Patents by Inventor Koji Mikami
Koji Mikami 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).
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Patent number: 10367385Abstract: This motor includes a stator having a winding, and a rotor. The rotor rotates by being subjected to a rotating magnetic field generated when a drive current is supplied to the winding. The winding includes a first winding and a second winding. The first winding and the second winding are energized with the same timing by the drive current, and are connected in series. The rotor includes magnetic poles comprising permanent magnets, and magnetic flux permitting portions. In a rotor rotational position in which the magnetic poles oppose the first winding, the magnetic flux permitting portions oppose the second winding and permit the generation of an interlinkage magnetic flux arising as a result of a field weakening current in the second winding.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Mikami, Yoji Yamada, Akihisa Hattori, Seiya Yokoyama
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Patent number: 10326324Abstract: A rotor includes a first rotor core, a second rotor core, a permanent magnet and a resin layer. The first rotor core includes a first core base and first claw-shaped magnetic poles arranged at equal intervals on a peripheral portion of the first core base. The second rotor core includes a second core base and second claw-shaped magnetic poles arranged at equal intervals on a peripheral portion of the second core base. The first rotor core and the second rotor core are combined with each other so that the first and second core bases are opposed to each other and the first and second claw-shaped magnetic poles are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction of the rotor. The permanent magnet includes at least a main field magnet. The main field magnet is located between the first and second core bases in the axial direction, and is magnetized in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yoji Yamada, Koji Mikami
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Patent number: 10298078Abstract: A motor includes a stator having windings and a rotor. The rotor includes a rotor core and a first magnet magnetic pole, a second magnet magnetic pole, and a protrusion provided next to each other in the circumferential direction. The second magnet magnetic pole has an opposite polarity to the first magnet magnetic pole. The protrusion projects in the radial direction in the rotor core. The windings include a first winding and a second winding. The first winding and the second winding are excited at the same timing, and are serially connected. The protrusion faces the second winding at the rotor rotation position at which the first magnet magnetic pole or the second magnet magnetic pole faces the first winding.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Seiya Yokoyama, Yoji Yamada, Koji Mikami, Akihisa Hattori
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Publication number: 20190036399Abstract: A motor includes a stator having a winding, and a rotor. The rotor rotates by receiving a rotational magnetic field generated by drive current supplied to the winding. The winding includes a first winding and a second winding, the first and second windings both being excited at the same timing by the drive current. The first winding and the second winding are connected in series. The rotor includes a first pole section and a second pole section. The second pole section faces the second winding at the rotation position of the rotor at which the first pole section faces the first winding. The magnetic force exerted on the stator by the second pole section is weaker than that exerted by the first pole section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2016Publication date: January 31, 2019Inventors: Yoji Yamada, Koji MIKAMI, Akihisa HATTORI, Seiya YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20190013708Abstract: A stator of a brushless motor includes a stator core and a plurality of coils. The stator core includes a base portion having an annular plate shape and a plurality of teeth protruding from one surface of the base portion in an axial direction and disposed in a circumferential direction. The plurality of coils is respectively wound by concentrated winding along peripheral surfaces of the plurality of teeth. The base portion includes an inner circumferential edge that is recessed radially outward from an inner end of each of the plurality of teeth or the base portion includes an outer circumferential edge that is recessed radially inward from an outer end of each of the plurality of teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Akihisa HATTORI, Yoji YAMADA, Koji MIKAMI, Seiya YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20190006898Abstract: A motor includes a stator having windings and a rotor. The rotor includes a rotor core and a first magnet magnetic pole, a second magnet magnetic pole, and a protrusion provided next to each other in the circumferential direction. The second magnet magnetic pole has an opposite polarity to the first magnet magnetic pole. The protrusion projects in the radial direction in the rotor core. The windings include a first winding and a second winding. The first winding and the second winding are excited at the same timing, and are serially connected. The protrusion faces the second winding at the rotor rotation position at which the first magnet magnetic pole or the second magnet magnetic pole faces the first winding.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2016Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Seiya Yokoyama, Yoji Yamada, Koji Mikami, Akihisa Hattori
