Patents by Inventor Munetaka Kashiwa
Munetaka Kashiwa 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: 11021272Abstract: A control moment gyroscope includes: an inner gimbal; a rotor that is held by the inner gimbal to be rotatable around a spin axis; a spin motor that is disposed on the inner gimbal, and that rotates the rotor around the spin axis; a stator that holds the inner gimbal to be rotatable around a gimbal axis that is perpendicular to the spin axis; gimbal bearings that are disposed between the inner gimbal and the stator to face each other from opposite sides of a plane that is perpendicular to the gimbal axis and that includes the spin axis, to be in contact with the plane in question, or to include the plane in question; and a torque module that is disposed on the stator, and that rotates the inner gimbal around the gimbal axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Munetaka Kashiwa, Kazuhiko Fukushima
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Publication number: 20190016480Abstract: A control moment gyroscope includes: an inner gimbal; a rotor that is held by the inner gimbal to be rotatable around a spin axis; a spin motor that is disposed on the inner gimbal, and that rotates the rotor around the spin axis; a stator that holds the inner gimbal to be rotatable around a gimbal axis that is perpendicular to the spin axis; gimbal bearings that are disposed between the inner gimbal and the stator to face each other from opposite sides of a plane that is perpendicular to the gimbal axis and that includes the spin axis, to be in contact with the plane in question, or to include the plane in question; and a torque module that is disposed on the stator, and that rotates the inner gimbal around the gimbal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2016Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Munetaka KASHIWA, Kazuhiko FUKUSHIMA
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Patent number: 10090126Abstract: A switchgear includes a stationary contact, a movable contact able to be shifted between a closed position and an opened position, an electromagnetic actuator able to generate power for shifting the movable contact, the electromagnetic actuator including a stator and a movable element, and a power transmission unit able to shift the movable contact, and to press the movable contact against the stationary contact. The power transmission unit includes a drive unit-side spring bearing portion able to be shifted together with the movable element, a contact-side spring bearing portion to be opposed to the drive unit-side spring bearing portion, and able to be shifted together with the movable contact, and a spring member provided between the drive unit-side spring bearing portion and the contact-side spring bearing portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masayuki Kakio, Munetaka Kashiwa, Shintaro Yamada, Toshihiro Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20160300678Abstract: A switchgear includes a stationary contact, a movable contact able to be shifted between a closed position and an opened position, an electromagnetic actuator able to generate power for shifting the movable contact, the electromagnetic actuator including a stator and a movable element, and a power transmission unit able to shift the movable contact, and to press the movable contact against the stationary contact. The power transmission unit includes a drive unit-side spring bearing portion able to be shifted together with the movable element, a contact-side spring bearing portion to be opposed to the drive unit-side spring bearing portion, and able to be shifted together with the movable contact, and a spring member provided between the drive unit-side spring bearing portion and the contact-side spring bearing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2014Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masayuki Kakio, Munetaka Kashiwa, Shintaro Yamada, Toshihiro Matsunaga
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Patent number: 9305725Abstract: Provided are: a vacuum interrupter having a fixed contact and a movable contact; a fixed side mounting plate which supports a fixed side conductor; and an operating mechanism which is coupled to a movable side conductor and performs opening and closing operation of both the contacts. The fixed side mounting plate is configured such that a plurality of plate-like members are overlapped; an exposed portion of the fixed side conductor is attached with a divided terminal which has a fitting hole to be fitted to the exposed portion and is formed with a slit in a radial direction from the fitting hole; and the divided terminal is fixed to the fixed side mounting plate and the fixed side conductor is supported by the fixed side mounting plate via the divided terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tadahiro Yoshida, Toshihiro Matsunaga, Toru Kimura, Koichi Kagawa, Hideki Miyatake, Munetaka Kashiwa
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Publication number: 20150248977Abstract: Provided are: a vacuum valve having a fixed contact and a movable contact; a fixed side mounting plate which supports a fixed side conductor; and an operating mechanism which is coupled to a movable side conductor and performs opening and closing operation of both the contacts. The fixed side mounting plate is configured such that a plurality of plate-like members are overlapped; an exposed portion of the fixed side conductor is attached with a divided terminal which has a fitting hole to be fitted to the exposed portion and is formed with a slit in a radial direction from the fitting hole; and the divided terminal is fixed to the fixed side mounting plate and the fixed side conductor is supported by the fixed side mounting plate via the divided terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2013Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Tadahiro Yoshida, Toshihiro Matsunaga, Toru Kimura, Koichi Kagawa, Hideki Miyatake, Munetaka Kashiwa
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Patent number: 8963475Abstract: A micro-step driving control apparatus for a stepping motor in which torque fluctuations caused by influence of detent torque can be reduced without performing preliminary driving, including: a phase difference estimator calculating, based on detected motor current and a command value, an estimated phase difference between the command value and the current; low-speed and high-speed motor rotational angle estimators calculating an estimated motor rotational angle at a low speed rotation and an estimated motor rotational angle at a high speed rotation; an addition unit calculating, based on the command value, an estimated motor rotational angle by mixing the estimated motor rotational angles at an appropriate rate; a detent torque estimator calculating, based on the mixed estimated motor rotational angle, estimated detent torque; and a compensation signal generator generating a compensation signal based on the estimated detent torque and the mixed estimated motor rotational angle.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Munetaka Kashiwa
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Publication number: 20130162191Abstract: A micro-step driving control apparatus for a stepping motor in which torque fluctuations caused by influence of detent torque can be reduced without performing preliminary driving, including: a phase difference estimator calculating, based on detected motor current and a command value, an estimated phase difference between the command value and the current; low-speed and high-speed motor rotational angle estimators calculating an estimated motor rotational angle at a low speed rotation and an estimated motor rotational angle at a high speed rotation; an addition unit calculating, based on the command value, an estimated motor rotational angle by mixing the estimated motor rotational angles at an appropriate rate; a detent torque estimator calculating, based on the mixed estimated motor rotational angle, estimated detent torque; and a compensation signal generator generating a compensation signal based on the estimated detent torque and the mixed estimated motor rotational angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Munetaka Kashiwa