Patents by Inventor Yuki Ichise

Yuki Ichise 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: 7969052
    Abstract: A bus bar structure and an inverter-integrated electric compressor that absorb an impact while ensuring vibration resistance are provided. A bus bar structure used for an inverter-integrated electric compressor having a compressor; an electric motor for driving the compressor; an inverter device for converting DC power from a high-voltage power supply to AC power and supplying it to the motor; and a housing for accommodating the compressor, the electric motor, and the inverter device, the inverter device being formed of a circuit board and an electrical component, and an insulating resin for connecting and wiring the circuit board and the electrical component being applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Ichise, Takayuki Hagita, Takayuki Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kamitani
  • Publication number: 20100284838
    Abstract: An inverter-integrated vehicle-air-conditioner electric compressor capable of eliminating malfunctions or the like due to electromagnetic noise interference and improving the reliability is provided. In a vehicle-air-conditioner electric compressor with which an inverter unit is integrated, lead-out positions of low-voltage cables and connectors for supplying a low voltage from a low-voltage power supply to a circuit on a low-voltage ground LV are provided either in a side surface opposite to a mounting position of high-voltage components and high-voltage cables for supplying a high voltage from a high-voltage power supply to a power system circuit on a high-voltage system ground HV; or at an end farthest away from the mounting position of the high-voltage cables and the high-voltage components in an adjacent side surface or the same side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTREIS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Ichise, Takayuki Watanabe, Takashi Nakagami, Koji Nakano
  • Publication number: 20100226800
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle electric compressor in which damage, such as damage to the function of an inverter unit or a high-voltage cable, is less likely to occur even when an external force is applied. A vehicle electric compressor (10) in which a compressing mechanism for compressing and discharging intake fluid and an electric motor for driving the compressing mechanism are accommodated in a housing (11), and an inverter unit (14) for rotational control of an electric motor is disposed on the outside of the housing (11), wherein a cover member (20) for protecting the inverter unit (14) from an external force is provided on the outside of the inverter unit (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Ichise, Takayuki Watanabe, Manabu Suzuki, Ichiro Yogo, Noriaki Arashi
  • Publication number: 20100181850
    Abstract: A bus bar structure and an inverter-integrated electric compressor that absorb an impact while ensuring vibration resistance are provided. A bus bar structure used for an inverter-integrated electric compressor having a compressor; an electric motor for driving the compressor; an inverter device for converting DC power from a high-voltage power supply to AC power and supplying it to the motor; and a housing for accommodating the compressor, the electric motor, and the inverter device, the inverter device being formed of a circuit board and an electrical component, and an insulating resin for connecting and wiring the circuit board and the electrical component being applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Ichise, Takayuki Hagita, Takayuki Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kamitani
  • Publication number: 20100172770
    Abstract: An object is to provide a highly reliable vehicle-air-conditioner electric compressor of an inverter-integrated type that minimizes vibration and deformation of a board and a bus bar caused by vibration of a vehicle so as to prevent devices from becoming detached, to prevent soldered sections and welded sections from rupturing, and to prevent short circuits from occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Ichise, Takayuki Watanabe, Takeshi Hirano, Akinori Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20100172772
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle-air-conditioner electric compressor in which a high-voltage short circuit due to the breakage of a high-voltage system including an inverter is prevented in the event of a crash, thereby improving safety. In a vehicle-air-conditioner electric compressor (1) including an inverter accommodating section (10) at the periphery of a pressure-resistant housing (2) in which an electric motor and a compressing mechanism are accommodated, the inverter accommodating section (10) accommodating an inverter (13) that converts direct-current power supplied from a high-voltage power source to three-phase alternating-current power and feeds the power to the electric motor in the pressure-resistant housing (2) through glass-sealed terminals (16), wherein in a vehicle-mounted state, the inverter accommodating section (10) and the inverter (13) are offset to the rear of a vehicle with respect to the front-surface portion (2A), facing the front of the vehicle, of the pressure-resistant housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Watanabe, Takeshi Hirano, Akinori Yoshioka, Yuki Ichise
  • Publication number: 20100028173
    Abstract: It is an object to provide an inverter-integrated electric compressor capable of enhancing the cooling of high-voltage components, which generate a large amount of heat, among components of an inverter device disposed inside an inverter box integrated with a housing. An inverter-integrated electric compressor (1) for a vehicle air conditioner includes an inverter box (11) that is integrated with the periphery of a housing (2) accommodating an electric motor (9) and a compressing mechanism, an inverter device (20) that converts DC power to three-phase AC power and supplies it to the electric motor (9) being accommodated in the interior thereof, wherein, when the electric compressor is installed in a vehicle (30), among components of the inverter device (20), high-voltage components (21, 22) generate a large amount of heat are disposed inside the inverter box (11) at positions facing forward in a vehicle traveling direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Ichise, Takayuki Watanabe, Takeshi Hirano, Takayuki Hagita
  • Publication number: 20100028175
    Abstract: An electric compressor for a vehicle air conditioner capable of preventing refrigerant leakage is provided. A case (77) is formed by injecting a molten metal into a mold, and a compression unit for compressing a refrigerant is accommodated inside, wherein a machined portion (123) is formed on one of an inner circumferential surface (77A) in contact with the refrigerant and an outer circumferential surface adjacent to the inner circumferential surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Ichise, Takayuki Watanabe, Takeshi Hirano, Masaki Kawasaki, Takayuki Hagita, Masayuki Ishikawa, Minoru Kawada
  • Publication number: 20100018244
    Abstract: An inverter-integrated electric compressor that is capable of solving various problems caused by thermal expansion of a gel material filled inside an inverter accommodating section for vibration prevention and moisture prevention and capable of increasing reliability is provided. In the inverter-integrated electric compressor, an inverter accommodating section (11) is integrated with a periphery of a housing (2) accommodating an electric compressor; an inverter device (20) is accommodated inside the inverter accommodating section; a gel material (30) for vibration prevention and moisture prevention is filled in the upper section thereof so as to leave an air layer (31); an upper opening in the inverter accommodating section is sealed with a cover member (18); and a vent valve (40) formed of a moisture-permeable waterproof membrane (42) is provided in the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Watanabe, Manabu Suzuki, Yuki Ichise, Yukihiro Sakaguchi, Takeshi Hirano, Akinori Yoshioka, Takayuki Hagita