Patents by Inventor Noriyuki Fukaya
Noriyuki Fukaya 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: 20220181930Abstract: A rotating electric machine is provided with a field magnet having a magnet unit including a plurality of magnetic poles having alternating polarities in a circumferential direction and a magnet supporting section having a cylindrical shape to which the magnet unit is fixed, and an armature having a multi-phase armature winding, disposed facing the magnet unit, either one of the field magnet or the armature being configured as a rotor. The magnet unit is configured annularly along the circumferential direction. The magnet unit is fixed to a fixed surface which is either an outer peripheral surface or an inner peripheral surface of the magnet supporting section via a foamable resin, and a thickness dimension of the foamable resin in a radial direction is set to be differentiated depending on a distance from the fixed surface of the magnet supporting section to an anti-armature side circumferential surface of the magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki TSUCHIYA, Noriyuki FUKAYA, Yuki TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 11333403Abstract: A system includes: a piping with a working gas encapsulated therein and a prime mover and load incorporated in the piping. The prime mover includes a prime mover-side heat accumulator and heat exchangers connected to opposite end portions of the heat accumulator. The load includes a load-side heat accumulator and heat exchangers connected to opposite end portions of the heat accumulator. The piping includes a looped piping portion having a looped shape and a branch piping portion branching from a branching point p in the looped piping portion, and the prime mover is incorporated in the branch piping portion and load is incorporated in the looped piping portion. A blocking film is inserted at a position in a vicinity of the branching point p. Consequently, a thermoacoustic temperature control system that enables enhancement in durability of a blocking film inserted in a part of a looped piping portion is provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: CENTRAL MOTOR WHEEL CO., LTD.Inventors: Noriyuki Fukaya, Takeshi Ito, Ryuujyu Kase
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Publication number: 20210063058Abstract: A system includes: a piping with a working gas encapsulated therein and a prime mover and load incorporated in the piping. The prime mover includes a prime mover-side heat accumulator and heat exchangers connected to opposite end portions of the heat accumulator. The load includes a load-side heat accumulator and heat exchangers connected to opposite end portions of the heat accumulator. The piping includes a looped piping portion having a looped shape and a branch piping portion branching from a branching point p in the looped piping portion, and the prime mover is incorporated in the branch piping portion and load is incorporated in the looped piping portion. A blocking film is inserted at a position in a vicinity of the branching point p. Consequently, a thermoacoustic temperature control system that enables enhancement in durability of a blocking film inserted in a part of a looped piping portion is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2017Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: CENTRAL MOTOR WHEEL CO., LTD.Inventors: Noriyuki FUKAYA, Takeshi ITO, Ryuujyu KASE
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Patent number: 10844847Abstract: Disclosed are a thermoacoustic engine with high conversion efficiency from heat energy to acoustic energy and a designing method for the thermoacoustic engine. A stack of the thermoacoustic engine has a plurality of flow passages extending through a thermoacoustic piping section. A hot heat exchanger is coupled to one end in a longitudinal direction of the stack. A cold heat exchanger is coupled to the other end in the longitudinal direction of the stack. And a length in the longitudinal direction of the hot heat exchanger is greater than a length in the longitudinal direction of the stack, and is greater than a length in the longitudinal direction of the cold heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: CENTRAL MOTOR WHEEL CO., LTD.Inventors: Noriyuki Fukaya, Takeshi Ito
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Patent number: 10495355Abstract: A thermoacoustic electric generator system includes: a turbine including a turbine blade provided in an inside of a branched tube in a tube component and rotating by thermoacoustic oscillation of working gas in a thermoacoustic engine, and a turbine rotational shaft configured to be coupled to the turbine blade, penetrate a tube wall of the branched tube, and extend from the inside to an outside thereof; and a generator provided on the outside of the branched tube in the tube component, coupled to the turbine rotational shaft of the turbine, and converting rotational energy of the turbine blade to electric energy.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: CENTRAL MOTOR WHEEL CO., LTD.Inventor: Noriyuki Fukaya
