Patents by Inventor Akihiko Umeda
Akihiko Umeda 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).
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Patent number: 12206311Abstract: An outer diameter side magnet field pole piece assembly for a magnetic gear which is disposed on an outer circumferential side of a plurality of magnetic pole pieces disposed on an outer circumferential side of the outer diameter side magnet field pole piece assembly along a circumferential direction, includes: a plurality of magnetic pole pairs disposed on the outer circumferential side of the plurality of magnetic pole pieces along the circumferential direction; and a support member for supporting the plurality of magnetic pole pairs from the outer circumferential side. A space along an axial direction is formed in at least a part between an outer circumferential surface of each of the plurality of magnetic pole pairs and an opposite surface of an inner circumferential surface of the support member opposite to the outer circumferential surface of each of the plurality of magnetic pole pairs.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Sakai, Yasutaka Aoki, Takayuki Shimizu, Ryoji Okabe, Akihiko Umeda, Takatoshi Matsushita, Mikito Sasaki
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Patent number: 12180969Abstract: A centrifugal compressor includes: a drive shaft; a wheel gear; a driven shaft; a pinion gear disposed to be rotatable together with the driven shaft, and meshing with the wheel gear; an impeller rotating together with the driven shaft; a thrust collar restricting a displacement of the driven shaft in an axial direction by colliding with the wheel gear in the axial direction; and a plurality of bolts disposed at intervals in a circumferential direction and each extending in the axial direction to fix the thrust collar and the pinion gear. Each of the plurality of bolts fix the thrust collar and the pinion gear in a state where each of the plurality of bolts are inserted from a position opposite to the wheel gear with reference to the thrust collar in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuyori Yagi, Akihiko Umeda, Eiichi Yanagisawa, Masayuki Soneda, Seiji Ohama
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Publication number: 20240146161Abstract: A magnetic geared electrical machine includes: a stator; a magnetic pole piece rotor including a plurality of magnetic pole pieces disposed radially inward of the stator; an inner rotor including a plurality of rotor magnets, disposed radially inward of the plurality of magnetic pole pieces, and configured to rotate at a higher speed than the magnetic pole piece rotor; and a fan for cooling at least one of the stator, the magnetic pole piece rotor, or the inner rotor. The magnetic pole piece rotor further includes a power transmission shaft disposed on one side in an axial direction relative to the plurality of magnetic pole pieces, and configured to transmit rotational power to and from an external device. The fan is disposed in the inner rotor on an opposite side to the power transmission shaft with the rotor magnet therebetween in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masayuki SAKAI, Yasutaka AOKI, Akihiko UMEDA, Atsushi YUGE
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Publication number: 20240035479Abstract: A centrifugal compressor includes: a drive shaft; a wheel gear; a driven shaft; a pinion gear disposed to be rotatable together with the driven shaft, and meshing with the wheel gear; an impeller rotating together with the driven shaft; a thrust collar restricting a displacement of the driven shaft in an axial direction by colliding with the wheel gear in the axial direction; and a plurality of bolts disposed at intervals in a circumferential direction and each extending in the axial direction to fix the thrust collar and the pinion gear. Each of the plurality of bolts fix the thrust collar and the pinion gear in a state where each of the plurality of bolts are inserted from a position opposite to the wheel gear with reference to the thrust collar in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuyori Yagi, Akihiko Umeda, Eiichi Yanagisawa, Masayuki Soneda, Seiji Ohama
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Publication number: 20230352994Abstract: A magnetic geared rotary electric machine includes: a stator which includes a stator core formed in an annular shape centered on an axis, a coil installed inside a slot of the stator core, and a plurality of stator magnets installed inside the stator core at intervals in a circumferential direction about the axis; a first rotor which includes a plurality of pole pieces provided inside the stator at intervals in the circumferential direction of the axis; and a second rotor which includes a rotor core provided inside the first rotor and a plurality of rotor magnets provided in the rotor core at intervals in the circumferential direction. The stator further includes an anti-vibration member that is made of fiber-reinforced plastic and is installed on an inner surface of the stator core.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Shimizu, Ryoji Okabe, Kentaro Hayashi, Takatoshi Matsushita, Akihiko Umeda, Mikito Sasaki, Masayuki Sakai
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Publication number: 20230049224Abstract: An outer diameter side magnet field pole piece assembly for a magnetic gear which is disposed on an outer circumferential side of a plurality of magnetic pole pieces disposed on an outer circumferential side of the outer diameter side magnet field pole piece assembly along a circumferential direction, includes: a plurality of magnetic pole pairs disposed on the outer circumferential side of the plurality of magnetic pole pieces along the circumferential direction; and a support member for supporting the plurality of magnetic pole pairs from the outer circumferential side. A space along an axial direction is formed in at least a part between an outer circumferential surface of each of the plurality of magnetic pole pairs and an opposite surface of an inner circumferential surface of the support member opposite to the outer circumferential surface of each of the plurality of magnetic pole pairs.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Sakai, Yasutaka Aoki, Takayuki Shimizu, Ryoji Okabe, Akihiko Umeda, Takatoshi Matsushita, Mikito Sasaki
