Patents by Inventor Kiyoto Kobayashi

Kiyoto Kobayashi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240080330
    Abstract: A security monitoring apparatus (100) includes a content category deducing unit (122), a category comparing unit (123), and an information assignment unit (130). The content category deducing unit (122) deduces a first deduced category that is a result of deducing a category of content that a target device that a monitoring target system (200) includes has, using a content category deducing model that is a learning model that deduces using content data that indicates content, a category of content indicated in the content data, and data that indicates content that the target device has. The category comparing unit (123) verifies whether or not the first deduced category and a category for comparison match. The information assignment unit (130) generates assignment information that is in accordance with whether or not the first deduced category and the category for comparison match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Aiko IWASAKI, Takumi YAMAMOTO, Hajime KOBAYASHI, Kiyoto KAWAUCHI
  • Patent number: 10866123
    Abstract: A hollow type rotation detecting device has a 2-pole magnet ring and a multi-pole gear, the 2-pole magnet being coaxially fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the shaft end part of a hollow motor shaft that extends coaxially inside a cylindrical cover. In an annular gap between the cylindrical cover and the 2-pole magnet ring and multi-pole gear, rigid boards are arranged with an orientation facing in a tangential direction at prescribed intervals along the circumferential direction. The rigid boards are electrically connected to one another by flexible printed wiring boards. It is possible to obtain a rotation detecting device suitable to be incorporated into the narrow annular gap between a motor house and the shaft end part of the hollow motor shaft in a hollow motor having a large hollow diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Shintaro Ueno, Ryutaro Yamaguchi, Kiyoto Kobayashi, Keisuke Takewaka
  • Publication number: 20190301898
    Abstract: A hollow type rotation detecting device has a 2-pole magnet ring and a multi-pole gear, the 2-pole magnet being coaxially fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the shaft end part of a hollow motor shaft that extends coaxially inside a cylindrical cover. In an annular gap between the cylindrical cover and the 2-pole magnet ring and multi-pole gear, rigid boards are arranged with an orientation facing in a tangential direction at prescribed intervals along the circumferential direction. The rigid boards are electrically connected to one another by flexible printed wiring boards. It is possible to obtain a rotation detecting device suitable to be incorporated into the narrow annular gap between a motor house and the shaft end part of the hollow motor shaft in a hollow motor having a large hollow diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Shintaro UENO, Ryutaro YAMAGUCHI, Kiyoto KOBAYASHI, Keisuke TAKEWAKA
  • Patent number: 10236747
    Abstract: A strain wave gearing with a built-in motor is provided with a motor, a wave gear mechanism enclosing the motor coaxially, and a heat-insulation spacing formed therebetween. The wave gear mechanism has a wave generator attached to the motor rotor so as to rotate integrally with the motor rotor. A wave generator plug of the wave generator is fixed to a rotor magnet back yoke of the motor rotor so as to enclose the rotor magnet back yoke. The spacing is formed in a contact surface portion between the rotor magnet back yoke and the wave generator back yoke, whereby heat transfer from the motor to the wave gear mechanism is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Tomoki Terashima, Kiyoto Kobayashi, Sachio Oshima
  • Patent number: 9882450
    Abstract: A rotation actuator is equipped with a motor and a reduction gear disposed adjacent to each other. Both shaft end portions of a rotating shaft, which passes through the center of the motor and reducer, are rotatably supported through first and second rolling bearings by first and second fixed discs that are mutually fastened and fixed. A rotation output plate is supported through a third rolling bearing in the outer peripheral surface of the second fixed disc. A sliding ring is mounted between the rotation output plate and the first fixed disc. The sliding ring functions as a thrust bearing for the rotation output plate and also functions as a sealing mechanism for preventing grease from flowing from the reducer gear to the outside. A flat rotation actuator can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Daisuke Yaguchi, Kiyoto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20170338718
    Abstract: A strain wave gearing with a built-in motor is provided with a motor, a wave gear mechanism enclosing the motor coaxially, and a heat-insulation spacing formed therebetween. The wave gear mechanism has a wave generator attached to the motor rotor so as to rotate integrally with the motor rotor. A wave generator plug of the wave generator is fixed to a rotor magnet back yoke of the motor rotor so as to enclose the rotor magnet back yoke. The spacing is formed in a contact surface portion between the rotor magnet back yoke and the wave generator back yoke, whereby heat transfer from the motor to the wave gear mechanism is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoki TERASHIMA, Kiyoto KOBAYASHI, Sachio OSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20170194832
