Patents by Inventor Akira Naito
Akira Naito 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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Publication number: 20240148352Abstract: A radiographic imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes an orientation measurement unit configured to measure information about an orientation of the radiographic imaging apparatus, wherein the orientation measurement unit performs correction of an output value of the orientation measurement unit based on an operation of radiographic imaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: KAI SUZUKI, Akira Tsukuda, YUICHI NAITO
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Patent number: 11973387Abstract: An electric work machine (1) includes a motor (8) having a rotor (23) disposed within a stator core (31) and coils (34) disposed on the stator core; a power-transmission mechanism (10) driven by the rotor; and an output shaft (6), on which a tool accessory is mountable and which is operably driven by the power-transmission mechanism. The stator core includes an outer-side member (40) having projection parts (42) protruding radially inward from a circular-ring part (41) in a spaced apart manner in a circumferential direction of the stator core and respectively supporting the coils; and an inner-side member (43) disposed radially inward of the outer-side member and coupled to inner-end portions of the projection parts. A plurality of first insulators (32) and a plurality of second insulators (33) may be respectively disposed around the projection parts and interconnected in an alternating manner in the circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Naito
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Publication number: 20240081756Abstract: A radiographic apparatus includes a radiation detector configured to perform radiographic imaging, an orientation measurement unit configured to perform measurement of orientation of the radiation detector, a signal output unit configured to output a trigger signal between reception of a stop signal indicating that a visiting cart carrying the radiation detector is at rest or stops and reception of a completion signal indicating completion of positioning of the radiation detector taken out of the visiting cart and a radiation generation apparatus for the radiographic imaging, the visiting cart being configured to carry the radiation generation apparatus and the radiation detector, and a control unit configured to control the orientation measurement unit to reduce a sampling period of the measurement based on reception of the trigger signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: YUICHI NAITO, Akira Tsukuda, KAI SUZUKI
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Patent number: 11695182Abstract: A battery pack (2; 602) includes: an outer case (12; 612); one or more battery cells (90a-90j); and a cell case (80), which is housed in the outer case (12; 612) and houses the battery cell(s) (90a-90j). The outer case (12; 612) has: an upper surface (wall) (14b), in which a terminal-opening part (22a) for exposing a terminal (102) is provided; a bottom wall (15e); and a plurality of side surfaces (walls) (15a-15d) extending upward from the bottom wall (15e). The battery cell(s) (90a-90j) is (are) disposed parallel to the bottom wall (15e). An opening (40a-40j) is provided in a specific side surface (15b, 15d), from among the plurality of side surfaces (15a-15d), that faces an end surface of the battery cell(s) (90a-90j) in a longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Naito, Tatsuya Nagahama
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Publication number: 20230150104Abstract: A power tool is less likely to generate noise. A power tool includes a housing, a field fixed to the housing and including a field coil, an armature rotatable relative to the field and including a commutator, two brushes that come in contact with the commutator, and a brush holder unit holding the two brushes. The brush holder unit includes two contact rails electrically connectable to the field coil, two first terminals that each come in contact with either of the two contact rails, two second terminals each electrically connectable to a corresponding brush of the two brushes, and a choke coil located between at least one of the two first terminals and at least one of the two second terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Akira NAITO
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Publication number: 20230011554Abstract: An electric work machine in one aspect of the present disclosure includes an electric power input terminal, a motor, a circuit board, a first heat dissipation plate, and a second heat dissipation plate. The circuit board includes a first surface and an electronic circuit on the first surface. The electronic circuit controls supply of AC power to the motor. The electronic circuit includes an electronic component that generates Joule heat. The first heat dissipation plate is spaced from the first surface by a first distance in parallel to the first surface. The second heat dissipation plate is spaced from the first surface by a second distance in parallel to the first surface. The second heat dissipation plate is thermally coupled with the first heat dissipation plate. The second distance is smaller than the first distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Jie CHEN, Katsuhito FUJINAMI, Hong Jun PANG, Ya WANG, Fuchao LUAN, Akira NAITO
