Patents by Inventor Kengo TAKAMURA

Kengo TAKAMURA 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: 11863052
    Abstract: A drive device includes a motor including a rotor rotatable about a central axis, a transmission connected to the motor, and a housing including a motor housing accommodating the motor and a transmission housing accommodating the transmission. A first fluid is accommodated in the transmission housing. The housing includes a first flow path through which the first fluid flows and a second flow path through which the second fluid flows. The first flow path includes a supply flow path that supplies the first fluid in the transmission housing to the inside of the motor housing, and a collection flow path that extends from the inside of the motor housing to the inside of the transmission housing. At least a portion of the second flow path is located radially outside the motor. At least a portion of the collection flow path is located radially outside the second flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kengo Takamura, Hibiki Takada, Shohei Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20220205529
    Abstract: A drive device includes a motor housing and a transmission housing fixed to one side in an axial direction of the motor housing that includes a first housing and a second housing fixed to another side in the axial direction of the first housing. The transmission housing includes a third housing fixed to the first housing and a fourth housing fixed to one side in the axial direction of the third housing. The first housing includes a first opposing wall axially opposing the transmission housing, and a bearing holding portion on the first opposing wall. The third housing includes a second opposing wall opposing the first opposing wall. The housing includes an oil supply path extending axially through the second opposing wall from the inside of the transmission housing. The oil supply path includes a supply port to supply oil to the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Hibiki TAKADA, Kengo TAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20220209625
    Abstract: A drive device includes a motor including a rotor rotatable about a central axis, a transmission connected to the motor, and a housing including a motor housing accommodating the motor and a transmission housing accommodating the transmission. A first fluid is accommodated in the transmission housing. The housing includes a first flow path through which the first fluid flows and a second flow path through which the second fluid flows. The first flow path includes a supply flow path that supplies the first fluid in the transmission housing to the inside of the motor housing, and a collection flow path that extends from the inside of the motor housing to the inside of the transmission housing. At least a portion of the second flow path is located radially outside the motor. At least a portion of the collection flow path is located radially outside the second flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Kengo TAKAMURA, Hibiki TAKADA, Shohei FUJIMOTO