Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Taniguchi
Yoshihiro Taniguchi 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: 20240128917Abstract: A motor drive device includes: an inverter circuit configured to drive a motor; a drive circuit to which a control voltage is applied, the drive circuit being configured to output a drive signal to the inverter circuit; and a relay configured to stop application of the control voltage to the drive circuit. The relay is configured to detect a motor current that is output from the inverter circuit to the motor, and to stop application of the control voltage to the drive circuit when the motor current reaches a first threshold or higher that is determined in advance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Yoshihiro TANIGUCHI, Naoki YAMADA, Kazuyoshi MORIMOTO
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Patent number: 11557521Abstract: Provided are a heat sink capable of suppressing overcooling of an electronic component which should not be overcooled and highly efficiently cooling only an electronic component which should be cooled, and a circuit device including the same. A heat sink includes a pipe and a cooling block. At least one projection is formed in the cooling block. The pipe is in contact with the projection. The pipe is arranged with a spacing from a portion of the cooling block other than the projection.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Keiji Harada, Shuhei Mizutani, Yoshihiro Taniguchi, Masaki Takata
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Patent number: 11486613Abstract: A power converter includes a first substrate on which a module including a switching element is mounted, a second substrate on which a smoothing capacitor is mounted, and a terminal block connecting the first substrate and the second substrate, with the first and second substrates located to face each other. The terminal block includes a current path over which at least one of current flowing from the module to the smoothing capacitor and current flowing from the smoothing capacitor to the module flows.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kenta Yuasa, Yoshihiro Taniguchi, Yoshikazu Nozuki
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Publication number: 20210378084Abstract: Provided are a heat sink capable of suppressing overcooling of an electronic component which should not be overcooled and highly efficiently cooling only an electronic component which should be cooled, and a circuit device including the same. A heat sink includes a pipe and a cooling block. At least one projection is formed in the cooling block. The pipe is in contact with the projection. The pipe is arranged with a spacing from a portion of the cooling block other than the projection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Keiji HARADA, Shuhei MIZUTANI, Yoshihiro TANIGUCHI, Masaki TAKATA
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Patent number: 11112130Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit through which refrigerant circulates, a control box in which equipment for controlling the refrigeration cycle apparatus is accommodated, and a refrigerator for cooling a heat emitting body exposed from an opening of the control box. The heat emitting body is the equipment accommodated in the control box. The refrigerator includes a cooling body in contact with the heat emitting body, and a refrigerant pipe through which the refrigerant circulating through the refrigerant circuit passes to cool the cooling body. The refrigerant pipe is in contact with the cooling body. The pipe contact surface is different from the heating-body contact surface. The cooling body has a recessed portion at which the cooling body and the heat emitting body are not in contact with each other. The recessed portion is formed in the heating-body contact surface and spaced from the control box.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Taniguchi, Shigeo Takata, Shinsaku Kusube, Takahiko Kobayashi, Takanori Koike
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Patent number: 10724748Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant pipe through which refrigerant that flows through the refrigeration cycle passes; a pipe-side plate thermally connected to the refrigerant pipe; a control box thermally connected to the pipe-side plate and containing an electric component including a heating element; a housing of an outdoor unit, the housing containing the pipe-side plate and the control box; a positioning element fixing the pipe-side plate and the control box to each other; and a fastening element fixing the control box and the positioning element to each other. At least one side surface of the housing has a work opening. A front portion of the control box is positioned closer to the work opening in the housing, and a rear portion of the control box is positioned closer to a rear surface of the housing, the rear surface facing the side surface having the work opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshihiro Taniguchi, Shigeo Takata, Shinsaku Kusube, Daisuke Abe, Tomoki Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20200083820Abstract: A power converter includes a first substrate on which a module including a switching element is mounted, a second substrate on which a smoothing capacitor is mounted, and a terminal block connecting the first substrate and the second substrate, with the first and second substrates located to face each other. The terminal block includes a current path over which at least one of current flowing from the module to the smoothing capacitor and current flowing from the smoothing capacitor to the module flows.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Kenta YUASA, Yoshihiro TANIGUCHI, Yoshikazu NOZUKI
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Publication number: 20200074780Abstract: A money processing apparatus includes: a coin sorter configured to sort a received coin by denominations; coin storages each provided for each denomination, each of the coin storages being configured to store the coin sorted by the coin sorter and deliver the coin in accordance with a payment instruction; a conveyor configured to convey coins one by one such that the coins do not overlap with each other; and a count detector configured to detect the number of coins conveyed by the conveyor, wherein a passing speed of the coin in a detection area of the count detector is greater than a passing speed of the coin immediately before the detection area of the count detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Norihiko TANAAMI, Yoshihiro TANIGUCHI, Yoshito SHIBATA, Kazuya CHIKUNI
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Patent number: 10573112Abstract: A coin storage device includes: storage compartments that store therein coins by denomination; and screw-type conveying members, installed for the respective storage compartments, each of the screw-type conveying members including a shaft having an elongated shape and having an outer circumferential surface provided with a blade portion that protrudes radially outwards in a spiraling shape, and conveying coins toward a front side by being rotated in one direction about a central axis of the shaft. Further, each of the screw-type conveying members includes an actuating portion to move center of gravity of coins accumulated on the actuating portion up and down periodically as the screw-type conveying member is rotated about the central axis of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: FUJI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshihiro Taniguchi, Masashi Nagata, Yoshiyuki Fukushima, Takao Okuhara
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Patent number: 10553063Abstract: A coin validation device that is implemented in a coin handling machine which stores therein a deposited coin on a denomination-by-denomination basis and which pays out stored coin in response to a disbursement instruction, the coin validation device, includes: a carrier that carries the deposited coin in a horizontally-fallen state in one direction; and a discriminator that identifies authenticity and denominations of the coin carried in the one direction by the carrier. Further, the carrier carries a coin, which is discriminated as a counterfeit coin by the discriminator, in another direction opposite to the one direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshito Shibata, Kazuhiro Tomita, Takeshi Oiwa, Takuya Yamane, Masashi Nagata, Yoshiyuki Fukushima, Takao Okuhara, Yoshihiro Taniguchi, Masao Nakayama, Shojiro Onzuka, Takuya Fukuura, Shunsuke Kowase, Tsuyoshi Horiguchi
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Publication number: 20190304230Abstract: A coin storage device includes: storage compartments that store therein coins by denomination; and screw-type conveying members, installed for the respective storage compartments, each of the screw-type conveying members including a shaft having an elongated shape and having an outer circumferential surface provided with a blade portion that protrudes radially outwards in a spiraling shape, and conveying coins toward a front side by being rotated in one direction about a central axis of the shaft. Further, each of the screw-type conveying members includes an actuating portion to move center of gravity of coins accumulated on the actuating portion up and down periodically as the screw-type conveying member is rotated about the central axis of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Yoshihiro TANIGUCHI, Masashi NAGATA, Yoshiyuki FUKUSHIMA, Takao OKUHARA
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Publication number: 20190301753Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant pipe through which refrigerant that flows through the refrigeration cycle passes; a pipe-side plate thermally connected to the refrigerant pipe; a control box thermally connected to the pipe-side plate and containing an electric component including a heating element; a housing of an outdoor unit, the housing containing the pipe-side plate and the control box; a positioning element fixing the pipe-side plate and the control box to each other; and a fastening element fixing the control box and the positioning element to each other. At least one side surface of the housing has a work opening. A front portion of the control box is positioned closer to the work opening in the housing, and a rear portion of the control box is positioned closer to a rear surface of the housing, the rear surface facing the side surface having the work opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Yoshihiro TANIGUCHI, Shigeo TAKATA, Shinsaku KUSUBE, Daisuke ABE, Tomoki KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20190293306Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit through which refrigerant circulates, a control box in which equipment for controlling the refrigeration cycle apparatus is accommodated, and a refrigerator for cooing a heat emitting body exposed from an opening of the control box. The heat emitting body is the equipment accommodated in the control box. The refrigerator includes a cooling body in contact with the heat emitting body, and a refrigerant pipe through which the refrigerant circulating through the refrigerant circuit passes to cool the cooling body. The refrigerant pipe is in contact with the cooling body. The pipe contact surface is different from the heating-body contact surface. The cooling body has a recessed portion at which the cooling body and the heat emitting body are not in contact with each other. The recessed portion is formed in the heating-body contact surface and spaced from the control box.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Yoshihiro TANIGUCHI, Shigeo TAKATA, Shinsaku KUSUBE, Takahiko KOBAYASHI, Takanori KOIKE
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Patent number: 10211753Abstract: Provided is a power conversion device including: a step-up converter unit, including a reactor to which a DC voltage is to be input, a switching element connected to the reactor in parallel, and a backflow prevention element connected to the reactor in series; a smoothing capacitor configured to smooth an output voltage from the step-up converter unit; an inverter unit configured to convert the output voltage smoothed in the smoothing capacitor into an AC voltage; a dew condensation state detection unit configured to detect a state of dew condensation, which occurs due to a cooler configured to cool the step-up converter unit and the inverter unit; and a control unit configured to control an operation of the step-up converter unit, wherein the control unit includes: a determination unit configured to determine the state of dew condensation detected by the dew condensation state detection unit; and a step-up control unit configured to control a step-up operation of the step-up converter unit based on a resultType: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Keiwa Tsukano, Shinsaku Kusube, Takahiko Kobayashi, Yoshihiro Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20180367059Abstract: Provided is a power conversion device including: a step-up converter unit, including a reactor to which a DC voltage is to be input, a switching element connected to the reactor in parallel, and a backflow prevention element connected to the reactor in series; a smoothing capacitor configured to smooth an output voltage from the step-up converter unit; an inverter unit configured to convert the output voltage smoothed in the smoothing capacitor into an AC voltage; a dew condensation state detection unit configured to detect a state of dew condensation, which occurs due to a cooler configured to cool the step-up converter unit and the inverter unit; and a control unit configured to control an operation of the step-up converter unit, wherein the control unit includes: a determination unit configured to determine the state of dew condensation detected by the dew condensation state detection unit; and a step-up control unit configured to control a step-up operation of the step-up converter unit based on a resultType: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Keiwa TSUKANO, Shinsaku KUSUBE, Takahiko KOBAYASHI, Yoshihiro TANIGUCHI
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Patent number: 10098244Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: a display unit which includes a display panel that displays an image on a front face, and a chassis disposed on a back face of the display panel and holding the display panel; and a first frame member disposed along at least a portion of a front periphery of the display panel, wherein the first frame member includes: a front portion disposed on the front face of the display panel; and a folding portion connected to the front portion, and having an end portion which is disposed at a back face side of the chassis by being bent, the end portion being a distal end portion relative to the front portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: JOLED INC.Inventor: Yoshihiro Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20180151015Abstract: A coin validation device that is implemented in a coin handling machine which stores therein a deposited coin on a denomination-by-denomination basis and which pays out stored coin. in response to a disbursement instruction, the coin validation device, includes: a carrier that carries the deposited coin in a horizontally-fallen state in one direction; and a discriminator that identifies authenticity and denominations of the coin carried in the one direction by the carrier. Further, the carrier carries a coin, which is discriminated as a counterfeit coin by the discriminator, in another direction opposite to the one direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Yoshito SHIBATA, Kazuhiro TOMITA, Takeshi OIWA, Takuya YAMANE, Masashi NAGATA, Yoshiyuki FUKUSHIMA, Takao OKUHARA, Yoshihiro TANIGUCHI, Masao NAKAYAMA, Shojiro ONZUKA, Takuya FUKUURA, Shunsuke KOWASE, Tsuyoshi HORIGUCHI
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Patent number: 9894784Abstract: A display apparatus including: a display panel; and a chassis structure which holds the display panel, wherein the chassis structure includes a first chassis member in which a recess whose opening opens toward a display panel side is formed, and a second chassis member which is in a plate shape, and mounted on the first chassis member, covering at least a portion of the opening of the recess.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: JOLED INC.Inventors: Akihiko Saito, Yoshihiro Taniguchi
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Publication number: 20170094813Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: a display unit which includes a display panel that displays an image on a front face, and a chassis disposed on a back face of the display panel and holding the display panel; and a first frame member disposed along at least a portion of a front periphery of the display panel, wherein the first frame member includes: a front portion disposed on the front face of the display panel; and a folding portion connected to the front portion, and having an end portion which is disposed at a back face side of the chassis by being bent, the end portion being a distal end portion relative to the front portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2014Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: JOLED INC.Inventor: Yoshihiro TANIGUCHI
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Patent number: 9557359Abstract: A voltage/current verifier computes, for each phase, a phase difference between phase voltage and phase current from the phase of phase voltage and the phase of phase current computed for each phase by a phase acquirer, and determines conformity if all of the computed phase differences are within a preset range. A current/current verifier computes phase differences between phase currents from the phase of phase current computed for each phase by the phase acquirer, and determines conformity if all of the computed phase differences are less than 180°. A reporting device reports that a current transformer is incorrectly placed on a power line unless both the voltage/current verifier and the current/current verifier do not determine conformity.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masahiro Ishihara, Satoshi Endo, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Shinsaku Kusube, Masaki Takata, Yoshihiro Taniguchi