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Publication number: 20230045743Abstract: A magnetic pole piece device disposed between an inner diameter side magnet field and an outer diameter side magnet field of a magnetic gear, includes: an outer circumferential cover member disposed opposite to the outer diameter side magnet field and having a cylindrical shape; an inner circumferential cover member disposed opposite to the inner diameter side magnet field and having a cylindrical shape; and a plurality of magnetic pole pieces disposed at intervals in a circumferential direction between the outer circumferential cover member and the inner circumferential cover member. The outer circumferential cover member includes a plurality of outer circumferential side facing portions facing outer circumferential surfaces of the plurality of magnetic pole pieces, and a plurality of outer circumferential side connecting portions for connecting two adjacent outer circumferential side facing portions of the plurality of outer circumferential side facing portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masayuki Sakai, Yasutaka Aoki, Takayuki Shimizu, Ryoji Okabe, Akihiko Umeda, Takatoshi Matsushita, Mikito Sasaki
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Publication number: 20230041827Abstract: A magnetic geared rotary electric machine includes: a casing; a stator which includes a stator core, a coil, and a stator magnet provided inside the stator core; a first rotor which includes pole pieces provided inside the stator; a second rotor which includes a rotor core provided inside the first rotor and rotor magnets provided in the rotor core at intervals in a circumferential direction; movable bearings which are provided in the casing so as to be arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction and which come into contact with at least one of outer peripheral surfaces of the first rotor and the second rotor; and actuators which move the movable bearings in a direction included in a plane orthogonal to an axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventor: Akihiko UMEDA
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Publication number: 20230029489Abstract: A magnetic field generator includes a plurality of magnets on support members disposed opposite to each other across a gap. The plurality of magnets include: first magnets having a magnetization direction orthogonal to a support surface of each of the support members; and second magnets having a magnetization direction parallel to the support surface, and form a Halbach magnet array. Either of the first magnets or the second magnets has a first dimension orthogonal to the support surface which is smaller than a first dimension of the other of the first magnets or the second magnets, either of the first magnets or the second magnets being formed into a recessed shape as viewed from a side of the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2021Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Mikito Sasaki, Takatoshi Matsushita, Akihiko Umeda
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Publication number: 20230018880Abstract: A magnetic pole piece device according to an embodiment is a magnetic pole piece device disposed between an inner diameter side magnet field and an outer diameter side magnet field of a magnetic gear that includes an annular member which includes a plurality of magnetic pole pieces disposed at intervals in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of holding members respectively disposed between the plurality of magnetic pole pieces, and a cover member which is made of a composite material obtained by impregnating continuous fiber extending along the circumferential direction with a matrix resin. The cover member is disposed on at least one of an outer circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface of the annular member. A relation of ?·tc?t?½·tc is satisfied, where tc is a gap between the annular member and the magnet field and t is a thickness of the cover member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takayuki SHIMIZU, Mikito SASAKI, Shinichi ISOBE, Akihiko UMEDA, Atsushi YUGE
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Patent number: 11273478Abstract: A power transmission device includes a first power transmission path for transmitting a driving force of a motor to one driven shaft, and a second power transmission path for transmitting the driving force of the motor to another driven shaft. At least one of the first power transmission path or the second power transmission path includes a first intermediate rotor fixed to an output shaft of the motor, a second intermediate rotor rotated by the first intermediate rotor and moving arcuately along an outer circumference of the first intermediate rotor, a driving shaft rotated by the second intermediate rotor and transmitting the driving force to the one driven shaft or the another driven shaft. The driving shaft is configured to move in a direction perpendicular to an axial center direction of the driving shaft in accordance with movement of the second intermediate rotor around the first intermediate rotor.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Akihiko Umeda, Katsuhiko Shoda, Kensuke Nishiura, Kazuma Otaka
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Patent number: 10944307Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes an armature unit including an annular rotor configured to be rotatable around an axis and a stator disposed on a radially outer side of the annular rotor; an input or output shaft coupled at a first end thereof to an external device and extending along an axial direction of the annular rotor in a central space defined in a central portion of the annular rotor; and a coupling device disposed closer to a second end of the input or output shaft than an end of the annular rotor adjacent to the external device in the axial direction of the annular rotor and connecting the input or output shaft and the annular rotor so as to be able to transmit a torque.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Akihiko Umeda, Mikito Sasaki, Shin Asano, Hiroshi Sato, Hisanobu Shinoda, Shinichi Isobe, Atsushi Yuge
