Patents by Inventor Yukihiko Kawanori

Yukihiko Kawanori 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: 11029060
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a heat-exchange unit. The heat-exchange unit has a pair of heat exchangers, and a partition plate disposed in such a state that a first region located on the inside of a space between the pair of heat exchangers and a second region located on the outside of the space are formed. The heat-exchange unit is disposed in such an orientation that one of the pair of heat exchangers is provided adjacent to and above the other heat exchanger and that the second region of the partition plate is located on the downstream side of the first region. The second region of the partition plate is provided with an inlet of a drain path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihiko Kawanori, Keiichi Yamamoto, Hiroshi Tsutsumi, Ayaka Ueyama
  • Patent number: 10090726
    Abstract: The motor includes a motor body to rotate a shaft by generating a rotating magnetic field; a bearing supporting the shaft; and a bracket being electrically non-conductive, surrounding an outer periphery of the bearing, and supporting the bearing, wherein the bracket is not in contact with any member formed of conductive material at an outer periphery of the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihiko Kawanori, Hironori Yabuuchi, Nobuaki Miyake, Kazuhiko Baba, Tomoki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10024554
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes an air-sending device unit having an air-sending device unit housing configured to house an air-sending device and provided with an air inlet; and a heat exchanger unit having a heat exchanger unit housing configured to house an indoor heat exchanger, provided with an air outlet, and configured to be coupled to the air-sending device unit housing, wherein the air-sending device includes a rotating fan, an electric motor, and a casing, the casing, the air inflow port, and the air-sending device unit housing, a first rail unit, and a slide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki Hayashi, Yukihiko Kawanori, Keiichi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20170219222
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes an air-sending device unit having an air-sending device unit housing configured to house an air-sending device and provided with an air inlet; and a heat exchanger unit having a heat exchanger unit housing configured to house an indoor heat exchanger, provided with an air outlet, and configured to be coupled to the air-sending device unit housing, wherein the air-sending device includes a rotating fan, an electric motor, and a casing, the casing, the air inflow port, and the air-sending device unit housing, a first rail unit, and a slide member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Tomoki HAYASHI, Yukihiko KAWANORI, Keiichi YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170159967
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a heat-exchange unit. The heat-exchange unit has a pair of heat exchangers, and a partition plate disposed in such a state that a first region located on the inside of a space between the pair of heat exchangers and a second region located on the outside of the space are formed. The heat-exchange unit is disposed in such an orientation that one of the pair of heat exchangers is provided adjacent to and above the other heat exchanger and that the second region of the partition plate is located on the downstream side of the first region. The second region of the partition plate is provided with an inlet of a drain path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Yukihiko KAWANORI, Keiichi YAMAMOTO, Hiroshi TSUTSUMI, Ayaka UEYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160126798
    Abstract: The motor includes a motor body to rotate a shaft by generating a rotating magnetic field; a bearing supporting the shaft; and a bracket being electrically non-conductive, surrounding an outer periphery of the bearing, and supporting the bearing, wherein the bracket is not in contact with any member formed of conductive material at an outer periphery of the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukihiko KAWANORI, Hironori YABUUCHI, Nobuaki MIYAKE, Kazuhiko BABA, Tomoki HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8499580
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan mounted in an air conditioner has the following relationship: outer diameter of a side plate of the centrifugal fan>outer diameter of the blade rear-edge part on side-plate side>diameter of the blade rear-edge part on main plate side>outer diameter of the main plate. In the centrifugal fan, the blade rear-edge part is positioned inside from a straight line connecting the connection point between the blade rear-edge part and the main plate, to the connection point between the blade rear-edge part and the side plate, as viewed from the rotation axis. The blade rear-edge part has a shape such that the distance from the rotation axis becomes larger from the main plate toward the side plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ikeda, Naho Takehara, Hiroshi Tsutsumi, Takahiro Yamatani, Kazunobu Nishimiya, Yukihiko Kawanori
  • Publication number: 20120325442
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan mounted in an air conditioner has the following relationship: outer diameter of a side plate of the centrifugal fan>outer diameter of the blade rear-edge part on side-plate side>diameter of the blade rear-edge part on main plate side>outer diameter of the main plate. In the centrifugal fan, the blade rear-edge part is positioned inside from a straight line connecting the connection point between the blade rear-edge part and the main plate, to the connection point between the blade rear-edge part and the side plate, as viewed from the rotation axis. The blade rear-edge part has a shape such that the distance from the rotation axis becomes larger from the main plate toward the side plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi IKEDA, Naho Takehara, Hiroshi Tsutsumi, Takahiro Yamatani, Kazunobu Nishimiya, Yukihiko Kawanori
  • Patent number: 8256241
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan mounted in an air conditioner has the following relationship: outer diameter of a side plate of the centrifugal fan > outer diameter of the blade rear-edge part on side-plate side > diameter of the blade rear-edge part on main plate side ? outer diameter of the main plate. In the centrifugal fan, the blade rear-edge part is positioned inside from a straight line connecting the connection point between the blade rear-edge part and the main plate, to the connection point between the blade rear-edge part and the side plate, as viewed from the rotation axis. The blade rear-edge part has a shape such that the distance from the rotation axis becomes larger from the main plate toward the side plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ikeda, Naho Takehara, Hiroshi Tsutsumi, Takahiro Yamatani, Kazunobu Nishimiya, Yukihiko Kawanori
  • Publication number: 20100050678
    Abstract: A centrifugal fan mounted in an air conditioner has the following relationship: outer diameter of a side plate of the centrifugal fan>outer diameter of the blade rear-edge part on side-plate side>diameter of the blade rear-edge part on main plate side>outer diameter of the main plate. In the centrifugal fan, the blade rear-edge part is positioned inside from a straight line connecting the connection point between the blade rear-edge part and the main plate, to the connection point between the blade rear-edge part and the side plate, as viewed from the rotation axis. The blade rear-edge part has a shape such that the distance from the rotation axis becomes larger from the main plate toward the side plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Takashi Ikeda, Naho Takahara, Hiroshi Tsutsumi, Takahiro Yamatani, Kazunobu Nishimiya, Yukihiko Kawanori
  • Patent number: D529592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukihiko Kawanori, Yasuyuki Kotake, Hiroshi Tsutsumi
  • Patent number: D469173
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukihiko Kawanori, Takaki Shimizu, Hiroshi Tsutsumi, Koji Taki
  • Patent number: D702340
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Yabuuchi, Yukihiko Kawanori, Shinji Kobayashi
  • Patent number: D741260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Yabuuchi, Yukihiko Kawanori, Shinji Kobayashi