Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa Kitamura

Yoshihisa Kitamura 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: 11946491
    Abstract: A liquid feeder includes a pump which is prevented from idling, and a replenisher including a cylinder that is a bottomed tube including an opening on a side adjacent to a communication flow path, the opening being connected to the communication flow path, and that is capable of accommodating a liquid in at least a portion of the cylinder, a seal that is housed in the cylinder in a movable manner along the cylinder, and seals the liquid in the cylinder, and a pressurizer to pressurize the seal toward a pump chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiko Tokeshi, Takahiro Imanishi, Yoshihisa Kitamura, Takehito Tamaoka
  • Patent number: 11725650
    Abstract: A liquid feeder switches a flow path of a liquid having flowed in from an inflow port to one of a flow path communicating with a first base communication port and a bypass outflow path. When a pump is attached to a base, the bypass outflow path is closed to allow the liquid having flowed in from the inflow port to flow to the pump. When the pump is removed from the base, the bypass outflow path is opened to allow the liquid having flowed in from the inflow port to flow from the bypass outflow path to the outflow port. The liquid feeder is able to prevent liquid leakage when a pump of a liquid feeder is replaced or repaired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kitamura, Takaya Okuno, Toshihiko Tokeshi, Takehito Tamaoka, Akihiko Makita
  • Publication number: 20220243735
    Abstract: A pump device includes a first pump, a second pump, and a casing. The first pump and the second pump are centrifugal pumps. The casing includes a first pump chamber in which the first pump is located and a second pump chamber in which the second pump is located. The first pump chamber includes a first bottom surface, a first side surface, a first inlet, and a first outlet. The first bottom surface is located on one side in the first direction with respect to a first motor of the first pump. The first side surface is connected to the first bottom surface and extends in the first direction. The first outlet is open with respect to the first side surface. The second pump chamber includes a second bottom surface, a second side surface, a second inlet, and a second outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Toshihiko TOKESHI, Takehito TAMAOKA, Takaya OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20220057123
    Abstract: A liquid feeder includes a pump which is prevented from idling, and a replenisher including a cylinder that is a bottomed tube including an opening on a side adjacent to a communication flow path, the opening being connected to the communication flow path, and that is capable of accommodating a liquid in at least a portion of the cylinder, a seal that is housed in the cylinder in a movable manner along the cylinder, and seals the liquid in the cylinder, and a pressurizer to pressurize the seal toward a pump chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Toshihiko TOKESHI, Takahiro IMANISHI, Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Takehito TAMAOKA
  • Publication number: 20220057124
    Abstract: A liquid feeder switches a flow path of a liquid having flowed in from an inflow port to one of a flow path communicating with a first base communication port and a bypass outflow path. When a pump is attached to a base, the bypass outflow path is closed to allow the liquid having flowed in from the inflow port to flow to the pump. When the pump is removed from the base, the bypass outflow path is opened to allow the liquid having flowed in from the inflow port to flow from the bypass outflow path to the outflow port. The liquid feeder is able to prevent liquid leakage when a pump of a liquid feeder is replaced or repaired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Takaya OKUNO, Toshihiko TOKESHI, Takehito TAMAOKA, Akihiko MAKITA
  • Publication number: 20220025890
    Abstract: A pump device includes a flow path through which liquid flows, a first pump in the flow path, a second pump in the flow path, a first pump downstream flow path located downstream of the first pump in the flow path, a second pump downstream flow path located downstream of the second pump in the flow path, a connection flow path connected to the first pump downstream flow path and the second pump downstream flow path in the flow path, a first check valve provided in the first pump downstream flow path, and a second check valve provided in the second pump downstream flow path or the connection flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Toshihiko TOKESHI, Takehito TAMAOKA
  • Patent number: 11025123
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator unit and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator unit. The stator unit includes a stator, a resin portion, a support portion, and an annular recess. The stator includes a stator core, an insulator, and a conducting wire wound around the stator core with the insulator interposed therebetween. The resin portion covers at least part of the stator. The support portion supports the stator. At an end portion of the stator unit on one side in an axial direction, the recess is recessed toward another side in the axial direction. The resin portion is positioned further in a radially outer direction than the recess. The rotor includes an annular projection extending toward the other side in the axial direction. At least part of the projection is accommodated in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Yamasaki, Takaya Okuno, Yoshihisa Kitamura, Tadayuki Kanatani, Hideki Aoi, Shoki Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10965179
