Patents by Inventor Masanori Higashi

Masanori Higashi 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: 10532454
    Abstract: An electric working machine according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an output shaft, a motor, a transmitting device, a drive device, a controller, and a current path. The transmitting device has transmittable allowable torque and transmits rotation of the motor to the output shaft. The drive device energizes the motor with electric supply from a battery in accordance with a command from outside the electric working machine. The current path is configured to be able to energize the motor with a current value larger than an allowable current value required to limit torque generated in the transmitting device due to rotation of the motor to the allowable torque or smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Kamiya, Haruki Tejima, Takao Kuroyanagi, Masanori Higashi
  • Patent number: 10236739
    Abstract: The present application discloses an electric working machine. The electric working machine includes a motor including a stator. The stator includes: a stator core haring a plurality of tooth portions radially extending along a radial direction; and a first coil, a second coil, and a third coil wound on the tooth portions. A start end of the first coil and a finish end of the second coil, a start end of the second coil and a finish end of the third coil, and a start end of the third coil and a finish end of the first coil are led out within a range of 200 degrees from the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Aoyama, Masanori Higashi, Takashi Momose
  • Publication number: 20170334054
    Abstract: An electric working machine according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an output shaft, a motor, a transmitting device, a drive device, a controller, and a current path. The transmitting device has transmittable allowable torque and transmits rotation of the motor to the output shaft. The drive device energizes the motor with electric supply from a battery in accordance with a command from outside the electric working machine. The current path is configured to be able to energize the motor with a current value larger than an allowable current value required to limit torque generated in the transmitting device due to rotation of the motor to the allowable toque or smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo KAMIYA, Haruki TEJIMA, Takao KUROYANAGI, Masanori HIGASHI
  • Patent number: 9509180
    Abstract: A brushless motor for the electric power tool is configured such that a rotor having a magnet is radially disposed on the inner side of a stator having winding wires, and a bonded magnet is used as the magnet of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Ota, Masanori Higashi
  • Patent number: 9364906
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool includes a motor having a stator and a rotor, the motor being configured to rotate the rotor at a speed of at least 40,000 rpm, an output shaft directly driven by the rotor, a tool accessory shaft configured to support a tool accessory, and a two-stage speed reducing transmission operably connecting the output shaft to the tool accessory shaft. The two-stage speed reducing transmission is configured to drive the tool accessory shaft at a rate less than the rotor speed, for example, at a rate less than or equal to 37.5% of the rotor speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Abe, Masayoshi Okumi, Hidenori Nagasaka, Motohiro Omura, Masaaki Fukumoto, Kenji Shibata, Nobuyasu Furui, Masanori Higashi, Kiyoshi Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20160141932
    Abstract: The present application discloses an electric working machine. The electric working machine includes a motor including a stator. The stator includes: a stator core haring a plurality of tooth portions radially extending along a radial direction; and a first coil, a second coil, and a third coil wound on the tooth portions. A start end of the first coil and a finish end of the second coil, a start end of the second coil and a finish end of the third coil, and a start end of the third coil and a finish end of the first coil are led out within a range of 200 degrees from the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyoshi AOYAMA, Masanori HIGASHI, Takashi MOMOSE
  • Patent number: 9314913
    Abstract: In a dust collection device that collects dust particles that an impact tool generates, disclosed is a feature that can accommodate the lengths of tool bits that are mounted to the impact tool when a machining operation is executed by exchanging tool bits of different lengths. The dust collection device collects dust that the impact tool generates and is attached to said impact tool that, in the lengthwise direction, linearly operates the tool bit mounted to the end region of a tool body. The dust collection device has a dust intake port that sucks dust, and said dust intake port can be repositioned in the lengthwise direction of the tool bit in accordance with the length in the lengthwise direction of said tool bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Ikuta, Ken Yamauchi, Takamasa Hanai, Yoshitaka Machida, Masanori Higashi, Tatsuo Nakashima, Yoshinori Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20150020391
