Patents by Inventor Akihiro Makino

Akihiro Makino 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).

  • Publication number: 20240120783
    Abstract: A water-cooled motor includes: an annular stator having a central axis; and an annular housing surrounding the stator around the central axis and provided with a cooling channel within the housing, the housing includes: an annular non-magnetic metal pipe; and a casting member cast to envelop the metal pipe around the central axis, and the metal pipe is located inward of the cooling channel and located outward of an outer surface of the stator, in a radial direction of the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Iori MATSUDA, Tomokazu SUDA, Yuta ABIKO, Akihiro MAKINO, Shotaro OKAMOTO, Daisuke MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 11851738
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder according to the present disclosure comprises a particle which comprises a plurality of nanosized crystallites and an amorphous phase existing around the crystallites, wherein the crystallites have an average grain diameter of 30 nm or less, and the amorphous phase has an average thickness of 30 nm or less; and wherein when a minor axis of a cross section of the particle is determined as r, an average Fe concentration in the amorphous phase is lower than an average Fe concentration in the crystallites in a region where a depth from a surface of the particle is 0.2 r or more and 0.4 r or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Henmi, Toru Takahashi, Noriharu Yodoshi, Akihiro Makino
  • Patent number: 11817245
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder according to the present disclosure comprises a particle having no hollow part as a main component, wherein a number of hollow particle present in a region of 2.5 mm square is 40 or less in a cross section of a molded body obtained by powder-compacting and molding the soft magnetic powder so as to have a volume filling rate of 75% or more and 77% or less (i.e., from 75% to 77%).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Takahashi, Kazuhiro Henmi, Noriharu Yodoshi, Akihiro Makino
  • Patent number: 11773959
    Abstract: A driving force transmitting device includes a case, an electric motor, and a gearbox. The electric motor includes an output shaft. The gearbox includes a spur gear that rotates coaxially with the output shaft. The case includes a partition wall, a first accommodating chamber accommodating the electric motor, and a second accommodating chamber that accommodates a second driven gear. The partition separates the first accommodating chamber and the second accommodating chamber from each other. The partition wall includes a connecting hole that connects the first accommodating chamber and the second accommodating chamber to each other. The connecting hole is located on one direction side in relation to the central axis of the output shaft. At least part of the connecting hole overlaps with the spur gear when viewed in a direction along the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Takeda, Akihiro Makino, Isao Sato, Haruhisa Suzuki, Yoshiteru Hagino, Koichi Hasegawa, Yasuaki Tahara, Masahiko Kanamaru, Jo Torii, Takeshi Torii, Tokiyoshi Kida
  • Publication number: 20230092217
    Abstract: A driving force transmitting device includes a case, an electric motor, and a gearbox. The electric motor includes an output shaft. The gearbox includes a spur gear that rotates coaxially with the output shaft. The case includes a partition wall, a first accommodating chamber accommodating the electric motor, and a second accommodating chamber that accommodates a second driven gear. The partition separates the first accommodating chamber and the second accommodating chamber from each other. The partition wall includes a connecting hole that connects the first accommodating chamber and the second accommodating chamber to each other. The connecting hole is located on one direction side in relation to the central axis of the output shaft. At least part of the connecting hole overlaps with the spur gear when viewed in a direction along the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki TAKEDA, Akihiro MAKINO, Isao SATO, Haruhisa SUZUKI, Yoshiteru HAGINO, Koichi HASEGAWA, Yasuaki TAHARA, Masahiko KANAMARU, Jo TORII, Takeshi TORII, Tokiyoshi KIDA
  • Patent number: 11232901
    Abstract: A method for producing a magnetic core includes a processing step of giving a desired shape to a strip made of an alloy composition, a heat-treating step of forming bcc-Fe crystals, and then a stacking step of obtaining a magnetic core having a shape. Here, the alloy composition is Fe—B—Si—P—Cu—C and has an amorphous phase as a primary phase. In the heat-treating step, the strip is heated up to a temperature higher than a crystallization temperature of the alloy composition at a high heating rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignees: TOHOKU MAGNET INSTITUTE CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Makino, Nobuyuki Nishiyama, Kana Takenaka, Yukio Nishikawa, Terutsugu Segawa
  • Publication number: 20210230723
