Patents by Inventor Mutsumi Matsuura

Mutsumi Matsuura 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: 9488462
    Abstract: A structure for mounting a resolver in a housing, in which it is not necessary to use various different plates for forming the stator and accuracy of concentricity of the rotor and the stator is prevented from decreasing by a simple structure, are provided. The structure for mounting a resolver in a housing has a rotor and a stator arranged the outside of the rotor, in which the stator is mounted at an opening of the housing by clamps, projections are formed on an outer peripheral surface of the stator, protruding portions are formed on the clamps, and the stator is pressed to the housing by the clamps in a state in which the protruding portions are engaged with the concavities of the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruki Otobe, Mutsumi Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20150042322
    Abstract: A structure for mounting a resolver in a housing, in which it is not necessary to use various different plates for forming the stator and accuracy of concentricity of the rotor and the stator is prevented from decreasing by a simple structure, are provided. The structure for mounting a resolver in a housing has a rotor and a stator arranged the outside of the rotor, in which the stator is mounted at an opening of the housing by clamps, projections are formed on an outer peripheral surface of the stator, protruding portions are formed on the clamps, and the stator is pressed to the housing by the clamps in a state in which the protruding portions are engaged with the concavities of the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Haruki OTOBE, Mutsumi MATSUURA
  • Patent number: 8912794
    Abstract: An angle detecting device has a combined structure of plural resolvers, but is simple and is easily produced, and has redundancy reducing the risk of failure. The angle detecting device has two resolvers which are combined in the axial direction and has a stator core 100. The stator core 100 is formed by laminating a first stator core 103 on a second stator core 104. The first stator core 103 is provided with plural salient poles 101 which extend to a center of an axis. The second stator core 104 is provided with plural salient poles 102 which extend to the center of the axis. The salient poles 101 and 102 differ in position when viewed from the axial direction, and the salient poles 102 are positioned between the adjacent salient poles 101 when viewed from the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mutsumi Matsuura, Takashi Sano, Kazuki Miyao, Ryuta Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8692542
    Abstract: A VR resolver with a shaft angle multiplier of 3× has a rotor core 104 that is provided with magnetic poles 104a and 104b, which project in a radial direction, and a magnetic pole 104c, which does not project in a radial direction. The VR resolver also has a stator core 101 provided with salient poles 102c and 102e that are wound with a cosine wave detection wire and that are connected. A zero point detecting terminal is led from the cosine wave detection wire between the cosine winding wound portions of the salient poles 102c and 102e. The zero point detecting terminal provides a voltage waveform. By setting a threshold value for the voltage waveform, an absolute angle of the rotor core 104 is measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Mineba Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mutsumi Matsuura, Takaaki Ochiai
  • Patent number: 8519701
    Abstract: A magnetic resolver includes a stator core made of magnetic material, coils, and a rotor. The stator core has a base plate and protrusions formed integrally with the base plate so as to protrude from a surface of the base plate in the thickness direction. The coils are provided around the respective protrusions. The rotor is disposed so as to face the surface of the base plate with the coils interposed therebetween. The overlapping area between the rotor and each of the protrusions changes with a change in a rotation angle of the rotor relative to the stator core. The stator core has through-holes that pass through the base plate and the respective protrusions in the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Matsuo Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Goto, Eiji Yamada, Toshihiro Kimura, Yuji Sekitomi, Yuki Yamakawa, Mutsumi Matsuura, Takashi Sano, Hiroshi Abe
  • Patent number: 8314610
    Abstract: A resolver is provided with a rotor plate fitted to a key groove in a rotating shaft and connected to the rotating shaft, and also with a resolver stator for detecting the rotational position of the rotor plate. The resolver stator is provided with a resolver cover for protecting a coil board of a stator core and fixed to the stator core. The coil board is provided with holes fitted to stator pins which are projections of the stator core, coil patterns each formed so as to center on each of the holes, and lead wires connected to the coil patterns formed on the coil board. The outer peripheral portion of the stator core is provided with long mounting holes for fixing the resolver to the housing of a rotating machine, such as an electric motor or a generator, and also with engaging holes engaging with claws of the resolver cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroaki Urano, Masayuki Nishiguchi, Hiroki Keino, Mutsumi Matsuura, Yuki Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20120274316
