Patents by Inventor Mineo Yamamoto

Mineo Yamamoto 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: 10141811
    Abstract: A stator for an electric motor includes: an annular lead wiring part attached to one axial end of the stator and routing a power lead to a winding of the stator; and a lead-out part provided on the radially outer side of the annular lead wiring part and leading out the power lead to the radial outside of the lead wiring part. The lead wiring part is formed such that the curvature of the inner diameter is different near the lead-out part compared with the remaining portion, and the radius of the inner diameter of the lead wiring part is largest at a portion other than near the lead-out part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuto Urabe, Tomoaki Oikawa, Mineo Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Ishii, Hiroki Aso, Junichiro Oya, Takaya Shimokawa
  • Patent number: 10132320
    Abstract: A resin magnet, a magnetic pole position detection resin magnet, and a sleeve bearing, which is disposed inside the resin magnet, are integrally molded together with a thermoplastic resin in a rotor portion. At the same time, an impeller attachment portion is formed by the thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Aso, Kazunori Sakanobe, Mineo Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Ishii, Junichiro Oya, Yuto Urabe
  • Patent number: 10135311
    Abstract: A stator for an electric motor includes: a stator core that includes a plurality of teeth on which insulating portions are provided; and a coil formed by winding a wire around each of the teeth. A lead-in opening and a lead-out opening are formed in insulating portions provided on an outside diameter side of the stator core. The lead-in opening leads in a crossover wire of the coil routed to an outer peripheral side of the insulating portions to the side of the teeth. The lead-out opening leads out the crossover wire of the coil from the side of the teeth to the outer peripheral side of the insulating portions. The length from an axial end portion of the stator core on an insulating portion side to the lead-in opening is different from the length from the axial end portion to the lead-out opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Aso, Kazunori Sakanobe, Mineo Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Ishii, Junichiro Oya, Yuto Urabe, Junichi Ono, Shigeru Matsuda
  • Patent number: 10084357
    Abstract: The present invention is a molded stator including a stator and a substrate. The molded stator includes: a donut-shaped lead-wire wiring component that wires power-supply lead wires to a winding wire of the stator and that wires sensor lead wires to the position detection circuit; a lead-out component that leads out the power-supply lead wires and the sensor lead wires to outside of the molded stator; a power-supply lead-wire holding component that holds the power-supply lead wires; and a sensor-lead-wire holding component that holds the sensor lead wires. The lead-out component is connected to a latching part that latches the sensor-lead-wire holding component and includes projections as plane parts that are substantially perpendicular to a radial direction of the stator on the radially outer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuto Urabe, Hiroki Aso, Kazunori Sakanobe, Mineo Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Ishii, Junichiro Oya
  • Publication number: 20180254682
    Abstract: The stator includes a stator core having a first tooth and a second tooth adjacent to each other, a coil having a first winding portion wound around the first tooth and a second winding portion wound around the second tooth, a resin chip disposed in in a gap between the first winding portion and the second winding portion, and a molding resin covering the stator core, the coil, and the resin chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroki ASO, Tomoaki OIKAWA, Mineo YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki ISHII, Junichiro OYA, Yuto URABE
  • Patent number: 10069987
    Abstract: A touch panel has a display region for an operation screen and senses an outer object touching the display region. A vibrator unit applies vibration to the display region. In response to the touch panel sensing the object, a response controller unit instructs the vibrator unit to apply to the display region vibration responsive to the object. The response controller unit checks whether an image processing unit is under waiting or operating condition at the time the touch panel senses the object, and when the image processing unit is under the operating condition, sets the responsive vibration to a level lower than when the image processing unit is under the waiting condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Mineo Yamamoto, Isao Watanabe, Toshikazu Higashi, Hiroshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10044239
    Abstract: A lead wire wiring component includes a lead wire guide that guides power supply lead wires and sensor lead wires to a lead wire leading component. The lead wire leading component includes projection portions that can be assembled to the lead wire guide. The projection portions are detached from the lead wire guide for molding such that the lead wire leading component is detached from the lead wire wiring component during the molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Aso, Mamoru Kawakubo, Mineo Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Ishii, Junichiro Oya, Yuto Urabe
