Patents by Inventor Tadayuki Kanatani
Tadayuki Kanatani 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: 11025123Abstract: A motor includes a stator unit and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator unit. The stator unit includes a stator, a resin portion, a support portion, and an annular recess. The stator includes a stator core, an insulator, and a conducting wire wound around the stator core with the insulator interposed therebetween. The resin portion covers at least part of the stator. The support portion supports the stator. At an end portion of the stator unit on one side in an axial direction, the recess is recessed toward another side in the axial direction. The resin portion is positioned further in a radially outer direction than the recess. The rotor includes an annular projection extending toward the other side in the axial direction. At least part of the projection is accommodated in the recess.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Yuta Yamasaki, Takaya Okuno, Yoshihisa Kitamura, Tadayuki Kanatani, Hideki Aoi, Shoki Yamazaki
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Patent number: 10897178Abstract: A motor includes a stator that includes an annular core back, teeth extending radially outside from the core back and being arranged in a circumferential direction, an insulator covering at least a portion of the teeth, and a coil defined by a conductive wire wound around each of the teeth via the insulator. A radially inside surface of the core back includes core back protrusions extending radially inside and provided with a space therebetween in the circumferential direction. The insulator includes an annular upper lid portion extending radially inside farther than a radially inside surface of the core back at an axially upper side of the core back and a side wall portion extending to an axially lower side from a lower surface of the upper lid portion. At least a portion of the side wall portion is disposed within the space between the adjacent core back protrusions.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Keizo Furukawa, Tadayuki Kanatani, Naoyuki Kanamori
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Patent number: 10680487Abstract: In a fan motor, a stator unit of a motor that rotates an impeller includes a cylindrical bearing holder that extends in an axial direction, a cover that covers an end of the bearing holder on one side in the axial direction, and a seal provided between the bearing holder and the cover. The cover has a disc portion that is provided on the end on the one side in the axial direction and extends in the radial direction, and a cylindrical portion that extends from the disc portion to the other side in the axial direction, and is located inside of the end. The seal has a first seal portion located between an inner side face of the end and an outer side face of the cylindrical portion in the radial direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takaya Okuno, Tadayuki Kanatani, Shoki Yamazaki, Yoshihisa Kitamura, Hideki Aoi
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Patent number: 10589617Abstract: A wheel unit includes a motor, a pinion gear fixed to a rotating portion of the motor, a wheel including an annular ground surface and rotating around a final gear support shaft, and a final gear disposed on one side in an axial direction with respect to the wheel. The wheel unit further includes a speed reduction mechanism which decelerates rotation of the pinion gear and transmits the rotation to the final gear and a gear case which accommodates the pinion gear. When viewed from the axial direction, the final gear support shaft and the motor shaft are disposed in different positions. The motor includes a stationary portion and a rotary portion, and the stationary portion is fixed to the gear case by an attachment plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventor: Tadayuki Kanatani
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Publication number: 20190267865Abstract: A motor includes a stator that includes an annular core back, teeth extending radially outside from the core back and being arranged in a circumferential direction, an insulator covering at least a portion of the teeth, and a coil defined by a conductive wire wound around each of the teeth via the insulator. A radially inside surface of the core back includes core back protrusions extending radially inside and provided with a space therebetween in the circumferential direction. The insulator includes an annular upper lid portion extending radially inside farther than a radially inside surface of the core back at an axially upper side of the core back and a side wall portion extending to an axially lower side from a lower surface of the upper lid portion. At least a portion of the side wall portion is disposed within the space between the adjacent core back protrusions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Keizo FURUKAWA, Tadayuki KANATANI, Naoyuki KANAMORI
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Patent number: 10315509Abstract: A wheel unit includes a motor, a pinion gear fixed to a rotating portion of the motor, a wheel including an annular ground surface and rotating around a final gear support shaft, and a final gear disposed on one side in an axial direction with respect to the wheel. The wheel unit further includes a speed reduction mechanism which decelerates rotation of the pinion gear and transmits the rotation to the final gear and a gear case which accommodates the pinion gear. When viewed from the axial direction, the final gear support shaft and the motor shaft are disposed in different positions. The gear case includes a circular hole portion including a cylindrical inner peripheral surface which supports the rotation support portion. The inner peripheral surface of the circular hole portion comes into contact with an outer peripheral surface of the rotation support portion with lubricant interposed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventor: Tadayuki Kanatani
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Patent number: 10300784Abstract: A wheel unit includes a motor, a pinion gear fixed to a rotating portion of the motor, a wheel including an annular ground surface and rotating around a final gear support shaft, and a final gear disposed on one side in an axial direction with respect to the wheel. The wheel unit further includes a speed reduction mechanism which decelerates rotation of the pinion gear and transmits the rotation to the final gear and a gear case which accommodates the pinion gear. When viewed from the axial direction, the final gear support shaft and the motor shaft are disposed in different positions. An initial stage composite gear of the speed reduction mechanism meshes with the pinion gear. The initial stage composite gear is supported by the final gear support shaft such that the initial stage composite gear and the final gear are rotatable relative to the gear case.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventor: Tadayuki Kanatani
