Patents by Inventor Tatsuhiko Mizutani

Tatsuhiko Mizutani 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).

  • Publication number: 20150015095
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes a coil portion of the stator coil that protrudes from an end of a stator core, a terminal module that is provided on a top of the coil portion on an axial end of the coil portion and that electrically connects the stator coil and an external electric device, and a cover unit in which a cover that covers the terminal module and a guide that guides a coolant to the coil portion are formed together into one piece. The guide is provided on each of circumferentially opposite sides of the cover to supply a coolant to the coil portion in a distributed manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Yosuke Kurono, Tatsuhiko Mizutani
  • Patent number: 8916254
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminated core is provided that makes positions of boundary parts of laminated blocks and improves an efficiency of a welding operation of the blocks. The above-described object is achieved by the method of manufacturing the laminated core 10 including a process that forms a plurality of blocks 12 having a plurality of welding parts 13 to 15 of different forms or colors at intervals of prescribed angles in the circumferential direction, a process that laminates the plurality of blocks 12 under a state that the blocks are rotated at intervals of the prescribed angles and a process that welds the welding parts 13 to 15 having the different forms or colors of the laminated blocks 12 to form integrally the plurality of blocks 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignees: Mitsui High-Tec, Inc, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Nagai, Jin Oda, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yosuke Kurono
  • Patent number: 8853914
    Abstract: A stator core capable of improving stator core segments in assemblability, positioning accuracy and rigidity is provided. A stator core includes a plurality of stator core segments, and a yoke part of each stator core segment has a first junction and a second junction joined to other adjacent stator core segments. A protrusion is formed at the first junction, and a recess capable of receiving the protrusion is formed at the second junction. The opening area of the recess increases from a deepest section of the recess to an opening of the recess. In the yoke part, a first caulking site where the stator core segment is caulked in an axial direction is formed on an arc passing through the central part of a radial length of the protrusion and extending in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Goto, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Hiroyuki Ikuta, Yasuhide Yagyu
  • Patent number: 8803389
    Abstract: A stator includes a stator core formed from a plurality of split cores arranged in a circumferential direction, and a cylindrical body that surrounds the stator core from a periphery and secures the stator core. The split cores each have a first end portion on one end in the circumferential direction, and a second end portion on the other end in the circumferential direction. The first end portion has a protruding portion that protrudes outward in the circumferential direction, and the second end portion has a depressed portion that is depressed inward in the circumferential direction and fits together with the protruding portion of the first end portion of an adjacent split core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Masahiro Sakai
  • Publication number: 20130264899
    Abstract: In a stator and a rotating electric machine equipped with this stator, the insulation properties of a coil are ensured by suppressing lead wire stress generated during a stator assembly process. The stator has a stator core, a coil wound around the stator core, lead wires led out from the coil, and power lines provided between the lead wires and a connection terminal of an external circuit. The lead wires and the power lines are electrically connected with each other through an elastically deformable elastic bus bar. Even if a shift occurs in the relative position between the coil and the connection terminal during the assembly process of the stator, this configuration allows the elastic bus bar to absorb the shift and makes it possible to suppress the stress generated on the lead wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Goto, Yusuke Kurono, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Kazuya Onuki
  • Patent number: 8427029
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a rotor shaft capable of sufficiently securing a fastening strength between an inner shaft and an outer shaft, obtaining an excellent anti-rotation torque, and reducing a weight of the rotor shaft. A rotor shaft is divided into an inner shaft and an outer shaft. The inner shaft includes a tip end portion, a rear end portion, and a thick portion. The thick portion connects the tip end portion 41 and the rear end portion with each other in the radial direction, and has the same inner diameter as that of the tip end portion and the same outer diameter as that of the rear end portion. The outer shaft includes an inner cylindrical portion, a magnetic body-mounting outer cylindrical portion, and a flange that connects the inner cylindrical portion and the magnetic body-mounting outer cylindrical portion with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignees: OTICS Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Kozawa, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Hiroki Kato, Takahisa Yashiro
  • Patent number: 8368270
