Patents by Inventor Shoei Abe

Shoei Abe 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: 11695307
    Abstract: A rotor of a rotary electric machine includes a first magnet and a fourth magnet whose magnetic fields are oriented in radial directions of a stator, and a second magnet and a third magnet whose magnetic fields are oriented in circumferential directions of the stator. Teeth portions of the stator each include a base portion that protrudes in a radially inward direction of a yoke portion, a flange portion that is wider than the base portion, and an expanding portion interposed between the base portion and the flange portion. An angle of intersection between the base portion and the expanding portion is 108° to 130°. A distance (thickness) from an inner circumferential side end part to an outer circumferential side end part of the flange portion is 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Yazaki, Shigeru Tajima, Shoei Abe, Yoshihisa Kubota, Sho Yaegaki
  • Patent number: 11682934
    Abstract: A rotor of a rotary electric machine includes a first magnet and a fourth magnet whose magnetic fields are oriented in radial directions of a stator, and a second magnet and a third magnet whose magnetic fields are oriented in circumferential directions of the stator. In the stator, slots are formed between adjacent ones of teeth portions. An electromagnetic coil is provided in the slots. A distal end on an inner circumferential side of the electromagnetic coil is offset from an inner circumferential side end part of a base portion, which is a part of the teeth portion, toward a yoke portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Yazaki, Shigeru Tajima, Shoei Abe, Yoshihisa Kubota, Sho Yaegaki
  • Patent number: 11682935
    Abstract: A first magnet, a second magnet, a fourth magnet, and a third magnet are retained on a rotor of a rotary electric machine in this order alongside one another in a circumferential direction. Magnetic fields of the first magnet and the fourth magnet are oriented in radial directions of a stator. Magnetic fields of the second magnet and the third magnet are oriented in circumferential directions of the stator. When the rotor is viewed in plan from above or below, a ratio of a total surface area of the first magnet and the fourth magnet to a total surface area of the second magnet and the third magnet is S14:S23=1:0.2 to 1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Yazaki, Yoshihisa Kubota, Shoei Abe, Sho Yaegaki, Shigeru Tajima
  • Publication number: 20220103033
    Abstract: A rotor of a rotary electric machine includes a first magnet and a fourth magnet whose magnetic fields are oriented in radial directions of a stator, and a second magnet and a third magnet whose magnetic fields are oriented in circumferential directions of the stator. Teeth portions of the stator each include a base portion that protrudes in a radially inward direction of a yoke portion, a flange portion that is wider than the base portion, and an expanding portion interposed between the base portion and the flange portion. An angle of intersection between the base portion and the expanding portion is 108° to 130°. A distance (thickness) from an inner circumferential side end part to an outer circumferential side end part of the flange portion is 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Manabu Yazaki, Shigeru Tajima, Shoei Abe, Yoshihisa Kubota, Sho Yaegaki
  • Publication number: 20220103032
    Abstract: A first magnet, a second magnet, a fourth magnet, and a third magnet are retained on a rotor of a rotary electric machine in this order alongside one another in a circumferential direction. Magnetic fields of the first magnet and the fourth magnet are oriented in radial directions of a stator. Magnetic fields of the second magnet and the third magnet are oriented in circumferential directions of the stator. When the rotor is viewed in plan from above or below, a ratio of a total surface area of the first magnet and the fourth magnet to a total surface area of the second magnet and the third magnet is S14:S23=1:0.2 to 1:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Manabu Yazaki, Yoshihisa Kubota, Shoei Abe, Sho Yaegaki, Shigeru Tajima
  • Publication number: 20220103031
    Abstract: A rotor of a rotary electric machine includes a first magnet and a fourth magnet whose magnetic fields are oriented in radial directions of a stator, and a second magnet and a third magnet whose magnetic fields are oriented in circumferential directions of the stator. In the stator, slots are formed between adjacent ones of teeth portions. An electromagnetic coil is provided in the slots. A distal end on an inner circumferential side of the electromagnetic coil is offset from an inner circumferential side end part of a base portion, which is a part of the teeth portion, toward a yoke portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Manabu Yazaki, Shigeru Tajima, Shoei Abe, Yoshihisa Kubota, Sho Yaegaki
  • Patent number: 9919557
    Abstract: Provided is an omni-wheel including an annular core member for rotatively supporting a plurality of free roller that is light, economical and strong. The omni-wheel comprises an annular core member having at least one junction defined by mutually circumferentially opposing ends thereof, a plurality of sleeve members defining an inner bore and passed onto the core member and a free roller rotatably supported on an outer surface of each sleeve member in a coaxial relationship, wherein the mutually opposing ends of the annular core member at each junction are fitted into either end of the inner bore of the corresponding sleeve member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Yoshino, Wataru Yada, Shoei Abe, Shigeo Kobayashi, Ken Oizumi, Tsuyoshi Yadori
