Patents by Inventor Masakatsu Matsubara
Masakatsu Matsubara 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: 8362668Abstract: A rotor for a rotating electrical machine suppresses demagnetization of permanent magnets without deteriorating motor characteristics, is low-cost, and is highly reliable. The rotor has a plurality of rotor cores that are stacked together, a plurality of permanent magnets axially divided by the rotor cores and circumferentially arranged on each of the rotor cores, to circumferentially form magnetic irregularities, and a rotor blank made of nonmagnetic material arranged between those of the rotor cores that are adjacent to each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2008Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Industrial Products Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Norio Takahashi, Mikio Takabatake, Masanori Arata, Kazuto Sakai, Yutaka Hashiba, Wataru Ito, Tadashi Tokumasu, Masakatsu Matsubara
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Publication number: 20120306309Abstract: A stator of rotating electrical machine includes a stator core and stator coils. The stator coils have n number (where n?6) unit coils, a first coil group and a second coil group. The unit coils of the first coil group include a first unit coil located nearest the first power supply terminal. The unit coils of the first coil group include a second unit coil. The unit coils of the first coil group include a third unit coil located third nearest the first power supply terminal and adjacent to the second unit coil of the second coil group. The unit coils of the second coil group include a third unit coil located third nearest the second power supply terminal and adjacent to the second unit coil of the first coil group.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventors: Masakatsu Matsubara, Takashi Hanai, Wataru Ito
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Publication number: 20120194026Abstract: A permanent magnet type rotating electrical machine includes a rotor having a rotor core. Magnet holes circumferentially arranged at regular intervals in the rotor core include pairs of first magnet holes and pairs of second magnet holes. Each pair of first magnet holes are symmetric with respect to an imaginary line extending through a rotor core center. Each pair of second magnet holes are located on a radially inner side of the rotor core and are symmetric with respect to the imaginary line. Each pair of second magnet holes are located on an inner circumferential side of the paired first magnet holes with respect to a radial direction of the rotor core. A first magnet angle made by permanent magnets located in each pair of first magnet holes is larger than a second magnet angle made by permanent magnets located in each pair of second magnet holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventors: Yusuke Matsuoka, Masakatsu Matsubara, Wataru Ito
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Patent number: 8080908Abstract: A rotor for an electric rotating machine includes d-axis through holes located on respective d-axes, hollow shafts formed in both axial sides of a rotating shaft not inserted into a rotor core, presser plates mounted on both axial ends of the rotor core, cooling grooves formed in faces of the presser plates in contact with the rotor core, a plurality of presser plate refrigerant outlet holes in the presser plates, the presser plate refrigerant outlet holes of one of the presser plates having diameters different from diameters of the presser plate refrigerant outlet holes of one of the other presser plates, and a refrigerant channel formed so that a refrigerant supplied into one of the hollow shafts of the rotating shaft flows through the refrigerant channel and further through the hollow shaft wall hole of said one hollow shaft and the radial grooves of the respective presser plates.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2006Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Industrial Products Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Masakatsu Matsubara, Yasuo Hirano, Takashi Hanai, Motoyasu Mochizuki
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Publication number: 20100301697Abstract: A rotor for a rotating electrical machine suppresses demagnetization of permanent magnets without deteriorating motor characteristics, is low-cost, and is highly reliable. The rotor has a plurality of rotor cores (2) that are stacked together, a plurality of permanent magnets (6a, 6b) axially divided by the rotor cores (2) and circumferentially arranged on each of the rotor cores (2), to circumferentially form magnetic irregularities, and a rotor blank (14a) made of nonmagnetic material arranged between those of the rotor cores (2) that are adjacent to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2008Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Industrial Products Manufacturing Corp.Inventors: Norio Takahashi, Mikio Takabatake, Masanori Arata, Kazuto Sakai, Yutaka Hashiba, Wataru Ito, Tadashi Tokumasu, Masakatsu Matsubara
