公开(公告)号：US11913684B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17501402

申请日：2021-10-14

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Masamichi Makihara ,  Yoshiki Katoh ,  Takahiro Maeda ,  Kuniyoshi Tanioka ,  Akira Higuchi ,  Takehito Mizunuma ,  Takuya Hamada

IPC: F16K11/06 ,  F16K11/02 ,  F16K31/53 ,  F25B25/00 ,  F25B41/20

CPC classification number: F25B25/005 ,  F16K11/02 ,  F16K11/06 ,  F16K31/535 ,  F25B41/20

Abstract: A fluid circulation circuit includes a flow passage switching valve. The flow passage switching valve includes a body and a switcher. The body includes a first inlet, a second inlet, and outlets including a first outlet. The switcher is capable of switching a passage configuration to a state in which a fluid that has flowed in from the first inlet flows out of either one of the outlets and a state in which the fluid that has flowed in from the second inlet flows out of either one of the outlets.

公开(公告)号：US11248714B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-15

申请号：US16733402

申请日：2020-01-03

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Akira Higuchi

IPC: F16K31/04 ,  F02D9/02 ,  F16F1/14 ,  F16K11/052 ,  F16K1/22 ,  F02D9/10 ,  F16F1/06 ,  F16F1/12

Abstract: When a rotating body is oriented at a default position due to the absence of a driving force, a first hook portion and a second hook portion are engaged with a fixed engagement portion and/or a movable engagement portion. When the rotating body is rotated from the default position by the driving force, the first hook portion is engaged with one of the fixed engagement portion and the movable engagement portion, and the second hook portion is engaged with the other of the fixed engagement portion and the movable engagement portion. A throttle valve device includes a pressing portion that presses the first hook portion and/or the second hook portion to apply a pressing force toward a center of a coil portion in a coil axial direction.

公开(公告)号：US10428889B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15752319

申请日：2016-09-19

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Akira Higuchi ,  Tohru Shimizu ,  Tadashi Komiyama

IPC: F02D9/02 ,  F02D9/10 ,  F16F1/06 ,  F16F1/48 ,  F16F1/02

Abstract: A torsion spring that is used in a throttle valve device increasing and decreasing an opening degree of an intake passage or an exhaust passage of an internal-combustion engine includes: two coil springs connected with each other so that torsion directions are opposite from each other; and a hook disposed between the two coil springs. Of the two coil springs, one side spring arranged at one side in an axial direction biases a valve object to a closing side, and the other side spring arranged at the other side in the axial direction biases the valve object to an opening side. In at least one coil spring of the two coil springs, a dimension of a clearance between the at least one coil spring and the hook connected with each other is larger than an average value of clearances between coil turns of the at least one coil spring.

公开(公告)号：US12117089B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US18190565

申请日：2023-03-27

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Takuya Hamada ,  Ryo Sano ,  Atsushi Tanaka ,  Akira Higuchi

IPC: F16K11/074 ,  F16K3/02 ,  F16K3/34 ,  F16K31/04 ,  F16K3/08

CPC classification number: F16K3/0254 ,  F16K3/34 ,  F16K11/074 ,  F16K31/043 ,  F16K3/08

Abstract: A valve device includes a housing, a stationary disk, a drive device, a shaft and a rotor. The stationary disk is fixed at an inside of the housing and has at least one flow passage hole. The shaft is rotated about a central axis by the drive device. The rotor increases or decreases an opening degree of the at least one flow passage hole. The rotor includes: a drive disk that slides relative to the stationary disk; and a lever that is fixed to the drive disk and couples between the drive disk and the shaft. A torsion spring is placed between the shaft and the lever and urges the lever relative to the shaft in a circumferential direction around the central axis of the shaft. The shaft has a plurality of contact portions configured to contact the lever and respectively located at a plurality of locations.

