Patents by Inventor Ichiro Hirata
Ichiro Hirata 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: 8392167Abstract: Provided is highly accurate three-dimensional board warp analysis technology that can optimize at a development design phase material quality, size, reflow heating profile, or the like of a printed wiring board and various kinds of electronic components mounted on the board. The invention is characterized in comprising a model making-out means that adds a characteristic value of a material to shape data indicative of a shape of board to make out model data, a model division means that carries out vertical and lateral divisions equally base on the model data, a calculation means that calculates warp of cutting plane and a counter sectional plane of each of the divided models, and a conversion means that connects the cutting planes with each other after the calculation and converts them into warp data on the entire coordinate system.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2008Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Ichiro Hirata
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Patent number: 8280649Abstract: Board warp analysis includes dividing a temperature profile with respect to an electronic component by a predetermined time. A relaxation elastic modulus of the electronic component corresponding to the divisional time is obtained by shifting on a time base of a master curve related to the electronic component A curing degree of the electronic component is calculated based on a relationship between a time after shift and an actually applied temperature. A warp of the electronic component is analyzed based on a relaxation elastic modulus on the master curve or a relaxation elastic modulus calculated based on a relationship between the curing degree and the elastic constant according to a value of the curing degree calculated.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2007Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Ichiro Hirata
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Patent number: 8229712Abstract: An FEM analysis system is provided which is capable of analyzing with high accuracy and within a short time in a drop shock analysis of electronic devices in which a very small mesh size is incorporated. Processing to be performed by an optimal solution selecting and analyzing section includes a step of checking whether an analysis to be performed is a shock analysis, a step of searching for a minimum mesh size when the analysis to be performed is judged to be a shock analysis, a step of creating a simplified analysis model using the minimum mesh size, a step of performing a preliminary analysis on a simplified model by an implicit method and explicit method, and a step of selecting either of the implicit method or explicit method as an optimal analysis method by comparing results from preliminary analysis, results from these analyses and experiments or exact solution.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2009Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Ichiro Hirata
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Patent number: 8079827Abstract: A displacement control valve for an air conditioner modulating a fluid flow or fluid pressure within a control chamber by controlling the opening degree of a valve portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2007Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Iwa, Ryosuke Cho, Ichiro Hirata, Matthew R. Warren, Ernest Jose Gutierrez
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Publication number: 20110010153Abstract: To improve the precision of an analysis of a finite element model. A model analysis system analyzes a state change according to a temperature and/or an external force in a finite element model of an object including a fluid portion and a structure portion coupled together. Further, the model analysis system includes pressure information calculation means that calculates pressure information of the fluid portion based on a surface tension of the fluid portion, model generation means that performs an element division for the fluid portion and the structure portion as a structure, and generates the finite element model, and model analysis means that analyzes the state change of the finite element model generated by the model generation means based on the pressure information of the fluid portion calculated by the pressure information calculation means.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2008Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Ichiro Hirata
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Publication number: 20100223030Abstract: Provided is highly accurate three-dimensional board warp analysis technology that can optimize at a development design phase material quality, size, reflow heating profile, or the like of a printed wiring board and various kinds of electronic components mounted on the board. The invention is characterized in comprising a model making-out means that adds a characteristic value of a material to shape data indicative of a shape of board to make out model data, a model division means that carries out vertical and lateral divisions equally base on the model data, a calculation means that calculates warp of cutting plane and a counter sectional plane of each of the divided models, and a conversion means that connects the cutting planes with each other after the calculation and converts them into warp data on the entire coordinate system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2008Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventor: Ichiro Hirata
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Publication number: 20090312991Abstract: An FEM analysis system is provided which is capable of analyzing with high accuracy and within a short time in a drop shock analysis of electronic devices in which a very small mesh size is incorporated. Processing to be performed by an optimal solution selecting and analyzing section includes a step of checking whether an analysis to be performed is a shock analysis, a step of searching for a minimum mesh size when the analysis to be performed is judged to be a shock analysis, a step of creating a simplified analysis model using the minimum mesh size, a step of performing a preliminary analysis on a simplified model by an implicit method and explicit method, and a step of selecting either of the implicit method or explicit method as an optimal analysis method by comparing results from preliminary analysis, results from these analyses and experiments or exact solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2009Publication date: December 17, 2009Inventor: Ichiro HIRATA
