Patents by Inventor Jun Ohmura

Jun Ohmura 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: 20240055928
    Abstract: To achieve miniaturization in the rotation axis direction. A motor includes a stator housing having an inner peripheral portion and an outer peripheral portion, a stator supported by an outer peripheral portion of the stator housing, a rotor housing covering the stator housing and the stator, and a magnet supported by an outer peripheral portion of the rotor housing. The stator includes a first surface provided at an inner side of the magnet, supported by the stator housing and positioned in a rotation axis direction, and a second surface opposing an outside in the rotation axis direction. A surface of the magnet supported by the rotor housing is provided at an upper surface portion side of the stator core in the rotation axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: Jun OHMURA
  • Patent number: 11808341
    Abstract: A rotating device includes a motor, a gear, and a housing configured to accommodate the motor and the gear. The housing includes a first housing, a second housing, and a joining element for joining the first housing and the second housing. The first housing includes a first attaching part attached to an external device. The second housing includes a second attaching part attached to the external device. The first attaching part and the second attaching part include surfaces opposing each other after the housing is assembled. The first attaching part and the second attaching part include the joining element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventors: Koichiro Hirabayashi, Yukimasa Matsumura, Jun Ohmura, Kodai Kameoka
  • Publication number: 20230327513
    Abstract: A motor includes: a lid including an opening; a bracket including a projecting part; and a terminal extending from the projecting part. A part of the bracket is covered by the lid. The projecting part projects from the opening of the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Jun OHMURA, Koichiro HIRABAYASHI, Yukimasa MATSUMURA
  • Patent number: 11757327
    Abstract: A motor (1) including a rotary shaft (2) and a bearing portion (53) including an inner ring and an outer ring and a magnet (51) and a balance adjusting portion (52). The balance adjusting portion (52) and the magnet (51) are fixed. The balance adjusting portion (52) is in contact with an inner ring of the bearing portion (53).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Ohmura
  • Publication number: 20220268350
    Abstract: A rotating device includes a motor, a gear, and a housing configured to accommodate the motor and the gear. The housing includes a first housing, a second housing, and a joining element for joining the first housing and the second housing. The first housing includes a first attaching part attached to an external device. The second housing includes a second attaching part attached to the external device. The first attaching part and the second attaching part include surfaces opposing each other after the housing is assembled. The first attaching part and the second attaching part include the joining element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Koichiro HIRABAYASHI, Yukimasa MATSUMURA, Jun OHMURA, Kodai KAMEOKA
  • Publication number: 20220200399
    Abstract: A motor (1) including a rotary shaft (2) and a bearing portion (53) including an inner ring and an outer ring and a magnet (51) and a balance adjusting portion (52). The balance adjusting portion (52) and the magnet (51) are fixed. The balance adjusting portion (52) is in contact with an inner ring of the bearing portion (53).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Jun OHMURA
  • Patent number: 11322998
    Abstract: A rotor according to an embodiment includes a cylindrical magnet, a holder, and a balance adjusting portion. The cylindrical magnet has a bore portion into which a rotary shaft is inserted, the inner diameter of the bore portion being larger than the outer diameter of the rotary shaft. The holder is made of resin, and has a tubular portion formed in the bore portion of the magnet and a protruding portion protruding from the magnet in the rotation axis direction, the holder being press-fitted onto the rotary shaft. The balance adjusting portion is press-fitted onto the rotary shaft with the protruding portion interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Ohmura
  • Patent number: 11277053
    Abstract: A rotor according to an embodiment includes a cylindrical magnet and a balance adjusting portion. The balance adjusting portion is provided to at least one end portion of the magnet in a rotation axis direction, and is used for adjusting rotational balance of the rotor. The balance adjusting portion has a first member that is in contact with an end portion of the magnet and a second member press-fitted onto the rotary shaft with the first member interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI, INC.
