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).

  • Patent number: 11021272
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Munetaka Kashiwa, Kazuhiko Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20190016480
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Munetaka KASHIWA, Kazuhiko FUKUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 10090126
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Kakio, Munetaka Kashiwa, Shintaro Yamada, Toshihiro Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20160300678
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Kakio, Munetaka Kashiwa, Shintaro Yamada, Toshihiro Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 9305725
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadahiro Yoshida, Toshihiro Matsunaga, Toru Kimura, Koichi Kagawa, Hideki Miyatake, Munetaka Kashiwa
  • Publication number: 20150248977
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tadahiro Yoshida, Toshihiro Matsunaga, Toru Kimura, Koichi Kagawa, Hideki Miyatake, Munetaka Kashiwa
  • Patent number: 8963475
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Munetaka Kashiwa
  • Publication number: 20130162191
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Munetaka Kashiwa