Patents by Inventor Taku UEDA
Taku UEDA 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: 11990809Abstract: A dynamoelectric machine includes: a winding; a stator core including a slot in which the winding is installed; a cover part that covers the stator core; and a crossing part that is a space formed between the cover part and the stator core, wherein, in the crossing part, an end portion of the winding in an axial direction is exposed, and a filling member is disposed between a side surface of the winding in a radial direction and an inner side surface of the cover part in the radial direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinji Kato, Fumiya Nishii, Masaru Sora, Taku Ueda, Takashi Wakui
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Publication number: 20230360826Abstract: A fader device includes a plurality of shafts disposed parallel to each other, and a moving body attached to the plurality of shafts and movable in a longitudinal direction of the plurality of shafts. At least one of the plurality of shafts is a screw shaft with a male thread on an outer periphery thereof and is configured to be rotatable about an axis extending along the longitudinal direction. At least one of the plurality of shafts other than the screw shaft is a guide shaft that guides the moving body in the longitudinal direction. The moving body meshes with the male thread to move in the longitudinal direction as the screw shaft rotates.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Taku UEDA, Hisanobu SUZUKI, Hisashi NAGAI, Kazuhiko NISHIZAWA
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Patent number: 11777353Abstract: A dynamoelectric machine includes: a winding formed of a bundle of conducting wires; a stator core including a slot in which the winding is disposed; and an insulating paper disposed between the stator core and the winding in the slot, wherein the conducting wires have a self-fusing property, the insulating paper has a foam layer, and a coolant channel is formed between the conducting wires of the winding.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Taku Ueda, Noriyuki Yagi, Fumiya Nishii, Shinji Kato
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Patent number: 11611272Abstract: A rotation operation device includes a stepping motor and an operation element. The stepping motor has a rotating shaft. The operation element is provided on the rotating shaft. The operation element also rotates the rotating shaft.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Taku Ueda, Hisanobu Suzuki, Naoaki Kurita
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Patent number: 11513529Abstract: An audio system includes an audio apparatus, a charger, and a conveyer. The audio apparatus includes a sound receiver to receive ambient sound, and a battery. The charger charges the battery of the audio apparatus. The conveyer includes a motor to transport the audio apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Taku Ueda, Hisashi Nagai, Naoaki Kurita, Yuji Sakurai, Hisanobu Suzuki
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Publication number: 20220302784Abstract: A dynamoelectric machine includes: a winding; a stator core including a slot in which the winding is installed; a cover part that covers the stator core; and a crossing part that is a space formed between the cover part and the stator core, wherein, in the crossing part, an end portion of the winding in an axial direction is exposed, and a filling member is disposed between a side surface of the winding in a radial direction and an inner side surface of the cover part in the radial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Shinji Kato, Fumiya Nishii, Masaru Sora, Taku Ueda, Takashi Wakui
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Publication number: 20220286005Abstract: A dynamoelectric machine includes: a winding formed of a bundle of conducting wires; a stator core including a slot in which the winding is disposed; and an insulating paper disposed between the stator core and the winding in the slot, wherein the conducting wires have a self-fusing property, the insulating paper has a foam layer, and a coolant channel is formed between the conducting wires of the winding.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Taku Ueda, Noriyuki Yagi, Fumiya Nishii, Shinji Kato
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Publication number: 20210249942Abstract: A rotation operation device includes a stepping motor and an operation element. The stepping motor has a rotating shaft. The operation element is provided on the rotating shaft. The operation element also rotates the rotating shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Taku UEDA, Hisanobu SUZUKI, Naoaki KURITA
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Patent number: 11002570Abstract: A fixed element is provided to be used in a position detection device for detecting a position of a movable element that moves on the fixed element. The fixed element includes a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes and a second electrode. The substrate has as first surface, a second surface and a low-dielectric constant area. The second surface faces in an opposite direction to the first surface. The low-dielectric constant area has a lower-dielectric constant than other portions of the substrate. The first electrodes are disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The first electrodes include three or more phases arranged one-dimensionally in a repeating pattern in a movement direction of the movable element. The second electrode is disposed on the first surface of the substrate and is arranged in the movement direction of the movable element adjacent the first electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Taku Ueda, Yoshihiro Suzuki, Yoshikatsu Matsubara, Yoshihiro Natsume, Hisakazu Kato
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Publication number: 20200401156Abstract: An audio system includes an audio apparatus, a charger, and a conveyer. The audio apparatus includes a sound receiver to receive ambient sound, and a battery. The charger charges the battery of the audio apparatus. The conveyer includes a motor to transport the audio apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Taku UEDA, Hisashi NAGAI, Naoaki KURITA, Yuji SAKURAI, Hisanobu SUZUKI
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Patent number: 10787194Abstract: A power system includes an electric motor for driving a left wheel and a right wheel of a vehicle, an electric motor control device for controlling the electric motor, a transmission disposed on a power transmission path between the electric motor, the left and right wheels, a differential device for distributing output decelerated by the transmission to the left and right wheels, a case which accommodates the electric motor, the transmission, and the differential device, a left axle of which one end is connected to the differential device and the other end extends from the case to be connected to the left wheel, and a right axle of which one end is connected to the differential device and the other end extends from the case to be connected to the right wheel. A conductive rotation allowing member having conductivity is provided between the differential device and the case.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Rintaro Endo, Taku Ueda, Keiichiro Kashiwabara
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Patent number: 10778350Abstract: A fader device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a guide rail that extends linearly and a slider that slidably engages with the guide rail, in which the slider includes a pressure-contact member that is to be in pressure contact with the guide rail, and a compression coil spring for jutting the pressure-contact member toward the guide rail.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Taku Ueda, Hisashi Nagai, Hisanobu Suzuki