  • Publication number: 20180219438
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator and a consequent-pole-type rotor including an annular rotor core disposed on an inner side of the stator and a plurality of permanent magnets disposed inside the rotor core and arrayed in a circumferential direction of the rotor core. The rotor core includes at least one slit provided inside the rotor core and disposed on an outer side of each of the permanent magnets in a radial direction of the rotor core, and at least one slit provided on an outer circumferential surface of the rotor core and disposed between the permanent magnets adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Tomoaki OIKAWA, Mineo YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki ISHII, Hiroki ASO, Junichiro OYA, Yuto URABE, Takaya SHIMOKAWA, Koji YABE
  • Publication number: 20180212480
    Abstract: A stator includes a plurality of winding sections circumferentially disposed at an equal interval; a spacer inserted into a space between the winding sections; and a resin section filling the space into which the spacer is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroki ASO, Tomoaki OIKAWA, Mineo YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki ISHII, Junichiro OYA, Yuto URABE
  • Publication number: 20180198390
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator, a rotor provided to be rotatable with respect to the stator, and a driving circuit board including a power IC applying a driving voltage to the stator, a Hall IC detecting a rotation position of the rotor, and a control IC adjusting a phase of the driving voltage in accordance with a magnetic-pole-position signal from the Hall IC and rotation speed information calculated on the basis of the magnetic-pole-position signal. The Hall IC is provided at a position at which an advance angle is larger than zero when a rotation speed of the rotor is zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Junichiro OYA, Tomoaki OIKAWA, Mineo YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki ISHII, Hiroki ASO, Yuto URABE, Kazunori HATAKEYAMA, Takuya SHIMOMUGI
  • Publication number: 20180183282
    Abstract: A stator includes a stator core having a first tooth and a second tooth adjacent to each other, a coil having a first winding portion wound around the first tooth and a second winding portion wound around the second tooth, a spacer inserted into a gap between the first winding portion and the second winding portion, and a molding resin covering the stator core, the coil, and the spacer. The spacer is shaped from a plastic material identical with a plastic material of which the molding resin is composed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroki ASO, Tomoaki OIKAWA, Mineo YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki ISHII, Junichiro OYA, Yuto URABE
  • Patent number: 10008902
    Abstract: The present invention includes a stator; a substrate on which a position detection circuit for a rotor is mounted; a lead wiring part attached to one axial end of the stator and routing a sensor lead to the position detection circuit; and a housing connected to an end of the sensor lead. The substrate is attached to a first surface side of the lead wiring part, and the housing is disposed at a position that is opposed to a position at which the substrate is attached and that is on a second surface side of the lead wiring part, and the lead wiring part includes a housing contact portion provided between the position at which the substrate is attached and the position at which the housing is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuto Urabe, Hiroki Aso, Kazunori Sakanobe, Mineo Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Ishii, Junichiro Oya
  • Patent number: 9973060
    Abstract: The motor includes a molded stator; a cooling fan that is assembled to an end part of a shaft projecting from one end face of the molded stator; a fan cover that covers the cooling fan; a capacitor assembly box that is provided on the molded stator; and a foot plate that is provided on the molded stator. On an end face of the molded stator in an axial direction, a plurality of holes, each protruding from the end face, are formed; and a plurality of projections, each formed in positions opposite to a hole and press-fitted into its respective hole, are formed in the fan cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Aso, Mamoru Kawakubo, Mineo Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Ishii, Junichiro Oya, Yuto Urabe
  • Patent number: 9966814
    Abstract: A motor includes a molded stator; a cooling fan assembled to an end of a shaft protruding from one end face of the molded stator; a fan cover that covers the cooling fan; a capacitor assembly box installed to the molded stator and having a capacitor incorporated therein; a foot plate installed to the molded stator; and a bracket provided on the other end side of the molded stator. The fan cover is formed with a latched to the capacitor assembly box and a claw latched to the foot plate; and holes and to which the claws are latched are formed on the capacitor assembly box and the foot plate, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Aso, Mamoru Kawakubo, Mineo Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Ishii, Junichiro Oya, Yuto Urabe
  • Patent number: 9966821
