Patents by Inventor Masaharu Kagami

Masaharu Kagami 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: 20230096114
    Abstract: A rotary reciprocating drive actuator includes: a movable body including a magnet fixed to a shaft portion; a fixing body including a plurality of magnetic poles, a first magnetic attraction member, and a second magnetic attraction member that are disposed to face an outer circumference of the magnet;, the plurality of magnetic poles including a plurality of coils, the first magnetic attraction member being configured to generate a first magnetic attraction force, the second magnetic attraction member being configured to generate a second magnetic attraction force, in which a magnetic flux passing through the plurality of magnetic poles is generated by energization of the plurality of coils, causing the reciprocating rotation of the movable body about an axis of the shaft portion with reference to the rotational center position by electromagnetic interaction between the magnetic flux and the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasutaka KITAMURA, Yuki TAKAHASHI, Masaharu KAGAMI, Kai MASAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230025894
    Abstract: A rotary reciprocating drive actuator includes: a movable body including a shaft portion and a magnet fixed to the shaft portion; a fixing body including a core assembly, the core assembly including a core body and coils, the core body having magnetic poles, the core assembly being disposed such that the magnetic poles face an outer periphery of the magnet; and a pair of shaft supports configured to sandwich the core assembly in an extending direction of extension of the shaft portion and support the shaft portion at opposite sides of the core assembly such that the shaft portion is rotatable, in which a magnetic flux passing through the core body is generated by energization of the coils, causing reciprocating rotation of the movable body about an axis of the shaft portion by electromagnetic interaction between the magnetic flux and the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Yasutaka KITAMURA, Masaharu KAGAMI, Kai MASAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230026476
    Abstract: This optical scanning device includes: a shaft part to which a mirror part is connected; a movable magnet; a base part; a ball bearing; a core unit that has a core body and a coil body and rotationally drives the movable magnet; and a magnet position holding member that is a magnetic body provided facing the movable magnet and magnetically attracts the movable magnet to a reference position. The core unit is disposed on the outer surface side of one wall section of a pair of wall sections of the base part. An angle sensor unit for detecting the rotation angle position of the shaft part is disposed between the core unit and the one wall section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicants: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Masaharu KAGAMI, Yasutaka KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230006526
    Abstract: A rotary reciprocating driving actuator includes: a movable member including a shaft part and a magnet; and a fixing body including a core assembly including a magnetic pole core with an integral structure including a plurality of magnetic poles, a plurality of coils disposed next to the plurality of magnetic poles, and a magnetic path core to which the magnetic pole core is assembled, wherein the core assembly is disposed such that the plurality of magnetic poles faces an outer periphery of the magnet, wherein a magnetic flux that passes through a magnetic path configured of the magnetic path core and the magnetic pole core of the integral structure is generated through energization of the plurality of coils, and the movable member is rotated back and forth around an axis of the shaft part through electromagnetic interaction of the magnetic flux and the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Yasutaka KITAMURA, Masaharu KAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20220269068
    Abstract: A rotary reciprocating drive actuator capable of increasing the size and amplitude of a movable object such as a mirror, and of stabilizing the drive performance is provided. The rotary reciprocating drive actuator includes a movable part including a rotating shaft, a fixed part supporting the rotating shaft, and a driving part that includes a coil and a core disposed on the fixed part and a magnet disposed on the rotating shaft, and rotates the rotating shaft about the axis thereof with respect to the fixed part by utilizing electromagnetic interaction. The fixed part includes first and second supports disposed so as to face each other with the magnet therebetween in the axial direction. The rotating shaft is rotatably attached to the first and second supports via first and second bearings. One of the first and second bearings is a rolling bearing, and the other is a slide bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Masaharu KAGAMI, Yasutaka KITAMURA, Yuki OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20220043255
    Abstract: A movable magnet is configured by alternately magnetizing an even number of magnetic poles at an outer periphery of a shaft part; a number of core magnetic poles as magnetic poles of a core body and a number of magnetic poles of the movable magnet are equal to each other; the core magnetic poles are disposed to face the movable magnet with an air gap therebetween on an outer peripheral side of the movable magnet in a direction orthogonal to the shaft part; a drive unit is provided with a magnet position holding part provided to face the movable magnet and magnetically attracts the movable magnet to a reference position; the core body is formed to surround an even number of the core magnetic poles; and a coil body is disposed at the core body adjacent to each of the even number of the core magnetic poles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka KITAMURA, Yuki TAKAHASHI, Masaharu KAGAMI, Yuki OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20210273543
