Patents by Inventor Masaki Sumi

Masaki Sumi 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).

  • Patent number: 10116245
    Abstract: A compressor driving device includes: a controller that PWM drives a compressor; an inverter circuit unit that supplies power to an electric motor included in the compressor; a drive circuit that drives the inverter circuit unit according to a control signal; a voltage detector that detects a voltage that is output to the electric motor; and a current detector that detects a current that is output to the electric motor. When a product of a detection value of the voltage detector and a detection value of the current detector is greater than a predetermined comparison value, a duty ratio of the control signal is reduced to cause the input power supplied to the electric motor by the inverter circuit unit to have a predetermined input power level or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC APPLIANCES REFRIGERATION DEVICES SINGAPORE
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Fukuda, Masaki Sumi, Hiroaki Kase, Shigetomi Tokunaga, Masamitsu Taura, Takayuki Okamoto
  • Patent number: 10001311
    Abstract: A simple inverter-controlled refrigerator includes temperature detector (17), constant speed main body control unit (12) whose power is turned on/off by temperature detector (17), and that can drive a constant speed compressor, inverter control unit (14) that is connected to constant speed main body control unit (12), and that is operated, based on a power on/off signal of constant speed main body control unit (12). And variable speed compressor (8) that is connected to inverter control unit (14), and that is controlled, based on an output from inverter control unit (14). Inverter control unit (14) has rotation speed setting unit (23) which is operated, based on the power on/off signal of constant speed main body control unit (12), and which is configured to set a rotation speed of variable speed compressor (8), and inverter drive circuit unit (24) which drives variable speed compressor (8) at the rotation speed set by rotation speed setting unit (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Ohnishi, Hiroaki Kase, Mitsuhiro Fukuda, Masaki Sumi, Katsumi Endou, Shigetomi Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20180031280
    Abstract: A sealed refrigerant compressor comprises an electric component and a compression component accommodated in a sealed container, and the compression component includes a cylinder and a piston which is reciprocatable inside the cylinder. The electric component includes a stator, and a rotor having a lower surface facing an oil surface of lubricating oil. The rotor has a shape in which its diameter is larger than its length in a rotational axis direction thereof. A core of the rotor is provided with at least one balance hole for adjusting a load balance during rotation of the rotor, for example, at least one balance through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Hidenori KOBAYASHI, Masaki SUMI, Terumasa IDE, Akihiko KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20170141709
    Abstract: A compressor driving device includes: a controller (23) that PWM drives a compressor; an inverter circuit unit (4) that supplies power to an electric motor included in the compressor; a drive circuit (5) that drives the inverter circuit unit (4) according to a control signal; a voltage detector (9) that detects a voltage that is output to the electric motor; and a current detector (10) that detects a current that is output to the electric motor. When a product of a detection value of the voltage detector (9) and a detection value of the current detector (10) is greater than a predetermined comparison value, a duty ratio of the control signal is reduced to cause the input power supplied to the electric motor by the inverter circuit unit (4) to have a predetermined input power level or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro FUKUDA, Masaki SUMI, Hiroaki KASE, Shigetomi TOKUNAGA, Masamitsu TAURA, Takayuki OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160363361
    Abstract: A simple inverter-controlled refrigerator includes temperature detector (17), constant speed main body control unit (12) whose power is turned on/off by temperature detector (17), and that can drive a constant speed compressor, inverter control unit (14) that is connected to constant speed main body control unit (12), and that is operated, based on a power on/off signal of constant speed main body control unit (12). And variable speed compressor (8) that is connected to inverter control unit (14), and that is controlled, based on an output from inverter control unit (14). Inverter control unit (14) has rotation speed setting unit (23) which is operated, based on the power on/off signal of constant speed main body control unit (12), and which is configured to set a rotation speed of variable speed compressor (8), and inverter drive circuit unit (24) which drives variable speed compressor (8) at the rotation speed set by rotation speed setting unit (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Kenji OHNISHI, Hiroaki KASE, Mitsuhiro FUKUDA, Masaki SUMI, Katsumi ENDOU, Shigetomi TOKUNAGA
