Patents by Inventor Ikuzou Okumura

Ikuzou Okumura 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: 9799446
    Abstract: A production method for an anisotropic bonded magnet includes: filling the annular cavity with a magnet raw material including one or more types of rare-earth anisotropic magnet powder and a binder resin; applying aligning magnetic fields to the magnet raw material being aligned in the softened or molten binder resin, the aligning magnetic fields are applied from an even number of aligning magnetic pole bodies arranged around outer periphery of the annular cavity such that directions of magnetic fields are alternated; subjecting the magnet raw material to a molding to form a compact; rotating the aligning magnetic pole bodies in circumferential direction for a predetermined angle; and applying demagnetization magnetic fields to the compact from the aligning magnetic pole bodies during the alignment step. The demagnetization magnetic fields are in directions for cancelling magnetization of the compact caused by the aligning magnetic fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: AICHI STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Honkura, Hironari Mitarai, Hiroshi Matsuoka, Masayuki Kato, Ikuzou Okumura
  • Publication number: 20170221631
    Abstract: A production method for an anisotropic bonded magnet includes: filling the annular cavity with a magnet raw material including one or more types of rare-earth anisotropic magnet powder and a binder resin; applying aligning magnetic fields to the magnet raw material being aligned in the softened or molten binder resin, the aligning magnetic fields are applied from an even number of aligning magnetic pole bodies arranged around outer periphery of the annular cavity such that directions of magnetic fields are alternated; subjecting the magnet raw material to a molding to form a compact; rotating the aligning magnetic pole bodies in circumferential direction for a predetermined angle; and applying demagnetization magnetic fields to the compact from the aligning magnetic pole bodies during the alignment step. The demagnetization magnetic fields are in directions for cancelling magnetization of the compact caused by the aligning magnetic fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Honkura, Hironari Mitarai, Hiroshi Matsuoka, Masayuki Kato, Ikuzou Okumura
  • Patent number: 9666341
    Abstract: A method for production of an anisotropic bonded magnet includes: aligning magnetic pole bodies which include an even number of permanent magnets arranged uniformly around an outer periphery of an annular cavity filled with magnetic raw material, aligning magnetic fields to cause rare-earth anisotropic magnet powder to be semi-radially aligned; compressively molding the semi-radially aligned magnet raw material to obtain an annular compact; discharging the compact from the annular cavity; demagnetizing causing the aligning magnetic pole bodies to relatively move only in circumferential direction with respect to the compact after the molding step thereby to apply demagnetization magnetic fields to the compact; The demagnetization magnetic fields are applied from the aligning magnetic pole bodies with opposite poles to those during the alignment step, and the demagnetization magnetic fields are in directions for cancelling the magnetization of the compact caused by the aligning magnetic fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: AICHI STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Honkura, Hironari Mitarai, Hiroshi Matsuoka, Masayuki Kato, Ikuzou Okumura
  • Patent number: 9312055
    Abstract: A production method for a case-integrated bonded magnet includes: filling a tubular cavity with a magnet raw material that includes a rare-earth magnet powder and a thermosetting resin binder; heating the magnet raw material to cause the thermosetting resin softened or melted while compressively molding the magnet raw material to obtain a tubular compact; discharging the tubular compact from the tubular cavity while press-fitting the tubular compact into a metal tubular case having an inner peripheral surface coaxial with the tubular cavity; and heat-curing the tubular compact with the tubular case to cure the thermosetting resin. The tubular compact press-fitted into the tubular case is thermally cured thereby causing the tubular compact to transform to a tubular bonded magnet, which expands unexpectedly due to heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: AICHI STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Honkura, Hironari Mitarai, Hiroshi Matsuoka, Masayuki Kato, Ikuzou Okumura
  • Publication number: 20130093121
    Abstract: A method for production of an anisotropic bonded magnet includes: aligning magnetic pole bodies which include an even number of permanent magnets arranged uniformly around an outer periphery of an annular cavity filled with magnetic raw material, aligning magnetic fields to cause rare-earth anisotropic magnet powder to be semi-radially aligned; compressively molding the semi-radially aligned magnet raw material to obtain an annular compact; discharging the compact from the annular cavity; demagnetizing causing the aligning magnetic pole bodies to relatively move only in circumferential direction with respect to the compact after the molding step thereby to apply demagnetization magnetic fields to the compact. The demagnetization magnetic fields are applied from the aligning magnetic pole bodies with opposite poles to those during the alignment step, and the demagnetization magnetic fields are in directions for cancelling the magnetization of the compact caused by the aligning magnetic fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: AICHI STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Honkura, Hironari Mitarai, Hiroshi Matsuoka, Masayuki Kato, Ikuzou Okumura
  • Publication number: 20130069747
    Abstract: A production method for a case-integrated bonded magnet includes: filling a tubular cavity with a magnet raw material that includes a rare-earth magnet powder and a thermosetting resin binder; heating the magnet raw material to cause the thermosetting resin softened or melted while compressively molding the magnet raw material to obtain a tubular compact; discharging the tubular compact from the tubular cavity while press-fitting the tubular compact into a metal tubular case having an inner peripheral surface coaxial with the tubular cavity; and heat-curing the tubular compact with the tubular case to cure the thermosetting resin. The tubular compact press-fitted into the tubular case is thermally cured thereby causing the tubular compact to transform to a tubular bonded magnet, which expands unexpectedly due to heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: Aichi Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Honkura, Hironari Mitarai, Hiroshi Matsuoka, Masayuki Kato, Ikuzou Okumura