Patents by Inventor Kazuo Ojima

Kazuo Ojima 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: 11496016
    Abstract: Provided is a rotor capable of improving the reliability of a connection between a lead conductor and a terminal member. A stator includes a winding wound around a stator core and having a lead conductor at an end thereof, and a terminal member having a connection portion to the lead conductor of the winding. The connection portion of the terminal member includes a winding-side connection portion that fixes the lead conductor, and a leading-end-side connection portion that fixes a portion closer to a leading end of the lead conductor than the winding-side connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Fukuda, Kenichi Nakayama, Motoo Kitahara, Kazuo Ojima
  • Patent number: 11088583
    Abstract: Provided are a rotary-electric-machine stator coil, a rotary-electric-machine stator having the same, and a rotary electric machine having the same, capable of improving a bonding strength and insulation reliability of a conductor bonding portion. A rotary-electric-machine stator coil includes: a conductor 110 having a bonding portion 104 bonded to other conductors; and a bonding member 401 having a melting point lower than a melting point of the conductor, wherein a tip of the bonding portion has an alloy layer 402 formed of an alloy of the conductor and the bonding member, and a root of the bonding portion is electrically connected by the bonding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Fukuda, Kenichi Nakayama, Kazuo Ojima, Shin Onose, Hisaya Shimizu, Shinji Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10193409
    Abstract: Provided is a stator for a rotating electric machine equipped with a connection terminal having high manufacturability and vibration resistance; also provided is a rotating electric machine equipped with this stator. The stator, which is for a rotating electric machine equipped with a stator coil, is equipped with a connection terminal. The connection terminal has a crimping part to which stator coil input/output coil conductors are connected, and a fastening part which is mechanically connected to an external mechanism, with a melt material arranged on the fastening part. The input/output coil conductors are configured so as to be connected to the connection terminal, with the melt material provided on the crimping part therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Nakayama, Tomohiro Fukuda, Hisaya Shimizu, Shin Onose, Kazuo Ojima
  • Publication number: 20190006904
    Abstract: Provided is a rotor capable of improving the reliability of a connection between a lead conductor and a terminal member. A stator includes a winding wound around a stator core and having a lead conductor at an end thereof, and a terminal member having a connection portion to the lead conductor of the winding. The connection portion of the terminal member includes a winding-side connection portion that fixes the lead conductor, and a leading-end-side connection portion that fixes a portion closer to a leading end of the lead conductor than the winding-side connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Tomohiro FUKUDA, Kenichi NAKAYAMA, Motoo KITAHARA, Kazuo OJIMA
  • Patent number: 9906086
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine having downsized coil ends is provided. In a rotating electric machine having a stator 130 including a stator core 132 formed with a plurality of slots 420 rowed in a circumferential direction and a stator coil 138 inserted into the slots of the stator core, and a rotor 150 disposed rotatably with respect to the stator core with a clearance interposed therebetween. The stator coil is formed by a plurality of segment coils 28 being connected, the segment coils 28 being made of a conductor shaped into a rough U-shape and having a rectangular cross-section. The segment coil has at an end a connection portion 800 connected to another segment coil, the connection portion having a corner portion 810.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Nakayama, Tomohiro Fukuda, Masamichi Kase, Hiroshi Matahira, Kazuo Ojima, Dai Nakamura, Shin Onose, Mitsuaki Mirumachi, Hisaya Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20170346358
    Abstract: Provided are a rotary-electric-machine stator coil, a rotary-electric-machine stator having the same, and a rotary electric machine having the same, capable of improving a bonding strength and insulation reliability of a conductor bonding portion. A rotary-electric-machine stator coil includes: a conductor 110 having a bonding portion 104 bonded to other conductors; and a bonding member 401 having a melting point lower than a melting point of the conductor, wherein a tip of the bonding portion has an alloy layer 402 formed of an alloy of the conductor and the bonding member, and a root of the bonding portion is electrically connected by the bonding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Tomohiro FUKUDA, Kenichi NAKAYAMA, Kazuo OJIMA, Shin ONOSE, Hisaya SHIMIZU, Shinji YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9745646
    Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to achieve an electric air flow control device comprising a motor rotor bearing structure having excellent wear resistance even with loads from striking caused by a high vibrational environment specific to an internal combustion engine. A cylindrical sintered metal slide bearing is used in at least one of a front bearing (16) and a rear bearing (17) that support a rotor shaft (14) of a motor (3) that is the rotary control drive source of a throttle valve (7) that controls the intake air flow to an internal combustion engine, and the bearing design is such that the relationship of the radial crushing strength and the compressive deformation rate of the cylindrical sintered metal bearing has the mechanical properties of a maximum radial crushing strength of 230 N/mm2 or greater and a maximum compressive deformation rate of 3.5% or greater at the maximum radial crushing strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Hiranuma, Masahiro Mokuo, Kazuo Ojima, Noboru Baba