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Publication number: 20190085833Abstract: Disclosed are a thermoacoustic engine with high conversion efficiency from heat energy to acoustic energy and a designing method for the thermoacoustic engine. A stack of the thermoacoustic engine has a plurality of flow passages extending through a thermoacoustic piping section. A hot heat exchanger is coupled to one end in a longitudinal direction of the stack. A cold heat exchanger is coupled to the other end in the longitudinal direction of the stack. And a length in the longitudinal direction of the hot heat exchanger is greater than a length in the longitudinal direction of the stack, and is greater than a length in the longitudinal direction of the cold heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: CENTRAL MOTOR WHEEL CO., LTD.Inventors: Noriyuki FUKAYA, Takeshi ITO
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Patent number: 10113440Abstract: A thermoacoustic electric generator system includes: a thermoacoustic engine provided in an annular tube; a turbine provided in a branched tube and rotating when receiving acoustic energy, which is generated by thermoacoustic oscillation of working gas in the thermoacoustic engine; and a generator for converting kinetic energy, which is generated by rotation of the turbine, to electric energy. The turbine is provided at a specified position that belongs to a region between a first position and a second position in each region of the branched tube, the first position being an intermediate position between one end and the other end, and the second position being an intermediate position between the first position and the other end.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: CENTRAL MOTOR WHEEL CO., LTD.Inventor: Noriyuki Fukaya
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Publication number: 20180073780Abstract: A thermoacoustic electric generator system includes: a turbine including a turbine blade provided in an inside of a branched tube in a tube component and rotating by thermoacoustic oscillation of working gas in a thermoacoustic engine, and a turbine rotational shaft configured to be coupled to the turbine blade, penetrate a tube wall of the branched tube, and extend from the inside to an outside thereof; and a generator provided on the outside of the branched tube in the tube component, coupled to the turbine rotational shaft of the turbine, and converting rotational energy of the turbine blade to electric energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: CENTRAL MOTOR WHEEL CO., LTD.Inventor: Noriyuki FUKAYA
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Publication number: 20180073383Abstract: A thermoacoustic electric generator system includes: a thermoacoustic engine provided in an annular tube; a turbine provided in a branched tube and rotating when receiving acoustic energy, which is generated by thermoacoustic oscillation of working gas in the thermoacoustic engine; and a generator for converting kinetic energy, which is generated by rotation of the turbine, to electric energy. The turbine is provided at a specified position that belongs to a region between a first position and a second position in each region of the branched tube, the first position being an intermediate position between one end and the other end, and the second position being an intermediate position between the first position and the other end.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: CENTRAL MOTOR WHEEL CO., LTD.Inventor: Noriyuki FUKAYA
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Patent number: 9327689Abstract: When receiving no reverse state signal, which indicates that a vehicle is in reverse, a wash control circuit allows the actuation of the wiper motor by the interlocking operation and retains a changeover valve device on the side of the window washing nozzle. When receiving a reverse state signal, the wash control circuit switches the changeover valve device from the window washing nozzle to a camera washing nozzle and inhibits the actuation of the wiper motor by the interlocking operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Kikuta, Yukihiro Matsushita, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Noriyuki Fukaya
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Publication number: 20130255023Abstract: When receiving no reverse state signal, which indicates that a vehicle is in reverse, a wash control circuit allows the actuation of the wiper motor by the interlocking operation and retains a changeover valve device on the side of the window washing nozzle. When receiving a reverse state signal, the wash control circuit switches the changeover valve device from the window washing nozzle to a camera washing nozzle and inhibits the actuation of the wiper motor by the interlocking operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki KIKUTA, Yukihiro MATSUSHITA, Hidetoshi SUZUKI, Noriyuki FUKAYA
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Publication number: 20130140874Abstract: A wheel for an automobile is configured in such a manner that the wheel disc comprises an outer peripheral ring section having protrusions and recesses, the outer peripheral ring section being formed by continuously and alternately forming circular arc-shaped contact sections and contactless protrusion sections along the circumferential direction of the wheel, the circular arc-shaped contact sections being in contact with and welded to the bent peripheral section of the wheel rim, the contactless protrusion sections protruding further toward the front side than the circular arc-shaped contact sections and separating from the bent peripheral section. Welded sections at which the circular arc-shaped contact sections and the bent peripheral sections are welded together are intermittently arranged in the circumferential direction of the wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: CENTRAL MOTOR WHEEL CO., LTD.Inventor: Noriyuki Fukaya
