Patents by Inventor Hideki Hisada

Hideki Hisada 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: 12537404
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotor includes a rotor iron core, a plurality of first magnet accommodation, a plurality of first permanent magnets, a pair of first inner circumferential side magnetic voids, a pair of first outer circumferential side magnetic voids, a pair of first bridge portions, a pair of second magnet accommodation areas, a plurality of second permanent magnets, a pair of second outer circumferential side magnetic voids, a pair of second inner circumferential side magnetic voids, a third magnetic void, and a pair of second bridge portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideki Hisada, Masaru Kano, Hidenori Uchida
  • Patent number: 12424888
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotor includes a rotor core including magnetic poles arranged in a circumferential direction around a central axis, each magnetic pole including magnet holder slots each of which includes an opening end opened to an outer circumference of the rotor core, a first core portion between adjacent magnet holder slots, a second core portion between the magnet holder slots and the central axis, and a bridge connecting the first core portion and the second core portion, permanent magnets within the respective magnet holder slots, and a non-magnetic filling material filled into a cavity between the permanent magnet and the opening end in the magnet holder slot and joined to the permanent magnet and an inner wall of the magnet holder slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hideki Hisada, Hidenori Uchida, Hiroaki Makino
  • Patent number: 12191713
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotor of a rotary electric machine is provided with a rotor iron core and a plurality of permanent magnets. The rotor iron core includes a plurality of magnetic poles, a plurality of magnet holding slots, an outer peripheral side iron core portion, an inner peripheral side iron core portion, a plurality of bridges passed between the outer peripheral side iron core portion and the inner peripheral side iron core portion, and a plurality of magnet holding protrusions extending from the middle of each of the bridges to each of the magnet holding slots for each of the magnetic poles. Each of the permanent magnets is accommodated in each of the magnet holding slots and is in contact with each of the magnet holding protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Hisada, Masaru Kano, Hidenori Uchida
  • Patent number: 12176776
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stator includes a stator core and a stator coil configured by joining a plurality of coil segments mounted in slots of the stator core. Extending portions of the coil segments include a plurality of first extending portions, an inclined portion, and a joining end portion and a hook-shaped portion provided at an extending end of the inclined portion. The joining end portions are arranged side by side in a radial direction such that distal end surfaces are located at substantially the same height, the hook-shaped portions are meshed with each other, and a first engagement surface of one of the joining end portions faces and abuts on a first engagement surface of the other of the joining end portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Hideki Hisada
  • Publication number: 20240413725
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a resolver rotor includes: a resolver rotor core; and a resolver rotor core holder that constrains the resolver rotor core to a rotor shaft in a circumferential direction and an axial direction. The resolver rotor core holder includes: an annular flat plate portion; a first constraining portion that holds a relative position of the resolver rotor core holder to the rotor shaft, and holds an angle of the resolver rotor core in the circumferential direction relative to the rotor shaft; a second constraining portion that holds a relative position of the resolver rotor core holder to the rotor shaft; and a third constraining portion that holds a relative position of the resolver rotor core in the axial direction to the rotor shaft. The resolver rotor core includes a radially inside recessed portion for engagement with the first constraining portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke OTSUBO, Takashi Endo, Hideki Hisada, Kazuo Aoki, Kotaro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 12142982
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stator includes a stator core and a stator coil. The stator core includes an annular yoke, and a plurality of teeth each extending from an inner periphery of the yoke in a radial direction and arranged in a circumferential direction of the yoke at intervals, in which a gap between a pair of teeth adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction forms a slot extending in the radial direction. With respect to the pair of teeth and the slot, only one of the teeth includes a convex holder-shaped part which projects in the slot toward the other tooth and extends in an axial direction. The stator coil includes a plurality of linear conductors aligned in the radial direction in the slot and held in the slot by the holder-shaped part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Hisada, Masaru Kano, Naoya Sasaki
  • Patent number: 12126231
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, each of the first piece portions of a fixing ring is elastically deformed with a first bent portion to be bent toward a first surface side serving as a point of origin. In a map shape formed by projecting a plurality of broad portions and the first piece portions onto a virtual plane parallel to the first surface, each of the first bent portion intersects a straight line passing through a contact point of a circumscribed circle in contact with an outer circumferential edge of the broad portion on which the first piece portion is provided and a center point of the circumscribed circle. Each of the first piece portions is positioned between an inscribed circle in contact with an inner circumferential edge of the first piece portion and the first bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Kotegawa, Hideki Hisada
