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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946482 | Electronic money paying-in system The present invention provides an electronic money paying-in system that can easily update information used for an electronic money paying-in process. As the present invention is provided with an electronic money management server for acquiring a paying-in amount th... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7537098 | Electromagnetic clutch An electromagnetic clutch (20) capable of connecting and disconnecting a driving power source and a rotary shaft (22) includes a rotor (25) rotated by the driving power source, and an armature (40) capable of being attracted to the rotor ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7533687 | Capacity control valve An operating rod is subjected to a surface hardening heat treatment without a post finishing process which enhances a responsiveness of the operating rod by preventing powders from being attracted to a sliding surface of the operating rod. The capacitive control val... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7499440 | Communication system, network router and network connection method A connection adapter is interposed between high-level equipment and a communication module. The connection adapter and a router perform a circuit control and an address conversion processing so that the high-level equipment and a management computer set for the netw... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7438536 | Compressors including a plurality of oil storage chambers which are in fluid communication with each other The present invention provides a compressor capable of supplying a lubricating oil stably to the refrigerant suction side of a compression section even if a lubricating oil is discharged into an oil storage chamber with great force. In this compressor, the oil stora... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7399169 | Compressor The invention provides a compressor that can reduce occurrence of vibration and noise due to self-induced vibration of an suction valve at the time of a low flow rate surely with an inexpensive structure. In the compressor according to the invention, an opening regu... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7371054 | Swash-plate compression device of variable capacity type A swash-plate compression device of the variable capacity type used in a refrigerating system of a vehicle comprises a swash-plate compressor and a control valve for autonomously adjusting the pressure in a crank chamber of the compressor. The control valve is opene... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370493 | Vapor compression refrigerating systems A vapor compression refrigerating system having a compressor, a radiator, a first pressure reducing mechanism for reducing a pressure of refrigerant cooled by the radiator, a refrigerant branching means for dividing refrigerant (m) reduced in pressure by the first p... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360373 | Vehicle air-conditioning system An evaporator placed in a vehicle compartment includes a meandering flattened pipe, a header joined with one end of the flattened pipe for introducing a compressed refrigerant from a compressor placed in an engine room, and a header joined with the other end of the ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7344400 | Terminal connection structure of motor incorporated within a compressor A terminal connection structure of a motor incorporated within a compressor for connecting feed terminals for a stator of a motor to the compressor includes a lid, which is attached to a compressor body portion for securing external feed terminals with a hermetic se... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338261 | Hybrid compressor A hybrid compressor includes a first compression mechanism, which is driven by a first drive source, and a second compression mechanism, which is driven by a second drive source, and a second radial axis of a second housing of the second compression mechanism is off... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327267 | Vending machine A vending machine reads a commodity data on a commodity from a QR code of a commodity housing unit by a code reader of a commodity receiving unit when the commodity receiving unit receives the commodity from a predetermined commodity housing unit selects an operatio... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320578 | Compressor A compressor includes a housing for accommodating a compression mechanism, and an oil separator including a cylindrical body having inner and outer cylinders defining therebetween an annular oil separating chamber and fixed in a communication passage of the housing.... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320576 | Clutchless variable displacement refrigerant compressor with mechanism for reducing displacement work at increased driven speed during non-operation of refrigerating system including the compressor In a variable displacement swash plate type refrigerant compressor (10), a stopper (28) is provided for setting an initial angle of the inclination angle of a swash plate (23) when a drive shaft (19) is not driven. When the drive shaft ( | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314355 | Compressor including deviated separation chamber A compressor is provided with an oil separator disposed in between a discharge chamber of a refrigerant and a discharge port connected to a circulating path for the refrigerant. The oil separator has a separating chamber into which the refrigerant flows from the dis... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313999 | Piston for a reciprocating machine A piston includes a piston body fitted into a cylinder bore and having a sliding peripheral surface disposed in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder bore. The sliding peripheral surface of the piston body and the inner peripheral surface... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311188 | Electromagnetic clutch An electromagnetic clutch for separably coupling a drive source and a rotary shaft has a rotor to be disposed in the outside of the rotary shaft concentrically therewith. The rotor is rotated by a drive source and accommodates an electromagnetic coil. The electromag... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311138 | Stacking-type, multi-flow, heat exchangers and methods for manufacturing such heat exchangers A stacking-type, multi-flow, heat exchanger includes heat transfer tubes and fins, which are stacked alternately, an end plate disposed at an outermost position of the stacked heat transfer tubes and fins in a stacking direction, and inlet and outlet pipes connected... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281913 | Compressor including integrally formed separation tube and seal bolt A compressor includes an insertion hole which is formed separately from a discharge port in order to insert a separation tube for separating lubricating oil from compressed working fluid into a separation chamber, and a seal bolt which is screwed into the insertion ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281912 | Compressor having a safety device being built in at least one of the screw plugs of the oil-separator A compressor is provided with an oil separator for separating part of the lubricating oil contained in the compressed refrigerant, path arrangement for connecting a separation chamber of the separator and a delivery port of the compressed refrigerant, the path arran... