Patents by Inventor Takatoshi Sakata

Takatoshi Sakata 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: 9745977
    Abstract: A pump includes: a housing in which a pump chamber accommodating an inner rotor and an outer rotor is formed in a pump chamber formation surface, and an O-ring groove is formed around the pump chamber; an O-ring that is placed in the O-ring groove; and a plate that is attached to the pump chamber formation surface and closely contacts the O-ring to close the pump chamber. Inter-hole grooves connecting to an outer edge of the pump chamber formation surface are formed around the O-ring groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takatoshi Sakata
  • Patent number: 9441628
    Abstract: An electric pump unit for a transmission, which supplies a hydraulic pressure to the transmission, includes: a pump which takes in and discharges oil; and a pump driving electric motor including a motor shaft connected to the pump, a motor rotor fixedly provided on the motor shaft, and a motor stator disposed around a circumference of the motor rotor. The pump and the electric motor are integrated with a lid that tightly closes an opening in a recess portion which is formed on a transmission housing of the transmission and into which the oil is introduced, and are accommodated within the recess portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takatoshi Sakata, Akihiko Kawano, Takeo Iino, Naohito Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9291163
    Abstract: A pump includes a second housing member in which a suction-side groove and a discharge-side groove are formed at a predetermined interval in a circumferential direction of a bottom of a pump chamber so as to be recessed in the bottom of the pump chamber. Fitting portions that are fitted to bosses are formed on an outer surface of the second housing member. A protruding portion, which overlaps with the bosses in a thickness direction, is formed so as to protrude from a surface of the housing on which the fitting portions are formed. A relief valve is provided in the protruding portion, and the relief valve discharges fluid from the discharge-side groove when pressure in the discharge-side groove is equal to or higher than predetermined pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Miyaki, Takatoshi Sakata
  • Publication number: 20150337835
    Abstract: A pump includes: a housing in which a pump chamber accommodating an inner rotor and an outer rotor is formed in a pump chamber formation surface, and an O-ring groove is formed around the pump chamber; an O-ring that is placed in the O-ring groove; and a plate that is attached to the pump chamber formation surface and closely contacts the O-ring to close the pump chamber. Inter-hole grooves connecting to an outer edge of the pump chamber formation surface are formed around the O-ring groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takatoshi SAKATA
  • Patent number: 8872396
    Abstract: A rotor of an electric motor is provided in which a permanent magnet holding member can be assuredly fixed to a rotor main body and the rotor main body can be easily worked and inexpensively manufactured. In the rotor, a plurality of permanent magnets 21 are held in a permanent magnet holding member 29 made of a synthetic resin and fixed to an outer peripheral part of a cylindrical rotor main body 28. An outer peripheral surface of the rotor main body 28 is a cylindrical surface. Rotation prevention recessed parts 30 are formed at a plurality of parts in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral part in both end parts of the rotor main body 28. The permanent magnet holding member 29 includes annular parts 31 which come into close contact with the outer peripheral parts of both end faces of the rotor main body 28 and connecting parts 32 which connect both the annular parts 31 on the outer peripheral surface of the rotor main body 28 and hold the permanent magnets 21.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Jtekt Corporation
    Inventors: Takatoshi Sakata, Akihiko Kawano
  • Publication number: 20140286809
    Abstract: A pump includes a second housing member in which a suction-side groove and a discharge-side groove are formed at a predetermined interval in a circumferential direction of a bottom of a pump chamber so as to be recessed in the bottom of the pump chamber. Fitting portions that are fitted to bosses are formed on an outer surface of the second housing member. A protruding portion, which overlaps with the bosses in a thickness direction, is formed so as to protrude from a surface of the housing on which the fitting portions are formed. A relief valve is provided in the protruding portion, and the relief valve discharges fluid from the discharge-side groove when pressure in the discharge-side groove is equal to or higher than predetermined pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Miyaki, Takatoshi Sakata
  • Patent number: 8790095
    Abstract: An electric pump unit includes: a unit housing; a bearing unit provided within the unit housing; a rotary portion; and a motor stator fixed to the unit housing. The rotary portion includes: a pump driving motor shaft supported by the bearing unit such that an axial position of a center of gravity of the rotary portion falls within an axial range of the bearing unit, and a motor rotor. The motor rotor includes: a disc portion which extends radially outwards from an axial end portion of the motor shaft; and a cylindrical portion which extends from an outer circumferential portion of the disc portion towards the other axial end side and surrounds an outer circumference of the bearing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Takatoshi Sakata, Akihiko Kawano, Hiroki Kagawa
