Patents Assigned to TEC, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20200144899
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminated iron core including placing a laminated iron core body on a conveyance jig. Downwardly moving the conveyance jig by a lift and downwardly moving an upper die with respect to a lower die of the die unit. The lift being mounted so as to be unaffixed to both the die unit and the conveyance jig. Holding the laminated iron core body placed on the conveyance jig from both sides in a lamination direction of the plurality of iron core pieces between the lower die and the upper die, the lower die coming into contact with the conveyance jig. Injecting a resin into a through hole formed through the laminated iron core body held by the die unit in the lamination direction of the plurality of iron core pieces from the lower die through the conveyance jig or from the upper die.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Hirotoshi MABU, Hidemi SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20200135628
    Abstract: A leadframe includes a substrate and a surface layer covering the substrate. The surface layer includes an acicular oxide containing CuO at a higher concentration than any other component of the acicular oxide. A leadframe package includes the leadframe, a semiconductor chip mounted on the leadframe, and a resin that covers the semiconductor chip and at least a part of the leadframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsui High-tec, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryota FURUNO, Kimihiko KUBO
  • Patent number: 10630153
    Abstract: A laminated iron core is made of a stator iron core formed by laminating a plurality of iron core pieces with a predetermined shape, and a caulking block detachable along a radial direction is formed in each of the iron core pieces. In a method for manufacturing the laminated iron core, the caulking block detachable along the radial direction is provided in each of the iron core pieces, and the iron core pieces are laminated and joined through the caulking blocks and are arranged on a jig and then, the caulking blocks are pulled in the radial direction and are detached from the laminated iron core pieces, and the laminated iron core pieces are joined by a resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hasuo, Masahiro Izumi
  • Patent number: 10622873
    Abstract: In the case of a laminated rotor core 10, insertion of permanent magnets 14 and filling of resin 15 into each of magnet insertion holes 13 are performed in order to cancel out a problem of an imbalanced weight estimated from a deviation of lamination thickness in a circumferential direction of a laminated core body 12, and a manufacturing method includes a step of measuring a deviation of lamination thickness in which an imbalanced weight is estimated by measuring the deviation of lamination thickness in the circumferential direction of the laminated core body 12, and a step of balance adjustment in which the insertion of the permanent magnets 14 into each of the magnet insertion holes 13 and the filling of resin 15 into each of the magnet insertion holes 13 are performed in a manner that cancels out a problem of this imbalanced weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignees: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Nagai, Kenji Katsuki, Go Kato, Jin Oda, Yuzo Ohta, Masashi Matsumoto, Tatsuhiko Mizutani
  • Publication number: 20200108591
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stack includes a sequence of operations including separating a sheet from a temporary stack of sheets, rotating the sheet after it has been separated, and applying an adhesive to the sheet, while it is being rotated, by dispensing the adhesive to a surface of the sheet by at least one dispenser and restacking a plurality of the sheets, to which the adhesive was applied by repeating the sequence of operations, to form a manufactured stack of sheets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsui High-tec, Inc.
    Inventors: Yukio MATSUNAGA, Yusuke HASUO, Yusuke ETO, Hayato NAKAYAMA, Takaya SAKAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200112237
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rotor includes mounting a plurality of core members to a shaft in a state by inserting the shaft into a shaft hole that penetrates through the plurality of core members in a height direction. An inner diameter of the shaft hole is larger than an outer diameter of the shaft. The method includes pressing the plurality of stacked core members together in the height direction to form a stack in which the plurality of core members are located adjacent to each other, and the shaft hole is engaged with the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicants: Mitsui High-tec, Inc., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kohei YOSHIDA, Shinya SANO
  • Patent number: 10615673
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a mold unit and a receive unit which clamp a laminated iron core body from both sides in a lamination direction, the laminated iron core body including a plurality of laminated iron core pieces and a resin hole pierced in the lamination direction, a plunger which extrudes a resin of an inside of a resin pool part formed in the mold unit, and a cull plate arranged between the laminated iron core body and the mold unit. The cull plate includes a close contact part with the resin on a side opposed to the plunger, the close contact part including a projection projected to a side of the plunger beyond a groove bottom of a runner formed in the cull plate, or a recess recessed to a side of the laminated iron core body beyond the groove bottom of the runner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Mabu, Satoshi Matsubayashi
  • Publication number: 20200091802
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rotor core includes: acquiring individual weights of a plurality of permanent magnets to identify heavier permanent magnets and lighter permanent magnets based on a comparison of the individual weights; obtaining first to Nth magnet sets by combining at least one of the heavier permanent magnets and at least one of the lighter permanent magnets into each magnet set, wherein N is a natural number equal to or greater than 2; preparing a core body configured to rotate around a predetermined rotational axis, the core body including first to Nth attaching locations arranged in a circumferential direction of the rotational axis; and attaching each of the first to Nth magnet sets to a different oneof the first to Nth attaching locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsui High-tec, Inc.