    Abstract: A stator assembly includes a stator that drives a rotor rotatable about a central axis extending in a vertical direction, a cover that accommodates the stator, a filling portion that fills a space between the cover and the stator. The cover includes a tubular portion that extends in an axial direction and covers a radially side portion of the stator opposing the rotor in a radial direction, a lid portion that covers an axially upper end portion of the stator, and a cover stepped portion that is provided on a first radial side with respect to the tubular portion. The cover stepped portion comes in contact with the axially upper end portion of the stator and is positioned on an axially lower side with respect to an axially upper end portion of the tubular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Yamasaki, Hideki Aoi, Yoshihisa Kitamura, Junya Kawata, Rui Izutsu
  • Patent number: 10897175
    Abstract: A stator assembly includes a stator that drives a rotor that is rotatable about a central axis extending in a vertical direction, a stator support that supports the stator, and a filling portion that covers the stator. A first radial end portion of the stator is fixed to a second radial side surface of the stator support. An insulator of the stator includes an upper insulator covering an upper surface of a stator core. A first radial end portion of the upper insulator contacts the second radial side surface of the tubular stator support extending in an axial direction. An annular insulator concave portion that is recessed to the axial upper side is provided in the first radial end portion of the upper insulator. A first space, surrounded by the insulator concave portion, the stator core, and the stator support, is filled with a filling material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Yamasaki, Hideki Aoi, Yoshihisa Kitamura, Junya Kawata, Rui Izutsu
  • Patent number: 10680487
    Abstract: In a fan motor, a stator unit of a motor that rotates an impeller includes a cylindrical bearing holder that extends in an axial direction, a cover that covers an end of the bearing holder on one side in the axial direction, and a seal provided between the bearing holder and the cover. The cover has a disc portion that is provided on the end on the one side in the axial direction and extends in the radial direction, and a cylindrical portion that extends from the disc portion to the other side in the axial direction, and is located inside of the end. The seal has a first seal portion located between an inner side face of the end and an outer side face of the cylindrical portion in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaya Okuno, Tadayuki Kanatani, Shoki Yamazaki, Yoshihisa Kitamura, Hideki Aoi
  • Patent number: 10530213
    Abstract: In a fan motor, a stator unit of a motor that rotates an impeller includes an annular stator, the center of which is positioned on a central axis, and a housing including an accommodating portion that accommodates a part of a resin portion covering at least a part of the stator. At least one of a bottom face of the accommodating portion oriented to the stator in the axial direction and an inner side face of the accommodating portion oriented to an inner side in the radial direction is provided with a plurality of stepped portions. The stepped portions are different from each other in length in the axial direction when provided in the bottom face, and/or in length in the radial direction when provided in the inner side face. The bottom face, the inner side face, and the stepped portion are covered with the resin portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kitamura, Takaya Okuno, Hideki Aoi, Shoki Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20190334406
    Abstract: A stator assembly includes a stator that drives a rotor that is rotatable about a central axis extending in a vertical direction, a stator support that supports the stator, and a filling portion that covers the stator. A first radial end portion of the stator is fixed to a second radial side surface of the stator support. An insulator of the stator includes an upper insulator covering an upper surface of a stator core. A first radial end portion of the upper insulator contacts the second radial side surface of the tubular stator support extending in an axial direction. An annular insulator concave portion that is recessed to the axial upper side is provided in the first radial end portion of the upper insulator. A first space, surrounded by the insulator concave portion, the stator core, and the stator support, is filled with a filling material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Yuta YAMASAKI, Hideki AOI, Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Junya KAWATA, Rui IZUTSU
  • Publication number: 20190334405
    Abstract: A stator assembly includes a stator that drives a rotor rotatable about a central axis extending in a vertical direction, a cover that accommodates the stator, a filling portion that fills a space between the cover and the stator. The cover includes a tubular portion that extends in an axial direction and covers a radially side portion of the stator opposing the rotor in a radial direction, a lid portion that covers an axially upper end portion of the stator, and a cover stepped portion that is provided on a first radial side with respect to the tubular portion. The cover stepped portion comes in contact with the axially upper end portion of the stator and is positioned on an axially lower side with respect to an axially upper end portion of the tubular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Yuta YAMASAKI, Hideki AOI, Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Junya KAWATA, Rui IZUTSU
  • Publication number: 20190036388
    Abstract: An air blower includes an impeller that rotates a vane about an axial direction, and a motor that drives the impeller. The motor includes a rotor that rotates about a central axis, and a stator that drives the rotor. The stator includes a stator core, an insulator covering the stator core, and a resin portion covering the stator core and the insulator. The stator core includes an annular core back provided about the central axis, and teeth each radially extending in one direction from the core back. The insulator includes a protruding portion provided at least on one side of the stator core in the axial direction, and radially protruding to one side with respect to the stator core. At least a portion of a side surface of the protruding portion on the one side in the radial direction defines a portion of a surface of the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Yuta YAMASAKI, Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Shoki YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180337573
