Patents by Inventor Motofumi Otsuji

Motofumi Otsuji 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: 8674578
    Abstract: A stator includes a core and a coil group. The core includes a ring portion, and a teeth portion preferably including twelve teeth portions projecting from an inside of the ring portion toward a center thereof. The coil group preferably includes twelve coils arranged in each of the teeth portions. The core is defined by coupling twelve cores which respectively include a teeth portion. The coil group preferably includes six coil pairs each including two coils joined to each other by a single conductive line. When the core is divided into a phase region and a neutral region equally along the axial direction, a first group of coils in each of the six coil pairs are arranged in the phase region, and the other coils are arranged in the neutral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Aono, Keisuke Fukunaga, Motofumi Otsuji
  • Patent number: 8350441
    Abstract: A motor includes a shaft, a rotor, a stator, and a housing. The stator preferably includes a core including a plurality of teeth, a plurality of coils, and electrically insulating tubes. The core is defined by a combination of a plurality of unit cores each of which has a separate one of the teeth. The plurality of coils include two or more continuous coils defined by a single line of a conductor wire. Each of the electrically insulating tubes is arranged to cover at least a portion of the conductor wire which passes between the continuous coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Fukunaga, Motofumi Otsuji, Masato Aono
  • Patent number: 8138644
    Abstract: A motor includes a plurality of bus wires of a common phase which are put together before being guided in a common passage to minimize the space arranged to guide the bus wires. Also, the bus wires of a common phase are easily insulated from those of different phases, and an axial height of the motor is reduced. Further, a radial width necessary to guide the bus wires is reduced, and an axial height of the motor including a sensor portion which detects a rotary position of the motor is reduced. Also, the bus wires are easily extended from the armature, and an amount of work required to connect the bus wires and the terminals is reduced. Furthermore, the connection terminal portion does not interfere with the bus wires when they are being guided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Nakaba Kataoka, Motofumi Otsuji, Yoshiaki Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20110297474
    Abstract: A stator includes a core and a coil group. The core includes a ring portion, and a teeth portion preferably including twelve teeth portions projecting from an inside of the ring portion toward a center thereof. The coil group preferably includes twelve coils arranged in each of the teeth portions. The core is defined by coupling twelve cores which respectively include a teeth portion. The coil group preferably includes six coil pairs each including two coils joined to each other by a single conductive line. When the core is divided into a phase region and a neutral region equally along the axial direction, a first group of coils in each of the six coil pairs are arranged in the phase region, and the other coils are arranged in the neutral region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Aono, Keisuke Fukunaga, Motofumi Otsuji
  • Publication number: 20110025148
    Abstract: A motor includes a shaft, a rotor, a stator, and a housing. The stator preferably includes a core including a plurality of teeth, a plurality of coils, and electrically insulating tubes. The core is defined by a combination of a plurality of unit cores each of which has a separate one of the teeth. The plurality of coils include two or more continuous coils defined by a single line of a conductor wire. Each of the electrically insulating tubes is arranged to cover at least a portion of the conductor wire which passes between the continuous coils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke FUKUNAGA, Motofumi OTSUJI, Masato AONO
  • Publication number: 20100201213
    Abstract: A motor includes a plurality of bus wires of a common phase which are put together before being guided in a common passage to minimize the space arranged to guide the bus wires. Also, the bus wires of a common phase are easily insulated from those of different phases, and an axial height of the motor is reduced. Further, a radial width necessary to guide the bus wires is reduced, and an axial height of the motor including a sensor portion which detects a rotary position of the motor is reduced. Also, the bus wires are easily extended from the armature, and an amount of work required to connect the bus wires and the terminals is reduced. Furthermore, the connection terminal portion does not interfere with the bus wires when they are being guided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nakaba Kataoka, Motofumi Otsuji, Yoshiaki Yamashita
  • Patent number: 7579735
    Abstract: A motor stator in one implementation includes a plurality of teeth disposed in a radial form centered about a predetermined center axis, insulators covering the plurality of teeth, and a plurality of coils provided on each of the plurality of teeth by winding conductors onto the insulators through to multiple layers. At one axial end of the plurality of areas where the insulators cover each of the plurality of teeth, the radius of curvature of the conductor windings on the ending side is larger than the radius of curvature on the starting side. The insulators in a motor stator in another implementation are provided with a first partition and a second partition that, relative to the axial center of the plurality of teeth, respectively cover one side and the other side each tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventor: Motofumi Otsuji
