Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Sambuichi
Hiroshi Sambuichi 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: 12027954Abstract: The disclosure provides a hollow shaft and a method for manufacturing the same. The hollow shaft includes: an outer periphery component having a cylindrical shape, and the outer edge of the outer periphery component has a polygonal shape; an inner periphery component having a cylindrical shape and is fitted to the inner wall of the outer periphery component; and a bottom component including a bottom plate and a cylindrical body, the extending direction of the bottom plate is perpendicular to the axial direction, the cylindrical body extends from the radially outer circumference of the bottom plate along the axial direction toward the outer periphery component, and the inner wall of the cylindrical body fits the outer wall of the inner periphery component. The outer periphery component, the inner periphery component, and the bottom component are separately defined components. The hollow shaft of the disclosure includes three separate components defined separately.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Desen Pan, Wenxian Shi
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Patent number: 12027949Abstract: The disclosure provides a motor and a method for assembling the motor. The motor includes: a bus bar including a first portion of the bus bar and a second portion of the bus bar, the first portion of the bus bar and the second portion of the bus bar are defined separately; a first support component having a first support surface supporting the first abutting portion of the first portion of the bus bar toward the first direction; and a second support component having a second support surface supporting the second abutting portion of the second portion of the bus bar toward the first direction. The first portion of the bus bar further includes a first connecting portion, and the second portion of the bus bar further includes a second connecting portion. A distance between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion is variable in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Desen Pan, Wenxian Shi
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Publication number: 20240113591Abstract: Disclosed is a motor, which includes: a housing; a support plate fixed on the housing; an upper busbar holder holding the upper busbar and defined on the support plate; a lower busbar holder holding the lower busbar; one end of the upper busbar is connected to the lower busbar, and the other end of the upper busbar is connected to an external power supply; one end of the lower busbar is connected to the coil lead wire, and the other end of the lower busbar is connected to the upper busbar, the upper busbar holder has a first through-hole penetrating in the axial direction, the support plate has a second through-hole penetrating in the axial direction; the other end of the lower busbar passes through the first through-hole and the second through-hole, and is connected to one end of the upper busbar.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Yu Wang, Suyan Ge, Hiroshi Sambuichi, Xueling Zhou
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Patent number: 11742714Abstract: A motor and a driving member are provided. The motor has a rotor centered on and rotatable along a central axis and having a shaft and a bearing holding the shaft to be rotatable; a stator radially opposite to the rotor; a coil winding around the stator; a bearing holder; a bus bar holder on one or the other side of the bearing holder in an axial direction; a substantially cylindrical housing having an opening on a top side in the axial direction. The rotor, the stator, the bearing holder, and the bus bar holder are in the housing. A power bus bar and a signal bus bar are integrally formed on the bus bar holder which axially pushes against and is fixed to the bearing holder; a circuit board and a sensor are between the holders. This structure reduces an axial dimension of the motor and miniaturizes the motor.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Ting Huang, Honglu Che
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Publication number: 20230108398Abstract: A motor includes a stator, a rotor, a bus bar assembly, and a housing. The bus bar assembly includes an interface portion in which the power supply connection terminal is provided. The interface portion includes a first positioning portion. The housing includes a second positioning portion. The first and second positioning portions are positioned relative to each other by being respectively provided in predetermined relative positions. As a result, the relative position between the housing and the bus bar assembly can be accurately positioned, and the assembly accuracy of the motor can be enhanced.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Ting HUANG, Zhiming ZHAO, Shicheng SUN
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Patent number: 11522405Abstract: A motor for a driving device includes a rotor rotatable around a central axis, a stator facing the rotor, a busbar electrically connected to the stator, a busbar support to hold the busbar, a terminal bar including a first end electrically connected to the busbar, the terminal bar including a connection terminal at a second end and that is to be electrically connected to the driving device, and a seal to be attached to the driving device and located between the busbar and the connection terminal. The seal portion includes a through-hole into which the terminal bar is press-fitted.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Nakaba Kataoka