  • Patent number: 12119712
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotor includes a rotor core including magnetic poles arranged in a circumferential direction around a central axis, each magnetic pole including at least two magnet holding slots opposed to each other at intervals in the circumferential direction, a first core portion between the two magnet holding slots, a second core portion between the two magnet holding slots and the central axis, and a bridge connecting the first core portion and the second core portion, and permanent magnets each arranged in the magnet holding slot. The bridge includes first center bridges located between the two magnet holding slots and separated from each other in the circumferential direction, and a coupling element that connects the first center bridges to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Hisada, Hiroaki Makino, Hidenori Uchida
  • Publication number: 20240055918
    Abstract: A permanent magnet rotor includes: a rotor shaft; a rotor core having, in each magnetic pole, a first and second outer through holes to make a pair and a first and second inner through holes to make a pair; and a first and second outer magnets, a first and second inner magnets housed in these respectively. An outer opening angle ?a between the first outer through hole and the second outer through hole is larger than an inner opening angle ?b between the first inner through hole and the second inner through hole. An inter-inner through hole length between the first inner through hole and the second inner through hole is larger than that between the first outer through hole and the second outer through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki MAKINO, Hideki HISADA, Daisuke MORI, Naoya SASAKI, Kotaro KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230283127
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotor includes a rotor iron core, a plurality of first magnet accommodation, a plurality of first permanent magnets, a pair of first inner circumferential side magnetic voids, a pair of first outer circumferential side magnetic voids, a pair of first bridge portions, a pair of second magnet accommodation areas, a plurality of second permanent magnets, a pair of second outer circumferential side magnetic voids, a pair of second inner circumferential side magnetic voids, a third magnetic void, and a pair of second bridge portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: HIDEKI HISADA, MASARU KANO, HIDENORI UCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230187988
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotor includes a rotor core which includes magnetic poles, magnet holding slots for each of the magnetic poles, and permanent magnets arranged in the magnet holding slots, respectively. The magnet holding slot includes a magnet loading area, a magnetic cavity, and an opening which opens to the magnetic cavity and an outer circumference of the rotor core. The rotor core includes a protruding portion having an outer surface which extends to the opening continuously with the outer circumferential surface of the rotor core, an end surface which intersects the outer surface at angle 90±10° to face the opening, and an inner surface which intersects the end surface to form an edge of the magnetic cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki HISADA, Masaru KANO, Hiroaki MAKINO, Yoshiyuki IWATA
  • Publication number: 20230145591
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotor includes a rotor core including magnetic poles arranged in a circumferential direction around a central axis, each magnetic pole including magnet holder slots each of which includes an opening end opened to an outer circumference of the rotor core, a first core portion between adjacent magnet holder slots, a second core portion between the magnet holder slots and the central axis, and a bridge connecting the first core portion and the second core portion, permanent magnets within the respective magnet holder slots, and a non-magnetic filling material filled into a cavity between the permanent magnet and the opening end in the magnet holder slot and joined to the permanent magnet and an inner wall of the magnet holder slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Hisada, Hidenori Uchida, Hiroaki Makino
  • Publication number: 20230119104
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, each of the first piece portions of a fixing ring is elastically deformed with a first bent portion to be bent toward a first surface side serving as a point of origin. In a map shape formed by projecting a plurality of broad portions and the first piece portions onto a virtual plane parallel to the first surface, each of the first bent portion intersects a straight line passing through a contact point of a circumscribed circle in contact with an outer circumferential edge of the broad portion on which the first piece portion is provided and a center point of the circumscribed circle. Each of the first piece portions is positioned between an inscribed circle in contact with an inner circumferential edge of the first piece portion and the first bent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hajime KOTEGAWA, Hideki HISADA
  • Publication number: 20230114962