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Publication number: 20200266681Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes an armature unit including an annular rotor configured to be rotatable around an axis and a stator disposed on a radially outer side of the rotor; an input/output shaft coupled at a first end to an external device and extending along an axial direction of the rotor in a central space formed in a central portion of the rotor; and a coupling device disposed closer to a second end of the input/output shaft than an end of the rotor adjacent to the external device is in the axial direction and connecting the input/output shaft and the rotor so as to be able to transmit a torque.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Akihiko UMEDA, Mikito SASAKI, Shin ASANO, Hiroshi SATO, Hisanobu SHINODA, Shinichi ISOBE, Atsushi YUGE
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Publication number: 20200238352Abstract: A power transmission device includes a first power transmission path for transmitting a driving force of a motor to one driven shaft, and a second power transmission path for transmitting the driving force of the motor to another driven shaft. At least one of the first power transmission path or the second power transmission path includes a first intermediate rotor fixed to an output shaft of the motor, a second intermediate rotor rotated by the first intermediate rotor and moving arcuately along an outer circumference of the first intermediate rotor, a driving shaft rotated by the second intermediate rotor and transmitting the driving force to the one driven shaft or the another driven shaft. The driving shaft is configured to move in a direction perpendicular to an axial center direction of the driving shaft in accordance with movement of the second intermediate rotor around the first intermediate rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Akihiko UMEDA, Katsuhiko SHODA, Kensuke NISHIURA, Kazuma OTAKA
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Patent number: 10578151Abstract: A rolling bearing includes an outer ring supported by a fixed body, an inner ring which supports a rotating shaft, and rolling elements between an inner groove of the outer ring and an outer groove of the inner ring, wherein a curvature radius R of at least the inner groove of the outer ring is in a range of 2r×0.53?R?2r×0.55 in relation to a radius r of one of the rolling elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Akihiko Umeda, Shuichi Isayama, Hiroyuki Tani, Shigeyuki Mori, Shinya Nakamura, Toshihiro Omae
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Patent number: 10311984Abstract: The shaft sealing structure includes a seal ring that has abutment portions formed by dividing the seal ring along the axial direction and that is provided around a main shaft in a ring-like manner; a support member that is provided in the seal ring along the circumferential direction of the main shaft; and a thermoswitch that is connected to the support member between the abutment portions and that presses the support member toward the center of the main shaft when the temperature rises to a temperature higher than that during normal operation, in which the seal ring is fixed at a position separated from the main shaft during the normal operation and is moved by the support member toward the center of the main shaft when the temperature rises to a temperature higher than that during the normal operation.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kentarou Saeki, Hidekazu Uehara, Akihiko Umeda, Masaru Sakai, Hiroshi Kuzumi, Yasuhiro Ikeda, Toshihiko Matsuo, Takanobu Otani, Hiroomi Sakuma, Hitoshi Ito, Yasushi Takayama, Tomoki Hanada, Yuji Harada
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Publication number: 20190113070Abstract: A rolling bearing includes an outer ring supported by a fixed body, an inner ring which supports a rotating shaft, and rolling elements between an inner groove of the outer ring and an outer groove of the inner ring, wherein a curvature radius R of at least the inner groove of the outer ring is in a range of 2r×0.53?R?2r×0.55 in relation to a radius r of one of the rolling elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Inventors: Akihiko UMEDA, Shuichi ISAYAMA, Hiroyuki TANI, Shigeyuki MORI, Shinya NAKAMURA, Toshihiro OMAE
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Patent number: 10215150Abstract: A water flow power generator includes a nacelle, a vane wheel that is disposed so as to be rotatable relative to the nacelle, and that is rotated by a water flow while including a plurality of blades, a power generator that is disposed inside the nacelle, and that generates electric power by using rotating power transmitted from the vane wheel, and a vane wheel rotation stopping mechanism that is disposed in the nacelle, that includes a rod which can enter the inside of a rotational trajectory of the vane wheel, and that stops the rotation of the vane wheel.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Akihiko Umeda, Shin Asano
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Publication number: 20180038339Abstract: A water flow power generator includes a nacelle, a vane wheel that is disposed so as to be rotatable relative to the nacelle, and that is rotated by a water flow while including a plurality of blades, a power generator that is disposed inside the nacelle, and that generates electric power by using rotating power transmitted from the vane wheel, and a vane wheel rotation stopping mechanism that is disposed in the nacelle, that includes a rod which can enter the inside of a rotational trajectory of the vane wheel, and that stops the rotation of the vane wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2015Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Akihiko UMEDA, Shin ASANO
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Publication number: 20180031046Abstract: A coupling joint includes: joint member which has gear teeth; a center tube which has gear teeth meshing with the gear teeth, and through which a rotational force is transmitted between the joint member via the gear teeth and the gear teeth; a seal member which blocks a lubricated space including a meshing portion of the gear teeth and the gear teeth from the outside between the joint member and the center tube; a lubricant which fills the lubricated space; and a pressure-equalizing member which is provided to face a part of the lubricated space, changes the volume of the lubricated space by deforming in accordance with the pressure of the outside, and thereby equalizes the pressure of the lubricant and the pressure of the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2015Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Akihiko UMEDA, Shin ASANO, Yoshitomo NODA