Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Nonaka

Yoshinori Nonaka 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: 11306597
    Abstract: A composite blade includes an airfoil; and a blade root including a straight section from a blade end part being a connection location with the airfoil to an inclination start part between the blade end part and a base end, and a bearing section from the inclination start part to the base end. A laminate of composite layers with reinforced fibers impregnated with resin is provided across the airfoil and the blade root. A metal body is provided on the blade root. The laminate extends along the longitudinal direction in the airfoil and in the straight section, and extends to be inclined away from a center axis in the bearing section. The metal body is provided on both surfaces of the laminate in the blade root, extends along the longitudinal direction in the straight section, and extends to be inclined away from the center axis in the bearing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoji Okabe, Kentaro Shindo, Masami Kamiya, Yoshinori Nonaka
  • Patent number: 11066939
    Abstract: A composite blade is formed by laying up composite layers in which reinforced fibers are impregnated with resin, and has a blade root and an airfoil extending from the blade root in a longitudinal direction. The composite blade includes a first laminate of the composite layers extending along the longitudinal direction in the airfoil and extending along a first inclination direction inclined toward a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction in the blade root; a second laminate of the composite layers extending along the longitudinal direction and contacting the first laminate in the airfoil, the second laminate extending along a second inclination direction inclined toward a direction opposite to the first inclination direction in the blade root and being separated from the first laminate; and a third laminate of the composite layers provided between the first and second laminates in the blade root.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoji Okabe, Yoshinori Nonaka, Kentaro Shindo, Masami Kamiya
  • Patent number: 10994513
    Abstract: A composite structure includes a stepped portion formed by laminating a plurality of plies with end surfaces thereof being shifted from each other. The composite structure includes a body portion which includes a first structure portion where a first ply is laminated on a top layer of the first structure portion, a second structure portion where a second ply is laminated on a top layer of the second structure portion, and the stepped portion disposed between the first structure portion and the second structure portion, the second ply being positioned at a distance from the first ply in a lamination direction, and a first cover ply which includes a covering portion covering the stepped portion, one end portion, and the other end portion and is formed so as to cover only a part of a surface of the first ply or a part of a surface of the second ply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kashiwagi, Yoshinori Nonaka, Kiyoka Takagi, Tooru Shitani, Toshio Abe
  • Publication number: 20210108521
    Abstract: A composite blade is formed by laying up composite layers in which reinforced fibers are impregnated with resin, and has a blade root and an airfoil extending from the blade root in a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Ryoji OKABE, Yoshinori NONAKA, Kentaro SHINDO, Masami KAMIYA
  • Patent number: 10914176
    Abstract: A composite blade is formed by laying up composite material layers in which reinforcement fibers are impregnated with resin in a thickness direction of the blade. The composite blade includes a blade root on a base end side, an airfoil on a tip side, a first lay-up in which some composite material layers are laid up in the blade root so as to space parts of the composite material layers to form spacing parts and to extend from the distal toward the base end side in the thickness direction, and second lay-ups in which some composite material layers are laid up in the spacing parts so as to be lined up in the thickness direction. Among the second lay-ups, a second lay-up closer to a center side than to an outer side in the thickness direction is a larger distance from a proximal position to a top position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masami Kamiya, Ryoji Okabe, Yoshinori Nonaka, Kentaro Shindo
  • Publication number: 20200139668
    Abstract: A composite structure includes a stepped portion formed by laminating a plurality of plies with end surfaces thereof being shifted from each other. The composite structure includes a body portion which includes a first structure portion where a first ply is laminated on a top layer of the first structure portion, a second structure portion where a second ply is laminated on a top layer of the second structure portion, and the stepped portion disposed between the first structure portion and the second structure portion, the second ply being positioned at a distance from the first ply in a lamination direction, and a first cover ply which includes a covering portion covering the stepped portion, one end portion, and the other end portion and is formed so as to cover only a part of a surface of the first ply or a part of a surface of the second ply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Masahiro KASHIWAGI, Yoshinori NONAKA, Kiyoka TAKAGI, Tooru SHITANI, Toshio ABE
  • Publication number: 20200095873