  • Publication number: 20160303898
    Abstract: Provided is an omni-wheel including an annular core member for rotatively supporting a plurality of free roller that is light, economical and strong. The omni-wheel comprises an annular core member having at least one junction defined by mutually circumferentially opposing ends thereof, a plurality of sleeve members defining an inner bore and passed onto the core member and a free roller rotatably supported on an outer surface of each sleeve member in a coaxial relationship, wherein the mutually opposing ends of the annular core member at each junction are fitted into either end of the inner bore of the corresponding sleeve member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Tsutomu YOSHINO, Wataru YADA, Shoei ABE, Shigeo KOBAYASHI, Ken OIZUMI, Tsuyoshi YADORI
  • Patent number: 8339010
    Abstract: An electric motor (10) is constructed with an inner circumference side rotor (11) and an outer circumference side rotor (12) which are coaxially arranged; and planetary gear mechanism which rotates at least one of the inner circumference side rotor (11) and the outer circumference side rotor (12) around an rotary shaft O. Long sides of substantially plate-like inner circumference side permanent magnets (11a) of the inner circumference side rotor (11) and those of substantially plate-like outer circumference side permanent magnets (12a) of the outer circumference side rotor (12) are arranged so as to face each other by the rotation of at least one of the inner circumference side rotor (11) and the outer circumference side rotor (12) in a cross section perpendicular to the rotary shaft O with the planetary gear mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hirofumi Atarashi, Shoei Abe, Tamotsu Kawamura, Hiromitsu Sato
  • Patent number: 8283829
    Abstract: There is provided an axial gap motor including a rotor rotatable around a rotation axis; and a first stator and a second stator arranged to face each other with the rotor therebetween from both sides of the rotor in the rotation axis direction of the rotor, wherein the rotor includes a plurality of main permanent magnets having magnetizing directions in the rotation axis direction of the rotor and arranged in a peripheral direction of the rotor; a partition member arranged between the main permanent magnets which are adjacent to each other in the peripheral direction of the rotor, the partition member including a nonmagnetic material; and auxiliary permanent magnets having a magnetizing direction that is orthogonal both to the rotation axis direction of the rotor and a radial direction of the rotor, and arranged on both sides of the partition member in the rotation axis direction of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichi Yamamoto, Hirofumi Atarashi, Shoei Abe
  • Patent number: 8278794
    Abstract: The rotor 11 of an axial gap type motor 10 is provided with a plurality of main magnets 41 respectively magnetized in an axial direction of a rotational axis and disposed at predetermined intervals in a peripheral direction, a plurality of yokes 42 structured by a laminated member 71 produced by winding a tape-shaped electromagnetic steel plate 60 and respectively disposed on both sides of the main magnets 41 in the axial direction, and a rotor frame 30 made of a die-cast alloy and including a plurality of ribs 31 respectively interposed between the main magnets 41 adjoining each other in the peripheral direction and extending in the radial direction, and an inner cylindrical portion 32 and an outer cylindrical portion 33 respectively formed on the radially inner side of the ribs 31 and on the radially outer side of the ribs 31.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Ishikawa, Keiichi Yamamoto, Shoei Abe
  • Patent number: 8053942
    Abstract: The present axial gap motor is provided with: a rotor that is rotatable around a rotation axis; and a pair of stators that are opposed to each other with the rotor interposed therebetween from both sides in a rotation axis direction which is parallel with the rotation axis of the rotor. The rotor includes: a plurality of main magnets arranged in a circumferential direction so that a flux direction is parallel with the rotation axis direction; a sub permanent magnet which is disposed in the vicinity of a circumferential end portion of the main magnet and is magnetized in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis direction and a radial direction; and a magnetic member which is provided on a surface of at least one of the one side and the other side in the rotation axis direction of the main magnet. A length of the magnetic member in the rotation axis direction is larger than a length of the sub permanent magnet in the rotation axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoei Abe, Hirofumi Atarashi, Keiichi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8049389
    Abstract: An axial gap motor includes a rotor and a stator, and the rotor includes within a rotor frame a plurality of main magnet pieces which are disposed in a circumferential direction in such a manner that their magnetized direction is in a rotational axis direction and magnetic members which are disposed on surfaces of at least one sides in the rotational axis direction of the main magnet pieces. The magnetic member has a fitting portion on one end face in a radial direction of the rotor thereof which is adapted to fit in the rotor frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoei Abe, Manabu Sakurada, Keiichi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8040008
