Patents by Inventor Tamotsu Kawamura
Tamotsu Kawamura 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: 10306188Abstract: A photographic image exchange system includes an imaging device having an imager that performs imaging, a communicator that performs communication with a server, and a controller that controls the communicator such that an image that includes a registered target among images captured by the imager is transmitted to the server, and the server provides the image received from the imaging device to a device used by a user who is related to the registration.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tamotsu Kawamura, Kotaro Shigeno, Hiroshi Akiyama, Masaki Negoro, Yoshinori Matsuo, Naoki Sugimoto, Dennis Clark, John Moon
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Publication number: 20180327954Abstract: Provided is a washing machine including a washing tub that is rotatable in a manner of intersecting with a vertical direction, a supporting member rotatably supporting the washing tub and a linear motor having a stator and a rotor. The stator has one of a coil and a permanent magnet, is fixed to the supporting member and extends in a predetermined direction. The rotor has another of the coil and the permanent magnet, is fitted with the stator in a non-contact state so as to be movable along the predetermined direction, and is connected to the washing tub. The linear motor rotates the washing tub by means of a movement of the washing tub.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Takashi NAKANISHI, Tamotsu KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20180274156Abstract: The present disclosure provides a washing machine including: a washing drum which can rotate in a manner of intersecting an axis with an up-down direction; and a strip-shaped part extending from a lower part of the washing drum and connected with a part other than the washing drum. A rotating shaft as a rotating center of the washing drum is located in a position lower than the center of the washing drum in an axial direction of the washing drum or a center of gravity of the washing drum.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Takashi NAKANISHI, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Kenji YOSHIDA, Haruo MAMIYA, Hiroki SATO, Wataru NAKAGAWA
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Patent number: 10077521Abstract: A washing machine capable of reducing power consumption comprising: a substantially bottomed cylindrical washing tank; a rotary wing rotatably and freely arranged at a bottom of the washing tank; and a driving unit for rotatably driving the rotary wing by being powered by electricity. The rotary wing is formed in a disc shape and centered on a rotary axis (Ra), and a plurality of stirring blades radially extending towards an outer circumference are arranged on a surface of the rotary wing. A center (Cw) of these stirring blades is set at a position more misplaced towards an outer diameter direction than the rotary axis (Ra), and a protrusion part more protruded towards an axial direction of the rotary axis (Ra) than the stirring blades is arranged at the center (Cw) of the plurality of stirring blades.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2014Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignees: HAIER ASIA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Tamotsu Kawamura, Tomohiro Yamauchi
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Publication number: 20180245263Abstract: Provided is a washing machine which includes: a washing drum having an inner drum capable of rotating around an axis; a agitator capable of rotating in order to agitate the washings in the inner drum; a motor for rotating the inner drum and the agitator; a rotating mechanism; and a microcomputer. The rotating mechanism can rotate the washing drum about the axis in a manner of crossing with an up-down direction, so as to change a rotating angle of the washing drum. The microcomputer controls the motor and the rotating mechanism so as to execute washing operation for rotating the agitator in reverse or rotating the inner drum at multiple rotating angles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Haruo MAMIYA, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Takashi NAKANISHI, Hiroki SATO, Kenji YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20180245261Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine. The washing machine includes: a machine housing; a washing tub having an inner tub which accommodates laundry and is rotatable and an outer tub for receiving the inner tub, and being provided inside the machine housing; four supporting members, which are configured to be in a shape of a rod suspended from the machine housing and elastically support the washing tub; and receiving portions, which are mounted at the lower portion of each of the supporting members respectively to connect the supporting members to the washing tub. All the receiving portions are provided at the same height. The length of a pair of front supporting members and that of a pair of rear supporting members are different.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Hiroki SATO, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Haruo MAMIYA, Kenji YOSHIDA, Takashi NAKANISHI, Wataru NAKAGAWA
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Publication number: 20180237973Abstract: A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes: a washing drum which is rotatable and intersects with an up-down direction; a rotating part having a plurality of concave parts arranged in a rotating direction of the washing drum, and the rotating part is connected with the washing drum so that the rotating part rotates integrally with the washing drum; and a locking part for locking rotation of the rotating part by fitting in the concave parts. In the washing machine, a nut member is in threaded connection with the threaded shaft and connected to the rotating part so that the nut member moves along the threaded shaft along with rotation of the threaded shaft, thereby causing the rotating part to rotate. A backlash between the locking part fitted in the concave parts and the rotating part is smaller than a backlash between the threaded shaft and the nut member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Takashi NAKANISHI, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Kenji YOSHIDA, Haruo MAMIYA, Hiroki SATO, Wataru NAKAGAWA