    Abstract: This vibration actuator has a movable body having a coil, a fixed body having magnets, and a shaft part that rotatably supports the movable body, wherein the movable body reciprocally and rotationally vibrates around the shaft part with respect to the fixed body through the interaction of the coil and the magnets. The magnets are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the shaft part and each have two magnetic poles that face the movable body in the coil axial direction of the coil, the shaft part supports the movable body at a position shifted from the center position of the movable body in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the shaft part, and the coil axis of the coil of the movable body is located at a position facing a switching position of the magnetic pole of the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: Minebea Mitsumi Inc.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Masaharu KAGAMI, Tomoya ISHITANI, Takanori KATO, Yoshihiro GOMI
  • Publication number: 20210265904
    Abstract: A rotary reciprocating drive actuator reciprocally and rotationally driving the movable body about the shaft part in relation to the fixed body by the electromagnetic mutual effect of the coil and the movable magnet, wherein the movable magnet is magnetized in the radial direction of the shaft part, the two magnetic poles are disposed facing each other across an air gap in the radial direction of the movable magnet and the shaft part, and the fixed body has a rotation-angle-holding part disposed facing the movable magnet across the air gap, the rotation-angle-holding part holding the rotation angle position of the movable magnet by the magnetic attraction force generated with the movable magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Yasutaka KITAMURA, Masaharu KAGAMI, Shigenori INAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210184554
    Abstract: A movable magnet is configured by alternately magnetizing an even number of magnetic poles forming an South pole and an North pole; a number of magnetic poles of a core body is equal to a number of magnetic poles of the movable magnet; an even number of magnetic poles of the core body is respectively arranged to face the movable magnet with an air gap therebetween on the outer peripheral side of a shaft portion; and a drive unit is provided with a magnet position holding portion to face the movable magnet and magnetically attracts the movable magnet to a reference position. A drive unit is attached to one wall portion of the pair of wall portions of a base portion, and an angle sensor portion for detecting a rotation angle of the shaft portion is attached to the other wall portion of the pair of wall portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Masaharu KAGAMI, Yasutaka KITAMURA
  • Patent number: 10855154
    Abstract: An actuator has: an affixed section having a coil; a first mobile section that is elastically held and disposed so as to allow movement in the axial direction inside one end of the coil, and has a first magnet magnetized in the axial direction of the coil and disposed on one end in the axial direction; and a second mobile section that is elastically held and disposed so as to allow movement in the axial direction inside another end of the coil, and has a second magnet magnetized in the axial direction and disposed on the other end in the axial direction. The first and second magnets are disposed such that identical magnetic poles are in the same direction in the axial direction, and the first and second mobile sections move in opposite directions along the same axis when a current is applied to the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Yasutaka Kitamura, Masaharu Kagami, Chikara Sekiguchi, Kazutaka Sakaguchi, Shigenori Inamoto
  • Patent number: 10843354
    Abstract: Provided is an actuator that has a simple configuration and can stably achieve high output. This actuator has: a movable body provided with a cylindrical magnet section alternately having N-pole faces and S-pole faces on a peripheral surface thereof along the circumferential direction; a fixed body provided with pole tooth surfaces disposed facing the peripheral surface a magnet section and a coil that excites the pole tooth sections; and a spring material holds the movable body to the fixed body in a freely movable manner. The spring material is fixed to at least one of the movable body and the fixed body via a joint section. The joint section has a fixing part for fixing and end section of the spring material, and a stress relaxation part that is disposed in proximity to the fixing part and relaxes stress generated during deformation of the spring material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Masami Kamijo, Kazutaka Sakaguchi, Yasutaka Kitamura, Masaharu Kagami, Shigenori Inamoto
  • Patent number: 10715023
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a vibratory actuator the size of which can be reduced and which effectively produces vibrations felt by a user. The vibratory actuator has: a stationary body which has a curved surface section curved in a concave shape to be placed along the skin; and a movable body which is disposed on the curved surface section so as to be able to move with respect to the stationary body in a reciprocating manner along the curved surface section, thereby imparting a vibratory stimulus caused by the reciprocating motion to mechanoreceptors in the skin tissue via the curved surface section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Chikara Sekiguchi, Kazutaka Sakaguchi, Yasutaka Kitamura, Masaharu Kagami, Shigenori Inamoto
  • Patent number: 10715022
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an actuator that has a simple configuration and can stably achieve high output without the occurrence of magnetic saturation. This actuator has: a movable body provided with a cylindrical magnet section having alternately N-pole faces and S-pole faces on the peripheral surface surrounding a rotation shaft; and a fixed body provided with, pole tooth surfaces of the same number as the N-pole faces and the S-pole faces, and a coil that excites the pole tooth sections. The movable body has as a turning reference position a position at which the center of the pole tooth surfaces in the circumferential direction and the switching position of the pole faces of the magnet section face each other, and is held to the fixed body so as to be turnable back and forth around the rotation shaft in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Masami Kamijo, Kazutaka Sakaguchi, Yasutaka Kitamura, Masaharu Kagami, Shigenori Inamoto
  • Patent number: 10547234
