Patents by Inventor Hikaru Sugiura
Hikaru Sugiura 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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Patent number: 11846328Abstract: A friction engagement device includes an elastic member between a piston and a friction plate in an axial direction. Elastic member includes: second engaged portion to be brought into engagement with engagement portion of tubular member so as to be movable in axial direction; and annular plate portion sandwiched between pressing surface of piston and friction plate from both sides in axial direction. Surface of annular plate portion facing first axial side is provided with projection and recess arranged alternately in circumferential direction. Assuming that a phase where radial groove provided in pressing surface and projection provided on annular plate portion are located at corresponding positions in circumferential direction is a particular phase, engagement portion of tubular member, first engaged portion of piston, and second engaged portion of elastic member are formed such that piston and elastic member are unable to come into engagement with tubular member at particular phase.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignees: AISIN CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hikaru Sugiura, Keita Inda, Tatsuya Okishima, Toshihiko Kamiya, Masashi Ikemura
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Patent number: 11808163Abstract: A turbine housing has: a first inner member; a second inner member contacting with the first inner member; a turbine scroll flow path enclosed and defined by the first inner member and the second inner member; a first casting housing covering the first inner member at a side opposite to the second inner member; a second casting housing covering the second inner member at a side opposite to the first inner member; an aperture formed in one or both of the first casting housing and the second casting housing and including an opening that opens to an outside; a tube member arranged in the aperture and defining an inlet flow path connected to the turbine scroll flow path; and an inner opening defined by the first inner member and the second inner member and overlapping with one end of the tube member.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Hikaru Sugiura, Yuji Sasaki, Kai Iijima, Ryosuke Yumoto, Tatsuya Fukui, Yoshihito Katsu
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Patent number: 11788552Abstract: An example rotary machine includes a motor including a rotor and a stator, and a cooling jacket disposed around the stator. The cooling jacket includes an inner body part being cylindrical and in contact with the stator, an outer body part being cylindrical and surrounding the inner body part, and a groove through which a cooling medium passes, the groove circling helically around an outer circumference of the inner body part at least once. The groove has a pair of side surfaces opposed in a direction of an axis of rotation of the rotor, and a bottom surface connected to each of the pair of side surfaces. Each of the pair of side surfaces is formed having a draft angle inclined away from each other, the draft angle inclined relative to a release direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Inventors: Kuniaki Iizuka, Yuji Sasaki, Tatsumi Inomata, Ryosuke Yumoto, Kai Iijima, Tatsuya Fukui, Hikaru Sugiura, Yoshihito Katsu
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Publication number: 20230231431Abstract: A motor rotor includes a rotatable shaft, and a magnet structure mounted around the shaft. The magnet structure includes magnet pieces including a first magnet piece and a second magnet piece. The first magnet piece has a fracture surface facing the second magnet piece, and an outer surface forming a circumferential surface of the magnet structure. A surface roughness of the fracture surface is greater than a surface roughness of the outer surface of the first magnet piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Kai IIJIMA, Naoki OIWA, Natsuki YONEYAMA, Yuji SASAKI, Yoshihito KATSU, Hikaru SUGIURA
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Publication number: 20230198355Abstract: A motor rotor includes a shaft body, a cylindrical magnet covering an outer circumferential surface of the shaft body, a cylindrical protective layer covering an outer circumferential surface of the magnet and an annular end ring having the shaft body inserted therethrough, and in contact with an end surface of the magnet. The end ring is fixed to the shaft body by an inner circumferential resin portion formed between an inner circumferential surface of the end ring and the outer circumferential surface of the shaft body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Kai IIJIMA, Naoki OIWA, Natsuki YONEYAMA, Yuji SASAKI, Yoshihito KATSU, Hikaru SUGIURA
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Patent number: 11664694Abstract: A motor rotor includes an inner sleeve, a cylindrical permanent magnet disposed around the inner sleeve, and a resin portion formed by charging a gap between the inner sleeve and the permanent magnet with a resin. The inner sleeve includes a small diameter portion. The small diameter portion is located to face an inner peripheral surface of an end portion of the permanent magnet in an axial direction. The small diameter portion is formed to have a diameter smaller than a diameter of a portion facing an inner peripheral surface of a center portion of the permanent magnet in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Inventors: Kai Iijima, Hikaru Sugiura, Yuji Sasaki, Tatsuya Fukui, Yoshihito Katsu, Ryosuke Yumoto
