Patents by Inventor Kentaro Fukui

Kentaro Fukui 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: 20240106289
    Abstract: A stator includes a cylindrical stator core having a plurality of slots, and a plurality of coils having segment conductors inserted through the plurality of slots and extending in axial direction, a coolant flow channel through which coolant flows is formed between outer circumferential surface of the segment conductor and inner circumferential surface of the slot, the outer circumferential surface of the segment conductor includes first flat surface facing radial direction, second flat surface facing circumferential direction, and a corner portion curved surface connecting the first flat surface and the second flat surface, the corner portion curved surface includes first curved surface continuous with the first flat surface and second curved surface continuous with the second flat surface, and when seen in cross-sectional view perpendicular to the axial direction, radius of curvature of the first curved surface is greater than radius of curvature of the second curved surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kentaro Fukui, Shinji Kato, Takashi Wakui, Noriyuki Yagi
  • Patent number: 10873225
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotary electric machine includes: a rotor core which includes a magnet insertion hole; and a permanent magnet housed in the magnet insertion hole. The permanent magnet has an arc shape which is convex toward an axial line. The rotor core includes: an outer-circumference core part; an inner-circumference core part; and connection ribs which connect the outer-circumference core part and the inner-circumference core part. The permanent magnet is supported in the rotor core in such a manner that circumferential ends abut on an inner surface of the magnet insertion hole. A circumferential center portion of the permanent magnet is separated from an outer-circumference-side inner surface of the magnet insertion hole. In the circumferential center portion of the permanent magnet, a gap is provided between an outer-circumference-side outer surface of the permanent magnet and the outer-circumference-side inner surface of the magnet insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO.. LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Fukui, Masashi Inoue
  • Patent number: 10862411
    Abstract: A rotating electrical machine control device includes a rotating electrical machine, a sensor that detects a state of the rotating electrical machine, and a control unit that controls a current component superimposed on a current supplied to the rotating electrical machine on a basis of detection results of the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kentaro Fukui
  • Publication number: 20190245462
    Abstract: A rotating electrical machine control device includes a rotating electrical machine, a sensor that detects a state of the rotating electrical machine, and a control unit that controls a current component superimposed on a current supplied to the rotating electrical machine on a basis of detection results of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventor: Kentaro Fukui
  • Publication number: 20190214861
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotary electric machine includes: a rotor core which includes a magnet insertion hole; and a permanent magnet housed in the magnet insertion hole. The permanent magnet has an arc shape which is convex toward an axial line. The rotor core includes: an outer-circumference core part; an inner-circumference core part; and connection ribs which connect the outer-circumference core part and the inner-circumference core part. The permanent magnet is supported in the rotor core in such a manner that circumferential ends abut on an inner surface of the magnet insertion hole. A circumferential center portion of the permanent magnet is separated from an outer-circumference-side inner surface of the magnet insertion hole. In the circumferential center portion of the permanent magnet, a gap is provided between an outer-circumference-side outer surface of the permanent magnet and the outer-circumference-side inner surface of the magnet insertion hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro FUKUI, Masashi INOUE
  • Patent number: 8575799
    Abstract: An outer rotor electric motor includes a stator, an annular rotor and a resolver. The stator includes a stator core and a plurality of coils. The stator core has a plurality of teeth that are spaced at a specified interval in a circumferential direction. The plurality of teeth protrude radially. Each of the plurality of coils is formed by winding a wire around an outer circumference of each of the plurality of teeth. The annular rotor is disposed radially outward with respect to the stator. The resolver is disposed radially inward with respect to the stator core and includes a resolver stator and a resolver rotor. The resolver stator is mounted on the stator or a case member. The resolver rotor is mounted on the annular rotor or a support member that supports the annular rotor such that the resolver rotor opposes the resolver stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro Fukui, Kenichi Shiraki
  • Patent number: 8441164
    Abstract: An outer rotor motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator core having a plurality of teeth, coils and insulators retaining the coils. The insulators are connected to each other in an annular configuration such that the teeth are inserted into the insulators. Each of the insulators includes a body portion and an outer peripheral flange. Each of the insulators further includes an auxiliary tooth portion on at least one of two axial ridge portions. The axial ridge portions include bonding portions between the body portion and the outer peripheral flange. The auxiliary tooth portion includes a rotor-facing surface facing the rotor and a tooth-contacting surface contacting one of the side surfaces in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadanobu Takahashi, Kentaro Fukui
  • Publication number: 20120104902
    Abstract: An outer rotor electric motor includes a stator, an annular rotor and a resolver. The stator includes a stator core and a plurality of coils. The stator core has a plurality of teeth that are spaced at a specified interval in a circumferential direction. The plurality of teeth protrude radially. Each of the plurality of coils is formed by winding a wire around an outer circumference of each of the plurality of teeth. The annular rotor is disposed radially outward with respect to the stator. The resolver is disposed radially inward with respect to the stator core and includes a resolver stator and a resolver rotor. The resolver stator is mounted on the stator or a case member. The resolver rotor is mounted on the annular rotor or a support member that supports the annular rotor such that the resolver rotor opposes the resolver stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kentaro FUKUI, Kenichi Shiraki
  • Publication number: 20120025662
    Abstract: An outer rotor motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator core having a plurality of teeth, coils and insulators retaining the coils. The insulators are connected to each other in an annular configuration such that the teeth are inserted into the insulators. Each of the insulators includes a body portion and an outer peripheral flange. Each of the insulators further includes an auxiliary tooth portion on at least one of two axial ridge portions. The axial ridge portions include bonding portions between the body portion and the outer peripheral flange. The auxiliary tooth portion includes a rotor-facing surface facing the rotor and a tooth-contacting surface contacting one of the side surfaces in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadanobu TAKAHASHI, Kentaro FUKUI
  • Patent number: 7649295
    Abstract: An insulation structure of rotary electrical machinery which electrically insulates teeth of a stator from a winding wound on the teeth includes: an insulator made from hard insulation material, disposed on both axial ends of the teeth, and having a side wall disposed along a side surface of the teeth crossing to a circumferential direction thereof, and a high-heat-conductive electrical-insulation resin sheet disposed along the side surface of the teeth and insulating the teeth from the winding, wherein an axial end portion of the high-heat-conductive electrical-insulation resin sheet is disposed between the side wall of the insulator and the side surface of the teeth and is stacked on the side wall in a prescribed axial extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro Fukui, Akira Kabasawa
  • Publication number: 20070222324
    Abstract: An insulation structure of rotary electrical machinery which electrically insulates teeth of a stator from a winding wound on the teeth includes: an insulator made from hard insulation material, disposed on both axial ends of the teeth, and having a side wall disposed along a side surface of the teeth crossing to a circumferential direction thereof, and a high-heat-conductive electrical-insulation resin sheet disposed along the side surface of the teeth and insulating the teeth from the winding, wherein an axial end portion of the high-heat-conductive electrical-insulation resin sheet is disposed between the side wall of the insulator and the side surface of the teeth and is stacked on the side wall in a prescribed axial extent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Kentaro Fukui, Akira Kabasawa