Patents by Inventor Tomofumi OHASHI
Tomofumi OHASHI 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: 20180217564Abstract: A new position control apparatus is provided which can reduce deviation caused by a non-linear spring characteristic of a rolling apparatus. In a position control apparatus (5) that controls the position of a movable body (1), in a positioning apparatus (9) including a rolling apparatus (2), a deviation e(t) or d of the movable body 1 caused by the non-linear spring characteristic of the rolling apparatus (2) is subtracted from or added to a position command Xref or r of the movable body (1). The deviation d is calculated by carrying out equivalent exchange on a control circuit for a friction force of the rolling apparatus (2), which is set as a quantity of the dimension of displacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2016Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: THK CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeru Futami, Hitoshi Shibata, Tomofumi Ohashi
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Patent number: 10024449Abstract: A setting/operating device for operating a valve stem of a regulating valve, including: a sun gear that rotates upon reception of a rotational force from a drive motor; a fixed internal gear fixedly disposed to surround the sun gear and having teeth on an inner peripheral surface; a plurality of planetary gears disposed between the sun gear and the fixed internal gear that rotate in engagement with the sun gear and the fixed internal gear while revolving around the sun gear; a movable internal gear rotatably disposed coaxially with the fixed internal gear, having teeth that engage the planetary gear on an inner peripheral surface; and an output shaft coupled to the movable internal gear and configured to rotate the valve stem of the regulating valve, wherein the planetary gears have a torque limit structure that restricts power transmission when a torque exceeding a certain level is applied.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Azbil CorporationInventor: Tomofumi Ohashi
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Patent number: 10006562Abstract: A setting/operating device includes: a drive motor, a sun gear that rotates by force from the drive motor; a fixed internal gear; planetary gears configured to be rotatable in engagement with the fixed internal gear while revolving around the sun gear; a movable internal gear disposed coaxially with the fixed internal gear and provided so as to be rotatable in engagement with the planetary gears; an output shaft coupled to the movable internal gear and configured to rotate a valve stem of a regulating valve; wherein the planetary gear includes: a first gear portion configured to engage the sun gear and the fixed internal gear, a second gear portion disposed coaxially with the first gear portion and configured to engage the movable internal gear; and an elastically deformable portion having a smaller elastic modulus formed integrally between the first gear portion and the second gear portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Azbil CorporationInventor: Tomofumi Ohashi
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Patent number: 9996088Abstract: A valve opening setpoint corrector and a correction table storage are provided in a flow rate controlling valve. A correction table indicating valve opening correction values corresponding to combinations of amounts of opening of a valve and front-back differential pressures across the valve is stored in the correction table storage. In the valve opening setpoint corrector a correction value acquirer acquires, from the correction table, the valve opening correction value ? that corresponds to the inputted measured value of the valve and front-back differential pressure across the valve and sends it to the setpoint corrector, as a correction value that takes into account the amount of twist in the valve rod. The setpoint corrector corrects, by the correction value taking into account the amount of twist in the valve rod, the valve opening setpoint from the air conditioning controller, sending this corrected valve opening setpoint to the valve opening controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: AZBIL CORPORATIONInventors: Tomofumi Ohashi, Hideaki Someya
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Patent number: 9665105Abstract: A table indicating a relationship between a differential pressure across a valve unit and a torque that is to be outputted by a motor (an output torque) is stored in a table storing portion. A valve opening controlling portion and a torque controlling portion are provided in a controlling portion. The valve opening controlling portion uses the actual opening ?pv, from the valve opening detector, as the valve opening measured value, and sends a driving command to the motor so as to cause the valve opening measured value ?pv to match the valve opening setpoint ?sp. The torque controlling portion acquires, from the table, a torque corresponding to the differential pressure ?P across the valve unit, detected by the differential pressure detecting portion, and sends, to the motor, a command (a torque output command) to cause outputting of the torque that has been acquired.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: AZBIL CORPORATIONInventors: Hideaki Someya, Hiroaki Narita, Makoto Saruwatari, Tomofumi Ohashi
