Patents by Inventor Masanori Tsuchiya

Masanori Tsuchiya 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: 7471004
    Abstract: An AC generator comprises a rotor and a stator having a three-phase winding. A three-phase inverter is connected to the three-phase winding. Here, the three-phase winding comprises at least two independent three-phase windings. Switching elements for respective phases of the three-phase inverter are connected in parallel by the number of the independent three-phase windings, and in-phase windings are individually connected to their parallel switching elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kanazawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Noriaki Hino, Shinji Shirakawa, Keiichi Mashino, Masanori Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20070200346
    Abstract: An AC generator comprises a rotor and a stator having a three-phase winding. A three-phase inverter is connected to the three-phase winding. Here, the three-phase winding comprises at least two independent three-phase windings. Switching elements for respective phases of the three-phase inverter are connected in parallel by the number of the independent three-phase windings, and in-phase windings are individually connected to their parallel switching elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kanazawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Noriaki Hino, Shinji Shirakawa, Keiichi Mashino, Masanori Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20070182384
    Abstract: An inverter device is mounted on the rotating electric machine body The inverter device includes a module unit having a converter circuit and a control unit that controls the operation of the converter circuit. The converter circuit is configured by connecting a plurality of the following series circuits in parallel, each of the series circuits includes a P-channel MOS semiconductor device disposed at a higher potential side and an N-channel MOS semiconductor device disposed at a lower potential side which are electrically connected in series. An electric power that is supplied from a battery or an electric power that is supplied to the battery is controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: HITACHI LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji SHIRAKAWA, Mutsuhiro MORI, Masamitsu INABA, Tatsumi YAMAUCHI, Masahiro IWAMURA, Keiichi MASHINO, Masanori TSUCHIYA
  • Patent number: 7224079
    Abstract: An AC generator comprises a rotor and a stator having a three-phase winding. A three-phase inverter is connected to the three-phase winding. Here, the three-phase winding comprises at least two independent three-phase windings. Switching elements for respective phases of the three-phase inverter are connected in parallel by the number of the independent three-phase windings, and in-phase windings are individually connected to their parallel switching elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kanazawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Noriaki Hino, Shinji Shirakawa, Keiichi Mashino, Masanori Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 7208918
    Abstract: An inverter device is mounted on the rotating electric machine body The inverter device includes a module unit having a converter circuit and a control unit that controls the operation of the converter circuit. The converter circuit is configured by connecting a plurality of the following series circuits in parallel, each of the series circuits includes a P-channel MOS semiconductor device disposed at a higher potential side and an N-channel MOS semiconductor device disposed at a lower potential side which are electrically connected in series. An electric power that is supplied from a battery or an electric power that is supplied to the battery is controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Shirakawa, Mutsuhiro Mori, Masamitsu Inaba, Tatsumi Yamauchi, Masahiro Iwamura, Keiichi Mashino, Masanori Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 7064515
    Abstract: In a power converter, an overvoltage suppression function of low cost and high reliability is provided. The power converter has a power conversion circuit, when driving a motor, for converting power from a battery and supplying it to the motor and when the motor generates power, converting the generated power of the motor and supplying it to the battery for storage of electricity and a drive circuit for driving the power conversion circuit. The power conversion circuit includes a plurality of paired switching elements, in which one of each paired switching elements is arranged on an upper arm, and the other is arranged on a lower arm, and each pair corresponds to each phase of the motor. The drive circuit, when the voltage applied to the power conversion circuit is increased, turns on all the switching elements on one arm, turns off all the switching elements on the other arm, thereby short-circuits the output terminals of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Fujino, Keita Hashimoto, Toshiyuki Innami, Masanori Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20060006655
    Abstract: An AC generator comprises a rotor and a stator having a three-phase winding. A three-phase inverter is connected to the three-phase winding. Here, the three-phase winding comprises at least two independent three-phase windings. Switching elements for respective phases of the three-phase inverter are connected in parallel by the number of the independent three-phase windings, and in-phase windings are individually connected to their parallel switching elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kanazawa, Takashi Kobayashi, Noriaki Hino, Shinji Shirakawa, Keiichi Mashino, Masanori Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20050237033
