Patents by Inventor Mitoru Yabe
Mitoru Yabe 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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Publication number: 20230336041Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes a stator, a rotor core provided on an inner circumferential side of the stator and fixed to an output shaft of a rotor, a plurality of magnets arranged in a circumferential direction and fixed to an outer circumferential portion of the rotor core, and a magnet holder fixing the magnets to the outer circumferential portion of the rotor core, the magnet holder includes a base portion through which the output shaft is inserted, and an arm portion connected to the base portion, and the base portion includes an inner circumferential portion having an annular shape, an outer circumferential beam which has an annular shape and is provided on an outer circumferential side of the inner circumferential portion and to which the arm portion is connected, and a connection beam connecting the inner circumferential portion and the outer circumferential beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Junya SUZUKI, Mitoru YABE, Hideya NISHIKAWA, Masafumi OKAZAKI
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Publication number: 20230261534Abstract: A base portion of a magnet holder attached to a rotor core of a rotor has a press-fit pin press-fitted into a press-fit hole provided at an end surface of the rotor core. An arm portion of the magnet holder has a holder rib which protrudes inward in the radial direction of an output shaft and of which one end surface in the circumferential direction serves as a pressing surface, and a come-off prevention protrusion inserted into an insertion groove provided at an outer circumferential surface of the rotor core. Magnets are located between the rotor core and the magnet holders, one end surface in the circumferential direction of each magnet contacts with the pressing surface, and another end surface contacts with a core rib protruding from the rotor core.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2020Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Junya SUZUKI, Mitoru YABE, Hideya NISHIKAWA, Masafumi OKAZAKI
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Publication number: 20230246497Abstract: This rotating electrical machine includes: a rotor formed from stacked steel sheets and fixed to a rotary shaft; a plurality of magnets arranged on the outer circumference of the rotor along the circumferential direction; and the same number of holders as the magnets, the holders being arranged between the magnets. The holder is press-fitted and fixed into the rotor by a press-fit portion extending in the radial direction of the rotary shaft. One circumferential-direction side of the magnet is positioned by the rotor, and another side is pressed in the circumferential direction by the holder. Both circumferential-direction ends of the magnet are pressed in the radial direction by the holders. Such a configuration provides a rotating electrical machine that enables a magnet to be accurately fixed to a rotor through simple work, at low cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2020Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Mitoru YABE, Junya SUZUKI, Hideya NISHIKAWA, Masafumi OKAZAKI
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Publication number: 20230099339Abstract: The rotating electrical machine disclosed in the present application provides a rotor shafts supported by bearings, a rotor attached to the rotor shaft and rotates with the rotor shaft, a stator that surrounds the rotor through a gap so that the rotor can rotate, a frame that surrounds the rotor and the stator, an outer circumference of the stator is attached to an inner circumference of the frame, and an annular member provided along the inner circumference of the frame to prevent foreign matter existing at the boundary part between the frame and the stator from moving to a region different from the boundary part, it prevents foreign matter generated in the manufacturing process of the rotating electrical machine, such as shavings of a frame, from being scattered inside the rotating electrical machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2020Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Mitoru YABE, Takayuki NAKAO, Toshihiro MATSUNAGA, Takashi YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 10281634Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light source modules each including at least one light source unit, light guide lines connected respectively to the light source units, and a casing accommodating the plurality of light source modules and the plurality of light guide lines. The light guide lines are led from the light source units so as not to intervene in the plurality of light source modules when viewed in a direction perpendicular to an array direction of the plurality of light source modules. The plurality of light source modules are separately attachable and detachable in the direction perpendicular to the array direction of the plurality of light source modules.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Mitoru Yabe, Yukio Sato, Takumi Kijima, Motoaki Tamaya
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Patent number: 9966729Abstract: A laser light source module includes: a plate-shaped stem; a power supply lead pin having an upper end protruding from an upper surface being one of main surfaces of the stem and a lower end penetrating to extend toward a lower surface side, the lower surface being the other of the main surface of the stem; a block fixed to the upper surface of the stem; a submount substrate that is fixed to a surface of the block and includes the semiconductor laser array mounted thereon, the surface being parallel to the upper surface of the stem; the semiconductor laser array located on the submount substrate such that a light emitting direction is parallel to the upper surface of the stem; and a collimator lens array that is located on a front surface of the semiconductor laser array and converts an output light beam of the semiconductor laser array into a parallel light beam.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2014Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Mitoru Yabe
