Patents by Inventor Jun Murakami

Jun Murakami 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: 12126239
    Abstract: In an electric power unit which accommodates at least an electric motor in a housing, polygonal rib regions in which polygonal ribs are respectively formed are provided on at least two surfaces of an outer peripheral surface of the housing, and the polygonal rib regions are connected by a circumferential rib. Here, a first axial rib and a second axial rib extending parallel to an axial direction are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the housing, and the polygonal rib region is provided in a portion sandwiched between the first axial rib and the second axial rib. Further, the circumferential rib is formed over the entire part of the polygonal rib region in a circumferential direction. Note that the polygonal rib is a honeycomb rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Ogasawara, Yuki Ishikawa, Keisuke Nakata, Jun Murakami, Hiroki Akaishi, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230344303
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor, a stator, a motor housing, an inverter, and an inverter case. The motor housing and the inverter case are arranged in contact with each other. The inverter case has a side wall surrounding the inverter when viewed from above. The side wall includes an upper side wall located in an upper part of the side wall, a step wall extending from a lower end of the upper side wall, and a lower side wall extending downward from an end edge of the step wall. The side wall has a plurality of outer ribs extending in the up-down direction. The outer rib is connected to the outer surface of the step wall and the outer surface of the upper side wall or the lower side wall located inside the inverter case relative to the step wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Daisuke OGASAWARA, Jun MURAKAMI, Hiroki AKAISHI, Kazuyuki YAMAMOTO, Mizuki NIHIRA
  • Publication number: 20230155448
    Abstract: An inverter device capable of suppressing generation of vibration and a puddle in a top wall of an inverter case is provided. The inverter device includes an inverter and the inverter case that accommodates the inverter inside the inverter case. The inverter case has a top wall covering the inverter from above. The top wall has a first inclined surface descending from a top part on the upper surface of the top wall toward a first end part of the top wall, and a plurality of first rod-shaped ribs extending from the top part toward the first end part. The first rod-shaped rib has a site in which a protrusion height from the inclined surface increases toward the first end part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Daisuke OGASAWARA, Jun MURAKAMI, Kazuyuki YAMAMOTO, Mizuki NIHIRA, Keigo NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230100892
    Abstract: In an electric power unit which accommodates at least an electric motor in a housing, polygonal rib regions in which polygonal ribs are respectively formed are provided on at least two surfaces of an outer peripheral surface of the housing, and the polygonal rib regions are connected by a circumferential rib. Here, a first axial rib and a second axial rib extending parallel to an axial direction are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the housing, and the polygonal rib region is provided in a portion sandwiched between the first axial rib and the second axial rib. Further, the circumferential rib is formed over the entire part of the polygonal rib region in a circumferential direction. Note that the polygonal rib is a honeycomb rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Daisuke OGASAWARA, Yuki ISHIKAWA, Keisuke NAKATA, Jun MURAKAMI, Hiroki AKAISHI, Kazuyuki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230101010
    Abstract: In an electric power unit that includes: a motor accommodating portion and a gear accommodating portion in a housing; and an inverter accommodating portion and an auxiliary machine attachment portion formed on side walls of the housing, the auxiliary machine attachment portion is formed by a protruding portion having at least a first vertical surface and a first horizontal surface formed on one of the side walls forming the motor accommodating portion and the gear accommodating portion of the housing, a first rib extending in a horizontal direction is formed on the first vertical surface facing one axial side of the auxiliary machine attachment portion, and a second rib, which extends in a vertical direction with respect to the first horizontal surface and connects the first horizontal surface and the inverter accommodating portion, is formed on the first horizontal surface, adjacent to the inverter accommodating portion, of the auxiliary machine attachment portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Daisuke OGASAWARA, Jun MURAKAMI, Hiroki AKAISHI, Kazuyuki YAMAMOTO, Yuki ISHIKAWA, Keisuke NAKATA
  • Patent number: 11365797
    Abstract: A motor assembly includes a motor including a rotor that rotates about a motor axis, a transmission that transmits motive power of the motor to an axle, a housing that accommodates the motor and the transmission, and an oil pump fixed to the housing. The housing includes a tubular motor housing extending along the motor axis, and the motor housing includes a rib on a side surface facing the oil pump. The rib protrudes to a radially outer side from the side surface, and has a plate shape extending along the motor axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Ogasawara, Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Jun Murakami, Yuki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11033163