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281910 | Motor driven compressor A motor driven compressor having a motor for driving a compression mechanism includes a connecting portion for connecting between an external terminal for supplying electricity to the motor and a wire end portion of a stator of the motor. The connecting portion is l... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278833 | Hybrid compressor A hybrid compressor includes a first compression mechanism, which is driven by a first drive source, a second compression mechanism, which is driven by a second drive source, and a communication path communicating between a suction chamber of the first compression m... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273356 | Control valve device for variable capacity type swash plate compressor There is disclosed a control valve device for a variable capacity type swash plate compressor for use in an air conditioning system. The device comprises an introducing passage for connecting a discharge chamber to a crank chamber in the compressor, and a control va... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270606 | Power transmission device A power transmission device prevents vibration in a rotation direction and collision noise, even if a shock absorbing rubber is permanently deformed in a compression direction. Specifically, even if compression forces repeatedly applied to a shock absorbing rubber c... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255543 | Scroll compressor and air-conditioning system for vehicle using the scroll compressor A scroll compressor has a housing, in which are provided fixed and movable scrolls for cooperatively compressing working fluid containing lubricating oil, an oil chamber storing the oil separated from the fluid, and a drive chamber in which a revolving unit for revo... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7238011 | Scroll compressor A scroll compressor has a fixed scroll including a fixed spiral wall and a movable scroll including a movable spiral wall. Inner end portions of the fixed and movable spiral walls each have an arc-like shape. The inner end portion of the fixed spiral wall has smalle... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232294 | Compressor having a discharge valve mechanism including a valve retainer having a specially-designed curved surface In a compressor having a discharge valve mechanism, a valve retainer has a curved surface which is faced to and spaced from a movable portion of a flexible plate-like discharge valve and adapted to limit the movement of the movable portion. In a first direction para... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7217109 | Scroll type hydraulic machine Rotation interception mechanisms (10) are mounted to intervene between a drive casing (22) and a substrate (60) of a movable scroll (54), and include a binding member (11) for binding rotation of the movable scroll, a fixed side pi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214043 | Scroll type hydraulic machine A scroll type hydraulic machine is provided with a scroll unit received in a housing, and a thrust bearing arranged between a movable scroll of the scroll unit and a support surface of the housing and receiving a thrust load of the movable scroll, and the thrust bea... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7185863 | Mountings for temperature control unit for vending machines and methods for attaching and detaching such units Mountings for a temperature control unit for a vending machine are provided, wherein the interior of the vending machine is divided by a partition into a storage cabinet and a machinery compartment and in which the temperature control unit is inserted to and removed... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174953 | Stacking-type, multi-flow, heat exchanger A stacking-type, multi-flow, heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat transfer tubes and fins stacked alternately, and a pair of tanks provided at either end of the heat transfer tubes. One of the tanks has an inlet tank portion and an outlet tank portion for the... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172393 | Multi-cylinder compressors and methods for designing such compressors A multi-cylinder compressor includes a valve plate having a plurality of cylinder suction ports formed therethrough, and a plurality of cylinder bores centered on an arc having a radius (R). The cylinder bores are substantially equally spaced from each other, and ha... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7137197 | Method of manufacturing a piston having a hollow piston head A method of manufacturing a piston using a swaging tool includes the step of positioning a portion of a first member and a portion of a second member of the piston within a first end of an opening formed through the swaging tool, such that a reduced diameter portion... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131822 | Swash plate compressors with non-circular pistons and cylinders A swash plate compressor comprises a swash plate located for rotation in a housing and a compression unit that forms a part of the housing. The compression unit has cylinder bores that guide pistons in reciprocation as the swash plate rotates. Each cylinder bore has... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7083399 | Motor-driven compressors A motor-driven compressor includes a housing having a compression portion for compressing refrigerant, a motor for driving the compression portion, and a drive circuit for controlling the motor. A connection member having a plate shape is disposed at one end of the ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077380 | Capacity control drive A capacity control valve is inserted in a flow path connecting a discharge chamber and a crank chamber of a variable capacity compressor and provided with a valve unit and a drive unit. The valve unit has a valve element for opening/closing the flow path or a valve ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076963 | Two-stage compressor for an automotive air conditioner, which can be driven by a vehicle running engine and an electric motor different therefrom A compressor is used in an automotive air conditioner to compress a refrigerant gas. The compressor includes a first compression mechanism driven by an automobile engine and a second compression mechanism driven by an electric motor. The first and the second compres... | 07/18/2006 |
| D524868 | Vending machine | 07/11/2006 |
| D523906 | Vending machine | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063003 | Swash plate-type compressor A swash plate-type compressor included a rotatable swash plate and a piston. The piston is connected to the swash plate via at least one shoe and reciprocates in company with each rotation of the swash plate. The swash plate has a layer of a sintered metal impregnat... | 06/20/2006 |