    Abstract: A composite blade includes an airfoil; and a blade root including a straight section from a blade end part being a connection location with the airfoil to an inclination start part between the blade end part and a base end, and a bearing section from the inclination start part to the base end. A laminate of composite layers with reinforced fibers impregnated with resin is provided across the airfoil and the blade root. A metal body is provided on the blade root. The laminate extends along the longitudinal direction in the airfoil and in the straight section, and extends to be inclined away from a center axis in the bearing section. The metal body is provided on both surfaces of the laminate in the blade root, extends along the longitudinal direction in the straight section, and extends to be inclined away from the center axis in the bearing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Ryoji OKABE, Kentaro SHINDO, Masami KAMIYA, Yoshinori NONAKA
  • Publication number: 20190301290
    Abstract: A composite blade formed by laying up composite material layers in which reinforced fibers are impregnated with resin in a blade thickness direction includes a blade root provided on a base side, an airfoil extending from a tip side of the blade root, a metal member provided on the blade root, and a fastener configured to fasten the blade root and the metal member. The blade root includes a main body portion, a curved portion that is curved outward in the blade thickness direction from the main body portion, and an extending portion that extends outward in the blade thickness direction from the curved portion. The metal member is fixed to the extending portion with the fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Masami Kamiya, Ryoji OKABE, Kentaro SHINDO, Yoshinori NONAKA
  • Publication number: 20190301285
    Abstract: A composite blade is formed by laying up composite material layers in which reinforcement fibers are impregnated with resin in a thickness direction of the blade. The composite blade includes a blade root on a base end side, an airfoil on a tip side, a first lay-up in which some composite material layers are laid up in the blade root so as to space parts of the composite material layers to form spacing parts and to extend from the distal toward the base end side in the thickness direction, and second lay-ups in which some composite material layers are laid up in the spacing parts so as to be lined up in the thickness direction. Among the second lay-ups, a second lay-up closer to a center side than to an outer side in the thickness direction is a larger distance from a proximal position to a top position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Masami Kamiya, Ryoji OKABE, Yoshinori NONAKA, Kentaro SHINDO
  • Patent number: 10137664
    Abstract: In a composite material structure, which is configured as a fiber-reinforced plastic composite material extending in one direction and having a plurality of holes defined at intervals in a row in the one direction and which is subjected to a tensile load and/or a compressive load in the one direction, a peripheral region around the holes comprises a first area obtained by bending composite material, which is reinforced using continuous fibers that have been made even in a longitudinal direction, so that a center line of a width of the composite material weaves between adjacent holes and zigzags in the one direction. A tensile rigidity and/or a compressive rigidity in the one direction of the peripheral region around the holes is lower than a tensile rigidity and/or a compressive rigidity in the one direction of other regions that surround the peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kashiwagi, Yoshinori Nonaka, Toshio Abe
  • Patent number: 10094405
    Abstract: A joint structure (1) for a composite member made from a composite material. The joint structure includes a plate for increasing thickness (40a, 40b) adhered to at least one side of the composite member (10). The composite member (10) and a counterpart member (20) are fastened together by inserting and fixing a fastener member (30) into a through-hole (24, 26) formed through the composite member (10), the plate for increasing thickness (40a, 40b), and the counterpart member (20) to be joined to the composite member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nonaka, Masahiro Kashiwagi, Toshio Abe
  • Publication number: 20170008250
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a lightweight composite material structure while suppressing a drop in strength. In a composite material structure, which is configured as a fiber-reinforced plastic composite material extending in one direction and having a plurality of holes (5) formed at intervals in a row in the one direction and which is subjected to a tensile load and/or a compressive load in the one direction, a peripheral region (3a) around the holes (5) comprises a first area (10) obtained by bending composite material, which is reinforced using continuous fibers that have been made even in the longitudinal direction, so that the center line of the width (W) of the composite material weaves between adjacent holes (5) and zigzags in the one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Masahiro KASHIWAGI, Yoshinori NONAKA, Toshio ABE
  • Patent number: 9475568
