Patents by Inventor Yosuke DAMMOTO
Yosuke DAMMOTO 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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Patent number: 11953054Abstract: A bearing condition monitoring device is a bearing condition monitoring device for monitoring a condition of a thrust bearing for holding a rotational shaft in a thrust direction. The bearing condition monitoring device includes a first temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the thrust bearing, and an arithmetic device for counting a frequency at which an evaluation index of a thrust load on the basis of a measurement value by the first temperature sensor exceeds an allowable value, and for outputting an abnormality in the condition of the thrust bearing if the counted frequency exceeds a threshold. The arithmetic device may count, as the frequency, only a case where a state in which the thrust load exceeds an upper limit load continues for not less than a predetermined time.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Seigi Yano, Yuta Ishii, Jun Suzuki, Takaya Futae, Shunsuke Yakushiji, Yosuke Dammoto
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Patent number: 11946377Abstract: A variable nozzle device 20 for a variable geometry turbocharger includes: a nozzle mount 21; a nozzle plate 22 disposed so as to face the nozzle mount, the nozzle plate forming a nozzle flow passage 4 having an annular shape between the nozzle plate 22 and the nozzle mount 21; and a plurality of variable nozzle vanes 6 disposed at a predetermined interval in a circumferential direction of the nozzle flow passage 4 so as to be individually rotatable about a pivot axis O2. The nozzle plate 22 includes a first surface 33 facing the nozzle mount 21, a second surface 34 opposite to the first surface 33, and at least one through hole 36 formed through the first surface 33 and the second surface 35.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Bipin Gupta, Toyotaka Yoshida, Yuya Nakahara, Yosuke Dammoto, Yoji Akiyama
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Publication number: 20240076996Abstract: A variable geometry turbine includes: a turbine rotor; a scroll passage forming part which forms a scroll passage; an exhaust gas passage forming part which forms an exhaust gas passage for introducing an exhaust gas from the scroll passage to the turbine rotor; and a variable nozzle unit including a plurality of nozzle vanes disposed in the exhaust gas passage and configured to be rotatable about respective rotation centers. The exhaust gas passage forming part includes: a first plate member having an annular first plate part; and a second plate member having an annular second plate part which defines the exhaust gas passage between the first plate part and the second plate part and is disposed closer to a turbine outlet than the first plate part in an axial direction of the turbine rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Bipin GUPTA, Toyotaka YOSHIDA, Yuya NAKAHARA, Yosuke DAMMOTO, Youji AKIYAMA
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Patent number: 11841028Abstract: A thrust bearing device is provided with: a rotational shaft; a collar member fitted to the rotational shaft and having a first thrust surface; and a thrust member having an insertion hole into which the rotational shaft is inserted and a second thrust surface which is disposed around the insertion hole and faces the first thrust surface of the collar member. The first thrust surface is configured to be inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to an axis of the rotational shaft so that a distance between the first thrust surface and the second thrust surface periodically increases and decreases with rotation of the rotational shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Takaya Futae, Seigi Yano, Shimpei Yokoyama, Tasuku Masuda, Yuya Kojima, Yosuke Dammoto
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Patent number: 11821358Abstract: A variable geometry turbocharger according to an embodiment includes a rotational shaft; a turbine wheel disposed on one end side of the rotational shaft; a compressor wheel disposed on another end side of the rotational shaft; a bearing housing for housing a bearing part for rotatably supporting the rotational shaft; a variable nozzle structure for controlling a flow rate of an exhaust gas flowing into the turbine wheel, the variable nozzle structure including a nozzle plate and nozzle mount that define an exhaust gas flow passage for allowing the exhaust gas to flow into the turbine wheel, a nozzle vane disposed rotatably about a support shaft in the exhaust gas flow passage, and a drive part for rotating the nozzle vane, the drive part being disposed in an internal space defined between the bearing housing and the nozzle mount; and a cooling gas passage for extracting compressed gas compressed by the compressor wheel and introducing the compressed gas into the internal space.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kitamura, Hokuto Isoda, Yosuke Dammoto
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Patent number: 11808655Abstract: A vibration isolation holding device includes a body portion and an abutment member. The abutment member is arranged between the body portion and a bearing housing, and has an abutment surface abutting on the bearing housing, when a cartridge is held. A biasing member is disposed between the abutment member and the body portion. An interval between the body portion and the abutment member is regulated by a first regulating portion to be shorter than a natural length of the biasing member.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Shuichi Miura, Hideo Mori, Takanori Shoji, Yosuke Dammoto
