Patents by Inventor Hiroki ASO

Hiroki ASO 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).

  • Publication number: 20250219491
    Abstract: A core having an annular core-back portion and a plurality of tooth portions formed, at intervals in a circumferential direction, on an inner circumferential surface of the core-back portion to protrude, a coil wound around each tooth portion with an insulator therebetween, and a mold resin portion coating the core and the coil, are included. The core-back portion is formed to be discontinuous at at least one position in the circumferential direction. The insulator has, at two or more positions in the circumferential direction, protrusions protruding to an outer side in a radial direction beyond an outer circumferential surface of the core-back portion. The mold resin portion does not coat a protrusion surface, along an axial direction, on the outer side in the radial direction of each protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiko TATEBE, Ryo NABIKA, Hiroki ASO, Ryogo TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 12249871
    Abstract: A rotor includes a rotary shaft and a rotor body supported by the rotary shaft. The rotor body includes a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet. The first permanent magnet has a first overhang part that is in contact with a first end part of the second permanent magnet in an axial direction of the rotary shaft, and the first overhang part and the first end part are joined to each other. A motor includes the rotor and a stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori Watanabe, Hiroki Aso
  • Patent number: 12100997
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor and a stator. In a plane orthogonal to an axis direction of the rotor, the motor satisfies W2<W1<M1, and T1<W1<T1+2×T2, where M1 is a width of a surface of a permanent magnet, W1 is a maximum width of a portion of an inner wall of a first magnet insertion hole in contact with the surface, W2 is a minimum width from the first magnet insertion hole to a second magnet insertion hole, T1 is a width of a first front end surface of a first tooth, and T2 is a width from the first front end surface to a second front end surface of a second tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori Watanabe, Hiroki Aso, Kazuchika Tsuchida, Takaya Shimokawa, Ryogo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12081097
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor having a shaft, a rotor core, and a permanent magnet, and a stator surrounding the rotor. The permanent magnet forms a magnet magnetic pole, a part of the rotor core forms a virtual magnetic pole. The motor includes first and second bearings support the shaft, and further includes first and second bearing support portions. Of the first and second bearings, the first bearing is located on the load side. A distance D1 from the center axis to the inner circumferential surface of the first bearing support portion, a distance D2 from the center axis to the inner circumferential surface of the second bearing support portion, a distance d1 from the center axis to the outer circumferential surface of the first bearing, and a distance d2 from the center axis to the outer circumferential surface of the second bearing satisfy D1?d1<D2?d2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Aso, Ryogo Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20240235293
    Abstract: A rotor includes a first resin portion formed the periphery of a main shaft; a first core disposed the outer circumferential portion of the first resin portion; a magnet attached to the radial outside of the first core; and a second core disposed the radially outside end face of the magnet, wherein a plurality of structures in each of which the magnet is sandwiched between the first and second cores are disposed circumferentially around the main shaft, and a second resin portion is formed between the circumferential end faces of adjacent second cores and between the circumferential end faces of adjacent magnets, wherein the first core has a division surface on which the circumferential end faces of itself and an adjacent first core are in surface contact with each other, and wherein the second core is not in contact with an adjacent second core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Taichi TOKUHISA, Ryo NABIKA, Takeshi YAGI, Hiroki ASO, Takanori WATANABE, Akiko TATEBE, Kazuya HARADA
  • Publication number: 20240204626
    Abstract: An electric motor includes: a stator; a rotor; and a built-in board that supplies current to the stator, wherein the built-in board includes: a high-voltage circuit connected to a high-voltage power supply; and a low-voltage circuit connected to a low-voltage power supply, the high-voltage circuit includes an inverter that converts an input direct-current voltage into an alternating-current voltage and supplies the alternating-current voltage to the stator, the low-voltage circuit includes a control unit that controls the inverter, and an inductor is disposed on a low-voltage power-supply line that is a line connecting the low-voltage power supply and the low-voltage circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Junichiro OYA, Mineo YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki ISHII, Hiroki ASO, Yoshiyuki TAKASHIMA
  • Patent number: 12009698