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotor of a rotary electric machine is provided with a rotor iron core and a plurality of permanent magnets. The rotor iron core includes a plurality of magnetic poles, a plurality of magnet holding slots, an outer peripheral side iron core portion, an inner peripheral side iron core portion, a plurality of bridges passed between the outer peripheral side iron core portion and the inner peripheral side iron core portion, and a plurality of magnet holding protrusions extending from the middle of each of the bridges to each of the magnet holding slots for each of the magnetic poles. Each of the permanent magnets is accommodated in each of the magnet holding slots and is in contact with each of the magnet holding protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki HISADA, Masaru KANO, Hidenori UCHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220416605
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stator includes a stator core and a stator coil configured by joining a plurality of coil segments mounted in slots of the stator core. Extending portions of the coil segments include a plurality of first extending portions, an inclined portion, and a joining end portion and a hook-shaped portion provided at an extending end of the inclined portion. The joining end portions are arranged side by side in a radial direction such that distal end surfaces are located at substantially the same height, the hook-shaped portions are meshed with each other, and a first engagement surface of one of the joining end portions faces and abuts on a first engagement surface of the other of the joining end portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Hideki HISADA
  • Publication number: 20220294299
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stator includes a stator core and a stator coil. The stator core includes an annular yoke, and a plurality of teeth each extending from an inner periphery of the yoke in a radial direction and arranged in a circumferential direction of the yoke at intervals, in which a gap between a pair of teeth adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction forms a slot extending in the radial direction. With respect to the pair of teeth and the slot, only one of the teeth includes a convex holder-shaped part which projects in the slot toward the other tooth and extends in an axial direction. The stator coil includes a plurality of linear conductors aligned in the radial direction in the slot and held in the slot by the holder-shaped part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Hisada, Masaru Kano, Naoya Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20220209600
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotor includes a rotor core including magnetic poles arranged in a circumferential direction around a central axis, each magnetic pole including at least two magnet holding slots opposed to each other at intervals in the circumferential direction, a first core portion between the two magnet holding slots, a second core portion between the two magnet holding slots and the central axis, and a bridge connecting the first core portion and the second core portion, and permanent magnets each arranged in the magnet holding slot. The bridge includes first center bridges located between the two magnet holding slots and separated from each other in the circumferential direction, and a coupling element that connects the first center bridges to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki HISADA, Hiroaki MAKINO, Hidenori UCHIDA
  • Patent number: 11289959
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotor includes a rotor core including magnetic poles arranged in a circumferential direction, a cavity formed on an axis q and extending toward a central axis, and a flux barrier band formed in the magnetic pole between a pair of the cavities to cross an axis d and including a first bridge part facing one cavity, a second bridge part facing the other cavity, and a magnet embedding hole formed between the first and the second bridge parts, a first permanent magnet formed of a fixed magnetic force magnet and disposed in the magnet embedding hole to be adjacent to the first bridge part, and a second permanent magnet formed of a variable magnetic force magnet and disposed in the magnet embedding hole to be adjacent to the second bridge part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Kano, Hideki Hisada, Masakatsu Matsubara, Yusuke Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 11183893
    Abstract: A rotary electric device includes a stator, and a rotor including a rotor core having magnetic poles and permanent magnets at the magnetic poles. Each of two embedding holes in each magnetic pole includes a loading region in which the permanent magnet is loaded, an inner periphery-side gap, and an outer periphery-side gap. Defining D as the minimum distance from the outer periphery-side gap to an outer peripheral surface of the rotor core, Was the width of a teeth of the stator, H0 as the sum of the magnetomotive forces generated in the portion corresponding to a magnetic pole angle ? in one magnetic pole, and H1 as the magnetomotive force generated in one tooth, the rotor core is formed such that D?W×(H0/H1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakatsu Matsubara, Takashi Hanai, Hideki Hisada, Yusuke Matsuoka
  • Publication number: 20200212738
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotor includes a rotor core including magnetic poles arranged in a circumferential direction, a cavity formed on an axis q and extending toward a central axis, and a flux barrier band formed in the magnetic pole between a pair of the cavities to cross an axis d and including a first bridge part facing one cavity, a second bridge part facing the other cavity, and a magnet embedding hole formed between the first and the second bridge parts, a first permanent magnet formed of a fixed magnetic force magnet and disposed in the magnet embedding hole to be adjacent to the first bridge part, and a second permanent magnet formed of a variable magnetic force magnet and disposed in the magnet embedding hole to be adjacent to the second bridge part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru KANO, Hideki Hisada, Masakatsu Matsubara, Yusuke Matsuoka