Patents by Inventor Tatsuro Horie
Tatsuro Horie 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: 9914346Abstract: A vehicle includes: a power equipment; a floor panel having a recessed power equipment containing portion that houses the power equipment; and a frame member that suspends and holds the power equipment, wherein the frame member is fixed to the floor panel through a holding member so that a part of the power equipment protrudes from the floor panel, the holding member has an upper end surface, a lower end surface, and a vertical wall that connects the upper end surface and the lower end surface to each other. The frame member is fastened to the upper end surface of the holding member, and the floor panel is fastened to the lower end surface of the holding member.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetomo Fujiwara, Tatsuro Horie
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Publication number: 20180056768Abstract: A vehicle includes: a power equipment; a floor panel having a recessed power equipment containing portion that houses the power equipment; and a frame member that suspends and holds the power equipment, wherein the frame member is fixed to the floor panel through a holding member so that a part of the power equipment protrudes from the floor panel, the holding member has an upper end surface, a lower end surface, and a vertical wall that connects the upper end surface and the lower end surface to each other. The frame member is fastened to the upper end surface of the holding member, and the floor panel is fastened to the lower end surface of the holding member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetomo FUJIWARA, Tatsuro HORIE
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Patent number: 7511394Abstract: A rotational electric machine stator has a rectangular wire that includes a lead wire covered with an insulation coating, terminals that is connected to the rectangular wire by thermal fusing, and convex portions provided on the terminals so as to protrude from the terminals toward the rectangular wire, wherein the insulation coating is removed.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2006Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Okada, Shoei Abe, Tatsuro Horie, Hiromitsu Sato
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Patent number: 7476995Abstract: A busbar (10) has a plurality of straight portions (14) circumferentially arranged at intervals. Several such busbars (10) are tied at a plurality of circumferential spaced positions by connecting the straight positions (14) in parallel with one another. The, the busbars (10) can be positioned with high precision and will not be circumferentially displaced from each other. This can avoid the deviation of intervals between the tabs (16) and those between terminals (18) from correct ones.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2006Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Uchiyama, Izumi Suzuki, Masashi Inoue, Tatsuro Horie, Akihiro Okamura
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Patent number: 7219417Abstract: To produce bus bars, a conductive metal plate is stamped out into a plurality of strips simultaneously by press molding. Each strip has a tab having an L-shaped cross-section defined by a curved section and a distal end. The plurality of strips are bent in a thickness direction to obtain a plurality of rings, respectively. The rings are mutually different in diameter and have substantially the same center. The L-shaped tab of each of the rings is disposed such that the distal end of each tab is disposed substantially at a same distance from the center.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2004Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Izumi Suzuki, Tatsuro Horie, Kenji Fukuda
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Patent number: 7193345Abstract: A collection-distribution ring comprises three busbars, each having a circular ring shape, which are integrally connected together with prescribed distances therebetween by an insulating resin. Coil connection terminals project inwardly in a radial direction and are alternately arranged in relation to the three busbars. External terminals project outwardly in the radial direction and are arranged to adjoin together at the prescribed position. These terminals are all exposed from surfaces of the insulating resin. A stator comprises the prescribed number of stator units that are arranged in a circumferential direction and are assembled together with the collection-distribution ring. Each stator unit comprises a core unit realizing magnetic teeth, an insulating member, and a coil. An outer terminal member electrically connects a first end of the coil and the coil connection terminal, and an inner terminal member provides electrical connections between second ends of the adjacent coils.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2002Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Shinzaki, Tatsuro Horie, Kenji Fukuda, Akihiro Okamura
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Patent number: 7166949Abstract: An insulating bobbin mounted on a tooth extending from an annular yoke of a stator with a rectangular wire being around the insulating bobbin has a tooth insulating portion for insulating the tooth of the stator and the rectangular wire and an extending portion extending from an end portion of the tooth insulating portion along an inner surface of the yoke, wherein a guide groove for guiding the rectangular wire diagonally relative to a circumferential direction of the tooth insulating portion from an outside of the extending portion is provided in a side of the extending portion on one of axial sides of the stator.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Okada, Minoru Nakajima, Tatsuro Horie, Mitsuyoshi Takao, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Takeo Fukuda