    Abstract: The stator of an electric rotating machine includes a stator core constituted of a plurality of split cores joined to one another in a ring, a plurality of phase windings wound around the stator core, and an outer casing to an inner periphery of which an outer periphery of the stator core is fitted with clamping margin therebetween. The outer casing is provided with a brim including at least two brim portions at least at one of axial ends thereof. The brim portions are spaced from each other in a circumferential direction of the outer casing and project in a direction receding from a center axis of the outer casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichi Kudose, Hiroaki Ishikawa, Atsuo Ishizuka, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Kazuhiro Goto
  • Publication number: 20120228987
    Abstract: A stator core capable of improving stator core segments in assemblability, positioning accuracy and rigidity is provided. A stator core includes a plurality of stator core segments, and a yoke part of each stator core segment has a first junction and a second junction joined to other adjacent stator core segments. A protrusion is formed at the first junction, and a recess capable of receiving the protrusion is formed at the second junction. The opening area of the recess increases from a deepest section of the recess to an opening of the recess. In the yoke part, a first caulking site where the stator core segment is caulked in an axial direction is formed on an arc passing through the central part of a radial length of the protrusion and extending in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Goto, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Hiroyuki Ikuta, Yasuhide Yagyu
  • Publication number: 20120058313
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminated core is provided that makes positions of boundary parts of laminated blocks and improves an efficiency of a welding operation of the blocks. The above-described object is achieved by the method of manufacturing the laminated core 10 including a process that forms a plurality of blocks 12 having a plurality of welding parts 13 to 15 of different forms or colors at intervals of prescribed angles in the circumferential direction, a process that laminates the plurality of blocks 12 under a state that the blocks are rotated at intervals of the prescribed angles and a process that welds the welding parts 13 to 15 having the different forms or colors of the laminated blocks 12 to form integrally the plurality of blocks 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Akira Nagai, Jin Oda, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Yosuke Kurono
  • Patent number: 8129621
    Abstract: The fixing tool (40) of a wire harness (32) bundling a plurality of cables has a portion (42) for holding the wire harness (32), and two protrusions (44) protruding therefrom. The protrusion (44) includes a stretching portion (46) formed by stretching. Since the length from the base face (48) of the holding portion (42) to the stretching portion (46) is different in different protrusions (44), the timing at which each stretching portion (46) is inserted into a through hole (56) varies and thereby insertion load of the protrusion (44) can be reduced. Consequently, workability of a work for securing the wire harness (32) to a bracket (54) can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Toshiya Sugiyama, Hiroshi Kato, Hideki Hattori, Tsutomu Sakata, Atsushi Fujisawa
  • Patent number: 8110938
    Abstract: A line connection structure for a PCU includes: the PCU mounted in an engine room positioned on a front side of a hybrid vehicle; an air cleaner that is provided on a rear side of the vehicle so as to face the PCU and that includes a resin portion deforming easier than electric equipment; and a cable connected to the PCU. The cable is formed by three-phase cables of U, V, and W phases being gathered. The cable is connected to the PCU on the side surface of the PCU positioned on the vehicular-rear side. The three-phase cables positioned between the PCU and the air cleaner is provided so as to align on the identical plane parallel to the width direction of the hybrid vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akihide Takehara, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Makoto Kubota
  • Patent number: 8076892
    Abstract: A stator position adjustment method for a motor drive device that includes a motor case, a rotor shaft supported by the motor case in order to rotate a rotor inside the motor case, and a stator disposed at an outer circumference of the rotor concentrically with the rotor and having a configuration in which the stator is tightened and secured to the motor case by a tightening unit that tightens the stator along a rotor axis. The method includes the steps of setting a first tolerance range as a maximum tolerance range of a stator axis in which a first gap is formed between an outer circumference surface of the stator and an inner circumference surface of the motor case; measuring a position of the stator axis; and adjusting the position of the stator axis within the first tolerance range based on a measured position of the stator axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignees: Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasunori Oguri, Tomotaka Murakami, Yoshihiro Hirota, Akira Isogai, Takehito Jinno, Akira Takasaki, Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Hiroyuki Hattori
  • Publication number: 20110148246
