Patents by Inventor Gen Kimura
Gen Kimura 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).
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Publication number: 20220402132Abstract: A trajectory generating method includes a first generating process of generating a plurality of trajectories between a start teaching point and a target teaching point, an evaluation process of evaluating a motion of the robot arm on each trajectory to calculate an evaluation value of each trajectory, a selection process of selecting one of the plurality of trajectories based on calculated evaluation values, and an update process of updating the trajectory by repeating the processes of generating a plurality of new trajectories by changing a selected trajectory in the selection process, of calculating an evaluation value of a motion of the robot arm on each changed trajectory and of selecting a trajectory based on calculated evaluation values.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventor: Gen Kimura
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Patent number: 11458626Abstract: A trajectory generating method includes a first generating process of generating a plurality of trajectories between a start teaching point and a target teaching point, an evaluation process of evaluating a motion of the robot arm on each trajectory to calculate an evaluation value of each trajectory, a selection process of selecting one of the plurality of trajectories based on calculated evaluation values, and an update process of updating the trajectory by repeating the processes of generating a plurality of new trajectories by changing a selected trajectory in the selection process, of calculating an evaluation value of a motion of the robot arm on each changed trajectory and of selecting a trajectory based on calculated evaluation values.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Gen Kimura
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Publication number: 20210154831Abstract: An information processing method, includes an acquisition step in which a control device acquires a starting point and an ending point of a motion of a first object model in a virtual space, a trial step in which the control device tries to generate a branch composing a tree structure model, an interference determination step in which the control device determines whether the branch generated in the trial step interferes with a second object model in the virtual space, and a first branch adding step in which the control device moves the first object model in the virtual space based on kinematics conditions related to the first and second object models in a case where an occurrence of the interference has determined in the interference determination step and adds a moving path of the first object model to the tree structure model as a branch in the interference determination step.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventor: Gen Kimura
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Patent number: 10461619Abstract: [Problem] An object of the present invention is to provide the motor which is possible to obtain the skew effect within the rotor gap surface by arranging the respective magnetic pole pitches at imbalance positions without causing the increasing of the magnet machining cost and the rotor assembly time, and the electric power steering apparatus equipped with the motor and a vehicle. [Means for Solving the Problem] The present invention is a motor that has a skew effect within a rotor gap surface of a mechanical angle one-cycle, wherein a rotor magnetic pole comprises plural magnetic salient pole portions by means of magnetic material, an N-pole and an S-pole magnets are alternately arranged on a rotor surface between the magnetic salient pole portions, and magnetic pole pitches of an electrical angle one-cycle, which comprise the magnetic salient pole portions and the N-pole and the S-pole magnets, are unevenly arranged.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Kikuchi, Zhipeng Tu, Gen Kimura
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Publication number: 20190240833Abstract: A trajectory generating method includes a first generating process of generating a plurality of trajectories between a start teaching point and a target teaching point, an evaluation process of evaluating a motion of the robot arm on each trajectory to calculate an evaluation value of each trajectory, a selection process of selecting one of the plurality of trajectories based on calculated evaluation values, and an update process of updating the trajectory by repeating the processes of generating a plurality of new trajectories by changing a selected trajectory in the selection process, of calculating an evaluation value of a motion of the robot arm on each changed trajectory and of selecting a trajectory based on calculated evaluation values.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventor: Gen Kimura