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Publication number: 20090276164Abstract: The board warp analysis method includes, in board warp calculation based on model data including at least a configuration and an elastic constant of a board and an electronic component including various kinds of parts which is mounted on the board, the processing of dividing a temperature profile indicative of a relationship between a temperature and a time with respect to the electronic component by a predetermined time, obtaining a relaxation elastic modulus of the electronic component corresponding to the divisional time by shifting on a time base of a master curve related to the electronic component which is composed with respect to a reference temperature based on a temperature-time conversion rule, calculating a curing degree of the electronic component based on a relationship between a time after shift and an actually applied temperature, and analyzing a warp of the electronic component based on a relaxation elastic modulus on the master curve corresponding to the curing degree or a relaxation elasticType: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2008Publication date: November 5, 2009Inventor: Ichiro Hirata
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Patent number: 7611121Abstract: A case main body and an upper plate are reliably fitted together, a seal is formed between the fitting surfaces, and a magnetic circuit is prevented from malfunctioning. A solenoid-controlled valve, which connects a solenoid section (2) and a valve section (30), comprises a cylindrical case main body (3) having a solenoid coil (4) housed therein and having a connecting section (3A) at one end, an upper plate (6) having a locking surface (6B) adapted to be fitted to the connecting section (3A), and a connector (5) integrally provided with the upper plate (6). A seal section (20) is joined to an outer surface between the fitting surfaces of the connecting section (3A) and the upper plate (6).Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2005Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Eagle Industry Co. Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Iwa, Shinji Sasaki, Ichiro Hirata, Norio Uemura
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Publication number: 20090183786Abstract: The present invention comprising a valve main body having a first valve chamber, a second valve chamber and a third valve chamber, said first valve chamber communicating with a first communication passage, said second valve chamber having a second valve seat face for a valve hole and communicating with a second communication passage, said third valve chamber having a third valve seat face and communicating with a third communication passage; a valve body having a first valve member, a second valve member and a third valve member, said second valve member having a intermediate communication passage therein communicating with said first valve chamber and said third communication passage, said second valve member opening and closing a valve hole with respect to second valve seat face, thereby communicating with said first valve chamber and said second valve chamber, said third valve member performing a valve opening/closing action with respect to said third valve seat face in an reverse manner against said seconType: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2007Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshiaki Iwa, Ryosuke Cho, Ichiro Hirata, Matthew R. Warren, Ernest Jose Gutierrez
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Publication number: 20080164434Abstract: A case main body and an upper plate are reliably fitted together, a seal is formed between the fitting surfaces, and a magnetic circuit is prevented from malfunctioning. A solenoid-controlled valve, which connects a solenoid section (2) and a valve section (30), comprises a cylindrical case main body (3) having a solenoid coil (4) housed therein and having a connecting section (3A) at one end, an upper plate (6) having a locking surface (6B) adapted to be fitted to the connecting section (3A), and a connector (5) integrally provided with the upper plate (6). A seal section (20) is joined to an outer surface between the fitting surfaces of the connecting section (3A) and the upper plate (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2005Publication date: July 10, 2008Applicant: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiaki Iwa, Shinji Sasaki, Ichiro Hirata, Norio Uemura
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Patent number: 7017885Abstract: In the region in which a coil and a connector are provided, the leakage of a fluid to which coil and connector is prevented by a seal member, a passage extending from the seal member to a position in the vicinity of a terminal of the connector is formed. At the time of completion of the production of a solenoid valve assembly, an air-tightness test on the seal member can be conducted directly through the passage, so that the detection of damage to the seal member, the detection of bite into the seal member, the detection of a defect of the seal member and so on can be carried out at the time of completion of the production of the mentioned assembly. Namely, the detection of the sealability of the seal member is rendered possible.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2003Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: NOK CorporationInventors: Ichiro Hirata, Kazuaki Nagayoshi, Akira Ono, Makoto Hora, Yoshinari Kasagi
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Patent number: 6971627Abstract: A solenoid valve appropriately used for pressure control of various fluids, or the like is concerned, and a solenoid valve is provided, which achieves improvement in sliding property of a plunger and is excellent in control characteristics. More specifically, a plunger 1 is substantially cylindrical-shaped and slidably supported at its outer peripheral side by a sleeve, the plunger being provided with a large-diameter portion 1a, which constitutes a sliding portion, the large-diameter portion 1a being alternately provided with a plurality of convex surface portions 1d and a plurality of groove portions 1e and having a cross sectional shape like petals.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2001Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: NOK CorporationInventors: Ichiro Hirata, Norio Uemura, Yoshinari Kasagi
