Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Shibata

Hitoshi Shibata 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: 20240112830
    Abstract: A flat cable having high performances in current-carrying, insulation, and safety is provided. The flat cable 1, comprises: a pair of conductive thin plates 2 of strip-shape arranged in parallel; an insulating layer 3 covering the conductive thin plates 3; and a sheath protective layer 4 covering the conductive thin plates 2 covered with the insulating layer 3. The conductive thin plate 2 has a thickness of 0.6 mm or less and a cross-sectional width of 4 mm or more. the insulating layer 3 has a thickness of 0.25 mm or more, the sheath protective layer 4 has a thickness of 0.25 mm or more, and the flat cable has a total thickness of 2 mm or less and a cross-sectional total width of 20 mm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicants: KOUMEICAN Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hitoshi SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 11451110
    Abstract: A compressor includes a casing, a terminal provided to the casing, a terminal guard and an insulating member. The terminal includes a body section and a terminal rod inserted through the body section. The terminal guard is provided outside the casing to surround the terminal. The terminal guard includes a side wall facing the terminal rod in a radial direction. The insulating member is disposed inside the terminal guard. The insulating member includes a bottom section covering an area around the body section, and a side section integrally provided in an erected manner on a peripheral edge portion of the bottom section. The side section covers an inner surface of the side wall of the terminal guard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Ueno, Hitoshi Shibata, Yuusuke Fujii
  • Patent number: 11261866
    Abstract: A compressor includes a casing having a cylindrical portion, a compression mechanism fixed to an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion, an external portion, a weld nut, and a bolt. The external portion includes a temperature reaction portion that reacts to a temperature change of the cylindrical portion. The external portion is mounted on an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. The weld nut is welded to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion to mount the external portion on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. The bolt fixes the external portion to the weld nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirohito Kaida, Takekazu Obitani, Hitoshi Shibata, Yasutaka Ueno, Yuusuke Fujii
  • Publication number: 20210310489
    Abstract: A compressor includes a casing having a cylindrical portion, a compression mechanism fixed to an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion, an external portion, a welding nut, and a bolt. The external portion includes a temperature reaction portion that reacts to a temperature change of the cylindrical portion. The external portion is mounted on an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. The welding nut is welded to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion to mount the external portion on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. The bolt fixes the external portion to the welding nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Hirohito KAIDA, Takekazu OBITANI, hitoshi SHIBATA, Yasutaka UENO, Yuusuke FUJII
  • Publication number: 20210057960
    Abstract: A compressor includes a casing, a terminal provided to the casing, a terminal guard and an insulating member. The terminal includes a body section and a terminal rod inserted through the body section. The terminal guard is provided outside the casing to surround the terminal. The terminal guard includes a side wall facing the terminal rod in a radial direction. The insulating member is disposed inside the terminal guard. The insulating member includes a bottom section covering an area around the body section, and a side section integrally provided in an erected manner on a peripheral edge portion of the bottom section. The side section covers an inner surface of the side wall of the terminal guard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Yasutaka UENO, Hitoshi SHIBATA, Yuusuke FUJII
  • Patent number: 10754306
    Abstract: A new position control apparatus is provided which can reduce deviation caused by a non-linear spring characteristic of a rolling apparatus. In a position control apparatus (5) that controls the position of a movable body (1), in a positioning apparatus (9) including a rolling apparatus (2), a deviation e(t) or d of the movable body 1 caused by the non-linear spring characteristic of the rolling apparatus (2) is subtracted from or added to a position command Xref or r of the movable body (1). The deviation d is calculated by carrying out equivalent exchange on a control circuit for a friction force of the rolling apparatus (2), which is set as a quantity of the dimension of displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Futami, Hitoshi Shibata, Tomofumi Ohashi
  • Patent number: 10411527
    Abstract: Disclosed is a linear motor that can exert a high propulsive force and reduce cogging. A stator has a plurality of core units in a stroke direction. Each of the core units has a first core having a first magnetic pole and a second magnetic pole, which is different in polarity from the first magnetic pole, coils wound around the first core, a second core having a third magnetic pole and a fourth magnetic pole, which is different in polarity from the third magnetic pole, and coils wound around the second core. The third magnetic pole faces the first magnetic pole, and the fourth magnetic pole faces the second magnetic pole. A movable element is sandwiched between the first magnetic poles and the third magnetic poles, and between the second magnetic poles and the fourth magnetic poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: THK Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Shibata, Hiroshi Kaneshige, Katsuya Fukushima, Masashi Sugiura, Koichiro Morita