    Abstract: A VR resolver with a shaft angle multiplier of 3× has a rotor core 104 that is provided with magnetic poles 104a and 104b, which project in a radial direction, and a magnetic pole 104c, which does not project in a radial direction. The VR resolver also has a stator core 101 provided with salient poles 102c and 102e that are wound with a cosine wave detection wire and that are connected. A zero point detecting terminal is led from the cosine wave detection wire between the cosine winding wound portions of the salient poles 102c and 102e. The zero point detecting terminal provides a voltage waveform. By setting a threshold value for the voltage waveform, an absolute angle of the rotor core 104 is measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mutsumi MATSUURA, Takaaki OCHIAI
  • Publication number: 20120262158
    Abstract: An angle detecting device has a combined structure of plural resolvers, but is simple and is easily produced, and has redundancy reducing the risk of failure. The angle detecting device has two resolvers which are combined in the axial direction and has a stator core 100. The stator core 100 is formed by laminating a first stator core 103 on a second stator core 104. The first stator core 103 is provided with plural salient poles 101 which extend to a center of an axis. The second stator core 104 is provided with plural salient poles 102 which extend to the center of the axis. The salient poles 101 and 102 differ in position when viewed from the axial direction, and the salient poles 102 are positioned between the adjacent salient poles 101 when viewed from the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mutsumi MATSUURA, Takashi SANO, Kazuki MIYAO, Ryuta SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20110057648
    Abstract: A magnetic resolver includes a stator core made of magnetic material, coils, and a rotor. The stator core has a base plate and protrusions formed integrally with the base plate so as to protrude from a surface of the base plate in the thickness direction. The coils are provided around the respective protrusions. The rotor is disposed so as to face the surface of the base plate with the coils interposed therebetween. The overlapping area between the rotor and each of the protrusions changes with a change in a rotation angle of the rotor relative to the stator core. The stator core has through-holes that pass through the base plate and the respective protrusions in the thickness direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Matsuo Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Goto, Eiji Yamada, Toshihiro Kimura, Yuji Sekitomi, Yuki Yamakawa, Mutsumi Matsuura, Takashi Sano, Hiroshi Abe
  • Publication number: 20100219816
    Abstract: A resolver is provided with a rotor plate fitted to a key groove in a rotating shaft and connected to the rotating shaft, and also with a resolver stator for detecting the rotational position of the rotor plate. The resolver stator is provided with a resolver cover for protecting a coil board of a stator core and fixed to the stator core. The coil board is provided with holes fitted to stator pins which are projections of the stator core, coil patterns each formed so as to center on each of the holes, and lead wires connected to the coil patterns formed on the coil board. The outer peripheral portion of the stator core is provided with long mounting holes for fixing the resolver to the housing of a rotating machine, such as an electric motor or a generator, and also with engaging holes engaging with claws of the resolver cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroaki Urano, Masayuki Nishiguchi, Hiroki Keino, Mutsumi Matsuura, Yuki Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20080169712
    Abstract: A rotation angle sensor includes: (a) a multi-resolver housing with a high precision structure; (b) stator terminals that do not cause deformation or loosening of terminal pins from the substrates to which they are attached; and (3) a signal line connection structure that is not affected by thermal stress. The housing (10) includes divisional housings (10a, 10b), and one resolver is installed in each of the divisional housings (10a, 10b). The divisional housings (10a, 10b) are assembled by aligning respective openings therein in an axial direction. The lead lines of stator windings are connected to printed circuit substrates (51) installed on insulators (20a, 20b) , and pins (54) connect the printed circuit substrates (51) to a connecting signal output line via flexible connectors (61, 64).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshisada Koyama, Mutsumi Matsuura, Takashi Sano, Yoshihito Osanai
  • Patent number: 7279890
    Abstract: A tandem rotation detector is provided for effectively preventing the occurrence of leakage flux between rotation angle detection mechanisms so that high-precision detection can be always realized. The tandem rotation detector of the present invention includes a first rotation angle detection mechanism 2A configured to generate a magnetic flux through a coil 11A of a first outer core 10A provided inside a cylindrical housing 1 for detecting the rotation angle of a rotary shaft 4A arranged in the central portion of the housing 1, and a second rotation angle detection mechanism 2B, placed side by side with the first rotation angle detection mechanism 2A, and configured to generate a magnetic flux through a coil 11B of a second outer core 10B provided inside the housing 1 to detect the rotation angle of a rotary shaft 4B, in which current flows through the coil 11A of the first outer core 10A and the coil 11B of the second outer core 10B in different directions from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mutsumi Matsuura
  • Patent number: 7197951