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Patent number: 6969043Abstract: A substantially cylindrical annular space is formed by an outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical portion and a substantially flat surface portion of a substantially bottomed cylindrical sleeve, an inner circumferential surface of a case member, and a substantially flat surface portion of a bracket plate, a seal member being provided in this annular space. Thus, the simplification of the construction, and the miniaturization and the reduction of the weight is realized while a sealing performance between the inside and outside of the main body is maintained.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2001Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: NOK CorporationInventors: Ichiro Hirata, Norio Uemura, Yoshinari Kasagi, Tadashi Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 6811137Abstract: A casing member is provided at one end thereof with a bent portion, and when a connector member is inserted from an opening on the other end side of the casing member, the connector member is positioned by the bent portion. Workability in assembling is improved and a burden on various solenoid constituents at the time of assembling can be decreased by sequentially inserting all the various solenoid constituents from the opening on the other end side of the casing member after insertion of the connector member, mounting a valve section after a bracket plate is mounted, and performing caulking with projections for caulking, which are provided on an end of a valve sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2003Date of Patent: November 2, 2004Assignee: NOK CorporationInventors: Ichiro Hirata, Norio Uemura, Yoshinari Kasagi
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Publication number: 20040113112Abstract: A casing member is provided at one end thereof with a bent portion, and when a connector member is inserted from an opening on the other end side of the casing member, the connector member is positioned by the bent portion. Workability in assembling is improved and a burden on various solenoid constituents at the time of assembling can be decreased by sequentially inserting all the various solenoid constituents from the opening on the other end side of the casing member after insertion of the connector member, mounting a valve section after a bracket plate is mounted, and performing caulking with projections for caulking, which are provided on an end of a valve sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Inventors: Ichiro Hirata, Norio Uemura, Yoshinari Kasagi
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Publication number: 20040041114Abstract: In the region in which a coil and a connector are provided, the leakage of a fluid to which coil and connector is prevented by a seal member, a passage extending from the seal member to a position in the vicinity of a terminal of the connector is formed. At the time of completion of the production of a solenoid valve assembly, an air-tightness test on the seal member can be conducted directly through the passage, so that the detection of damage to, bite into and a defect of the seal member can be carried out at the time of completion of the production of the mentioned assembly. Namely, the detection of the sealability of the seal member is rendered possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2003Publication date: March 4, 2004Inventors: Ichiro Hirata, Kazuaki Nagayoshi, Akira Ono, Makoto Hora, Yoshinari Kasagi
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Publication number: 20040031941Abstract: A substantially cylindrical annular space is formed by an outer circumferential surface of a cylindrical portion 4a and a substantially flat surface portion 4b of a substantially bottomed cylindrical sleeve 4, an inner circumferential surface of a case member 9, and a substantially flat surface portion 12a of a bracket plate 12, a seal member 10 being provided in this annular space. Thus, the simplification of the construction, and the miniaturization and the reduction of the weight is realized while a sealing performance between the inside and outside of the main body is maintained.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2003Publication date: February 19, 2004Inventors: Ichiro Hirata, Norio Uemura, Yoshinari Kasagi, Tadashi Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20040011982Abstract: A solenoid valve appropriately used for pressure control of various fluids, or the like is concerned, and a solenoid valve is provided, which achieves improvement in sliding property of a plunger and is excellent in control characteristics. More specifically, a plunger 1 is substantially cylindrical-shaped and slidably supported at its outer peripheral side by a sleeve, the plunger being provided with a large-diameter portion 1a, which constitutes a sliding portion, the large-diameter portion 1a being alternately provided with a plurality of convex surface portions 1d and a plurality of groove portions 1e and having a cross sectional shape like petals.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2003Publication date: January 22, 2004Inventors: Ichiro Hirata, Norio Uemura, Yoshinari Kasagi
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Publication number: 20020183993Abstract: An FEM analysis system is provided which is capable of analyzing with high accuracy and within a short time in a drop shock analysis of electronic devices in which a very small mesh size is incorporated. Processing to be performed by an optimal solution selecting and analyzing section includes a step of checking whether an analysis to be performed is a shock analysis, a step of searching for a minimum mesh size when the analysis to be performed is judged to be a shock analysis, a step of creating a simplified analysis model using the minimum mesh size, a step of performing a preliminary analysis on a simplified model by an implicit method and explicit method, and a step of selecting either of the implicit method or explicit method as an optimal analysis method by comparing results from preliminary analysis, results from these analyses and experiments or exact solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2002Publication date: December 5, 2002Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Ichiro Hirata