Patents by Inventor Jun Kitajima

Jun Kitajima 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: 20250010377
    Abstract: This cutting insert is a plate-shaped cutting insert having a center line, and includes an upper surface that forms one surface of two surfaces facing each other in an axial direction along the center line; a lower surface that forms the other surface of the two surfaces facing each other; a side surface that connects the upper surface and the lower surface in the axial direction; and a mounting hole that passes through the cutting insert in the axial direction, in which the side surface extends obliquely inward in a radial direction perpendicular to the center line from the upper surface toward the lower surface in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kitajima, Yu Nomiyama, Rikuki Watanabe, Mahiro Kagota
  • Publication number: 20240316652
    Abstract: A cutting insert has a surface to be pressed and a surface to be restrained. A supporter has a supporter main body, an elastically deformable gripping arm, a pocket, and a slit. The supporter main body has a restraining surface that comes into contact with the surface to be restrained. The gripping arm has a pressing surface that comes into contact with the surface to be pressed. The slit has a pocket opening that is open to the pocket. The pocket opening is disposed between the restraining surface and the pressing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kitajima, Shota Watanabe, Kenji Sugawara, Ryo Miura
  • Patent number: 12030128
    Abstract: A cutting insert includes first and second polygonal surfaces and a plurality of side surfaces. A corner edge that has a corner rake surface on the first polygonal surface is formed at a first corner portion, and a main cutting edge is formed from the corner edge to a second corner portion. The main cutting edge includes, at least on a corner edge side, a rake angle gradual increase region where a rake angle of a main rake surface gradually increases to a positive angle side as going from a first end portion of the corner edge toward a second corner portion side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Kanbara, Jun Kitajima, Chinami Sakamoto, Shota Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20240066604
    Abstract: Provided is a clamping tool for attaching a cutting insert to a holder or detaching a cutting insert from a holder, the cutting insert including a head portion having a circular cutting edge and a shaft portion, the clamping tool including: a first jaw portion configured to be locked to the holder; and an operation lever configured to be connected to the first jaw portion, in which the first jaw portion has a locking portion configured to be locked to the holder, and a first pressing portion configured to push the head portion downward and fit the shaft portion into a shaft hole portion of the holder when the operation lever is rotationally moved in a first direction using the locking portion as a fulcrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Hagiwara, Jun Kitajima
  • Patent number: 11735963
    Abstract: In a frame structure of a motor, when the number of angles of a frame is 4M (M is a natural number, and M?1), and the number of slots of an armature core is 6N (N is a natural number, and N?1), the armature core is inserted into the frame in such a manner as to form a variation ? within a predetermined range in a circumferential direction between a reference line that is orthogonal to two opposing sides of the frame and passes through a rotation axis of the frame, and a straight line linking magnetic poles symmetric about a point with respect to the rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Horiuchi, Yasushi Misawa, Jun Kitajima, Mai Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11489392
    Abstract: A bobbin structure of an armature of a three-phase motor having 6N (N is a natural number) slots and 3N coils per phase, the bobbin structure including: a main pole into which a winding bobbin around which a coil is wound is inserted; and an auxiliary pole into which an empty bobbin around which the coil is not wound is inserted. The main pole and the auxiliary pole are placed in a circumferential direction with respect to a rotation axis, and a contact portion where the empty bobbin and the winding bobbin are in contact with each other is formed on each of an outer peripheral side and an inner peripheral side of the slot formed between the main pole and the auxiliary pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Horiuchi, Hiroki Sagara, Jun Kitajima, Mai Shimizu, Takashi Matsushita
  • Patent number: 11239711
    Abstract: An armature molded structure includes a cylindrical iron core used for a molded structure of a motor armature; a winding; and molding resin, wherein the iron core includes first core sheets and second core sheets, the first core sheet includes first magnetic poles placed along a circumferential direction of the iron core, tip portions, on an inner peripheral side of the iron core, of adjacent first magnetic poles form a coupling portion coupling the adjacent first magnetic poles, the second core sheet includes second magnetic poles placed along the circumferential direction of the iron core, tip portions, on the inner peripheral side of the iron core, of adjacent second magnetic poles form a non-coupling portion separating the adjacent second magnetic poles, the first and second core sheets are laminated along a central axis direction of the iron core in such a manner that the coupling portions coincide with each other, the non-coupling portions coincide with each other, the coupling portion and the non-coupl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Horiuchi, Hiroki Sagara, Jun Kitajima, Mai Shimizu, Takashi Matsushita