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Publication number: 20070001526Abstract: A rotational electric machine stator has a rectangular wire that includes a lead wire covered with an insulation coating, terminals that is connected to the rectangular wire by thermal fusing, and convex portions provided on the terminals so as to protrude from the terminals toward the rectangular wire, wherein the insulation coating is removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2006Publication date: January 4, 2007Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Okada, Shoei Abe, Tatsuro Horie, Hiromitsu Sato
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Publication number: 20070004249Abstract: A busbar (10) has a plurality of straight portions (14) circumferentially arranged at intervals. Several such busbars (10) are tied at a plurality of circumferential spaced positions by connecting the straight positions (14) in parallel with one another. The, the busbars (10) can be positioned with high precision and will not be circumferentially displaced from each other. This can avoid the deviation of intervals between the tabs (16) and those between terminals (18) from correct ones.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2006Publication date: January 4, 2007Applicants: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Uchiyama, Izumi Suzuki, Masashi Inoue, Tatsuro Horie, Akihiro Okamura
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Patent number: 7151334Abstract: A permanent magnet type rotor comprises an inner member 2 having an outer ring portion 21; an approximately annular outer member 1 having soft magnetism and an inner circumference contacting with an outer circumference of the outer ring portion; and plural permanent magnets 3 disposed at equal intervals on the outer circumference of the outer member toward the circumferential direction. At least one of the inner member 2 and the outer member 1 is made from a sintered material, and the inner member 2 and the outer member 1 are mutually sintered and bonded. Thickness and weight of a dynamotor itself can be reduced and high output and high efficiency can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2002Date of Patent: December 19, 2006Assignees: Hitachi Powdered Metals Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuo Asaka, Tomoaki Arakawa, Tsuyoshi Kagaya, Satoru Shinzaki, Hiromitsu Sato, Kenji Fukuda, Hirohisa Ogawa, Tatsuro Horie, Akihiro Okamura, Katsuaki Sato, Toshiyasu Komatsu, Youichi Nakahara
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Publication number: 20060119207Abstract: An insulating bobbin mounted on a tooth extending from an annular yoke of a stator with a rectangular wire being around the insulating bobbin has a tooth insulating portion for insulating the tooth of the stator and the rectangular wire and an extending portion extending from an end portion of the tooth insulating portion along an inner surface of the yoke, wherein a guide groove for guiding the rectangular wire diagonally relative to a circumferential direction of the tooth insulating portion from an outside of the extending portion is provided in a side of the extending portion on one of axial sides of the stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2006Publication date: June 8, 2006Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Okada, Minoru Nakajima, Tatsuro Horie, Mitsuyoshi Takao, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Takeo Fukuda
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Patent number: 7026739Abstract: An insulating bobbin mounted on a tooth extending from an annular yoke of a stator with a rectangular wire being around the insulating bobbin has a tooth insulating portion for insulating the tooth of the stator and the rectangular wire and an extending portion extending from an end portion of the tooth insulating portion along an inner surface of the yoke, wherein a guide groove for guiding the rectangular wire diagonally relative to a circumferential direction of the tooth insulating portion from an outside of the extending portion is provided in a side of the extending portion on one of axial sides of the stator.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2004Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., LtdInventors: Tomoyuki Okada, Minoru Nakajima, Tatsuro Horie, Mitsuyoshi Takao, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Takeo Fukuda
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Patent number: 6984911Abstract: A stator for use in a rotating electrical machine is constituted by arranging the prescribed number of stator units in the circumferential direction of a stator core having a circular ring shape. The stator units provide magnetic teeth that project inwardly in the radial direction of the stator core. Coils are wound about the magnetic teeth via insulating members. Each of the insulating members arranges thick portions that slightly project opposite to each other in the width direction of the magnetic tooth, wherein the thick portions are shifted in positions in the thickness direction of the stator core with respect to opposite sides of the magnetic teeth arranged opposite to each other. Thus, it is possible to noticeably improve the space factor in the stator.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2002Date of Patent: January 10, 2006Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuro Horie, Kenji Fukuda, Manabu Kobayashi
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Patent number: 6930418Abstract: A centralized power distribution unit for a vehicular thin brushless motor includes a plurality of bus bars, an insulating holder that holds the bus bars to form a predetermined gap between the bus bars, and a resin insulating layer that covers the bus bars. Each of the bus bars has a terminal portion to be connected to a power source, such as a battery, and a tab to be connected to a winding of a stator. The bus bars are disposed correspondingly with phases of the motor. A plurality of holding grooves are formed in the insulating holder. The bus bars, which are pre-bent in a thickness direction to be shaped into a substantially annular shape, are respectively accommodated in the holding grooves. The pre-bending is preferably carried out by a bending machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2002Date of Patent: August 16, 2005Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Izumi Suzuki, Tatsuro Horie, Kenji Fukuda
