Patents by Inventor Yukio HORIBA

Yukio HORIBA 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: 11888345
    Abstract: A connector portion includes a first system connector that holds a first system terminal and a second system connector that holds a second system terminal. An insertion/removal direction of the first system connector and the second system connector are the same as an axial direction of a motor. The first system connector and the second system connector are arranged close to each other such that the long length directions of the frontages of the connectors are aligned, and that the interval between the connectors is smaller than the width in the short length direction of both connectors. The connectors have protrusions that project in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the connectors are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Yamasaki, Yukio Horiba
  • Patent number: 11346734
    Abstract: A drive device includes a motor having two sets of winding wires, a controller coaxially disposed with the motor for controlling the motor, and a connector for connecting the controller to an external connector. The controller has a first system control unit for controlling power supplied to one set of winding wires and a second system control unit for controlling power supplied to the other set of winding wires. The connector has a first positive electrode terminal and a first negative electrode terminal for power supplied to the first system control unit, and a second positive electrode terminal and a second negative electrode terminal for power supplied to the second system control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukio Horiba, Masashi Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20210339794
    Abstract: A drive device includes a motor, a control unit, a connector unit, a cover, and a seal member. The control unit is arranged coaxially with the motor and configured to control a drive of the motor. The connector unit connects the control unit to an external connector. The cover is a member separate from the connector unit and covers the control unit. The seal member is provided between the connector unit and the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: GO KAWAGUCHI, YUKIO HORIBA
  • Publication number: 20210013770
    Abstract: A connector portion includes a first system connector that holds a first system terminal and a second system connector that holds a second system terminal. An insertion/removal direction of the first system connector and the second system connector are the same as an axial direction of a motor. The first system connector and the second system connector are arranged close to each other such that the long length directions of the frontages of the connectors are aligned, and that the interval between the connectors is smaller than the width in the short length direction of both connectors. The connectors have protrusions that project in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the connectors are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Masashi Yamasaki, Yukio Horiba
  • Publication number: 20190310150
    Abstract: A drive device includes a motor having two sets of winding wires, a controller coaxially disposed with the motor for controlling the motor, and a connector for connecting the controller to an external connector. The controller has a first system control unit for controlling power supplied to one set of winding wires and a second system control unit for controlling power supplied to the other set of winding wires. The connector has a first positive electrode terminal and a first negative electrode terminal for power supplied to the first system control unit, and a second positive electrode terminal and a second negative electrode terminal for power supplied to the second system control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Yukio HORIBA, Masashi YAMASAKI