| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090193839 | TURBO COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATOR - A turbo compressor includes a motor, an impeller which is rotationally driven as the rotative power of the motor is transmitted to the impeller, a gear unit which transmits the rotative power of the motor to the impeller, and an oil tank to which lubricant supplied to the gear unit is at least recovered, wherein the oil tank is a portion of a closed space formed by at least one of a motor housing surrounding the motor and an impeller housing surrounding the impeller. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090193842 | TURBO COMPRESSOR AND TURBO REFRIGERATOR - A turbo compressor is provided with a first compression stage that draws in and compresses a fluid, and a second compression stage connected to the first compression stage via a rotation shaft, that further compresses the compressed fluid from the first compression stage. The first compression stage and the second compression stage are arranged adjacent to each other with their backsides facing each other. A discharge port of the first compression stage, and a suction port of the second compression stage are formed in the same plane, and there is provided a U-shaped pipe that connects the first discharge port and the second suction port. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090196741 | TURBO COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATOR - A position adjustment device of a turbo compressor that supports an annular member of which at least a portion is capable of being disposed in a diffuser flow path and that can be disposed in and adjusts the height of the annular member. The position adjustment device has a plurality of lever mechanisms that each have a rod connected to the annular member and are disposed separated from each other in the circumferential direction; and a transmission mechanism that transmits a drive force that at least one of the plurality of lever mechanisms has received to the other lever mechanisms. The transmission mechanism has a substantially circumferential linkage in which an open section is partially provided. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20110016913 | TURBO COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATOR - A turbo compressor includes a case; a plurality of compression stages which is disposed rotatably with respect to the case via sliding parts; an oil tank in which lubricant oils to be supplied to the sliding parts are stored; an oil cooler for cooling the lubricant oils; a primary piping for communicating the oil tank with the oil cooler; and a secondary piping for communicating the oil cooler with the sliding parts, wherein an accommodation space in which the oil cooler is accommodated is formed in the case, and the primary piping and the secondary piping are disposed within the case. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110016914 | TURBO COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATOR - A turbo compressor includes a case; compression stages which are disposed in a plural number in a rotatable manner with respect to the case via a sliding part; an oil tank in which a lubricant oil to be supplied to the sliding part is stored; a pressure equalization pipe which communicates the oil tank with the vicinity of the inlet of the compression stage; and a check valve which allows only the movement of the fluid from the oil tank side to the compression stage side in the pressure equalization pipe. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110016916 | TURBO COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATOR - A turbo compressor includes an impeller; compression stages having scroll chambers which introduce the refrigerant to the impeller or lead the refrigerant compressed by the rotation of the impeller to the outside; and an oil tank in which a heater is disposed and an lubricant oil is stored, and at least a part of the scroll chambers is disposed in the vicinity of the oil tank. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110236204 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ROTOR ASSEMBLY, ROTOR ASSEMBLY, AND TURBO COMPRESSOR - A method of manufacturing a rotor assembly in which a first impeller and a second impeller are fixed to a rotation shaft which is supported by a bearing so as to be rotatable, the method including: fixing the second impeller to the rotation shaft; fitting and fixing a sleeve to the rotation shaft after fixing the second impeller; fitting and fixing the bearing to the sleeve after fitting and fixing the sleeve; and fixing the first impeller after fitting and fixing the bearing. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110243710 | TURBO COMPRESSOR AND TURBO REFRIGERATOR - A turbo compressor is provided including: a pump which sends lubricant stored in an oil tank having an open portion; and a control valve which adjusts the flow rate of the lubricant returning to the oil tank by dividing the stream of the lubricant sent from the pump; and an oil tank cover which blocks the open portion and is provided with an installation portion for the control valve, wherein the oil tank cover includes at least one of a first passage opened from the installation portion and allowing the stream of the lubricant sent from the pump to be divided and flow toward the control valve and a second passage opened from the installation portion and allowing the lubricant to flow from the control valve toward the oil tank. | 10-06-2011 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090055784 | METHOD FOR VERIFYING SAFETY APPARATUS AND SAFETY APPARATUS VERIFIED BY THE SAME - A verification method is provided for verifying a safety apparatus including a programmable logic device having a plurality of functional elements. The verification method includes the steps of exhaustively verifying the plurality of functional elements on actual hardware, generating a functional element that is the same as one of the functional elements verified on the actual apparatus using a predetermined hardware description language, independently logic-synthesizing each generated functional element into a plurality of first net lists, generating a connection function between the functional elements using the predetermined hardware description language, logic-synthesizing the generated connection function into a second net list corresponding to the connection function, synthesizing the first net lists with the second net list to generate a third net list, writing a logic circuit into the programmable logic device on the basis of the third net list, and verifying the actual programmable logic device. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090164955 | METHOD FOR VERIFYING SAFETY APPARATUS AND SAFETY APPARATUS VERIFIED BY THE SAME - A verification method is provided for verifying a safety apparatus including a programmable logic device having a plurality of functional elements. The verification method includes the steps of exhaustively verifying the plurality of functional elements on actual hardware, generating a functional element that is the same as one of the functional elements verified on the actual apparatus using a predetermined hardware description language, independently logic-synthesizing each generated functional element into a plurality of first net lists, generating a connection function between the functional elements using the predetermined hardware description language, logic-synthesizing the generated connection function into a second net list corresponding to the connection function, synthesizing the first net lists with the second net list to generate a third net list, writing a logic circuit into the programmable logic device on the basis of the third net list, and verifying the actual programmable logic device. | 06-25-2009 |
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20110234042 | VIBRATION ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A vibration actuator includes an elastic body on which at least one projection is formed and a vibrating body including an electromechanical conversion device, and drives a driven member that is in contact with a contact portion of the projection by causing an end portion of the projection to perform an ellipsoidal movement in response to a combination of two vibration modes generated in the vibrating body when an alternating driving voltage is applied. The elastic body is formed integrally with the projection and a bonding portion between the projection and the electromechanical conversion device. A space is provided between the contact portion and the electromechanical conversion device to which the projection is bonded. The spring portion is provided between the bonding portion and the contact portion and causes the projection to exhibit a spring characteristic when the contact portion is pressed by the driven member. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110234050 | VIBRATION TYPE DRIVING APPARATUS - A vibration type driving apparatus is provided, in which a plurality of vibration members include rotation units that are formed so as to be rotatable around respective rotation axes that are parallel to respective directions of forces generated by elliptical movements; in which any vibration member that is positioned in a range where an angle between a direction of movement of a moving member and the corresponding rotation axis is greater than a predetermined angle is tilted by the rotation unit, and vibration mode for push-up moving is generated at the any vibration member; and in which the elliptical movement of any vibration member that is positioned in a range where the angle is less than the predetermined angle causes the moving member to move. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110278987 | VIBRATION WAVE ACTUATOR - Provided is a vibration wave actuator including: a vibrator including at least an electro-mechanical energy conversion element and an elastic body to which the electro-mechanical energy conversion element is joined, the elastic body including a contact portion formed therein, the vibrator being configured to provide elliptic motion to the contact portion; and a driven element that is in pressure contact with the contact portion of the vibrator, the driven element being moved by the elliptic motion, wherein the vibration wave actuator includes a vibrator holding portion that holds the vibrator via a first elastic member having a stiffness lower than that of the vibrator; and wherein a magnet is arranged on the vibrator holding portion, the driven element includes a magnetic substance, and the contact portion of the vibrator and the driven element are brought into pressure contact with each other by an attraction force of the magnet. | 11-17-2011 |