Patents by Inventor Hitoshi UMEDA

Hitoshi UMEDA 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: 8988029
    Abstract: A motor driving device comprises: an AC/DC converter that converts alternating current power into direct current power; a motor driving unit that operates based on the direct current power supplied from the AC/DC converter and outputs a driving signal to a motor; and a start-up auxiliary circuit that is arranged on a path connecting the AC/DC converter and the motor driving unit, wherein the start-up auxiliary circuit: delays an output of the driving signal for a first predetermined time period after the supply of the alternating current power from the alternating current power supply to the AC/DC converter starts; and gradually increases a driving voltage so that current flowing in a driving coil of the motor is limited to a predetermined value or smaller for a second predetermined time period after the output of the driving signal from the motor driving unit starts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken Yoshida, Toshihiro Tamitsuji, Hitoshi Umeda
  • Publication number: 20130257330
    Abstract: A motor driving device comprises: an AC/DC converter that converts alternating current power into direct current power; a motor driving unit that operates based on the direct current power supplied from the AC/DC converter and outputs a driving signal to a motor; and a start-up auxiliary circuit that is arranged on a path connecting the AC/DC converter and the motor driving unit, wherein the start-up auxiliary circuit: delays an output of the driving signal for a first predetermined time period after the supply of the alternating current power from the alternating current power supply to the AC/DC converter starts; and gradually increases a driving voltage so that current flowing in a driving coil of the motor is limited to a predetermined value or smaller for a second predetermined time period after the output of the driving signal from the motor driving unit starts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken YOSHIDA, Toshihiro TAMITSUJI, Hitoshi UMEDA