Patents by Inventor Yoshihide ASAI

Yoshihide ASAI 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: 11499784
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins extending along upper and lower directions, and a flat tube extending crosswise to the plurality of fins. Each of the plurality of fins has a first side edge portion and a second side edge portion, the first side edge portion and the second side edge portion extending along the upper and lower directions. The flat tube has end portions in the longitudinal axis direction of the flat tube, the end portions including a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is positioned closer to the first side edge portion than the second end portion is to the first side edge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Maeda, Akira Yatsuyanagi, Tomohiko Takahashi, Yoshihide Asai
  • Patent number: 11391521
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, a heat exchanger unit, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus are provided where heat exchange performance is improved, and drainage properties and resistance against frost formation are improved. A flat tube and a plurality of fins that are each a plate having a plate surface extending in a longitudinal direction and in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction are provided. The plate surface intersects a pipe axis of the flat tube, and the plurality of fins are arranged at an interval from one another. The plurality of fins each have a first spacer formed in the plate and maintaining the interval. The flat tube has a longitudinal axis of a section perpendicular to the pipe axis, and the longitudinal axis is inclined to the width direction by an inclination angle ?. The first spacer has a standing surface extending in a direction intersecting the plate surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Yatsuyanagi, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Tomohiko Takahashi, Yoshihide Asai, Hidetomo Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11384997
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, a heat exchanger unit, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus are provided where deterioration in drainage and ventilation properties is prevented, an air passage is not easily clogged when frost forms, and both defrosting properties and heat exchange performance are achieved. A flat tube and a plurality of fins that are each a plate having a plate surface extending in a longitudinal direction and in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction are provided. The plate surface intersects a pipe axis of the flat tube. The plurality of fins each have an insertion portion in which the flat tube is inserted, a first spacer formed at a rim of the insertion portion and maintaining the interval, and a second spacer formed at a portion of the plate other than the rim of the insertion portion and maintaining the interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Maeda, Akira Yatsuyanagi, Tomohiko Takahashi, Yoshihide Asai, Hidetomo Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11353272
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, a heat exchanger unit, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus are provided where heat exchange performance is improved, and drainage properties and resistance against frost formation are improved. A flat tube and a plurality of fins that are each a plate having a plate surface extending in a longitudinal direction and in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction are provided. The plate surface intersects a pipe axis of the flat tube, and the plurality of fins are arranged at an interval from one another. The plurality of fins each have a first spacer formed in the plate and maintaining the interval. The flat tube has a longitudinal axis of a section perpendicular to the pipe axis, and the longitudinal axis is inclined to the width direction by an inclination angle ?. The first spacer has a standing surface extending in a direction intersecting the plate surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Yatsuyanagi, Tsuyoshi Maeda, Tomohiko Takahashi, Yoshihide Asai, Hidetomo Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20210325117
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a plurality of fins extending along upper and lower directions, and a flat tube extending crosswise to the plurality of fins. Each of the plurality of fins has a first side edge portion and a second side edge portion, the first side edge portion and the second side edge portion extending along the upper and lower directions. The flat tube has end portions in the longitudinal axis direction of the flat tube, the end portions including a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is positioned closer to the first side edge portion than the second end portion is to the first side edge portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Akira YATSUYANAGI, Tomohiko TAKAHASHI, Yoshihide ASAI
  • Publication number: 20210239409
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, a heat exchanger unit, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus are provided where heat exchange performance is improved, and drainage properties and resistance against frost formation are improved. A flat tube and a plurality of fins that are each a plate having a plate surface extending in a longitudinal direction and in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction are provided. The plate surface intersects a pipe axis of the flat tube, and the plurality of fins are arranged at an interval from one another. The plurality of fins each have a first spacer formed in the plate and maintaining the interval. The flat tube has a longitudinal axis of a section perpendicular to the pipe axis, and the longitudinal axis is inclined to the width direction by an inclination angle ?. The first spacer has a standing surface extending in a direction intersecting the plate surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Akira YATSUYANAGI, Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Tomohiko TAKAHASHI, Yoshihide ASAI, Hidetomo NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20210180878
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, a heat exchanger unit, and a refrigeration cycle apparatus are provided where deterioration in drainage and ventilation properties is prevented, an air passage is not easily clogged when frost forms, and both defrosting properties and heat exchange performance are achieved. A flat tube and a plurality of fins that are each a plate having a plate surface extending in a longitudinal direction and in a width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction are provided. The plate surface intersects a pipe axis of the flat tube. The plurality of fins each have an insertion portion in which the flat tube is inserted, a first spacer formed at a rim of the insertion portion and maintaining the interval, and a second spacer formed at a portion of the plate other than the rim of the insertion portion and maintaining the interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi MAEDA, Akira YATSUYANAGI, Tomohiko TAKAHASHI, Yoshihide ASAI, Hidetomo NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20160082555
    Abstract: There is provided a manufacturing method of a heat exchanger including a plurality of flat heat transfer tubes which have a flat shape in cross-section, and a plurality of thin-plate fins which have cutouts 4 formed so as to match the shape of the flat heat transfer tube and fin collars formed so as to be raised along the edges of the cutouts, and which are arrayed at predetermined intervals in a flow passage direction of the flat heat transfer tube, wherein the fin collar is formed so as to have a fastening allowance of 0.15 mm relative to the outer width dimension of the flat heat transfer tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro NISHIMURA, Wataru SUZUKI, Nobuaki MIYAKE, Tomohiko TAKAHASHI, Yoshihide ASAI