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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6808836 | Air supply system for fuel cell An air supply system for a fuel cell is disclosed, in which a compression chamber (17) of an air supply mechanism (GS) is adapted to supply air to a fuel cell (FC). A liquefaction unit (14) acting as a water supply mechanism (WS) supplies water to the ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6506512 | Compression regenerative machine for fuel cell A compression regenerative machine for a fuel cell according to the present invention comprises a displacement type compression mechanism portion C connected to an oxygen-containing gas supply side of a fuel cell F, and a displacement type regenerative me... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6428915 | Apparatus for regulating humidity of process air in fuel cell system A fuel cell system having a fuel cell, a gas compressor arranged to compress process air and connected to the fuel cell via an air-supply line to supply the compressed process air, a recovery unit connected to the fuel cell via an exhaust gas line, a liqu... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6361890 | Fuel cell system having scroll type compressor and regenerator A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a motor, a scroll type compressor, connected to the air feeding pipe of the fuel cell and a scroll type regenerator connected to the air exhaust pipe of the fuel cell. The movable scrolls of the compressor and the ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6350536 | Method for preventing compressor from freezing in automobile fuel cell system A fuel cell system including a fuel cell having an air feeding tube, an air discharging tube and a fuel feeding tube, the air discharged from the fuel cell through the air discharging tube containing water. The system also includes a compressor, a water s... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6338912 | Fuel cell system having common scroll type compressor and regenerator A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a motor, a scroll type compressor connected to the air feeding pipe of the fuel cell and a scroll type regenerator connected to the air exhaust pipe of the fuel cell. The compressor and the regenerator share a mova... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6312843 | Fuel cell apparatus This invention relates to a fuel cell apparatus in which a discharge gas having a pressure energy even after an oxygen has been consumed at the fuel cell is expanded at an expander to collect the pressure energy in the discharge gas as a mechanical energy... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6293117 | Air conditioning system An air conditioning system includes an compressor 110 having a driving chamber 110, a suction port 116 and a discharge port 121, a first passage 107 that connects the discharge port 121 to the driving chamber 110 by opening a capacity control valve 140, a... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6250094 | Air conditioning systems An air conditioning system 100 may include a cooling circuit 151, a heating circuit 152 and a variable displacement compressor 101 as a driving source for both the heating and cooling circuits and may be utilized in a vehicle-mounted air conditioning syst... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6247322 | Air conditioning systems An air conditioning system 100 may include a compressor 101 having a driving chamber 110, a cooling circuit 151, a heating circuit 152 and a controller 189. This system may release high pressure refrigerant from the compressor discharge port 120 into the ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247899 | Dual driven hybrid compressor A hybrid compressor that is selectively driven by an engine and a motor. A compression mechanism includes a drive shaft. A clutch is attached to the front of the compression mechanism, and the motor is attached to the rear of the compression mechanism. Th... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6244232 | Automotive heater apparatus A control apparatus and method for controlling an automotive heater apparatus. The heater apparatus includes a coolant circuit for cooling an engine, a coolant circulating through the circuit, a heat generator for transferring heat to the coolant, and a h... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6230507 | Hybrid compressor and control method A hybrid compressor selectively driven by an engine and an electric motor. The hybrid compressor includes a variable displacement compression mechanism. When the compression mechanism is driven by the motor, the cooling capacity of a refrigeration circuit... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6212893 | Air conditioning systems An air conditioning system 100 may include a compressor 101 having a driving chamber 111, a heating circuit 310 and a controller 203. This system may release high pressure refrigerant from the compressor discharge port 141 into the compressor driving cham... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206296 | Rotor for heat generators and its manufacturing method A method for producing a rotor assembly of a heat generator. The rotor assembly includes an inner rotor and an outer rotor that is rotated integrally with the inner rotor. The producing method includes forming the inner rotor from iron or iron alloy, and ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6190147 | Rotation balancing mechanism for orbiting scrolls of scroll-type compressors A rotation balancing mechanism of an orbiting scroll of a scroll-type compressor that reduces the outer diameter of the compressor housing. A compression mechanism includes a fixed scroll and an orbiting scroll. The compression mechanism is coupled to a s... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6164262 | Auxiliary apparatus for a vehicle This invention aims to allow one of a pair of auxiliary apparatus and the other of the auxiliary apparatus to be handled independently of each other, while satisfying the need to be installed in a limited boarding space and the need to be produced at low ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6152084 | Viscous fluid type heat generator filled with regulated amount of viscous fluid A viscous fluid type supplementary heat generator having a housing assembly defining a fluid containing chamber including a hermetically sealed heat generating chamber in which a viscous fluid is filled to generate heat when the viscous fluid is subjected... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6138920 | Vehicle heating system and a method of controlling the same system A heating system incorporating a heat generator confining therein a heat-generative fluid to viscously generate heat when a shearing action is applied to the fluid by a rotor element, and a heat-generation controller including a heat-generation adjusting ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6129287 | Viscous fluid type heat generating apparatus A viscous fluid type heat generating apparatus having a housing forming a cylindrical heat-generating chamber having a cylindrical wall surface and an axially spaced flat annular wall surface, and a rotatably supported rotor element having a cylindrical b... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6116514 | Vehicular heat generators and viscous fluids for the same As a viscous fluid (F) contained in a vehicular heat generator provided with a rotor (33), a non-Newtonian fluid having an apparent viscosity that decreases as the shear rate of the rotor (33) increases (e.g., a kind of silicone oil) is employed. The nomi... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6105380 | Refrigerating system and method of operating the same The present invention relates to a refrigerating system and a method of operating a refrigerating system. The refrigerating system includes a compressor, a gas cooler used as a heat-dissipation type heat exchanger, an expansion valve used as a throttling ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6089222 | Viscous heater A viscous heater is provided which can carry out full heat exchange securely. For instance, fins 2c through 2f are formed in a housing, and project into a water jacket RW. Thus, a surface area of a wall surface constituting the water jacket RW is enlarged... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6082316 | Heat generator for vehicle heating system An improved viscous heater for a vehicle heating system is disclosed. The viscous heater has a heat generator including a rotor that agitates viscous fluid to generate the heat. A vehicle engine transmits its rotation to the rotor via an electromagnetic c... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6079371 | Viscous fluid heater An improved viscous fluid type heater is disclosed. The heater has a heating chamber and a heat exchange chamber. The heating chamber accommodates viscous fluid and a rotor that rotates and shears the viscous fluid to produce heat. The heat exchange chamb... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077048 | Torque limiting mechanism A torque limiting device for a compressor. An input shaft of the compressor is connected to the torque limiting device so that the power source driving the compressor will not be affected if abnormal conditions cause the compressor to generate an excessiv... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6074301 | Power transmission mechanism An improved apparatus for transmitting a rotational power from a pulley to a drive shaft of a compressor is disclosed. A coil spring is mounted on the drive shaft to absorb a load applied to the drive shaft when power is transmitted. The coil spring is ar... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6068452 | Torque limiting mechanism A torque limiting apparatus is located between a power source and a driven apparatus. A number of breakable power transmission members connect a drive rotor to a driven rotor. The breakable members are fractured to disconnect the driven rotor from the dri... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6059198 | Coolant circulation system A coolant circulation system for circulating a coolant through a coolant passage of a liquid-cooled engine, a radiator of an engine cooling system and a heat exchanger of a passenger compartment heating system. The coolant circulation system includes a co... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6047666 | Heat generator A heat generator has a heating chamber and a pair of heat exchange chambers located adjacent to the heating chamber. The heating chamber includes inner walls and accommodates viscous fluid. A rotor is located in the heating chamber and has shearing surfac... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6042017 | Heat generator for vehicles and its operating method A vehicle heater for generating heat for heating a vehicle compartment. The heater includes a rotor rotated by a vehicle engine. The rotor has a predetermined thickness and a peripheral edge. The heater further includes a heating chamber for accommodating... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6039264 | Viscous fluid type heat generator A viscous fluid type heat generator including a housing assembly defining therein a heat generating chamber and a heat receiving chamber, a drive shaft rotatably supported by the housing assembly, a rotor element mounted to be rotationally driven by the d... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6039007 | Viscous fluid heater In the heater of the present invention, a heating chamber accommodates a viscous fluid. A rotor is located in the heating chamber. The rotor rotates and shears the viscous fluid to generate heat. The heat generated in the heating chamber is transferred to... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6026767 | Viscous fluid type heater A viscous fluid type heater is disclosed. A heat chamber and a heat exchange chamber are disposed closed to each other. The heat chamber accommodates viscous fluid and a rotor that rotates and shears the viscous fluid to generate the heat. The heat is tra... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6027032 | Heating apparatus for vehicle, having heat-generating unit According to the present invention, in a heating apparatus having a viscous heater using viscous fluid for heating cooling water, when an engine rotational speed is lower than a set rotational speed relative to a temperature of viscous fluid, a viscous cl... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6019693 | Method for mounting two auxiliary machines to automobile and power transmission device Two auxiliary machines are mounted in tandem to an automobile and coupled together by a power transmitting device to transmit power of the engine to both of two auxiliary machines. The power transmitting device includes a rotor, a first hub portion adapte... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6015349 | Power transmission mechanism for compressors A compressor mounted on a vehicle is disclosed. The compressor includes an apparatus for transmitting rotational power from an engine to drive shaft of the compressor via a pulley. The apparatus has a spring coupled to one of the pulley and the drive shaf... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5971291 | Heat generating apparatus employing viscous fluid A heat generating apparatus having a housing assembly in which a working chamber including a heat generating region for heat generation and a fluid storing region for storing a viscous fluid, and a heat receiving chamber for receiving heat from the heat g... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5970972 | Viscous fluid type heat generator with heat generation regulating performance A viscous fluid type heat generator including a housing assembly in which a heat generating chamber confining therein a heat generative viscous fluid to which a shearing action is applied by a rotor element rotated by a drive shaft, and having inner wall ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5954266 | Heating apparatus for vehicle A heating apparatus for a vehicle with a simplified piping structure in a fluid pressure operating system, to a heat exchanger while preventing a pulsation of the operating fluid in the system from being directly transmitted to a cabin, thereby suppressin... | 09/21/1999 |
