Patents by Inventor Akira ICHIEN

Akira ICHIEN 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: 20230208215
    Abstract: A rotating electrical machine includes a rotor and a stator including an annular stator core including core pieces connected to each other in a circumferential direction. Each of the core pieces includes a core back piece extending in the circumferential direction and a tooth radially extending from the core back piece. At least one of the coupling portions between the core back pieces adjacent in the circumferential direction is a first coupling portion. Each of the pair of core back pieces connected in the circumferential direction via the first coupling portion includes a first surface and a second surface continuously connected to the first surface in the radial direction. In the pair of core back pieces connected in the circumferential direction, the first surface of one core back piece and the first surface of the other core back piece are in contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Akira ICHIEN, Shota KAWASHIMA, Kentaro SEKI
  • Patent number: 11569699
    Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core, a first magnet, a second magnet, and a holder made of resin. Both a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface of the first magnet are covered with the rotor core. The second magnet includes a radially inner surface covered with the rotor core, and a radially outer surface exposed from the rotor core. The holder includes a first inner pressing portion and a second inner pressing portion. The first inner pressing portion presses the first magnet radially outward from a radially inner side of the first magnet. The second inner pressing portion presses the second magnet radially outward from a radially inner side of the second magnet. Accordingly, the first magnet and the second magnet are accurately positioned for the rotor core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya Saito, Hideo Fujiwara, Akira Ichien
  • Patent number: 11489376
    Abstract: A stator is formed by laminating electrical steel sheets punched into a predetermined shape. The stator includes split cores that are punched out from the electrical steel sheets to have an annular shape. A first group of the split cores adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction have the same rolling direction, and a second group of the split cores adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction have different rolling directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Ichien, Yusuke Arao
  • Patent number: 11418075
    Abstract: A rotor includes a shaft, a rotor core, magnets on a radial outside surface of the rotor core, and sheet-shaped magnetic portions provided on radial outside surfaces of some of the magnets. The magnets include first magnets in which the magnetic portions are on a circumferential portion in a radial outside surface of the first magnets and second magnets in which the magnetic portions are not on a radial outside surface of the second magnets. The first magnets and the second magnets are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction in each of a first portion and a second portion along the axial direction in the radial outside surface of the rotor core. The first magnets of the first portion and the second magnets of the second portion overlap each other, and the second magnets of the first portion and the first magnets of the second portion overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Ichien, Hideyuki Kinjo
  • Patent number: 11355978
    Abstract: First and second sets of magnet assemblies and magnetic assemblies are alternately arranged in a circumferential direction in a first portion along an axial direction, and the first and second sets are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction in a second portion along the axial direction. When viewed in the axial direction, the first set of the first portion and the second set of the second portion overlap with each other, and the second set of the first portion and the first set of the second portion overlap with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Ichien, Hiroyuki Abe, Hideyuki Kinjo
  • Patent number: 11159067
    Abstract: A rotor includes a first rotating body and a second rotating body. The first rotating body includes a first rotor core and first magnets arranged in a circumferential direction. An outer side surface of the first rotating body includes first outer side surfaces curved in a circular arc shape and arranged in the circumferential direction. The first outer side surface is an outer side surface of the first magnet or an outer side surface of the first rotor core. The second rotating body is positioned on a side lower than the first rotating body in an axial direction and includes a second rotor core and second magnets arranged in the circumferential direction. An outer side surface of the second rotating body includes second outer side surfaces curved in a circular arc shape and arranged in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Ichien, Hiroshi Kitagaki, Yuya Saito, Chiharu Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210135518
    Abstract: A rotor includes a first rotating body and a second rotating body. The first rotating body includes a first rotor core and first magnets arranged in a circumferential direction. An outer side surface of the first rotating body includes first outer side surfaces curved in a circular arc shape and arranged in the circumferential direction. The first outer side surface is an outer side surface of the first magnet or an outer side surface of the first rotor core. The second rotating body is positioned on a side lower than the first rotating body in an axial direction and includes a second rotor core and second magnets arranged in the circumferential direction. An outer side surface of the second rotating body includes second outer side surfaces curved in a circular arc shape and arranged in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Akira ICHIEN, Hiroshi KITAGAKI, Yuya SAITO, Chiharu KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210099038
    Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core, a first magnet, a second magnet, and a holder made of resin. Both a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface of the first magnet are covered with the rotor core. The second magnet includes a radially inner surface covered with the rotor core, and a radially outer surface exposed from the rotor core. The holder includes a first inner pressing portion and a second inner pressing portion. The first inner pressing portion presses the first magnet radially outward from a radially inner side of the first magnet. The second inner pressing portion presses the second magnet radially outward from a radially inner side of the second magnet. Accordingly, the first magnet and the second magnet are accurately positioned for the rotor core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Yuya SAITO, Hideo FUJIWARA, Akira ICHIEN
  • Publication number: 20210083531
    Abstract: A stator is formed by laminating electrical steel sheets punched into a predetermined shape. The stator includes split cores that are punched out from the electrical steel sheets to have an annular shape. A first group of the split cores adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction have the same rolling direction, and a second group of the split cores adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction have different rolling directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Akira ICHIEN, Yusuke ARAO
  • Publication number: 20210075279
    Abstract: A rotor includes a shaft, a rotor core, magnets on a radial outside surface of the rotor core, and sheet-shaped magnetic portions provided on radial outside surfaces of some of the magnets. The magnets include first magnets in which the magnetic portions are on a circumferential portion in a radial outside surface of the first magnets and second magnets in which the magnetic portions are not on a radial outside surface of the second magnets. The first magnets and the second magnets are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction in each of a first portion and a second portion along the axial direction in the radial outside surface of the rotor core. The first magnets of the first portion and the second magnets of the second portion overlap each other, and the second magnets of the first portion and the first magnets of the second portion overlap each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Akira ICHIEN, Hideyuki KINJO
  • Publication number: 20200274408
    Abstract: First and second sets of magnet assemblies and magnetic assemblies are alternately arranged in a circumferential direction in a first portion along an axial direction, and the first and second sets are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction in a second portion along the axial direction. When viewed in the axial direction, the first set of the first portion and the second set of the second portion overlap with each other, and the second set of the first portion and the first set of the second portion overlap with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Akira ICHIEN, Hiroyuki ABE, Hideyuki KINJO
  • Publication number: 20190356186
    Abstract: A rotor includes a first rotating body and a second rotating body. The first rotating body includes a first rotor core, first magnets arranged in a circumferential direction, and first outer side surfaces arranged in the circumferential direction. Each of the first outer side surfaces is an outer side surface of the first magnet or an outer side surface of the first rotor core, and includes a first circular arc surface curved in a circular arc shape with a first curvature radius and arranged on one side in the circumferential direction and a second circular arc surface curved in a circular arc shape with a second curvature radius and arranged on the other side in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Akira ICHIEN, Shunsuke MURAKAMI
  • Patent number: 10063115
    Abstract: Provided is a rotor for use in an inner rotor-type motor, comprising a plurality of magnets arranged in a circumferential direction around the center axis, and a rotor core formed of a magnetic material. The rotor core has an inner core part and a plurality of outer core parts. The plurality of outer core parts and the plurality of magnets are alternately arranged in a circumferential direction at a radially outer side of the inner core part. The magnet has a pair of circumferential end surfaces which are magnetic pole surface, and at least one of them is a protruded surface. Also, the magnet has a portion of which circumferential width is wider than a circumferential width of an outer end surface. For this reason, the volume of the magnet can be increased and the magnetic force of the rotor can be increased, without the need to increase the diameter of the rotor. As a result, when such rotor is incorporated into a motor, the torque of the motor can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Ichien
  • Publication number: 20160013689
    Abstract: Provided is a rotor for use in an inner rotor-type motor, comprising a plurality of magnets arranged in a circumferential direction around the center axis, and a rotor core formed of a magnetic material. The rotor core has an inner core part and a plurality of outer core parts. The plurality of outer core parts and the plurality of magnets are alternately arranged in a circumferential direction at a radially outer side of the inner core part. The magnet has a pair of circumferential end surfaces which are magnetic pole surface, and at least one of them is a protruded surface. Also, the magnet has a portion of which circumferential width is wider than a circumferential width of an outer end surface. For this reason, the volume of the magnet can be increased and the magnetic force of the rotor can be increased, without the need to increase the diameter of the rotor. As a result, when such rotor is incorporated into a motor, the torque of the motor can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Akira ICHIEN