Patents by Inventor Masashi Suto

Masashi Suto 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: 11489400
    Abstract: A motor device and a method for producing same are provided. A connector storage unit (33d) and a substrate storage unit (33c) which are provided in a gear case (31) open in a direction (axial direction of output shaft) which intersects the axial direction of an armature shaft. As a result, when assembling a motor device (10), it is possible to store a connector member (60) and a control substrate (50) in the connector storage unit (33d) and the substrate storage unit (33c), which have comparatively large openings, by insertion therein from the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBA Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Suto, Yuichi Takamura, Naoki Ogata
  • Patent number: 11411455
    Abstract: A wide section 71d which contacts a connector member and positions the connector member relative to a connector housing part is provided in a section where a first securing part 71b of a cover member 70 is provided and is configured so as to be wider than the other parts of the section where the first securing part 71b of the cover member 70 is provided; hence, it is possible to use the wide section 71d in the pressing section (pressing point OP) of an extrusion pin. As a result, it is possible to suppress distortion of the cover member 70 and to sufficiently smooth the welded section (first securing part 71b) of the cover member 70 even when the shape of the cover member 70 is complicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBA Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Suto, Naoki Ogata
  • Patent number: 11411461
    Abstract: A motor device is provided. A grommet member (80) is equipped with a pair of motor-side lip seals (82a1, 82a2) which elastically deform in the insertion direction of an external connector (CN) into a connector member (60), and are adhered to a connector cover part (71) (contact surface 70a) of the cover member (70); hence, it is possible to configure in a manner such that the mounting direction of the grommet member (80) onto a gear case (31), and the adhesion direction of the pair of motor-side lip seals (82a1, 82a2) to the cover member (70), or in other words, the direction in which sealing properties increase, are the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBA Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Suto, Naoki Ogata
  • Publication number: 20210066994
    Abstract: A motor device is provided. A grommet member (80) is equipped with a pair of motor-side lip seals (82a1, 82a2) which elastically deform in the insertion direction of an external connector (CN) into a connector member (60), and are adhered to a connector cover part (71) (contact surface 70a) of the cover member (70); hence, it is possible to configure in a manner such that the mounting direction of the grommet member (80) onto a gear case (31), and the adhesion direction of the pair of motor-side lip seals (82a1, 82a2) to the cover member (70), or in other words, the direction in which sealing properties increase, are the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBA Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi SUTO, Naoki OGATA
  • Publication number: 20210066993
    Abstract: A motor device and a method for producing same are provided. A connector storage unit (33d) and a substrate storage unit (33c) which are provided in a gear case (31) open in a direction (axial direction of output shaft) which intersects the axial direction of an armature shaft. As a result, when assembling a motor device (10), it is possible to store a connector member (60) and a control substrate (50) in the connector storage unit (33d) and the substrate storage unit (33c), which have comparatively large openings, by insertion therein from the same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBA Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi SUTO, Yuichi TAKAMURA, Naoki OGATA
  • Publication number: 20200220418
    Abstract: A wide section 71d which contacts a connector member and positions the connector member relative to a connector housing part is provided in a section where a first securing part 71b of a cover member 70 is provided and is configured so as to be wider than the other parts of the section where the first securing part 71b of the cover member 70 is provided; hence, it is possible to use the wide section 71d in the pressing section (pressing point OP) of an extrusion pin. As a result, it is possible to suppress distortion of the cover member 70 and to sufficiently smooth the welded section (first securing part 71b) of the cover member 70 even when the shape of the cover member 70 is complicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBA Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi SUTO, Naoki OGATA
  • Patent number: 10312773
    Abstract: Each cross-section of the connector member assembling hole and the assembly main body 51a in a direction intersecting the insertion direction has a point-symmetrical circular shape with the insertion shaft center FC as the center. A pair of connector-side female terminals 57a, opposed to each other with the insertion shaft center FC as the center, is provided at the distal end side in the insertion direction of the assembly main body 51a, and a pair of brush-side male terminals, opposed to each other with the insertion shaft center FC as the center and to which the connector-side female terminals 57a are connected, is provided to a portion of the brush holder opposite to the connector member assembling hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsuba Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Uchimura, Masashi Suto, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Takayuki Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9551411