    Abstract: A motor module includes a motor, a fan, and a casing accommodating the motor and the fan therein. The casing includes a tubular main body portion, an intake port, an exhaust port, a motor disposing unit, a flow passage, and a partition unit. The flow passage includes a fan accommodating unit. The partition unit includes a first central partition unit that partitions the fan accommodating unit and the motor disposing unit. The first central partition unit includes a cutout portion provided at at least a portion of the first central partition unit. The motor disposing unit communicates with the fan accommodating unit via the cutout portion. A flow passage sectional area of the motor disposing unit is greater than a flow passage sectional area of the first central partition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuuichi Sakuma, Jun Murakami
  • Patent number: 10896891
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of first pad electrodes provided above the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of first wires electrically connected to the plurality of first pad electrodes respectively; a first electrode commonly connected to the plurality of first wires; a second pad electrode provided above the semiconductor substrate; and a first resistance portion and a first protective element that are connected in series between the first electrode and the second pad electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu Suzuki, Shoko Kikuchi, Merii Inaba, Jun Murakami, Takashi Shigeoka, Hiroshi Inagaki, Takashi Okuhata
  • Publication number: 20200313506
    Abstract: A motor according to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure includes a rotor arranged to be capable of rotating about a central axis, a stator located radially outside of the rotor, a housing arranged to house the rotor and the stator, and a plurality of bolts arranged to fasten the stator to the housing. The housing includes a tubular portion arranged radially outside of the stator to surround the stator; a plurality of stator support portions each of which is arranged to project radially inward from an inner circumferential surface of the tubular portion, and includes a seating surface arranged to face a first axial side; and screw holes each of which is arranged to open in the seating surface of a separate one of the stator support portions. The stator includes a plurality of through holes each of which is arranged to extend along an axial direction. The bolts are passed through the through holes of the stator and screwed into the screw holes of the stator support portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Jun MURAKAMI, Kazuyuki YAMAMOTO, Daisuke OGASAWARA, Yuki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200124161
    Abstract: A motor assembly includes a motor including a rotor that rotates about a motor axis, a transmission that transmits motive power of the motor to an axle, a housing that accommodates the motor and the transmission, and an oil pump fixed to the housing. The housing includes a tubular motor housing extending along the motor axis, and the motor housing includes a rib on a side surface facing the oil pump. The rib protrudes to a radially outer side from the side surface, and has a plate shape extending along the motor axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Daisuke OGASAWARA, Kazuyuki YAMAMOTO, Jun MURAKAMI, Yuki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200083192
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of first pad electrodes provided above the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of first wires electrically connected to the plurality of first pad electrodes respectively; a first electrode commonly connected to the plurality of first wires; a second pad electrode provided above the semiconductor substrate; and a first resistance portion and a first protective element that are connected in series between the first electrode and the second pad electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Suzuki, Shoko Kikuchi, Merii Inaba, Jun Murakami, Takashi Shigeoka, Hiroshi Inagaki, Takashi Okuhata
  • Publication number: 20190069741
    Abstract: A motor module includes a motor, a fan, and a casing accommodating the motor and the fan therein. The casing includes a tubular main body portion, an intake port, an exhaust port, a motor disposing unit, a flow passage, and a partition unit. The flow passage includes a fan accommodating unit, a first muffling chamber that communicates with the fan accommodating unit via a first communication path, and a second muffling chamber that communicates with the first muffling chamber via a second communication path. In addition, the partition unit includes an inner partition unit that partitions the motor disposing unit and the first muffling chamber. The first muffling chamber communicates with the motor disposing unit via a cutout portion in the inner partition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jun MURAKAMI, Yuuichi SAKUMA
  • Publication number: 20190069742
    Abstract: A motor module includes a motor, a fan, and a casing accommodating the motor and the fan therein. The casing includes a tubular main body portion, an intake port, an exhaust port, a motor disposing unit, a flow passage, and a partition unit. The flow passage includes a fan accommodating unit. The partition unit includes a first central partition unit that partitions the fan accommodating unit and the motor disposing unit. The first central partition unit includes a cutout portion provided at at least a portion of the first central partition unit. The motor disposing unit communicates with the fan accommodating unit via the cutout portion. A flow passage sectional area of the motor disposing unit is greater than a flow passage sectional area of the first central partition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yuuichi SAKUMA, Jun MURAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20190069737