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Patent number: 7804216Abstract: For an electrical reluctance rotary machine, a stator has a winding as an armature, and a rotor has permanent magnet implanting slots provided in a rotor core at lateral sides magnetic poles configured to produce reluctance torque along directions of magnetic flux passing through the magnetic poles to produce reluctance torque, and permanent magnets inserted in the permanent magnet implanting slots so as to cancel magnetic flux of the armature intersecting that magnetic flux, to control a magnetic field leaking at ends of the magnetic poles, having circumferential magnetic unevenness. The electrical reluctance rotary machine is configured to meet a relationship, such that 1.6 ? P × W pm R ? 1.9 where Wpm [mm] is a width of permanent magnet, R [mm] is a radius of the rotor, and P is the number of poles.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Industrial Products Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Norio Takahashi, Kazuto Sakai, Masanori Arata, Yutaka Hashiba, Wataru Ito, Motoyasu Mochizuki, Mikio Takabatake, Masakatsu Matsubara, Takashi Hanai
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Patent number: 7705503Abstract: Included are a ring-shaped stator and a ring-shaped rotor arranged inside the stator; the stator includes a stator core with armature windings; the rotor includes a rotor core in which a plurality of permanent magnets are inserted and cooling holes are formed, a coolant flowing in each of the cooling holes; and each of the cooling holes is formed so as to have a sectional view which is a convex toward the outer periphery thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Industrial Products Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Norio Takahashi, Kazuto Sakai, Yoshio Hashidate, Masanori Arata, Wataru Ito, Masakatsu Matsubara, Takashi Hanai, Yasuo Hirano
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Publication number: 20090261679Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an internal permanent magnet type rotating electrical machine capable of maintaining compactness and high output and reducing vibration and noise caused by electromagnetic force. The rotating electrical machine of the present invention has an annular stator and a rotor that is arranged inside the stator with an air gap interposed between the stator and the rotor. The stator has a stator iron core provided with a plurality of slots at circumferential intervals and a coil received in each of the slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2006Publication date: October 22, 2009Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuto Sakai, Norio Takahashi, Masanori Arata, Motoyasu Mochizuki, Masakatsu Matsubara, Yasuo Hirano, Takashi Hanai
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Publication number: 20090261667Abstract: A rotor for an electric rotating machine, improving cooling performance of the rotating machine. D-axis through-holes (26) are provided outside the outer periphery of a rotor core (11), and hollow shafts (15a, 15b) are formed in those portions of a rotating shaft (15) which are not inserted in the rotor core (11). Pressing plates (14a, 14b) for holding the rotor core (11) between them are arranged on axially opposite sides of the rotor core (11). Hollow-shaft wall-holes (25) running through the radial direction are formed in the hollow shafts (15a, 15b) on both sides of the rotating shaft (15). In the surface of each pressing plate (14a, 14b) which surface is in contact with the rotator core (11), there are formed a first annular groove (30) connected to the d-axis through-holes (26) and radial grooves (31) for connecting the first annular groove (30) and the hollow-shaft wall-holes (25) of the rotating shaft (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2006Publication date: October 22, 2009Inventors: Masakatsu Matsubara, Yasuo Hirano, Takashi Hanai, Motoyasu Mochizuki
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Publication number: 20080093944Abstract: For an electrical reluctance rotary machine, a stator has a winding as an armature, and a rotor has permanent magnet implanting slots provided in a rotor core at lateral sides magnetic poles configured to produce reluctance torque along directions of magnetic flux passing through the magnetic poles to produce reluctance torque, and permanent magnets inserted in the permanent magnet implanting slots so as to cancel magnetic flux of the armature intersecting that magnetic flux, to control a magnetic field leaking at ends of the magnetic poles, having circumferential magnetic concavo-convex. The electrical reluctance rotary machine is configured to meet a relationship, such that 1.6 ? P × W pm R ? 1.9 where Wpm [mm] is a width of permanent magnet, R [mm] is an outer-diametrical radius of the rotor, and P is the number of poles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP.Inventors: Norio TAKAHASHI, Kazuto Sakai, Masanori Arata, Yutaka Hashiba, Wataru Ito, Motoyasu Mochizuki, Mikio Takabatake, Masakatsu Matsubara, Takashi Hanai
