Patents by Inventor Daichi Kadowaki

Daichi Kadowaki 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: 8222783
    Abstract: There is provided a holding structure to hold a vibration motor on a circuit board with a sufficient holding strength using an inexpensive and simple means such as caulking and bonding and a vibration motor held on a circuit board using the holding structure. The holding structure having a holder clamps a vibration motor body having an eccentric weight at an end of the rotation shaft around the outer periphery from the outside and supports the vibration motor at the lower part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio Umehara, Kazuaki Sato, Daichi Kadowaki
  • Patent number: 8137778
    Abstract: A weight for a vibration motor, the weight including: a resin part including: a semi-cylindrical portion having a shaft hole in which a rotary shaft is fitted and expanding radially from the shaft hole at a given center angle so as to be eccentrically weighted with respect to the shaft hole; and a pair of locking projections respectively disposed at both axial end areas of an outer circumferential surface of the semi-cylindrical portion so as to extend radially outwardly therefrom; and a metal part attached to the resin part so as to sit on the outer circumferential surface of the semi-cylindrical portion, the metal part including: a pair of locking recesses positioned and configured to correspond respectively to the locking projections of the resin portion, wherein an elevated portion formed between the pair of locking recesses makes contact with the pair of locking projections of the resin portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corportion
    Inventors: Masatoshi Kawano, Mikio Umehara, Daichi Kadowaki
  • Publication number: 20110285228
    Abstract: There is provided a holding structure to hold a vibration motor on a circuit board with a sufficient holding strength using an inexpensive and simple means such as caulking and bonding and a vibration motor held on a circuit board using the holding structure. The holding structure having a holder clamps a vibration motor body having an eccentric weight at an end of the rotation shaft around the outer periphery from the outside and supports the vibration motor at the lower part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio UMEHARA, Kazuaki SATO, Daichi KADOWAKI
  • Publication number: 20110241464
    Abstract: In order to provide a vibration motor surface mounting structure capable of preventing a vibration motor from tipping over without using a part such as metal holder requiring complicated assembly, for a vibration motor having an eccentric weight mounted on the rotating shaft of the motor and mounted on a surface of a printed circuit board, a support member having extensions extending to the side of the rotating shaft on which the eccentric weight is mounted is used, a portion of this is fixed to the motor or the frame thereof, and a bottom surface including the extensions of the support member is secured to the mounting surface of the printed circuit board by soldering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Daichi Kadowaki, Kazuaki Sato
  • Patent number: 8013486
    Abstract: There is provided a holding structure to hold a vibration motor on a circuit board with a sufficient holding strength using an inexpensive and simple means such as caulking and bonding and a vibration motor held on a circuit board using the holding structure. The holding structure having a holder clamps a vibration motor body having an eccentric weight at an end of the rotation shaft around the outer periphery from the outside and supports the vibration motor at the lower part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio Umehara, Kazuaki Sato, Daichi Kadowaki
  • Patent number: 7709983
    Abstract: In a vibration motor holding structure for retaining a vibration motor having eccentric weights at rotation shaft ends and holding the vibration motor on a circuit board, there is provided a metal holder having support legs provided along a part of the length of the vibration motor and protruding horizontally in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the vibration motor on both sides thereof. Thus, the vibration motor can be prevented from falling over during the mounting process and be held on the circuit board at solder-applied positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Mikio Umehara, Kazuaki Sato, Daichi Kadowaki
  • Publication number: 20090269525
    Abstract: A weight for a vibration motor, the weight including: a resin part including: a semi-cylindrical portion having a shaft hole in which a rotary shaft is fitted and expanding radially from the shaft hole at a given center angle so as to be eccentrically weighted with respect to the shaft hole; and a pair of locking projections respectively disposed at both axial end areas of an outer circumferential surface of the semi-cylindrical portion so as to extend radially outwardly threfrom; and a metal part attached to the resin part so as to sit on the outer circumferential surface of the semi-cylindrical portion, the metal part including: a pair of locking recesses positioned and configured to correspond respectively to the locking projections of the resin portion, wherein an elevated portion formed between the pair of locking recesses makes contact with the pair of locking projections of the resin portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Masatoshi Kawano, Mikio Umehara, Daichi Kadowaki
  • Publication number: 20090051238
    Abstract: In a vibration motor holding structure for retaining a vibration motor having eccentric weights at rotation shaft ends and holding the vibration motor on a circuit board, there is provided a metal holder having support legs provided along a part of the length of the vibration motor and protruding horizontally in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the vibration motor on both sides thereof. Thus, the vibration motor can be prevented from falling over during the mounting process and be held on the circuit board at solder-applied positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Mikio Umehara, Kazuaki Sato, Daichi Kadowaki
  • Publication number: 20080278013
    Abstract: There is provided a holding structure to hold a vibration motor on a circuit board with a sufficient holding strength using an inexpensive and simple means such as caulking and bonding and a vibration motor held on a circuit board using the holding structure. The holding structure having a holder clamps a vibration motor body having an eccentric weight at an end of the rotation shaft around the outer periphery from the outside and supports the vibration motor at the lower part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Mikio Umehara, Kazuaki Sato, Daichi Kadowaki