Patents Assigned to MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
  • Patent number: 12113418
    Abstract: A vibration actuator includes: a fixing body including a base part and a magnetic suction force generation part including a core on which a coil is wound; a movable body including a presentation part connecting part connectable to a vibration presentation part, and a suction part composed of a magnetic material; and a first elastic support part and a second elastic support part, the first elastic support part and the second elastic support part being configured to elastically support the movable body. A suction force of the magnetic suction force generation part is generated by energization to the coil, and a vibration along the base extending direction is applied to the vibration presentation part through the movable body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Minebea Mitsumi Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Kazutaka Sakaguchi, Tomoya Ishitani
  • Patent number: 12104609
    Abstract: A fan includes a first blower and a second blower each having an impeller. The first blower includes a first motor and a first motor drive controller to control driving of the first motor and communicate with the second blower. The second blower includes a second motor and a second motor drive controller to control driving of the second motor and communicate with the first blower. The first motor drive controller controls the driving of the first motor based on a result of communication with the second blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaidu, Satoshi Masuo, Shinichi Uchikawa, Xiao Zhou, Mitsunari Terada
  • Patent number: 12107243
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery, a sensor configured to detect a state of the battery. The sensor includes an insulating layer, and a resistor on one side of the insulating layer, the resistor being formed of a Cr composite film. The sensor detects the state of the battery as a change in a resistance value of the resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Asakawa, Shigeyuki Adachi, Eiji Misaizu, Atsushi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 12104928
    Abstract: An absolute encoder includes a spindle gear fixed to a motor shaft, a permanent magnet provided on the spindle gear, and a first driven gear having a center axis perpendicular to a center axis of a worm gear portion, and engaging the worm gear portion. The absolute encoder includes a second driving gear provided coaxially with the first driven gear and rotating according to a rotation of the first driven gear, and a second driven gear having a center axis perpendicular to the center axis of the first driven gear, and engaging the second driven gear. The spindle gear includes a magnet holder which is fit onto a tip end of the motor shaft, coaxially with the motor shaft, and a resin gear portion provided with the worm gear portion on an outer side in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Katsunori Saito, Yasuo Osada, Hiroki Negishi, Norikazu Sato
  • Patent number: 12100998
    Abstract: A motor 1 includes a stator having an annular shape; and a rotor including a rotor magnet surrounding the stator, wherein an outer diameter of the rotor is in a range from 80 mm to 100 mm, the stator includes a yoke having an annular shape, a plurality of magnetic pole portions, a plurality of coupling portions connecting the yoke and the plurality of magnetic pole portions to each other, and a plurality of coils each wound around each of the plurality of coupling portions, the rotor magnet is continuously formed of a resin in an annular shape, the number of magnet poles of the rotor magnet is 14×N (pieces) (where N is a positive integer), the number of the plurality of magnetic pole portions is 12×N (pieces), and each of the plurality of magnetic pole portions extends in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventor: Makoto Otsuka
  • Patent number: 12101013
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor having a rotation shaft, a stator arranged oppositely in a circumferential direction of the rotor, and a pair of bearing portions rotatably supporting the rotation shaft, the pair of bearing portions each include a first bearing being rotatable together with the rotation shaft and a second bearing being rotatable together with the first bearing, the first bearing rotates together with the rotation shaft when the first bearing is normal, and the second bearing as well as the first bearing rotates together with the rotation shaft when the first bearing is abnormal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Yuma Ohno, Toshihiro Tamitsuji, Yuya Hisatomi
  • Publication number: 20240307916
    Abstract: This vibration transmitting device comprises: a vibrating actuator which causes a movable body, which is supported in such a way as to be capable of vibrating elastically with respect to a fixed body, to vibrate by driving the movable body in one direction of the vibration direction of said movable body; and an accommodating unit for internally accommodating the vibrating actuator. The accommodating unit has an opening portion exposing at least a portion of the movable body such that the movable body comes into contact with an object to which vibrations are to be imparted, and the vibration transmitting device is provided with a projecting portion which projects from the movable body to the exterior of the accommodating unit through the opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Tomoya ISHITANI, Shinji HIRABAYASHI
  • Patent number: 12092453
    Abstract: An absolute encoder preferable in being made compact is provided. The absolute encoder includes a worm gear (101c) that rotates in accordance with rotation of a main spindle, and a worm wheel (102a) of which a central axis is perpendicular to a central axis of the worm gear (101c), the worm wheel engaging with the worm gear (101c). The worm gear (101c) is formed using a first material, and the worm wheel (102a) is formed using a second material different from the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Katsunori Saito, Yasuo Osada, Hiroki Negishi, Norikazu Sato
  • Patent number: 12095286
    Abstract: To provide a power supply system, a power device, and a power method capable of wireless power supply with a simple configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Fujii, Naoki Tsuji
  • Patent number: 12095331
    Abstract: A vibration actuator includes: a movable body having: a disk-shaped magnet; a pair of magnetic parts fixed to both surfaces of the magnet; and a pair of spring stopper parts connected to the magnetic parts; a pair of elastic support parts connected to the spring stopper parts and configured to support the movable body; a fixing body configured to connect to the elastic support parts with a protection wall portion, a pair of annular coils and a magnetic shield disposed in this order at an outer circumferential side, and accommodate the movable body such that the movable body is capable of reciprocally vibrating in an axial direction; and a cylindrical resin case having, on a circumferential wall portion, an opening portion for wires for supplying power to the coils and configured to close upper and lower faces of the circumferential wall portion and accommodate the fixing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Minebea Mitsumi Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Chikara Sekiguchi, Shigeyuki Shimomura, Yoshihiro Kumanomido, Daisuke Kodama, Yuta Yoshii, Shigenori Inamoto
