Patents by Inventor Daichi HORIMAI

Daichi HORIMAI 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: 10771000
    Abstract: A motor control system includes a motor, a motor control apparatus that drives the motor and includes a first communication port and a second communication port, an upper-level control apparatus connected to the first communication port via a first communication path, an interface connected to the second communication port via a second communication path, and one or more detectors that detect information for controlling the motor and are connected to or including the interface. The motor control apparatus includes processing circuitry that obtains the information detected by the detector and exchanged between the upper-level control apparatus and the interface, and controls the motor based on the obtained information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Tadashi Okubo, Yusuke Oka, Atsunobu Sakata, Hiroyuki Murakami, Daichi Horimai
  • Publication number: 20180102724
    Abstract: A motor control system includes a motor, a motor control apparatus that drives the motor and includes a first communication port and a second communication port, an upper-level control apparatus connected to the first communication port via a first communication path, an interface connected to the second communication port via a second communication path, and one or more detectors that detect information for controlling the motor and are connected to or including the interface. The motor control apparatus includes processing circuitry that obtains the information detected by the detector and exchanged between the upper-level control apparatus and the interface, and controls the motor based on the obtained information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Tadashi OKUBO, Yusuke Oka, Atsunobu Sakata, Hiroyuki Murakami, Daichi Horimai
  • Patent number: 9537431
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a brake diagnosis device configured to diagnose a brake of a motor with a brake. The brake diagnosis device includes a brake control part, a diagnosis part, and a signal output part. The brake control part is configured to actuate or release the brake. The diagnosis part is configured to diagnose a presence or absence of an abnormality of the brake while the brake is actuated by the brake control part. The signal output part is configured to output a signal related to a brake abnormality after the brake is released by the brake control part in a case that the diagnosis part diagnoses the brake as having an abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Mitsujiro Sawamura, Junichi Watanabe, Daichi Horimai
  • Publication number: 20160156288
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a brake diagnosis device configured to diagnose a brake of a motor with a brake. The brake diagnosis device includes a brake control part, a diagnosis part, and a signal output part. The brake control part is configured to actuate or release the brake. The diagnosis part is configured to diagnose a presence or absence of an abnormality of the brake while the brake is actuated by the brake control part. The signal output part is configured to output a signal related to a brake abnormality after the brake is released by the brake control part in a case that the diagnosis part diagnoses the brake as having an abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Mitsujiro SAWAMURA, Junichi WATANABE, Daichi HORIMAI