    Abstract: A rotation angle sensor includes: (a) a multi-resolver housing with a high precision structure; (b) stator terminals that do not cause deformation or loosening of terminal pins from the substrates to which they are attached; and (3) a signal line connection structure that is not affected by thermal stress. The housing (10) includes divisional housings (10a, 10b), and one resolver is installed in each of the divisional housings (10a, 10b). The divisional housings (10a, 10b) are assembled by aligning respective openings therein in an axial direction. The lead lines of stator windings are connected to printed circuit substrates (51) installed on insulators (20a, 20b), and pins (54) connect the printed circuit substrates (51) to a connecting signal output line via flexible connectors (61, 64).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshisada Koyama, Mutsumi Matsuura, Takashi Sano, Yoshihito Osanai
  • Patent number: 7170282
    Abstract: A rotation detector designed to prevent line disconnection from being caused by an abrupt thermal change, comprising cores (10, 30) arranged inside a cylindrical housing (1), pins (15a, 15b; 35a, 35b, 35c, 35d) attached to the cores (10, 30) and connected to coils (13, 23) of the cores (10, 30), protruding from a notch (1a) of the housing (1), and a connection base (50) electrically connected to the outside via a lead wire (59) and fixed to the pins (15a, 15b; 35a, 35b, 35c, 35d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mutsumi Matsuura
  • Patent number: 7119536
    Abstract: A deviation angle detector enlarges the application range by enlarging the detectable deviation angle range. The deviation angle detector has two resolvers, which have rotors, stators, and single excitation windings and multiple output windings that are coiled around the stators. The difference in rotation angles of the resolvers is detected as a deviation angle ?? by calculating the output signal that corresponds to the rotation angles of the resolvers digitally or in analog. The corresponding output windings of the resolvers are connected in series and the output signals are extracted from the serially connected output windings and calculated digitally or in analog.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taiichi Miya, Mutsumi Matsuura
  • Patent number: 7088025
    Abstract: A variable-reluctance resolver includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes axially connected first and second rotor portions. The first rotor portion has n salient poles provided about a center axis at uniform angular intervals, where n is an arbitrary integer not less than 3. The second rotor portion has (n?1) salient poles provided about the center axis at uniform angular intervals. The stator has a plurality of magnetic poles provided on an inner circumferential surface thereof. An excitation coil and output coils for shaft angle multipliers of n× and (n?1)× are provided on the magnetic poles in order to output sine and cosine outputs having a phase difference of 90 degrees therebetween. A rotational angle sensor includes the VR resolver and a calculation section for calculating a resolver signal for a shaft angle multiplier of 1× from signals output from the VR resolver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kujirai, Taiichi Miya, Mutsumi Matsuura, Nao Aoki
  • Patent number: 7044005
    Abstract: A rotation angle sensor and a method of winding a rotation angle sensor involve a single electrical wire that is wound from a rotor transformer to a magnetic rotor. The magnetic rotor is axially spaced on a shaft from the rotor transformer. A notch is formed in a wall of a bobbin of the rotor transformer to permit the wire to pass from the rotor transformer to the magnetic rotor. The ends of the single wire are electrically connected together at a junction, and the junction is fixed to the rotor transformer with resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshisada Koyama, Mutsumi Matsuura, Takashi Sano
  • Patent number: 7017851
    Abstract: To provide a coil bobbin structure that allows intersection of the wire to be avoided with a simple structure and improved reliability to be attained, while at the same time, allowing the possible use of automatic winding machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mutsumi Matsuura, Genta Yoshii
  • Patent number: 6998747
    Abstract: A multiplex resolver includes m resolver units disposed in tandem each comprising a rotor and a stator, where m is an integer not less than 2. The stator has a stator yoke, a plurality of stator magnetic poles projecting from the yoke, and excitation and output windings applied to the stator magnetic poles. The number of the stator magnetic poles corresponds to a shaft angle multiplier nX (n is an integer not less than 1) of the resolver. The rotor has n salient poles in accordance with the shaft angle multiplier nX. The respective stators of the resolver units are connected together such that the stator magnetic poles of the stator of one resolver unit do not overlap the stator magnetic poles of the stator of another resolver unit, as viewed in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kujirai, Mutsumi Matsuura, Taiichi Miya
  • Patent number: 6958602
    Abstract: A high-accuracy, 1X VR resolver includes a first rotor portion having (N?1) salient poles, where N is an arbitrary integer not less than 3, a second rotor portion having N salient poles, a first stator portion having an input coil and an output coil for a shaft angle multiplier of (N?1)X are provided, and a second stator portion having an input coil and an output coil for a shaft angle multiplier of NX. A first resolver unit composed of the first rotor portion and the first stator portion, and a second resolver unit composed of the second rotor portion and the second stator portion are disposed in front and rear stages, respectively. The output coil of the stator portion in the front stage is connected to the input coil of the stator portion in the rear stage in such a manner that the output coil of the stator portion in the rear stage outputs an output signal for a shaft angle multiplier of 1X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mutsumi Matsuura, Taiichi Miya, Yoshihito Osanai