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Publication number: 20220320950Abstract: The disclosure provides a motor and a method for assembling the motor. The motor includes: a bus bar including a first portion of the bus bar and a second portion of the bus bar, the first portion of the bus bar and the second portion of the bus bar are defined separately; a first support component having a first support surface supporting the first abutting portion of the first portion of the bus bar toward the first direction; and a second support component having a second support surface supporting the second abutting portion of the second portion of the bus bar toward the first direction. The first portion of the bus bar further includes a first connecting portion, and the second portion of the bus bar further includes a second connecting portion. A distance between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion is variable in the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Desen PAN, Wenxian SHI
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Publication number: 20220320982Abstract: A motor is provided, including: a rotor that is arranged in a rotatable manner centered on a central axis and has a shaft and a rotor core arranged around the shaft; a stator arranged so as to face the rotor in a radial direction; and a detector located on an upper side of the rotor core in an axial direction. An upper surface of the rotor core in the axial direction has a first concave portion recessed downward in the axial direction, and a portion of the detector is inserted into the first concave portion. An electrical product including the motor is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Masashi SONODA, Desen PAN, Shuang HU
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Publication number: 20220320954Abstract: The disclosure provides a hollow shaft and a method for manufacturing the same. The hollow shaft includes: an outer periphery component having a cylindrical shape, and the outer edge of the outer periphery component has a polygonal shape; an inner periphery component having a cylindrical shape and is fitted to the inner wall of the outer periphery component; and a bottom component including a bottom plate and a cylindrical body, the extending direction of the bottom plate is perpendicular to the axial direction, the cylindrical body extends from the radially outer circumference of the bottom plate along the axial direction toward the outer periphery component, and the inner wall of the cylindrical body fits the outer wall of the inner periphery component. The outer periphery component, the inner periphery component, and the bottom component are separately defined components. The hollow shaft of the disclosure includes three separate components defined separately.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Desen PAN, Wenxian SHI
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Publication number: 20220320983Abstract: A motor includes: a rotor arranged in a rotatable manner centered on a central axis and having a shaft and a rotor core arranged around the shaft; a stator arranged to face the rotor in a radial direction; a detector in which at least a portion is located on one side of the rotor core in an axial direction; and a housing accommodating the rotor, the stator, and the detector. The detector has a tubular fixed portion fixed to the rotor and an extending portion extending from an upper side of the fixed portion in the axial direction toward an outer side of the fixed portion in the radial direction. The extending portion is located on one side of the rotor core in the axial direction. At least a portion of the extending portion and the rotor are in contact with each other in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Shunsuke MURAKAMI, Hiroshi SAMBUICHI
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Publication number: 20220271606Abstract: A motor and a driving member are provided. The motor has a rotor centered on and rotatable along a central axis and having a shaft and a bearing holding the shaft to be rotatable; a stator radially opposite to the rotor; a coil winding around the stator; a bearing holder; a bus bar holder on one or the other side of the bearing holder in an axial direction; a substantially cylindrical housing having an opening on a top side in the axial direction. The rotor, the stator, the bearing holder, and the bus bar holder are in the housing. A power bus bar and a signal bus bar are integrally formed on the bus bar holder which axially pushes against and is fixed to the bearing holder; a circuit board and a sensor are between the holders. This structure reduces an axial dimension of the motor and miniaturizes the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Ting HUANG, Honglu CHE
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Publication number: 20210351657Abstract: A motor includes a housing, a bearing holder, and a lid. The housing includes a tubular housing body having an end portion at one side, a recessed portion recessed from the end portion toward the other side, a housing protrusion extending from a bottom surface of the recessed portion toward the one side, a stepped portion on the one side away from the housing protrusion, and an extension extending from an opening toward the one side. The bearing holder includes a bearing protrusion extending radially outward, disposed in the recessed portion, and fixedly crimped between the housing protrusion and a side surface constituting the recessed portion. The lid is in axial contact with the stepped portion, and the extension is crimped onto the lid. Between the lid and the housing protrusion, an axial gap is formed, and between the housing protrusion and the side surface, a circumferential gap is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Yuki NORIKANE, Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Takayuki MIGITA
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Patent number: 10763723Abstract: A motor for a driving device includes: a rotor rotatable around a central axis, a stator facing the rotor, a busbar electrically connected to the stator, a busbar support to hold the busbar, a terminal bar including a first end electrically connected to the busbar, the terminal bar including a connection terminal at a second end and that is to be electrically connected to the driving device, and a seal to be attached to the driving device and located between the busbar and the connection terminal. The seal portion includes a through-hole into which the terminal bar is press-fitted.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignees: NIDEC CORPORATION, ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH, ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITEDInventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Nakaba Kataoka, Jochen Scherbart, Guy Healey