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Publication number: 20170114918Abstract: A setting/operating device including: a sun gear that is rotated by a rotational force from a drive motor; a fixed internal gear fixedly disposed to surround the sun gear and having teeth on an inner peripheral surface; a plurality of planetary gears disposed between the sun gear and the fixed internal gear that rotate in engagement with the sun gear and the fixed internal gear while revolving around the sun gear; a movable internal gear disposed coaxially with the fixed internal gear, having teeth that come into engagement with the planetary gear on an inner peripheral surface, and provided so as to be rotatable; an output shaft coupled to the movable internal gear and configured to rotate the valve stem of the regulating valve; and a manual operation mechanism that rotates the sun gear or the planetary gear by a force applied from the outside of a housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Azbil CorporationInventor: Tomofumi OHASHI
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Publication number: 20170114925Abstract: A setting/operating device includes: a drive motor, a sun gear that rotates by force from the drive motor; a fixed internal gear; planetary gears configured to be rotatable in engagement with the fixed internal gear while revolving around the sun gear; a movable internal gear disposed coaxially with the fixed internal gear and provided so as to be rotatable in engagement with the planetary gears; an output shaft coupled to the movable internal gear and configured to rotate a valve stem of a regulating valve; wherein the planetary gear includes: a first gear portion configured to engage the sun gear and the fixed internal gear, a second gear portion disposed coaxially with the first gear portion and configured to engage the movable internal gear; and an elastically deformable portion having a smaller elastic modulus formed integrally between the first gear portion and the second gear portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Azbil CorporationInventor: Tomofumi OHASHI
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Publication number: 20170114919Abstract: A setting/operating device for operating a valve stem of a regulating valve, including: a sun gear that rotates upon reception of a rotational force from a drive motor; a fixed internal gear fixedly disposed to surround the sun gear and having teeth on an inner peripheral surface; a plurality of planetary gears disposed between the sun gear and the fixed internal gear that rotate in engagement with the sun gear and the fixed internal gear while revolving around the sun gear; a movable internal gear rotatably disposed coaxially with the fixed internal gear, having teeth that engage the planetary gear on an inner peripheral surface; and an output shaft coupled to the movable internal gear and configured to rotate the valve stem of the regulating valve, wherein the planetary gears have a torque limit structure that restricts power transmission when a torque exceeding a certain level is applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Azbil CorporationInventor: Tomofumi OHASHI
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Publication number: 20170090485Abstract: A method and system for measuring and controlling a flow rate of a valve by correcting a valve opening measurement value ?pv with the use of a correction value ? corresponding to an amount of twist of a valve stem that is determined according to the valve opening measurement value ?pv and a differential pressure detection value ?P, and calculating a flow rate of a fluid flowing in a pipeline on the basis of a corrected valve opening ?pv? and the differential pressure detection value ?P. The calculated flow rate of the fluid is set as a measured flow rate Qpv, and the amount of rotation of the valve stem is controlled so that the measured flow rate Qpv matches a set flow rate Qsp.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Tomofumi OHASHI, Hideaki SOMEYA
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Publication number: 20160291606Abstract: A table indicating a relationship between a differential pressure across a valve unit and a torque that is to be outputted by a motor (an output torque) is stored in a table storing portion. A valve opening controlling portion and a torque controlling portion are provided in a controlling portion. The valve opening controlling portion uses the actual opening ?pv, from the valve opening detector, as the valve opening measured value, and sends a driving command to the motor so as to cause the valve opening measured value ?pv to match the valve opening setpoint ?sp. The torque controlling portion acquires, from the table, a torque corresponding to the differential pressure ?P across the valve unit, detected by the differential pressure detecting portion, and sends, to the motor, a command (a torque output command) to cause outputting of the torque that has been acquired.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: Azbil CorporationInventors: Hideaki SOMEYA, Hiroaki NARITA, Makoto SARUWATARI, Tomofumi OHASHI
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Publication number: 20160291607Abstract: A valve opening setpoint corrector and a correction table storage are provided in a flow rate controlling valve. A correction table indicating valve opening correction values corresponding to combinations of amounts of opening of a valve and front-back differential pressures across the valve is stored in the correction table storage. In the valve opening setpoint corrector a correction value acquirer acquires, from the correction table, the valve opening correction value ? that corresponds to the inputted measured value of the valve and front-back differential pressure across the valve and sends it to the setpoint corrector, as a correction value that takes into account the amount of twist in the valve rod. The setpoint corrector corrects, by the correction value taking into account the amount of twist in the valve rod, the valve opening setpoint from the air conditioning controller, sending this corrected valve opening setpoint to the valve opening controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: Azbil CorporationInventors: Tomofumi OHASHI, Hideaki SOMEYA