Patents by Inventor Naotake Kanda
Naotake Kanda 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: 11363716Abstract: Provided is a control device and a motor device that can effectively suppress influence of vibration of a specific electronic component. A coil that is the specific electronic component is mounted on a circuit board. A connector portion has a base portion extending in a thickness direction of the circuit board and an extended portion extending from the base portion in a direction in which the circuit board extends. The extended portion of the connector portion has an annular portion, a support portion, and a pedestal portion. The pedestal portion serves as a portion to which the coil is bonded and fixed. With an adhesive applied to the pedestal portion, the pedestal portion bonds and fixes the coil thereto.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Higashide, Takaya Tanikawa, Naotake Kanda
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Patent number: 10804776Abstract: An injection molding device includes: a lower die that supports a rotor core; an intermediate die including a magnetizing mechanism; and an upper die including an injection die having a gate formed therein through which a molten bonded-magnet material supplied from a supply source is injected into a magnet insertion hole in the rotor core. The injection die has a cylindrical protruding portion at an end surface of which the gate is open. In the protruding portion, a magnetic-flux applying member containing ferromagnetic material is embedded with its side surface exposed at an outer peripheral surface of the protruding portion. The magnetizing mechanism is formed in an annular shape that can accommodate, inside its inner periphery, the rotor core and a distal end portion of the protruding portion by disposing yokes and permanent magnets alternately in the circumferential direction. Magnetic-path surfaces of the yokes radially face the side surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Tachi, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Naotake Kanda, Taiki Takeuchi, Shohei Ogi
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Publication number: 20200146148Abstract: Provided is a control device and a motor device that can effectively suppress influence of vibration of a specific electronic component. A coil that is the specific electronic component is mounted on a circuit board. A connector portion has a base portion extending in a thickness direction of the circuit board and an extended portion extending from the base portion in a direction in which the circuit board extends. The extended portion of the connector portion has an annular portion, a support portion, and a pedestal portion. The pedestal portion serves as a portion to which the coil is bonded and fixed. With an adhesive applied to the pedestal portion, the pedestal portion bonds and fixes the coil thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro HIGASHIDE, Takaya TANIKAWA, Naotake KANDA
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Patent number: 10199911Abstract: An orientation magnetization device includes plural orientation magnetization yokes and plural orientation magnetization magnets, and molds field magnets while a rotor core is disposed in a magnetic circuit that is formed by assembling the orientation magnetization yokes and the orientation magnetization magnets into an annular shape. When the rotor core is disposed in the magnetic circuit, protruding portions are disposed at portions of the respective orientation magnetization yokes facing the rotor core. Auxiliary magnets are disposed in gaps between the respective orientation magnetization magnets and the rotor core, on opposite sides of each protruding portion in a circumferential direction of the orientation magnetization device. Each protruding portion and each auxiliary magnet extend in an axial direction of the orientation magnetization device, and are skewed with respect to the axial direction of the orientation magnetization device.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Taiki Takeuchi, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Naotake Kanda, Yoshiyuki Shibata, Koji Tachi
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Patent number: 10141800Abstract: A magnet-embedded rotor includes a cylindrical rotor core that rotates together with a rotating shaft; and permanent magnets embedded in the rotor core. The rotor core includes core members, and each core member includes a tubular portion into which the rotating shaft is inserted and projecting portions formed to project in a radial direction of the tubular portion from an outer periphery of the tubular portion and arranged apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the tubular portion. The rotor core is formed by assembling the core members such that the tubular portions are arranged on one straight line and the projecting portion of the core member and the projecting portion of the other core member are adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction of the rotor core. The permanent magnet is embedded in each projecting portion of each core member.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Keita Nimura, Naotake Kanda, Ryosuke Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20180309351Abstract: An injection molding device includes: a lower die that supports a rotor core; an intermediate die including a magnetizing mechanism; and an upper die including an injection die having a gate formed therein through which a molten bonded-magnet material supplied from a supply source is injected into a magnet insertion hole in the rotor core. The injection die has a cylindrical protruding portion at an end surface of which the gate is open. In the protruding portion, a magnetic-flux applying member containing ferromagnetic material is embedded with its side surface exposed at an outer peripheral surface of the protruding portion. The magnetizing mechanism is formed in an annular shape that can accommodate, inside its inner periphery, the rotor core and a distal end portion of the protruding portion by disposing yokes and permanent magnets alternately in the circumferential direction. Magnetic-path surfaces of the yokes radially face the side surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Koji TACHI, Hiroshi YOSHIKAWA, Naotake KANDA, Taiki TAKEUCHI, Shohei OGI