  • Patent number: 7514829
    Abstract: A busbar unit includes a busbar holder and a plurality of busbars. The busbar holder has a first surface and a second surface on both sides in an axial direction, respectively. The first surface is provided with grooves in which one or more busbars are accommodated. The busbar in the groove of the first surface is provided with a wire connector portion on the first surface. The second surface is also provided with grooves accommodating remaining busbar(s) therein. The busbar(s) in the groove of the second surface is provided with a wire connector portion on the second surface. To each wire connector portion, a conductive wire forming a coil winding of an armature of a motor is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Motofumi Otsuji, Nakaba Kataoka
  • Publication number: 20080242124
    Abstract: A busbar unit includes a busbar holder and a plurality of busbars. The busbar holder has a first surface and a second surface on both sides in an axial direction, respectively. The first surface is provided with grooves in which one or more busbars are accommodated. The busbar in the groove of the first surface is provided with a wire connector portion on the first surface. The second surface is also provided with grooves accommodating remaining busbar (s) therein. The busbar (s) in the groove of the second surface is provided with a wire connector portion on the second surface. To each wire connector portion, a conductive wire forming a coil winding of an armature of a motor is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motofumi OTSUJI, Nakaba KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20080042512
    Abstract: A motor stator in one implementation includes a plurality of teeth disposed in a radial form centered about a predetermined center axis, insulators covering the plurality of teeth, and a plurality of coils provided on each of the plurality of teeth by winding conductors onto the insulators through to multiple layers. At one axial end of the plurality of areas where the insulators cover each of the plurality of teeth, the radius of curvature of the conductor windings on the ending side is larger than the radius of curvature on the starting side. The insulators in a motor stator in another implementation are provided with a first partition and a second partition that, relative to the axial center of the plurality of teeth, respectively cover one side and the other side each tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motofumi OTSUJI
  • Patent number: 7291955
    Abstract: A motor stator in one implementation includes a plurality of teeth disposed in a radial form centered about a predetermined center axis, insulators covering the plurality of teeth, and a plurality of coils provided on each of said plurality of teeth by winding conductors onto the insulators through to multiple layers. At one axial end of the plurality of areas where the insulators cover each of the plurality of teeth, the radius of curvature of the conductor windings on the ending side is larger than the radius of curvature on the starting side. The insulators in a motor stator in another implementation are provided with a first partition and a second partition that, relative to the axial center of the plurality of teeth, respectively cover one side and the other side each tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventor: Motofumi Otsuji
  • Publication number: 20060022549
    Abstract: Motor stator in which a plurality of first guide grooves (321) and second guide grooves (322) that govern the winding position of conductors are formed on the upper end portion and lower end portion of insulators (32) which cover each of the stator teeth (31). The inclination of the first guide grooves is equal to the pitch of the first guide grooves, and the inclination of the second guide grooves is configured to be 0. The second-guide-groove start and end points are positioned on a straight line extending in the (?Z) direction from the first-guide-groove end point (3212) and from the adjoining first-guide-groove start point (3211) on the (?Y) side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: Nidec Corporation
    Inventor: Motofumi Otsuji
  • Publication number: 20060022550
    Abstract: A motor stator in one implementation includes a plurality of teeth disposed in a radial form centered about a predetermined center axis, insulators covering the plurality of teeth, and a plurality of coils provided on each of said plurality of teeth by winding conductors onto said insulators through to multiple layers. At one axial end of the plurality of areas where said insulators cover each of said plurality of teeth, the radius of curvature of the conductor windings on the ending side is larger than the radius of curvature on the starting side. The insulators in a motor stator in another implementation are provided with a first partition and a second partition that, relative to the axial center of the plurality of teeth, respectively cover one side and the other side each tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: Nidec Corporation
    Inventor: Motofumi Otsuji