Patents by Inventor Kenji MACHIYA

Kenji MACHIYA 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: 10837447
    Abstract: [Object] To efficiently supply lubricant oil to a bearing member with a simple mechanism. [Solving Means] A vacuum pump includes a first housing, a second housing, a rotor shaft, a lubricant oil-stirring plate, and a bearing member. The second housing is attached to the first housing and forms a space that stores lubricant oil together with the first housing. The rotor shaft passes through the first housing. The lubricant oil-stirring plate is housed in the space and is attached to the rotor shaft. The bearing member is fixed to the first housing and rotatably supports the rotor shaft. The first housing includes a supply port that enables lubricant oil to be supplied to the bearing member. The second housing includes an inner-wall upper portion which the lubricant oil stirred by the lubricant oil-stirring plate hits against. The inner-wall upper portion of the second housing includes a recess portion that enables the lubricant oil to move above the supply port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: ULVAC, INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kimura, Shinnosuke Tokuhira, Hideaki Inoue, Kenji Machiya
  • Publication number: 20200271120
    Abstract: A vacuum pump according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a pump main body, a first temperature sensor, a motor, and a control unit. The pump main body includes a rotary shaft and a metal casing portion. The first temperature sensor is attached to the casing portion and detects a temperature of the casing portion. The motor includes a rotor core including a permanent magnet and attached to the rotary shaft, a stator core including a plurality of coils, and a can that houses the rotor core. The control unit includes a driving circuit and a correcting circuit. The driving circuit supplies the plurality of coils with a driving signal for rotating the motor on a basis of a pre-set induced voltage constant. The correcting circuit corrects the induced voltage constant on a basis of an output of the first temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KIMURA, Kenji MACHIYA, Shinnosuke TOKUHIRA, Hideaki INOUE
  • Publication number: 20200240412
    Abstract: [Object] To efficiently supply lubricant oil to a bearing member with a simple mechanism. [Solving Means] A vacuum pump includes a first housing, a second housing, a rotor shaft, a lubricant oil-stirring plate, and a bearing member. The second housing is attached to the first housing and forms a space that stores lubricant oil together with the first housing. The rotor shaft passes through the first housing. The lubricant oil-stirring plate is housed in the space and is attached to the rotor shaft. The bearing member is fixed to the first housing and rotatably supports the rotor shaft. The first housing includes a supply port that enables lubricant oil to be supplied to the bearing member. The second housing includes an inner-wall upper portion which the lubricant oil stirred by the lubricant oil-stirring plate hits against. The inner-wall upper portion of the second housing includes a recess portion that enables the lubricant oil to move above the supply port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KIMURA, Shinnosuke TOKUHIRA, Hideaki INOUE, Kenji MACHIYA