Patents by Inventor Ippei HAMANAKA

Ippei HAMANAKA 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: 9935531
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a laminated rotor includes inserting a bridge member into a magnetic flux leakage suppression hole, thus allowing a tip of the bridge member to project from an end surface of the laminated steel sheet, and bringing a die surface of a die member into pressure contact with an end surface of the laminated steel sheet and filling a molten resin into a gap between a magnet hole and a magnet body in a state where an opening of the magnet hole is closed. A length of the bridge member is larger than a thickness of the laminated steel sheet. The die member includes a housing portion. The housing portion houses the tip of the bridge member projecting from an end surface of the laminated steel sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Yomoda, Ryo Yokozawa, Ippei Hamanaka
  • Patent number: 9853527
    Abstract: In a method for producing a rotor including a leak prevention hole formed in a rotor core to prevent leakage of magnetic flux from a permanent magnet; an outer-circumferential-side dovetail groove formed in an outer-circumferential-side inner wall of the leak prevention hole, an inner-circumferential-side dovetail groove formed, opposite the outer-circumferential-side dovetail groove, in an inner-circumferential-side inner wall of the leak prevention hole; and a non-magnetic bridge having both end portions engageable with the dovetail grooves, an external force is applied to bring the outer-circumferential-side inner wall close to the inner-circumferential-side inner wall, the non-magnetic bridge is inserted in the dovetail grooves while keeping the rotor core in an elastically deformed state, and, after inserting, the external force is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ippei Hamanaka, Yasuyuki Hirao, Yasuo Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 9806570
    Abstract: In a rotor structure including a leak prevention hole formed in a rotor core to prevent leakage of magnetic flux from a permanent magnet; an outer-circumferential-side dovetail groove formed in an outer-circumferential-side inner wall of the leak prevention hole, an inner-circumferential-side dovetail groove formed, opposite the outer-circumferential-side dovetail groove, in an inner-circumferential-side inner wall of the leak prevention hole; and a non-magnetic bridge having both end portions engageable with the dovetail grooves. The non-magnetic bridge is formed with a chamfer at only one end face of both end faces in an axial direction of the rotor core. The non-magnetic bridge includes two or more non-magnetic bridges. The non-magnetic bridges are arranged so that the end faces formed with the chamfers are alternately located at the one end face of the rotor core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ippei Hamanaka, Yasuyuki Hirao, Yasuo Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20160294262
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a laminated rotor includes inserting a bridge member into a magnetic flux leakage suppression hole, thus allowing a tip of the bridge member to project from an end surface of the laminated steel sheet, and bringing a die surface of a die member into pressure contact with an end surface of the laminated steel sheet and filling a molten resin into a gap between a magnet hole and a magnet body in a state where an opening of the magnet hole is closed. A length of the bridge member is larger than a thickness of the laminated steel sheet. The die member includes a housing portion. The housing portion houses the tip of the bridge member projecting from an end surface of the laminated steel sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hidetoshi YOMODA, Ryo YOKOZAWA, Ippei HAMANAKA
  • Publication number: 20160134163
    Abstract: In a rotor structure including a leak prevention hole formed in a rotor core to prevent leakage of magnetic flux from a permanent magnet; an outer-circumferential-side dovetail groove formed in an outer-circumferential-side inner wall of the leak prevention hole, an inner-circumferential-side dovetail groove formed, opposite the outer-circumferential-side dovetail groove, in an inner-circumferential-side inner wall of the leak prevention hole; and a non-magnetic bridge having both end portions engageable with the dovetail grooves. The non-magnetic bridge is formed with a chamfer at only one end face of both end faces in an axial direction of the rotor core. The non-magnetic bridge includes two or more non-magnetic bridges. The non-magnetic bridges are arranged so that the end faces formed with the chamfers are alternately located at the one end face of the rotor core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ippei HAMANAKA, Yasuyuki Hirao, Yasuo Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20160126814
    Abstract: In a method for producing a rotor including a leak prevention hole formed in a rotor core to prevent leakage of magnetic flux from a permanent magnet; an outer-circumferential-side dovetail groove formed in an outer-circumferential-side inner wall of the leak prevention hole, an inner-circumferential-side dovetail groove formed, opposite the outer-circumferential-side dovetail groove, in an inner-circumferential-side inner wall of the leak prevention hole; and a non-magnetic bridge having both end portions engageable with the dovetail grooves, an external force is applied to bring the outer-circumferential-side inner wall close to the inner-circumferential-side inner wall, the non-magnetic bridge is inserted in the dovetail grooves while keeping the rotor core in an elastically deformed state, and, after inserting, the external force is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ippei HAMANAKA, Yasuyuki HIRAO, Yasuo KINOSHITA