Patents by Inventor Akimitsu Maetani

Akimitsu Maetani 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).

  • Patent number: 8115355
    Abstract: The rotor of this polygon mirror scanner motor is composed of a rotor magnet provided in the inner wall of a rotor frame, a rotor boss having a circular tube part and provided in the rotor frame, and a polygon mirror mounted on the rotor boss. The stator is composed of a stator core formed by laminating magnetic members and disposed oppositely to the rotor magnet, a stator coil wound in the stator core, and an iron plate circuit board having a through-hole. A dynamic pressure bearing is composed by forming a dynamic pressure groove in either one of the shaft fixed in the through-hole by laser welding, and the circular tube part of the rotor boss, and the circular tube part of the rotor boss is supported by the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Fukui, Masaki Sumi, Akimitsu Maetani
  • Publication number: 20100220374
    Abstract: A polygon mirror scanner motor includes rotor frame (12) having rotor magnet (13) cylindrically arranged thereon, bearing sleeve (14) fastened to the center of rotor frame (12), fixed shaft (17) having one end fixed to base substrate (19), and the other end for rotatably supporting bearing sleeve (14), and polygon mirror (11) placed on rotor frame (12). Rotor frame (12) has at least three projections (12a) on its one surface, and polygon mirror (11) is placed on the flame in abutment with projections (12a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Sumi, Akimitsu Maetani, Yasushi Fukui
  • Publication number: 20100001603
    Abstract: The rotor of this polygon mirror scanner motor is composed of a rotor magnet provided in the inner wall of a rotor frame, a rotor boss having a circular tube part and provided in the rotor frame, and a polygon mirror mounted on the rotor boss. The stator is composed of a stator core formed by laminating magnetic members and disposed oppositely to the rotor magnet, a stator coil wound in the stator core, and an iron plate circuit board having a through-hole. A dynamic pressure bearing is composed by forming a dynamic pressure groove in either one of the shaft fixed in the through-hole by laser welding, and the circular tube part of the rotor boss, and the circular tube part of the rotor boss is supported by the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasushi Fukui, Masaki Sumi, Akimitsu Maetani