    Abstract: To provide an electric-motor rotor including a cylindrical yoke, a resin magnet portion that is formed from resin magnet integrally with the outer periphery of the yoke, a position-detecting magnet that is located on one axial-end side of the resin magnet portion, a plurality of seats that are formed on the axial end surface of the yoke on the side of the position-detecting magnet, each of which includes a pair of protruding portions, and an opening formed between the protruding portions, and a seat connecting portion that is formed with the seats on its top surface, wherein a ribbed runner that supplies the resin magnet to the resin magnet portion through the opening is provided at the opening to form, along with the seat, a seat portion that places thereon the position-detecting magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Aso, Yuto Urabe, Kazunori Sakanobe, Mineo Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Ishii, Junichiro Oya
  • Patent number: 9954413
    Abstract: A power-supply-lead retaining part includes a pair of legs extending toward a bearing through hole, a pair of first locking portions provided on the pair of legs and locked to the edge portion of the bearing through hole, and a pair of second locking portions locked to the edge portion of the sensor substrate on both sides of a notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mineo Yamamoto, Kazunori Sakanobe, Hiroyuki Ishii, Hiroki Aso, Junichiro Oya, Yuto Urabe
  • Patent number: 9952670
    Abstract: An operation panel that is incorporated in an apparatus generating vibration during operation, and displays an operation screen of the apparatus to receive operation from a user includes: a touch panel that includes a display area of the operation screen, and detects contact between an external object and the display area; a vibration generation unit that applies vibration to the display area; a vibration storage unit that stores a spectrum of vibration generated by operation of the apparatus as a spectrum of background vibration; and a response control unit that checks whether the apparatus is in a standby state or an operating state, and causes the vibration generation unit to apply vibration indicating a first spectrum to the display area when the apparatus is in the standby state, and vibration indicating a second spectrum to the display area when the apparatus is in the operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Isao Watanabe, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Toshikazu Higashi, Mineo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9954412
    Abstract: A stator includes: a sensor substrate attached to one end of a stator core in an axial direction of the stator core, the sensor substrate being provided with a bearing through hole and being provided with a notch on a periphery, the notch being used for leading out a power supply lead and a sensor lead; a sensor-lead board-in connector disposed between the bearing through hole and the notch on the surface of the sensor substrate on the counter-stator side, the sensor lead being connected to the sensor-lead board-in connector; and a power-supply-lead board-in connector disposed on the surface of the sensor substrate on the counter-stator side such that the power-supply-lead board-in connector faces the sensor-lead board-in connector with the bearing through hole therebetween, the power supply lead being connected to the power-supply-lead board-in connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mineo Yamamoto, Kazunori Sakanobe, Hiroyuki Ishii, Hiroki Aso, Junichiro Oya, Yuto Urabe
  • Publication number: 20180109167
    Abstract: A permanent-magnet electric motor includes: a rotor; and a rotational-position detection sensor configured to detect a rotational position of the rotor. The rotor includes: a rotating shaft; an annular ferrite magnet disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the rotating shaft; and a rare-earth magnet disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the ferrite magnet, and a length from a center of the ferrite magnet in an axial direction of the ferrite magnet to an end face of the ferrite magnet on a side of the rotational-position detection sensor in the axial direction of the ferrite magnet is longer than a length from a center of the rare-earth magnet in an axial direction of the rare-earth magnet to an end face of the rare-earth magnet on a side of the rotational-position detection sensor in the axial direction of the rare-earth magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Tomoaki OIKAWA, Mineo YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki ISHII, Hiroki ASO, Junichiro OYA, Yuto URABE, Takaya SHIMOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180091008
    Abstract: A permanent-magnet electric motor includes an annular stator core, a rotor core, and a rotating-position detection sensor. In each of a plurality of magnet insertion holes formed in the rotor core, a rare-earth magnet and a ferrite magnet are disposed adjacent to each other in an axial direction of the rotor core. The rotor core has an axial length longer than an axial length of the stator core. The rare-earth magnet is disposed in each of the magnet insertion holes to be opposed to the stator core in a radial direction of the stator core. The ferrite magnet disposed in each of the magnet insertion holes is disposed between the rare-earth magnet disposed in the corresponding magnet insertion hole and the rotating-position detection sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoaki OIKAWA, Mineo YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki ISHII, Hiroki ASO, Junichiro OYA, Yuto URABE, Takaya SHIMOKAWA