Patents by Inventor Masatomo Shirouzu
Masatomo Shirouzu 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: 11587723Abstract: A reactor includes: an outer peripheral iron core; three leg iron cores; and three coils, each of the coils having an input side coil end and an output side coil end projecting from a same end surface on an end side in the axial direction of the three leg iron cores, where the three coils include two first coils in which a projecting position of the input side coil end and a projecting position of the output side coil end has a first relative positional relationship and include one second coil having a second relative positional relationship opposite to the first relative positional relationship and where winding directions from the input side coil end to the output side coil end of the first and the second coils are reversed to each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomokazu Yoshida, Masatomo Shirouzu, Kenichi Tsukada
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Patent number: 11551854Abstract: A three-phase AC reactor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes three-phase coils that are not arranged in parallel, an input and output terminal block having an input and output unit having a parallel arrangement, and an external connection position change unit disposed between a coil end of each of the three-phase coils and the input and output terminal block to connect the coil end to the input and output terminal block.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Kenichi Tsukada, Kaname Matsumoto, Makoto Takeshita, Yuuichi Yamada, Masatomo Shirouzu
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Patent number: 11476033Abstract: A reactor includes a core body, and the core body includes an outer peripheral iron core, at least three iron cores in contact with an inner surface of the outer peripheral iron core, or positioned to be coupled to the inner surface, and coils wound around the iron cores. A gap through which magnetic coupling is possible is formed between one iron core of the at least three iron cores and another iron core adjacent to the one iron core. The reactor includes an end plate attached to one end face of the core body, and the end plate includes a protruding portion that partially protrudes in a direction away from an outer circumferential surface of the core body.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Tomokazu Yoshida, Masatomo Shirouzu, Kenichi Tsukada
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Patent number: 11270831Abstract: A three-phase reactor includes: a central iron core; an outer peripheral iron core surrounding the central iron core; and at least three connecting units that magnetically connect the central iron core and the outer peripheral iron core to each other, in which each of the connecting units includes at least one connecting iron core, at least one coil wound around the connecting iron core, and at least one gap.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Maeda, Masatomo Shirouzu
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Patent number: 11107624Abstract: An electromagnetic device includes an outer peripheral iron core, and at least three iron core coils which are in contact with or coupled to the inner surface of the outer peripheral iron core. The at least three iron core coils each include an iron core, and at least one of a primary coil and a secondary coil, which are wound around the iron core. The at least three iron core coils are arranged in a circle, and the iron core of one of the at least three iron core coils is in contact with the iron cores of the other iron core coils adjacent to the one iron core coil.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Masatomo Shirouzu, Kenichi Tsukada
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Patent number: 11107618Abstract: A core body includes a central iron core, an outer peripheral iron core surrounding the central iron core, and a single hoop material wound body formed by winding a hoop material. At least three iron portions of an outer circumferential surface of the hoop material wound body are bent radially inward thereof. The central iron core includes at least three iron cores, each of which having a cut tip, is made by cutting at least three projection portions of the hoop material wound body. Each of the at least three projection portions is located between the at least three portions.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventor: Masatomo Shirouzu
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Patent number: 11056260Abstract: A reactor includes a plurality of iron cores and a winding wound on any of the plurality of iron cores; a gap is formed between two iron cores facing against each other; a gap-facing surface of one iron core has an area larger than that of a gap-facing surface of the other iron core.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventor: Masatomo Shirouzu
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Patent number: 11004590Abstract: A core body of a reactor includes an outer peripheral iron core composed of a plurality of outer peripheral iron core portions, at least three iron cores coupled to the plurality of outer peripheral iron core portions, and coils wound onto the at least three iron cores. Gaps, which can be magnetically coupled, are formed between one of the at least three iron cores and another iron core adjacent thereto. The reactor includes cover parts which at least partially cover the iron cores and provide insulation from the coils.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Tomokazu Yoshida, Masatomo Shirouzu, Kenichi Tsukada
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Patent number: 10937587Abstract: A reactor includes an outer peripheral iron core composed of a plurality of outer peripheral iron core portions and at least three iron core coils arranged inside the outer peripheral iron core. The at least three iron core coils are composed of iron cores coupled to the plurality of outer peripheral iron core portions and coils wound onto the iron cores. Gaps, which can be magnetically coupled, are formed between adjacent iron cores. The reactor further includes connection parts for connecting the plurality of outer peripheral iron core portions to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Kenichi Tsukada, Masatomo Shirouzu, Tomokazu Yoshida
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Publication number: 20210057140Abstract: A reactor includes an outer peripheral iron core and at least three iron core coils. The iron core coil includes an iron core and a coil. The coil is configured by a flat wire that is wound at least once. The reactor includes a temperature detector provided to be in surface contact with a wide face of a flat wire that constitutes the coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Fanuc CorporationInventor: Masatomo Shirouzu