  • Publication number: 20180217564
    Abstract: A new position control apparatus is provided which can reduce deviation caused by a non-linear spring characteristic of a rolling apparatus. In a position control apparatus (5) that controls the position of a movable body (1), in a positioning apparatus (9) including a rolling apparatus (2), a deviation e(t) or d of the movable body 1 caused by the non-linear spring characteristic of the rolling apparatus (2) is subtracted from or added to a position command Xref or r of the movable body (1). The deviation d is calculated by carrying out equivalent exchange on a control circuit for a friction force of the rolling apparatus (2), which is set as a quantity of the dimension of displacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Futami, Hitoshi Shibata, Tomofumi Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20170264146
    Abstract: Disclosed is a linear motor that can exert a high propulsive force and reduce cogging. A stator has a plurality of core units in a stroke direction. Each of the core units has a first core having a first magnetic pole and a second magnetic pole, which is different in polarity from the first magnetic pole, coils wound around the first core, a second core having a third magnetic pole and a fourth magnetic pole, which is different in polarity from the third magnetic pole, and coils wound around the second core. The third magnetic pole faces the first magnetic pole, and the fourth magnetic pole faces the second magnetic pole. A movable element is sandwiched between the first magnetic poles and the third magnetic poles, and between the second magnetic poles and the fourth magnetic poles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Hitoshi SHIBATA, Hiroshi KANESHIGE, Katsuya FUKUSHIMA, Masashi SUGIURA, Koichiro MORITA
  • Patent number: 8092198
    Abstract: A fuel pump includes a pump housing having a compression chamber. A plunger is axially movable in the pump housing for pressurizing fuel in the compression chamber. A discharge valve is configured to open to supply fuel from the compression chamber to an internal combustion engine when pressure in the compression chamber is more than predetermined pressure. A fuel passage is configured to communicate a downstream of the discharge valve with an upstream of the discharge valve. An in-passage member is accommodated in the fuel passage. The in-passage member includes multiple members, which are combined to define a throttle portion for restricting fuel, which returns from the downstream of the discharge valve to the upstream of the discharge valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Kobayashi, Hitoshi Shibata, Tatsumi Oguri
  • Patent number: 8083160
    Abstract: A fuel chamber defined by a recess portion of a valve body and a tip section of a valve member of an injector is structured such that a seat diameter Ds of a seat section of the valve member seated on a valve seat section formed on an inner peripheral surface of the valve body, an axial distance A between an inlet portion of an injection hole formed in the recess portion and the tip section of the valve member facing the inlet portion in the fuel chamber and an axial distance B between an inside region of the recess portion located radially inside the inlet portion of the injection hole in the fuel chamber and the tip section facing the inside region satisfy inequalities: 0.048?A/Ds?0.18 and B/Ds?0.18.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Noritsugu Kato, Hitoshi Shibata, Toyoji Nishiwaki
  • Patent number: 7777371
    Abstract: The conventional linear drive apparatus has the problem that in constructing a linear motor of a multiphase structure by connecting a plurality of armature units, the length of the armature becomes longer in proportion to the number of the phases, thus limiting the locations where the apparatus can be installed. The problem is solved by a linear drive apparatus comprising a plurality of armature units 3 formed by a magnetic material on which a conductor coil 4 is disposed, and an armature comprising an arrangement of the armature units 3. The armature units 3 comprise a plurality of opposing portions having opposing magnetic pole teeth. The magnetic pole teeth of adjacent opposing portions are arranged in an interdigitated manner. A secondary member 6 is disposed between magnetic pole teeth of the opposing portions. The armature units 3 comprise the coil 4 arranged on opposite sides thereof in an alternating manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Houng Joong Kim, Kohji Maki, Hisao Tadokoro, Hideki Shimane, Hitoshi Shibata, Keijiro Sakai
  • Publication number: 20090242670
    Abstract: A fuel chamber defined by a recess portion of a valve body and a tip section of a valve member of an injector is structured such that a seat diameter Ds of a seat section of the valve member seated on a valve seat section formed on an inner peripheral surface of the valve body, an axial distance A between an inlet portion of an injection hole formed in the recess portion and the tip section of the valve member facing the inlet portion in the fuel chamber and an axial distance B between an inside region of the recess portion located radially inside the inlet portion of the injection hole in the fuel chamber and the tip section facing the inside region satisfy inequalities: 0.048?A/Ds?0.18 and B/Ds?0.18.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noritsugu Kato, Hitoshi Shibata, Toyoji Nishiwaki
  • Publication number: 20090051227
    Abstract: In prior art linear motor, a large burden is applied to a mechanism for supporting a moving member because a magnetic attracting force acts in one direction between armature and moving member and the structure is distorted to cause various troubles. In an inventive linear motor, a stator having an armature winding and a moving member having permanent magnets are arranged to be moved relatively. The stator of the linear motor includes a ring-shaped core, armature teeth and the armature winding to form a magnetic circuit. Slit grooves are formed in armature teeth opposed to both of front and rear surfaces of the permanent magnets of the moving member with an air gap defined between the stator and the moving member. A member holding the plurality of permanent magnets has holes for allowing a medium to enter or exit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Houng Joong Kim, Hitoshi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20090026847