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Patent number: 10232875Abstract: A motor control unit is provided that controls a motor with multi-system windings via motor driving circuits on winding systems based on a current command value including current detecting circuits to detect at least two-phase or more currents for each of the multi-system windings of the three-phase motor, three-phase/two-phase converting sections to convert the detected phase currents to two-phase currents for the multi-system windings, and a failure diagnosing section to perform a current-calculation of the two-phase currents converted to two-phase for the multi-system windings, and to perform a diagnosis failure by comparing a difference of current-calculated results between the multi-system windings and an accumulating value of the difference with respective thresholds.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Kikuchi, Gen Kimura, Zhipeng Tu
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Publication number: 20180036882Abstract: It becomes possible to optimize setting of a layout of a robot and a peripheral device efficiently and at high speed in a robot workspace. A teaching point acquiring unit acquires a teaching point which corresponds to a specific operation that a robot arm accesses the peripheral device, and through which it allows a reference region of the robot arm to pass. An initial layout generating unit generates an initial layout of the robot arm and the peripheral device. A trajectory generating unit generates a trajectory of the robot arm based on the teaching point. Layout evaluating and layout moving units generate a new layout by changing an arrangement of each device based on the initial layout using a meta-heuristic calculation, set an evaluation value concerning fitness for the specific operation in the initial layout or the new layout, and set the layout based on the set evaluation value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventor: Gen Kimura
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Publication number: 20170366076Abstract: [Problem] An object of the present invention is to provide the motor which is possible to obtain the skew effect within the rotor gap surface by arranging the respective magnetic pole pitches at imbalance positions without causing the increasing of the magnet machining cost and the rotor assembly time, and the electric power steering apparatus equipped with the motor and a vehicle. [Means for Solving the Problem] The present invention is a motor that has a skew effect within a rotor gap surface of a mechanical angle one-cycle, wherein a rotor magnetic pole comprises plural magnetic salient pole portions by means of magnetic material, an N-pole and an S-pole magnets are alternately arranged on a rotor surface between the magnetic salient pole portions, and magnetic pole pitches of an electrical angle one-cycle, which comprise the magnetic salient pole portions and the N-pole and the S-pole magnets, are unevenly arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke KIKUCHI, Zhipeng TU, Gen KIMURA
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Publication number: 20170297616Abstract: A motor control unit is provided that controls a motor with multi-system windings via motor driving circuits on winding systems based on a current command value including current detecting circuits to detect at least two-phase or more currents for each of the multi-system windings of the three-phase motor, three-phase/two-phase converting sections to convert the detected phase currents to two-phase currents for the multi-system windings, and a failure diagnosing section to perform a current-calculation of the two-phase currents converted to two-phase for the multi-system windings, and to perform a diagnosis failure by comparing a difference of current-calculated results between the multi-system windings and an accumulating value of the difference with respective thresholds.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2015Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Yusuke KIKUCHI, Gen KIMURA, Zhipeng TU
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Patent number: 9705443Abstract: A motor includes an annular stator core including teeth arranged side by side in a circumferential direction on an inner circumferential surface of a back yoke. The motor includes 3n (n is an integer) first coil groups arranged in the circumferential direction at regular intervals, each of the first coil groups being constituted of first coils that are respectively wound, in a concentrated manner, around the teeth arranged adjacent to one another, and that are excited by a first inverter, and also includes 3n second coil groups arranged in the circumferential direction at regular intervals, each of the second coil groups being constituted of second coils that are respectively wound, in a concentrated manner, around the teeth arranged adjacent to one another in positions different from positions of the teeth around which the first coils are wound in a concentrated manner, and that are excited by a second inverter.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Kikuchi, Gen Kimura, Zhipeng Tu
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Patent number: 9694845Abstract: A motor control device includes a motor, a control device, and a motor drive circuit. The motor includes a motor rotor, a motor stator, and a plurality of coil groups divided into a first coil group and a second coil group of at least two systems for each of three phases, and configured to excite a stator core by three-phase alternating currents. In the motor drive circuit, a first motor drive circuit supplies a three-phase AC first motor drive current to the first coil group based on a command value, and a second motor drive circuit supplies a three-phase AC second motor drive current having a phase difference from a phase of the first motor drive current, to the second coil group.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Kikuchi, Gen Kimura, Zhipeng Tu