    Abstract: An alloy composition, a Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy and a manufacturing method thereof, and a magnetic component are disclosed. The expression of the alloy composition is FeaV?BbSicPxCyCuz and 79?a?91 at %, 5?b?13 at %, 0?c?8 at %, 1?x?8 at %, 0?y?5 at %, 0.4?z?1.4 at %, 0<?<5 at % and 0.08?z/x?0.8(at % is atomic percent). The Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy is manufactured by subjecting the alloy composition to crystallization heat treatment. Even if the heating speed upon crystallization heat treatment is slow, or there is a deviation in the temperature reached, a Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy with high saturation magnetic induction intensity and excellent soft magnetic property can still be easily obtained from the alloy ingredients of the present invention. Moreover, the present invention provides a magnetic component manufactured using the Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Akihiro Makino, He MEN, Hai GUO, Lishan HUO
  • Patent number: 10767249
    Abstract: A magnetic powder is represented by general formula Fea(SibBcPd)100-a, and is produced with a gas atomization method. When the value of a and the value of b in the general formula is represented (a, b), (a, b) is within a predetermined region V1. Similarly, (a, c) and (a, d) are within a predetermined region, respectively. Whereby, it is possible to obtain an alloy magnetic powder which has high saturation magnetic flux density, low magnetic loss, and is spherical and easy to handle; and a magnetic core, a variety of coil components, and a motor can be realized by using the magnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignees: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tohoku Magnet Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Takahashi, Kazuhiro Henmi, Akihiro Makino, Noriharu Yodoshi
  • Patent number: 10758982
    Abstract: A magnetic powder is represented by general formula FeaSibBcPdCue. 71.0?a?81.0, 0.14?b/c?5, 0?d?14, 0<e?1.4, d?0.8a?50, e<?0.1(a+d)+10, and a+b+c+d+e=100. A crystallinity is not more than 30% in the case of containing an amorphous phase and a compound phase, and is not more than 60% in the case of not containing a compound phase. The magnetic powder is produced with a gas atomization method. Whereby, it is possible to obtain an alloy magnetic material which has high saturation magnetic flux density and low magnetic loss; and a magnetic core, coil components, and a motor can be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tohoku Magnet Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Takahashi, Akihiro Makino, Noriharu Yodoshi
  • Patent number: 10636567
    Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus for a laminated body of amorphous alloy ribbon includes: a lamination jig that holds the laminated body of amorphous alloy ribbon; two heating plates that sandwich the laminated body from upper and lower surfaces in a lamination direction without coming into contact with the lamination jig; and a heating control apparatus that controls a heating temperature of the two heating plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: TOHOKU MAGNET INSTITUTE CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Makino, Nobuyuki Nishiyama, Terutsugu Segawa, Tohru Kojima, Yukio Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 10461589
    Abstract: A magnetic-plate laminated body includes: a laminated part made up of a plurality of laminated soft magnetic ribbons; first and second metal plates that sandwich the laminated part from upper and lower surfaces in a lamination direction of the laminated part; and a fastening mechanism that penetrates the first and second metal plates and the laminated part and fastening the laminated part by the first and second metal plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignees: TOHOKU MAGNET INSTITUTE CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro Makino, Nobuyuki Nishiyama, Yukio Nishikawa, Tohru Kojima, Takeshi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 10388444
    Abstract: Alloy powder of a composition formula Fe100-a-b-c-d-e-fCoaBbSicPdCueCf having an amorphous phase as a main phase is provided. Parameters satisfy the following conditions: 3.5?a?4.5 at %, 6?b?15 at %, 2?c?11 at %, 3?d?5 at %, 0.5?e?1.1 at %, and 0?f?2 at %. With this composition, the alloy powder has good magnetic characteristics even when it has a large particle diameter such as 90 ?m. Therefore, yield thereof is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: TOHOKU MAGNET INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Makino, Nobuyuki Nishiyama, Parmanand Sharma, Kana Takenaka
  • Publication number: 20180166213
    Abstract: A method for producing a magnetic core includes a processing step of giving a desired shape to a strip made of an alloy composition, a heat-treating step of forming bcc-Fe crystals, and then a stacking step of obtaining a magnetic core having a shape. Here, the alloy composition is Fe—B—Si—P—Cu—C and has an amorphous phase as a primary phase. In the heat-treating step, the strip is heated up to a temperature higher than a crystallization temperature of the alloy composition at a high heating rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicants: TOHOKU MAGNET INSTITUTE CO., LTD., PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akihiro MAKINO, Nobuyuki NISHIYAMA, Kana TAKENAKA, Yukio NISHIKAWA, Terutsugu SEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20180154434