    Abstract: In prior art linear motor, large burden is applied to a mechanism for supporting a moving member because magnetic attracting force acts in one direction between armature and moving member and the structure is distorted to cause various troubles. In inventive linear motor, a stator having armature winding and moving member having permanent magnets are arranged to move relatively. The linear motor stator includes a ring-shaped core, armature teeth and armature winding to form a magnetic circuit. Slit grooves are formed in armature teeth opposed to both of front and rear surfaces of the permanent magnets of the moving member with an air gap defined between stator and moving member. Projected members movable along the slit grooves of the armature teeth are provided on the permanent magnet surfaces. Thus magnetic attracting force can be canceled and the member having the permanent magnets can have a high rigidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Houng Joong Kim, Hitoshi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20090026848
    Abstract: In prior art linear motor, since magnetic attractive force acts in one direction between an armature and a moving member, heavy burden is imposed on a supporting mechanism of the moving member, distorting the structure and causing various troubles. Inventive linear motor includes a stator having armature winding and moving member having permanent magnets arranged to move relatively. The linear motor stator includes rink-like cores, armature teeth and armature winding to constitute a magnetic circuit. Slit grooves are disposed in the armature teeth opposite to both of the obverse and reverse sides of the permanent magnets of the moving member through air gap and protrusion members movable along the slit grooves of the armature teeth and a member having the permanent magnets include a part in contact with other members, the part being made of material having high endurance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Houng Joong Kim, Hitoshi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20090015077
    Abstract: In prior art linear motor, magnetic attractive force acts in one direction between armature and moving member, imposing heavy burden on a supporting mechanism of the moving member, distorting the structure and causing various troubles. Furthermore, permanent magnets' surface is difficult to protect. The inventive linear motor includes a stator having armature winding and moving member having permanent magnets arranged to move relatively. The stator includes ring-like cores, armature teeth and armature winding to constitute a magnetic circuit. Slit grooves are disposed in the armature teeth opposite to both of obverse and reverse sides of the permanent magnets of the moving member through air gap and protrusion members movable along the slit grooves of the armature teeth and a member having a hollow part formed therein are provided. The permanent magnets are disposed in the hollow part so that magnetic poles adjoining along the moving direction have different polarities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Houng Joong Kim, Hitoshi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20090010789
    Abstract: A fuel pump includes a pump housing having a compression chamber. A plunger is axially movable in the pump housing for pressurizing fuel in the compression chamber. A discharge valve is configured to open to supply fuel from the compression chamber to an internal combustion engine when pressure in the compression chamber is more than predetermined pressure. A fuel passage is configured to communicate a downstream of the discharge valve with an upstream of the discharge valve. An in-passage member is accommodated in the fuel passage. The in-passage member includes multiple members, which are combined to define a throttle portion for restricting fuel, which returns from the downstream of the discharge valve to the upstream of the discharge valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Masayuki KOBAYASHI, Hitoshi Shibata, Tatsumi Oguri
  • Patent number: 7250696
    Abstract: A linear motor for generating a linear motion in a linear direction, has a plurality of first members, each of which includes an electromagnetic coil for generating a first magnetic field, and a magnetic core (magnetically permeable) having magnetic surfaces being opposite to each other so that the first magnetic field passes a space between the magnetic surfaces, and a second member arranged in the spaces to be relatively movable linearly with respect to a combination of the first members to generate the linear motion in the linear direction, and including a magnet polarized in a polarizing direction to generate a second magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Houng Joong Kim, Keijiro Sakai, Hitoshi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20060208108
    Abstract: A relationship between an inner diameter A of a sac volume and a distance from a central axis of the sac volume is set to satisfy a condition of 1?A/2B?20. In this way, fuel, which flows from the sac volume into each injection hole, will be injected from the injection hole without being spaced from a wall surface of a valve body, which form the injection hole. Thus, it is possible to limit adhesion of a foreign substance to a wall surface of each injection hole. Furthermore, even if the foreign substance is adhered to the wall surface of the injection hole, the foreign substance can be removed by the fuel, which flows through the injection hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noritsugu Kato, Hitoshi Shibata, Terutoshi Tomoda, Tomihisa Tsuchiya