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Patent number: 9557045Abstract: A light source device includes an outer housing, a partitioning member for forming a multi-stage structure in the outer housing, thereby partitioning each stage, a plurality of light source units disposed in respective stages of the outer housing, each of which has light source members and a heat pump unit for cooling the light source members, an opening portion for taking air acting as cooling air to be supplied to a cooling body from an outer part of the outer housing into an inner part thereof, and an opening portion formed along arrangement of the light source units in the partitioning member.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yukio Sato, Mitoru Yabe, Shigetoshi Ipposhi
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Patent number: 9534953Abstract: A laser output measuring apparatus in which an optical separator is disposed in a position that is rotated by a predetermined angle about an optical axis of a laser beam converged by a lens, and further rotated by a predetermined angle about the optical axis of the laser beam and a straight line perpendicular to an incident surface of the laser beam.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2011Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Fumio Shoda, Hidenori Fukahori, Takayuki Yanagisawa, Mitoru Yabe, Tetsuya Nishimura, Shuhei Yamamoto, Yoko Inoue, Tetsuo Funakura
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Patent number: 9411220Abstract: A laser light source apparatus includes: a laser light source that emits a laser beam; a condenser lens that converges the laser beam emitted from the laser light source; and a light guide unit that propagates and outputs the laser beam converged by the condenser lens, and the laser beam converged by the condenser lens is made incident at an angle other than perpendicular to an incident end face of the light guide unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2011Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Noriyuki Miyamoto, Takayuki Yanagisawa, Shuhei Yamamoto, Mitoru Yabe, Yoko Inoue
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Patent number: 9341793Abstract: Provided is a light source device which includes: a LD mounted on a stem; a cap fixed to the stem so as to cover the LD; a light converging lens capable of converging light flux emitted from the LD; an optical fiber connection portion to which an optical fiber is connected, the optical fiber receiving inputting of the light flux converged by the light converging lens; and a holder for holding the optical fiber connection portion, the holder being fixed to the cap. The optical fiber connection portion includes a position adjusting portion which adjusts a position of the optical fiber connection portion with respect to the holder.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Seiji Nakano, Mitoru Yabe, Keiji Nakamura, Satoru Okagaki
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Publication number: 20150229106Abstract: A laser light source module includes: a plate-shaped stem; a power supply lead pin having an upper end protruding from an upper surface being one of main surfaces of the stem and a lower end penetrating to extend toward a lower surface side, the lower surface being the other of the main surface of the stem; a block fixed to the upper surface of the stem; a submount substrate that is fixed to a surface of the block and includes the semiconductor laser array mounted thereon, the surface being parallel to the upper surface of the stem; the semiconductor laser array located on the submount substrate such that a light emitting direction is parallel to the upper surface of the stem; and a collimator lens array that is located on a front surface of the semiconductor laser array and converts an output light beam of the semiconductor laser array into a parallel light beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2014Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Mitoru YABE
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Publication number: 20150098241Abstract: Provided is a light source device which includes: a LD mounted on a stem; a cap fixed to the stem so as to cover the LD; a light converging lens capable of converging light flux emitted from the LD; an optical fiber connection portion to which an optical fiber is connected, the optical fiber receiving inputting of the light flux converged by the light converging lens; and a holder for holding the optical fiber connection portion, the holder being fixed to the cap. The optical fiber connection portion includes a position adjusting portion which adjusts a position of the optical fiber connection portion with respect to the holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Seiji NAKANO, Mitoru YABE, Keiji NAKAMURA, Satoru OKAGAKI
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Patent number: 8967828Abstract: A light source apparatus includes an outer casing. A light source member and a light source module having a cooling body which cools the light source member are disposed in the outer casing. A wind tunnel which surrounds a heat pipe unit as the cooling body of the light source module is provided in the outer casing. The wind tunnel includes a wind passage which allows cooling wind to pass through the heat pipe unit. An intake-opening is formed in a surface of the outer casing, and cooling wind is taken into the outer casing from outside thereof through the intake-opening. One end of the wind passage of the wind tunnel is connected to the intake-opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takumi Kijima, Koji Kumano, Yukio Sato, Mitoru Yabe