公开(公告)号：US11873753B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17686786

申请日：2022-03-04

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Akira Higuchi ,  Takehito Mizunuma ,  Ryou Sano

IPC: F16K11/074 ,  F01P7/16 ,  F25B41/42 ,  F16K3/08 ,  F16K27/04

CPC classification number: F01P7/16 ,  F16K3/08 ,  F16K11/074 ,  F25B41/42 ,  F16K11/0743 ,  F16K27/045 ,  F16K27/047 ,  Y10T137/86533

Abstract: A valve device includes a housing integrally or separately having a flow path formation part where at least one flow path hole through which a fluid passes is formed. The valve device includes: a drive part that outputs a rotational force; and a rotation part that rotates about a predetermined axis by the rotational force output from the drive part. The rotation part includes a shaft and a rotor increasing or decreasing an opening degree of the flow path hole with rotation of the shaft. The rotor has a sliding surface that slides while facing an opening surface of the flow path formation part where the flow path hole is opened. At least a part of the rotation part is rotatably held by the housing.

公开(公告)号：US11940057B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17683449

申请日：2022-03-01

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Syota Kimura ,  Hiroki Shimada ,  Akira Higuchi ,  Takehito Mizunuma ,  Takuya Hamada ,  Ryou Sano

IPC: F16K3/10 ,  F16K3/08 ,  F16K3/314

CPC classification number: F16K3/10 ,  F16K3/08 ,  F16K3/314 ,  F16K2200/101

Abstract: A valve device includes a flow path formation member provided with at least one flow path hole through which a fluid passes, and a drive part that outputs a rotational force. The valve device includes a shaft, and a rotor having a sliding surface that slides while facing an opening surface of the flow path formation member where the flow path hole is opened, and the rotor is configured to increase or decrease an opening degree of the flow path hole with rotation of the shaft. The valve device includes an energization member that energizes the rotor toward the flow path formation member. The valve device includes a coupling structure configured to tiltably couple the shaft to the rotor such that a contact state between the sliding surface and the opening surface is held regardless of a posture or a position of the shaft.

公开(公告)号：US11892095B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US17540979

申请日：2021-12-02

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Takuya Hamada ,  Hiroki Shimada ,  Akira Higuchi ,  Takehito Mizunuma ,  Syota Kimura ,  Ryou Sano

IPC: F16K31/53 ,  B60H1/00 ,  F16K31/04 ,  F16K11/074 ,  F16K11/085 ,  F16K11/087 ,  F16K31/44

CPC classification number: F16K31/535 ,  B60H1/00328 ,  B60H1/00485 ,  F16K11/074 ,  F16K11/085 ,  F16K11/0876 ,  F16K31/047 ,  F16K31/44 ,  F16K31/53 ,  B60H2001/00307 ,  Y10T137/86533 ,  Y10T137/86863 ,  Y10T137/86871

Abstract: A valve device includes: a driving source making rotational motion; a rotated part provided rotatably around a predetermined axis; and a fluid passage portion having a flow hole for passing a fluid. The valve device further includes: a gear mechanism having gears to transmit rotational motion of the driving source to the rotated part by engagement between the gears to rotate the rotated part; and a biasing part biasing the rotated part toward one side in a circumferential direction with the predetermined axis at the center. The rotated part includes a rotor increasing or reducing an opening of the flow hole in conjunction with rotation of the rotated part and is rotated according to rotational motion of the driving source while being biased toward the one side in the circumferential direction by the biasing part.

公开(公告)号：US09976492B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-22

申请号：US14994222

申请日：2016-01-13

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Takuma Uchida ,  Akira Higuchi ,  Yasushi Kawano

IPC: F16K31/04 ,  F02D9/02 ,  F16K1/22 ,  F02D9/10

CPC classification number: F02D9/02 ,  F02D9/105 ,  F02D9/106 ,  F16K1/22 ,  F16K1/221 ,  F16K1/54 ,  F16K31/043

Abstract: A housing defines a bore in a tubular shape to draw intake air to an engine. A shaft is supported rotationally relative to the housing. A valve is located in the bore and affixed to the shaft. An electric actuator is configured to rotate one end of the shaft. A load generating unit is configured to apply a biasing load onto the shaft from the one end of the shaft toward the bore in a high-temperature state in which a temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature.