Patents by Inventor Shinichi Horikoshi

Shinichi Horikoshi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240162844
    Abstract: A motor driving system of one embodiment includes a portable apparatus that stores a pairing-use identifier: which is for pairing a converter device and an inverter device; in which a first identifier retained by the converter device was copied; and which can be read by the inverter device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Eijun MURAI, Shinichi HORIKOSHI
  • Publication number: 20240162704
    Abstract: This inrush current suppression circuit, which suppresses inrush current during pre-charging of a capacitor connected in parallel to the DC-output side of a converter that converts AC power supply voltage to DC voltage, includes: a resistor that is provided between the DC-output side of the converter and the capacitor, or that is provided on the AC-input side of the converter; a switch that is selectively switched between an open state, in which an electric circuit is formed with the resistor interposed, and a closed state, in which a short circuit is formed without the resistor interposed; an AC power supply voltage detection unit that detects whether the AC power supply voltage is inputted to the converter; and a switch control unit that switches the switch from the open state to the closed state after a prescribed time has elapsed from when the AC power supply voltage detection unit detects inputting of the AC power supply voltage to the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Sugiura, Shinichi Horikoshi, Koujirou Sakai
  • Publication number: 20230189480
    Abstract: In an electronic device, a stay is fixed to a surface of a heatsink on the side of a substrate or to a side surface of the heatsink, and is also fixed to the substrate. A contact portion of the stay which is in contact with the heatsink is in contact with the heatsink by mating therewith. The electron device is further provided with a fastening member for fixing the contact potion to the heatsink in detachable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Wataru KUROKI, Shinichi HORIKOSHI
  • Patent number: 11387745
    Abstract: The rectifier includes: a main circuit unit configured to perform power conversion between AC power on a side of a three-phase AC power supply and DC power on a DC side by rectifying operation of a rectifying device and ON-OFF operation of a switching device; a power calculation unit configured to calculate a value of a power flowing between the side of the three-phase AC power supply and the DC side via the main circuit unit; and a control unit configured to perform control to execute the ON-OFF operation of the switching device, wherein the control unit changes a length of an ON period per cycle in the ON-OFF operation executed on the switching device according to the value of the power calculated by the power calculation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Eijun Murai, Shunpei Tanaka, Shinichi Horikoshi
  • Patent number: 11171573
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: a converter converting AC voltage supplied from an AC power supply via a switch unit, into DC voltage; a smoothing capacitor smoothing the DC voltage output from the converter; a resistor suppressing electric current flowing into the smoothing capacitor; a switch short-circuiting the both ends of the resistor; a filter including reactors and capacitors and that removes noise; and a control unit controlling opening and closing of the switch unit and the switch. The control unit changes the switch unit from the open state to the closed state with the switch in an open state if the voltage across the smoothing capacitor is lower than a voltage threshold, and changes the switch unit from the open state to the closed state with the switch in an closed state if the voltage across the smoothing capacitor is equal to or greater than the voltage threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Horikoshi, Koujirou Sakai
  • Patent number: 11146182
    Abstract: A rectifier according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a bridge circuit that derives a positive voltage component and a negative voltage component from an AC power supply voltage; a smoothing capacitor that smooths an output voltage from the bridge circuit; a pre-charge resistor that is provided between the bridge circuit and the smoothing capacitor, and reduces an inrush current; a charge switch that is provided in parallel with the pre-charge resistor; and a controller that controls the charge switch between an open state and a close state, wherein when application of the AC power supply voltage to the bridge circuit is started, the controller closes the charge switch if a voltage applied between ends of the pre-charge resistor is determined to become equal to or lower than a predetermined resistor threshold voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Tagawa, Shinichi Horikoshi
  • Publication number: 20210175818
    Abstract: The rectifier includes: a main circuit unit configured to perform power conversion between AC power on a side of a three-phase AC power supply and DC power on a DC side by rectifying operation of a rectifying device and ON-OFF operation of a switching device; a power calculation unit configured to calculate a value of a power flowing between the side of the three-phase AC power supply and the DC side via the main circuit unit; and a control unit configured to perform control to execute the ON-OFF operation of the switching device, wherein the control unit changes a length of an ON period per cycle in the ON-OFF operation executed on the switching device according to the value of the power calculated by the power calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Eijun Murai, Shunpei Tanaka, Shinichi Horikoshi
  • Patent number: 11005409
    Abstract: A motor drive apparatus includes a converter which converts AC power into DC power and outputs it to a DC link, an inverter which converts the DC power of the DC link into AC power for driving a motor, DC link capacitors connected in series with each other, resistors connected in parallel with the DC link capacitors and connected in series with each other, a DC link voltage detection unit, a current-carrying element which is connected between one of connection points connecting the DC link capacitors to each other and one of connection points connecting the resistors to each other, and carries a current when the applied voltage is higher than a predetermined value, and a short-circuit judgment unit which judges that at least one of the DC link capacitors has shorted when the DC link voltage value is larger than an upper limit or smaller than a lower limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Akinori Satou, Shinichi Horikoshi
  • Publication number: 20210021205
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: a converter converting AC voltage supplied from an AC power supply via a switch unit, into DC voltage; a smoothing capacitor smoothing the DC voltage output from the converter; a resistor suppressing electric current flowing into the smoothing capacitor; a switch short-circuiting the both ends of the resistor; a filter including reactors and capacitors and that removes noise; and a control unit controlling opening and closing of the switch unit and the switch. The control unit changes the switch unit from the open state to the closed state with the switch in an open state if the voltage across the smoothing capacitor is lower than a voltage threshold, and changes the switch unit from the open state to the closed state with the switch in an closed state if the voltage across the smoothing capacitor is equal to or greater than the voltage threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Shinichi HORIKOSHI, Koujirou SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20200412274