    Inventor: Jun Ohmura
  • Publication number: 20210367460
    Abstract: A stator of a motor includes a plurality of magnetic bodies stacked in a direction of a central axis (X), a case configured to hold the plurality of magnetic bodies, a cover configured to cover the case, and a pillar including a guiding part configured to guide the plurality of magnetic bodies in the direction of the central axis (X). The plurality of magnetic bodies include a guided part guided by the pillar. The pillar includes an outer peripheral surface including positioning parts. The positioning parts determine relative positions of the case and the cover in an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventor: Jun OHMURA
  • Publication number: 20210075294
    Abstract: A rotor according to an embodiment includes a cylindrical magnet and a balance adjusting portion. The balance adjusting portion is provided to at least one end portion of the magnet in a rotation axis direction, and is used for adjusting rotational balance of the rotor. The balance adjusting portion has a first member that is in contact with an end portion of the magnet and a second member press-fitted onto the rotary shaft with the first member interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Jun OHMURA
  • Publication number: 20210057947
    Abstract: A rotor according to an embodiment includes a cylindrical magnet, a holder, and a balance adjusting portion. The cylindrical magnet has a bore portion into which a rotary shaft is inserted, the inner diameter of the bore portion being larger than the outer diameter of the rotary shaft. The holder is made of resin, and has a tubular portion formed in the bore portion of the magnet and a protruding portion protruding from the magnet in the rotation axis direction, the holder being press-fitted onto the rotary shaft. The balance adjusting portion is press-fitted onto the rotary shaft with the protruding portion interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventor: Jun OHMURA
  • Patent number: 10844943
    Abstract: A drive shaft (7) as a rotating body includes an engaging portion (7c) engaging with a side gear (14) and a sliding portion (7b) abutted by a differential case (9). The engaging portion (7c) includes a plurality of engaging grooves (15). The engaging grooves (15) engage with the side gear (14). The engaging portion (7c) includes a small diameter portion (15d) at a position corresponding to between the drive shaft (7) and the differential case (9) in a direction of a rotational axis L1. The small diameter portion (15d) has an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the sliding portion (7b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Ohmura, Koji Ono
  • Patent number: 10396623
    Abstract: A motor includes: a motor shaft including a press-fitting surface; and a first annular projection group and a second annular projection group formed in the press-fitting surface of the motor shaft. The first annular projection group and the second annular projection group are separated from each other in an axial direction, a distance between an adjacent two of annular projections in the first annular projection group and a distance between an adjacent two of annular projections in the second annular projection group are smaller than a distance between the first annular projection group and the second annular projection group in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Otsuka, Yutaka Kamogi, Jun Ohmura
  • Patent number: 10378641
    Abstract: A power system includes: an electric motor that drives wheels of a vehicle; a transmission that is disposed on power transmission paths between the electric motor and the wheels; and a differential gear system that distributes output power shifted by the transmission to the wheels. The transmission includes: a first gear mechanically connected to the electric motor; a second gear that has a rotation axis in common with the first gear and is mechanically connected to a differential gear casing of the differential gear system; a pinion gear that meshes with the first gear and the second gear; and a pinion holder that rotatably supports the pillion gear. The pinion holder has a pinion gear supporting portion which is disposed on a side of the differential gear casing to support the pinion gear, relative to a meshing portion between the second gear and the pinion gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nakano, Megumi Maruyama, Jun Ohmura
  • Patent number: 10291095
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator including a terminal and a casing that houses the stator, in which the casing includes a casing body with high thermal conductivity that includes an opening in which the terminal is disposed and houses the stator and a casing block disposed in the opening and with an insulating property and high thermal conductivity, and the casing block includes a housing part that houses a distal end portion of the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventors: Jun Ohmura, Makoto Otsuka
  • Patent number: 10281021
    Abstract: A power system includes an electric motor, a transmission, and a differential gear system. The transmission includes a first gear that is mechanically connected to the electric motor, a second gear that has a rotation axis in common with the first gear and is mechanically connected to a differential gear casing of the differential gear system, a pinion gear that meshes with the first gear and the second gear, and a pinion holder that rotatably supports the pinion gear. The pinion holder has a pinion gear supporting portion which is disposed on a side of the differential gear casing of the differential gear system to support the pinion gear, relative to a meshing portion between the second gear and the pinion gear. An inner diameter of the second gear at the meshing portion is equal to or smaller than an outer diameter of the pinion holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jun Ohmura
  • Publication number: 20190072166
    Abstract: A drive shaft (7) as a rotating body includes an engaging portion (7c) engaging with a side gear (14) and a sliding portion (7b) abutted by a differential case (9). The engaging portion (7c) includes a plurality of engaging grooves (15). The engaging grooves (15) engage with the side gear (14). The engaging portion (7c) includes a small diameter portion (15d) at a position corresponding to between the drive shaft (7) and the differential case (9) in a direction of a rotational axis L1. The small diameter portion (15d) has an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the sliding portion (7b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Ohmura, Koji Ono
  • Publication number: 20190058371
    Abstract: A motor includes: a motor shaft including a press-fitting surface; and a first annular projection group and a second annular projection group formed in the press-fitting surface of the motor shaft. The first annular projection group and the second annular projection group are separated from each other in an axial direction, a distance between an adjacent two of annular projections in the first annular projection group and a distance between an adjacent two of annular projections in the second annular projection group are smaller than a distance between the first annular projection group and the second annular projection group in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Makoto OTSUKA, Yutaka KAMOGI, Jun OHMURA
  • Patent number: 10141812
    Abstract: A motor shaft is configured to be press-fitted into a hole formed in a press-fitted component from a front end side in an axial direction. The motor shaft includes: a shaft body; a first annular projection portion that protrudes outwardly in a radial direction of the shaft body and is brought into contact with an inner circumferential surface of the hole the first annular projection portion being positioned at a first position; and a second annular projection portion that protrudes outwardly in the radial direction of the shaft body and is brought into contact with the inner circumferential surface of the hole, the second annular projection portion being positioned at a second position that is shifted from the first position toward a rear end side in the axial direction of the shaft body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Minebea Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Otsuka, Yutaka Kamogi, Jun Ohmura
  • Publication number: 20180172130
    Abstract: A power system includes an electric motor, a transmission, and a differential gear system. The transmission includes a first gear that is mechanically connected to the electric motor, a second gear that has a rotation axis in common with the first gear and is mechanically connected to a differential gear casing of the differential gear system, a pinion gear that meshes with the first gear and the second gear, and a pinion holder that rotatably supports the pinion gear. The pinion holder has a pinion gear supporting portion which is disposed on a side of the differential gear casing of the differential gear system to support the pinion gear, relative to a meshing portion between the second gear and the pinion gear. An inner diameter of the second gear at the meshing portion is equal to or smaller than an outer diameter of the pinion holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jun OHMURA