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Patent number: 11753960Abstract: A nozzle vane of a variable geometry turbocharger comprises: a nozzle vane body rotatably disposed in an exhaust gas passage defined between a shroud surface and a hub surface; and a fin disposed on at least one of a pressure surface or a suction surface of the nozzle vane body and disposed within a range of 0.6L from a trailing edge of the nozzle vane body, where L refers to a chord length of the nozzle vane body. The fin satisfies a relationship of 0.3L?X, where X refers to a length of the fin along a chord direction of the nozzle vane body.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Bipin Gupta, Toyotaka Yoshida, Yosuke Dammoto, Yoji Akiyama, Jain Sambhav
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Patent number: 11719124Abstract: A turbocharger includes a rolling bearing including at least one rolling element for rotatably supporting a rotational shaft, a bearing support cylinder located on a radially outer side relative to the rolling bearing, for supporting the rolling bearing, and a housing located on the radially outer side relative to the bearing support cylinder, for covering a circumference of the bearing support cylinder. Between an outer circumferential surface of the bearing support cylinder and an inner circumferential surface of the housing, a gap for forming an oil film by inflow of lubricant oil is provided. At least one of the outer circumferential surface of the bearing support cylinder and the inner circumferential surface of the housing includes an oil film holding portion for suppressing outflow of the lubricant oil from the gap.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Takashi Sato, Takuya Arakawa, Takaya Futae, Yosuke Dammoto, Akihiro Sugiyama
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Patent number: 11713709Abstract: A nozzle device according to some embodiments includes an annular nozzle plate, an annular nozzle mount defining a nozzle flow passage between the nozzle mount and one surface of the nozzle plate, at least one nozzle support coupling the nozzle plate and the nozzle mount, and fixed to at least the nozzle plate by caulking, and at least one nozzle vane supported between the nozzle plate and the nozzle mount. The nozzle plate has a through hole into which an end portion of the at least one nozzle support is inserted.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Keigo Sakamoto, Eigo Katou, Tsuyoshi Sakurai, Shigeyoshi Sakuma, Yosuke Dammoto, Yoji Akiyama
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Patent number: 11655851Abstract: A bearing device according to an embodiment is a bearing device for rotatably supporting a rotational shaft, the device including at least one rolling bearing which includes an inner race fixed to the rotational shaft, a rolling element, and an outer race for rotatably holding the rolling element with the inner race, and a casing for housing the rolling bearing, the casing including a plurality of first oil supply holes formed at intervals in a circumferential direction for supplying lubricant oil to a first gap between the rolling bearing and an inner circumferential surface of the casing. Each of the plurality of first oil supply holes satisfies: ?·d1·?1<?·d12/4,??(a) where d1 is a diameter of an outlet opening of the first oil supply hole, and ?1 is a space of the first gap.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Naoyuki Nagai, Takuya Arakawa, Takaya Futae, Shuichi Miura, Yosuke Dammoto, Akihiro Sugiyama
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Publication number: 20230050463Abstract: A variable nozzle device 20 for a variable geometry turbocharger includes: a nozzle mount 21; a nozzle plate 22 disposed so as to face the nozzle mount, the nozzle plate forming a nozzle flow passage 4 having an annular shape between the nozzle plate 22 and the nozzle mount 21; and a plurality of variable nozzle vanes 6 disposed at a predetermined interval in a circumferential direction of the nozzle flow passage 4 so as to be individually rotatable about a pivot axis 02. The nozzle plate 22 includes a first surface 33 facing the nozzle mount 21, a second surface 34 opposite to the first surface 33, and at least one through hole 36 formed through the first surface 33 and the second surface 35.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Bipin GUPTA, Toyotaka YOSHIDA, Yuya NAKAHARA, Yosuke DAMMOTO, Yoji AKIYAMA
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Publication number: 20230053136Abstract: A turbocharger is provided with: a rotational shaft; a rolling bearing rotatably supporting the rotational shaft; an oil film damper disposed radially outward of an outer ring of the rolling bearing; and a housing having a first axial retaining portion and a second axial retaining portion, disposed adjacent to both ends of the oil film damper in the axial direction, respectively, for restricting movement of the outer ring in the axial direction. An axial end surface of the outer ring, or a facing surface of the first axial retaining portion or the second axial retaining portion facing the axial end surface of the outer ring has: a coefficient of static friction smaller than that of a portion of the housing excluding the first axial retaining portion and the second axial retaining portion; or has a recess where oil of the oil film damper can enter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Yoshitomo NODA, Takuya ARAKAWA, Yosuke DAMMOTO, Shuichi ISAYAMA, Hiroaki TAKEUCHI