    Abstract: A hand-held power tool includes a motor having a stator and a rotor, the motor being configured to rotate the rotor at a speed of at least 40,000 rpm, an output shaft directly driven by the rotor, a tool accessory shaft configured to support a tool accessory, and a two-stage speed reducing transmission operably connecting the output shaft to the tool accessory shaft. The two-stage speed reducing transmission is configured to drive the tool accessory shaft at a rate less than the rotor speed, for example, at a rate less than or equal to 37.5% of the rotor speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji ABE, Masayoshi OKUMI, Hidenori NAGASAKA, Motohiro OMURA, Masaaki FUKUMOTO, Kenji SHIBATA, Nobuyasu FURUI, Masanori HIGASHI, Kiyoshi AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20140020922
    Abstract: In a dust collection device that collects dust particles that an impact tool generates, disclosed is a feature that can accommodate the lengths of tool bits that are mounted to the impact tool when a machining operation is executed by exchanging tool bits of different lengths. The dust collection device collects dust that the impact tool generates and is attached to said impact tool that, in the lengthwise direction, linearly operates the tool bit mounted to the end region of a tool body. The dust collection device has a dust intake port that sucks dust, and said dust intake port can be repositioned in the lengthwise direction of the tool bit in accordance with the length in the lengthwise direction of said tool bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Ikuta, Ken Yamauchi, Takamasa Hanai, Yoshitaka Machida, Masanori Higashi, Tatsuo Nakashima, Yoshinori Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20140001890
    Abstract: A brushless motor for the electric power tool is configured such that a rotor having a magnet is radially disposed on the inner side of a stator having winding wires, and a bonded magnet is used as the magnet of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Ota, Masanori Higashi
  • Publication number: 20120063146
    Abstract: In a spot light source 1 including a case 11, a heat radiator 12 and a light-emitter 18, the heat radiator 12 is formed to have a bowl shape including a bottom portion 12a and a side wall portion 12b extending from the peripheral edge of the bottom portion 12a, and the side wall portion 12b is made of light-transmissive ceramic. Light emitted by an LED element 18b of the light-emitter 18 is guided to the side wall portion 12b by a lens 18d so as to generate a leak light traveling sideways from the spot light source 1, which produces highly decorative effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Shinya Kawagoe, Naotaka Hashimoto, Toshiyasu Kojima, Masanori Higashi
  • Patent number: 8063566
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an illumination apparatus which includes an illumination fixture having an open-type reflector and a metal halide lamp, and can suppress a decrease in intensity and occurrence of glare. The illumination apparatus includes a metal halide lamp and an illumination fixture. The metal halide lamp includes an arc tube which has therein a pair of electrodes, an inner tube which houses the arc tube and has a pinch seal part at one end, and an outer tube which houses the inner tube and has a base at one end. The illumination fixture includes a reflector having a concave reflecting surface, a socket, and an attachment. In the inner tube, a diffusing part which diffuses light emitted from the arc tube is formed in an area closer to a lower end of the inner tube than a center between the pair of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shunsuke Kakisaka, Masanori Higashi, Rie Tonomori
  • Patent number: 7990035
    Abstract: With regard to a metal vapor discharge lamp with a triple tube structure including a discharge tube, an inner tube, and an outer tube, misalignment of axes of the inner tube and the outer tube is prevented. The metal vapor discharge lamp (14) is composed of a discharge tube (30) having a pair of electrodes therein, an inner tube (32) having a pinch-sealed part (86) at an end thereof and hermitically housing the discharge tube therein, and an outer tube (34) housing the inner tube therein, and a base (36). In a clearance between the inner tube and the outer tube, there disposed a restrain member (37) for restraining movement of the inner tube relative to the outer tube in a direction orthogonal to an axis of the metal vapor discharge lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Rie Tonomori, Masanori Higashi, Shunsuke Kakisaka, Kazuo Takeda
  • Publication number: 20090045745
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an illumination apparatus which includes an illumination fixture having an open-type reflector and a metal halide lamp, and can suppress a decrease in intensity and occurrence of glare. An illumination apparatus (10) of the present invention includes a metal halide lamp (14) and an illumination fixture (12). The metal halide lamp includes an arc tube (30) which has therein a pair of electrodes, an inner tube (32) which houses the arc tube and has a pinch seal part at one end, and an outer tube (34) which houses the inner tube and has a base at one end. The illumination fixture includes a reflector (16) having a concave reflecting surface (20), a socket, and an attachment (18). In the inner tube, a diffusing part (88) which diffuses light emitted from the arc tube is formed in an area closer to a lower end of the inner tube than a center between the pair of electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Shunsuke Kakisaka, Masanori Higashi, Rie Tonomori
  • Publication number: 20080224615
