Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Hirano
Hiroaki Hirano 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: 20220209637Abstract: A vibrating motor includes a stationary portion, and a movable portion capable of vibrating with respect to the stationary portion along a center axis extending in a vertical direction. The stationary portion includes a bearing portion which extends along the center axis and supports the movable portion to be able to vibrate along the center axis, and a coil including a conductive wire wound around the center axis. The bearing portion includes a first region including a coil inner region on a radially inner side of the coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Atsunori HIRATA, Hiroaki HIRANO, Ryoichi MITSUHATA
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Publication number: 20220014082Abstract: A vibration motor includes a stationary part, and a movable element which has a magnet and can vibrate in one direction. The stationary part includes a coil which applies a driving force to the magnet due to energization, a housing which houses the movable element and the coil therein, a first lid part which closes an end portion of the housing on one side in the one direction, and a first bearing part. The first bearing part is disposed inside the housing on the other side in the one direction from the first lid part. The first bearing part includes a bearing inner circumferential surface disposed with a gap therebetween with respect to an outer circumferential surface of a portion of the movable element on one side in the one direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Atsunori HIRATA, Tomohiro HASEGAWA, Daisuke ADACHI, Hiroaki HIRANO, Hideki NISHIMURA
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Publication number: 20210376693Abstract: A motor includes a stator, a rotor, and a bearing. The stator includes a shaft that extends in a vertical direction. The rotor is rotatable around the shaft. The bearing supports the rotor in a rotatable manner. The rotor includes a magnet, a case, and a tooth groove. The magnet is radially outward of the stator and opposes the stator in a radial direction. The case covers a radially outer end of the magnet. The tooth groove is provided in a radially outer surface of the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Hideki NISHIMURA, Tomohiro HASEGAWA, Hiroaki HIRANO, Yoichi SEKII
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Publication number: 20210280061Abstract: A communication terminal transmits a route search request for a destination to a server device and obtains a route searched from the server device. The terminal requests the server device for guidance information after starting up the communication terminal, the guidance information being used to provide movement guidance for a mobile unit and being targeted for at least an update target area around a current location among update target areas, the update target areas being areas whose terminal-side map information included in the communication terminal is an older version of map information than device-side map information included in the server device. The terminal receives the guidance information transmitted from the server device in response to the request for the guidance information, and provides movement guidance for the mobile unit using a guidance route set on the communication terminal and the received guidance information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki HIRANO, Shingo AOYAMA, Daisuke TANIZAKI
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Patent number: 11009357Abstract: A communication terminal is connected to a server and provides movement guidance for a mobile unit based on guidance information delivered from the server. The terminal requests the server for update information for updating area identification information that identifies a section corresponding to an update target area and a section not corresponding to the update target area on a section-by-section basis. The update target area is an area whose terminal-side map information included in the communication terminal is an older version. The terminal updates the area identification information based on the update information transmitted from the server, requests the server for guidance information for providing movement guidance for the mobile unit based on the updated area identification information, and provides the movement guidance for the mobile unit based on the guidance information delivered from the server.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignees: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shingo Aoyama, Daisuke Tanizaki, Hiroaki Hirano, Kazuteru Maekawa, Motohiro Nakamura, Kazunori Watanabe, Katsuya Masuda, Takeshi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 10801859Abstract: Movement guidance devices and programs provide movement guidance for a mobile unit using guidance information for providing movement guidance for the mobile unit. The guidance information is delivered from a server device. The devices and programs store the guidance information delivered from the server device in a memory. The stored guidance information is area-section-by-area-section guidance information. The devices and programs set a remaining priority for the stored guidance information on a per area section basis of map information and delete, from the memory, guidance information for an area section with a low remaining priority on a priority basis rather than guidance information for an area section with a high remaining priority among the stored guidance information.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignees: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shingo Aoyama, Daisuke Tanizaki, Hiroaki Hirano, Motohiro Nakamura, Kazunori Watanabe