    Abstract: A composite structure (3) formed of a composite member which extends in one direction, includes holes (5), and is made of fiber reinforced plastics. A tensile load and/or a compressive load are applied to the composite structure (3) in the one direction. Tensile stiffness and/or compression stiffness of peripheral areas (3a) of the holes (5) is lower than tensile stiffness and/or compression stiffness of the other area (3b), which surrounds the peripheral areas (3a), in the one direction, and the width of the peripheral area (3a) in a direction orthogonal to the one direction is set to 1.1 times or less of the diameter of the hole (5) in the direction orthogonal to the one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kashiwagi, Yoshinori Nonaka, Toshio Abe
  • Patent number: 9157462
    Abstract: Joint parts of joinable plates to be joined to each other are joined by a plurality of joining bolts. The joining bolts are arranged in a direction of a tensile load F. The joint parts of the plate members have four sections T1 to T4 that vary in elastic modulus. The elastic modulus (E1 to E4) of these sections T1 to T4 have a relationship of E1(T1)>E2(T2)>E3(T3)>E4(T4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nonaka, Masahiro Kashiwagi, Toshio Abe
  • Publication number: 20150093185
    Abstract: joint structure for a composite member having a light-weight and low-cost structure, easy to manufacture, and resistible against a large shear load, is provided. A joint structure (1) for a composite member made from a composite material, comprising a plate for increasing thickness (40a, 40b) adhered to at least one side of the composite member (10); wherein the composite member (10) and a counterpart member (20) are fastened together by inserting and fixing a fastener member (30) into a through-hole (24, 26) formed through the composite member (10), the plate for increasing thickness (40a, 40b), and the counterpart member (20) to be joined to the composite member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nonaka, Masahiro Kashiwagi, Toshio Abe
  • Publication number: 20140377500
    Abstract: A composite structure (3) formed of a composite member which extends in one direction, includes holes (5), and is made of fiber reinforced plastics. A tensile load and/or a compressive load are applied to the composite structure (3) in the one direction. Tensile stiffness and/or compression stiffness of peripheral areas (3a) of the holes (5) is lower than tensile stiffness and/or compression stiffness of the other area (3b), which surrounds the peripheral areas (3a), in the one direction, and the width of the peripheral area (3a) in a direction orthogonal to the one direction is set to 1.1 times or less of the diameter of the hole (5) in the direction orthogonal to the one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Kashiwagi, Yoshinori Nonaka, Toshio Abe
  • Patent number: 8870231
    Abstract: In a fiber-reinforced resin pipe for introducing and discharging a liquid, a pipe (1) is provided with a plurality of introduction/discharge parts (2) for introducing or discharging liquid that are arranged at intervals in the axial direction from a peripheral surface of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Arisawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nozomu Kawasetsu, Yoshinori Nonaka, Kenji Tanaka, Koji Ando, Hiroshi Tanaka, Yuuichi Kawai
  • Patent number: 8820361
    Abstract: A highly practical tube body for a pressure transducer is provided which has excellent pressure resistance, corrosion resistance, and tensile strength; which can be manufactured at low cost in comparison with cases of using stainless steel; and which makes it possible to keep inside diameter precision high. In this tube body for a pressure transducer, the pressure applied to the interior is varied periodically, and a seal layer (2) is provided to the internal peripheral surface of a tube body (1) made of a fiber-reinforced resin composed of fibers wound in layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Arisawa Mfg., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nozomu Kawasetsu, Yoshinori Nonaka, Kenji Tanaka, Takayoshi Hori, Kiichi Tokunaga, Hidemi Sawada, Hiroshi Tanaka, Yuichi Kawai, Takahiro Iiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20130287490
    Abstract: Joint parts 14 of joinable plates 12a, 12b to be joined to each other are joined by a plurality of joining bolts 16a-16d. The joining bolts are arranged in a direction of a tensile load F. The joint parts 14 of the plate members 12a, 12b have four sections T1 to T4 that vary in elastic modulus. The elastic modulus (E1 to E4) of these sections T1 to T4 have a relationship of E1(T1)>E2(T2)>E3(T3)>E4(T4). By arranging the bolts 36a, 36d in the low-elastic sections T1, T4, the shared load of the joining bolts are equalized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Yoshinori Nonaka, Masahiro Kashiwagi, Toshio Abe
  • Publication number: 20120090718
    Abstract: A highly practical tube body for a pressure transducer is provided which has excellent pressure resistance, corrosion resistance, and tensile strength; which can be manufactured at low cost in comparison with cases of using stainless steel; and which makes it possible to keep inside diameter precision high. In this tube body for a pressure transducer, the pressure applied to the interior is varied periodically, and a seal layer (2) is provided to the internal peripheral surface of a tube body (1) made of a fiber-reinforced resin composed of fibers wound in layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicants: ARISAWA MFG. CO., LTD., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Nozomu Kawasetsu, Yoshinori Nonaka, Kenji Tanaka, Takayoshi Hori, Kiichi Tokunaga, Hidemi Sawada, Hiroshi Tanaka, Yuichi Kawai, Takahiro Iiyoshi