  • Patent number: 11218035
    Abstract: Provided is an armature structure of a three-phase motor which includes: 6N (N is a natural number) slots; 3N coils per phase; 3N main poles; and 3N auxiliary poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Horiuchi, Hiroki Sagara, Jun Kitajima, Mai Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20210339321
    Abstract: A cutting insert includes first and second polygonal surfaces and a plurality of side surfaces. A corner edge that has a corner rake surface on the first polygonal surface is formed at a first corner portion, and a main cutting edge is formed from the corner edge to a second corner portion. The main cutting edge includes, at least on a corner edge side, a rake angle gradual increase region where a rake angle of a main rake surface gradually increases to a positive angle side as going from a first end portion of the corner edge toward a second corner portion side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Kanbara, Jun Kitajima, Chinami Sakamoto, Shota Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20210203198
    Abstract: In a frame structure of a motor, when the number of angles of a frame is 4M (M is a natural number, and M?1), and the number of slots of an armature core is 6N (N is a natural number, and N?1), the armature core is inserted into the frame in such a manner as to form a variation ? within a predetermined range in a circumferential direction between a reference line that is orthogonal to two opposing sides of the frame and passes through a rotation axis of the frame, and a straight line linking magnetic poles symmetric about a point with respect to the rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Manabu HORIUCHI, Yasushi MISAWA, Jun KITAJIMA, Mai SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 11045886
    Abstract: A cutting insert has an insert major body which includes two hexagonal faces facing each other and six side faces arranged around the two hexagonal faces, and is rotationally symmetrical at 120° intervals about an insert center line passing through centers of the two hexagonal faces and inversely symmetrical in front and back with respect to the two hexagonal faces, wherein a major cutting edge and an minor cutting edge are alternately formed in a circumferential direction in the single hexagonal face at twelve intersecting ridgeline portions at which the hexagonal faces and the side faces intersect, the major cutting edge is formed to be located at an intersecting ridgeline portion with one hexagonal face while the minor cutting edge is formed to be located at an intersecting ridgeline portion with the other hexagonal face at a single side face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Hagiwara, Shigeru Ishimori, Kiichi Yamazaki, Jun Kitajima
  • Patent number: 10848019
    Abstract: A motor includes: a stator that includes a teeth iron core and a yoke iron core; a rotor housed in the stator; an output-side flange; a projection disposed at the yoke iron core, the projection projecting on an output side of the motor with respect to an end surface of the teeth iron core; and a concave portion disposed at the output-side flange, the concave portion at which the projection is disposed, the concave portion contacting an inner peripheral surface of the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Horiuchi, Mai Shimizu, Jun Kitajima
  • Patent number: 10799961
    Abstract: A cutting insert includes an insert body; a pair of first surfaces; a through hole extending in a direction of a first axis; a second surface which connects the first surfaces and faces a direction of a second axis orthogonal to the first axis; a third surface which is disposed on the circumferential surface and is connected to the first surfaces and the second surface and faces a direction of a third axis; and cutting edges located at an intersection ridge line between the first surface and the second surface and at an intersection ridge line between the second surface and the third surface. The second surface has a projection part protruding in the direction of the second axis, and as viewed from the direction of the second axis, the through hole and the projection part are disposed to overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kitajima, Masashi Kanbara, Shigeru Ishimori, Chinami Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20200204015
    Abstract: Provided is an armature structure of a three-phase motor which includes: 6N (N is a natural number) slots; 3N coils per phase; 3N main poles; and 3N auxiliary poles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Manabu HORIUCHI, Hiroki SAGARA, Jun KITAJIMA, Mai SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20200204031
    Abstract: A bobbin structure of an armature of a three-phase motor having 6N (N is a natural number) slots and 3N coils per phase, the bobbin structure including: a main pole into which a winding bobbin around which a coil is wound is inserted; and an auxiliary pole into which an empty bobbin around which the coil is not wound is inserted. The main pole and the auxiliary pole are placed in a circumferential direction with respect to a rotation axis, and a contact portion where the empty bobbin and the winding bobbin are in contact with each other is formed on each of an outer peripheral side and an inner peripheral side of the slot formed between the main pole and the auxiliary pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Manabu HORIUCHI, Hiroki SAGARA, Jun KITAJIMA, Mai SHIMIZU, Takashi MATSUSHITA