  • Patent number: 9520815
    Abstract: A control device (100) of an electric sealed compressor of the present invention comprises a power converter (30) which supplies electric power to an electric motor (5) of the electric sealed compressor; a driving circuit (27) which drives the power converter (30); abnormality detector (40) which detects abnormality in an abnormality detection region including the power converter (30) and the driving circuit (27); a controller (11) configured to output a control signal for driving the power converter to the driving circuit (27) and stop outputting the control signal in response to a signal (Fo signal) output from the abnormality detector (40), the signal indicating that the abnormality has been detected; and an auxiliary protection circuit (50) configured to deactivate the driving circuit (27) in response to the signal output from the abnormality detector (40), the signal indicating that the abnormality has been detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Sumi, Shigetomi Tokunaga, Hiroaki Kase, Masamitsu Taura, Mitsuhiro Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20150214863
    Abstract: A control device (100) of an electric sealed compressor of the present invention comprises a power converter (30) which supplies electric power to an electric motor (5) of the electric sealed compressor; a driving circuit (27) which drives the power converter (30); abnormality detector (40) which detects abnormality in an abnormality detection region including the power converter (30) and the driving circuit (27); a controller (11) configured to output a control signal for driving the power converter to the driving circuit (27) and stop outputting the control signal in response to a signal (Fo signal) output from the abnormality detector (40), the signal indicating that the abnormality has been detected; and an auxiliary protection circuit (50) configured to deactivate the driving circuit (27) in response to the signal output from the abnormality detector (40), the signal indicating that the abnormality has been detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Masaki Sumi, Shigetomi Tokunaga, Hiroaki Kase, Masamitsu Taura, Mitsuhiro Fukuda
  • Patent number: 8115355
    Abstract: The rotor of this polygon mirror scanner motor is composed of a rotor magnet provided in the inner wall of a rotor frame, a rotor boss having a circular tube part and provided in the rotor frame, and a polygon mirror mounted on the rotor boss. The stator is composed of a stator core formed by laminating magnetic members and disposed oppositely to the rotor magnet, a stator coil wound in the stator core, and an iron plate circuit board having a through-hole. A dynamic pressure bearing is composed by forming a dynamic pressure groove in either one of the shaft fixed in the through-hole by laser welding, and the circular tube part of the rotor boss, and the circular tube part of the rotor boss is supported by the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Minebea Motor Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Fukui, Masaki Sumi, Akimitsu Maetani
  • Publication number: 20100220374
    Abstract: A polygon mirror scanner motor includes rotor frame (12) having rotor magnet (13) cylindrically arranged thereon, bearing sleeve (14) fastened to the center of rotor frame (12), fixed shaft (17) having one end fixed to base substrate (19), and the other end for rotatably supporting bearing sleeve (14), and polygon mirror (11) placed on rotor frame (12). Rotor frame (12) has at least three projections (12a) on its one surface, and polygon mirror (11) is placed on the flame in abutment with projections (12a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Sumi, Akimitsu Maetani, Yasushi Fukui
  • Publication number: 20100001603
    Abstract: The rotor of this polygon mirror scanner motor is composed of a rotor magnet provided in the inner wall of a rotor frame, a rotor boss having a circular tube part and provided in the rotor frame, and a polygon mirror mounted on the rotor boss. The stator is composed of a stator core formed by laminating magnetic members and disposed oppositely to the rotor magnet, a stator coil wound in the stator core, and an iron plate circuit board having a through-hole. A dynamic pressure bearing is composed by forming a dynamic pressure groove in either one of the shaft fixed in the through-hole by laser welding, and the circular tube part of the rotor boss, and the circular tube part of the rotor boss is supported by the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasushi Fukui, Masaki Sumi, Akimitsu Maetani