Patents by Inventor Motoi NAKAJIMA

Motoi NAKAJIMA 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: 11041472
    Abstract: A motor driving device is provided. The motor driving device includes a driving unit configured to drive a starter motor/generator that is directly connected to an engine by a rotation shaft, by performing on/off control of switching elements in a bridge circuit for driving a motor; and a driving controller configured to control a driving operation for the starter motor/generator that is performed by the driving unit. The driving unit controls a motor driving voltage for the starter motor/generator by changing ON periods of the switching elements of the bridge circuit, and turns on predetermined switching elements of the bridge circuit at a predetermined timing to perform an active freewheel operation for boosting a regenerative voltage generated by the starter motor/generator. The driving controller instructs the driving unit to control the motor driving voltage and on/off of the active freewheel operation, based on a battery voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignees: FUTABA CORPORATION, O.S. ENGINES MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Motoi Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20200256302
    Abstract: A motor driving device is provided. The motor driving device includes a driving unit configured to drive a starter motor/generator that is directly connected to an engine by a rotation shaft, by performing on/off control of switching elements in a bridge circuit for driving a motor; and a driving controller configured to control a driving operation for the starter motor/generator that is performed by the driving unit. The driving unit controls a motor driving voltage for the starter motor/generator by changing ON periods of the switching elements of the bridge circuit, and turns on predetermined switching elements of the bridge circuit at a predetermined timing to perform an active freewheel operation for boosting a regenerative voltage generated by the starter motor/generator. The driving controller instructs the driving unit to control the motor driving voltage and on/off of the active freewheel operation, based on a battery voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Motoi NAKAJIMA
  • Patent number: 10103642
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a rectifying unit for rectifying an AC input voltage, a voltage conversion unit including a switching element and configured to receive a rectified input voltage from the rectifying unit and obtain an output voltage voltage-converted by a switching operation of the switching element, and a voltage comparison unit configured to generate a comparison signal between the output voltage and a set output voltage. The power supply device further includes an oscillation unit configured to output a control signal having an oscillation period and an oscillation-stop period as a control signal for controlling an ON/OFF of the switching element. The oscillation period and the oscillation-stop period of the control signal are controlled by the comparison signal outputted from the voltage comparison unit, and a pulse duty ratio of the control signal in the oscillation period is variably controlled based on the input voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: FUTABA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motoi Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20170338747
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a rectifying unit for rectifying an AC input voltage, a voltage conversion unit including a switching element and configured to receive a rectified input voltage from the rectifying unit and obtain an output voltage voltage-converted by a switching operation of the switching element, and a voltage comparison unit configured to generate a comparison signal between the output voltage and a set output voltage. The power supply device further includes an oscillation unit configured to output a control signal having an oscillation period and an oscillation-stop period as a control signal for controlling an ON/OFF of the switching element. The oscillation period and the oscillation-stop period of the control signal are controlled by the comparison signal outputted from the voltage comparison unit, and a pulse duty ratio of the control signal in the oscillation period is variably controlled based on the input voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: Motoi NAKAJIMA