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Publication number: 20200244141Abstract: A motor for a driving device includes a rotor rotatable around a central axis, a stator facing the rotor, a busbar electrically connected to the stator, a busbar support to hold the busbar, a terminal bar including a first end electrically connected to the busbar, the terminal bar including a connection terminal at a second end and that is to be electrically connected to the driving device, and a seal to be attached to the driving device and located between the busbar and the connection terminal. The seal portion includes a through-hole into which the terminal bar is press-fitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Nakaba KATAOKA
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Patent number: 10566870Abstract: A motor, may include a rotor having a shaft which has its center on a center axis extending in one direction; a stator which surrounds the rotor in the axial circumference, and includes a plurality of coils; and bus bars connecting coil ends extending from the coils. The bus bars may include a plate shape member bent in a thickness direction, a width direction of the bus bars being identical to an axial direction of the motor. Each of the bus bars may include a main body portion, and a coil end connection portion which extends from the main body portion and grips one of the coil ends at an opening that is open toward one direction within a plane perpendicular to the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Kosuke Ogawa, Takashi Hattori
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Patent number: 10566871Abstract: A motor, may include a rotor having a shaft which has its center on a center axis extending in one direction; a stator which surrounds the rotor in the axial circumference, and includes a plurality of coils; and bus bars connecting coil ends extending from the coils. The bus bars may include a plate shape member bent in a thickness direction, a width direction of the bus bars being identical to an axial direction of the motor. Each of the bus bars may include a main body portion, and a coil end connection portion which extends from the main body portion and grips one of the coil ends at an opening that is open toward one direction within a plane perpendicular to the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Kosuke Ogawa, Takashi Hattori
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Publication number: 20190229577Abstract: A motor for a driving device includes: a rotor rotatable around a central axis, a stator facing the rotor, a busbar electrically connected to the stator, a busbar support to hold the busbar, a terminal bar including a first end electrically connected to the busbar, the terminal bar including a connection terminal at a second end and that is to be electrically connected to the driving device, and a seal to be attached to the driving device and located between the busbar and the connection terminal. The seal portion includes a through-hole into which the terminal bar is press-fitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Nakaba KATAOKA
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Publication number: 20180323669Abstract: A motor, may include a rotor having a shaft which has its center on a center axis extending in one direction; a stator which surrounds the rotor in the axial circumference, and includes a plurality of coils; and bus bars connecting coil ends extending from the coils. The bus bars may include a plate shape member bent in a thickness direction, a width direction of the bus bars being identical to an axial direction of the motor. Each of the bus bars may include a main body portion, and a coil end connection portion which extends from the main body portion and grips one of the coil ends at an opening that is open toward one direction within a plane perpendicular to the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Kosuke OGAWA, Takashi HATTORI
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Publication number: 20180323670Abstract: A motor, may include a rotor having a shaft which has its center on a center axis extending in one direction; a stator which surrounds the rotor in the axial circumference, and includes a plurality of coils; and bus bars connecting coil ends extending from the coils. The bus bars may include a plate shape member bent in a thickness direction, a width direction of the bus bars being identical to an axial direction of the motor. Each of the bus bars may include a main body portion, and a coil end connection portion which extends from the main body portion and grips one of the coil ends at an opening that is open toward one direction within a plane perpendicular to the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Kosuke OGAWA, Takashi HATTORI
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Patent number: 10050483Abstract: A motor, may include a rotor having a shaft which has its center on a center axis extending in one direction; a stator which surrounds the rotor in the axial circumference, and includes a plurality of coils; and bus bars connecting coil ends extending from the coils. The bus bars may include a plate shape member bent in a thickness direction, a width direction of the bus bars being identical to an axial direction of the motor. Each of the bus bars may include a main body portion, and a coil end connection portion which extends from the main body portion and grips one of the coil ends at an opening that is open toward one direction within a plane perpendicular to the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Kosuke Ogawa, Takashi Hattori