  • Patent number: 8222790
    Abstract: There are provided a tubular stator core having a plurality of tooth portions which protrude radially inwards and slots which are defined between the respective tooth portions and coils which are disposed on circumferences of the tooth portions. An insulator is attached to the stator core from an axial direction thereof for isolating the coils from the stator core. A radius of curvature of a corner portion of the insulator around which the coil is wound decreases continuously as the tooth portion extends from a root portion to a distal portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi Sakata
  • Publication number: 20120164009
    Abstract: An electric pump unit that may be compactified and that may be reduced in weight and cost is provided. An electric pump unit is configured such that a pump chamber having an oil suction port and an oil discharge port is formed on an inner side of a motor stator that is fixedly provided on an inner periphery of a synthetic resin unit housing and only part of an inner peripheral side of which is exposed to an inside of the unit housing, a pump outer rotor is arranged on an inner side of the motor stator in the pump chamber so as to be able to rotate using an inner periphery of the motor stator as a guide, a pump inner rotor that is supported for rotation by the unit housing is arranged on an inner side of the pump outer rotor, and a motor rotor is formed such that a permanent magnet is held by a synthetic resin permanent magnet holding portion that is provided by integral molding on an outer periphery of the pump outer rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takatoshi Sakata
  • Publication number: 20120128513
    Abstract: An electric pump unit for a transmission, which supplies a hydraulic pressure to the transmission, includes: a pump which takes in and discharges oil; and a pump driving electric motor including a motor shaft connected to the pump, a motor rotor fixedly provided on the motor shaft, and a motor stator disposed around a circumference of the motor rotor. The pump and the electric motor are integrated with a lid that tightly closes an opening in a recess portion which is formed on a transmission housing of the transmission and into which the oil is introduced, and are accommodated within the recess portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takatoshi Sakata, Akihiko Kawano, Takeo Iino, Naohito Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8120216
    Abstract: The invention provides an electric motor including a tubular insulator that insulates coils of each of U, V, and W phases that makes a rotor rotated by an electromagnetic force, and a stator core around which the coils are wound; and a plurality of busbars that are fixed to the insulator to relay feed of power to the coils that constitute each phase. Ring-shaped terminals directly connected to an external driving circuit board for controlling a driving current leading to each phase of the coils, without via separate connecting members, are integrally formed in the busbars, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi Sakata
  • Publication number: 20110291498
    Abstract: A rotor of an electric motor is provided in which a permanent magnet holding member can be assuredly fixed to a rotor main body and the rotor main body can be easily worked and inexpensively manufactured. In a rotor, a plurality of permanent magnets 21 are held in a permanent magnet holding member 29 made of a synthetic resin and fixed to an outer peripheral part of a cylindrical rotor main body 28. An outer peripheral surface of the rotor main body 28 is a cylindrical surface. Rotation prevention recessed parts 30 are formed at a plurality of parts in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral part in both end parts of the rotor main body 28. The permanent magnet holding member 29 includes annular parts 31 which come into close contact with the outer peripheral parts of both end faces of the rotor main body 28 and connecting parts 32 which connect both the annular parts 31 on the outer peripheral surface of the rotor main body 28 and hold the permanent magnets 21.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Takatoshi Sakata, Akihiko Kawano
  • Patent number: 8038417
    Abstract: In an electric pump unit, communication between arcuate ports provided in correspondence with a discharge side and a suction side of an internal gear pump is selectively permitted and prohibited in correspondence with movement of a spool of a relief valve. If fluid pressure at the discharge side of the internal gear pump becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the spool moves across an inner arc of one of the arcuate ports corresponding to the suction side of the internal gear pump and from a position at which the spool prohibits the communication between the arcuate ports to a position at which the spool permits the communication. As the spool moves away from the position at which the spool blocks the communication between the arcuate ports, the opening degree of the relief valve changes in accordance with a downward convex curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Ikuo Yamamoto, Takatoshi Sakata