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Patent number: 9812239Abstract: A manufacturing device for a rotor core includes: a magnetization device that magnetizes magnet raw materials before being magnetized disposed in magnet insertion holes of the rotor core to turn the magnet raw materials before being magnetized into permanent magnets; and a detachment device that detaches the rotor core from the magnetization device. The detachment device also functions as a mounting device that mounts a jig around the rotor core when the rotor core is detached from the magnetization device.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Keita Nimura, Naotake Kanda, Ryosuke Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20170279340Abstract: An orientation magnetization device includes plural orientation magnetization yokes and plural orientation magnetization magnets, and molds field magnets while a rotor core is disposed in a magnetic circuit that is formed by assembling the orientation magnetization yokes and the orientation magnetization magnets into an annular shape. When the rotor core is disposed in the magnetic circuit, protruding portions are disposed at portions of the respective orientation magnetization yokes facing the rotor core. Auxiliary magnets are disposed in gaps between the respective orientation magnetization magnets and the rotor core, on opposite sides of each protruding portion in a circumferential direction of the orientation magnetization device. Each protruding portion and each auxiliary magnet extend in an axial direction of the orientation magnetization device, and are skewed with respect to the axial direction of the orientation magnetization device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Taiki TAKEUCHI, Hiroshi YOSHIKAWA, Naotake KANDA, Yoshiyuki SHIBATA, Koji TACHI
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Publication number: 20170244293Abstract: A rotor includes a core and permanent magnets. Each permanent magnet is embedded in the core. Each permanent magnet forming one of the magnetic poles of the rotor includes a first portion and a second portion. The first and second portions and extend inward in a radial direction Dr and also extend away from a stator-facing surface of the rotor 10 in an axial direction Da. Regions of the first and second portions and away from the stator-facing surface are connected to a bottom. An inner peripheral surface of the first portion, an inner peripheral surface of the second portion, and an inner peripheral surface of the bottom form one of the magnetic poles of the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Naotake KANDA, Hiroshi YOSHIKAWA, Taiki TAKEUCHI, Yoshiyuki SHIBATA
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Publication number: 20170187255Abstract: An object is to provide an interior permanent magnet rotor unit that allows possible demagnetization to be suppressed regardless of a material for a portion of a permanent magnet, which is positioned on an outward side in a radial direction of a core. A core is a laminate of first thin-plate-like members and second thin-plate-like members. The first thin-plate-like members and the second thin-plate-like members have first insertion slots and second insertion slots each of which is filled with a permanent magnet. In the first thin-plate-like members, a separating portion is formed at an end of each of the first insertion slots or the second insertion slots, which end is located on an outward side of the insertion slot in a radial direction, to form a slit in the corresponding permanent magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Naotake KANDA, Hiroshi YOSHIKAWA, Taiki TAKEUCHI, Yoshiyuki SHIBATA
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Publication number: 20170070111Abstract: An interior permanent magnet rotor restrains demagnetization of permanent magnets embedded in a core. Each permanent magnet is formed by joining a first portion and a second portion at a connection. The first and second portions extend from the outer side toward the inner side in the radial direction of the core. The outer end faces of the first and second portions in the radial direction of the core extend in an orientation direction as viewed in section perpendicular to the axial direction. The outside diameter of the core gradually increases from the boundaries between a single magnetic pole and magnetic poles adjoining the single magnetic pole toward the middle of the single magnetic pole in the circumferential direction of the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Naotake KANDA, Yoshiyuki SHIBATA, Yoshihiro OONO
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Patent number: 9422939Abstract: A pump housing, a fixing member and a holding member are assembled in the axis direction of an oil pump to fix a stator and a rotor of a brushless motor. The holding member is made of metal material and has a cylindrical shape that extends from its bottom portion toward one side in the axial direction. The fixing member is a cylindrical metal member. Stepped portions, extending in the circumferential direction, are formed in the outer periphery of the holding member and the inner periphery of the fixing member, and contact each other. The outer periphery of the holding member engages with the inner periphery of the fixing member. The outer periphery of the other end portion of the fixing member is fitted to the inner periphery of a flange portion projecting from the end face of the pump housing, which is adjacent to the brushless motor.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Naotake Kanda, Yoshihiro Oono
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Publication number: 20160111945Abstract: A radial magnetizing part including permanent magnets is disposed so as to face a rotor unit in a radial direction of the rotor unit. Axial magnetizing parts are disposed on both end faces in an axial direction of the rotor unit. The axial magnetizing parts include low magnetic permeability portions and high magnetic permeability portions. The low magnetic permeability portions are disposed so as to face magnet materials. Magnetic flux from the N pole of the permanent magnet of the radial magnetizing part enters a core in the radial direction, crosses the magnet material, and returns to the S pole of the permanent magnet. The magnetic flux from the N pole of the permanent magnet of the radial magnetizing part also enters the core through the high magnetic permeability portions of the axial magnetizing parts, crosses the magnet material, and returns to the S pole of the permanent magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosuke YAMAGUCHI, Yoshihiro OONO, Naotake KANDA, Yoshiyuki SHIBATA
