Patents by Inventor Takashi Hori
Takashi Hori 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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Publication number: 20250253733Abstract: In an electric motor, an electrical insulation body (70) includes a first outer wall part (72), a first drum part (74), and a first inner wall part (76). The first drum part has first and second side surfaces (741, 742). The electrical insulation body further includes a projection (744) formed at a connection part (743) between the first drum part and the first outer wall part and having an inclined wall surface (744S) that connects an inner peripheral surface (720) of the first outer wall part to the first side surface. The electrical insulation body is mounted on a stator core (80) that includes a cutout (86) having a recessed shape formed in a tooth second side surface (842) and/or a yoke inner peripheral surface (820), and/or a tooth projection (88) formed at a connection part (863) between a tooth first side surface (841) and the yoke inner peripheral surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2025Publication date: August 7, 2025Inventors: Masahiro HASEGAWA, Takashi HORI
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Publication number: 20250253732Abstract: In an electric motor, an electrical insulation body (70) includes a first outer wall part (72) on a first side in an axial direction of the yoke, a first drum part (74) on the first side in the axial direction of a tooth base part (846), and a first inner wall part (76) on the first side in the axial direction of the tooth tip part. The first drum part includes a first side surface (741) on a first side in the circumferential direction and a second side surface (742) on a second side in the circumferential direction. The electrical insulation body further includes a projection (744) formed at a connection part (743) between the first drum part and the first outer wall part, the projection having an inclined wall surface (744S) that connects an inner peripheral surface (720) of the first outer wall part to the first side surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2025Publication date: August 7, 2025Inventors: Masahiro HASEGAWA, Takashi HORI
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Publication number: 20250112515Abstract: A coil is formed by a winding wound in a concentrated manner over multiple layers around a tooth and an insulator extension. The insulator extension includes an outer end face located on a side opposite to a stator core. A first turn of the winding that forms a first layer of the coil includes a winding start portion that extends through a first innermost part along a first tooth side surface and a portion that is wound around an outer end face of the insulator extension. The outer end face includes a protrusion protruding from a portion of the outer end face that is closer to an insulator base than the first turn and relatively close to the winding start portion. The winding that forms a specific layer of the coil is extended through a second innermost part along a second tooth side surface and then arranged on the protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2024Publication date: April 3, 2025Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, AICHI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Shuji TAKIMOTO, Keisuke ISOBE, Takashi HORI, Yudai SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20250047149Abstract: An electrical insulator has a tooth insertion hole defined by an inner wall of the electrical insulator and is configured to be fitted onto a radially extending tooth of a stator core such that the tooth is located in the tooth insertion hole. At least two opposing surfaces of the tooth insertion hole have axial-, radial- and/or circumferentially-extending projections configured to abut an opposing side of the tooth in the tooth insertion hole to at least substantially prevent relative movement between the tooth and the electrical insulator while making it easier to insert the tooth into the tooth insertion hole without damaging the tooth.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Takashi HORI, Masahiro HASEGAWA, Shoji MANO, Yang SONG, Yuqian ZHU
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Patent number: 12179655Abstract: A vehicle lamp provided in a vehicle that travels at a corner by tilting a vehicle body includes: a light source unit; a sensor configured to detect information on outside of the vehicle; and a housing that houses the light source unit and the sensor. The vehicle lamp is disposed at a central portion of the vehicle body in a left-right direction, and wherein the sensor is disposed in the housing at a central portion in the left-right direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Takashi Hori
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Patent number: 12149138Abstract: Electrical insulator assemblies fitted onto stator teeth each have a first flange and a second flange. An outer peripheral surface of the first flange has first and second recessed parts on first and second sides of a through hole in a circumferential direction. The first recessed part is open radially outwardly to the first side in the circumferential direction and to a second side in an axial direction. The second recessed part is open radially outwardly to the second side in the circumferential direction and to the second side in the axial direction. The first flange has a projection formed on a side surface on the first side in the circumferential direction and protruding to the first side in the circumferential direction and a projection formed on a side surface on the second side in the circumferential direction and protruding to the second side in the circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: AICHI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Hasegawa, Shoji Mano, Takashi Hori
