Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Kitagaki

Hiroshi Kitagaki 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: 11271448
    Abstract: A stator includes a stator core, an insulator attached to the stator core, and coil wires. The insulator includes base portions respectively surrounding outer peripheral surfaces of teeth and an outer wall portion located immediately above the core back and extending in a circumferential direction. Each of the coil wires includes coils into which each of the coil wires is wound around more than one of the teeth by concentrated winding, a connecting wire connecting the coils, and a pair of lead wires located at two ends of each of the coil wires and extending from the coils. The connecting wire of each of the coil wires includes at least one outside-passing portion extending along an outer surface of the outer wall portion on a radially outer side of the outer wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Uchise, Takayuki Migita, Hiroshi Kitagaki, Tatsuya Ito, Akihiro Okita
  • Patent number: 11251685
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rotor core, the method including laminating first laminated steel plates in an axial direction. The first laminated steel plates each include a plurality of flake portions arranged in a circumferential direction with gaps between each other and a plurality of protrusions protruding radially outward from an outer side surface of a base portion and each having at least a portion located in the gap between the flake portions. The method further includes fixing the base portions to each other and fixing the flake portions to each other. The method further includes removing the protrusions of the laminated steel plates radially outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki Nakahara, Takeshi Honda, Junichi Uno, Takayuki Migita, Hiroshi Kitagaki, Tsuyoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11201513
    Abstract: A rotor includes magnets, and a rotor core including thin film cores laminated in an axial direction and magnet holes in which the magnets are located. The rotor core includes first thin plate cores and second thin plate cores. The first thin plate cores include an annular first inner plate, first outer plates on a radially outer side of the inner plate and arrayed side by side in the circumferential direction, first inner connecting portions connecting the inner plate and the outer plate, and a first outer connecting portion that is on a radially outer side of the first outer plate and connects the adjacent outer plates in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Shiraishi, Toru Chikira, Hiroshi Kitagaki, Masato Aono
  • Patent number: 11165293
    Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core in which magnetic steel plates widening in a radial direction with respect to a central axis of the rotor core are laminated in an axial direction, and magnets provided to the rotor core. Each of the magnetic steel plates includes a base portion positioned outside the central axis in the radial direction and piece-shaped portions each spaced by a gap from an outer side in the radial direction of the base portion and arranged in a circumferential direction of the base portion at predetermined intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kitagaki, Takeshi Honda
  • Patent number: 11159067
    Abstract: A rotor includes a first rotating body and a second rotating body. The first rotating body includes a first rotor core and first magnets arranged in a circumferential direction. An outer side surface of the first rotating body includes first outer side surfaces curved in a circular arc shape and arranged in the circumferential direction. The first outer side surface is an outer side surface of the first magnet or an outer side surface of the first rotor core. The second rotating body is positioned on a side lower than the first rotating body in an axial direction and includes a second rotor core and second magnets arranged in the circumferential direction. An outer side surface of the second rotating body includes second outer side surfaces curved in a circular arc shape and arranged in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Ichien, Hiroshi Kitagaki, Yuya Saito, Chiharu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11095196
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a motor core includes laminating in an axial direction steel plates extending in a radial direction with respect to a central axis, each of the laminate steel plates including a base portion on a radially outer side of the central axis, annular portions separately disposed on a radially outer side of the base portion with penetrating portions therebetween, and connecting portions at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction to extend in the radial direction and connect the base portion and the annular portions, the annular portions including coupling portions adjacent to both circumferential sides of the connecting portions, and cutting at least one of the two coupling portions adjacent to one connecting portion in the circumferential direction from an outer side to an inner side of the laminate steel plates in the radial direction with respect to the laminate steel plates that are laminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Honda, Hiroshi Kitagaki
  • Patent number: 11056938
    Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core in which laminate steel plates extending in a radial direction with respect to a central axis are laminated in an axial direction, and magnets are inserted into the rotor core. Each of the laminate steel plates includes a base portion positioned on a radially outer side of the central axis, and pieces separately disposed on a radially outer side of the base portion with penetrating portions therebetween, and arranged side by side at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction. The magnets are inserted into the penetrating portions and arranged side by side at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. Space portions are provided between the magnets adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. A circumferential length of the pieces is shorter than a circumferential length of the magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Migita, Takeshi Honda, Hirofumi Muto, Osamu Fujimoto, Hiroshi Kitagaki, Yasuaki Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20210143702
