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).

  • Patent number: 12027954
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Desen Pan, Wenxian Shi
  • Patent number: 12027949
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Desen Pan, Wenxian Shi
  • Publication number: 20240113591
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Wang, Suyan Ge, Hiroshi Sambuichi, Xueling Zhou
  • Patent number: 11742714
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Ting Huang, Honglu Che
  • Publication number: 20230108398
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Ting HUANG, Zhiming ZHAO, Shicheng SUN
  • Patent number: 11522405
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Nakaba Kataoka
  • Publication number: 20220320950
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Desen PAN, Wenxian SHI
  • Publication number: 20220320982
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Masashi SONODA, Desen PAN, Shuang HU
  • Publication number: 20220320954
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Desen PAN, Wenxian SHI
  • Publication number: 20220320983
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke MURAKAMI, Hiroshi SAMBUICHI
  • Publication number: 20220271606
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Ting HUANG, Honglu CHE
  • Publication number: 20210351657
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Yuki NORIKANE, Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Takayuki MIGITA
  • Patent number: 10763723
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: NIDEC CORPORATION, ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH, ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Nakaba Kataoka, Jochen Scherbart, Guy Healey
  • Publication number: 20200244141
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Nakaba KATAOKA
  • Patent number: 10566870
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Kosuke Ogawa, Takashi Hattori
  • Patent number: 10566871
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Kosuke Ogawa, Takashi Hattori
  • Publication number: 20190229577
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Nakaba KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20180323669
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Kosuke OGAWA, Takashi HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20180323670
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Kosuke OGAWA, Takashi HATTORI
  • Patent number: 10050483
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Kosuke Ogawa, Takashi Hattori