  • Publication number: 20200169140
    Abstract: An armature molded structure includes a cylindrical iron core used for a molded structure of a motor armature; a winding; and molding resin, wherein the iron core includes first core sheets and second core sheets, the first core sheet includes first magnetic poles placed along a circumferential direction of the iron core, tip portions, on an inner peripheral side of the iron core, of adjacent first magnetic poles form a coupling portion coupling the adjacent first magnetic poles, the second core sheet includes second magnetic poles placed along the circumferential direction of the iron core, tip portions, on the inner peripheral side of the iron core, of adjacent second magnetic poles form a non-coupling portion separating the adjacent second magnetic poles, the first and second core sheets are laminated along a central axis direction of the iron core in such a manner that the coupling portions coincide with each other, the non-coupling portions coincide with each other, the coupling portion and the non-coupl
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Manabu HORIUCHI, Hiroki SAGARA, Jun KITAJIMA, Mai SHIMIZU, Takashi MATSUSHITA
  • Patent number: 10493540
    Abstract: A minor cutting edge has a first minor cutting edge and a second minor cutting edge that extends inward of the insert in a direction of an insert short side face axial line, as the second minor cutting edge extends from the first minor cutting edge in a direction of an insert major face axial line. A flank face of the second minor cutting edge is inclined outward of the insert in the direction of the insert short side face axial line, as the flank face extends from the second minor cutting edge in the direction of an insert long side face axial line, and is inclined outward of the insert in the direction of the insert short side face axial line, as the flank face extends from a major face adjacent to the flank face in the direction of the insert major face axial line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Kitajima, Toshimitsu Furuki, Shigeru Ishimori, Kiichi Yamazaki, Takayuki Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20190240746
    Abstract: A cutting insert includes an insert body; a pair of first surfaces; a through hole extending in a direction of a first axis; a second surface which connects the first surfaces and faces a direction of a second axis orthogonal to the first axis; a third surface which is disposed on the circumferential surface and is connected to the first surfaces and the second surface and faces a direction of a third axis; and cutting edges located at an intersection ridge line between the first surface and the second surface and at an intersection ridge line between the second surface and the third surface. The second surface has a projection part protruding in the direction of the second axis, and as viewed from the direction of the second axis, the through hole and the projection part are disposed to overlap each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Jun Kitajima, Masashi Kanbara, Shigeru Ishimori, Chinami Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 10239133
    Abstract: A rotating tool includes a tool body which rotates around an axial line, four or more chip discharge grooves which are formed on an outer periphery of the tool body with gaps therebetween in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of cutting inserts which are arranged in multiple stages along the chip discharge grooves. In a cross-sectional view perpendicular to the axial line, when a center angle formed between a pair of virtual straight lines which connects each of the cutting edges of the cutting inserts disposed in a pair of chip discharge grooves adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction and the axial line to each other is defined as an angle, a plurality of angles formed around the axial line include one maximum angle (?max), one minimum angle (?min), and two or more angles other than the angle (?max) and the angle (?min).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignees: National University Corporation Nagoya University, MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norikazu Suzuki, Jun Kitajima
  • Publication number: 20190015911
    Abstract: A cutting insert has an insert major body which includes two hexagonal faces facing each other and six side faces arranged around the two hexagonal faces, and is rotationally symmetrical at 120° intervals about an insert center line passing through centers of the two hexagonal faces and inversely symmetrical in front and back with respect to the two hexagonal faces, wherein a major cutting edge and an minor cutting edge are alternately formed in a circumferential direction in the single hexagonal face at twelve intersecting ridgeline portions at which the hexagonal faces and the side faces intersect, the major cutting edge is formed to be located at an intersecting ridgeline portion with one hexagonal face while the minor cutting edge is formed to be located at an intersecting ridgeline portion with the other hexagonal face at a single side face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Takayuki Hagiwara, Shigeru Ishimori, Kiichi Yamazaki, Jun Kitajima