    Abstract: A stator includes a stator core, an insulator attached to the stator core, and coil wires. The insulator includes base portions respectively surrounding outer peripheral surfaces of teeth and an outer wall portion located immediately above the core back and extending in a circumferential direction. Each of the coil wires includes coils into which each of the coil wires is wound around more than one of the teeth by concentrated winding, a connecting wire connecting the coils, and a pair of lead wires located at two ends of each of the coil wires and extending from the coils. The connecting wire of each of the coil wires includes at least one outside-passing portion extending along an outer surface of the outer wall portion on a radially outer side of the outer wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Hideaki UCHISE, Takayuki MIGITA, Hiroshi KITAGAKI, Tatsuya ITO, Akihiro OKITA
  • Publication number: 20210135518
    Abstract: A rotor includes a first rotating body and a second rotating body. The first rotating body includes a first rotor core and first magnets arranged in a circumferential direction. An outer side surface of the first rotating body includes first outer side surfaces curved in a circular arc shape and arranged in the circumferential direction. The first outer side surface is an outer side surface of the first magnet or an outer side surface of the first rotor core. The second rotating body is positioned on a side lower than the first rotating body in an axial direction and includes a second rotor core and second magnets arranged in the circumferential direction. An outer side surface of the second rotating body includes second outer side surfaces curved in a circular arc shape and arranged in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Akira ICHIEN, Hiroshi KITAGAKI, Yuya SAITO, Chiharu KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10985637
    Abstract: A laminated core manufacturing method includes punching a center hole in a processing region, molding split stator piece portions adjacently in a circumferential direction, and pushing back and molding the split stator piece portions. In the molding the split stator piece portions, the split stator piece portion is extruded in parallel with the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Honda, Hiroshi Kitagaki
  • Patent number: 10923974
    Abstract: A rotor core includes first and second laminate steel plates extending in a radial direction with respect to a central axis. The first laminate steel plate includes a first base portion positioned on a radially outer side of the central axis, and pieces separately positioned on a radially outer side of the first base portion with penetrating portions therebetween, and disposed at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction. The second laminated steel sheet includes a second base portion positioned on a radially outer side of the central axis, and annular portions separately disposed on a radially outer side of the second base portion with penetrating portions therebetween, and extending in a circumferential direction. The rotor core is defined by the first laminate steel plates and at least one of the second laminate steel plates laminated in an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Migita, Takeshi Honda, Hirofumi Muto, Osamu Fujimoto, Hiroshi Kitagaki, Yasuaki Nakahara
  • Patent number: 10833569
    Abstract: A rotor core includes laminate steel plates extending in a radial direction with respect to a central axis. The laminate steel plates each include a base portion on a radially outer side of the central axis, and pieces separately disposed on a radially outer side of the base portion with penetrating portions therebetween, and arranged side by side at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction. The laminate steel plates are laminated in an axial direction. The laminated steel plate at an upper end in the axial direction includes at least one of an outward projection extending radially outward from an outer edge portion of the base portion and an inward projection extending radially inward from an inner edge portion of the piece, and the laminated steel plate at a lower end in the axial direction includes an intervening portion between the base portion and the piece portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Migita, Takeshi Honda, Hirofumi Muto, Osamu Fujimoto, Hiroshi Kitagaki, Yasuaki Nakahara
  • Patent number: 10727722
    Abstract: A stator includes core pieces in which at least first and second laminate members are laminated, the first laminate member includes a first tooth portion and a first core back portion, the second laminate member includes a second tooth portion and a second core back portion, the first core back portion includes a first protrusion on one side thereof in a circumferential direction and a first recess on the other side thereof in the circumferential direction, the second core back portion includes a second recess on one side thereof in a circumferential direction and a second protrusion on the other side thereof in the circumferential direction, and an area of a region in which the first and second core back portions of the core piece adjacent thereto overlap in a lamination direction is greater than a circumferential cross-sectional area of the first core back portion circumferentially inward from the first protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki Nakahara, Takayuki Migita, Hiroshi Kitagaki, Takeshi Honda, Hisashi Fujihara
  • Publication number: 20200161914