    Inventor: Kohei YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 10581303
    Abstract: A laminated iron core includes a plurality of blanked iron core pieces laminated together, a continuity of side parts of the iron core pieces configuring a side surface of the laminated iron core. The side part of each iron core piece includes a specific light reflection area having a prescribed width along a circumferential direction, where the specific light reflection area has different light reflection characteristics from the other area of the side part of the iron core piece, and a striped pattern, configured by the specific light reflection areas, exists on the side surface of the laminated iron core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Arakawa, Takashi Maruyama, Kenichi Takasaki
  • Patent number: 10560005
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a laminated iron core includes a conveyance jig on which a laminated iron core body is placed, a die unit including a lower die and an upper die upwardly and downwardly movable with respect to the lower die, which holds the laminated iron core body placed on the conveyance jig from both sides in a lamination direction of the laminated iron core body between the lower die and the upper die, an injector injecting a resin into a through hole formed through the laminated iron core body held by the die unit from the lower die through the conveyance jig or the upper die, and an upward and downward movement unit capable of upwardly and downwardly moving the conveyance jig with respect to the lower die, and being provided independently from the die unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Hirotoshi Mabu, Hidemi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20200039203
    Abstract: A metal laminate includes a lamination of a first metal plate and a second metal plate. The first metal plate includes a caulking that exhibits a mountain shape protruding from a back surface side and recessed on a front surface side, and the second metal plate includes an accommodating portion configured to accommodate the caulking such that the caulking is fitted to the accommodating portion. The caulking includes a recessed portion provided on an inner concave surface of the caulking and recessed toward the back surface side of the first metal plate, and an abutting portion provided on an outer convex surface of the caulking and abutted against an inner surface of the accommodating portion at a position corresponding to the recessed portion. The abutting portion expands laterally from the outer convex surface toward the inner surface of the accommodating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Masahiro IZUMI, Makoto HARAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200042848
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a metal product comprise forming a base region on a surface of a metal member by repeatedly scanning along a predetermined first direction while irradiating the surface of the metal member with a base laser beam over a first set of rows. The method further comprises forming a marking by repeatedly scanning along a predetermined second direction while irradiating the surface of the metal member with a marking laser beam over a second set of rows. The second direction is different from the first direction. An identification code having a predetermined pattern comprises a combination of the base region and the marking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsui High-tec, Inc.
