Patents by Inventor Youji Okano

Youji Okano 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: 9502945
    Abstract: A cooling structure for an electric motor includes: a motor case that houses a stator and a rotor therein, a groove opened on an end surface in an axis direction of the rotor being formed in the motor case; a motor control circuit attached to the motor case; and a terminal base that closes the groove to constitute the groove as a cooling water passage through which cooling water can flow, the terminal base connecting a power line of the motor to a power line of the motor control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youji Okano, Toshiaki Tanno, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Takenari Okuyama
  • Publication number: 20150244242
    Abstract: A cooling structure for an electric motor includes: a motor case that houses a stator and a rotor therein, a groove opened on an end surface in an axis direction of the rotor being formed in the motor case; a motor control circuit attached to the motor case; and a terminal base that closes the groove to constitute the groove as a cooling water passage through which cooling water can flow, the terminal base connecting a power line of the motor to a power line of the motor control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youji Okano, Toshiaki Tanno, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Takenari Okuyama