Patents by Inventor Nakaba Kataoka

Nakaba Kataoka 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: 11522405
    Abstract: A motor for a driving device includes a rotor rotatable around a central axis, a stator facing the rotor, a busbar electrically connected to the stator, a busbar support to hold the busbar, a terminal bar including a first end electrically connected to the busbar, the terminal bar including a connection terminal at a second end and that is to be electrically connected to the driving device, and a seal to be attached to the driving device and located between the busbar and the connection terminal. The seal portion includes a through-hole into which the terminal bar is press-fitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Nakaba Kataoka
  • Patent number: 10763723
    Abstract: A motor for a driving device includes: a rotor rotatable around a central axis, a stator facing the rotor, a busbar electrically connected to the stator, a busbar support to hold the busbar, a terminal bar including a first end electrically connected to the busbar, the terminal bar including a connection terminal at a second end and that is to be electrically connected to the driving device, and a seal to be attached to the driving device and located between the busbar and the connection terminal. The seal portion includes a through-hole into which the terminal bar is press-fitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: NIDEC CORPORATION, ZF AUTOMOTIVE GERMANY GMBH, ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sambuichi, Nakaba Kataoka, Jochen Scherbart, Guy Healey
  • Publication number: 20200244141
    Abstract: A motor for a driving device includes a rotor rotatable around a central axis, a stator facing the rotor, a busbar electrically connected to the stator, a busbar support to hold the busbar, a terminal bar including a first end electrically connected to the busbar, the terminal bar including a connection terminal at a second end and that is to be electrically connected to the driving device, and a seal to be attached to the driving device and located between the busbar and the connection terminal. The seal portion includes a through-hole into which the terminal bar is press-fitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Nakaba KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20190229577
    Abstract: A motor for a driving device includes: a rotor rotatable around a central axis, a stator facing the rotor, a busbar electrically connected to the stator, a busbar support to hold the busbar, a terminal bar including a first end electrically connected to the busbar, the terminal bar including a connection terminal at a second end and that is to be electrically connected to the driving device, and a seal to be attached to the driving device and located between the busbar and the connection terminal. The seal portion includes a through-hole into which the terminal bar is press-fitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroshi SAMBUICHI, Nakaba KATAOKA
  • 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: 20110018384
    Abstract: In a motor, a raised portion arranged to project toward a rotor magnet is provided on an opposed surface of each tooth portion. This raised portion provided on an opposed surface of each tooth portion. This raised portion is provided at a substantial middle of the opposed surface in a circumferential direction. This allows a waveform of a cogging torque generated by the raised portions and a fundamental of a waveform of a cogging torque generated by slot openings to be substantially in opposite phases. Cogging torque generated by the slot openings can be thereby reduced, because of the cogging torque generated by the raised portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Kenjo, Nakaba Kataoka, Yoshihiro Uchitani, Yoshiaki Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20110018376
    Abstract: A technique and structure for establishing a sufficient electrical connection between an armature and a power supply of a motor even for use in severe working environments through at least one busbar is such that each of the at least one busbar is connected a conductor wire arranged to supply a drive current to the armature of the motor. The structure includes a terminal plate having a through hole defined therein to allow the conductor wire to pass therethrough, and a terminal wall arranged to rise above the terminal plate from a periphery of the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nakaba Kataoka, Keita Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 7868504
    Abstract: A resolver rotor for a variable reluctance resolver includes a plurality of axially stacked rotor pieces. The rotor pieces are jointly fitted into one body. In the fitting of the rotor pieces, deformed portions are provided between a center of the radial thickness of the resolver rotor and a side surface thereof which is opposite to a stator-side surface thereof. The number of deformed portions is the same as that of projecting poles of the resolver rotor. The deformed portions are arranged at circumferential positions of peaks of the respective projecting poles. At those positions, concave portions are provided on the side surface to receive deformations caused by fitting the rotor pieces together. Thus, the stator-side surface of the resolver rotor is less affected by fitting of the rotor pieces together, preventing a reduction in the detection accuracy of the resolver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Nakaba Kataoka, Keita Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 7827673
    Abstract: In a resolver of a motor, a plurality of wires forming a plurality of coils arranged at a resolver stator portion are arranged at a wiring surface which is arranged at a terminal block of a connector portion and extends between an annular shape surface arranged substantially perpendicularly to a central axis at a core back of an insulator and a plurality of terminal pins, and are connected to a control unit via the terminal pins. Each of the wires of the resolver includes a slackened portion formed at a portion thereof between corresponding terminal pins and corresponding coils. The slackened portion is accommodated in a groove portion arranged at the wiring surface of the connector portion in order to minimize the possibility of damaging the wire improving reliability of the connection between the terminal pin and the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Nakaba Kataoka, Keita Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 7830051