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Publication number: 20240333069Abstract: A motor includes a rotor and a stator having a tubular stator core, first and second electrical insulators arranged on first and second axial ends of the stator care and a stator winding. Each of the first and second electrical insulators includes an outer wall part, inner wall parts and body parts. The stator winding includes first, second and third phase stator windings and each of the windings has winding parts respectively wound around teeth of the stator core, a first lead part and a second lead part. Each of the first lead parts is connected to a power supply, and each of the second lead parts is connected in common to a neutral point part. The outer wall part of the first electrical insulator assembly includes a first movement restriction part that restricts movement of the neutral point part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Takashi HORI, Shoji MANO, Masahiro HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20240333062Abstract: A motor includes a rotor and a stator having a tubular stator core and first and second electrical insulators on axially opposite ends of the stator core. The stator core includes a yoke and a plurality of radially inwardly extending teeth supporting winding parts of three phase stator windings and a cover mounted over the first electrical insulator. The cover includes a peripheral wall and a top wall, and the peripheral wall includes a locking finger having a radially outwardly extending claw that engages a locking surface of the first insulator assembly. The top wall of the cover at the location of the locking finger is imperforate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Takashi HORI, Shoji MANO, Masahiro HASEGAWA
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Patent number: 12062963Abstract: A motor includes a stator and first and second electrical insulator assemblies at opposite ends of the stator. A crossover wire extends along an outer wall part of the second insulator. A cover for covering the crossover wire is mounted onto the second electrical insulator assembly via a mounting mechanism. The mounting mechanism includes an engagement recess formed in an inner peripheral surface of the outer wall part of the second electrical insulator assembly and an engagement piece formed within a recess of the cover which engagement piece has a claw configured to be locked to an engagement recess forming face that defines the engagement recess.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2022Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: AICHI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yudai Suzuki, Shoji Mano, Takashi Hori
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Patent number: 11971678Abstract: To provide an image forming device that can prompt a user to check whether a waste toner container is completely attached. The image forming device includes a housing, an access cover attached in an openable/closable manner to the housing, a waste toner container attachable to the housing with the access cover open, and a lock lever that locks the waste toner container and the housing. The access cover includes a protruding portion protruding toward an interior of the housing. The lock lever transitions between a locked state and a pressed state of being pressed by the waste toner container, and, when in the pressed state, moves to a preventing position at which the lock lever blocks the protruding portion and prevents the access cover from closing, and, when in the locked state, moves to a retracted position at which the lock lever does not block the protruding portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takashi Hori
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Publication number: 20230307976Abstract: Electrical insulator assemblies fitted onto stator teeth each have a first flange and a second flange. An outer peripheral surface of the first flange has first and second recessed parts on first and second sides of a through hole in a circumferential direction. The first recessed part is open radially outwardly to the first side in the circumferential direction and to a second side in an axial direction. The second recessed part is open radially outwardly to the second side in the circumferential direction and to the second side in the axial direction. The first flange has a projection formed on a side surface on the first side in the circumferential direction and protruding to the first side in the circumferential direction and a projection formed on a side surface on the second side in the circumferential direction and protruding to the second side in the circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Masahiro HASEGAWA, Shoji MANO, Takashi HORI
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Publication number: 20230236537Abstract: To provide an image forming device that can prompt a user to check whether a waste toner container is completely attached. Resolution means The image forming device includes a housing, an access cover attached in an openable/closable manner to the housing, a waste toner container attachable to the housing with the access cover open, and a lock lever that locks the waste toner container and the housing. The access cover includes a protruding portion protruding toward an interior of the housing. The lock lever transitions between a locked state and a pressed state of being pressed by the waste toner container, and, when in the pressed state, moves to a preventing position at which the lock lever blocks the protruding portion and prevents the access cover from closing, and, when in the locked state, moves to a retracted position at which the lock lever does not block the protruding portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventor: TAKASHI HORI
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Publication number: 20230216287Abstract: This resin trough body has an approximately U-shape cross-sectional shape that includes a bottom section and side sections on the two sides. Vertical reinforcement ribs are formed at a prescribed interval on the outer surface of both side sections of a trough body of a prescribed length. Further, near the front and back ends of the trough body, horizontal ribs are formed so as to link two vertical ribs. An accommodation space for accommodating a grating lid is formed by a pair of L-shape members being fixed with bolts to a fixing jig that has been attached to the horizontal ribs. The grating lid is accommodated in said accommodation space, and the grating lid is fixed to a bolt fixing section, which is a mounting hole formed in the horizontal plane of the L-shape members.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Hiroki Manabe, Takashi Hori