    Abstract: The arc tube 3 comprises: a translucent ceramic envelope 19 including a central tube 16 having an inner diameter of 5.5 mm or more, thin tubes 18 formed, on contact with joining portions 17, onto both ends of the central tube 16, and at least one rare earth halide enclosed therein; and electrode inductors 24 and 25 inserted and sealed in the thin tubes 18. In a cross section of the arc tube 3 along a plane including the axis X in the longitudinal direction, an angle ? between the straight-line section of the inner surface of the central tube 16 and that of each joining portion 17 is set to 85°-115°. Clearance gaps 26 are formed between the thin tubes 18 and electrode inductors 24 and 25. The curvature radius of the inner surface of each boundary region 20 between the central tube 16 and joining portions 17 is set to 0.5 mm-2.5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Masanori Higashi, Takashi Maniwa, Rie Tonomori
  • Patent number: 7061182
    Abstract: A metal halide lamp has an arc tube including an arc tube container made of an oxide-based translucent ceramic material. The arc tube is filled with cerium halide as a luminescent material and a halide of a rare earth element that is more reactive with the ceramic material than is the cerium halide. Accordingly, a reaction between the oxide-based translucent ceramic material and the halide of a rare earth element is accelerated while a reaction between the oxide-based translucent ceramic material and the cerium halide is suppressed. This suppresses a decrease of the cerium halide that serves for light emission, and also reduces changes in the lamp color temperature. Thereby, during aging of the lamp, the flux maintenance factor and color temperature are improved. Therefore, the indoor-outdoor metal halide lamp provides a white light source color that has high-wattage, high luminous efficiency, and a long service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Higashi, Yoshiharu Nishiura, Shigefumi Oda, Hiroshi Enami, Shunsuke Kakisaka
  • Patent number: 6984938
    Abstract: A metal vapor discharge lamp including an arc tube 1 that includes a container 10 and power transmission members 20a and 20b. The container 10, made of translucent ceramic, is divided into a main tube portion 11 and narrow tube portions 12a and 12b extending out from both ends of the main tube portion 11. The power transmission members 20a and 20b respectively include electrode pins 21a and 21b made of tungsten. Coils 22a and 22b made of tungsten are respectively wound around ends of electrode pins 21a and 21b, which are respectively joined with electrode supporting members 23a and 23b made of conductive cermet. Electrode length L1 is set to (0.041P+0.5) mm to (0.041P+8.0) mm, “P” representing a lamp power in watts. Alternatively, a narrow tube portion length L2 is set to (0.032P+3.5) mm to (0.032P+8.0) mm inclusive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., LTD
    Inventors: Shunsuke Kakisaka, Tatsuo Nishimoto, Masanori Higashi, Mikio Miura, Hiroshi Enami, Yoshiharu Nishiura
  • Patent number: 6943498
    Abstract: To provide a high-efficiency and long-life high intensity discharge lamp that is obtained by a configuration in which a neon gas or a neon-based gaseous mixture is filled as a starting-assistance rare gas for an alumina ceramic arc tube, and a filling pressure is set to 13 kPa or more. The high intensity discharge lamp is provided with the alumina ceramic arc tube having a discharge arc tube, alumina ceramic narrow tubes formed at both end portions of the discharge arc tube, electrodes and power feeders, the electrodes and the power feeders being arranged to form spaces in the narrow tubes. The discharge arc tube is filled with the neon gas or the neon-based gaseous mixture as the starting-assistance rare gas at a filling pressure of 13 kPa or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Nishiura, Shigefumi Oda, Masanori Higashi, Shunsuke Kakisaka, Hiroshi Enami
  • Patent number: 6756721
    Abstract: A metal halide lamp has an arc tube including an envelope as an arc tube container made of an oxide-based translucent ceramic material, and the arc tube is filled with luminescent materials comprising at least a cerium halide, a sodium halide, a thallium halide and an indium halide. An amount of the cerium halide is in a range from 20 wt % to 69.0 wt %, an amount of the sodium halide is in a range from 30 wt % to 79.0 wt %, and a total amount of the thallium halide and the indium halide is in a range from 1.0 wt % to 20 wt % with respect to the entire metal halides. Accordingly, the arc discharge is spread, bending of the arc discharge toward the arc tube wall is suppressed, and thus, the metal halide lamp has improved luminescent efficiency, where lowering of the flux maintenance factor is suppressed even after a long-time use, and hues of the luminescent colors are corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Higashi, Yoshiharu Nishiura, Shigefumi Oda, Shunsuke Kakisaka, Hiroshi Enami
  • Publication number: 20040104677
    Abstract: A metal vapor discharge lamp including an arc tube 1 that includes a container 10 and power transmission members 20a and 20b. The container 10, made of translucent ceramic, is divided into a main tube portion 11 and narrow tube portions 12a and 12b extending out from both ends of the main tube portion 11. The power transmission members 20a and 20b respectively include electrode pins 21a and 21b made of tungsten. Coils 22a and 22b made of tungsten are respectively wound around ends of electrode pins 21a and 21b, which are respectively joined with electrode supporting members 23a and 23b made of conductive cermet. Electrode length L1 is set to (0.041P+0.5) mm to (0.041P+8.0) mm, “P” representing a lamp power in watts. Alternatively, a narrow tube portion length L2 is set to (0.032P+3.5) mm to (0.032P+8.0) mm inclusive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Shunsuke Kakisaka, Tatsuo Nishimoto, Masanori Higashi, Mikio Miura, Hiroshi Enami, Yoshiharu Nishiura