    Inventors: Jin ODA, Junya SATAKE, Tomoki HIRAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200043651
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing an iron core product includes providing an iron core body which includes a magnet insertion hole in which a permanent magnet is disposed, injecting a molten resin into the magnet insertion hole of the iron core body at a first pressure, and setting a pressure applied to the molten resin to a second pressure lower than the first pressure after the molten resin is injected into the magnet insertion hole and before the molten resin is cured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi FUKUMOTO, Kohei YOSHIDA, Junya SATAKE
  • Publication number: 20200014256
    Abstract: An annular core piece in which an annular core piece can be received inside a contour of an outer circumstance of the annular core piece and the number of recesses formed on the outer circumstance is small is provided. In an annular core piece including a plurality of recesses opened in an outer circumferential part, the recess includes a narrowed part and a raised part, and a transverse width of the narrowed part is made narrower than a transverse width of a different region present on a side of a bottom of the recess further beyond the narrowed part, and the raised part is formed such that a part of the bottom of the recess is raised and projected toward an opening end of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Hirokazu ARAKAWA, Yusuke HASUO
  • Publication number: 20190372439
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stacked core includes forming a first pilot hole in a strip-like metal plate by a first punch, and working a predetermined portion of the metal plate by a second punch, in a state in which a first pilot pin is inserted into the first pilot hole. A worked portion of the metal plate that is worked by the second punch is press-fitted into the metal plate, in a state in which a first pilot pin is inserted into the first pilot hole, and a second pilot hole is formed in the metal plate by a third punch, after press-fitting the worked portion into the metal plate and before performing another work on the metal plate. Additionally, the method includes forming a blanked member by blanking a region including the worked portion by a fourth punch, in a state in which a second pilot pin is inserted into the second pilot hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsui High-tec, Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiro HASHIMOTO, Daisuke KOMIYA
  • Patent number: 10498203
    Abstract: A laminated rotor core (36) wherein permanent magnets (47) are inserted in respective magnet insertion holes (46) is disposed between and pressed by an upper die (37) and a lower die (29). The upper die (37) has resin reservoir pots (50) provided above the laminated rotor core (36) and at positions corresponding to the respective magnet insertion holes (46). Raw resin material put in the resin reservoir pots (50) is heated by the upper die (37). Subsequently, the resin material in a liquefied state is ejected from the resin reservoir pots (50) by plungers (52) that are inserted and moves vertically in the resin reservoir pots (50) and is directly filled in the magnet insertion holes (46). Consequently, the respective magnet insertion holes (46) are filled with the resin material more evenly and highly reliable products can be supplied at low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi Matsubayashi, Hirotoshi Mabu, Katsumi Amano, Atsushi Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20190363621
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stacked stator core comprises forming a stack that comprises an annular yoke portion, a plurality of tooth portions, and a plurality of slots. The method further comprises inserting a mold core member of the plurality of mold core members into a slot of the plurality of slots, the mold core member comprising a body portion and a closing portion connected to the body portion, the body portion extending along a longitudinal direction of the slot and spaced apart from an inner wall surface of the slot, the closing portion being positioned on a slot opening side of the slot and closing an open end portion of the slot on the slot opening side. Additionally, the method comprises forming a resin portion by charging a melted resin into a filling space between the slot and the mold core member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsui High-tec, Inc.
    Inventors: Iwao MYOJIN, Yusuke HASUO, Yusuke ETO, Hayato NAKAYAMA
  • Patent number: 10476339
    Abstract: In a cross sectional plane perpendicular to a center axis line of an annular core, a connection projection and a connection recess have complementary configurations in which the connection projection and the connection recess are narrowed in width with distance from coupling surfaces, the connection projection and the connection recess respectively include a pair of friction surfaces and a pair of friction surfaces extending in a direction separate from the coupling surfaces, the friction surface of the connection projection is inclined relative to a virtual normal line perpendicular to a line connecting bottom portions of the pair of friction surfaces of the connection projection, and the friction surface of the connection recess is inclined relative to a virtual normal line perpendicular to a line connecting bottom portions of the pair of friction surfaces of the connection recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignees: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC., ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Masahiro Izumi, Hirokazu Arakawa, Yusuke Hasuo, Frank Frister, Achim Neubauer
  • Patent number: 10468950
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a laminated core including a plurality of poles arranged side by side in a circumferential direction, each pole having three or more magnet housing holes and magnets housed in the magnet housing holes. The manufacturing method includes: a step of preparing a lamination having the magnet housing holes; a step of injecting sealing resin into a pair of magnet housing holes arranged at symmetric positions with respect to a line extending in a radial direction of the lamination, with the magnets being disposed in the pair of respective magnet housing holes; and a step of injecting sealing resin into another magnet housing hole, with the magnet being disposed in the magnet housing hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignees: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Yoshida, Junya Satake, Keiichi Kaneshige, Meio Gi
  • Patent number: D867753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Giffin Tec, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Giffin