    Abstract: An inverter device is mounted on the rotating electric machine body The inverter device includes a module unit having a converter circuit and a control unit that controls the operation of the converter circuit. The converter circuit is configured by connecting a plurality of the following series circuits in parallel, each of the series circuits includes a P-channel MOS semiconductor device disposed at a higher potential side and an N-channel MOS semiconductor device disposed at a lower potential side which are electrically connected in series. An electric power that is supplied from a battery or an electric power that is supplied to the battery is controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Shirakawa, Mutsuhiro Mori, Masamitsu Inaba, Tatsumi Yamauchi, Masahiro Iwamura, Keiichi Mashino, Masanori Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20050077863
    Abstract: In a power converter, an overvoltage suppression function of low cost and high reliability is provided. The power converter has a power conversion circuit, when driving a motor, for converting power from a battery and supplying it to the motor and when the motor generates power, converting the generated power of the motor and supplying it to the battery for storage of electricity and a drive circuit for driving the power conversion circuit. The power conversion circuit includes a plurality of paired switching elements, in which one of each paired switching elements is arranged on an upper arm, and the other is arranged on a lower arm, and each pair corresponds to each phase of the motor. The drive circuit, when the voltage applied to the power conversion circuit is increased, turns on all the switching elements on one arm, turns off all the switching elements on the other arm, thereby short-circuits the output terminals of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Shinichi Fujino, Keita Hashimoto, Toshiyuki Innami, Masanori Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20050001582
    Abstract: The invention is intended to provide a control device for a vehicular AC motor, which has higher efficiency of voltage utilization in a power running mode and has higher efficiency of electricity generation in an electricity generation mode. The motor control device comprises rectifying devices and switching devices for three phases, which are connected between a DC power source and armature coils of an AC motor operatively coupled to an internal combustion engine. The motor control device has the inverter function of converting a DC power from the DC power source into an AC power and supplying the AC power to the armature coils, and the converter function of converting an AC power generated by the AC motor into a DC power and supplying the DC power to the DC power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Kosei Goto, Toshiyuki Innami, Shinichi Fujino, Yoshimi Sakurai, Masamitsu Inaba, Masahiro Iwamura, Shinji Shirakawa, Junichi Sakano, Keita Hashimoto, Masanori Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 5929613
    Abstract: A regulator for an alternator installed in a vehicle has a switching circuit in which a field current limiting transistor interruptibly controls a flow of current to a field coil of the alternator. A battery output voltage detection terminal is connected to the battery, and an alternator output voltage terminal is connected to the alternator. A diode connected to the battery output voltage detection terminal has a reverse recovery time of 20 ns-20 .mu.s, and a resistor is connected between the diode and the alternator output voltage terminal. A control circuit controls the switching circuit, in order to regulate the voltage at a connection point of the diode and the resistor so as to keep the voltage constant, and an alarm generating circuit illuminates a charge indicator lamp if the voltage at a junction of said diode and said resistor exceeds a reference voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Tsuchiya, Naoyuki Takahashi, Keiichi Mashino
  • Patent number: 5193700
    Abstract: An improved container storing, shipping and handling rolling and shifting cargo is disclosed. Preferably, the container includes a base and a dome-like lid attachable to it. The base is formed with plural linear extending recesses having plural holes arranged in an array for receiving corresponding projections of plural chocks. Each chock has a chock base from which extend plural spaced projections for mating with the container's base. Each chock also includes a first working expanse extending upwardly at an oblique angle for restraining rolling cargo, a second working expanse extending vertically for restraining shifting cargo, and a third working expanse extending upwardly at an oblique angle different from that of the first working surface, the chock base and the working expanses forming a framing border structure defining the chock's open interior region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Inventors: H. Scott Lyman, Masanori Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 4805794
    Abstract: A container for housing a metal strip coil, which comprises: a lower box (2) made of steel, having an open upper end, for housing a metal strip coil (1) with the axis thereof directed horizontally and covering the lower half thereof; an upper box (3) made of steel, having an open lower end and an upper end capable of being opened and closed by means of a pair of shutters (23, 23'), inserted into the lower box (2) so as to be vertically movable, for covering the upper half of the coil (1); a lift mechanism for vertically moving the upper box (3); and a shutter opening-closing mechanism for closing the upper end of the upper box (3) by closing the pair of shutters (23, 23') when the upper box (3) is moved up by means of the lift mechanism, and for opening the upper end of the upper box (3) by opening the pair of shutters (22, 23') when the upper box (3) is moved down by means of the lift mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignees: Trade Ocean Line, Ltd., Nissin Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Tsuchiya, Teruo Suzuki