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Publication number: 20180337573Abstract: A motor includes a stator unit and a rotor rotatable relative to the stator unit. The stator unit includes a stator, a resin portion, a support portion, and an annular recess. The stator includes a stator core, an insulator, and a conducting wire wound around the stator core with the insulator interposed therebetween. The resin portion covers at least part of the stator. The support portion supports the stator. At an end portion of the stator unit on one side in an axial direction, the recess is recessed toward another side in the axial direction. The resin portion is positioned further in a radially outer direction than the recess. The rotor includes an annular projection extending toward the other side in the axial direction. At least part of the projection is accommodated in the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Yuta YAMASAKI, Takaya OKUNO, Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Tadayuki KANATANI, Hideki AOI, Shoki YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20180298920Abstract: A fan device includes a fan motor and a board storage unit for storing plural circuit boards. The fan motor includes an impeller rotating around a central axis and a wall surface surrounding the impeller outward in a radial direction. The board storage unit is disposed outward from the wall surface in the radial direction. The circuit boards include first and second circuit boards. As viewed from an opposing direction of the first and second circuit boards, the first circuit board has a first opposing area overlapping the second circuit board and a first non-opposing area which does not overlap the second circuit board, and the second circuit board has a second opposing area overlapping the first circuit board and a second non-opposing area which does not overlap the first circuit board. An electronic component or a lead wire is disposed in each of the first and second non-opposing areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Norihisa HINO, Shoki YAMAZAKI, Tadayuki KANATANI, Takaya OKUNO
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Publication number: 20180278118Abstract: In a fan motor, a stator unit of a motor that rotates an impeller includes a cylindrical bearing holder that extends in an axial direction, a cover that covers an end of the bearing holder on one side in the axial direction, and a seal provided between the bearing holder and the cover. The cover has a disc portion that is provided on the end on the one side in the axial direction and extends in the radial direction, and a cylindrical portion that extends from the disc portion to the other side in the axial direction, and is located inside of the end. The seal has a first seal portion located between an inner side face of the end and an outer side face of the cylindrical portion in the radial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Takaya OKUNO, Tadayuki KANATANI, Shoki YAMAZAKI, Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Hideki AOI
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Publication number: 20180252224Abstract: A base unit includes a tubular bearing housing that extends in an axial direction while being positioned on a central axis that extends vertically, a base plate that is connected to the bearing housing and extends in radial directions, a stator that is provided on an upper surface of the base plate and is provided radially outward of the bearing housing, and a conducting member that is electrically connected to the stator and is drawn out radially outwards from the base plate. The upper surface or a lower surface of the base plate is provided with a resin cover portion that covers at least a portion of the conducting member, the base plate is provided with an insertion portion that is a through-hole penetrating the base plate in a direction from the upper surface to the lower surface or a notch, and a portion of the cover portion extends over an area from the upper surface of the base plate to the lower surface of the base plate while passing through the insertion portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Yuta YAMASAKI, Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Tadayuki KANATANI, Hideki AOI, Shoki YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20180252222Abstract: A base unit includes a tubular bearing housing that extends in an axial direction while being positioned on a central axis that extends vertically, a base plate that is connected to the bearing housing and extends in radial directions, and a stator that is provided on an upper surface of the base plate and is provided radially outward of the bearing housing. At least a portion of the base plate and at least a portion of the stator are covered by a molded portion formed of resin, the stator and the base plate are connected to each other via the molded portion, the base plate is provided with a hook portion that protrudes upwards and is caught on the molded portion at least in the axial direction, and the hook portion is disposed radially outward of the bearing housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Yuta YAMASAKI, Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Tadayuki KANATANI, Shoki YAMAZAKI, Hideki AOI
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Publication number: 20180252223Abstract: A base unit includes a tubular bearing housing that extends in an axial direction while being positioned on a central axis that extends vertically, a base plate that is connected to the bearing housing and extends in radial directions, a stator that is provided on an upper surface of the base plate and is provided radially outward of the bearing housing, and a conducting member that is electrically connected to the stator and is drawn out radially outwards from the base plate. A conducting member holding portion that holds at least a portion of the conducting member toward the base plate is provided on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the base plate, and the conducting member holding portion is in a state of being cut and raised from the base plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventors: Yuta YAMASAKI, Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Tadayuki KANATANI, Hideki AOI, Shoki YAMAZAKI