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Publication number: 20170111003Abstract: A motor includes an annular stator core including teeth arranged side by side in a circumferential direction on an inner circumferential surface of a back yoke. The motor includes 3n (n is an integer) first coil groups arranged in the circumferential direction at regular intervals, each of the first coil groups being constituted of first coils that are respectively wound, in a concentrated manner, around the teeth arranged adjacent to one another, and that are excited by a first inverter, and also includes 3n second coil groups arranged in the circumferential direction at regular intervals, each of the second coil groups being constituted of second coils that are respectively wound, in a concentrated manner, around the teeth arranged adjacent to one another in positions different from positions of the teeth around which the first coils are wound in a concentrated manner, and that are excited by a second inverter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Yusuke KIKUCHI, Gen KIMURA, Zhipeng TU
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Publication number: 20170050668Abstract: A motor control device includes a motor, a control device, and a motor drive circuit. The motor includes a motor rotor, a motor stator, and a plurality of coil groups divided into a first coil group and a second coil group of at least two systems for each of three phases, and configured to excite a stator core by three-phase alternating currents. In the motor drive circuit, a first motor drive circuit supplies a three-phase AC first motor drive current to the first coil group based on a command value, and a second motor drive circuit supplies a three-phase AC second motor drive current having a phase difference from a phase of the first motor drive current, to the second coil group.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2015Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Yusuke KIKUCHI, Gen KIMURA, Zhipeng TU
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Publication number: 20160336823Abstract: A motor includes a motor rotor and a motor stator. An outer circumference of a rotor yoke includes a convex portion projecting outward in a radial direction of the rotor yoke and a concave portion between the convex portions adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction. A magnet is arranged on an adhering surface that is a surface of the concave portion, and the convex portion includes at least one of magnetic gaps that penetrates through the rotor yoke in the axial direction and that has magnetic permeability lower than that of the rotor yoke.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Yusuke KIKUCHI, Gen KIMURA, Zhipeng TU
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Patent number: 8758178Abstract: An electric vehicle driving device 10 includes a first motor 11, a second motor 12, a first planetary gear mechanism 20, a second planetary gear mechanism 30, a clutch device 40, and a wheel bearing 50. The first planetary gear mechanism 20 is a planetary gear device of single pinion type. The second planetary gear mechanism 30 is a planetary gear device of double pinion type. The first motor 11 is connected to a first sun gear 21 and a second sun gear 31. The second motor 12 is connected to a first ring gear 24. The clutch device 40 is connected to a first carrier 23. A second carrier 33 is connected to the first ring gear 24. A second ring gear 34 is connected to the wheel bearing 50.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Gunji, Yasuyuki Matsuda, Gen Kimura
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Publication number: 20120190491Abstract: An electric vehicle driving device 10 includes a first motor 11, a second motor 12, a first planetary gear mechanism 20, a second planetary gear mechanism 30, a clutch device 40, and a wheel bearing 50. The first planetary gear mechanism 20 is a planetary gear device of single pinion type. The second planetary gear mechanism 30 is a planetary gear device of double pinion type. The first motor 11 is connected to a first sun gear 21 and a second sun gear 31. The second motor 12 is connected to a first ring gear 24. The clutch device 40 is connected to a first carrier 23. A second carrier 33 is connected to the first ring gear 24. A second ring gear 34 is connected to the wheel bearing 50.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: NSK LTD.Inventors: Daisuke Gunji, Yasuyuki Matsuda, Gen Kimura
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Patent number: 4610634Abstract: The present invention aims at connecting one end of a surfboard and the ankle of a rider by a cord in a freely attachable/detachable manner at both ends, enabling the rider to detach the surfboard by a simple operation. The ankle strap and the cord tip are directly connected via a swivel mechanism to prevent entanglement of the two and twist of the cord, achieving excellent safety and operability as well as preventing accidents. A pocket to store small articles is provided to the ankle strap to allow the rider carry keys, coins, etc.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1985Date of Patent: September 9, 1986Inventor: Gen Kimura