  • Publication number: 20160329773
    Abstract: Provided is a stator for a rotating electric machine equipped with a connection terminal having high manufacturability and vibration resistance; also provided is a rotating electric machine equipped with this stator. The stator, which is for a rotating electric machine equipped with a stator coil, is equipped with a connection terminal. The connection terminal has a crimping part to which stator coil input/output coil conductors are connected, and a fastening part which is mechanically connected to an external mechanism, with a melt material arranged on the fastening part. The input/output coil conductors are configured so as to be connected to the connection terminal, with the melt material provided on the crimping part therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Kenichi NAKAYAMA, Tomohiro FUKUDA, Hisaya SHIMIZU, Shin ONOSE, Kazuo OJIMA
  • Publication number: 20160201578
    Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to achieve an electric air flow control device comprising a motor rotor bearing structure having excellent wear resistance even with loads from striking caused by a high vibrational environment specific to an internal combustion engine. A cylindrical sintered metal slide bearing is used in at least one of a front bearing (16) and a rear bearing (17) that support a rotor shaft (14) of a motor (3) that is the rotary control drive source of a throttle valve (7) that controls the intake air flow to an internal combustion engine, and the bearing design is such that the relationship of the radial crushing strength and the compressive deformation rate of the cylindrical sintered metal bearing has the mechanical properties of a maximum radial crushing strength of 230 N/mm2 or greater and a maximum compressive deformation rate of 3.5% or greater at the maximum radial crushing strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke HIRANUMA, Masahiro MOKUO, Kazuo OJIMA, Noboru BABA
  • Publication number: 20150222155
    Abstract: A rotating electric machine having downsized coil ends is provided. In a rotating electric machine having a stator 130 including a stator core 132 formed with a plurality of slots 420 rowed in a circumferential direction and a stator coil 138 inserted into the slots of the stator core, and a rotor 150 disposed rotatably with respect to the stator core with a clearance interposed therebetween. The stator coil is formed by a plurality of segment coils 28 being connected, the segment coils 28 being made of a conductor shaped into a rough U-shape and having a rectangular cross-section. The segment coil has at an end a connection portion 800 connected to another segment coil, the connection portion having a corner portion 810.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Kenichi Nakayama, Tomohiro Fukuda, Masamichi Kase, Hiroshi Matahira, Kazuo Ojima, Dai Nakamura, Shin Onose, Mitsuaki Mirumachi, Hisaya Shimizu
  • Patent number: 7468554
    Abstract: A heat sink board having a first heat sink and a second heat sink with a smaller linear expansion coefficient than that of the first heat sink and being bonded to the first heat sink to form the heat sink board. The second heat sink is fitted to the first heat sink, and a material of the first heat sink in the vicinity of a boundary between the fitted heat sinks is plastically deformed for close adhesion to the second heat sink. A forming method makes bonding between the first and second heat sinks possible at room temperature, and the heat sink board made of a composite member having a high flat-surface accuracy can be easily and reliably obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Harada, Hiroatsu Tokuda, Kazuo Ojima, Masayuki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20080179732
    Abstract: A method comprising constraining a circumference of a blank of a Cu—Mo alloy and one of surfaces to be worked with the use of a die, and using a working punch or a counter punch to apply working pressures to the other of the surfaces to be worked, thereby obtaining a cup-shaped body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: HITACHI LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kobayashi, Kouji Harada, Hiroatsu Tokuda, Kazuo Ojima
  • Publication number: 20070147005
    Abstract: The invention provides a heat sink board and a manufacturing method thereof, which can realize a high product accuracy and superior productivity. To that end, a second heat sink (3) having a smaller linear expansion coefficient than that of a first heat sink (2) is bonded to the first heat sink (2) to form a heat sink board. The second heat sink (3) is fitted to the first heat sink (2), and a material of the first heat sink (2) in the vicinity of a boundary between the fitted heat sinks is plastically deformed for close adhesion to the second heat sink (3). Such a forming method makes bonding between the first and second heat sinks possible at room temperature, and the heat sink board made of a composite member having a high flat-surface accuracy can be easily and reliably obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: HITACHI LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji Harada, Hiroatsu Tokuda, Kazuo Ojima, Masayuki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20060248696