    Abstract: A rectifier according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a bridge circuit that derives a positive voltage component and a negative voltage component from an AC power supply voltage; a smoothing capacitor that smooths an output voltage from the bridge circuit; a pre-charge resistor that is provided between the bridge circuit and the smoothing capacitor, and reduces an inrush current; a charge switch that is provided in parallel with the pre-charge resistor; and a controller that controls the charge switch between an open state and a close state, wherein when application of the AC power supply voltage to the bridge circuit is started, the controller closes the charge switch if a voltage applied between ends of the pre-charge resistor is determined to become equal to or lower than a predetermined resistor threshold voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki TAGAWA, Shinichi HORIKOSHI
  • Patent number: 10827638
    Abstract: A motor driving device includes a printed board on which a pattern is printed, and a resin board which is formed by molding a resin and on which no pattern is printed, and the printed board is provided on the resin board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Horikoshi, Yuuya Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10812009
    Abstract: A motor driving device includes a heat sink, a rectifier provided on the heat sink and configured to rectify an AC voltage supplied from an AC power supply to a DC voltage, a charging resistor provided on the heat sink and configured to be used for charging a smoothing capacitor for smoothing the DC voltage rectified by the rectifier, and a temperature sensor with which the charging resistor is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Tagawa, Shinichi Horikoshi
  • Patent number: 10720872
    Abstract: A motor control device includes a rectifier which converts AC power into DC power and outputs it to a DC link, an inverter which converts the DC power of the DC link into AC power for each motor and outputs it, an AC voltage detection unit which detects an AC voltage value on the AC input side of the rectifier, a state determination unit which determines that a voltage dropped state has been set when the AC voltage value is smaller than a certain specified voltage and that a normal state has been set when the AC voltage value is equal to or larger than the specified voltage, and an output control unit which controls each motor in accordance with the amount of voltage drop with respect to the specified voltage of the AC voltage value when the state determination unit determines that the voltage dropped state has been set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunpei Tanaka, Shinichi Horikoshi, Yuuta Sekikawa, Kenta Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10709037
    Abstract: A motor drive device capable of attaching a fan unit to a mounting member more easily. The motor drive device includes the mounting member formed with a mounting hole, the fan unit including a lid positioned facing the mounting member to cover the mounting hole and being fixed to the mounting member, and a restricting member movably attached to the lid, the restricting member being movable between a restriction position for engaging with the mounting member and a non-restriction position for releasing from the mounting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Makoto Takeshita, Shinichi Horikoshi
  • Patent number: 10651758
    Abstract: A motor drive apparatus includes a PWM converter configured to convert AC power of an AC power supply into DC power, a DC link unit including capacitors provided on the DC output side of the PWM converter and connected in series with each other, an inverter configured to convert the DC power of the DC link unit into AC power for driving a motor and output the AC power, a DC link voltage detection unit, a power supply voltage detection unit, a short-circuit judgment unit configured to judge that at least one of the capacitors has shorted when the DC link voltage value is smaller than the peak value of the power supply voltage, and a shut-off unit configured to shut off flow of AC power from the AC power supply into the PWM converter when the short-circuit judgment unit judges that at least one of the capacitors has shorted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Horikoshi, Yuuya Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20190372504
    Abstract: A motor drive apparatus includes a converter which converts AC power into DC power and outputs it to a DC link, an inverter which converts the DC power of the DC link into AC power for driving a motor, DC link capacitors connected in series with each other, resistors connected in parallel with the DC link capacitors and connected in series with each other, a DC link voltage detection unit, a current-carrying element which is connected between one of connection points connecting the DC link capacitors to each other and one of connection points connecting the resistors to each other, and carries a current when the applied voltage is higher than a predetermined value, and a short-circuit judgment unit which judges that at least one of the DC link capacitors has shorted when the DC link voltage value is larger than an upper limit or smaller than a lower limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Akinori Satou, Shinichi Horikoshi
  • Publication number: 20190312542
    Abstract: A motor driving device includes a heat sink, a rectifier provided on the heat sink and configured to rectify an AC voltage supplied from an AC power supply to a DC voltage, a charging resistor provided on the heat sink and configured to be used for charging a smoothing capacitor for smoothing the DC voltage rectified by the rectifier, and a temperature sensor with which the charging resistor is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Takaaki Tagawa, Shinichi Horikoshi
  • Publication number: 20190260300
    Abstract: A motor drive apparatus includes a PWM converter configured to convert AC power of an AC power supply into DC power, a DC link unit including capacitors provided on the DC output side of the PWM converter and connected in series with each other, an inverter configured to convert the DC power of the DC link unit into AC power for driving a motor and output the AC power, a DC link voltage detection unit, a power supply voltage detection unit, a short-circuit judgment unit configured to judge that at least one of the capacitors has shorted when the DC link voltage value is smaller than the peak value of the power supply voltage, and a shut-off unit configured to shut off flow of AC power from the AC power supply into the PWM converter when the short-circuit judgment unit judges that at least one of the capacitors has shorted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichi HORIKOSHI, Yuuya NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190230809
    Abstract: A motor driving device includes a printed board on which a pattern is printed, and a resin board which is formed by molding a resin and on which no pattern is printed, and the printed board is provided on the resin board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Shinichi HORIKOSHI, Yuuya NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 10298141
    Abstract: A motor drive device that inputs AC power from a power supply to drive a motor includes: a converter that converts the AC power from the power supply into DC power; a DC/DC converter that generates DC power produced by stepping-up, stepping-down, or stepping-up and stepping-down the DC power from the converter; an inverter that converts the DC power from the DC/DC converter into AC power and supplies to the motor; and an electrical storage capacitor that is provided between the DC/DC converter and the inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Horikoshi, Yuuya Nakagawa