Patents Assigned to Exedy Corporation
  • Patent number: 11408468
    Abstract: A torque limiter embedded damper device is provided between a power source-side member and an output-side member. The torque limiter embedded damper device includes a damper unit coupled to the output-side member, and a torque limiter unit that limits torque transmitted between the power source-side member and the damper unit. The damper unit includes first and second plates opposed to each other. The first and second plates have a disc shape. The first plate includes a first coupling portion in an outer peripheral end thereof. The second plate includes a second coupling portion in an outer peripheral end thereof. The first and second coupling portions are coupled to each other. The torque limiter unit includes a friction disc including a third coupling portion in an inner peripheral part thereof. The third coupling portion is coupled to the damper unit and disposed radially inside the first and second coupling portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi Uehara
  • Patent number: 11384824
    Abstract: A lock-up device includes a clutch part, a piston, a sleeve, and an oil chamber plate. The clutch part is disposed between a front cover and a turbine. The piston is axially movable, and brings the clutch part into a torque-transmission state. The sleeve is fixed to the inner peripheral part of the front cover. The sleeve has a piston support part and a first butt part. The piston support part supports an inner peripheral surface of the piston to be axially movable. The first butt part is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the piston support part. The oil chamber plate is provided between the piston and the turbine. The oil chamber plate has a second butt part. The second butt part is butt-welded with the first butt part. The oil chamber plate forms an oil chamber. Hydraulic fluid is supplied between the oil chamber and the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11378133
    Abstract: A damper device includes first and second rotary members, elastic members, and seat members. The first rotary member includes an annular chamber, and first engaging portions provided in the annular chamber. The second rotary member includes a second engaging portion. The elastic members are aligned in a circumferential direction in the annular chamber, and elastically couple the first and second rotary members in a rotational direction. Each seat member is disposed between a circumferential end surface of each elastic member and both the first engaging portions and the second engaging portion. Each seat member includes first and second contact surfaces. The first contact surface contacts the circumferential end surface of each elastic member. The second contact surface contacts the second engaging portion. The first and second contact surfaces tilt at angles to prevent a radially outward force from acting on each seat member when each elastic member is elastically deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masataka Aikawa, Hiroki Matsuo
  • Patent number: 11368059
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine includes a non-rotating member, a stator fixed to the non-rotating member, a field coil fixed to the non-rotating member, disposed on an inner diameter side of the stator, and having an iron core and a winding wound around the iron core, and a rotor rotatably disposed between the stator and the field coil. The rotor has, at a portion facing the stator, different radial dimensions with respect to a rotary shaft of the rotor between a one end of the rotor in an extending direction of the rotary shaft and a portion different from the one end in the extending direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Katsura, Taichi Kitamura, Kenji Kitada
  • Patent number: 11359694
    Abstract: A damper device includes a first rotor disposed to be rotatable, a second rotor rotatable relative to the first rotor, and a plurality of elastic members configured to elastically couple the first rotor and the second rotor in a circumferential direction. The first rotor includes a first plate and a second plate. The first and second plates are axially opposed to each other, and fixed to be immovable in both axial and circumferential directions. The first plate includes a plurality of first holding portions and a plurality of bent portions. The plurality of first holding portions hold the plurality of elastic members. The plurality of bent portions are provided on an outer peripheral end of the first plate, and bent toward the second plate. The second plate includes a plurality of second holding portions holding the plurality of elastic members together with the plurality of first holding portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Tomita, Yusuke Okamachi
  • Patent number: 11346431
    Abstract: A lock-up device includes a clutch part and a damper part. The clutch part is disposed between a front cover and a turbine. The clutch part transmits or blocks torque. The damper part transmits torque from the clutch part to the turbine, and absorbs torsional vibration. The damper part includes an input member, an output member, a plurality of elastic members, and a support member. The input member is connected to the clutch part. The output member is rotatable relative to the input member and is connected to the turbine. The elastic members are accommodated in the input member, and elastically connect the input member and the output member in a rotational direction. The support member has a connecting part and a plurality of support parts. The connecting part is connected to the input member. The plurality of support parts support inner peripheral surfaces of the plurality of elastic members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11320000
