Patents by Inventor Hirotaka Kamijo

Hirotaka Kamijo 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: 11328853
    Abstract: A reactor includes a bobbin around which a coil is wound, and a core extending through the bobbin. The bobbin has a tubular shape. The core has a quadrangular prism shape. The core includes a distal end surface and a pair of side surfaces perpendicular to the distal end surface. The side surfaces are opposite surfaces of the core. The bobbin includes projections respectively provided on inner surfaces of the bobbin. The inner surfaces of the bobbin respectively face the side surfaces of the core. The projections extend in an axial direction of a tubular portion of the bobbin. The projections are in contact with the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyauchi, Hirotaka Kamijo
  • Patent number: 11264907
    Abstract: A multi-phase converter has a plurality of voltage converter circuits connected in parallel; current sensors provided in the voltage converter circuits respectively; and a controller configured to calculate an estimated value of a total input current inputted to the multi-phase converter. The controller may be configured to output a notification signal that indicates an abnormality in one of the current sensors when a difference between a total sum of measured values of all the current sensors and the estimated value is outside a predetermined allowable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuto Aisaka, Hirotaka Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20200304027
    Abstract: A multi-phase converter may include: a plurality of voltage converter circuits connected in parallel; current sensors provided in the voltage converter circuits respectively; and a controller configured to calculate an estimated value of a total input current inputted to the multi-phase converter. The controller may be configured to output an abnormality notification signal indicating abnormality in one of the current sensors when a difference between a total sum of measured values of all the current sensors and the estimated value is outside a predetermined allowable range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuto AISAKA, Hirotaka KAMIJO
  • Publication number: 20190198222
    Abstract: A reactor includes a bobbin around which a coil is wound, and a core extending through the bobbin. The bobbin has a tubular shape. The core has a quadrangular prism shape. The core includes a distal end surface and a pair of side surfaces perpendicular to the distal end surface. The side surfaces are opposite surfaces of the core. The bobbin includes projections respectively provided on inner surfaces of the bobbin. The inner surfaces of the bobbin respectively face the side surfaces of the core. The projections extend in an axial direction of a tubular portion of the bobbin. The projections are in contact with the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIYAUCHI, Hirotaka KAMIJO
  • Patent number: 10020106
    Abstract: A reactor includes a reactor body and a heat sink. The reactor body includes coil wire wound around a core. The heat sink is fixed to the reactor body through a heat transfer sheet. The heat sink includes a restricting wall for the heat transfer sheet such that expansion of the heat transfer sheet in a first direction is restricted more than expansion of the heat transfer sheet in a second direction. The first direction is an extending direction of the coil wire on a surface of the reactor body, which abuts on the heat transfer sheet. The second direction is an axis direction of the coil wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyauchi, Hirotaka Kamijo, Shuichi Hirata, Satoshi Ito
  • Patent number: 9613746
    Abstract: A reactor includes a heat dissipation sheet and a main body. The main body includes a first coil, a second coil, a resin cover and a pressing frame. The resin cover has a central section that covers side surfaces of the first and second coil between the first and second coil. The pressing frame extends along outer peripheries of bottom surfaces of the first coil and the second coil. The pressing frame is configured to press the heat dissipation sheet toward the cooler. The pressing frame has a coupled section that is coupled to a lower surface of the central section. The pressing frame is able to be displaced in a vertical direction with respect to the resin cover other than the central section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyauchi, Hirotaka Kamijo, Futoshi Kashiwagi
  • Publication number: 20160217899
    Abstract: A reactor includes a heat dissipation sheet and a main body. The main body includes a first coil, a second coil, a resin cover and a pressing frame. The resin cover has a central section that covers side surfaces of the first and second coil between the first and second coil. The pressing frame extends along outer peripheries of bottom surfaces of the first coil and the second coil. The pressing frame is configured to press the heat dissipation sheet toward the cooler. The pressing frame has a coupled section that is coupled to a lower surface of the central section. The pressing frame is able to be displaced in a vertical direction with respect to the resin cover other than the central section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIYAUCHI, Hirotaka KAMIJO, Futoshi KASHIWAGI
  • Publication number: 20160189846
    Abstract: A reactor includes a reactor body and a heat sink. The reactor body includes coil wire wound around a core. The heat sink is fixed to the reactor body through a heat transfer sheet. The heat sink includes a restricting wall for the heat transfer sheet such that expansion of the heat transfer sheet in a first direction is restricted more than expansion of the heat transfer sheet in a second direction. The first direction is an extending direction of the coil wire on a surface of the reactor body, which abuts on the heat transfer sheet. The second direction is an axis direction of the coil wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIYAUCHI, Hirotaka KAMIJO, Shuichi HIRATA, Satoshi ITO
  • Publication number: 20140137702
    Abstract: A vehicle control system (100) includes a rotary electric machine unit (40), a PCU (14) including an inverter circuit, and a controller (18). The rotary electric machine unit (40) includes a casing defining an interior space and containing a rotary electric machine and a lubricating cooling fluid disposed therein and a cover, and a breather (70) which is connected to the interior space via an on-off valve (58). The on-off valve (58) is normally in an open state. The controller (18) outputs a valve-closing signal to the on-off valve (58) when a single phase short circuit fault occurs in the inverter circuit which drives the rotary electric machine. A mechanical mechanism can also be used to place the on-off valve (58) into a closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsukashima, Hirotaka Kamijo, Tomoko Shimana, Daisuke Umiguchi
  • Publication number: 20130046426
    Abstract: A vehicle control system (100) includes a rotary electric machine unit (40), a PCU (14) including an inverter circuit, and a controller (18). The rotary electric machine unit (40) includes a casing defining an interior space and containing a rotary electric machine and a lubricating cooling fluid disposed therein and a cover, and a breather (70) which is connected to the interior space via an on-off valve (58). The on-off valve (58) is normally in an open state. The controller (18) outputs a valve-closing signal to the on-off valve (58) when a single phase short circuit fault occurs in the inverter circuit which drives the rotary electric machine. A mechanical mechanism can also be used to place the on-off valve (58) into a closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsukashima, Hirotaka Kamijo, Tomoko Shimana, Daisuke Umiguchi