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder according to the present disclosure comprises a particle which comprises a plurality of nanosized crystallites and an amorphous phase existing around the crystallites, wherein the crystallites have an average grain diameter of 30 nm or less, and the amorphous phase has an average thickness of 30 nm or less; and wherein when a minor axis of a cross section of the particle is determined as r, an average Fe concentration in the amorphous phase is lower than an average Fe concentration in the crystallites in a region where a depth from a surface of the particle is 0.2 r or more and 0.4 r or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicants: Tohoku Magnet Institute Co., Ltd., Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro HENMI, Toru TAKAHASHI, Noriharu YODOSHI, Akihiro MAKINO
  • Publication number: 20180147625
    Abstract: A soft magnetic powder according to the present disclosure comprises a particle having no hollow part as a main component, wherein a number of hollow particle present in a region of 2.5 mm square is 40 or less in a cross section of a molded body obtained by powder-compacting and molding the soft magnetic powder so as to have a volume filling rate of 75% or more and 77% or less (i.e., from 75% to 77%).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru TAKAHASHI, Kazuhiro HENMI, Noriharu YODOSHI, Akihiro MAKINO
  • Publication number: 20180073117
    Abstract: An alloy composition which includes 82 atomic % to 86 atomic % Fe, 6 atomic % to 12 atomic % B, 3 atomic % to 8 atomic % P, 0.6 atomic % to 1.0 atomic % Cu, 0 atomic % to 5 atomic % C, 0 atomic % to 3 atomic % E, 0 wt. % to 0.5 wt. % Al, 0 wt. % to 0.3 wt. % Ti, 0 wt. % to 0.94 wt. % Mn, 0 wt. % to 0.082 wt. % S, 0 wt. % to 0.3 wt. % O and 0 wt. % to 0.01 wt. % N. In the alloy composition, E is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Cr, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, Y and a rare-earth element, wherein Cr is contained in an amount of 0 atomic % to 1 atomic %, and the total amount of Fe and E is 82 atomic % to 86 atomic %. The alloy composition has a structure which includes an amorphous phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicants: TOKIN CORPORATION, TOHOKU MAGNET INSTITUTE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Akiri URATA, Yasunobu YAMADA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Shigeyoshi YOSHIDA, Akihiro MAKINO
  • Publication number: 20180044768
    Abstract: An FeNi alloy composition comprising an L10-type FeNi ordered phase is provided, which satisfies at least one of the conditions that the sum of the content of Fe and the content of Ni is 90 at. % or less and that the FeNi alloy composition contains Si, and preferably satisfies at least one of the conditions that the ratio of the content of Fe to the content of Ni is 0.3 or more and 5 or less and that the sum of the content of Fe and the content of Ni is 65 at. % or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Tohoku University
    Inventor: Akihiro MAKINO
  • Patent number: 9850562
    Abstract: An Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy formed from an alloy composition of (FeE)(100-X-Y-Z)BXPYCuZ having an amorphous phase as a main phase, wherein 79?100-X-Y-Z?86 atomic %, 4?X?9 atomic %, 1?Y?10 atomic %, and 0.5?Z<1.2 atomic %, and wherein (FeE) includes Fe and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Cr, Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, Y, N, O and a rare-earth element, wherein a combined total of said at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Cr, Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, Y, N, O and a rare-earth element is in an amount of 3 atomic % or less relative to the whole composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: TOHOKU MAGNET INSTITUTE CO., LTD, TOKIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiri Urata, Yasunobu Yamada, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Shigeyoshi Yoshida, Akihiro Makino
  • Publication number: 20170320138
    Abstract: A magnetic powder is represented by general formula FeaSibBcPdCue. 71.0?a?81.0, 0.14?b/c?5, 0?d?14, 0<e?1.4, d?0.8a?50, e<?0.1(a+d)+10, and a+b+c+d+e=100. A crystallinity is not more than 30% in the case of containing an amorphous phase and a compound phase, and is not more than 60% in the case of not containing a compound phase. The magnetic powder is produced with a gas atomization method. Whereby, it is possible to obtain an alloy magnetic material which has high saturation magnetic flux density and low magnetic loss; and a magnetic core, coil components, and a motor can be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicants: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tohoku Magnet Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru TAKAHASHI, Akihiro MAKINO, Noriharu YODOSHI
  • Publication number: 20170321308
    Abstract: A magnetic powder is represented by general formula Fea(SibBcPd)100-a, and is produced with a gas atomization method. When the value of a and the value of b in the general formula is represented (a, b), (a, b) is within a predetermined region V1. Similarly, (a, c) and (a, d) are within a predetermined region, respectively. Whereby, it is possible to obtain an alloy magnetic powder which has high saturation magnetic flux density, low magnetic loss, and is spherical and easy to handle; and a magnetic core, a variety of coil components, and a motor can be realized by using the magnetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicants: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tohoku Magnet Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru TAKAHASHI, Kazuhiro HENMI, Akihiro MAKINO, Noriharu YODOSHI