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Patent number: 8403426Abstract: An automobile wheel includes: a wheel rim 2 including a circumferential positioning fitting groove 32 formed circumferentially around the center axis of the wheel rim 2 in the front surface of a circumferential bent portion 31 at which a front bead seat portion 13 and a front rim flange portion 11 are formed continuously with each other; and a wheel disc 3 including a circumferential insertion edge 36 formed circumferentially around the center axis of the wheel disc 3 on the back surface of an outer peripheral edge portion 24. The wheel rim 2 and the wheel disc 3 are welded to each other for integration with the circumferential insertion edge 36 fitted in the circumferential positioning fitting groove 32. The respective center axes of the wheel rim 2 and the wheel disc 3 are aligned with each other with high precision, achieving an advantageous effect that vibration that occurs while an automobile is running is suppressed to improve the operation stability and achieve high durability.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2009Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Central Motor Wheel Co., Ltd.Inventor: Noriyuki Fukaya
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Patent number: 8375573Abstract: A forming apparatus for forming a wire joint portion including a connection portion and an insulative tube covering the connection portion is provided. The forming apparatus includes: a production information acquiring unit which acquires production information; a connection portion forming unit which fixes a plurality of wires selected on the basis of the production information, and then electrically connects conductor portions of the wires together to form the connection portion; a first fusing unit which fuses one open end portion of the insulative tube to close the one open end portion; an inserting unit which moves the wires so as to insert the connection portion into the insulative tube through the other open end portion of the insulative tube; a second fusing unit which fuses the other open end portion of the insulative tube and insulative sheaths of the wires together so as to form the wire joint portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2009Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Kouji Daitou, Mikitsugu Suzuki, Kenji Tanaka, Noriyuki Fukaya, Tetsuro Ide
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Publication number: 20110232083Abstract: A forming apparatus for forming a wire joint portion including a connection portion and an insulative tube covering the connection portion is provided. The forming apparatus includes: a production information acquiring unit which acquires production information; a connection portion forming unit which fixes a plurality of wires selected on the basis of the production information, and then electrically connects conductor portions of the wires together to form the connection portion; a first fusing unit which fuses one open end portion of the insulative tube to close the one open end portion; an inserting unit which moves the wires so as to insert the connection portion into the insulative tube through the other open end portion of the insulative tube; a second fusing unit which fuses the other open end portion of the insulative tube and insulative sheaths of the wires together so as to form the wire joint portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Kouji Daitou, Mikitsugu Suzuki, Kenji Tanaka, Noriyuki Fukaya, Tetsuro Ide
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Publication number: 20100314932Abstract: In a disc of an automobile wheel, a plurality of hub surface rounded portions are formed at intervals on an imaginary circle provided around a hub hole and centered on an imaginary center corresponding to the center of the hub hole. The hub surface rounded portions are provided with a compressive residual stress by a compression process for work hardening. The strength of the hub surface rounded portions can thus be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2006Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: Central Motor Wheel Co., Ltd.Inventors: Noriyuki Fukaya, Yoshiyuki Nyuunoya, Katsuya Chashiro, Atsuhiko Jinno, Satoru Nakamura
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Publication number: 20100117444Abstract: An automobile wheel includes: a wheel rim 2 including a circumferential positioning fitting groove 32 formed circumferentially around the center axis of the wheel rim 2 in the front surface of a circumferential bent portion 31 at which a front bead seat portion 13 and a front rim flange portion 11 are formed continuously with each other; and a wheel disc 3 including a circumferential insertion edge 36 formed circumferentially around the center axis of the wheel disc 3 on the back surface of an outer peripheral edge portion 24. The wheel rim 2 and the wheel disc 3 are welded to each other for integration with the circumferential insertion edge 36 fitted in the circumferential positioning fitting groove 32. The respective center axes of the wheel rim 2 and the wheel disc 3 are aligned with each other with high precision, achieving an advantageous effect that vibration that occurs while an automobile is running is suppressed to improve the operation stability and achieve high durability.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: Central Motor Wheel Co., Ltd.Inventor: Noriyuki Fukaya