    Abstract: A rotor includes magnets, and a rotor core including thin film cores laminated in an axial direction and magnet holes in which the magnets are located. The rotor core includes first thin plate cores and second thin plate cores. The first thin plate cores include an annular first inner plate, first outer plates on a radially outer side of the inner plate and arrayed side by side in the circumferential direction, first inner connecting portions connecting the inner plate and the outer plate, and a first outer connecting portion that is on a radially outer side of the first outer plate and connects the adjacent outer plates in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Takashi SHIRAISHI, Toru CHIKIRA, Hiroshi KITAGAKI, Masato AONO
  • Patent number: 10658885
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor that rotates centered on a central axis extending in an axial direction, and a stator. The stator includes a stator iron core in which a plurality of laminated iron cores each including a tooth portion extending in a radial direction are arranged in a circumferential direction, and coils wound around the tooth portion. The laminated iron core includes a plurality of flat plate-shaped iron core pieces laminated in a plate thickness direction. The iron core piece is made of a non-oriented electromagnetic steel plate. A rolling direction of the iron core piece is inclined with respect to the radial direction. The laminated iron core is preferably formed by laminating the iron core pieces to be arranged with a same inclination. At least a pair of the laminated iron cores adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction has inclinations opposite to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoya Ueda, Hiroshi Kitagaki, Takeshi Honda
  • Publication number: 20200127539
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rotor core, the method including laminating first laminated steel plates in an axial direction. The first laminated steel plates each include a plurality of flake portions arranged in a circumferential direction with gaps between each other and a plurality of protrusions protruding radially outward from an outer side surface of a base portion and each having at least a portion located in the gap between the flake portions. The method further includes fixing the base portions to each other and fixing the flake portions to each other. The method further includes removing the protrusions of the laminated steel plates radially outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuaki NAKAHARA, Takeshi HONDA, Junichi UNO, Takayuki MIGITA, Hiroshi KITAGAKI, Tsuyoshi NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 10608482
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stator core, the stator core that includes core pieces arranged in a circumferential direction about a central axis that extends in an up-down direction, the core pieces formed by stacking plate members, the plate members each including a core back portion extending in the circumferential direction, a tooth portion extending from the core back portion towards a first side in a radial direction, and a groove portion recessed from a surface on a second side of the core back portion in the radial direction towards the first side in the radial direction, the method of manufacturing the stator core including stamping out an individual piece including the core back portion and the tooth portion stamped out from an electromagnetic steel sheet, and forming the groove portion formed by punching a portion of the electromagnetic steel sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Honda, Hiroshi Kitagaki
  • Publication number: 20200059122
    Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core in which magnetic steel plates widening in a radial direction with respect to a central axis of the rotor core are laminated in an axial direction, and magnets provided to the rotor core. Each of the magnetic steel plates includes a base portion positioned outside the central axis in the radial direction and piece-shaped portions each spaced by a gap from an outer side in the radial direction of the base portion and arranged in a circumferential direction of the base portion at predetermined intervals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi KITAGAKI, Takeshi HONDA
  • Patent number: 10505408
    Abstract: A stator includes core pieces in which at least first and second laminate members are laminated, the first laminate member includes a first tooth portion and a first core back portion, the second laminate member includes a second tooth portion and a second core back portion, the first core back portion includes a first protrusion on one side thereof in a circumferential direction and a first recess on another side thereof in the circumferential direction, the second core back portion includes a second recess on one side thereof in a circumferential direction and a second protrusion on the other side thereof in the circumferential direction, and an area of a region in which the first core back portion and the second core back portion of the core piece adjacent thereto overlap in a lamination direction is greater than a circumferential cross-sectional area of the first core back portion circumferentially inward from the first protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuaki Nakahara, Takayuki Migita, Hiroshi Kitagaki, Takeshi Honda, Hisashi Fujihara
  • Publication number: 20190214865
    Abstract: A rotor core includes first and second laminate steel plates extending in a radial direction with respect to a central axis. The first laminate steel plate includes a first base portion positioned on a radially outer side of the central axis, and pieces separately positioned on a radially outer side of the first base portion with penetrating portions therebetween, and disposed at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction. The second laminated steel sheet includes a second base portion positioned on a radially outer side of the central axis, and annular portions separately disposed on a radially outer side of the second base portion with penetrating portions therebetween, and extending in a circumferential direction. The rotor core is defined by the first laminate steel plates and at least one of the second laminate steel plates laminated in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Takayuki MIGITA, Takeshi HONDA, Hirofumi MUTO, Osamu FUJIMOTO, Hiroshi KITAGAKI, Yasuaki NAKAHARA