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Patent number: 10739145Abstract: A communication terminal is connected to a server and provides movement guidance for a mobile unit based on guidance information delivered from the server. The terminal requests the server for update information for updating area identification information that identifies a section corresponding to an update target area and a section not corresponding to the update target area on a section-by-section basis. The update target area is an area whose terminal-side map information included in the communication terminal is an older version. The terminal updates the area identification information based on the update information transmitted from the server, requests the server for guidance information for providing movement guidance for the mobile unit based on the updated area identification information, and provides the movement guidance for the mobile unit based on the guidance information delivered from the server.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignees: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shingo Aoyama, Daisuke Tanizaki, Hiroaki Hirano, Kazuteru Maekawa, Motohiro Nakamura, Kazunori Watanabe, Katsuya Masuda, Takeshi Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20190072409Abstract: Movement guidance devices and programs provide movement guidance for a mobile unit using guidance information for providing movement guidance for the mobile unit. The guidance information is delivered from a server device. The devices and programs store the guidance information delivered from the server device in a memory. The stored guidance information is area-section-by-area-section guidance information. The devices and programs set a remaining priority for the stored guidance information on a per area section basis of map information and delete, from the memory, guidance information for an area section with a low remaining priority on a priority basis rather than guidance information for an area section with a high remaining priority among the stored guidance information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2017Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicants: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shingo AOYAMA, Daisuke TANIZAKI, Hiroaki HIRANO, Motohiro NAKAMURA, Kazunori WATANABE
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Publication number: 20190063931Abstract: A communication terminal is connected to a server and provides movement guidance for a mobile unit based on guidance information delivered from the server. The terminal requests the server for update information for updating area identification information that identifies a section corresponding to an update target area and a section not corresponding to the update target area on a section-by-section basis. The update target area is an area whose terminal-side map information included in the communication terminal is an older version. The terminal updates the area identification information based on the update information transmitted from the server, requests the server for guidance information for providing movement guidance for the mobile unit based on the updated area identification information, and provides the movement guidance for the mobile unit based on the guidance information delivered from the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicants: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shingo AOYAMA, Daisuke TANIZAKI, Hiroaki HIRANO, Kazuteru MAEKAWA, Motohiro NAKAMURA, Kazunori WATANABE, Katsuya MASUDA, Takeshi HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 9909591Abstract: A stationary portion of a blower fan according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a stator and a stator holding portion to which the stator is fixed. A rotating portion of the blower fan includes an annular rotor hub portion arranged around a central axis; a rotor magnet arranged along a circumferential surface of the rotor hub portion, and arranged radially inside a stator; and an impeller including a plurality of blades arranged along a circumferential direction of the rotor hub portion. An upper end of the stator is arranged at a level lower than that of an upper end of the rotor magnet. The impeller is arranged axially above the rotor magnet and is arranged to extend radially outward. The blades are arranged axially above the stator.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takehito Tamaoka, Hiroaki Hirano
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Patent number: 9348379Abstract: A blower fan according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a centrifugal fan. At least a portion of each of a plurality of blades of an impeller portion is arranged above a stator. A lower plate portion is arranged to define an air channel portion and an air outlet arranged on a lateral side of the impeller portion when a side wall portion arranged to surround an outer circumference of the impeller portion and an upper plate portion arranged above the impeller portion are present. The air channel portion is arranged to extend in a circumferential direction between an outer circumference of the stator and the side wall portion. At least a portion of a circuit board is arranged in the air channel portion and on the lower plate portion. A plurality of lead wires extending from the stator are connected to the circuit board in the air channel portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takehito Tamaoka, Hiroaki Hirano
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Patent number: 9316229Abstract: A base plate of a motor includes an inner bottom plate portion and an elevated portion. A land portion is arranged on an upper surface of a portion of a circuit board which overlaps with the inner bottom plate portion in a plan view, or on a portion of the circuit board which overlaps with the elevated portion in the plan view. A conducting wire extending from a coil is electrically connected to the land portion. This structure enables the conducting wire to be connected to the land portion on the circuit board without the conducting wire being drawn outward beyond an outer circumferential end portion of the base plate. The axial position of the conducting wire connected to the land portion and the axial position of the base plate at least partially overlap with each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takehito Tamaoka, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Hiroaki Hirano, Kouta Kabune
