Patents by Inventor Tadao Yamaguchi

Tadao Yamaguchi 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: 20050099074
    Abstract: The inventors focused their attention on the disposition configuration of air-core coils so that, while vibrations through centrifugal force are appropriately generated, high efficiency is obtained and assembly is easy, and, by disposing an eccentric weight in such a constitution, a large amount of vibration is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Tadao Yamaguchi, Naohisa Koyanagi, Tetsushi Yashima
  • Patent number: 6841905
    Abstract: Motors are made thinner than conventional by adding a contrivance to a bracket. A housing composed of a case and a bracket is provided and an eccentric rotor and ring magnet are in the housing. A pair of brushes are provided with their base ends thereof anchored to a flexible base at the inside diameter of the magnet. The aforementioned flexible base leads to the outer periphery of the housing as a power-supply terminal, and an opening is provided in the part where the magnet is disposed in the housing. The flexible base leads to a side of the housing through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6762518
    Abstract: A flat core brushless motor including a stator having a stator base with protruding poles, and a respective wound armature coil wrapped around each of the protruding poles, wherein the stator base includes at least one concave portion receiving the armature coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadao Yamaguchi, Naohisa Koyanagi, Toru Arai
  • Publication number: 20040084980
    Abstract: In order to reduce the number of parts and decrease the thickness of each part, while still obtaining a sufficient strength, with a simple structure, an eccentric rotor R in which an axial-air-gap magnet 8 and an arched weight 9 are provided in a rotor yoke 6 is rotatably mounted on a shaft 2 fixed to a yoke bracket 1, and a stator base 3 is attached as an auxiliary component to the yoke bracket comprising a magnetic portion 1b receiving the magnetic field of the magnet and a nonmagnetic portion 1e. One Hall sensor H and a drive circuit member D for receiving the output of the Hall sensor are disposed so that they do not overlap, in a plan view thereof, the stator base 3 having single-phase air-core armature coils installed thereof, and a cover member 10 covering those components is welded at the opening portion to the outer periphery of the yoke bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Tadao Yamaguchi, Tetushi Yashima, Masahiro Takagi, Satoru Shimosegawa, Kentaro Fujii
  • Patent number: 6717304
    Abstract: A magnetic assembly structure includes a magnetic yoke connected to a first lead frame and separated at a connection portion of the yoke, at least one solderable feeder terminal connected to a second lead frame thinner than the first lead frame and separated from the yoke at a connection portion of the second lead frame, at least one feeder terminal electrically insulated from the yoke, a resin base insulating the yoke from the terminal, the connection portion of the yoke not protruding outside the base, and an annular magnet surrounding the yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6713911
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disc-shaped eccentric rotor having at least two air-core coils. The rotor includes a flat commutator member having a central shaft insertion through hole, commutator land segments arranged around the shaft insertion through hole on a first side of the flat commutator member, wound air-core coil arrangement guides located around the shaft insertion through hole on a second side of the flat commutator member, air-core coil end portion connection lands arranged circumferentially on the second side of the flat commutator member, a shaft holder installed around the shaft insertion through hole on the second side of the flat commutator member, and wound air-core coils installed at the wound air-core coil arrangement guides and having end portions connected to the air-core coil end portion connection lands. The air-core coils of bigger sizes are uniformly arranged on the commutator member, so that high efficiency and easy Installation can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20040051400
    Abstract: Motors are made thinner than conventional by adding a contrivance to a bracket. A housing composed of a case and a bracket is provided and an eccentric rotor and ring magnet are in the housing. A pair of brushes are provided with their base ends thereof anchored to a flexible base at the inside diameter of the magnet. The aforementioned flexible base leads to the outer periphery of the housing as a power-supply terminal, and an opening is provided in the part where the magnet is disposed in the housing. The flexible base leads to a side of the housing through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventor: Tadao Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6674202
    Abstract: A compact flat type vibrator motor is provided in which movement of the center is secured in the commutator itself, an additional eccentric member does not need to be provided, and the number of parts are reduced, so that mass production thereof is possible. The commutator pieces are formed in a commutator base member including a printed wiring board to which a high density resin of a specific gravity of 3 or more is added. Simultaneously, a shaft receiving portion is formed at the central portion of the commutator base member. At least a high density resin portion is made eccentric so that an eccentric rotor is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6630759
    Abstract: An eccentric rotor includes an eccentric printed wiring commutator device having first and second surfaces, an expanded fan shape when viewed in a plane, a central hole for shaft installation, and a plurality of segment patterns at a periphery of the first surface; a wound, non-molded air-core armature coil incorporated in an air-core armature coil position determination guide protruding from and eccentric at the second surface of the printed wiring commutator device; an end connection portion located at an outer circumferential portion of the printed wiring commutator device for latching an end portion of the wound armature coil within a range not deviating from a turning circumference and simultaneous electrical connection with the segment patterns is possible, and not overlapping the wound armature coil when viewed in a plane; a resin bearing holder inserted in the shaft installation hole with a first part protruding toward the segment pattern and, simultaneously, a second part extending toward the second
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6617724
    Abstract: A non-circular flat motor in which terminal portions are installed at dead spaces and a manufacturing method. The motor can be easily held by a transferring apparatus and automatically mounted. The feeder terminal is easily reflow soldered. A rotor and a housing supporting the rotor are non-circular when in a plane perpendicular to the rotor axis. Feeder terminals or installation terminals are arranged at corners of surfaces of the housing. At least one feeder terminal is insulated from other portions of the housing. The corners may be concave so that each of the terminals does not protrude beyond the housing. Each of the terminals is easily reflow-soldered and exposed at the side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20030098625