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Patent number: 10910146Abstract: A three-phase reactor includes an outer peripheral iron core for surrounding the outer periphery of the three-phase reactor, and at least three iron core coils, which are in contact with or coupled to the inner surface of the outer peripheral iron core. The at least three iron core coils includes iron cores and coils wound around the iron cores. Gaps, which can be magnetically coupled, are each formed between two adjacent ones of the iron cores. The three-phase reactor further includes a vibration suppressing structure part disposed in the vicinity of the gaps so as to reduce vibrations occurring at the gaps.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Kenichi Tsukada, Masatomo Shirouzu
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Publication number: 20210028659Abstract: A single-phase reactor includes an outer peripheral iron core, at least four iron cores, which are in contact with or coupled to the inner surface of the outer peripheral iron core, and coils which are wound around at least two iron cores of the at least four iron cores. Gaps, which can be magnetically coupled, are each formed between two adjacent ones of the at least four iron cores, or are formed between the at least four iron cores and a central iron core positioned at the center of the outer peripheral iron core.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Fanuc CorporationInventor: Masatomo Shirouzu
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Patent number: 10896778Abstract: A transformer includes an outer peripheral iron core, and at least three iron core coils, which are in contact with or coupled to the inner surface of the outer peripheral iron core. The at least three iron core coils each include an iron core, and at least one of a primary coil and a secondary coil, which are wound around the iron core. Gaps, which can be magnetically coupled, are formed between two adjacent ones of the at least three iron cores, or between the at least three iron cores and a central iron core positioned at the center of the outer peripheral iron core.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Masatomo Shirouzu, Kenichi Tsukada
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Patent number: 10818423Abstract: A reactor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a core body. The core body includes a peripheral iron core composed of a plurality of peripheral iron core portions, at least three iron cores coupled to the peripheral iron core portions, and coils wound on the iron cores. Gaps are formed between one of the iron cores and another iron core adjacent thereto, so as to be magnetically connectable through the gaps. The reactor further includes a plurality of covering portions each for covering each of the coils. The covering portions adjacent in a circumferential direction can be fitted to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Tomokazu Yoshida, Masatomo Shirouzu, Kenichi Tsukada
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Publication number: 20200321154Abstract: A reactor includes an outer peripheral iron core and at least three iron-core coils that contact or are connected to an inner surface of the outer peripheral iron core. Each of the iron-core coils includes iron cores and coils wound onto the iron cores. The reactor further includes an external cooling unit disposed outside the outer peripheral iron core, to cool the outer peripheral iron core.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Kenichi Tsukada, Masatomo Shirouzu
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Patent number: 10790082Abstract: A reactor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a reactor main body including cores and coils wound on the cores; and a base having a polygonal shape extending outside the reactor main body, configured to support the reactor main body. In at least two sides that are not opposite each other, of a plurality of sides of the base, a plurality of notches are formed inwardly from each of the sides, so that axes of fasteners to temporarily secure the base to an installation target object pass through the notches.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomokazu Yoshida, Masatomo Shirouzu, Kenichi Tsukada
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Patent number: 10784037Abstract: A reactor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a core body that includes an outer peripheral iron core composed of a plurality of outer peripheral iron core portions, at least three iron cores coupled to the outer peripheral iron core portions, and coils wound on the iron cores. A gap is formed between one of the iron cores and another of the iron cores adjacent to the one of the iron cores, so as to be magnetically connectable through the gap. The reactor includes a terminal base unit for electrically connecting the coils to an external device, and a temperature sensor attached to a surface of the terminal base unit, the surface being opposite the coils.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Tomokazu Yoshida, Masatomo Shirouzu, Kenichi Tsukada
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Publication number: 20200294705Abstract: An iron core includes a first iron core block and a second iron core block disposed so as to create a gap therebetween, and a non-magnetic fastener disposed in the gap. The fastener joins the first iron core block and the second iron core block to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventor: Masatomo SHIROUZU
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Publication number: 20200294703Abstract: A three-phase reactor includes: a central iron core; an outer peripheral iron core surrounding the central iron core; and at least three connecting units that magnetically connect the central iron core and the outer peripheral iron core to each other, in which each of the connecting units includes at least one connecting iron core, at least one coil wound around the connecting iron core, and at least one gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Maeda, Masatomo Shirouzu
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Publication number: 20200294704Abstract: A reactor includes a core body, and the core body includes an outer peripheral iron core, at least three iron cores in contact with an inner surface of the outer peripheral iron core, or positioned to be coupled to the inner surface, and coils wound around the iron cores. A gap through which magnetic coupling is possible is formed between one iron core of the at least three iron cores and another iron core adjacent to the one iron core. The reactor includes an end plate attached to one end face of the core body, and the end plate includes a protruding portion that partially protrudes in a direction away from an outer circumferential surface of the core body.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Fanuc CorporationInventors: Tomokazu Yoshida, Masatomo Shirouzu, Kenichi Tsukada