Patents by Inventor Hidefumi Kawakami

Hidefumi Kawakami 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).

  • Patent number: 11898563
    Abstract: An axial fan includes a housing, an upper motor, and a lower motor. The housing includes an upper housing and a lower housing. A lower peripheral wall of the lower housing includes first engaging portions and lower protruding pieces. The lower protruding pieces oppose the first engaging portions in an axial direction and protrude axially upward from an axially upper surface. An upper peripheral wall of the upper housing includes upper engaging claws and upper notch grooves. The upper engaging claws extend axially downward from an axially lower surface, and include a second engaging portion that engages with the first engaging portion in a lower end portion. The upper notch grooves are notched axially upward from the axially lower surface radially inward of the upper engaging claw. At least a portion of the lower protruding pieces is located in the upper notch grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Inouchi, Yuta Yamasaki, Hidefumi Kawakami, Hidenobu Takeshita
  • Publication number: 20230085818
    Abstract: An axial fan includes a housing, an upper motor, and a lower motor. The housing includes an upper housing and a lower housing. A lower peripheral wall of the lower housing includes first engaging portions and lower protruding pieces. The lower protruding pieces oppose the first engaging portions in an axial direction and protrude axially upward from an axially upper surface. An upper peripheral wall of the upper housing includes upper engaging claws and upper notch grooves. The upper engaging claws extend axially downward from an axially lower surface, and include a second engaging portion that engages with the first engaging portion in a lower end portion. The upper notch grooves are notched axially upward from the axially lower surface radially inward of the upper engaging claw. At least a portion of the lower protruding pieces is located in the upper notch grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuhiro INOUCHI, Yuta YAMASAKI, Hidefumi KAWAKAMI, Hidenobu TAKESHITA
  • Patent number: 11536275
    Abstract: An axial fan includes a housing, an upper motor, and a lower motor. The housing includes an upper housing and a lower housing. A lower peripheral wall of the lower housing includes first engaging portions and lower protruding pieces. The lower protruding pieces oppose the first engaging portions in an axial direction and protrude axially upward from an axially upper surface. An upper peripheral wall of the upper housing includes upper engaging claws and upper notch grooves. The upper engaging claws extend axially downward from an axially lower surface, and include a second engaging portion that engages with the first engaging portion in a lower end portion. The upper notch grooves are notched axially upward from the axially lower surface radially inward of the upper engaging claw. At least a portion of the lower protruding pieces is located in the upper notch grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Inouchi, Yuta Yamasaki, Hidefumi Kawakami, Hidenobu Takeshita
  • Publication number: 20220034325
    Abstract: An axial fan includes a housing, an upper motor, and a lower motor. The housing includes an upper housing and a lower housing. A lower peripheral wall of the lower housing includes first engaging portions and lower protruding pieces. The lower protruding pieces oppose the first engaging portions in an axial direction and protrude axially upward from an axially upper surface. An upper peripheral wall of the upper housing includes upper engaging claws and upper notch grooves. The upper engaging claws extend axially downward from an axially lower surface, and include a second engaging portion that engages with the first engaging portion in a lower end portion. The upper notch grooves are notched axially upward from the axially lower surface radially inward of the upper engaging claw. At least a portion of the lower protruding pieces is located in the upper notch grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuhiro INOUCHI, Yuta YAMASAKI, Hidefumi KAWAKAMI, Hidenobu TAKESHITA
  • Patent number: 8133022
    Abstract: An axial fan includes a motor section, an impeller, a housing, and a plurality of supporting ribs. The motor section and the impeller are disposed on the inside of the housing. In a connecting region between an inner end portion of the supporting rib and the base section, a first corner portion and a second corner portion are formed on the side of a rotational direction of the impeller and on the side opposite to the rotational direction, respectively. A curvature radius of the first corner portion is larger than a curvature radius of the second corner portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Yoshida, Hidenobu Takeshita, Hidefumi Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20090175720
    Abstract: An axial fan includes a motor section, an impeller, a housing, and a plurality of supporting ribs. The motor section and the impeller are disposed on the inside of the housing. In a connecting region between an inner end portion of the supporting rib and the base section, a first corner portion and a second corner portion are formed on the side of a rotational direction of the impeller and on the side opposite to the rotational direction, respectively. A curvature radius of the first corner portion is larger than a curvature radius of the second corner portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke YOSHIDA, Hidenobu TAKESHITA, Hidefumi KAWAKAMI