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Publication number: 20150043159Abstract: A blower fan according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a centrifugal fan. At least a portion of each of a plurality of blades of an impeller portion is arranged above a stator. A lower plate portion is arranged to define an air channel portion and an air outlet arranged on a lateral side of the impeller portion when a side wall portion arranged to surround an outer circumference of the impeller portion and an upper plate portion arranged above the impeller portion are present. The air channel portion is arranged to extend in a circumferential direction between an outer circumference of the stator and the side wall portion. At least a portion of a circuit board is arranged in the air channel portion and on the lower plate portion. A plurality of lead wires extending from the stator are connected to the circuit board in the air channel portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takehito Tamaoka, Hiroaki Hirano
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Publication number: 20150043158Abstract: A blower fan according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a centrifugal fan including a stationary portion, a bearing mechanism, and a rotating portion. The stationary portion includes a lower plate portion and a stator. The stator includes a plurality of teeth each of which has a radially inner end including an upward projecting portion arranged to extend axially upward.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki Hirano, Takehito Tamaoka
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Publication number: 20150023814Abstract: A stationary portion of a blower fan according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a stator and a stator holding portion to which the stator is fixed. A rotating portion of the blower fan includes an annular rotor hub portion arranged around a central axis; a rotor magnet arranged along a circumferential surface of the rotor hub portion, and arranged radially inside a stator; and an impeller including a plurality of blades arranged along a circumferential direction of the rotor hub portion. An upper end of the stator is arranged at a level lower than that of an upper end of the rotor magnet. The impeller is arranged axially above the rotor magnet and is arranged to extend radially outward. The blades are arranged axially above the stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takehito Tamaoka, Hiroaki Hirano
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Publication number: 20130323093Abstract: A base plate of a motor includes an inner bottom plate portion and an elevated portion. A land portion is arranged on an upper surface of a portion of a circuit board which overlaps with the inner bottom plate portion in a plan view, or on a portion of the circuit board which overlaps with the elevated portion in the plan view. A conducting wire extending from a coil is electrically connected to the land portion. This structure enables the conducting wire to be connected to the land portion on the circuit board without the conducting wire being drawn outward beyond an outer circumferential end portion of the base plate. The axial position of the conducting wire connected to the land portion and the axial position of the base plate at least partially overlap with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takehito Tamaoka, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Hiroaki Hirano, Kouta Kabune
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Patent number: 7345388Abstract: A brushless motor as an example of the invention has a stationary assembly 2 having a first housing member 10 made of a ferromagnetic material and a stator 20 held in the first housing member 10, and a rotor 6 having a rotor magnet 70 facing the stator 20. A annular shield plate 80 held by the rotor 6 is disposed between the rotor magnet 70 and the first housing member 10 and, further, an outer circumferential face 80a of the shield plate 80 is disposed between a magnetically neutral area 46 in the radial direction in the lower end of the rotor magnet 70 and the outer circumferential face of the rotor magnet 70.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Nidec CorporationInventors: Takehito Tamaoka, Hiroaki Hirano, Masayoshi Saichi, Junichi Takatera
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Publication number: 20060238057Abstract: A brushless motor as an example of the invention has a stationary assembly 2 having a first housing member 10 made of a ferromagnetic material and a stator 20 held in the first housing member 10, and a rotor 6 having a rotor magnet 70 facing the stator 20. A annular shield plate 80 held by the rotor 6 is disposed between the rotor magnet 70 and the first housing member 10 and, further, an outer circumferential face 80a of the shield plate 80 is disposed between a magnetically neutral area 46 in the radial direction in the lower end of the rotor magnet 70 and the outer circumferential face of the rotor magnet 70.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takehito Tamaoka, Hiroaki Hirano, Masayoshi Saichi, Junichi Takatera
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Patent number: 4426594Abstract: A commutator for a motor and a method of making the same wherein the motor has a stator and a rotor with a rotary shaft and the commutator consists of a plurality of commutator segments embedded in an insulating body, with each of the commutator segments having contact surfaces for engagement with a brush. The commutator is formed with a number of hemispherical shaped impressions so as to form a rough surface.A method of manufacturing the commutator comprises embedding a plurality of commutator segments in a body made of insulating material and the step of forming hemispherical impressions in the commutator segments by directing a jet of particles onto the surfaces of the commutator segments with a predetermined pressure so as to provide the desired roughened surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1981Date of Patent: January 17, 1984Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hiroaki Hirano, Takashi Hondo