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Publication number: 20180367000Abstract: A motor includes a stator including windings and a rotor. The windings include a first winding and a second winding connected in series. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor parts arranged in an axial direction. Each of the rotor parts includes a first magnet pole unit including a permanent magnet and a second magnet pole unit opposing the second winding at a rotational position of the rotor where the first magnet unit opposes the first winding. The second magnet pole unit applies a weaker magnetic force to the stator than the first magnet pole unit. The rotor parts each include an equal number of magnet poles. The first magnet pole units of the rotor parts are located at positions deviated from one another in a circumferential direction. The second magnet pole units of the rotor parts are located at positions deviated from one another in the circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Koji MIKAMI, Yoji YAMADA, Akihisa HATTORI, Seiya YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20180269733Abstract: This motor includes a stator having a winding, and a rotor. The rotor rotates by being subjected to a rotating magnetic field generated when a drive current is supplied to the winding. The winding includes a first winding and a second winding. The first winding and the second winding are energized with the same timing by the drive current, and are connected in series. The rotor includes magnetic poles comprising permanent magnets, and magnetic flux permitting portions. In a rotor rotational position in which the magnetic poles oppose the first winding, the magnetic flux permitting portions oppose the second winding and permit the generation of an interlinkage magnetic flux arising as a result of a field weakening current in the second winding.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Koji Mikami, Yoji Yamada, Akihisa Hattori, Seiya Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20180076677Abstract: A rotor includes a first rotor core, a second rotor core, a permanent magnet and a resin layer. The first rotor core includes a first core base and first claw-shaped magnetic poles arranged at equal intervals on a peripheral portion of the first core base. The second rotor core includes a second core base and second claw-shaped magnetic poles arranged at equal intervals on a peripheral portion of the second core base. The first rotor core and the second rotor core are combined with each other so that the first and second core bases are opposed to each other and the first and second claw-shaped magnetic poles are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction of the rotor. The permanent magnet includes at least a main field magnet. The main field magnet is located between the first and second core bases in the axial direction, and is magnetized in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Yoji YAMADA, Chie MORITA, Seiya YOKOYAMA, Koji MIKAMI, Takahiro TSUCHIYA
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Patent number: 9893576Abstract: A brushless motor includes a first rotor core, a second rotor core, and a field magnet member. The first rotor core includes primary projecting pieces arranged along a circumferential direction at equal intervals. The second rotor core has the same shape as the first rotor core, and includes secondary projecting pieces arranged along the circumferential direction at equal intervals. The secondary projecting pieces are positioned between the primary projecting pieces that are adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction. The field magnet member is arranged between the first rotor core and the second rotor core. The field magnet member is magnetized along an axial direction to generate primary magnetic poles in the primary projecting pieces, and generate secondary magnetic poles in the secondary projecting pieces. A rotor includes the first rotor core, the second rotor core, and the field magnet member.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: ASMO CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Mikami, Yoji Yamada
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Publication number: 20180013327Abstract: A rotor of a motor includes first and second rotor cores, a field magnet, and a commutator magnet. The first and second rotor cores each include a core base and a plurality of claw poles. The claw poles of the first rotor core and the claw poles of the second rotor core are alternately arranged in a circumferential direction. The field magnet is located between the core bases. The field magnet is magnetized in an axial direction so that the claw poles of the first rotor core and the claw poles of the second rotor core function as different magnetic poles in the circumferential direction. The commutator magnet is located on an outer circumference of the field magnet around the claw poles. The commutator magnet is magnetized so that surfaces having the same polarity face each other between the claw poles and the commutator magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: ASMO CO., Ltd.Inventors: Yoji Yamada, Koji Mikami, Akihiro Utsumi, Akihisa Hattori, Chie Morita, Seiya Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20180006513Abstract: A motor includes a stator, a rotor and a case. The rotor includes a first rotor core, a second rotor core, and a field magnet. Each of the first rotor core and the second rotor core includes a core base and a plurality of claw poles. The field magnet is located between the core bases. The case includes a cylindrical yoke housing and a lid. To balance magnetic flux from the first rotor core with magnetic flux from the second rotor core, the distance between the rotor and the stator is varied from the distance between the rotor and the yoke housing or the teeth of the stator are shaped to enable magnetic saturation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Koji MIKAMI, Shigemasa KATO, Yoji YAMADA, Seiya YOKOYAMA
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Patent number: 9859761Abstract: A rotor includes a first rotor core, a second rotor core, a permanent magnet and a resin layer. The first rotor core includes a first core base and first claw-shaped magnetic poles arranged at equal intervals on a peripheral portion of the first core base. The second rotor core includes a second core base and second claw-shaped magnetic poles arranged at equal intervals on a peripheral portion of the second core base. The first rotor core and the second rotor core are combined with each other so that the first and second core bases are opposed to each other and the first and second claw-shaped magnetic poles are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction of the rotor. The permanent magnet includes at least a main field magnet. The main field magnet is located between the first and second core bases in the axial direction, and is magnetized in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: ASMO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji Yamada, Chie Morita, Seiya Yokoyama, Koji Mikami, Takahiro Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 9800102Abstract: A motor includes a stator, a rotor and a case. The rotor includes a first rotor core, a second rotor core, and a field magnet. Each of the first rotor core and the second rotor core includes a core base and a plurality of claw poles. The field magnet is located between the core bases. The case includes a cylindrical yoke housing and a lid. To balance magnetic flux from the first rotor core with magnetic flux from the second rotor core, the distance between the rotor and the stator is varied from the distance between the rotor and the yoke housing or the teeth of the stator are shaped to enable magnetic saturation.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: ASMO CO., LTD.Inventor: Koji Mikami