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Publication number: 20230125199Abstract: A rotary machine includes an electric motor including a rotor and a stator, a rotating shaft to be rotated driving the electric motor, an impeller attached to the rotating shaft, an inner case surrounding the stator and to which the stator is fixed, and an outer portion externally mounted on the inner case. The outer portion includes an inner circumferential surface facing an outer circumferential surface of the inner case, and a flow path groove formed on the inner circumferential surface and through which a refrigerant passes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Kai IIJIMA, Yuji SASAKI, Hikaru SUGIURA
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Patent number: 11525065Abstract: Provided is an oil-based inkjet ink containing a pigment and a fatty acid ester-based solvent represented by general formula (1) shown below and having at least 18 but not more than 29 carbon atoms per molecule. In general formula (1), R1 represents an alkyl group of 5 or more carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkyl group of 6 or more carbon atoms, and at least one of R1 and R2 is a branched alkyl group of 9 or more carbon atoms having a side chain of 4 or more carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuyuki Ando, Shinichiro Shimura, Marie Morinaga, Hikaru Sugiura, Shinsuke Ozawa, Noriaki Sugawara
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Patent number: 11414560Abstract: An oil-based inkjet ink containing a pigment, a pigment dispersant and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the non-aqueous solvent contains a silicone oil and a fatty acid ester having 10 to 40 carbon atoms per molecule and having a ratio of (total number of atoms in side chains/total number of atoms in main chain) of at least 0.20.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventor: Hikaru Sugiura
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Publication number: 20220205493Abstract: A friction engagement device includes an elastic member between a piston and a friction plate in an axial direction. Elastic member includes: second engaged portion to be brought into engagement with engagement portion of tubular member so as to be movable in axial direction; and annular plate portion sandwiched between pressing surface of piston and friction plate from both sides in axial direction. Surface of annular plate portion facing first axial side is provided with projection and recess arranged alternately in circumferential direction. Assuming that a phase where radial groove provided in pressing surface and projection provided on annular plate portion are located at corresponding positions in circumferential direction is a particular phase, engagement portion of tubular member, first engaged portion of piston, and second engaged portion of elastic member are formed such that piston and elastic member are unable to come into engagement with tubular member at particular phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicants: AISIN CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hikaru SUGIURA, Keita INDA, Tatsuya OKISHIMA, Toshihiko KAMIYA, Masashi IKEMURA
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Patent number: 11359642Abstract: This electric compressor includes a rotation shaft including a first end and a second end, a compressor impeller which is mounted on the first end of the rotation shaft and includes a back surface facing the second end, a motor disposed between the first end and the second end of the rotation shaft, a wall portion which separates an impeller space and a motor space from each other and includes a reference wall surface having a shape along the back surface of the compressor impeller, and a bypass hole which is formed in the wall portion to connect the impeller space to the motor space and includes a first opening which opens to the impeller space. In the wall portion, a recessed portion which is disposed around the first opening of the bypass hole and recessed from the reference wall surface is formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Inventors: Kuniaki Iizuka, Yuji Sasaki, Tatsumi Inomata, Ryosuke Yumoto, Kai Iijima, Tatsuya Fukui, Hikaru Sugiura, Yoshihito Katsu, Takashi Yoshida, Takashi Mori
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Publication number: 20220034239Abstract: A turbine housing has: a first inner member; a second inner member contacting with the first inner member; a turbine scroll flow path enclosed and defined by the first inner member and the second inner member; a first casting housing covering the first inner member at a side opposite to the second inner member; a second casting housing covering the second inner member at a side opposite to the first inner member; an aperture formed in one or both of the first casting housing and the second casting housing and including an opening that opens to an outside; a tube member arranged in the aperture and defining an inlet flow path connected to the turbine scroll flow path; and an inner opening defined by the first inner member and the second inner member and overlapping with one end of the tube member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: IHI CorporationInventors: Hikaru SUGIURA, Yuji SASAKI, Kai IIJIMA, Ryosuke YUMOTO, Tatsuya FUKUI, Yoshihito KATSU
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Publication number: 20220033671Abstract: An oil-based inkjet ink is disclosed, that contains a pigment, a fatty acid ester-based solvent (A) having a viscosity of 5.0 mPa·s or lower and a boiling point of 300° C. or higher but lower than 400° C., and a fatty acid ester-based solvent (B) having a viscosity of 10.0 mPa·s or higher and a boiling point of 400° C. or higher.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventor: Hikaru SUGIURA