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Publication number: 20220320939Abstract: An electric work machine (1) includes a motor (8) having a rotor (23) disposed within a stator core (31) and coils (34) disposed on the stator core; a power-transmission mechanism (10) driven by the rotor; and an output shaft (6), on which a tool accessory is mountable and which is operably driven by the power-transmission mechanism. The stator core includes an outer-side member (40) having projection parts (42) protruding radially inward from a circular-ring part (41) in a spaced apart manner in a circumferential direction of the stator core and respectively supporting the coils; and an inner-side member (43) disposed radially inward of the outer-side member and coupled to inner-end portions of the projection parts. A plurality of first insulators (32) and a plurality of second insulators (33) may be respectively disposed around the projection parts and interconnected in an alternating manner in the circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventor: Akira NAITO
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Patent number: 11355983Abstract: A stator (25; 25A) includes an insulator (28, 29) held on a stator core (27), coils (30) wound around the insulator and on the stator core, fusing terminals (50) held by the insulator and connected to the coils, and a short-circuiting member (32) having first, second and third sheet-metal members (68A-68C) that are respectively connectable to the fusing terminals by virtue of the short-circuiting member being detachably attached to the insulator by screws (75, 76).Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Naito
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Patent number: 11323013Abstract: An electric work machine includes a brushless motor including a stator including a stator core, an electrical insulator located on the stator core, and at least one coil wound around the stator core with the electrical insulator in between, and a rotor rotatable with respect to the stator, and an output unit drivable by the brushless motor. The stator core has a through-hole and/or a recess to lock rotation of the stator with a screw.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Kouda, Akira Naito, Hideki Abe
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Patent number: 11201517Abstract: An electric work machine includes a motor in which a wire is wound around each tooth of a stator in an aligned manner. The electric work machine includes a motor including a rotor and a stator. The stator includes a stator core having a first end face and a second end face, and having teeth protruding inwardly, a first insulator covering the first end face, a second insulator covering the second end face, a rib located on at least one of the first insulator or the second insulator, and overlapping the teeth in an axial direction of the teeth, and coils including a wire wound around the teeth via the first insulator and the second insulator and the rib.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Naito
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Publication number: 20210098756Abstract: A battery pack (2; 602) includes: an outer case (12; 612); one or more battery cells (90a-90j); and a cell case (80), which is housed in the outer case (12; 612) and houses the battery cell(s) (90a-90j). The outer case (12; 612) has: an upper surface (wall) (14b), in which a terminal-opening part (22a) for exposing a terminal (102) is provided; a bottom wall (15e); and a plurality of side surfaces (walls) (15a-15d) extending upward from the bottom wall (15e). The battery cell(s) (90a-90j) is (are) disposed parallel to the bottom wall (15e). An opening (40a-40j) is provided in a specific side surface (15b, 15d), from among the plurality of side surfaces (15a-15d), that faces an end surface of the battery cell(s) (90a-90j) in a longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Akira NAITO, Tatsuya NAGAHAMA
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Publication number: 20210057968Abstract: An electric work machine includes a brushless motor including a stator including a stator core, an electrical insulator located on the stator core, and at least one coil wound around the stator core with the electrical insulator in between, and a rotor rotatable with respect to the stator, and an output unit drivable by the brushless motor. The stator core has a through-hole and/or a recess to lock rotation of the stator with a screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kei KOUDA, Akira NAITO, Hideki ABE
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Patent number: 10913141Abstract: An impact tool includes a motor, a driving mechanism, and a vibration sensor. The driving mechanism is configured to perform a hammering operation of linearly driving a tool accessory along an impact-axis by power of the motor. The impact-axis extends in a front-rear direction of the impact tool. The vibration sensor is configured to detect vibrations. The vibration sensor is disposed such that the vibration sensor is capable of detecting vibrations of a first frequency among vibrations caused in the impact tool, and such that transmission of vibrations of a second frequency to the vibration sensor is suppressed. The vibrations of the first frequency result from the hammering operation. The second frequency is different from the first frequency.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Hitoshi Iida, Masanori Furusawa, Hirokatsu Yamamoto, Ryo Umemoto, Yoshinori Sasaki, Akira Naito