    Abstract: A resolver includes a terminal block having a plurality of terminals integrally formed therein. Each of the terminals has a conductive wire connecting portion arranged to allow a conductive wire of a resolver stator to be fixed thereto and a lead wire connecting portion which allows a lead wire to be connected thereto. Ultrasonic welding is carried out to join the lead wire connecting portion and a connecting end of the lead wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Nakaba Kataoka, Takahiro Hattori, Keita Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 7795766
    Abstract: A motor includes a housing having a substantially cylindrical shape accommodating therein a stator portion and a rotor portion. The housing includes a housing body having an opening at an upper side thereof, and a lid portion arranged between an armature and a sensor so as to close the opening of the housing body. Since the lid portion is made of a magnetic material and is arranged between the armature and the sensor, a magnetic effect on the sensor caused by a magnetic force generated at the armature is minimized. By virtue of such configuration in which the lid portion of the housing functions as a magnetic shield, the motor can be smaller in the axial direction compared with a configuration in which an extra layer of magnetic shield is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Nakaba Kataoka, Takayuki Migita, Hidehiro Haga
  • Publication number: 20100212143
    Abstract: In a resolver of a motor, a plurality of wires forming a plurality of coils arranged at a resolver stator portion are arranged at a wiring surface which is arranged at a terminal block of a connector portion and extends between an annular shape surface arranged substantially perpendicularly to a central axis at a core back of an insulator and a plurality of terminal pins, and are connected to a control unit via the terminal pins. Each of the wires of the resolver includes a slackened portion formed at a portion thereof between corresponding terminal pins and corresponding coils. The slackened portion is accommodated in a groove portion arranged at the wiring surface of the connector portion in order to minimize the possibility of damaging the wire improving reliability of the connection between the terminal pin and the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nakaba KATAOKA, Keita NAKANISHI
  • 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: 7755231
    Abstract: In a resolver of a motor, a plurality of wires forming a plurality of coils arranged at a resolver stator portion are arranged at a wiring surface which is arranged at a terminal block of a connector portion and extends between an annular shape surface arranged substantially perpendicularly to a central axis at a core back of an insulator and a plurality of terminal pins, and are connected to a control unit via the terminal pins. Each of the wires of the resolver includes a slackened portion formed at a portion thereof between corresponding terminal pins and corresponding coils. The slackened portion is accommodated in a groove portion arranged at the wiring surface of the connector portion in order to minimize the possibility of damaging the wire improving reliability of the connection between the terminal pin and the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Nakaba Kataoka, Keita Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 7737587
    Abstract: A motor having a busbar unit which is accommodated in a housing along with an armature includes a relay wherein the connection between the armature and the relay is secured. By virtue of such a configuration, reliability of the connection between the armature and the relay is improved. In the busbar unit, a plurality of first busbars and a plurality of second busbars each having a substantially arcuate shape are arranged so as to be circumferentially spaced apart from one another. The first busbars do not overlap with the second busbars in the axial and radial directions thereby reducing the dimensions of the motor in the axial and radial directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Nakaba Kataoka, Takayuki Migita, Hidehiro Haga
  • Patent number: 7714470
    Abstract: A connector portion of a resolver stator includes a connecting portion to which a lead wire is connected and a guiding groove which guides the lead wire in an axial direction. The lead wire connected to the connecting portion is retained by the guiding groove and guided in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Nakaba Kataoka, Keita Nakanishi, Yoshiaki Yamashita
  • Patent number: 7705505
    Abstract: A brushless motor includes at a substantially cylindrical portion of a bracket thereof a retaining mechanism which retains a resolver stator. The resolver stator whose axial movement and circumferential movement are minimized by the retaining mechanism will be affixed to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Nakaba Kataoka, Keita Nakanishi, Yoshiaki Yamashita
  • Patent number: 7663274
    Abstract: A motor stator section (3a) is furnished with a busbar (51) attached to an armature (3), and with a circuit board (52) attached to the busbar (51). A parts accommodation recess (516) is formed in the busbar (51) surface that opposes the circuit board (52), and a holding recess (512), in which is anchored a sensor holder (54) that retains Hall sensors (53) mounted on the circuit board (52) is formed in the busbar (51) inner circumferential surface. Further, grooves are formed in the circuit board (52), the sensor holder (54), and the busbar (51), wherein fitting a jig (9) to these grooves enables high-precision assembly of these components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Nakaba Kataoka, Takayuki Migita, Hiroaki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7663287
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator and a bus bar supported axially above the stator. The bus bar includes a concave portion arranged in a lower surface thereof facing toward coils of the stator. In a gap defined between the coil and the concave portion, a portion of the wire extracted from the coil and wound in the circumferential direction (i.e., a crossover wire portion) is accommodated. The bus bar includes a wire-positioning hole through which the wire is led to a terminal to be connected with the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Hidehiro Haga, Yoshiaki Yamashita, Nakaba Kataoka
  • Patent number: 7608959
    Abstract: In an armature for a brushless motor, a gap is provided between an inner circumferential surface of a cylinder portion of a cover and an outer circumferential surface in a radial direction of the armature. A plurality of non-magnetic spacers having a predetermined distance therebetween are provided in a circumferential direction so as to make contact with the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder portion and the outer circumferential surface of the armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Nakaba Kataoka, Keita Nakanishi, Yoshiaki Yamashita