    Abstract: A rotation actuator is equipped with a motor and a reduction gear disposed adjacent to each other. Both shaft end portions of a rotating shaft, which passes through the center of the motor and reducer, are rotatably supported through first and second rolling bearings by first and second fixed discs that are mutually fastened and fixed. A rotation output plate is supported through a third rolling bearing in the outer peripheral surface of the second fixed disc. A sliding ring is mounted between the rotation output plate and the first fixed disc. The sliding ring functions as a thrust bearing for the rotation output plate and also functions as a sealing mechanism for preventing grease from flowing from the reducer gear to the outside. A flat rotation actuator can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Daisuke YAGUCHI, Kiyoto KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8430058
    Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic coating apparatus capable of insulating an electric motor electrically from a member, to which an electrostatic high voltage is applied, and reducing the size and weight of the electrostatic coating apparatus. This electrostatic coating apparatus comprises a rotary atomizing head, to which high voltage is electrostatically applied, an electrostatically grounded AC servomotor, and a spindle and a fixed insulating member for insulating the AC servomotor electrically from the rotary atomizing head and a speed-increasing device to be set at the same potential as that of the former. The spindle and the fixed insulating member have insulation distance enlarging portions and of the mode, in which the creepage insulation distances from the speed-increasing device to the AC servomotor are enlarged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Ransburg Industrial Finishing K.K., Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Masahito Sakakibara, Hisanori Nakamura, Youichi Hanai, Hideki Saito, Michio Mitsui, Toshio Hosoda, Kiyoto Kobayashi, Takeshi Ichikawa, Yoshinori Aida
  • Patent number: 8390166
    Abstract: Stator core of motor stator is equipped with a segmented core connecting body which connects in an annular shape a segmented core having a structure whereby laminated core plates are connected and held in place in a laminated state. To connect and fix core laminated plates by clamping, first and second dowels formed in each core laminated plate are used to connect and fix common rings by pressure-fitting them to the first and second end faces at either side of the segmented core connecting body, thus integrating the segmented core connecting body. The segmented core connecting body can be integrated with a simple operation, thus significantly reducing the assembly time for the stator core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Kiyoto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20120224253
    Abstract: A distributed Raman amplification apparatus includes a Raman excitation light source that outputs Raman excitation light to a transmission line fiber through which signal light propagates, a light source control unit that controls an output wavelength of the Raman excitation light source to prevent the Raman excitation light from changing a wavelength spectrum of the signal light, an intensity measurement unit that measures intensity of the Raman excitation light before and after propagation through the transmission line fiber, and a loss calculation unit that calculates a loss of the Raman excitation light in the transmission line fiber based on the intensity of the Raman excitation light before and after propagation through the transmission line fiber measured by the intensity measurement unit. This allows real-time monitoring of the Raman gain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyoto KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8136817
    Abstract: A tool holder plate (51) is fixed to a shaft end part (413) of a hollow motor shaft (41) of a brushless DC servo motor (1), and a cutting tool is mounted in a tool mounting hole (51a) formed in the tool holder plate (51) and a work is cut-processed by this cutting tool. In order to prevent intrusion of a cutting processing oil containing cutting powder into the inside of the motor from between the shaft end part (411) of the hollow motor shaft (41) and an end plate portion (22) of a motor housing (2), a labyrinth seal (55) including a double circular groove (553, 555) having a fine width extended in the axis direction (1a) is formed between a metal plate (53), the tool holder plate (51), and the shaft end part (411). The other shaft end part (414) is also formed with a labyrinth seal (56) of the same structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Kiyoto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20120031329
    Abstract: Provided is an electrostatic coating apparatus capable of insulating an electric motor electrically from a member, to which an electrostatic high voltage is applied, and reducing the size and weight of the electrostatic coating apparatus. This electrostatic coating apparatus comprises a rotary atomizing head, to which high voltage is electrostatically applied, an electrostatically grounded AC servomotor, and a spindle and a fixed insulating member for insulating the AC servomotor electrically from the rotary atomizing head and a speed-increasing device to be set at the same potential as that of the former. The spindle and the fixed insulating member have insulation distance enlarging portions of the mode, in which the creepage insulation distances from the speed-increasing device to the AC servomotor are enlarged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC., RANSBURG INDUSTRIAL FINISHING K.K.