    Abstract: A rotor includes a plurality of cores stacked in an axial direction, a permanent magnet, and a nonmagnetic resin. The plurality of cores include a magnet insertion hole, a first opening communicating with one end of the magnet insertion hole in a circumferential direction, and an indent part communicating with the first opening and indented in the circumferential direction. The permanent magnet is disposed in the magnet insertion hole. The nonmagnetic resin is provided in the first opening and the indent part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya Shimokawa, Hiroki Aso, Naoki Tamura
  • Patent number: 11996754
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor having a rotation shaft and a bearing mounted to the rotation shaft, a stator surrounding the rotor, a heat dissipation member provided on one side of the rotor in an axial direction of the rotation shaft, and a resin portion covering the stator and at least a part of the heat dissipation member. The heat dissipation member has a first concave portion surrounding the bearing from an outer side in a radial direction about the rotation shaft, and a second concave portion famed on an inner side of the first concave portion in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryogo Takahashi, Hiroki Aso
  • Publication number: 20240171023
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor and a stator provided to surround the rotor. The rotor has a rotor core having a magnet insertion hole and a permanent magnet disposed in the magnet insertion hole and is rotatable about a rotation axis. The stator has a stator core with a tooth facing the rotor, and a coil wound around the tooth. The permanent magnet has a thickness thicker than or equal to 2.1 mm in a direction in which the permanent magnet faces the stator and is magnetized in a direction of the thickness. A minimum gap AG (mm) between the rotor and the stator, a winding number Nt of the coil around the tooth, an overcurrent threshold Ip (A) for a current flowing through the coil, and a lower limit Hct (kA/m) of a coercive force of the permanent magnet satisfy Hct?0.4×(Ip×Nt/AG)+410.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Takaya SHIMOKAWA, Hiroki ASO, Ryogo TAKAHASHI, Kazuma NOMOTO
  • Patent number: 11984770
    Abstract: A rotor includes: a resin magnet including a first magnetic flux generating part and a second magnetic flux generating part; and a shaft fixed to the resin magnet. The first magnetic flux generating part has a first orientation. The second magnetic flux generating part has a second orientation different from the first orientation in a radial direction. A peak of magnetic flux density from the first magnetic flux generating part is larger than a peak of magnetic flux density from the second magnetic flux generating part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Aso, Takaya Shimokawa, Junichiro Oya, Naoki Tamura
  • Publication number: 20240153756
    Abstract: A substrate processing method includes a first process of supplying an etching liquid to a peripheral portion of a substrate while rotating the substrate having a metal polycrystalline film formed on a front surface thereof; a second process of supplying a rinse liquid to a portion of the substrate closer to a center side of the substrate than a supply position of the etching liquid in the first process while rotating the substrate; a third process of supplying the etching liquid to the peripheral portion of the substrate while rotating the substrate; a fourth process of supplying the rinse liquid to a portion of the substrate closer to the center side of the substrate than a supply position of the etching liquid in the third process while rotating the substrate; and a fifth process of drying the substrate after the fourth process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Akira Fujita, Kyosei Goto, Hiroki Aso, Daisuke Saiki
  • Patent number: 11973378
    Abstract: A rotor includes a shaft made of a stainless steel, an annular rotor core surrounding the shaft from an outer side in a radial direction about a center axis of the shaft, a magnet attached to the rotor core, and a separating portion provided between the shaft and the rotor core and having electric insulation property. The magnet constitutes a first magnetic pole, and a part of the rotor core constitutes a second magnetic pole. The rotor core has an inner circumference facing the shaft and an outer circumference opposite to the inner circumference. A radius R1 of the shaft and a maximum distance R2 from the center axis to the outer circumference of the rotor core satisfy R1/R2?0.20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryogo Takahashi, Hiroki Aso, Takaya Shimokawa, Kazuma Nomoto
  • Publication number: 20240136873
    Abstract: A rotor includes a first resin portion formed the periphery of a main shaft; a first core disposed the outer circumferential portion of the first resin portion; a magnet attached to the radial outside of the first core; and a second core disposed the radially outside end face of the magnet, wherein a plurality of structures in each of which the magnet is sandwiched between the first and second cores are disposed circumferentially around the main shaft, and a second resin portion is formed between the circumferential end faces of adjacent second cores and between the circumferential end faces of adjacent magnets, wherein the first core has a division surface on which the circumferential end faces of itself and an adjacent first core are in surface contact with each other, and wherein the second core is not in contact with an adjacent second core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Taichi TOKUHISA, Ryo NABIKA, Takeshi YAGI, Hiroki ASO, Takanori WATANABE, Akiko TATEBE, Kazuya HARADA
