Patents by Inventor Hideyuki Odagiri

Hideyuki Odagiri 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: 11482951
    Abstract: The brake driving control circuit, which controls an electromagnetic brake that releases the brake by applying a current, is provided with: a first rectifying element provided between a first power supply of a first circuit voltage and one terminal of the electromagnetic brake; a cut-off switch inserted into a line through which the first power supply supplies power; a first switching element provided between the other terminal of the electromagnetic brake and a ground point; and a second switching element and a second rectifying element provided in series between a second power supply of a second circuit voltage, which is different from the first circuit voltage, and the one terminal of the electromagnetic brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideyuki Odagiri
  • Patent number: 11161255
    Abstract: Provided is a robot equipped with two joint parts attached to an end of an arm in a coupled state. For example, in a joint part of a robot, a motor and a reduction gear are housed in a case, and an output-side member having a flange is fixed to the output shaft of the reduction gear. An opening that opens in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the output shaft of the reduction gear is formed in the case. A planar attachment face orthogonal to the opening direction of the opening is formed in the opening. The robot is provided with a plurality of biaxial joint units comprising two joint parts. In the robot, the attachment face of the case of one joint part constituting a biaxial joint unit is fixed to the flange of the other joint part either directly or via a coupling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuu Ayuzawa, Haruhiro Tsuneta, Hideyuki Odagiri, Hirokazu Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20200313578
    Abstract: The brake driving control circuit, which controls an electromagnetic brake that releases the brake by applying a current, is provided with: a first rectifying element provided between a first power supply of a first circuit voltage and one terminal of the electromagnetic brake; a cut-off switch inserted into a line through which the first power supply supplies power; a first switching element provided between the other terminal of the electromagnetic brake and a ground point; and a second switching element and a second rectifying element provided in series between a second power supply of a second circuit voltage, which is different from the first circuit voltage, and the one terminal of the electromagnetic brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideyuki ODAGIRI
  • Publication number: 20200298422
    Abstract: Provided is a robot equipped with two joint parts attached to an end of an arm in a coupled state. For example, in a joint part of a robot, a motor and a reduction gear are housed in a case, and an output-side member having a flange is fixed to the output shaft of the reduction gear. An opening that opens in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the output shaft of the reduction gear is formed in the case. A planar attachment face orthogonal to the opening direction of the opening is formed in the opening. The robot is provided with a plurality of biaxial joint units comprising two joint parts. In the robot, the attachment face of the case of one joint part constituting a biaxial joint unit is fixed to the flange of the other joint part either directly or via a coupling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuu AYUZAWA, Haruhiro TSUNETA, Hideyuki ODAGIRI, Hirokazu WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10666171
    Abstract: A motor system includes a motor, and a multi-turn absolute encoder that detects a rotation number and an absolute angular position of a rotation shaft of the motor. The multi-turn absolute encoder includes: an absolute angular position detection device that detects the absolute angular position within one rotation period of the rotation shaft; and a storage element that stores the rotation number of the motor. Even if the driving of the multi-turn absolute encoder is stopped while the motor is stopped, the multi-turn absolute encoder detects the multi-turn position of the rotation shaft after startup. Further, the motor has a brake mechanism including: a gear-type brake wheel that rotates integrally with the rotation shaft; an engagement member capable of engaging with the teeth of the gear-type brake wheel; and an actuator which causes the teeth and the engagement member to engage with each other during braking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki Odagiri, Haruhiro Tsuneta, Yuu Ayuzawa, Shunya Yazawa
  • Patent number: 10345827
    Abstract: A motor control device may include a position command output means, a first subtraction means that calculates and outputs a position deviation, a position control means, a second subtraction means that calculates and outputs a position deviation, a speed control means that outputs a torque command, a limiter limits the level of the torque command, a motor drive means, and a voltage fluctuation detection means. When the voltage fluctuation detection means detects that the voltage of said power source has dropped below a predetermined reference level, either the position command output means varies the position command so as to reduce the rotational speed of the motor and/or said position control means limits said speed command to be output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Otsuji, Akihiro Ito, Hirokazu Watanabe, Hideyuki Odagiri
  • Publication number: 20190109549
    Abstract: A motor system includes a motor, and a multi-turn absolute encoder that detects a rotation number and an absolute angular position of a rotation shaft of the motor. The multi-turn absolute encoder includes: an absolute angular position detection device that detects the absolute angular position within one rotation period of the rotation shaft; and a storage element that stores the rotation number of the motor. Even if the driving of the multi-turn absolute encoder is stopped while the motor is stopped, the multi-turn absolute encoder detects the multi-turn position of the rotation shaft after startup. Further, the motor has a brake mechanism including: a gear-type brake wheel that rotates integrally with the rotation shaft; an engagement member capable of engaging with the teeth of the gear-type brake wheel; and an actuator which causes the teeth and the engagement member to engage with each other during braking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki ODAGIRI, Haruhiro TSUNETA, Yuu AYUZAWA, Shunya YAZAWA
  • Patent number: 10095244
    Abstract: A motor control device may include a position command output means, a first subtraction means that calculates and outputs a position deviation, a position control means, a second subtraction means that calculates and outputs a position deviation, a speed control means that outputs a torque command, a limiter limits the level of the torque command, a motor drive means, and a voltage fluctuation detection means. When the voltage fluctuation detection means detects that the voltage of said power source has dropped below a predetermined reference level, either the position command output means varies the position command so as to reduce the rotational speed of the motor and/or said position control means limits said speed command to be output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Otsuji, Akihiro Ito, Hirokazu Watanabe, Hideyuki Odagiri
  • Publication number: 20160098041
    Abstract: A motor control device may include a position command output means, a first subtraction means that calculates and outputs a position deviation, a position control means, a second subtraction means that calculates and outputs a position deviation, a speed control means that outputs a torque command, a limiter limits the level of the torque command, a motor drive means, and a voltage fluctuation detection means. When the voltage fluctuation detection means detects that the voltage of said power source has dropped below a predetermined reference level, either the position command output means varies the position command so as to reduce the rotational speed of the motor and/or said position control means limits said speed command to be output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Jun OTSUJI, Akihiro ITO, Hirokazu WATANABE, Hideyuki ODAGIRI
  • Publication number: 20140070752
    Abstract: The present invention provides a motor control device capable of operating a robot properly without stopping a motor that operates the robot even when an instantaneous voltage drop occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Otsuji, Akihiro Ito, Hirokazu Watanabe, Hideyuki Odagiri