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Patent number: 7327057Abstract: A neutral-point terminal device for use with a neutral point side bundle of wires in a polyphase winding of a dynamoelectric machine includes a metal sleeve and an insulating cap covering the metal sleeve. The metal sleeve is covered by the insulating cap so that distal ends of the bundled neutral point side wires remain in an interior of the metal sleeve. The metal sleeve is then pressurized thereby to be deformed so as to be secured to the distal ends of the bundled wires.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2005Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Industrial Products Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Wataru Ito, Motoyasu Mochizuki, Yasuo Hirano, Akihito Kondo, Yoichi Seo, Takashi Hanai, Nobutaka Aikura, Takashi Araki, Masakatsu Matsubara, Toshio Innan
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Publication number: 20070052313Abstract: Included are a ring-shaped stator and a ring-shaped rotor arranged inside the stator; the stator includes a stator core with armature windings; the rotor includes a rotor core in which a plurality of permanent magnets are inserted and cooling holes are formed, a coolant flowing in each of the cooling holes; and each of the cooling holes is formed so as to have a sectional view which is a convex toward the outer periphery thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2006Publication date: March 8, 2007Inventors: Norio Takahashi, Kazuto Sakai, Yoshio Hashidate, Masanori Arata, Wataru Ito, Masakatsu Matsubara, Takashi Hanai, Yasuo Hirano
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Patent number: 7170209Abstract: A rotor for a reluctance type rotating machine includes a rotor core formed by stacking a number of annular core materials each of which includes magnetic concave and convex portions. The rotor core has two keys which are formed at two positions on an inner circumference of the rotor core. The positions are spaced 180 degrees apart from each other with respect to the rotor core. The rotor core is divided into a plurality of blocks and the core materials constituting at least one block have the magnetic concave and convex portions shifted by a predetermined angle relative to the core materials constituting the other or another block on the basis of a center line passing through the keys. A whole or part of the core materials of at least one block are located circumferentially 180 degrees apart form the core materials constituting the other or another block.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2004Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Industrial Products Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Takashi Araki, Masakatsu Matsubara, Motoyasu Mochizuki, Yukihiko Kazao, Masanori Arata, Yasuo Hirano, Nobutake Aikura, Akito Kondou, Masahiko Yamashiki, Masanori Ohashi, Takashi Hanai
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Patent number: 7057322Abstract: A rotor for a reluctance type rotating machine includes a rotor core formed by stacking a number of annular core materials each of which includes magnetic concave and convex portions alternately formed on an outer circumference thereof and a central through hole, the rotor core having a key axially extending on an outer circumference, the rotor core being divided into a plurality of blocks, the core materials constituting one of at least three blocks having the magnetic concave and convex portions shifted by a predetermined angle in one of a rotating direction of the rotor and a direction opposite the rotating direction of the rotor relative to a center line passing the key, the core materials constituting each one of the blocks located at both ends of the one block having the magnetic concave and convex portions shifted by a predetermined angle in the other of the rotating direction of the rotor and the direction opposite the rotating direction of the rotor relative to a center line passing the key, and a roType: GrantFiled: July 23, 2004Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Aishin AW Co., Ltd., Toshiba Industrial Products Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Takashi Araki, Masakatsu Matsubara, Motoyasu Mochizuki, Yukihiko Kazao, Masanori Arata, Yasuo Hirano, Nobutake Aikura, Akito Kondo, Masahiko Yamashiki, Masanori Ohashi, Takashi Hanai, Ken Takeda, Hiroshi Morohashi