    Abstract: An oscillatory actuator has: a fixed body that has a planar part and a flat coil disposed on the planar part; and a movable body that has a magnet facing the coil and oscillates in a reciprocating manner in one direction relative to the fixed body above the planar part via cooperation between the coil and the magnet. The fixed body has a pair of linear bearings that are respectively disposed along both side surfaces extending in said one direction of the movable body and are equipped with balls capable of rolling and coming into contact with the respective side surfaces. The movable body is supported via the balls of the linear bearings so as to be able to oscillate in said one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Chikara Sekiguchi, Kazutaka Sakaguchi, Yasutaka Kitamura, Masaharu Kagami, Shigenori Inamoto
  • Publication number: 20190115816
    Abstract: An actuator has: an affixed section having a coil; a first mobile section that is elastically held and disposed so as to allow movement in the axial direction inside one end of the coil, and has a first magnet magnetized in the axial direction of the coil and disposed on one end in the axial direction; and a second mobile section that is elastically held and disposed so as to allow movement in the axial direction inside another end of the coil, and has a second magnet magnetized in the axial direction and disposed on the other end in the axial direction. The first and second magnets are disposed such that identical magnetic poles are in the same direction in the axial direction, and the first and second mobile sections move in opposite directions along the same axis when a current is applied to the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Yasutaka KITAMURA, Masaharu KAGAMI, Chikara SEKIGUCHI, Kazutaka SAKAGUCHI, Shigenori INAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180367019
    Abstract: An oscillatory actuator has: a fixed body that has a planar part and a flat coil disposed on the planar part; and a movable body that has a magnet facing the coil and oscillates in a reciprocating manner in one direction relative to the fixed body above the planar part via cooperation between the coil and the magnet. The fixed body has a pair of linear bearings that are respectively disposed along both side surfaces extending in said one direction of the movable body and are equipped with balls capable of rolling and coming into contact with the respective side surfaces. The movable body is supported via the balls of the linear bearings so as to be able to oscillate in said one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Chikara SEKIGUCHI, Kazutaka SAKAGUCHI, Yasutaka KITAMURA, Masaharu KAGAMI, Shigenori INAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180301969
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a vibratory actuator the size of which can be reduced and which effectively produces vibrations felt by a user. The vibratory actuator has: a stationary body which has a curved surface section curved in a concave shape to be placed along the skin; and a movable body which is disposed on the curved surface section so as to be able to move with respect to the stationary body in a reciprocating manner along the curved surface section, thereby imparting a vibratory stimulus caused by the reciprocating motion to mechanoreceptors in the skin tissue via the curved surface section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Chikara SEKIGUCHI, Kazutaka SAKAGUCHI, Yasutaka KITAMURA, Masaharu KAGAMI, Shigenori INAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180234000
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an actuator that has a simple configuration and can stably achieve high output without the occurrence of magnetic saturation. This actuator has: a movable body provided with a cylindrical magnet section having alternately N-pole faces and S-pole faces on the peripheral surface surrounding a rotation shaft; and a fixed body provided with, pole tooth surfaces of the same number as the N-pole faces and the S-pole faces, and a coil that excites the pole tooth sections. The movable body has as a turning reference position a position at which the center of the pole tooth surfaces in the circumferential direction and the switching position of the pole faces of the magnet section face each other, and is held to the fixed body so as to be turnable back and forth around the rotation shaft in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Masami KAMIJO, Kazutaka SAKAGUCHI, Yasutaka KITAMURA, Masaharu KAGAMI, Shigenori INAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180215055
    Abstract: Provided is an actuator that has a simple configuration and can stably achieve high output. This actuator has: a movable body provided with a cylindrical magnet section alternately having N-pole faces and S-pole faces on a peripheral surface thereof along the circumferential direction; a fixed body provided with pole tooth surfaces disposed facing the peripheral surface a magnet section and a coil that excites the pole tooth sections; and a spring material holds the movable body to the fixed body in a freely movable manner. The spring material is fixed to at least one of the movable body and the fixed body via a joint section. The joint section has a fixing part for fixing and end section of the spring material, and a stress relaxation part that is disposed in proximity to the fixing part and relaxes stress generated during deformation of the spring material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKAHASHI, Masami KAMIJO, Kazutaka SAKAGUCHI, Yasutaka KITAMURA, Masaharu KAGAMI, Shigenori INAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9524834
    Abstract: A sliding space is defined between a first housing and a second housing. The slider has at least a portion arranged within a sliding space, and is configured to two-dimensionally slide within the sliding space in response to an operating force. The first housing and the slider defines an accommodation space having a point-symmetrical shape therebetween. An elastic member having a circular outer edge is arranged within the accommodation space. An outer edge of the elastic member abuts against an inner peripheral surface of the accommodation space (30) in a state where no operating force is applied to the slider. The elastic member is compressed by a portion of the inner peripheral surface of the accommodation space as the slider slides within the sliding space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaharu Kagami, Shigenori Inamoto, Kenichi Furukawa