Patents by Inventor Yoshirou Hisai

Yoshirou Hisai 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).

  • Washing and drying apparatus and method of controlling the same
    Patent number: 7886563
    Abstract: A washer-dryer apparatus has a blower for sucking air from a water tank and blowing the air into a washing and dewatering tub. At an inlet of the blower is provided a filter, which is cleaned by a cleaning device (300). The cleaning device (300) has a main body (301) pivotable about one end thereof relative to an outer bottom surface of the water tank, a brush (302) provided on the other end of the main body, and a bias spring (303) for biasing the main body toward an opening direction. The main body (301) is subjected to a dynamic pressure of water in the water tank and thereby pivots in an opening direction. When the main body (301) has the pivoting angle of 90°, the brush (302) is in contact with the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Komori, Yoshirou Hisai, Nobutaka Matsunishi, Takahisa Ikegami, Masashi Yamamoto
  • WASHING AND DRYING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100175432
    Abstract: A washer-dryer apparatus has a blower for sucking air from a water tank and blowing the air into a washing and dewatering tub. At an inlet of the blower is provided a filter, which is cleaned by a cleaning device (300). The cleaning device (300) has a main body (301) pivotable about one end thereof relative to an outer bottom surface of the water tank, a brush (302) provided on the other end of the main body, and a bias spring (303) for biasing the main body toward an opening direction. The main body (301) is subjected to a dynamic pressure of water in the water tank and thereby pivots in an opening direction. When the main body (301) has the pivoting angle of 90°, the brush (302) is in contact with the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Masanori Komori, Yoshirou Hisai, Nobutaka Matsunishi, Takahisa Ikegami, Masashi Yamamoto