    Abstract: A method comprising constraining a circumference of a blank of a Cu—Mo alloy and one of surfaces to be worked with the use of a die, and using a working punch or a counter punch to apply working pressures to the other of the surfaces to be worked, thereby obtaining a cup-shaped body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: HITACHI LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kobayashi, Kouji Harada, Hiroatsu Tokuda, Kazuo Ojima
  • Publication number: 20050178441
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fuel pump for an inter-cylinder direct fuel injection apparatus, in which occurrence of corrosion and attrition caused by cavitation or erosion can be suppressed, their resistance against the environment can be improved, and an excellent lifetime can be achieved in the case of the use of an aluminum material even if the temperature reaches as high as 100° C. or higher and the pressure reaches as high as 7 to 12 MPa. In the fuel pump for an inter-cylinder direct fuel injection apparatus, made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a coating film plated with Ni—P or a Ni—P based material is formed by electroless plating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Shizuka Yamaguchi, Noboru Baba, Masaya Takahasi, Katsuyoshi Terakado, Arata Kagiyama, Masayoshi Kotaki, Shogo Sawada, Kazuo Ojima, Hiroyuki Yamada, Hideki Machimura, Yukio Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6895992
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fuel pump for an inter-cylinder direct fuel injection apparatus, in which occurrence of corrosion and attrition caused by cavitation or erosion can be suppressed, their resistance against the environment can be improved, and an excellent lifetime can be achieved in the case of the use of an aluminum material even if the temperature reaches as high as 100° C. or higher and the pressure reaches as high as 7 to 12 MPa. In the fuel pump for an inter-cylinder direct fuel injection apparatus, made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a coating film plated with Ni—P or a Ni—P based material is formed by electroless plating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shizuka Yamaguchi, Noboru Baba, Masaya Takahashi, Katsuyoshi Terakado, Arata Kagiyama, Masayoshi Kotaki, Shogo Sawada, Kazuo Ojima, Hiroyuki Yamada, Hideki Machimura, Yukio Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6860255
    Abstract: A fuel pump, of which sliding mechanism parts in its fuel chamber have good wear resistance under a severe environment, and a direct fuel injection engine using the fuel pump are provided. In a fuel pump for pressurizing and delivering fuel to a fuel injector of a vehicle engine, at least one of sliding surfaces of a slant plate, a slipper and a plunger sliding in a lubricating oil and at least one of sliding surfaces of sliding members of a plunger and a cylinder contacting with and sliding on each other through the fuel are formed of a hardened layer composed of any one of a nitrided layer, a carburization quenched layer and a carbonitrided layer, or coated with a high corrosion resistant and hard metal compound layer over the hardened layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shizuka Yamaguchi, Noboru Baba, Toshiaki Nagayama, Katsuyoshi Terakado, Arata Kagiyama, Hideki Machimura, Hiroyuki Yamada, Yukio Takahashi, Masayoshi Kotaki, Kazuo Ojima
  • Patent number: 6793468
    Abstract: A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, in which a bearing having excellent abrasion resistance without generating a black corrosion product in a high-temperature oil environment is provided. As bearing materials of a turbocharger, a copper alloy material containing, as main components, Cu, Zn, Al, Mn, and Si is employed. The elongating direction of an Mn—Si compound crystallized in the alloy material is set to the axial direction of a rotary shaft with respect to a radial bearing and is set to the direction perpendicular to the rotary shaft with respect to a thrust bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Ojima, Noboru Baba, Toshikatsu Akiyama, Katsuhiro Komuro, Tetsuo Udagawa
  • Publication number: 20040147083
    Abstract: A method comprising constraining a circumference of a blank of a Cu—Mo alloy and one of surfaces to be worked with the use of a die, and using a working punch or a counter punch to apply working pressures to the other of the surfaces to be worked, thereby obtaining a cup-shaped body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Kobayashi, Kouji Harada, Hiroatsu Tokuda, Kazuo Ojima
  • Publication number: 20040003713
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fuel pump for an inter-cylinder direct fuel injection apparatus, in which occurrence of corrosion and attrition caused by cavitation or erosion can be suppressed, their resistance against the environment can be improved, and an excellent lifetime can be achieved in the case of the use of an aluminum material even if the temperature reaches as high as 100° C. or higher and the pressure reaches as high as 7 to 12 MPa. In the fuel pump for an inter-cylinder direct fuel injection apparatus, made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a coating film plated with Ni—P or a Ni—P based material is formed by electroless plating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shizuka Yamaguchi, Noboru Baba, Masaya Takahahsi, Katsuyoshi Terakado, Arata Kagiyama, Masayoshi Kotaki, Shogo Sawada, Kazuo Ojima, Hiroyuki Yamada, Hideki Machimura, Yukio Takahashi