    Abstract: A stator includes a stator core formed from a plurality of split cores arranged in a circumferential direction, and a cylindrical body that surrounds the stator core from a periphery and secures the stator core. The split cores each have a first end portion on one end in the circumferential direction, and a second end portion on the other end in the circumferential direction. The first end portion has a protruding portion that protrudes outward in the circumferential direction, and the second end portion has a depressed portion that is depressed inward in the circumferential direction and fits together with the protruding portion of the first end portion of an adjacent split core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Masahiro Sakai
  • Patent number: 7959464
    Abstract: A connector (10) comprises a primary resin-molded member (20) integrally covering both a terminal (18) and a covering material (14). A first sealing material (24) is disposed at the first joining portion (28) between the primary resin-molded member (20) and the covering material (14) so as to seal the first joining portion (28). The first sealing material (24) is integrally covered together with the primary resin-molded member (20) by a secondary resin-molded member (22). The peeling of the first sealing material (24) from the first joining portion (28) is suppressed by the secondary resin-molded member (22), whereby the durability of the waterproof structure can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Hiroshi Kato, Hisashi Sawada, Kazumoto Konda
  • Patent number: 7960885
    Abstract: A rotor includes: a rotor core formed by stacking a first sheet member and a second sheet member and having a first magnet-inserted hole and a second magnet-inserted hole located radially outward relative to the first magnet-inserted hole; magnets inserted respectively into the first and second magnet-inserted holes; and a resin portion injected into the first and second magnet-inserted holes. The first sheet member has a first hole and a second hole constituting the first and second magnet-inserted holes respectively. The second sheet member is located at at least one axial end of the rotor core and has a portion covering a part of the first hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Taketo Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 7772734
    Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core and disk-shaped end plates provided to sandwich the rotor core in the direction of a rotation shaft. The end plates are each formed to have one end face relatively closer to the rotor core and larger in outer diameter with the center at the rotation shaft than the other end face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Toshiya Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20100116524
    Abstract: The fixing tool (40) of a wire harness (32) bundling a plurality of cables has a portion (42) for holding the wire harness (32), and two protrusions (44) protruding therefrom. The protrusion (44) includes a stretching portion (46) formed by stretching. Since the length from the base face (48) of the holding portion (42) to the stretching portion (46) is different in different protrusions (44), the timing at which each stretching portion (46) is inserted into a through hole (56) varies and thereby insertion load of the protrusion (44) can be reduced. Consequently, workability of a work for securing the wire harness (32) to a bracket (54) can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Toshiya Sugiyama, Hiroshi Kato, Hideki Hattori, Tsutomu Sakata, Atsushi Fujjsawa
  • Publication number: 20100075535
    Abstract: A connector (10) comprises a primary resin-molded member (20) integrally covering both a terminal (18) and a covering material (14). A first sealing material (24) is disposed at the first joining portion (28) between the primary resin-molded member (20) and the covering material (14) so as to seal the first joining portion (28). The first sealing material (24) is integrally covered together with the primary resin-molded member (20) by a secondary resin-molded member (22). The peeling of the first sealing material (24) from the first joining portion (28) is suppressed by the secondary resin-molded member (22), whereby the durability of the waterproof structure can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Hiroshi Kato, Hisashi Sawada, Kazumoto Konda
  • Publication number: 20100026127
    Abstract: A rotor includes: a rotor core formed by stacking a first sheet member and a second sheet member and having a first magnet-inserted hole and a second magnet-inserted hole located radially outward relative to the first magnet-inserted hole; magnets inserted respectively into the first and second magnet-inserted holes; and a resin portion injected into the first and second magnet-inserted holes. The first sheet member has a first hole and a second hole constituting the first and second magnet-inserted holes respectively. The second sheet member is located at at least one axial end of the rotor core and has a portion covering a part of the first hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Taketo Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 7645157
    Abstract: A connector includes a main body supporting a power cable, and a sound-proof member attached by a bolt to the top surface of the main body identified as the sound emitting surface to absorb sound emitted from the main body due to vibration. The main body includes a base provided with bulges in which three power cables are accommodated, respectively, and a lid over the base with power cables accommodated. The sound-proof member is effective as long as it is attached to the side face of the lid where it is expected to readily emit noise, i.e., on one side. The sound proof member can be also attached to the side face of the base. A connector having sound generated from the connector caused by vibration reduced is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Mizutani, Akira Otagaki