    Abstract: A seal member is attached to a cover which occludes a gear case as a housing unit. The seal member is formed of elastomer and integrally formed with: a plate-shaped portion formed into a disc shape which covers the inner surface of the cover; an inner seal portion which is positioned on the inner peripheral edge of a through-hole, and comes into sliding contact with the outer peripheral surface of an output member; an outer seal portion which is positioned on the periphery of the cover, and comes into contact with the opening end of the housing unit; and anchor portions which latch onto the front surface of the cover via mounting holes provided to the cover. The boundary between the seal member and the cover extends only to the outside of the gear case, and does not extend to the inside of the gear case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsuba Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Suto, Yuichi Takamura, Masaki Mita, Hiroyuki Uchimura, Isao Abe, Makoto Ogiwara, Naruhito Ogino, Yukio Okada, Junichi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20160072368
    Abstract: Each cross-section of the connector member assembling hole and the assembly main body 51a in a direction intersecting the insertion direction has a point-symmetrical circular shape with the insertion shaft center FC as the center. A pair of connector-side female terminals 57a, opposed to each other with the insertion shaft center FC as the center, is provided at the distal end side in the insertion direction of the assembly main body 51a, and a pair of brush-side male terminals, opposed to each other with the insertion shaft center FC as the center and to which the connector-side female terminals 57a are connected, is provided to a portion of the brush holder opposite to the connector member assembling hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Uchimura, Masashi Suto, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Takayuki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20160033027
    Abstract: A seal member is attached to a cover which occludes a gear case as a housing unit. The seal member is formed of elastomer and integrally formed with: a plate-shaped portion formed into a disc shape which covers the inner surface of the cover; an inner seal portion which is positioned on the inner peripheral edge of a through-hole, and comes into sliding contact with the outer peripheral surface of an output member; an outer seal portion which is positioned on the periphery of the cover, and comes into contact with the opening end of the housing unit; and anchor portions which latch onto the front surface of the cover via mounting holes provided to the cover. The boundary between the seal member and the cover extends only to the outside of the gear case, and does not extend to the inside of the gear case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Masashi Suto, Yuichi Takamura, Masaki Mita, Hiroyuki Uchimura, Isao Abe, Makoto Ogiwara, Naruhito Ogino, Yukio Okada, Junichi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 9188214
    Abstract: A seal member is attached to a cover which occludes a gear case as a housing unit. The seal member is formed of elastomer and integrally formed with: a plate-shaped portion formed into a disc shape which covers the inner surface of the cover; an inner seal portion which is positioned on the inner peripheral edge of a through-hole, and comes into sliding contact with the outer peripheral surface of an output member; an outer seal portion which is positioned on the periphery of the cover, and comes into contact with the opening end of the housing unit; and anchor portions which latch onto the front surface of the cover via mounting holes provided to the cover. The boundary between the seal member and the cover extends only to the outside of the gear case, and does not extend to the inside of the gear case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsuba Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Suto, Yuichi Takamura, Masaki Mita, Hiroyuki Uchimura, Isao Abe, Makoto Ogiwara, Naruhito Ogino, Yukio Okada, Junichi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20130220073
    Abstract: A seal member is attached to a cover which occludes a gear case as a housing unit. The seal member is formed of elastomer and integrally formed with: a plate-shaped portion formed into a disc shape which covers the inner surface of the cover; an inner seal portion which is positioned on the inner peripheral edge of a through-hole, and comes into sliding contact with the outer peripheral surface of an output member; an outer seal portion which is positioned on the periphery of the cover, and comes into contact with the opening end of the housing unit; and anchor portions which latch onto the front surface of the cover via mounting holes provided to the cover. The boundary between the seal member and the cover extends only to the outside of the gear case, and does not extend to the inside of the gear case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsuba Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Suto, Yuichi Takamura, Masaki Mita, Hiroyuki Uchimura, Isao Abe, Makoto Ogiwara, Naruhito Ogino, Yukio Okada, Junichi Sekiguchi