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Publication number: 20180237974Abstract: The present disclosure provides a washing, in which a washing drum can rotate in a manner of intersecting a perpendicular direction. A rotating part is connected with the washing drum in a manner of integral rotation. A nut member is connected with the rotating part, and is in threaded connection with a threaded shaft, and moves along a front-rear direction along with rotation of the threaded shaft, so that the rotating part rotates. A supporting part for supporting the threaded shaft in a manner of rotation is fixed to a base part. A detected part arranged on the nut member and configured to detect a rotating angle of the rotating part is detected by a sensor. A rotation-stopping protrusion arranged on the nut member is incorporated into a limiting part formed on the base part and extending along the front-rear direction in a shape of a straight line.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Takashi NAKANISHI, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Kenji YOSHIDA, Haruo MAMIYA, Hiroki SATO, Wataru NAKAGAWA
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Publication number: 20180171527Abstract: Provided is a washing machine, which can save an installation space and can increase rigidity of a part for rotatably supporting a washing drum in a structure including the washing drum. The washing drum can rotate in a manner of crossing with a perpendicular direction. The washing machine includes: a washing drum capable of rotating in a manner of crossing with an up-down direction; a supporting member arranged on an outer side of the washing drum and rotatably supporting the washing drum; a bent part arranged on the supporting members and bent to a side of the washing drum; and an elastic supporting member mounted on the bent part and elastically supporting the supporting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Takashi NAKANISHI, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Kenji YOSHIDA, Hiroki SATO, Wataru NAKAGAWA
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Publication number: 20170327994Abstract: The present disclosure provides a washing machine capable of sprinkling water on washings contained in a washing tank without dead angle. The washing machine includes an outer tank capable of storing water, a cylindrical washing tank contained in the outer tank, used for containing the washings and capable of rotating, and a water path for absorbing water stored in the outer tank and discharging the water into the washing tank from an upper side. The washing tank is provided with through holes for allowing water to flow between the washing tank and the outer tank. Discharging ports for discharging water into the washing tank from the upper side through the water path are arranged around whole area of the circumferential direction S of the washing tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Hiroyuki TANAKA, Takuo TAKENAKA, Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Haruo MAMIYA, Naoto NISHIURA
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Publication number: 20170208294Abstract: A photographic image replacement system includes an imaging device having an imager that performs imaging, a communicator that performs communication with a server, and a controller that controls the communicator such that an image that includes a registered target among images captured by the imager is transmitted to the server, and the server provides the image received from the imaging device to a device used by a user who is related to the registration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2015Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Tamotsu KAWAMURA, Kotaro SHIGENO, Hiroshi AKIYAMA, Masaki NEGORO, Yoshinori MATSUO, Naoki SUGIMOTO, Dennis CLARK, John MOON
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Publication number: 20170096759Abstract: A washing machine capable of reducing power consumption comprising: a substantially bottomed cylindrical washing tank; a rotary wing rotatably and freely arranged at a bottom of the washing tank; and a driving unit for rotatably driving the rotary wing by being powered by electricity. The rotary wing is formed in a disc shape and centered on a rotary axis (Ra), and a plurality of stirring blades radially extending towards an outer circumference are arranged on a surface of the rotary wing. A center (Cw) of these stirring blades is set at a position more misplaced towards an outer diameter direction than the rotary axis (Ra), and a protrusion part more protruded towards an axial direction of the rotary axis (Ra) than the stirring blades is arranged at the center (Cw) of the plurality of stirring blades.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2014Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Tamotsu Kawamura, Tomohiro Yamauchi
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Patent number: 9287720Abstract: A non-contact charging system includes: a power transmission device that includes a primary coil supplying electric power through electromagnetic induction; a power reception device that includes a secondary coil receiving electric power by being electromagnetically coupled with the power transmission device; and a control device that determines charging efficiency from the primary coil to the secondary coil and changes the current supplied to the primary coil in accordance with the charging efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Tamotsu Kawamura
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Patent number: 8511324Abstract: A washing/drying machine according to the present invention is capable of efficiently performing a drying operation to reduce a drying period. The washing/drying machine includes a tank (11) for storing used water, and the water is circulated from the tank (11) for dehumidification of air circulated through a drying air duct (20). Since the water is circulated from the tank (11), a great amount of water can be supplied as dehumidification water for higher dehumidification efficiency. The amount of the circulated water (the amount of cooling water (dehumidification water)) is reduced in a first half of a drying process, and increased in a second half of the drying process. As a result, the drying efficiency is improved during the drying operation, thereby reducing the drying period.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2008Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignees: Haier Group Corporation, Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuo Komoto, Tamotsu Kawamura