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Publication number: 20060049704Abstract: A neutral-point terminal device for use with a neutral point side bundle of wires in a polyphase winding of a dynamoelectric machine includes a metal sleeve and an insulating cap covering the metal sleeve. The metal sleeve is covered by the insulating cap so that distal ends of the bundled neutral point side wires remain in an interior of the metal sleeve. The metal sleeve is then pressurized thereby to be deformed so as to be secured to the distal ends of the bundled wires.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2005Publication date: March 9, 2006Inventors: Wataru Ito, Motoyasu Mochizuki, Yasuo Hirano, Akihito Kondo, Yoichi Seo, Takashi Hanai, Nobutaka Aikura, Takashi Araki, Masakatsu Matsubara, Toshio Innan
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Publication number: 20050104468Abstract: A rotor for a reluctance type rotating machine includes a rotor core formed by stacking a number of annular core materials each of which includes magnetic concave and convex portions alternately formed on an outer circumference thereof and a central through hole, the rotor core having a key axially extending on an outer circumference, the rotor core being divided into a plurality of blocks, the core materials constituting one of at least three blocks having the magnetic concave and convex portions shifted by a predetermined angle in one of a rotating direction of the rotor and a direction opposite the rotating direction of the rotor relative to a center line passing the key, the core materials constituting each one of the blocks located at both ends of the one block having the magnetic concave and convex portions shifted by a predetermined angle in the other of the rotating direction of the rotor and the direction opposite the rotating direction of the rotor relative to a center line passing the key, and a roType: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2004Publication date: May 19, 2005Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOSHIBA INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP.Inventors: Takashi Araki, Masakatsu Matsubara, Motoyasu Mochizuki, Yukihiko Kazao, Masanori Arata, Yasuo Hirano, Nobutake Aikura, Akito Kondou, Masahiko Yamashiki, Masanori Ohashi, Takashi Hanai, Ken Takeda, Hiroshi Morohashi
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Publication number: 20050023922Abstract: A rotor for a reluctance type rotating machine includes a rotor core formed by stacking a number of annular core materials each of which includes magnetic concave and convex portions alternately formed on an outer circumference thereof and a central through hole, the rotor core having a key axially extending on an outer circumference thereof, the rotor core being divided into a plurality of blocks, the core materials constituting at least one block having the magnetic concave and convex portions shifted by a predetermined angle relative to the core materials constituting the other or another block on the basis of a center line passing the key, and a rotational shaft inserted through the central hole of the rotor core, the shaft having a key groove engaging the key of the rotor core.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2004Publication date: February 3, 2005Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORP.Inventors: Takashi Araki, Masakatsu Matsubara, Motoyasu Mochizuki, Yukihiko Kazao, Masanori Arata, Yasuo Hirano, Nobutake Aikura, Akito Kondou, Masahiko Yamashiki, Masanori Ohashi, Takashi Hanai
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Patent number: 6794784Abstract: Permanent magnets are arranged to be supported by the provision of permanent magnet position-locating projections (12) in permanent magnet embedding holes (5). By optimizing the shape of thin-wall regions (18) and (19) within rotor core (4), leakage of flux generated from the permanent magnets is reduced and the strength of the thin-wall regions where stress is concentrated is ensured.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2001Date of Patent: September 21, 2004Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Industrial Products Manufacturing CorporationInventors: Norio Takahashi, Yutaka Hashiba, Kazuto Sakai, Masanori Arata, Yukihiko Kazao, Takashi Araki, Masakatsu Matsubara, Yasuo Hirano
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Publication number: 20020047435Abstract: Permanent magnets are arranged to be supported by the provision of permanent magnet position-locating projections (12) in permanent magnet embedding holes (5). By optimizing the shape of thin-wall regions (18) and (19) within rotor core (4), leakage of flux generated from the permanent magnets is reduced and the strength of the thin-wall regions where stress is concentrated is ensured.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventors: Norio Takahashi, Yutaka Hashiba, Kazuto Sakai, Masanori Arata, Yukihiko Kazao, Takashi Araki, Masakatsu Matsubara, Yasuo Hirano