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Patent number: 6894410Abstract: A centralized power distribution unit for a vehicular thin brushless motor includes a plurality of bus bars and a resin insulating layer that covers the bus bars. The bus bars are disposed correspondingly with phases of the motor. Each of the bus bars has a terminal portion to be connected to a battery and one or more tabs to be connected respectively to one or more windings of a stator. Each of the bus bars is shaped into a substantially annular shape by bending a molded material in a thickness direction. The molded material is obtained by stamping out a conductive metal plate into a strip-like shape. Diameters of the annular shapes of the bus bars are set to be different from one another depending on the corresponding phase of the motor. The bus bars are stacked in a radial direction of the centralized power distribution unit, mutually separated by a predetermined gap.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2002Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Izumi Suzuki, Tatsuro Horie, Kenji Fukuda
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Patent number: 6856057Abstract: A centralized power distribution unit for a vehicular thin brushless motor includes a plurality of bus bars, a resin insulation layer that covers the bus bars, and an insulating holder having a plurality of holding grooves that hold the bus bars. The bus bars are pre-bent in a thickness direction to be formed into a substantially annular shape. Each of the bus bars is provided correspondingly with a phase of the motor. The holding grooves are formed in parallel extending along a circumferential direction of the centralized power distribution unit. The bus bars are respectively inserted into the holding grooves, and are thus stacked in a radial direction of the centralized power distribution unit. The insulating holder and the bus bars are covered by the resin insulation layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2002Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Izumi Suzuki, Tatsuro Horie, Kenji Fukuda, Kazuo Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20040263015Abstract: An insulating bobbin mounted on a tooth extending from an annular yoke of a stator with a rectangular wire being around the insulating bobbin has a tooth insulating portion for insulating the tooth of the stator and the rectangular wire and an extending portion extending from an end portion of the tooth insulating portion along an inner surface of the yoke, wherein a guide groove for guiding the rectangular wire diagonally relative to a circumferential direction of the tooth insulating portion from an outside of the extending portion is provided in a side of the extending portion on one of axial sides of the stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki Okada, Minoru Nakajima, Tatsuro Horie, Mitsuyoshi Takao, Hiroyuki Kikuchi, Takeo Fukuda
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Publication number: 20040251752Abstract: A collection-distribution ring comprises three busbars, each having a circular ring shape, which are integrally connected together with prescribed distances therebetween by an insulating resin. Coil connection terminals project inwardly in a radial direction and are alternately arranged in relation to the three busbars. External terminals project outwardly in the radial direction and are arranged to adjoin together at the prescribed position. These terminals are all exposed from surfaces of the insulating resin. A stator comprises the prescribed number of stator units that are arranged in a circumferential direction and are assembled together with the collection-distribution ring. Each stator unit comprises a core unit realizing magnetic teeth, an insulating member, and a coil. An outer terminal member electrically connects a first end of the coil and the coil connection terminal, and an inner terminal member provides electrical connections between second ends of the adjacent coils.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2004Publication date: December 16, 2004Inventors: Satoru Shinzaki, Tatsuro Horie, Kenji Fukuda, Akihiro Okamura
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Publication number: 20040245882Abstract: A stator for use in a rotating electrical machine is constituted by arranging the prescribed number of stator units in the circumferential direction of a stator core having a circular ring shape. The stator units provide magnetic teeth that project inwardly in the radial direction of the stator core. Coils are wound about the magnetic teeth via insulating members. Each of the insulating members arranges thick portions that slightly project opposite to each other in the width direction of the magnetic tooth, wherein the thick portions are shifted in positions in the thickness direction of the stator core with respect to opposite sides of the magnetic teeth arranged opposite to each other. Thus, it is possible to noticeably improve the space factor in the stator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Tatsuro Horie, Kenji Fukuda, Manabu Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20040189127Abstract: A centralized power distribution unit for a vehicular thin brushless motor includes a plurality of bus bars and a resin insulating layer that covers the bus bars. The bus bars are disposed correspondingly with phases of the motor. Each of the bus bars has a terminal portion to be connected to a battery and one or more tabs to be connected respectively to one or more windings of a stator. Each of the bus bars is shaped into a substantially annular shape by bending a molded material in a thickness direction. The molded material is obtained by stamping out a conductive metal plate into a strip-like shape. Diameters of the annular shapes of the bus bars are set to be different from one another depending on the corresponding phase of the motor. The bus bars are stacked in a radial direction of the centralized power distribution unit, mutually separated by a predetermined gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Applicants: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKIInventors: Makoto Kobayashi, Izumi Suzuki, Tatsuro Horie, Kenji Fukuda