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Patent number: 9787148Abstract: A rotor of a motor includes first and second rotor cores, a field magnet, and a commutator magnet. The first and second rotor cores each include a core base and a plurality of claw poles. The claw poles of the first rotor core and the claw poles of the second rotor core are alternately arranged in a circumferential direction. The field magnet is located between the core bases. The field magnet is magnetized in an axial direction so that the claw poles of the first rotor core and the claw poles of the second rotor core function as different magnetic poles in the circumferential direction. The commutator magnet is located on an outer circumference of the field magnet around the claw poles. The commutator magnet is magnetized so that surfaces having the same polarity face each other between the claw poles and the commutator magnet.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoji Yamada, Koji Mikami, Akihiro Utsumi, Akihisa Hattori, Chie Morita
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Publication number: 20170279319Abstract: A motor includes a stator, a rotor, a case, and back-surface magnet portions. The rotor has a first rotor core, a second rotor core and a field magnet. Each of the first and second rotor cores has a core base and claw-shaped magnetic poles. The field magnet is sandwiched between the first rotor core and the second rotor core and causes the claw-shaped magnetic poles of the first rotor core and the second rotor core to function as different magnetic poles. The back-surface magnet portions include a second and a first back-surface magnet portions respectively provided on the back surfaces of the claw-shaped magnetic poles of the second rotor core and the first rotor core. Size of the second back-surface magnet portion differs from size of the first back-surface magnet portion are different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji Yamada, Koji Mikami, Takahiro Tsuchiya, Hironari Suzuki, Seiya Yokoyama
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Patent number: 9762097Abstract: A rotor includes a first rotor core, a second rotor core, a first magnet, a second magnet, and an annular magnet. The first magnet is arranged between first extensions of the first rotor core. The annular magnet, which is arranged between second extensions of the second rotor core, is held between the first core base and the second core base. The first magnet and the second magnet are formed integrally.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: ASMO CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigemasa Kato, Koji Mikami
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Patent number: 9705365Abstract: A motor includes a stator, a rotor, a case, and back-surface magnet portions. The rotor has a first rotor core, a second rotor core and a field magnet. Each of the first and second rotor cores has a core base and claw-shaped magnetic poles. The field magnet is sandwiched between the first rotor core and the second rotor core and causes the claw-shaped magnetic poles of the first rotor core and the second rotor core to function as different magnetic poles. The back-surface magnet portions include a second and a first back-surface magnet portions respectively provided on the back surfaces of the claw-shaped magnetic poles of the second rotor core and the first rotor core. Size of the second back-surface magnet portion differs from size of the first back-surface magnet portion are different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: ASMO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji Yamada, Koji Mikami, Takahiro Tsuchiya
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Patent number: 9673669Abstract: A brushless motor includes a rotor. The rotor includes a first rotor core, a second rotor core and a field magnet. The first rotor core includes a plurality of first magnetic pole portions arranged in a circumferential direction. The second rotor core includes a plurality of second magnetic pole portions arranged in the circumferential direction. The field magnet is arranged between the first rotor core and the second rotor core in an axial direction. When the field magnet is magnetized in the axial direction, the first magnetic pole portions function as first magnetic poles and the second magnetic pole portions function as second magnetic poles.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: ASMO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoji Yamada, Koji Mikami, Chie Morita, Takahiro Tsuchiya, Seiya Yokoyama, Takayoshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 9672300Abstract: A pattern generation method for generating a pattern of a cell used to generate a pattern of a mask using a computer, includes obtaining data of pattern of the cell, calculating image of the pattern of the cell to obtain an evaluation value of the image by repeatedly changing a parameter value of an exposure condition when the mask which has the pattern of the cell is illuminated to project image of the pattern of the cell onto a substrate to expose the substrate, and a parameter value of the pattern of the cell, and determining parameter value of the pattern of the cell when the evaluation value satisfies a predetermined evaluation standard.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2013Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koji Mikami, Tadashi Arai, Hiroyuki Ishii