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Patent number: 11572894Abstract: A centrifugal compressor (P) is provided with: a casing (10) which forms an impeller inlet flow path (11), an impeller flow path (12), an impeller outlet flow path (13), and a scroll (14); and an impeller (3) which is arranged in the impeller flow path (11), wherein the casing (10) is provided with a casing body (15) and a heat conduction inhibiting part (16) which is disposed to heat conduction paths to the impeller inlet flow path (11) from at least the impeller outlet flow path (13) and the scroll (14) so as to inhibit heat conduction to the impeller inlet flow path (11) from at least the impeller outlet flow path (13) and the scroll (14).Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2016Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Tadashi Kanzaka, Yosuke Dammoto, Yoji Akiyama, Takao Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20230003222Abstract: A variable geometry turbocharger according to an embodiment includes a rotational shaft; a turbine wheel disposed on one end side of the rotational shaft; a compressor wheel disposed on another end side of the rotational shaft; a bearing housing for housing a bearing part for rotatably supporting the rotational shaft; a variable nozzle structure for controlling a flow rate of an exhaust gas flowing into the turbine wheel, the variable nozzle structure including a nozzle plate and nozzle mount that define an exhaust gas flow passage for allowing the exhaust gas to flow into the turbine wheel, a nozzle vane disposed rotatably about a support shaft in the exhaust gas flow passage, and a drive part for rotating the nozzle vane, the drive part being disposed in an internal space defined between the bearing housing and the nozzle mount; and a cooling gas passage for extracting compressed gas compressed by the compressor wheel and introducing the compressed gas into the internal space.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2019Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi KITAMURA, Hokuto ISODA, Yosuke DAMMOTO
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Publication number: 20220372987Abstract: A thrust bearing device is provided with: a rotational shaft; a collar member fitted to the rotational shaft and having a first thrust surface; and a thrust member having an insertion hole into which the rotational shaft is inserted and a second thrust surface which is disposed around the insertion hole and faces the first thrust surface of the collar member. The first thrust surface is configured to be inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to an axis of the rotational shaft so that a distance between the first thrust surface and the second thrust surface periodically increases and decreases with rotation of the rotational shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2019Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Takaya FUTAE, Seigi YANO, Shimpei YOKOYAMA, Tasuku MASUDA, Yuya KOJIMA, Yosuke DAMMOTO
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Patent number: 11506114Abstract: A variable geometry turbocharger (100) includes a bearing housing (10) including a bearing-housing side support portion (40) configured to support a radially outer portion (38) of a nozzle mount (16) from a side opposite to a scroll flow passage (4) in an axial direction of a turbine rotor (2), and wherein at least one of the following condition (a) or (b) is satisfied: (a) the bearing-housing side support portion (40) includes at least one bearing-housing side recess portion (46) formed so as to be recessed in the axial direction so as not to be in contact with the radially outer portion (38); (b) the radially outer portion (38) of the nozzle mount (16) includes at least one nozzle-mount side recess portion (62) formed so as to be recessed in the axial direction so as not to be in contact with the bearing-housing side support portion (40).Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Keigo Sakamoto, Yosuke Dammoto, Eigo Katou, Yoji Akiyama, Nariaki Seike, Toyotaka Yoshida, Takeru Chiba
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Patent number: 11460042Abstract: A floating bush bearing configured to support a rotational shaft rotatably includes: a floating bush body part formed to have a cylindrical shape having an insertion hole through which the rotational shaft is inserted. The floating bush body part includes: an inner peripheral surface; an outer peripheral surface having a greater width dimension than the inner peripheral surface in an axial direction of the floating bush body part; and an axial end surface which connects an end of the inner peripheral surface and an end of the outer peripheral surface, the axial end surface including a vertical surface extending along a direction orthogonal to the axial direction from the end of the outer peripheral surface toward a radially inner side and an oblique surface extending from a radially inner end of the vertical surface toward the end of the inner peripheral surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Takaya Futae, Yosuke Dammoto, Jun Suzuki
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Patent number: 11428154Abstract: A nozzle vane for a variable geometry turbocharger satisfies 0.45<(Xp/L)?0.60, where L is a chord length of the nozzle vane, and Xp is a distance between a leading edge of the nozzle vane and a rotation center of the nozzle vane.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Bipin Gupta, Toyotaka Yoshida, Yosuke Dammoto, Yoji Akiyama, Sambhav Jain
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Patent number: 11421546Abstract: A nozzle vane of a variable geometry turbocharger comprises: a nozzle vane body rotatably disposed in an exhaust gas passage defined between a shroud surface and a hub surface; and a flange portion provided on at least one of a shroud-side end surface or a hub-side end surface of the nozzle vane body, and formed around a center of rotation of the nozzle vane body.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Toyotaka Yoshida, Bipin Gupta, Yuki Yamada, Yosuke Dammoto, Yoji Akiyama
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Publication number: 20220178271Abstract: A variable displacement exhaust turbocharger according to at least one embodiment comprises: a plurality of nozzle vanes; an annular drive ring; and a lever plate fitted at one end in a groove portion disposed in the drive ring via a connecting pin portion and connected at another end to each nozzle vane. The value of dimensionless slippage S between the groove portion and the connecting pin portion is equal to or less than 0.0016. The dimensionless slippage S is represented by a certain equation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2019Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.Inventors: Yuya NAKAHARA, Toyotaka YOSHIDA, Yosuke DAMMOTO, Yoji AKIYAMA