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Patent number: 8960974Abstract: Included are a plurality of cylindrical holders having holes into which laser modules are fitted and fixed, respectively; a plate-like base that has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of through holes through which the laser beams from the plurality of laser modules fixed to the holder pass, the holders abutting against the first surface so as to connect the holes thereof to the through holes of the base, the second surface of the base being arranged with a plurality of lenses corresponding to the through holes; and adhesives applied to outer corners of abutment portions, at which the base and the LD holders abut against each other, for fixing the base and the LD holders to each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2010Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Mitoru Yabe, Yukio Sato, Toru Yoshihara, Tetsuo Funakura
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Publication number: 20140300873Abstract: A laser light source apparatus includes: a laser light source that emits a laser beam; a condenser lens that converges the laser beam emitted from the laser light source; and a light guide unit that propagates and outputs the laser beam converged by the condenser lens, and the laser beam converged by the condenser lens is made incident at an angle other than perpendicular to an incident end face of the light guide unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2011Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Noriyuki Miyamoto, Takayuki Yanagisawa, Shuhei Yamamoto, Mitoru Yabe, Yoko Inoue
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Publication number: 20140285804Abstract: A laser output measuring apparatus in which an optical separator is disposed in a position that is rotated by a predetermined angle about an optical axis of a laser beam converged by a lens, and further rotated by a predetermined angle about the optical axis of the laser beam and a straight line perpendicular to an incident surface of the laser beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2011Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Fumio Shoda, Hidenori Fukahori, Takayuki Yanagisawa, Mitoru Yabe, Tetsuya Nishimura, Shuhei Yamamoto, Yoko Inoue, Tetsuo Funakura
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Patent number: 8733995Abstract: An objective is to provide a light source device having a light emission source such as a semiconductor laser (LD), an LED and a lamp, and an optical part such as a lens and a fiber for transmitting, transferring and light-focusing, in which, by controlling the amount of sulfate ions inside the device at a low level, adhesion of ammonium sulfate to the optical part can be prevented. The light source device includes a light source for emitting light, an optical part for processing light emitted from the light source, and a housing in which the optical part is housed, or to which the optical part is mounted, and the housing is formed by machining material that includes no sulfur component, and the material is exposed on the surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yukio Sato, Mitoru Yabe, Toru Yoshihara, Yasuyuki Nakagawa, Hiroshi Kurokawa
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Patent number: 8724668Abstract: Included are, a module fixing body having a plurality of mounting holes into which laser modules are fitted and accommodated, respectively; an electricity-supplying member having an end provided with electricity-supplying terminals, which are connected to electricity-receiving terminals of the laser module accommodated in the mounting hole; and a cooling member that cools each of the laser modules. A groove in which the electricity-supplying member is accommodated is formed in a surface of the module fixing body, and the cooling member is closely arranged on the surface of the module fixing body.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2010Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Mitoru Yabe, Yukio Sato, Toru Yoshihara, Tetsuo Funakura
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Publication number: 20140091198Abstract: A laser output measurement mechanism includes a light splitter that is disposed in a state rotated by a predetermined angle about an optical axis of laser light incident thereon, and that reflects a part of the laser light according to a Fresnel reflectivity that depends on a polarization direction and an incident angle of the laser light at a reflection surface thereof, and a light detector that measures an intensity of the laser light reflected by the light splitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2011Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Fumio Shoda, Hidenori Fukahori, Takayuki Yanagisawa, Mitoru Yabe, Tetsuya Nishimura, Shuhei Yamamoto, Yoko Inoue, Tetsuo Funakura
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Publication number: 20130335993Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light source modules each including at least one light source unit, light guide lines connected respectively to the light source units, and a casing accommodating the plurality of light source modules and the plurality of light guide lines. The light guide lines are led from the light source units so as not to intervene in the plurality of light source modules when viewed in a direction perpendicular to an array direction of the plurality of light source modules. The plurality of light source modules are separately attachable and detachable in the direction perpendicular to the array direction of the plurality of light source modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Mitoru YABE, Yukio SATO, Takumi KIJIMA, Motoaki TAMAYA