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Publication number: 20180102694Abstract: A motor apparatus including a motor unit, an external circuit board provided external to the motor unit, a casing that holds the external circuit board, and a first resin portion that coats the external circuit board, in which the motor unit includes a rotating portion that rotates about a central axis that extends vertically, the rotating portion including a magnet, a stationary portion that includes an armature, the stationary portion rotatably supporting the rotating portion, and a second resin portion that coats the armature, in which the casing includes a bracket portion that holds the stationary portion, and in which the first resin portion and the second resin portion are formed in a continuous manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Yoshihisa KITAMURA, Tadayuki KANATANI
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Publication number: 20180079293Abstract: A wheel unit includes a motor, a pinion gear fixed to a rotating portion of the motor, a wheel including an annular ground surface and rotating around a final gear support shaft, and a final gear disposed on one side in an axial direction with respect to the wheel. The wheel unit further includes a speed reduction mechanism which decelerates rotation of the pinion gear and transmits the rotation to the final gear and a gear case which accommodates the pinion gear. When viewed from the axial direction, the final gear support shaft and the motor shaft are disposed in different positions. An initial stage composite gear of the speed reduction mechanism meshes with the pinion gear. The initial stage composite gear is supported by the final gear support shaft such that the initial stage composite gear and the final gear are rotatable relative to the gear case.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventor: Tadayuki KANATANI
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Publication number: 20180079294Abstract: A wheel unit includes a motor, a pinion gear fixed to a rotating portion of the motor, a wheel including an annular ground surface and rotating around a final gear support shaft, and a final gear disposed on one side in an axial direction with respect to the wheel. The wheel unit further includes a speed reduction mechanism which decelerates rotation of the pinion gear and transmits the rotation to the final gear and a gear case which accommodates the pinion gear. When viewed from the axial direction, the final gear support shaft and the motor shaft are disposed in different positions. The motor includes a stationary portion and a rotary portion, and the stationary portion is fixed to the gear case by an attachment plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventor: Tadayuki KANATANI
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Publication number: 20180079292Abstract: A wheel unit includes a motor, a pinion gear fixed to a rotating portion of the motor, a wheel including an annular ground surface and rotating around a final gear support shaft, and a final gear disposed on one side in an axial direction with respect to the wheel. The wheel unit further includes a speed reduction mechanism which decelerates rotation of the pinion gear and transmits the rotation to the final gear and a gear case which accommodates the pinion gear. When viewed from the axial direction, the final gear support shaft and the motor shaft are disposed in different positions. The gear case includes a circular hole portion including a cylindrical inner peripheral surface which supports the rotation support portion. The inner peripheral surface of the circular hole portion comes into contact with an outer peripheral surface of the rotation support portion with lubricant interposed therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventor: Tadayuki KANATANI
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Patent number: 9884549Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wheel unit, which comprise: a motor; a pinion gear which is fixed to a rotating portion of the motor; a wheel which includes an annular ground surface and rotates about a final gear support shaft; a final gear made of a resin, which is fixed to the wheel directly or via another member and is disposed on one side in an axial direction with respect to the wheel; a speed reduction mechanism which decelerates rotation of the pinion gear and transmits the rotation to the final gear; and a gear case which accommodates the pinion gear, the speed reduction mechanism, and the final gear; wherein a rotation support portion which rotates along with the final gear and the wheel while being supported by the gear case directly or via another member is provided between the final gear and the wheel; and when viewed from one side in the axial direction, the final gear support shaft and a motor shaft are disposed in different positions, and the motor includes a rotor magnet on an outside ofType: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventor: Tadayuki Kanatani
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Publication number: 20170353090Abstract: A stator unit includes a base member including a bearing housing extending along a rotation axis, a stator fixed to an outer circumferential surface of the bearing housing, and a molding resin part covering the stator. The stator includes a stator core having teeth protruding radially outward, an insulator for partially covering a surface of the stator core, and coils. A non-sealed space connected to an external space of the stator unit and a sealed space connected to an internal space of the stator unit are opposed through a contact location where the bearing housing or the base member makes contact with the molding resin part or the insulator. An angle ? of the non-sealed space and an angle ? of the sealed space opposed to each other through the contact location in a cross section including the rotation axis are set to satisfy a relationship of ?>?.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Hitoshi TAKAKI, Tadayuki KANATANI
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Patent number: 9493064Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wheel unit which comprises: a motor; a pinion gear which is fixed to a rotating portion of the motor; a wheel which includes an annular ground surface and rotates about a final gear support shaft; a final gear made of a resin, which is fixed to the wheel directly or via another member and is disposed on one side in an axial direction with respect to the wheel; a speed reduction mechanism which decelerates rotation of the pinion gear and transmits the rotation to the final gear; and a gear case which accommodates the pinion gear, the speed reduction mechanism, and the final gear, wherein a rotation support portion which rotates along with the final gear and the wheel while being supported by the gear case directly or via another member is provided between the final gear and the wheel; and at least a portion of the final gear is positioned on an inside of a cylindrical or substantially cylindrical area surrounded by the ground surface; when viewed from one side in the axial dType: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventor: Tadayuki Kanatani