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Publication number: 20220029487Abstract: An example motor rotor includes a cylindrical magnet which is disposed around a rotation shaft, a protective layer which is disposed around the magnet, and a middle resin portion which is disposed between the magnet and the protective layer. The magnet has a cylindrical shape that extends continuously in a circumferential direction of the rotation shaft. A surface treatment portion is formed on at least one of an outer peripheral surface of the magnet or an inner peripheral surface of the protective layer, to impart adhesion with the middle resin portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Hikaru SUGIURA, Yuji SASAKI, Tatsumi INOMATA, Kai IIJIMA, Tatsuya FUKUI, Yoshihito KATSU, Kuniaki IIZUKA, Ryosuke YUMOTO
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Publication number: 20220021255Abstract: A motor rotor includes an inner sleeve, a cylindrical permanent magnet disposed around the inner sleeve, and a resin portion formed by charging a gap between the inner sleeve and the permanent magnet with a resin. The inner sleeve includes a small diameter portion. The small diameter portion is located to face an inner peripheral surface of an end portion of the permanent magnet in an axial direction. The small diameter portion is formed to have a diameter smaller than a diameter of a portion facing an inner peripheral surface of a center portion of the permanent magnet in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Kai IIJIMA, Hikaru SUGIURA, Yuji SASAKI, Tatsuya FUKUI, Yoshihito KATSU, Ryosuke YUMOTO
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Patent number: 11174406Abstract: An ink is provided which can prevent the deformation and degradation of resin products by printed items, and is also suitable for inkjet printing. The oil-based inkjet ink contains a colorant and a fatty acid ester-based solvent represented by general formula (1) shown below and having 12 to 23 carbon atoms in one molecule. (In general formula (1), each of R1 and R2 independently represents an alkyl group, and at least one of the alkyl groups of R1 and R2 is a branched alkyl group having a side chain of at least 4 carbon atoms.).Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Hikaru Sugiura, Kazuyuki Ando, Shinsuke Ozawa
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Publication number: 20210203199Abstract: An IPM motor includes a rotation shaft, a rotor, and a stator. The rotor includes a rotor body, a magnet, and a resin filled between the magnet and the rotor body. The magnet includes a magnet main surface, a magnet back surface, and a magnet side surface. The rotor body includes a slot side surface facing the magnet side surface. The slot side surface includes a first flat surface portion and an inclined surface portion. The resin includes a first side surface resin portion filled between the magnet side surface and the first flat surface portion and a second side surface resin portion filled between the magnet side surface and the inclined surface portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Kai IIJIMA, Tatsumi INOMATA, Yuji SASAKI, Hikaru SUGIURA, Kuniaki IIZUKA, Tatsuya FUKUI, Ryosuke YUMOTO, Yoshihito KATSU
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Publication number: 20210115925Abstract: An example rotary machine includes a motor including a rotor and a stator, and a cooling jacket disposed around the stator. The cooling jacket includes an inner body part being cylindrical and in contact with the stator, an outer body part being cylindrical and surrounding the inner body part, and a groove through which a cooling medium passes, the groove circling helically around an outer circumference of the inner body part at least once. The groove has a pair of side surfaces opposed in a direction of an axis of rotation of the rotor, and a bottom surface connected to each of the pair of side surfaces. Each of the pair of side surfaces is formed having a draft angle inclined away from each other, the draft angle inclined relative to a release direction orthogonal to the axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Kuniaki IIZUKA, Yuji SASAKI, Tatsumi INOMATA, Ryosuke YUMOTO, Kai IIJIMA, Tatsuya FUKUI, Hikaru SUGIURA, Yoshihito KATSU
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Publication number: 20210102551Abstract: This electric compressor includes a rotation shaft including a first end and a second end, a compressor impeller which is mounted on the first end of the rotation shaft and includes a back surface facing the second end, a motor disposed between the first end and the second end of the rotation shaft, a wall portion which separates an impeller space and a motor space from each other and includes a reference wall surface having a shape along the back surface of the compressor impeller, and a bypass hole which is formed in the wall portion to connect the impeller space to the motor space and includes a first opening which opens to the impeller space. In the wall portion, a recessed portion which is disposed around the first opening of the bypass hole and recessed from the reference wall surface is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Kuniaki IIZUKA, Yuji SASAKI, Tatsumi INOMATA, Ryosuke YUMOTO, Kai IIJIMA, Tatsuya FUKUI, Hikaru SUGIURA, Yoshihito KATSU, Takashi YOSHIDA, Takashi MORI
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Patent number: 10920096Abstract: An oil-based inkjet ink is disclosed that contains a colorant, an oil-soluble resin that is an acrylic-based polymer having a side chain containing a polydimethylsiloxane structure, and a non-aqueous solvent. A method for producing an oil-based inkjet ink is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: RISO KAGAKU CORPORATIONInventors: Shinsuke Ozawa, Mitsuko Kitanohara, Hikaru Sugiura, Yoshifumi Watanabe, Manami Shimizu, Naofumi Ezaki, Tomohiro Matsuzawa