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator unit and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator unit. The stator unit includes a stator, a resin portion, a support portion, and an annular recess. The stator includes a stator core, an insulator, and a conducting wire wound around the stator core with the insulator interposed therebetween. The resin portion covers at least part of the stator. The support portion supports the stator. At an end portion of the stator unit on one side in an axial direction, the recess is recessed toward another side in the axial direction. The resin portion is positioned further in a radially outer direction than the recess. The rotor includes an annular projection extending toward the other side in the axial direction. At least part of the projection is accommodated in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Yuta YAMASAKI, Takaya OKUNO, Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Tadayuki KANATANI, Hideki AOI, Shoki YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180337567
    Abstract: A fan motor includes an impeller that includes a plurality of vane portions rotatable about a central axis and a motor that rotates the impeller. The motor includes a rotor rotatable about the central axis and a stator unit that supports the rotor rotatable about the central axis. The stator unit includes a stator, a resin portion, and a fixing portion. The stator in which a conducting wire is wound around a stator core with an insulator interposed therebetween drives the rotor. The resin portion covers at least part of the stator. The fixing portion fixes the stator. The stator unit further includes a coating portion that covers at least one of an end portion of an interface between the stator and the resin portion and an end portion of an interface between the resin portion and the fixing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Yuta YAMASAKI, Hideki AOI, Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Shoki YAMAZAKI, Yuki TSUKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180278118
    Abstract: In a fan motor, a stator unit of a motor that rotates an impeller includes a cylindrical bearing holder that extends in an axial direction, a cover that covers an end of the bearing holder on one side in the axial direction, and a seal provided between the bearing holder and the cover. The cover has a disc portion that is provided on the end on the one side in the axial direction and extends in the radial direction, and a cylindrical portion that extends from the disc portion to the other side in the axial direction, and is located inside of the end. The seal has a first seal portion located between an inner side face of the end and an outer side face of the cylindrical portion in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Takaya OKUNO, Tadayuki KANATANI, Shoki YAMAZAKI, Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Hideki AOI
  • Publication number: 20180278116
    Abstract: In a fan motor, a stator unit of a motor that rotates an impeller includes an annular stator, the center of which is positioned on a central axis, and a housing including an accommodating portion that accommodates a part of a resin portion covering at least a part of the stator. At least one of a bottom face of the accommodating portion oriented to the stator in the axial direction and an inner side face of the accommodating portion oriented to an inner side in the radial direction is provided with a plurality of stepped portions. The stepped portions are different from each other in length in the axial direction when provided in the bottom face, and/or in length in the radial direction when provided in the inner side face. The bottom face, the inner side face, and the stepped portion are covered with the resin portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Takaya OKUNO, Hideki AOI, Shoki YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180252223
    Abstract: A base unit includes a tubular bearing housing that extends in an axial direction while being positioned on a central axis that extends vertically, a base plate that is connected to the bearing housing and extends in radial directions, a stator that is provided on an upper surface of the base plate and is provided radially outward of the bearing housing, and a conducting member that is electrically connected to the stator and is drawn out radially outwards from the base plate. A conducting member holding portion that holds at least a portion of the conducting member toward the base plate is provided on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the base plate, and the conducting member holding portion is in a state of being cut and raised from the base plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Yuta YAMASAKI, Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Tadayuki KANATANI, Hideki AOI, Shoki YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180252222
    Abstract: A base unit includes a tubular bearing housing that extends in an axial direction while being positioned on a central axis that extends vertically, a base plate that is connected to the bearing housing and extends in radial directions, and a stator that is provided on an upper surface of the base plate and is provided radially outward of the bearing housing. At least a portion of the base plate and at least a portion of the stator are covered by a molded portion formed of resin, the stator and the base plate are connected to each other via the molded portion, the base plate is provided with a hook portion that protrudes upwards and is caught on the molded portion at least in the axial direction, and the hook portion is disposed radially outward of the bearing housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Yuta YAMASAKI, Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Tadayuki KANATANI, Shoki YAMAZAKI, Hideki AOI