Patents by Inventor Kotaro TAGAMI

Kotaro TAGAMI 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: 20240282481
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a tubular member, an electric wire member, a cover member, and a holder. The electric wire member includes electric wires connected to each other. The electric wires each have a core wire covered by an insulation sheath. The cover member covers a circumference of a connected part of the electric wires. The electric wire member is inserted through the tubular member. The holder is tubular and is arranged at an end part of the tubular member to protect the electric wire member at a part where the cover member is arranged. The electric wire member includes a double-insulation portion where the core wire is covered by the insulation sheath and the cover member. The holder includes a hollow portion in a part where the double-insulation portion is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroki YAMANOUCHI, Masataka OHASHI, Kotaro TAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20230415674
    Abstract: To provide a wire harness that restricts rotation of a wire in a holder, a wire harness includes a tubular member, a wire member extending through the tubular member, and a tubular holder holding the wire member in the tubular member. The holder includes a first segment and a second segment, which are separated by a separation plane extending in a longitudinal direction of the holder. The first segment includes a holding portion that holds the wire member in the holder. Also, the second segment includes a holding portion that holds the wire member in the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroki YAMANOUCHI, Takuji IWAMA, Masataka OHASHI, Takeshi ODA, Kotaro TAGAMI
  • Patent number: 11831100
    Abstract: The terminal structure includes an electric wire including a core wire and a terminal member attached to the electric wire. The terminal member includes a joining portion to which the core wire is joined and the sealing portion surrounding the joining portion and including an opening portion having the joining portion exposed therethrough. The core wire is joined to the joining portion through the opening portion and is in close contact with the sealing portion annularly around the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ota, Yasunori Mukumoto, Masataka Ohashi, Kotaro Tagami
  • Patent number: 11763960
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a first electric wire member including a first flexible wire and a hard wire electrically connected to the first flexible wire, a second electric wire member including a second flexible wire, and a tubular member through which the first and second electric wire members extend. The wire harness also includes a tubular holder that is attached to a longitudinal end portion of the tubular member and holds the first and second electric wire members therein. The holder has a first housing recess that is located in an inner surface of the holder and houses the second electric wire member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuji Iwama, Kotaro Tagami, Hiroaki Ota, Masataka Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20220320791
    Abstract: The terminal structure includes an electric wire including a core wire and a terminal member attached to the electric wire. The terminal member includes a joining portion to which the core wire is joined and the sealing portion surrounding the joining portion and including an opening portion having the joining portion exposed therethrough. The core wire is joined to the joining portion through the opening portion and is in close contact with the sealing portion annularly around the opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroaki OTA, Yasunori MUKUMOTO, Masataka OHASHI, Kotaro TAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20220285045
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a first electric wire member including a first flexible wire and a hard wire electrically connected to the first flexible wire, a second electric wire member including a second flexible wire, and a tubular member through which the first and second electric wire members extend. The wire harness also includes a tubular holder that is attached to a longitudinal end portion of the tubular member and holds the first and second electric wire members therein. The holder has a first housing recess that is located in an inner surface of the holder and houses the second electric wire member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicants: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuji IWAMA, Kotaro TAGAMI, Hiroaki OTA, Masataka OHASHI
  • Patent number: 10093352
    Abstract: A motor controller, an electric power steering device using the motor controller, and a vehicle using the motor controller are provided. The motor controller includes plural hardware sets configured to operate in a normal state and to output a motor current, a control operation device configured to control the plurality of hardware sets commonly, an electric motor configured to operate with motor current output from each of the plurality of hardware sets, and an abnormality diagnosis unit configured to diagnose an abnormality of each of the plurality of hardware sets. In the control device, when there is an abnormal hardware set that has been diagnosed by the abnormality diagnosis unit, the control operation device stops an operation of the abnormal hardware set that has been diagnosed, and continues driving of the electric motor with a normal hardware set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mori, Kotaro Tagami, Hiroki Sugawara, Shigeo Shinohara, Takaaki Sekine, Takeshi Senba, Shuji Endo
  • Patent number: 9944312
    Abstract: An electronic control unit (50) includes power modules (60A), (60B), an input and output board (70) on which an input connector (71) and an output connector (72) are mounted, and a control board (80). The input and output board (70) and the control board (80) are arranged to vertically face each other. A discrete part (73) that is taller in height (H1), (H2), (H3) than a half (D/2) a distance (D) between the input and output board (70) and the control board (80) is mounted only on a face (70e), of the input and output board (70), facing the control board (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu Inada, Kotaro Tagami, Takaaki Sekine
  • Publication number: 20160362127
    Abstract: An electronic controlling unit includes a housing configured to accommodate a power module, an input/output board, and a control board. The housing includes a mounting portion and a ceiling portion opposed to each other with a spacing therebetween in one direction, and four side wall portions located between the mounting portion and the ceiling portion. At least one of the at least four side wall portions is an inclined side wall portion inclined inwardly at an acute angle with respect to the mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu INADA, Kotaro TAGAMI, Takaaki SEKINE
  • Publication number: 20160355210
    Abstract: An electronic control unit, an electric power steering device, and a vehicle are provided, such that the power loss from output terminals of two power modules including first and second power modules to the electric current joining point is suppressed. The electronic control unit includes an input and output board connected with the first and second power modules. First and second conductor patterns respectively connected with output terminals of the first and second power modules and extending independently of each other are formed in the input and output board. A terminal is mounted on the output connector, the terminal including first and second board connection portions respectively connected with the first and second conductor patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu INADA, Kotaro TAGAMI, Takaaki SEKINE
  • Publication number: 20160311462
    Abstract: An electronic control unit (50) includes power modules (60A), (60B), an input and output board (70) on which an input connector (71) and an output connector (72) are mounted, and a control board (80). The input and output board (70) and the control board (80) are arranged to vertically face each other. A discrete part (73) that is taller in height (H1), (H2), (H3) than a half (D/2) a distance (D) between the input and output board (70) and the control board (80) is mounted only on a face (70e), of the input and output board (70), facing the control board (80).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu INADA, Kotaro TAGAMI, Takaaki SEKINE
  • Publication number: 20160200355
    Abstract: A motor controller, an electric power steering device using the motor controller, and a vehicle using the motor controller are provided. The motor controller includes plural hardware sets configured to operate in a normal state and to output a motor current, a control operation device configured to control the plurality of hardware sets commonly, an electric motor configured to operate with motor current output from each of the plurality of hardware sets, and an abnormality diagnosis unit configured to diagnose an abnormality of each of the plurality of hardware sets. In the control device, when there is an abnormal hardware set that has been diagnosed by the abnormality diagnosis unit, the control operation device stops an operation of the abnormal hardware set that has been diagnosed, and continues driving of the electric motor with a normal hardware set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Kenji MORI, Kotaro TAGAMI, Hiroki SUGAWARA, Shigeo SHINOHARA, Takaaki SEKINE, Takeshi SENBA, Shuji ENDO