    Abstract: A clutch device includes a clutch plate and a clutch outer. The clutch plate includes a plurality of teeth circumferentially disposed apart from each other. The clutch outer includes a bottom portion, a plurality of cover portions, and a plurality of openings. The bottom portion has a disc shape and is greater in diameter than the clutch plate. The cover portions axially extend from an outer peripheral edge of the bottom portion so as to cover the teeth. The cover portions are circumferentially disposed apart from each other. Each opening is disposed between each adjacent pair of the cover portions. Each opening is radially opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Kitazawa, Noriko Matsuyoshi
  • Patent number: 11323004
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine includes a non-rotating member, a stator fixed to the non-rotating member, a field coil fixed to the non-rotating member, disposed on an inner diameter side of the stator, and having an iron core and a winding wound around the iron core, and a rotor rotatably disposed between the stator and the iron core. A flow path through which a heat exchange medium is supplied and discharged is formed in the iron core along an axial direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Katsura, Taichi Kitamura, Kenji Kitada
  • Patent number: 11285798
    Abstract: A drive system includes a motor, an engine, a torque converter and an output shaft member. The torque converter is a device to which a torque outputted from the motor is inputted. The output shaft member outputs the torque inputted thereto from the torque converter or a torque inputted thereto from the engine. The engine outputs the torque to the output shaft member without through the torque converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 11274711
    Abstract: A clutch device includes a first rotor, a second rotor, a third rotor, at least one bolt, at least one anti-slip member, and a cam mechanism. The first rotor has a first cam surface and a first fitting hole extending in an axial direction. The second rotor has a second cam surface. The third rotor has a second fitting hole. The second cam surface presses the first cam surface in a circumferential direction. The second fitting hole faces the first fitting hole and extends in the axial direction. The third rotor is fixed to the first rotor. The bolt connects the first rotor and the third rotor. The anti-slip member fits into the first and second fitting holes. The cam mechanism includes the first cam surface and the second cam surface, and moves the second rotor in the axial direction when relative rotation occurs between the first rotor and the second rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Kitazawa, Osamu Mano
  • Patent number: 11236800
    Abstract: A damper device is disclosed. The damper device includes first and second rotary members, a plurality of elastic members, and a plurality of end seat members. The first rotary member includes a first engaging portion and an annular chamber filled with a viscous fluid in an interior thereof. The second rotary member includes a second engaging portion, and is rotatable relative to the first rotary member. The plurality of elastic members are aligned in a circumferential direction in the interior of the annular chamber, and elastically couple the first rotary member and the second rotary member in a rotational direction. Each of the plurality of end seat members is disposed between one of the plurality of elastic members and at least one of the first and second engaging portions. The each of the plurality of end seat members includes an end seat communicating groove penetrating therethrough in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masataka Aikawa, Hiroki Matsuo
  • Patent number: 11215234
    Abstract: A centering structure is provided in a device including a first member with an inner peripheral surface and a second member with an outer peripheral surface opposed to the inner peripheral surface. The centering structure includes outer peripheral cam surfaces circumferentially aligned on the inner peripheral surface of the first member, inner peripheral cam surfaces opposed to the outer peripheral cam surfaces, and rolling elements. The inner peripheral cam surfaces form accommodation spaces together with the outer peripheral cam surfaces therebetween. The rolling elements are disposed in the accommodation spaces. Each rolling element rolls along each outer peripheral cam surface and each inner peripheral cam surface. The rolling elements move the first or second member in a direction to cause a center of the inner peripheral surface and a center of the outer peripheral surface to be matched when the first and second members are rotated relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Tomiyama
  • Patent number: 11183911
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine includes a non-rotating member, a stator fixed to the non-rotating member, a field coil fixed to the non-rotating member, disposed on an inner diameter side of the stator, and having an iron core and a winding wound around the iron core, and a rotor rotatably disposed between the stator and the field coil. The rotor includes a first rotor portion and a second rotor portion. The rotating electric machine further comprises a positioning member disposed in each of the first gap, the second gap, and the third gap to position each of the first rotor portion and the second rotor portion in the circumferential direction and the extending direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Katsura, Taichi Kitamura, Kenji Kitada
  • Patent number: 11162557
    Abstract: A damper device includes a damper device body, an output shaft and a dynamic vibration absorber. The damper device body includes an input member and an output member. The input member and the output member are coupled to be rotatable relative to each other. The output shaft outputs a torque transmitted to it from the damper device body. The dynamic vibration absorber is attached to the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Kawahara, Yusuke Tomita