  • Publication number: 20110194954
    Abstract: An electric pump unit includes: a unit housing; a bearing unit provided within the unit housing; a rotary portion; and a motor stator fixed to the unit housing. The rotary portion includes: a pump driving motor shaft supported by the bearing unit such that an axial position of a center of gravity of the rotary portion falls within an axial range of the bearing unit, and a motor rotor. The motor rotor includes: a disc portion which extends radially outwards from an axial end portion of the motor shaft; and a cylindrical portion which extends from an outer circumferential portion of the disc portion towards the other axial end side and surrounds an outer circumference of the bearing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Takatoshi Sakata, Akihiko Kawano, Hiroki Kagawa
  • Patent number: 7876015
    Abstract: Plate-shaped projections are provided on a front insulator in such a manner as to project towards a front housing. In addition, projecting pieces are provided on a surface of each projection which confronts an inner circumferential surface of a stator housing. The projecting pieces are provided on each projection in such a manner as to form three rows which are parallel to an inner circumferential direction of the stator housing. Spaces between the respective rows constitute guide paths by which the transition wirings which connect between the coils are disposed on the projection in such a manner as to be spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi Sakata
  • Patent number: 7861407
    Abstract: A method of producing a busbar structure includes a busbar arranging step for arranging a plurality of the busbars at predetermined positions in a cavity which is formed between a fixed mold and a movable mold which can be clamped and opened with respect to the fixed mold, and clamping the two molds, a resin filling step for filling molten resin into the cavity in which the busbars have been arranged, and a busbar fixing step for hardening the molten resin which has been filled thereby to fix the busbars at predetermined positions with the hardened resin, and opening the two molds. Interposed pins to be interposed between the busbars which are arranged in close proximity to each other are detachably disposed in an engaged part of the movable mold, and removed from a molded product when the two molds are opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi Sakata
  • Publication number: 20100060090
    Abstract: An electric motor is provided which includes a tubular insulator for insulating a stator core and coils and a busbar fixed to the insulator and electrically connected to the coils, wherein busbar terminals having a slit-shaped portion which is opened at one end thereof for engagement of an end portion of the coil are formed integrally on the busbar. The busbar terminals are disposed with their opening directions aligned along the same circular arc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventor: Takatoshi Sakata
  • Publication number: 20100026117
    Abstract: There are provided a tubular stator core having a plurality of tooth portions which protrude radially inwards and slots which are defined between the respective tooth portions and coils which are disposed on circumferences of the tooth portions. An insulator is attached to the stator core from an axial direction thereof for isolating the coils from the stator core. A radius of curvature of a corner portion of the insulator around which the coil is wound decreases continuously as the tooth portion extends from a root portion to a distal portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventor: Takatoshi Sakata
  • Patent number: 7641457
    Abstract: The invention relates to an internal gear pump including: a rotor member including an outer rotor provided with inner teeth to which a torque supplied from a driving device is transmittable; an inner rotor provided with outer teeth engageable with the inner teeth of the outer rotor so to be driven by a rotation of the outer rotor, wherein a rotation axis of the inner rotor is eccentric with respect to a center of the rotor member; a pair of housings provided on opposite sides of the rotor member and the inner rotor to support the rotor member and the inner rotor; and at least one rolling bearing provided between at least one of the housings and the rotor member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo Asai, Takatoshi Sakata, Ikuo Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20090058216
    Abstract: Plate-shaped projections are provided on a front insulator in such a manner as to project towards a front housing. In addition, projecting pieces are provided on a surface of each projection which confronts an inner circumferential surface of a stator housing. The projecting pieces are provided on each projection in such a manner as to form three rows which are parallel to an inner circumferential direction of the stator housing. Spaces between the respective rows constitute guide paths by which the transition wirings which connect between the coils are disposed on the projection in such a manner as to be spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventor: Takatoshi Sakata