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Publication number: 20230208231Abstract: A motor includes a stator and first and second electrical insulator assemblies at opposite ends of the stator. A crossover wire extends along an outer wall part of the second insulator. A cover for covering the crossover wire is mounted onto the second electrical insulator assembly via a mounting mechanism. The mounting mechanism includes an engagement recess formed in an inner peripheral surface of the outer wall part of the second electrical insulator assembly and an engagement piece formed within a recess of the cover which engagement piece has a claw configured to be locked to an engagement recess forming face that defines the engagement recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Yudai SUZUKI, Shoji MANO, Takashi HORI
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Publication number: 20230208243Abstract: A motor includes a stator having a core and a plurality of radially inwardly extending teeth defining slots therebetween. Each tooth has a tip having a pair of circumferentially protruding tooth projections. A first insulation sheet is inserted between each pair of the teeth and has a body part and a pair of first end parts formed by folding both ends of the body part toward each other. A second insulation sheets is arranged between the winding parts of adjacent teeth and has a body part and a pair of second end parts formed by folding both ends of the body part away from each other. The tooth projections, the second end parts and the first end parts are arranged in this order from radially inside to outside and overlap radially.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Takashi HORI, Shoji MANO, Yudai SUZUKI, Kensuke IKAI, Taku ADANIYA, Shuji TAKIMOTO
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Publication number: 20230208242Abstract: A first electrical insulator assembly is arranged on the first side of a stator core in an axial direction and has first and second flanges formed on a tip part of a connection part and respectively protruding to the first and second sides in a circumferential direction. A second electrical insulator assembly is arranged on the second side of the stator core in the axial direction and has third and fourth flanges formed on a tip part of a connection part and respectively protruding to the first and second sides in the circumferential direction. The first to fourth flanges respectively have first to fourth radial movement restriction surfaces that are configured to restrict outward movement of an interface insulation member in the radial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Yudai SUZUKI, Shoji MANO, Takashi HORI
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Publication number: 20230208240Abstract: A motor includes a rotor and a stator, the stator having a stator core and an electrical insulator assembly at each end of the stator core. The electrical insulator assemblies each have an outer wall part extending in a circumferential direction and facing a yoke of the stator core and a plurality of extending parts extending radially inward from the outer wall part and facing teeth of the stator core. The outer wall part has a radial thickness and includes a plurality of radial notches for guiding extensions of the stator winding between an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface of the outer wall part. The outer peripheral surface of the outer wall part adjacent to the notches is configured such that the radial thickness of the outer wall part gradually decreases toward the notch along a circumferential direction of the yoke.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Takashi HORI, Shoji MANO, Yudai SUZUKI, Kensuke IKAI, Taku ADANIYA, Shuji TAKIMOTO
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Patent number: 11623558Abstract: A left front camera (11) is adapted to be mounted on a left front lamp (1LF) of a vehicle to obtain external information of at least ahead of the vehicle. A right front LiDAR sensor (12), a type of which is different from the camera (11), is adapted to be mounted on a right front lamp (1RF) of the vehicle to obtain external information of at least ahead of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiaki Fushimi, Takashi Hori, Teruaki Yamamoto, Yusuke Kasaba
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Publication number: 20230078269Abstract: An information processing apparatus refers to a first database where vehicle identification data and consent status data are stored for each of a plurality of vehicles and ownership period data is stored for each vehicle in a first vehicle group, acquires, for each vehicle in a second vehicle group for which corresponding consent status data indicates that an owner consented to disclosure other than the vehicles in the first vehicle group, corresponding vehicle identification data as inquiry vehicle data, transmits request data including the inquiry vehicle data to a management system, receives response data including vehicle identification data for a vehicle among the vehicles in the second vehicle group for which a certain registration procedure has been performed within a reference period, and calculates, for the vehicle identified by the vehicle identification data included in the response data, a corresponding end-of-ownership date based on a reference period.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takeshi TAKEMOTO, Toyokazu NAKASHIMA, Haruka HIROOKA, Hiroyuki NAKAJIMA, Takashi HORI
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Patent number: D1005121Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: TOAGOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideki Nakagawa, Takashi Horie