    Abstract: A motor module includes a motor, a fan, and a casing accommodating the motor and the fan therein. The casing includes a tubular main body portion, an intake port, an exhaust port, a flow passage, and a partition unit. The flow passage includes a fan accommodating unit, a first muffling chamber that communicates with the fan accommodating unit via a first communication path, a second muffling chamber that communicates with the first muffling chamber via a second communication path, and a third muffling chamber that communicates with either one of the first muffling chamber or the second muffling chamber via a third communication path, and communicates with the exhaust port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yuuichi SAKUMA, Jun MURAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20180110384
    Abstract: This motor module includes a motor, a fan, and a casing arranged to house the motor and the fan therein. The casing includes a tubular body portion arranged to extend in an axial direction, an air inlet, an air outlet, a flow passage, and a partitioning portion. The flow passage is a space arranged to join the air inlet and the air outlet to each other between the body portion and the motor. The partitioning portion is arranged in the flow passage to partition the flow passage. The flow passage includes a fan accommodating portion, a first silencing chamber arranged to be in communication with the fan accommodating portion through a first communicating passage, and a second silencing chamber arranged to be in communication with the first silencing chamber through a second communicating passage. The second silencing chamber is arranged to be in communication with the air outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Yuuichi SAKUMA, Jun MURAKAMI
  • Patent number: 9693616
    Abstract: A hair dryer includes a fan motor, a heater unit, and a body case arranged to cover the fan motor and the heater unit. The fan motor includes an impeller arranged to rotate about a central axis, and a motor arranged to rotate the impeller. The body case includes an intake case portion including an air inlet, and a discharge case portion including an air outlet. Inside the body case, an inner tubular case portion arranged to extend along an inside surface of the body case is accommodated. A silencing space is defined between the inside surface of the body case and the inner tubular case portion. An opening portion is defined to join the silencing space and an interior space of the body case to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuuichi Sakuma, Jun Murakami, Takamasa Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20160213122
    Abstract: A hair dryer includes a fan motor, a heater unit, and a body case arranged to cover the fan motor and the heater unit. The fan motor includes an impeller arranged to rotate about a central axis, and a motor arranged to rotate the impeller. The body case includes an intake case portion including an air inlet, and a discharge case portion including an air outlet. Inside the body case, an inner tubular case portion arranged to extend along an inside surface of the body case is accommodated. A silencing space is defined between the inside surface of the body case and the inner tubular case portion. An opening portion is defined to join the silencing space and an interior space of the body case to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Yuuichi SAKUMA, Jun MURAKAMI, Takamasa YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20160141293
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell; and a peripheral transistor. The memory cell includes a first channel, a first insulating film provided on the first channel, a charge storage film provided on the first insulating film, a second insulating film provided on the charge storage film, a first semiconductor film provided on the second insulating film, and a first electrode film provided on the first semiconductor film and containing a metal. The peripheral transistor includes a second channel, a third insulating film provided on the second channel, a second semiconductor film provided on the third insulating film, a fourth insulating film provided on the second semiconductor film, a third semiconductor film provided on the second semiconductor film and a side surface of the fourth insulating film, and a second electrode film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Jun MURAKAMI, Kimitoshi OKANO, Koichi MATSUNO
  • Publication number: 20150303212
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of NAND strings each of which includes a plurality of memory cells provided on the semiconductor substrate and disposed in a first direction, and a select gate provided adjacent to the memory cell at an end portion of the plurality of memory cells, such that two select gates face each other at the ends of their respective memory cells, and a first spacer layer formed on a side wall between the select gates of the NAND strings disposed adjacent to each other. The first spacer layer includes a recess therein at the portion thereof located adjacent to the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Jun MURAKAMI, Koichi MATSUNO, Hisakazu MATSUMORI
  • Patent number: 9012972
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor storage device includes a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film disposed above the semiconductor substrate; a first electrode film disposed above the first insulating film; a second insulating film disposed above the first electrode film; a second electrode film disposed above the second insulating film; a third electrode film filling a first trench and overlying the second electrode film, the first trench having a first width and a first depth and extending through the second electrode film and the second insulating film and into the first electrode film; and a first barrier metal film and a first metal film disposed above the third electrode film; wherein the third electrode film above the second electrode film has a first thickness equal to or less than ½ of the first width of the first trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hisakazu Matsumori, Hideto Takekida, Akira Mino, Jun Murakami