Patents by Inventor Koji Kadowaki

Koji Kadowaki 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: 20100259126
    Abstract: A motor comprising a stator having a plurality of magnetic poles disposed in a circumferential direction along an outer periphery thereof, a rotor disposed rotatably around the outer periphery of the stator, and a magnet disposed in a circumferential direction along an inner periphery of the rotor. The stator is formed by laminating sheet-like plates. A plurality of the sheet-like plates including an outermost layer of this laminated body comprises a flat portion substantially perpendicular to the magnet, and an extended portion bent to a direction substantially parallel to the magnet. A part of the sheet-like plate having the extended portion disposed to the outermost side is formed into a thickness smaller than thicknesses of the other parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Haruki Kato, Yasuo Kunishige, Koji Kadowaki, Hiroyuki Asai
  • Publication number: 20100244637
    Abstract: A motor comprises a stator having a plurality of magnetic poles disposed at first predetermined intervals along an outer periphery thereof, and a rotor having a permanent magnet with poles magnetized alternately to have different polarities at second predetermined intervals and disposed rotatably around the outer periphery of the stator with a predetermined gap. The magnetic poles of the stator has extended portions formed in a manner to extend from magnetic polar bases into a direction generally parallel to the permanent magnet, and the extended portions are formed of a high-permeability magnetic steel sheet with silicon content less than 3.0 wt-%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Koji Kadowaki, Haruki Kato, Yasuo Kunishige
  • Publication number: 20100237752
    Abstract: This motor includes a stator whereupon a plurality of magnetic poles are arranged at first prescribed intervals on the outer circumference section, and a rotor which is rotatively arranged on the outer circumference of the stator by having a prescribed space in between and has permanent magnets magnetized to different polarities at second prescribed intervals. The magnetic pole of the stator forms an extending section which extends from a magnetic pole base section in a direction parallel to the permanent magnet, and the extending length of the extending section in the direction parallel to the permanent magnet is same as that of the magnetic pole base section in the direction parallel to the permanent magnet or shorter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Koji Kadowaki, Haruki Kato, Yasuo Kunishige
  • Patent number: 7420310
    Abstract: Of two bearings supporting a rotor of a circuit-integrated type core-equipped brushless motor, a part of an outer periphery of the bearing, which is disposed at a position near a stator core, is allowed to directly abut on an inner periphery of a hole formed in a center of the stator core, and therefore, reduction in thickness, reduction in diameter, space-saving and enhancement in output power can be realized. The stator core is fixed to the casing by causing projected parts provided at the housing to bite into second notched parts formed inside first notched parts formed at the stator core and crimping them, whereby the problem of a decrease in a winding space accompanying reduction in a diameter of the stator core is solved, and reduction in thickness, reduction in diameter, space-saving and enhancement in output power are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industries, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Kadowaki, Hideo Kimura
  • Patent number: 7242121
    Abstract: A drive/control circuit integrated brushless motor is provided that has high rotating precision, satisfactory noise resistance and high output, and is suited to be smaller to save as much space as possible. The motor is a brushless motor provided with circuit integrated core with an FG pattern formed uniformly along the entire circumference by including a pattern system FG, and arranging a Hall element on a surface of a circuit substrate opposite the surface formed with the FG pattern and a noise cancel pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Kadowaki
  • Publication number: 20060113854
    Abstract: Of two bearings supporting a rotor of a circuit-integrated type core-equipped brushless motor, a part of an outer periphery of the bearing, which is disposed at a position near a stator core, is allowed to directly abut on an inner periphery of a hole formed in a center of the stator core, and therefore, reduction in thickness, reduction in diameter, space-saving and enhancement in output power can be realized. The stator core is fixed to the casing by causing projected parts provided at the housing to bite into second notched parts formed inside first notched parts formed at the stator core and crimping them, whereby the problem of a decrease in a winding space accompanying reduction in a diameter of the stator core is solved, and reduction in thickness, reduction in diameter, space-saving and enhancement in output power are achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Kadowaki, Hideo Kimura
  • Publication number: 20060006747
    Abstract: A drive/control circuit integrated brushless motor is provided that has high rotating precision, satisfactory noise resistance and high output, and is suited to be smaller to save as much space as possible. The motor is a brushless motor provided with circuit integrated core with an FG pattern formed uniformly along the entire circumference by including a pattern system FG, and arranging a Hall element on a surface of a circuit substrate opposite the surface formed with the FG pattern and a noise cancel pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Kadowaki
  • Patent number: D586747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Koji Kadowaki, Yasuo Kunishige, Haruki Kato
  • Patent number: D587197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Koji Kadowaki, Yasuo Kunishige, Haruki Kato