    Inventors: Masahito Sakakibara, Hisanori Nakamura, Youichi Hanai, Hideki Saito, Michio Mitsui, Toshio Hosoda, Kiyoto Kobayashi, Takeshi Ichikawa, Yoshinori Aida
  • Publication number: 20110278983
    Abstract: Stator core of motor stator is equipped with a segmented core connecting body which connects in an annular shape a segmented core having a structure whereby laminated core plates are connected and held in place in a laminated state. To connect and fix core laminated plates by clamping, first and second dowels formed in each core laminated plate are used to connect and fix common rings by pressure-fitting them to the first and second end faces at either side of the segmented core connecting body, thus integrating the segmented core connecting body. The segmented core connecting body can be integrated with a simple operation, thus significantly reducing the assembly time for the stator core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Kiyoto Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8020462
    Abstract: A ball screw/nut type linear actuator (1) where a ball nut (32) moves in forward-backward directions by rotation of a ball screw shaft (31) connected to a motor (22), wherein the ball screw shaft (31) is connected and fixed, in a small diameter hollow section (22c) of the motor shaft (22), to the motor shaft so that a part of the locus of the movement of the ball nut (32) also enters into a large diameter hollow section (22a) of the motor shaft (22). The construction eliminates the need of a coupling for connecting the motor shaft (22) and the ball screw shaft (31) and enables the ball screw shaft (31) to be supported together with the motor shaft (22) by bearings (27, 28) of the motor. As a result, a support bearing for supporting the ball screw shaft can be eliminated. Thus, a short and light linear actuator is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kiyoto Kobayashi, Akihiro Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20100183392
    Abstract: A tool holder plate (51) is fixed to a shaft end part (413) of a hollow motor shaft (41) of a brushless DC servo motor (1), and a cutting tool is mounted in a tool mounting hole (51a) formed in the tool holder plate (51) and a work is cut-processed by this cutting tool. In order to prevent intrusion of a cutting processing oil containing cutting powder into the inside of the motor from between the shaft end part (411) of the hollow motor shaft (41) and an end plate portion (22) of a motor housing (2), a labyrinth seal (55) including a double circular groove (553, 555) having a fine width extended in the axis direction (1a) is formed between a metal plate (53), the tool holder plate (51), and the shaft end part (411). The other shaft end part (414) is also formed with a labyrinth seal (56) of the same structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Kiyoto Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7612477
    Abstract: An electromagnetic brake device (3) is assembled to a rear end section of a small-sized motor (1). The electromagnetic brake device (3) has a rotating disc (11) fixed to a motor rotation shaft (4), a sliding disc (12) slidable in an axial direction, a coil spring (13) pressing the sliding disc (12) to the rotating disc (11), and an electromagnet (14) capable of attracting the sliding disc (12) against spring force. A circular recess (16e) is formed in the center of a rear end surface of a yoke (16) of the electromagnet (14). In a state where the electromagnetic brake device (3) is assembled, a bearing (6) supporting a rear end shaft section (4b) of the motor rotation shaft is received in the circular recess (16e). As a consequence, no large circular dead space is produced at a portion on the outer periphery side of the bearing (6), which portion is between a motor end plate (5) and a rear end surface of the electromagnetic brake device (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Abe, Kiyoto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20090056485
    Abstract: A motor (2) of a linear motion device (1) has a hollow motor shaft (21). A ball screw shaft (41) is inserted in a hollow section (25) of the hollow motor shaft (21), and a first male screw section (43), formed on the outer periphery of the ball screw shaft, is screwed into a female screw section (26), formed in the inner periphery of the hollow section, and fixed in position. A nut (46) is crewed on a second male screw section (45) formed on a shaft end section (44) of the ball screw shaft (41) that projects from the rear end of the hollow motor shaft, and the nut (46) is tightened at predetermined torque to a rear end face of the hollow motor shaft. Tensile force occurring between the first male screw section (43) and second male screw section (45) of the ball screw shaft (41) prevents loosening of the screwed section between the hollow motor shaft (21) and the ball screw shaft (41), and, as a result, the ball screw shaft (41) is kept firmly fixed to the hollow motor shaft (21) without having play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Kiyoto Kobayashi, Akihiro Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20080191567
    Abstract: An electromagnetic brake device (3) is assembled to a rear end section of a small-sized motor (1). The electromagnetic brake device (3) has a rotating disc (11) fixed to a motor rotation shaft (4), a sliding disc (12) slidable in an axial direction, a coil spring (13) pressing the sliding disc (12) to the rotating disc (11), and an electromagnet (14) capable of attracting the sliding disc (12) against spring force. A circular recess (16e) is formed in the center of a rear end surface of a yoke (16) of the electromagnet (14). In a state where the electromagnetic brake device (3) is assembled, a bearing (6) supporting a rear end shaft section (4b) of the motor rotation shaft is received in the circular recess (16e). As a consequence, no large circular dead space is produced at a portion on the outer periphery side of the bearing (6), which portion is between a motor end plate (5) and a rear end surface of the electromagnetic brake device (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: HARMONIC DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Abe, Kiyoto Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20080190226
    Abstract: A ball screw/nut type linear actuator (1) where a ball nut (32) moves in forward-backward directions by rotation of a ball screw shaft (31) connected to a motor (22), wherein the ball screw shaft (31) is connected and fixed, in a small diameter hollow section (22c) of the motor shaft (22), to the motor shaft so that a part of the locus of the movement of the ball nut (32) also enters into a large diameter hollow section (22a) of the motor shaft (22). The construction eliminates the need of a coupling for connecting the motor shaft (22) and the ball screw shaft (31) and enables the ball screw shaft (31) to be supported together with the motor shaft (22) by a bearing (30) of the motor. As a result, a support bearing for supporting the ball screw shaft can be eliminated. Thus, a short and light linear actuator is realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Kiyoto Kobayashi, Akihiro Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20080156594
    Abstract: A deenergization operation type electromagnetic brake device (1), comprising a plurality of conical springs (8) for pressing an armature disk (5) against a fixed disk (7) through a friction disk (6) held therebetween. The conical springs (8) are inserted into the spring insertion recessed parts (15) of the yoke (11) of an electromagnet (4), and held between the bottom faces of the recessed parts and the armature disk (5) in a compressed state. Since the conical springs (8) are shorter than cylindrically coiled springs in a compressed state, the spring insertion recessed parts (15) can be made shallower and the thickness of the yoke (11) determined by the recessed parts can be reduced. As a result, the electromagnetic brake device (1) can be advantageously formed flat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventor: Kiyoto Kobayashi