA
  • Publication number: 20230072688
    Abstract: A heat exchanger core includes: a first passage row which is formed by a plurality of first passages; a plurality of first dividing walls separating the plurality of first passages from each other; a second passage row which is disposed adjacent to the first passage row and is formed by a plurality of second passages; a plurality of second dividing walls separating the plurality of second passages from each other; and a partition wall located between the first passage row and the second passage row, and separating the plurality of first passages and the plurality of second passages. (a) The partition wall has a greater section modulus in an orthogonal direction than either the first dividing wall or the second partition, or (b) a constituent material of the partition wall has a greater breaking strength than a constituent material of either the first dividing wall or the second dividing wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi TANIMOTO, Nobuhide HARA, Hiroyuki NAKAHARAI, Yoichi UEFUJI, Takuo ODA, Shunsaku EGUCHI, Masaya HATANAKA, Tatsuya KAMEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20230076052
    Abstract: A cleaning method for a heat exchanger is a cleaning method for a heat exchanger which includes a header passage and a plurality of internal passages connected to the header passage, that includes: a step of supplying a cleaning fluid, via the header passage, to some of the plurality of internal passages connected to the header passage, selectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi TANIMOTO, Nobuhide HARA, Hiroyuki NAKAHARAI, Yoichi UEFUJI, Takuo ODA, Shunsaku EGUCHI, Masaya HATANAKA
  • Publication number: 20220412674
    Abstract: A heat exchanger core according to an embodiment includes: a first header space; a plurality of first layered header passages; a plurality of first communication port rows; and a plurality of first passages. The plurality of first layered header passages are stacked in a perpendicular direction to a reference plane so as to each extend along the reference plane. Each first layered header passage has an open end at a first edge adjacent to the first header space and communicates with the first header space through the open end. The plurality of first communication port rows are arranged in the perpendicular direction so as to correspond to the plurality of first layered header passages, respectively. Each first communication port row is formed by a plurality of first communication ports arranged along the reference plane. The plurality of first passages communicate with any of the first layered header passages through the plurality of first communication ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsaku EGUCHI, Minemasa OMURA, Yoichi UEFUJI, Hiroyuki NAKAHARAI, Koichi TANIMOTO, Masaya HATANAKA, Nobuhide HARA, Takuo ODA
  • Publication number: 20220281001
    Abstract: An additive manufactured object according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first base portion made of a metal, and a plurality of wall portions each having a thickness thinner than the first base portion and provided upright on the first base portion so as to be aligned in a wall thickness direction. A first end portion of each of the wall portions is connected to the first base portion via a first connection portion having a width greater than the thickness of each of the wall portions in the wall thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Masaya HATANAKA, Masashi KITAMURA, Hiroyuki NAKAHARAI, Koichi TANIMOTO, Nobuhide HARA, Takuo ODA, Yoichi UEFUJI, Shunsaku EGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220268527
    Abstract: A heat exchanger according to one embodiment includes: a heat exchange core; a shell provided to surround the heat exchange core; and a first partition wall that is provided in a space surrounded by an outer surface of the heat exchange core and an inner surface of the shell, and partitions the space into a first header space communicating with the heat exchange core and a second header space communicating with the heat exchange core. The first header space and the second header space are adjacent to each other, separated by the first partition wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Keisuke YOSHIDA, Takeshi KANEKO, Koichi TANIMOTO, Hiroyuki NAKAHARAI, Yoichi UEFUJI, Nobuhide HARA, Kenji KIRIHARA, Masahiko NAGAI, Koichiro IIDA, Yuta TAKAHASHI, Shunsaku EGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220260315
    Abstract: A heat exchanger according to one embodiment includes: a cyclone flow path into which a first fluid is introduced along a tangential direction, the first fluid flowing downward in the cyclone flow path; a lower case located below the cyclone flow path and forming a lower space having a flow path area larger than that of the cyclone flow path; a first outlet flow path located on an outer peripheral side of the cyclone flow path, the first outlet flow path communicating with the lower space; a second inlet flow path into which a second fluid is introduced, the second inlet flow path being located on the outer peripheral side of the cyclone flow path; a second outlet flow path located on an inner peripheral side of the cyclone flow path; and a second intermediate flow path connecting the second inlet flow path and the second outlet flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Keisuke YOSHIDA, Takeshi KANEKO, Koichi TANIMOTO, Hiroyuki NAKAHARAI, Yuta TAKAHASHI, Yoichi UEFUJI, Nobuhide HARA
  • Publication number: 20220252352
    Abstract: A heat exchange core according to an embodiment includes a plurality of first layers including a plurality of first flow paths, a first header connected to the plurality of first flow paths, and a plurality of second layers including a plurality of second flow paths and disposed alternately with the first layers in a layering direction. The first header includes a first main header extending in the layering direction and a first sub header provided on each of the plurality of first layers and connected to the first main header. End portions of some of the plurality of first flow paths are connected to the first main header, and end portions of a remainder of the plurality of first flow paths are connected to the first sub header.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Koichiro IIDA, Yoshiko OYA, Takeshi KANEKO, Yasuhiro SUGIMOTO, Masaya HATANAKA, Koichi TANIMOTO, Hiroyuki NAKAHARAI, Yoichi UEFUJI
  • Publication number: 20220252350
    Abstract: A heat exchange core according to one embodiment includes: a header flow path that extends in a first direction; and a plurality of branching flow paths that are connected to the header flow path and extend in a second direction intersecting with the first direction. A first angle formed by the header flow path with respect to a virtual connection plane between the header flow path and the plurality of branching flow paths is less than a second angle formed by the branching flow paths with respect to the connection plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Takeshi KANEKO, Koichi TANIMOTO, Hiroyuki NAKAHARAI, Yoichi UEFUJI, Koichiro IIDA, Nobuhide HARA, Masaya HATANAKA, Masashi KITAMURA, Shunsaku EGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11292601
    Abstract: An anti-icing system at least includes: a precooler that exchanges heat between bleed air and outside air; and an anti-icing unit that receives the bleed air passed through the precooler. A bleed air flow rate adjusting section that adjusts a flow rate of the bleed air supplied to the anti-icing unit adjusts the flow rate of the bleed air to suppress pressure of the bleed air to a pressure upper limit or lower by using relationship r1 and relationship r2. The relationship r1 is a relationship between an altitude and a pressure upper limit of the bleed air. The relationship r2 is a relationship between the pressure upper limit and outside air temperature at which the temperature of the bleed air reaches allowable temperature of ducts and other members through which the bleed air flows. The relationship r2 is provided based on the altitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi Uefuji, Masatoshi Morishita, Toshiyuki Ishida, Gento Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10889381
    Abstract: An anti-icing system according to the present invention blows heated air to a curved inner surface of a main wing of an aircraft. The anti-icing system includes: a piccolo tube that includes a flow path through which the heated air flows in a longitudinal direction from a rear end to a front end, and a plurality of ejection holes provided along the longitudinal direction to make the flow path communicate with an outside; and an engine that supplies the heated air toward the piccolo tube. The heated air ejected from the ejection holes of the piccolo tube is ejected toward an upper limit position and a lower limit position of an outside airflow stagnation point that are virtually formed on the main wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gento Ichikawa, Yoichi Uefuji, Toshiyuki Ishida, Masatoshi Morishita, Kazuhiro Kawai