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Publication number: 20130119925Abstract: A non-contact charging system includes: a power transmission device that includes a primary coil supplying electric power through electromagnetic induction; a power reception device that includes a secondary coil receiving electric power by being electromagnetically coupled with the power transmission device; and a control device that determines charging efficiency from the primary coil to the secondary coil and changes the current supplied to the primary coil in accordance with the charging efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Tamotsu Kawamura
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Patent number: 8339010Abstract: An electric motor (10) is constructed with an inner circumference side rotor (11) and an outer circumference side rotor (12) which are coaxially arranged; and planetary gear mechanism which rotates at least one of the inner circumference side rotor (11) and the outer circumference side rotor (12) around an rotary shaft O. Long sides of substantially plate-like inner circumference side permanent magnets (11a) of the inner circumference side rotor (11) and those of substantially plate-like outer circumference side permanent magnets (12a) of the outer circumference side rotor (12) are arranged so as to face each other by the rotation of at least one of the inner circumference side rotor (11) and the outer circumference side rotor (12) in a cross section perpendicular to the rotary shaft O with the planetary gear mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Honda Motor Co., LtdInventors: Hirofumi Atarashi, Shoei Abe, Tamotsu Kawamura, Hiromitsu Sato
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Patent number: 8040008Abstract: The axial gap motor includes the rotor having: a rotor frame including a plurality of ribs extending in a radial direction, an inner circumferential side annular shaft, and an outer circumferential side annular rim, which are integrally coupled to each other through the ribs; the shaft has shaft side rib mounting holes through which the ribs are mounted, the rim has rim side rib mounting holes through which the ribs are mounted, the ribs have radial inner ends mounted and fixed into the shaft side rib mounting holes and radial outer ends mounted and fixed into the rim side rib mounting holes, and in the rotor frame, the main magnets and the sub magnets are alternately disposed in the circumferential direction, between the shaft and the rim.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2008Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tamotsu Kawamura, Keiichi Yamamoto, Hirofumi Atarashi, Shoei Abe, Shigeru Tajima
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Patent number: 8004138Abstract: A motor is provided with: an inner rotor having inner permanent magnets arranged in a peripheral direction and an outer rotor having outer permanent magnets arranged in the peripheral direction, the mutual axes of rotation of the inner rotor and the outer rotor being arranged coaxially, and a rotating device capable of making at least one of the inner rotor and the outer rotor rotate around the axes of rotation so as to change the relative phase between the rotors, wherein the rotating device includes: a first member which is integrally and rotatably provided with respect to the outer rotor; and a second member which is integrally and rotatably provided with respect to the inner rotor and which defines pressure chambers inside the inner rotor with the first member, and wherein a working fluid is supplied to the pressure chambers, thereby changing the relative phase between the rotors.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2007Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuyuki Iwata, Hiromitsu Sato, Naohisa Morishita, Satoru Shinzaki, Tamotsu Kawamura, Masato Fujioka
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Publication number: 20100251777Abstract: A washing/drying machine according to the present invention is capable of efficiently performing a drying operation to reduce a drying period. The washing/drying machine includes a tank (11) for storing used water, and the water is circulated from the tank (11) for dehumidification of air circulated through a drying air duct (20). Since the water is circulated from the tank (11), a great amount of water can be supplied as dehumidification water for higher dehumidification efficiency. The amount of the circulated water (the amount of cooling water (dehumidification water)) is reduced in a first half of a drying process, and increased in a second half of the drying process. As a result, the drying efficiency is improved during the drying operation, thereby reducing the drying period.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2008Publication date: October 7, 2010Inventors: Nobuo Komoto, Tamotsu Kawamura
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Publication number: 20100231081Abstract: A motor is provided with: an inner rotor having inner permanent magnets arranged in a peripheral direction and an outer rotor having outer permanent magnets arranged in the peripheral direction, the mutual axes of rotation of the inner rotor and the outer rotor being arranged coaxially, and a rotating device capable of making at least one of the inner rotor and the outer rotor rotate around the axes of rotation so as to change the relative phase between the rotors, wherein the rotating device includes: a first member which is integrally and rotatably provided with respect to the outer rotor; and a second member which is integrally and rotatably provided with respect to the inner rotor and which defines pressure chambers inside the inner rotor with the first member, and wherein a working fluid is supplied to the pressure chambers, thereby changing the relative phase between the rotors.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2007Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuyuki Iwata, Hiromitsu Sato, Naohisa Morishita, Satoru Shinzaki, Tamotsu Kawamura, Masato Fujioka