    Abstract: A compact flat type vibrator motor is provided in which movement of the center is secured in a commutator itself, an additional eccentric member does not need to be arranged, and the number of parts are reduced, so that mass production thereof is possible. A plurality of commutator pieces are formed in a commutator base member formed of a printed wiring board in which high density resin of a specific gravity of 3 or more is added at at least a portion thereof. Simultaneously, a shaft receiving portion is formed at the central portion of the commutator base member. At least a high density resin portion is made eccentric so that an eccentric rotor is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Applicant: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6566772
    Abstract: An axial directional gap type eccentric rotor having a stop position maintaining unit includes a commutator in which at least one air-core armature coil is arranged, a arc-shaped protruding portion installed at the outer circumference of the commutator so that at least part thereof faces the outer circumference portion of a donut-shaped magnet at the side of a stator, and an arc-shaped weight having magnetism arranged at least at part of the arc-shaped protruding portion. Thus, cost is lowered by reducing the number of the air-core armature coils. The loss of the main magnetic flux is prevented, without sacrificing a gap, by installing a weight having magnetism at a leakage magnetic flux portion. Also, the eccentric rotor can be moved or stopped at a position where the maximum torque is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6541891
    Abstract: In a rotor having a printed wiring commutator member as a printed wiring board in which a shaft installation hole is installed at the center of a printed wiring board, at least six segment patterns separated by slits are formed around the shaft installation hole, and simultaneously, at least three conductive bodies connect every two other segment patterns, terminal connection patterns are arranged at the outer circumference of the printed wiring board, a printed wiring commutator member is formed, not by through hole plating, as a means for forming the at least three conductive bodies for connecting every two other segment patterns, a plurality of air-core armature coils are installed at the side opposite to the segment patterns, and terminals of the air-core armature coils are connected to the terminal connection patterns through notches arranged at the outer circumference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6525441
    Abstract: A spindle motor includes a rotor case in which a shaft support is located at the center of the rotor and disc mounting guides are located around the shaft support at a predetermined interval, a shaft installed at the shaft support, a disc chuck spring having at least one disc inner hole chucking portion and arranged at the rotor case such that at least one disc inner hole chucking portion slightly protrudes between the disc mounting guides, a magnet inside the rotor case, an armature stator facing the magnet via a gap, and a stator base where the armature stator is located, the stator base supporting the shaft inside the armature stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6512315
    Abstract: A brushless motor having a turntable including a rotor in which a turntable is integrally formed on the outer side of a rotor case and a magnet is arranged on the inner side thereof, a shaft for supporting the rotor, a stator base for supporting the shaft, and a stator formed on a portion of the stator base for driving the rotor, in which the turntable which has a media mounting portion at least partly formed of resin, includes a media installation guide formed of the same resin to support a medium, and at least one media inner diameter chucking spring member integrally formed of resin to have a diameter slightly greater than the media installation guide and the inner diameter of the media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6507136
    Abstract: A compact flat type vibrator motor is provided in which movement of the center is secured in the commutator itself, an additional eccentric member does not need to be provided, and the number of parts are reduced, so that mass production is possible. The commutator pieces are located in a commutator base member including a printed wiring board having a portion to which a high density resin of a specific gravity of 3 or more is added. A shaft receiving portion is centrally located in the commutator base member. The high density resin portion is eccentric so that an eccentric rotor is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6495939
    Abstract: A slim cylindrical coreless motor for mounting in a device without using an additional mounting element. The slim cylindrical coreless motor has a cylindrical case having a bearing holder at a first end and an end bracket fitted to the second end of the cylindrical case. The slim cylindrical coreless motor has first mounting portions extending outward from the first end of the cylindrical case and second mounting portions extending outward from the end bracket. The first and second mounting portions do not extend beyond the circumference of the case, and at least one of the first and second mounting portions is a power supply terminal. In addition, a weight is eccentrically mounted on a shaft extending out of the case, which enables the motor to be used as a vibrator motor. The weight has a recess near the first mounting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadao Yamaguchi, Manabu Shindou
  • Patent number: 6492899
    Abstract: An electromagnetic converter in which a mobile magnetic pole body supported by a thin spring is driven by an exciting coil. A restricting member limits movement of the spring so the spring is not deformed beyond a stress limit when the spring receives an impact. The electromagnetic converter produces a large vibration using a simple structure which can withstand an impact without increasing the strength of the spring so the weight of a mobile magnetic pole member can be increased. The restricting member is a soft elastic member and arranged either on the spring or at a location opposite the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6486519
    Abstract: The semiconductor memory device comprising a plurality of memory cells aligned in a matrix form, and a plurality of bit lines respectively extending along the memory cells aligned in the longitudinal direction, wherein each of the bit lines is provided with a line section of the upper layer and that of the lower layer, and the mutually adjacent portions of the respectively adjacent two bit lines are provided in the different layers from each other. Due to this construction, such a conventional problem that the specific gravity of the coupling capacitance occupied within the whole bit-line capacitance is made large and an erroneous operation is caused due to this narrowed coupling capacitance can be solved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadao Yamaguchi, Tadayoshi Nakano
  • Patent number: RE38347
    Abstract: One end of a shaft is fixed to a first portion of a housing. An eccentric rotor is located in the housing rotatably on the shaft. The other end of the shaft is fitted into a concave portion on a second portion of the housing, so the rotor may be assembled in the housing in a simple manner and radial movement of the shaft can be prevented without enlarging the fixing portion of the shaft. Even if the diameter of the shaft is small, the shaft can withstand an impact resulting from dropping of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Tokyo Parts Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tadao Yamaguchi