Patents by Inventor Yoshiharu Ueyama

Yoshiharu Ueyama 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: 6749397
    Abstract: In a fluidal machine with an impeller rotating to urge a fluid radially outwardly by a centrifugal force, a vane guiding the fluid discharged from the impeller, a vane member which includes a front end of the vane facing to the impeller so that the fluid discharged from the impeller strikes against the front end and which is prevented from contacting the atmosphere, and a casing surrounding the vane member and contacting the atmosphere, the vane member is discrete from the casing, a vibration propagation between the vane member and the casing is prevented or restrained, and a vibration of a pipe extending from the casing is absorbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Techno Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Ueyama, Michiyuki Takagi, Yasushi Takano, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Sadashi Tanaka, Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Tetsuya Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20030108419
    Abstract: In a fluidal machine with an impeller rotating to urge a fluid radially outwardly by a centrifugal force, a vane guiding the fluid discharged from the impeller, a vane member which includes a front end of the vane facing to the impeller so that the fluid discharged from the impeller strikes against the front end and which is prevented from contacting the atmosphere, and a casing surrounding the vane member and contacting the atmosphere, the vane member is discrete from the casing, a vibration propagation between the vane member and the casing is prevented or restrained, and a vibration of a pipe extending from the casing is absorbed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Techno Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Ueyama, Michiyuki Takagi, Yasushi Takano, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Sadashi Tanaka, Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Tetsuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6568904
    Abstract: In a fluidal machine with an impeller rotating to urge a fluid radially outwardly by a centrifugal force, a vane guiding the fluid discharged from the impeller, a vane member which includes a front end of the vane facing to the impeller so that the fluid discharged from the impeller strikes against the front end and which is prevented from contacting the atmosphere, and a casing surrounding the vane member and contacting the atmosphere, the vane member is discrete from the casing, a vibration propagation between the vane member and the casing is prevented or restrained, and a vibration of a pipe extending from the casing is absorbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Techno Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Ueyama, Michiyuki Takagi, Yasushi Takano, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Sadashi Tanaka, Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Tetsuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6371724
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6364607
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6312222
    Abstract: At a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20010036404
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20010033792
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6290460
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating. shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6162015
    Abstract: A highly efficient centrifugal type fluid machine is configured so that the vane outlet angle or the vane outlet diameter at a side plate end (4a) of a single stage or a plurality of stages of a diffuser (D) is made larger than the vane outlet angle or the vane outlet diameter at a core plate end (4b), and the vane curve at a pressure surface end of a single stage or a plurality of stages of the diffuser (D) is formed to have the same radius of curvature at the side plate end (4a) and at the core plate end (4b), while the vane curve at a negative pressure surface end is formed to have a radius of curvature so that the vane thickness at the core plate end (4b) is larger than that at the side plate end (4a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuuji Nagai, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Setsuo Yazawa, Sadashi Tanaka, Yoshihiro Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 6139266
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 5971705
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 5964398
    Abstract: A vane member comprises a first member and a second member, the first member and the second member are joined by that an insert member whose melting temperature is lower than melting temperatures of the first and second members contacts the first and second members, the insert member is heated to a welding temperature which is lower than the melting temperatures of the first and second members and is higher than the melting temperature of the insert member so that a mutual diffusion between at least an original base component of the insert member and at least an original base component of the first member different from the original base component of the insert member and a mutual diffusion between at least the original base component of the insert member and at least an original base component of the second member different from the original base component of the insert member are caused by the heating, and the mutual diffusions by the heating are continued at least until the original base component of the i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiomi Kohno, Kazuaki Yokoi, Keiji Taguchi, Hiroshi Misumi, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Kazuyuki Koide, Koji Hayashi
  • Patent number: 5857834
    Abstract: At a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the leading edge of the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida
  • Patent number: 5595473
    Abstract: At a vaned diffuser or a volute casing of a centrifugal fluid machine, pressure pulsation and vibrating forces acting upon the diffuser or the volute casing are mitigated or cancelled so as to abate the noise from the centrifugal fluid machine. The fluid machine having an impeller 3 rotating about a rotating shaft 2 within a casing 1 and having a vaned diffuser 4 or volute 12 fixed to the casing 1 is constructed such that radius of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and radius of the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or radius of the volute tongue is varied in the direction of axis of rotation and inclinations, on a meridional plane, of the vane trailing edge of the impeller 3 and the vane leading edge of the diffuser 4 or the volute tongue are set in the same orientation, thereby reduction in head and efficiency or occurrence of an axial thrust may be restrained to the extent possible to optimally abate the noise and pressure pulsation of the centrifugal fluid machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nagaoka, Sadashi Tanaka, Yukiji Iwase, Michiaki Ida, Hirotoshi Ishimaru, Saburo Iwasaki, Yoshiharu Ueyama, Tetuya Yoshida