  • Patent number: 12095330
    Abstract: A vibrator includes a frame, a swing unit, and an elastic member. The swing unit is disposed within the frame and holds a magnet. The elastic member connects the swing unit and the frame. The swing unit is movable with respect to the frame while deforming the elastic member. The frame, the swing unit, and the elastic member are integrally molded with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventor: Manabu Nakamura
  • Patent number: 12092122
    Abstract: A fan includes a first blower and a second blower each having an impeller. The first blower includes a first motor and a first motor drive controller to control driving of the first motor and communicate with the second blower. The second blower includes a second motor and a second motor drive controller to control driving of the second motor and communicate with the first blower. The first motor drive controller controls the driving of the first motor based on a result of communication with the second blower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kaidu, Satoshi Masuo, Shinichi Uchikawa, Xiao Zhou, Mitsunari Terada
  • Patent number: 12092455
    Abstract: The influence of a leakage magnetic flux from a magnet on a magnetic sensor configured to detect a magnetic flux from the permanent magnet is reduced. An absolute encoder includes a first magnet provided at a leading end side of a first worm gear part, a first angle sensor configured to detect a rotation angle of the first worm gear part corresponding to a change in a magnetic flux generated from the first magnet, a second magnet provided at a leading end side of a second worm wheel part, a second angle sensor configured to detect a rotation angle of the second worm wheel part corresponding to a change in a magnetic flux generated from the second magnet, and a gear base part configured to surround at least a part of a periphery of the first angle sensor and the second angle sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sakieda, Katsunori Saito, Yujin Ishi
  • Patent number: 12092454
    Abstract: To correct an error based on a position of a main spindle. An absolute encoder includes a magnet as a permanent magnet provided at a leading end side of a first worm gear part, an angle sensor as an angle sensor configured to detect a rotation angle of the first worm gear part corresponding to a change in a magnetic flux generated from the magnet, a microcomputer configured to output angle position information of a first driving gear in a stopped state, wherein the microcomputer outputs angle error information of the first driving gear corresponding to the angle position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventor: Yujin Ishi
  • Patent number: 12092698
    Abstract: A degradation-determination system includes at least four strain gauges that are installed on a principal surface of a lithium-ion battery and each of which is configured to detect pressure of a battery surface at a corresponding installation position, and a degradation determining unit configured to determine degradation of the lithium-ion battery based on measured values at the strain gauges. The degradation determining unit is configured to estimate a maximum expansion position where volume expansion is maximal in a region defined by the strain gauges, of the surface of the lithium-ion battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventor: Shigemi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20240305181
    Abstract: A vibration actuator comprising: a fixing body having a wound coil; a movable body housed in the fixing body, having a magnet and a yoke, and supported such that it vibrates inside the coil; and a pair of end portion members disposed at end portions of the fixing body and configured not to contact the movable body in a normal vibration range of the movable body but to contact the movable body at a time of impact to regulate a movement range of the movable body; wherein, each of the pair of end portion members includes an interference region that abuts against the movable body at the time of impact and restricts the movement range of the movable body, and a vent hole region that is located on an outer peripheral side of the interference region and includes a plurality of vent holes arranged in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Minebea Mitsumi Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Chikara SEKIGUCHI, Shigeyuki SHIMOMURA, Yoshihiro KUMANOMIDO, Daisuke KODAMA, Yuta YOSHII, Shigenori INAMOTO
  • Patent number: 12085457
    Abstract: A sensor module includes a first strain gauge including a first resistor, a second strain gauge including a second resistor, and a flexure element. The first strain gauge has the same characteristic as the second strain gauge. The first strain gauge and the second strain gauge are respectively disposed toward the same surface of the flexure element, via layers each of which has a different linear expansion coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Shinya Toda, Atsushi Kitamura, Toshiaki Asakawa
  • Patent number: 12088148
    Abstract: A motor according to the present application includes a rotor including a magnet, a yoke including an inner side surface around the magnet and having an annular shape, and a holder configured to hold the yoke. The yoke includes an end portion at the holder side in a rotating shaft (X) direction of the rotor. An outer side surface of the holder fits in an inner side surface of the yoke. The end portion of the yoke at the holder side and an outer side surface of the holder engage with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventor: Seiya Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 12081065
    Abstract: A motor capable of increasing cogging torque is provided. A motor includes a shaft; a magnetic member including a core including an annular portion and a plurality of spokes and a coil; and a magnet, wherein one of the magnetic member and the magnet is disposed at an inner side of the other; an end portion of each of the spokes and the magnet oppose one another in radial directions nm; the core includes a pair of magnetic pole portions at the end portion of each of the spokes, the a pair of magnetic pole portions extending in both directions of circumferential directions xy; and of the pair of magnetic pole portions of at least one spoke from among the plurality of spokes, the magnetic pole portion at an x side has a larger magnetic resistance than the magnetic pole portion at a y side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ohba, Kodai Kameoka
  • Patent number: 12078188
    Abstract: A fan motor according to an embodiment includes a bearing holder, a stator, a circuit board, and a synthetic resin. The stator is mounted at an outer circumference of the bearing holder. The circuit board is electrically connected to a coil of the stator, is mounted at a surface of the base part at an opposite side to the bearing holder, and extends from a base part to a connector housing. The synthetic resin seals the bearing holder, the stator, and the circuit board, except for both end faces of the bearing holder. The connector housing has a gate opening that is injected with the synthetic resin at the time of sealing and ribs that are at an opposite side to the gate opening with the circuit board between the ribs, and tops of the ribs making contact with the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichi Katsuki, Naohiro Yamada, Takafumi Kodama