Patents by Inventor Hiromitsu Ohhashi

Hiromitsu Ohhashi 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: 10050510
    Abstract: Cylindrical outer and inner rotors coaxially supported so as to be rotatable, and a cylindrical stator interposed between the rotors are provided, and rotational torque is transmitted between the outer rotor and the inner rotor by interaction between: a plurality of magnets uniformly arranged on the inner circumference of the outer rotor; a plurality of magnets uniformly arranged on the outer circumference of the inner rotor; and a plurality of magnetic bodies juxtaposed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the stator. Rod-shaped magnetic bodies extending in the axial direction of the stator are used, and each magnetic body is placed in skew arrangement with a deviation amount in the circumferential direction corresponding to 1/12 to ¼ of the juxtaposition pitch in the circumferential direction between one axial end and the other axial end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Ohhashi
  • Patent number: 9729040
    Abstract: The magnetic gear device is equipped with a first magnet row in which a plurality of magnetic pole pairs are arranged at substantially equal intervals in a specific direction; a second magnet row which is opposed to the first magnet row and in which a plurality of magnetic pole pairs are arranged at substantially equal intervals in the specific direction at a pitch shorter (or longer) than that of the first magnet row; and a magnetic body row which is disposed between the first magnet row and the second magnet row and in which a plurality of magnetic bodies are arranged at substantially equal intervals in the specific direction, wherein a distance between the plurality of magnetic bodies and the second magnet row in the opposing direction is shorter (or longer) than a distance between the plurality of magnetic bodies and the first magnet row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Sutani, Hiromitsu Ohhashi, Masahiro Mita
  • Publication number: 20160241123
    Abstract: Cylindrical outer and inner rotors coaxially supported so as to be rotatable, and a cylindrical stator interposed between the rotors are provided, and rotational torque is transmitted between the outer rotor and the inner rotor by interaction between: a plurality of magnets uniformly arranged on the inner circumference of the outer rotor; a plurality of magnets uniformly arranged on the outer circumference of the inner rotor; and a plurality of magnetic bodies juxtaposed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the stator. Rod-shaped magnetic bodies extending in the axial direction of the stator are used, and each magnetic body is placed in skew arrangement with a deviation amount in the circumferential direction corresponding to 1/12 to ¼ of the juxtaposition pitch in the circumferential direction between one axial end and the other axial end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventor: Hiromitsu OHHASHI
  • Publication number: 20160006335
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetic gear device capable of improving the forces transmitted between a first magnet row and a magnetic body row and between a second magnet row and the magnetic body row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu OHHASHI, Junichi SUTANI, Masahiro MITA
  • Publication number: 20140167546
    Abstract: The magnetic gear device is equipped with a first magnet row in which a plurality of magnetic pole pairs are arranged at substantially equal intervals in a specific direction; a second magnet row which is opposed to the first magnet row and in which a plurality of magnetic pole pairs are arranged at substantially equal intervals in the specific direction at a pitch shorter (or longer) than that of the first magnet row; and a magnetic body row which is disposed between the first magnet row and the second magnet row and in which a plurality of magnetic bodies are arranged at substantially equal intervals in the specific direction, wherein a distance between the plurality of magnetic bodies and the second magnet row in the opposing direction is shorter (or longer) than a distance between the plurality of magnetic bodies and the first magnet row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Sutani, Hiromitsu Ohhashi, Masahiro Mita
  • Patent number: 8736125
    Abstract: This coupling device includes a magnet rotator and a yoke-side member, while a conductor portion of the yoke-side member has a plurality of first conductor portions at least on a side opposed to magnets. A yoke of the yoke-side member is arranged at least on the side opposed to the magnets in a clearance between the plurality of first conductor portions. The ratio of the circumferential length of each of the first conductor portions to the circumferential length of the yoke is at least 1/1.4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Ohhashi, Junichi Sutani
  • Publication number: 20120306306
    Abstract: This coupling device includes a magnet rotator and a yoke-side member, while a conductor portion of the yoke-side member has a plurality of first conductor portions at least on a side opposed to magnets. A yoke of the yoke-side member is arranged at least on the side opposed to the magnets in a clearance between the plurality of first conductor portions. The ratio of the circumferential length of each of the first conductor portions to the circumferential length of the yoke is at least 1/1.4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Ohhashi, Junichi Sutani