  • Patent number: 11161406
    Abstract: A power transmission device includes an electric motor, and a torque converter connected to the electric motor to transmit torque. A torque converter characteristic line is determined based on a capacity coefficient of the torque converter and indicates torque of the torque converter relative to each rotational speed of the torque converter. An electric motor characteristic line indicates a maximum output torque of the electric motor relative to each rotational speed of the electric motor. A first range corresponds to a range equal to and greater than a base rotational speed of the electric motor and equal to or less than a first average rotational speed, which is an average of the base rotational speed and a maximum rotational speed of the electric motor. The capacity coefficient is such that the characteristic line for the torque converter intersects the characteristic line for the electric motor in the first range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 11156277
    Abstract: The present device includes an inertia ring, a plurality of centrifugal elements, a plurality of cam mechanisms and a plurality of restriction mechanisms. The inertia ring is disposed to be rotatable with a hub flange and be rotatable relatively to the hub flange. Each centrifugal element is disposed to receive a centrifugal force generated by rotation of the hub flange and the inertia ring. When a relative displacement is produced between the hub flange and the inertia ring in a rotational direction while the centrifugal force is acting on each centrifugal element, each cam mechanism converts the centrifugal force into a circumferential force directed to reduce the relative displacement. Each restriction mechanism allows actuation of each centrifugal element by each cam mechanism, and restricts radial movement of each centrifugal element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 11149831
    Abstract: A lock-up device for a torque converter is disclosed. The lock-up device includes a clutch part, first and second rotary members, a plurality of elastic members and a stopper mechanism. The clutch part is provided between a front cover and a turbine, and transmits the torque inputted to the front cover to the turbine. The first rotary member is disposed between the clutch part and the turbine. The second rotary member is rotatable relative to the first rotary member. The elastic members elastically couple an outer peripheral part of the first rotary member and an outer peripheral part of the second rotary member in a rotational direction. The stopper mechanism is disposed axially between the elastic members and an outer peripheral part of a turbine shell. The stopper mechanism includes an engaging portion restricting an angular range of relative rotation between the first rotary member and the second rotary member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoru Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11149818
    Abstract: A rotary device includes two rotatable rotors and two stopper mechanisms. The first and second stopper mechanisms restrict relative rotation between the rotors. The first stopper mechanism includes a first protruding member and a first contact surface. The first protruding member includes an elastic outer peripheral part. The first contact surface is disposed at an interval from the first protruding member. The first protruding member contacts the first contact surface when a torsion angle between the rotors reaches a first angle. The second stopper mechanism includes a second protruding member and a second contact surface. The second protruding member includes an outer peripheral part having higher stifffiess than that of the first protruding member. The second contact surface is disposed at an interval from the second protruding member. The second protruding member contacts the second contact surface when the torsion angle reaches a second angle greater than the first angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Tomita, Keisuke Sakai
  • Patent number: 11146138
    Abstract: A rotating electrical machine of a brushless wound field type disposed between a stationary case and rotating member that rotates inside the case includes a stator held by the case, including an AC coil that generates a rotating magnetic field with an alternating current, a field core held by the case, the field core including a field coil that generates a magnetic flux with a direct current, a rotor fixed in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the rotating member and held rotatably relative to the stator and field coil, a rotor side core portion that is a part of the rotating member. The magnetic flux of the field coil passes from the field core through the rotor via the second air gap, the stator and rotor via the first air gap, the rotor side core portion, and the field core via the third air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Katsura, Taichi Kitamura, Kimitaka Uemura
  • Patent number: 11133732
    Abstract: A brushless winding field rotational electric machine positioned between a starting device and a case enclosing the starting device includes: a stator, which is held to the case, including an alternating-current coil configured to generate a rotation magnetic field by alternating current; a field core, which is held to the case, including a field coil to be excited by direct current; and a rotor disposed on an outer periphery of the starting device and rotatably held about a rotational axis relative to the stator and the field coil. The rotor includes a connection portion to be connected to a synchronized rotation member configured to rotate in synchronization with an engine along the rotational axis, on a facing surface to the synchronized rotation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Katsura, Taichi Kitamura, Kimitaka Uemura