Patents by Inventor Akihito Fukuzawa
Akihito Fukuzawa 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).
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Patent number: 10749406Abstract: A blower device includes: a fan; a motor rotating the fan; a cover covering a stator and a coil of the motor; a terminal electrically connected to the coil and protruding from the cover; a printed circuit board electrically connected to the terminal; a housing including a receiving hole receiving the terminal and supporting the stator; and an elastic body sandwiched between the cover and the housing and formed into an annular shape, wherein the elastic body includes a first seal portion surrounding the terminal within the receiving hole, the cover includes a protruding portion, a protruding height of the protruding portion from the cover is lower than that of the terminal from the cover, and the protruding portion supports the first seal portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: SHINANO KENSHI CO., LTD.Inventor: Akihito Fukuzawa
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Patent number: 10746180Abstract: A blower device includes: a fan; a motor rotating the fan; a case supporting the motor; and a heat generating component housed in the case, wherein the case includes: a main body member defining a flow path portion that guides blown air, generated by rotation of the fan, to the heat generating component; and a closing member closing an opening formed on the flow path portion, the main body member includes a fixing portion provided on the flow path portion and fixing the closing member, and the fixing portion is located inside an inner peripheral edge of the opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: SHINANO KENSHI CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihito Fukuzawa, Shigetoshi Tomisawa
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Patent number: 10644562Abstract: A blower device includes: a fan; a motor rotating the fan, and including: a stator; a coil; a housing supporting the stator; and a cover covering the stator and the coil; a case housing a printed circuit board electrically connected to the coil; a first elastic body; and a second elastic body.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: SHINANO KENSHI CO., LTD.Inventor: Akihito Fukuzawa
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Publication number: 20190162195Abstract: A blower device includes: a fan; a motor rotating the fan; a case supporting the motor; and a heat generating component housed in the case, wherein the case includes: a main body member defining a flow path portion that guides blown air, generated by rotation of the fan, to the heat generating component; and a closing member closing an opening formed on the flow path portion, the main body member includes a fixing portion provided on the flow path portion and fixing the closing member, and the fixing portion is located inside an inner peripheral edge of the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: SHINANO KENSHI CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihito FUKUZAWA, Shigetoshi TOMISAWA
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Publication number: 20190081530Abstract: A blower device includes: a fan; a motor rotating the fan; a cover covering a stator and a coil of the motor; a printed circuit board electrically connected to the coil; a case housing the printed circuit board and facing the fan; and an elastic body arranged between the case and the cover and formed into an annular shape, wherein the cover is formed with a vent hole arranged radially outward from the elastic body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: SHINANO KENSHI CO., LTD.Inventor: Akihito FUKUZAWA
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Publication number: 20190081535Abstract: A blower device includes: a fan; a motor rotating the fan; a cover covering a stator and a coil of the motor; a terminal electrically connected to the coil and protruding from the cover; a printed circuit board electrically connected to the terminal; a housing including a receiving hole receiving the terminal and supporting the stator; and an elastic body sandwiched between the cover and the housing and formed into an annular shape, wherein the elastic body includes a first seal portion surrounding the terminal within the receiving hole, the cover includes a protruding portion, a protruding height of the protruding portion from the cover is lower than that of the terminal from the cover, and the protruding portion supports the first seal portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: SHINANO KENSHI CO., LTD.Inventor: Akihito FUKUZAWA
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Publication number: 20190081527Abstract: A blower device includes: a fan; a motor rotating the fan, and including: a stator; a coil; a housing supporting the stator; and a cover covering the stator and the coil; a case housing a printed circuit board electrically connected to the coil; a first elastic body; and a second elastic body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: SHINANO KENSHI CO., LTD.Inventor: Akihito FUKUZAWA
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Publication number: 20190081526Abstract: A motor includes: a rotor; a coil; a terminal electrically connected to the coil; a stator including an annular portion, a tooth portion extending radially outward from the annular portion, and a magnetic pole portion formed at an end of the tooth portion and facing the rotor; and an insulator including an annular covering portion covering at least a part of the annular portion, and a tooth covering portion extending radially outward from the annular covering portion and covering at least a part of the tooth portion, the coil being wound around the tooth covering portion, wherein the annular portion is provided with an engaged portion, the annular covering portion is provided with a holding portion holding the terminal, and the holding portion is provided with an engaging portion engaged with the engaged portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: SHINANO KENSHI CO., LTD.Inventor: Akihito FUKUZAWA