  • Patent number: 11962229
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor, a stator, a circuit board attached to the stator, a heat dissipation member disposed on a side of the circuit board opposite to the stator, and a resin portion covering the stator, the circuit board, and at least a part of the heat dissipation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryogo Takahashi, Hiroki Aso
  • Patent number: 11949290
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor and a stator provided to surround the rotor. The rotor has a rotor core having a magnet insertion hole and a permanent magnet disposed in the magnet insertion hole and is rotatable about a rotation axis. The stator has a stator core with a tooth facing the rotor, and a coil wound around the tooth. The permanent magnet has a thickness thicker than or equal to 2.1 mm in a direction in which the permanent magnet faces the stator and is magnetized in a direction of the thickness. A minimum gap AG (mm) between the rotor and the stator, a winding number Nt of the coil around the tooth, an overcurrent threshold Ip (A) for a current flowing through the coil, and a lower limit Hct (kA/m) of a coercive force of the permanent magnet satisfy Hct?0.4×(Ip×Nt/AG)+410.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya Shimokawa, Hiroki Aso, Ryogo Takahashi, Kazuma Nomoto
  • Publication number: 20240097533
    Abstract: A rotor includes a resin magnet and a shaft fixed to the resin magnet. The resin magnet includes a first magnetic flux generating part having a first magnetic pole center and a first inter-pole part and a second magnetic flux generating part having a second magnetic pole center and a second inter-pole part. The first inter-pole part and the second inter-pole part are shifted to each other in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroki ASO, Takaya SHIMOKAWA, Junichiro OYA, Naoki TAMURA
  • Patent number: 11909271
    Abstract: A rotating machine includes: an electric motor that includes a stator and a rotor that is rotatable relative to the stator; a rotary member to be rotated that is provided on the shaft; and a fastening member made of magnetic material and provided to fasten the rotary member to a shaft. The rotor includes: a rotor core made of magnetic material; a plurality of permanent magnets attached to the rotor core such that the permanent magnets are spaced from each other in a circumferential direction and magnetic poles of the permanent magnets that face an outer peripheral side of the rotor core in a radius direction of the rotor core have the same magnetic polarity; and the shaft. The shaft is made of magnetic material, provided to extend through a central part of the rotor core in an axial direction of the rotor core, and magnetized by part of magnetic fluxes generated from the permanent magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuma Nomoto, Hiroki Aso, Ryogo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11908680
    Abstract: A substrate processing method includes a first process of supplying an etching liquid to a peripheral portion of a substrate while rotating the substrate having a metal polycrystalline film formed on a front surface thereof; a second process of supplying a rinse liquid to a portion of the substrate closer to a center side of the substrate than a supply position of the etching liquid in the first process while rotating the substrate; a third process of supplying the etching liquid to the peripheral portion of the substrate while rotating the substrate; a fourth process of supplying the rinse liquid to a portion of the substrate closer to the center side of the substrate than a supply position of the etching liquid in the third process while rotating the substrate; and a fifth process of drying the substrate after the fourth process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Akira Fujita, Kyosei Goto, Hiroki Aso, Daisuke Saiki
  • Patent number: 11909259
    Abstract: A stator includes a first core that includes a first tooth extending in a first radial direction and a first core back extending in a circumferential direction and a second core that includes a second tooth extending in a second radial direction and a second core back extending in the circumferential direction. The first core back includes a depression formed with at least a first face and a second face in an outer peripheral surface of the first core back and a connection part facing the second core back. The stator satisfies ?1<?2, where ?1 represents an angle between the first face and the first radial direction and ?2 represents an angle between the second face and the first radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya Shimokawa, Hiroki Aso, Ryogo Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11888368
    Abstract: A rotor includes at least one first permanent magnet and at least one second permanent magnet. The at least one first permanent magnet forms part of an outer peripheral surface of the rotor and is magnetized to have polar anisotropy. The at least one second permanent magnet is adjacent to the at least one first permanent magnet in a circumferential direction of the rotor and has lower magnetic force than magnetic force of the at least one first permanent magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori Watanabe, Hiroki Aso