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Patent number: 9175680Abstract: A stator is fixedly fastened at its outer periphery by a cylindrical and thin metal collar. One end of the collar is engaged with a pump housing. Multiple metal nuts are embedded in insulators fitted to stator cores through insert molding. The stator of a brushless motor is fixed by screwing bolts passed through the pump housing from a pump plate, to nuts embedded in the insulators.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Junichi Miyaki, Katsutoshi Nisizaki, Yoshihiro Oono, Naotake Kanda
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Patent number: 9108667Abstract: A motor vehicle steering system includes a knob for rotationally manipulating a steering member and a knob reaction force actuator for giving a reaction force in response to the rotation of the knob. The knob has a knob center and is supported by the steering member in a manner rotatable about the knob center. Holding the knob and manipulating the steering member causes the knob to rotate (spin) about the knob center as the steering member rotates. The knob reaction force actuator then gives an appropriate reaction force in response to the rotation (spinning) of the knob.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Ryouhei Hayama, Naotake Kanda
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Publication number: 20150206642Abstract: A manufacturing device for a rotor core includes: a magnetization device that magnetizes magnet raw materials before being magnetized disposed in magnet insertion holes of the rotor core to turn the magnet raw materials before being magnetized into permanent magnets; and a detachment device that detaches the rotor core from the magnetization device. The detachment device also functions as a mounting device that mounts a jig around the rotor core when the rotor core is detached from the magnetization device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Keita NIMURA, Naotake KANDA, Ryosuke YAMAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20140285049Abstract: A magnet-embedded rotor includes a cylindrical rotor core that rotates together with a rotating shaft; and permanent magnets embedded in the rotor core. The rotor core includes core members, and each core member includes a tubular portion into which the rotating shaft is inserted and projecting portions formed to project in a radial direction of the tubular portion from an outer periphery of the tubular portion and arranged apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the tubular portion. The rotor core is formed by assembling the core members such that the tubular portions are arranged on one straight line and the projecting portion of the core member and the projecting portion of the other core member are adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction of the rotor core. The permanent magnet is embedded in each projecting portion of each core member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Keita NIMURA, Naotake KANDA, Ryosuke YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 8739919Abstract: The invention provides a motor including: a cylindrical motor case having a bottom that supports an outer circumferential surface of a stator core by an inner circumferential surface thereof; and a bracket that supports an output shaft side bearing and closes an opening of the motor case; wherein the stator core is press-fitted into the motor case from the opening such that a part of the stator core is exposed from the motor case, and a part of the stator core that is not press-fitted to the motor case forms a sliding fitting wall capable of providing a sliding fitting connection with the bracket.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2007Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Ken Matsubara, Noboru Niguchi, Naotake Kanda, Toshimasa Soku
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Patent number: 8689926Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus (1) comprises a control device (12), which controls driving of an electric motor (18) based on the detection signals from a rotational position-detecting sensor (72; 72A), which detects the rotational position of the rotor (64) of the electric motor (18), and a steering status detecting sensor (11; 11A). The control device (12) is housed in a housing (100) that is partitioned by a first housing (23), which is at least a portion of the motor housing (25) for the electric motor (18), and a second housing (24; 24A; 24B) that touches the first housing (23). At least one of the rotational position-detecting sensor (72; 72A) and steering state detecting sensor (11; 11A) is connected to the control device (12) by means of only a signal wire (81; 134) inside the first housing (23) or the second housing (24; 24A; 24B).Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2009Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Shigeki Nagase, Shiro Nakano, Ken Matsubara, Motoo Nakai, Kunihiro Oka, Naotake Kanda, Nobuhiro Uchida, Kouya Yoshida, Minoru Sentoku
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Patent number: 8408353Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle steering apparatus (1; 301) equipped with a control device (12; 322) which controls the actuation of an electric motor (18; 317). First and second housings (23, 24 325, 312), which are in contact with each other, partition off an accommodation chamber (100; 324) which contains the control device (12; 322). The first housing (23; 325) is at least one part of the motor housing (25; 323). The first housing (23; 325) includes a first interior wall surface (101; 401) which partially partitions the accommodation chamber (100; 324). The second housing (24; 312) includes a second interior wall surface (102; 402) which partially partitions the accommodation chamber (100; 324). The first and the second interior wall surfaces (101, 102; 401, 402) are opposite each other with respect to the axial direction (X1) of a rotatable shaft (37; 352) of an electric motor (18; 317).Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2009Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Shigeki Nagase, Ken Matsubara, Minoru Sentoku, Kunihiro Oka, Motoo Nakai, Kouya Yoshida, Nobuhiro Uchida, Naotake Kanda