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Patent number: 10862376Abstract: An electric work machine includes a brushless motor including a stator including a stator core, an electrical insulator located on the stator core, and at least one coil wound around the stator core with the electrical insulator in between, and a rotor rotatable with respect to the stator, and an output unit drivable by the brushless motor. The stator core has a through-hole and/or a recess to lock rotation of the stator with a screw.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Kouda, Akira Naito, Hideki Abe
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Patent number: 10707455Abstract: A battery pack disclosed in the present description includes an outer case including a display portion and an opening portion, wherein the display portion includes one or more display windows; a battery cell housed in the outer case; a substrate housed in the outer case, wherein one or more light emitting elements corresponding to the one or more display windows are mounted on the substrate; and a light shielding wall housed in the outer case, wherein the light shielding wall is arranged to block the opening portion and the one or more light emitting elements from each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignees: MAKITA CORPORATION, TOHOKU MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hironori Ogura, Akira Naito, Akinori Terui
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Publication number: 20200204027Abstract: An electric work machine includes a motor in which a wire is wound around each tooth of a stator in an aligned manner. The electric work machine includes a motor including a rotor and a stator. The stator includes a stator core having a first end face and a second end face, and having teeth protruding inwardly, a first insulator covering the first end face, a second insulator covering the second end face, a rib located on at least one of the first insulator or the second insulator, and overlapping the teeth in an axial direction of the teeth, and coils including a wire wound around the teeth via the first insulator and the second insulator and the rib.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Akira NAITO
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Publication number: 20200195076Abstract: A stator (25; 25A) includes an insulator (28, 29) held on a stator core (27), coils (30) wound around the insulator and on the stator core, fusing terminals (50) held by the insulator and connected to the coils, and a short-circuiting member (32) having first, second and third sheet-metal members (68A-68C) that are respectively connectable to the fusing terminals by virtue of the short-circuiting member being detachably attached to the insulator by screws (75, 76).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventor: Akira Naito
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Publication number: 20200052558Abstract: An electric work machine includes a brushless motor including a stator including a stator core, an electrical insulator located on the stator core, and at least one coil wound around the stator core with the electrical insulator in between, and a rotor rotatable with respect to the stator, and an output unit drivable by the brushless motor. The stator core has a through-hole and/or a recess to lock rotation of the stator with a screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Kei KOUDA, Akira NAITO, Hideki ABE
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Patent number: 10476284Abstract: A battery system for a power tool includes two or more battery packs (12), at least one battery holder (14) adapted to detachably engage two or more of the battery packs and a charger (16, 216, 316, 416) adapted to detachably engage the battery holder and to simultaneously electrically communicate with two or more of the battery packs while the at least one battery holder engages both the charger and the battery packs.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Hitoshi Suzuki, Kosuke Ito, Akira Naito
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Patent number: 10249918Abstract: A battery pack includes a case, a battery device, an intervening member and a temperature detection device. The battery device may be disposed within the case and include a cell holder configured to accommodate a plurality of battery cells. The intervening member may be provided between the cell holder and at least one of the plurality of cell holder. The temperature detection device may be disposed between the intervening member and at least one of the plurality of cell holder, so that the temperature detection device directly contacts at least one of the battery cells for detecting a temperature thereof. At least one of the cell holder and the intervening member may have an elasticity, so that the temperature detection device may be directly pressed against at least one of the battery cells due to an elastic deformation of the least one of the cell holder and the intervening member.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2015Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Naito