    Abstract: The axial gap motor includes the rotor having: a rotor frame including a plurality of ribs extending in a radial direction, an inner circumferential side annular shaft, and an outer circumferential side annular rim, which are integrally coupled to each other through the ribs; the shaft has shaft side rib mounting holes through which the ribs are mounted, the rim has rim side rib mounting holes through which the ribs are mounted, the ribs have radial inner ends mounted and fixed into the shaft side rib mounting holes and radial outer ends mounted and fixed into the rim side rib mounting holes, and in the rotor frame, the main magnets and the sub magnets are alternately disposed in the circumferential direction, between the shaft and the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tamotsu Kawamura, Keiichi Yamamoto, Hirofumi Atarashi, Shoei Abe, Shigeru Tajima
  • Patent number: 8035266
    Abstract: An axial gap motor includes: a rotor; and a stator, wherein: the rotor includes a plurality of main permanent magnet parts and a plurality of auxiliary permanent magnet parts, the auxiliary permanent magnet parts being disposed near an end portion of each of the main permanent magnet parts and a magnetizing direction of each of the auxiliary permanent magnet parts corresponding to a direction perpendicular to the direction of the rotational axis; each of the stators includes a plurality of teeth arranged in a circumferential direction and protruding toward the rotor along the rotational axis, and a circumferential distance between a circumferential direction first end and a circumferential direction second end of each of the auxiliary permanent magnet parts on a surface opposite the stator is larger than a slot width of a slot defined between the teeth adjacent in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Atarashi, Shoei Abe, Keiichi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8030816
    Abstract: A rotor (11) is provided with: a main permanent magnet mounting layer (21) having a plurality of main permanent magnets (21a) mounted thereon; a first sub permanent magnet mounting layer (22) having a plurality of first sub permanent magnets (22a) mounted thereon; a second sub permanent magnet mounting layer (23) having a plurality of second sub permanent magnets (23a) mounted thereon; and a phase change mechanism capable, by turning at least either one of the first sub permanent magnet mounting layer (22) and the second permanent magnet mounting layer (23), and the main permanent magnet mounting layer (21) about the rotational axis, of changing the relative phase between the first sub permanent magnet mounting layer (22) and the second permanent magnet mounting layer (23), and the main permanent magnet mounting layer (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Atarashi, Keiichi Yamamoto, Shoei Abe, Shigeru Tajima
  • Patent number: 7977843
    Abstract: The axial gap type motor according to the present invention is provided with: a rotor and a first stator and a second stator, wherein the first and second stators includes an annular back yoke and a plurality of teeth which is provided on the annular back yoke at predetermined intervals in a peripheral direction so as to protrude toward the rotor in the direction of the rotation axis; the peripheral pitch of the plurality of teeth of the first and second stators are equal to each other; and in a case where the first stator and the second stator which sandwich the rotor therebetween in the direction of the rotation axis are seen from one side in the direction of the rotation axis, facing surfaces of the teeth of the first and second stators which face to the rotor are formed so as not to overlap completely each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Atarashi, Shoei Abe, Keiichi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7906883
    Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor frame having a plurality of ribs which are disposed at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction and which extend in a radial direction, and a shaft portion and a rim portion which are provided at inside diameter sides and outside diameter sides of the plurality of ribs, respectively, main magnet portions which are disposed individually between the ribs which are adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of sub-magnet portions which are disposed on at least one sides of the ribs in the rotational axis direction, and wherein a rigid portion is formed in an area where the sub-magnet portions are projected in the radial direction relative to an area where the rib is projected in the radial direction in a cross section of the rim portion taken along the rotational axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shoei Abe
  • Patent number: 7898200
    Abstract: A controller able to efficiently operate an electric motor of an axial air-gap type as an electric motor and an electricity generator is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Atarashi, Shoei Abe, Keiichi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7872440
    Abstract: A controller of an electric motor for improving operation efficiency in performing electric conducting control of the electric motor of an axial air-gap type is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Atarashi, Shoei Abe, Keiichi Yamamoto, Shigeru Tajima