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Publication number: 20190078588Abstract: A blower device includes: a motor; a fan rotated by the motor; a printed circuit board electrically connected to the motor; an electronic part electrically connected to the printed circuit board; a first case, the motor and the fan being positioned in one side with respect to the first case, the printed circuit board and the electronic part being positioned in another side with respect to the first case; a holder holding the electronic part such that the electronic part is spaced apart from the printed circuit board and is in thermal contact with the first case; and a second case fixed in the other side with respect to the first case and covering the printed circuit board, the electronic part, and the holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: SHINANO KENSHI CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihito FUKUZAWA, Katsuya ITO
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Publication number: 20180156238Abstract: To provide a blower that reduces noise by making the transfer of rotational vibrations from a motor case toward a blower case difficult even when a brushless motor is used as a driving source. An elastic resin body extending annularly is integrally molded in a section radially inward of an engagement portion (concave portion) engaged with the blower case and radially outward of a motor board installation area in a flange portion made of hard resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventor: Akihito FUKUZAWA
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Patent number: 8884167Abstract: A printed circuit board unit includes: a printed circuit board including a through hole including first and second inner surfaces opposite to each other; a terminal pin including an insertion portion inserted into the through hole; solder filled into the through hole, and joining the printed circuit board with the terminal pin, wherein the insertion portion includes a base portion abutting the first inner surface, and a protruding portion including: a projection surface projecting from the base portion to the second inner surface and abutting the second inner surface; and a recess surface located at a rear side of the projection surface and spaced apart from the first inner surface, and a length of the protruding portion in a thickness direction of the printed circuit board is greater than a thickness of the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Shinano Kenshi Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuya Miyasaka, Kouji Kobayashi, Akihito Fukuzawa
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Publication number: 20120181077Abstract: A printed circuit board unit includes: a printed circuit board including a through hole including first and second inner surfaces opposite to each other; a terminal pin including an insertion portion inserted into the through hole; solder filled into the through hole, and joining the printed circuit board with the terminal pin, wherein the insertion portion includes a base portion abutting the first inner surface, and a protruding portion including: a projection surface projecting from the base portion to the second inner surface and abutting the second inner surface; and a recess surface located at a rear side of the projection surface and spaced apart from the first inner surface, and a length of the protruding portion a thickness direction of the printed circuit board is greater than a thickness of the printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: SHINANO KENSHI CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuya MIYASAKA, Kouji KOBAYASHI, Akihito FUKUZAWA
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Patent number: 7986067Abstract: A brushless motor is smaller, flatter, and lighter but is easy to assemble and has reduced motor vibration. An attachment base is integrally molded by two-color extrusion molding using a first resin material that forms a base main portion and a second resin material that forms a support portion and is softer than the first resin material.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2009Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Shinano Kenshi Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tadashi Yano, Akihito Fukuzawa
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Publication number: 20100096938Abstract: A blower motor can efficiently remove heat generated by all substrate-mounted components. A rotor and a stator are housed inside a motor case. A motor substrate on which a motor driving circuit is formed is disposed in a space formed in the axial direction between (i) the rotor and the stator and (ii) an opening bottom portion of a bracket. A heat-generating component mounted on the motor substrate contacts the opening bottom portion of the bracket via a heat-dissipating member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventors: Tadashi YANO, Akihito Fukuzawa
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Publication number: 20100090547Abstract: A brushless motor is smaller, flatter, and lighter but is easy to assemble and has reduced motor vibration. An attachment base is integrally molded by two-color extrusion molding using a first resin material that forms a base main portion and a second resin material that forms a support portion and is softer than the first resin material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Tadashi YANO, Akihito FUKUZAWA
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Publication number: 20100090554Abstract: An outer-rotor brushless motor is smaller, flatter, and lighter but has no drop in motor performance. A motor substrate on which a motor driving circuit is formed is fixed to a bracket in a space formed in the axial direction between (i) a rotor and a stator and (ii) an opening bottom portion of the bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Tadashi YANO, Akihito FUKUZAWA