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Patent number: 10768021Abstract: A position detection device includes a fixed element, a movable element, a plurality of first electrodes, a second electrode, a third electrode and a first detection circuit. The movable element is movable relative to the fixed element. The first electrodes are arranged on either the fixed element or the movable element, and the second electrode is on the other of the movable element or the fixed element. The first electrodes include two or more phases with electrical signals having mutually different phases. The third electrode is provided on the fixed element and opposing the electrode that is on the movable element while the movable element is in a prescribed position. The first detection circuit detects when the movable element is in the prescribed position based on electrical signals generated in the second and third electrodes in accordance with the electrical signals supplied to the first electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Taku Ueda, Yoshihiro Suzuki, Yoshihiro Natsume
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Publication number: 20200067619Abstract: A fader device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a guide rail that extends linearly and a slider that slidably engages with the guide rail, in which the slider includes a pressure-contact member that is to be in pressure contact with the guide rail, and a compression coil spring for jutting the pressure-contact member toward the guide rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Taku UEDA, Hisashi NAGAI, Hisanobu SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20190270477Abstract: A power system includes an electric motor for driving a left wheel and a right wheel of a vehicle, an electric motor control device for controlling the electric motor, a transmission disposed on a power transmission path between the electric motor, the left and right wheels, a differential device for distributing output decelerated by the transmission to the left and right wheels, a case which accommodates the electric motor, the transmission, and the differential device, a left axle of which one end is connected to the differential device and the other end extends from the case to be connected to the left wheel, and a right axle of which one end is connected to the differential device and the other end extends from the case to be connected to the right wheel. A conductive rotation allowing member having conductivity is provided between the differential device and the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Rintaro ENDO, Taku UEDA, Keiichiro KASHIWABARA
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Publication number: 20190025092Abstract: A position detection device includes a fixed element, a movable element, a plurality of first electrodes, a second electrode, a third electrode and a first detection circuit. The movable element is movable relative to the fixed element. The first electrodes are arranged on either the fixed element or the movable element, and the second electrode is on the other of the movable element or the fixed element. The first electrodes include two or more phases with electrical signals having mutually different phases. The third electrode is provided on the fixed element and opposing the electrode that is on the movable element while the movable element is in a prescribed position. The first detection circuit detects when the movable element is in the prescribed position based on electrical signals generated in the second and third electrodes in accordance with the electrical signals supplied to the first electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Taku UEDA, Yoshihiro SUZUKI, Yoshihiro NATSUME
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Publication number: 20190025090Abstract: A fixed element is provided to be used in a position detection device for detecting a position of a movable element that moves on the fixed element. The fixed element includes a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes and a second electrode. The substrate has as first surface, a second surface and a low-dielectric constant area. The second surface faces in an opposite direction to the first surface. The to low-dielectric constant area has a lower-dielectric constant than other portions of the substrate. The first electrodes are disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The first electrodes include three or more phases arranged one-dimensionally in a repeating pattern in a movement direction of the movable element. The second electrode is disposed on the first surface of the substrate and is arranged in the movement direction of the movable element adjacent the first electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Taku UEDA, Yoshihiro SUZUKI, Yoshikatsu MATSUBARA, Yoshihiro NATSUME, Hisakazu KATO
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Patent number: 9929822Abstract: An electric fader drive unit includes a drive portion, a fader position control portion, and an electric fader control portion. The drive portion drives an electric fader by supplying drive power to the electric fader. The fader position control portion indicates a target position of the electric fader. The electric fader control portion receives an indication of the target position from the fader position control portion, and, when controlling the drive portion to move the electric fader to the target position, moves the electric fader to the target position by changing the drive power maintained at preparation drive power less than the minimum drive power that is the lowest drive power required for moving the electric fader to a predetermined drive power not less than the minimum drive power.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Taku Ueda, Satoshi Takemura
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Patent number: 9712269Abstract: An electric fader drive unit includes a drive portion, a fader position control portion, and an electric fader control portion. The fader position control portion detects a distance between a current position of the electric fader and a target position, indicates a high speed movement mode when the distance is not less than a predetermined value, and indicates a silent movement mode when the distance is less than the predetermined value. The electric fader control portion controls the drive portion to change the drive power to silent drive power not less than the minimum drive power that is the lowest drive power for moving the electric fader when the fader position control portion indicates the silent movement mode, and controls the drive portion to change the drive power to base drive power more than the silent drive power when the fader position control position indicates the high speed movement mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Taku Ueda, Satoshi Takemura
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Publication number: 20170041092Abstract: An electric fader drive unit includes a drive portion, a fader position control portion, and an electric fader control portion. The fader position control portion detects a distance between a current position of the electric fader and a target position, indicates a high speed movement mode when the distance is not less than a predetermined value, and indicates a silent movement mode when the distance is less than the predetermined value. The electric fader control portion controls the drive portion to change the drive power to silent drive power not less than the minimum drive power that is the lowest drive power for moving the electric fader when the fader position control portion indicates the silent movement mode, and controls the drive portion to change the drive power to base drive power more than the silent drive power when the fader position control position indicates the high speed movement mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Taku UEDA, Satoshi TAKEMURA