Patents by Inventor Tatsuya OHZU

Tatsuya OHZU 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: 10797568
    Abstract: A motor unit including a drive motor that includes an output shaft having a hollow portion; a torque sensor arranged within the hollow portion; and a cooling mechanism. The cooling mechanism has one end of a coolant path arranged inside the hollow portion and cools the drive motor and the torque sensor. A vehicle can include the motor unit. The drive motor can act as a traction motor generating traction drive force of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Ohzu, Yutaka Arimura, Daisuke Hoshino, Shingo Soma, Yosuke Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10730508
    Abstract: A vehicle is equipped with a torque sensor configured to detect a torque, and which is disposed between an internal combustion engine and a first switching device on a first transmission path. When the first switching device is switched from a disconnected state to a connected state, a control device calculates a torque difference between a target torque of the internal combustion engine corresponding to a specified point on the first transmission path, and a detected torque or the like detected by the torque sensor. Further, the control device generates in a first rotary electric machine or a second rotary electric machine a compensation torque that compensates for the torque difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Hoshino, Yutaka Arimura, Tatsuya Ohzu, Shingo Soma, Yosuke Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200212744
    Abstract: A rotor of a rotating electrical machine includes: a rotor core with a plurality of magnet insertion holes; and a plurality of magnetic pole portions including permanent magnets inserted into the plurality of magnet insertion holes. A space portion is provided between a space portion forming surface of at least one of the outer diameter surface and the inner diameter surface of the permanent magnet and a wall surface of the magnet insertion hole facing the space portion forming surface. The space portion includes: a liquid medium storage region provided in a center in the circumferential direction, and liquid medium throttle regions provided at both end portions in the circumferential direction, and a distance between the permanent magnet and the magnet insertion hole in the liquid medium throttle region is shorter than a distance between the permanent magnet and the magnet insertion hole in the liquid medium storage region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuya OHZU
  • Publication number: 20200212736
    Abstract: A rotor of a rotating electrical machine includes a substantially annular rotor core with a plurality of magnet insertion holes formed along a circumferential direction and a plurality of magnetic pole portions including permanent magnets inserted into the plurality of magnet insertion holes. The magnet insertion hole includes a first abutment surface on which the outer diameter side first end portion of the permanent magnet slidably abuts and which extends in a substantially linear shape and a second abutment surface on which the outer diameter side second end portion of the permanent magnet slidably abuts and which extends in a substantially linear shape. The inner diameter side first end portion and the inner diameter side second end portion of the permanent magnet are located closer to a center side in the circumferential direction of the permanent magnet than the first imaginary line and the second imaginary line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuya OHZU
  • Publication number: 20200185991
    Abstract: A rotor includes: a rotor core including a rotor shaft hole in which a rotor shaft is fastened, a plurality of magnet insertion holes provided along the circumferential direction, and a hollow hole provided between the rotor shaft hole and the magnet insertion holes in the radial direction; and a plurality of magnetic pole portions constituted by permanent magnets inserted into the magnet insertion holes. The hollow hole includes an intersection of the q-axis of each magnetic pole portion and a virtual circle passing through the innermost diameter portion of the magnet insertion holes around the axis of the rotor core, and the hollow hole is disposed to face the magnet insertion holes of adjacent magnetic pole portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo SOMA, Yoshihisa KUBOTA, Tatsuya OHZU
  • Publication number: 20200185990
    Abstract: A rotor includes: a rotor core including a plurality of magnet insertion holes provided along the circumferential direction; and a plurality of magnetic pole portions constituted by arc magnets inserted into the magnet insertion holes. The arc magnet, constituting each magnetic pole portion, is arranged to protrude inward of the rotor core in the radial direction, and has thick portions protruding to the outer peripheral surface at both circumferential end portions of the outer peripheral surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo SOMA, Yoshihisa KUBOTA, Tatsuya OHZU
  • Patent number: 10673308
    Abstract: A drive motor in which a torque sensor is arranged on an outer circumference of a shaft, includes a rotor, a rotor shaft arranged inside the rotor, and an output shaft that is joined to the rotor shaft by a spline joint and outputs rotational force of the rotor shaft to the output side. The torque sensor is arranged on an output side of the spline joint in a range not overlapping with the spline joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Arimura, Daisuke Hoshino, Tatsuya Ohzu, Shingo Soma, Yosuke Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200127514
    Abstract: A rotor includes: a rotor core having: a rotor shaft hole; and a plurality of magnet insertion holes; and a plurality of magnetic pole portions. The rotor core includes a plurality of refrigerant flow passage hole portions. A refrigerant flow passage hole portion includes: a first refrigerant flow passage hole located on a virtual line connecting a circumferential center of each magnetic pole portion and a center of the rotor core; and a pair of second refrigerant flow passage holes facing each other across the first refrigerant flow passage hole on both circumferential end portion sides of each magnetic pole portion. The first refrigerant flow passage hole and the pair of second refrigerant flow passage holes include inner radial side apex portions protruding radially inward. Outer peripheral walls of the pair of second refrigerant flow passage holes include outer radial side apex portions protruding radially outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuya OHZU
  • Publication number: 20200127516
    Abstract: An electric rotary machine includes a rotor and a stator disposed radially outward of the rotor. The rotor includes a rotor shaft, a rotor core, a plurality of magnetic pole portions, a first end plate, and a second end plate. The first end plate includes a refrigerant discharge hole, a first groove portion communicating with a refrigerant flow path and communicating with a first refrigerant flow path hole, and a second groove portion communicating with the first groove portion and communicating with a refrigerant discharge hole of the first end plate. The second end plate includes a refrigerant discharge hole, and a third groove portion communicating with the first refrigerant flow path hole and communicating with a refrigerant discharge hole of the second end plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya OHZU, Tadashi YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200127515
    Abstract: A rotor includes: a rotor core having: a plurality of magnet insertion holes; and a punched portion; and a plurality of magnetic pole portions. The punched portion is provided so as to pinch a q-axis magnetic path of each magnet pole portion in the radial direction with the plurality of magnet pole portions. The punched portion includes: a first punched hole located on a d-axis of each magnet pole portion; a pair of second punched holes facing each other across the first punched hole in the circumferential direction; and a pair of ribs formed between the first punched hole and the pair of second punched holes. The pair of ribs is provided such that a distance between the pair of ribs is increased from an outer side to an inner side in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo SOMA, Tatsuya OHZU
  • Publication number: 20200119608
    Abstract: A rotor includes: a rotor core having a rotor shaft hole into which a rotor shaft is tightened and a plurality of magnet insertion holes provided along a circumferential direction; and a plurality of magnetic pole portions constituted by magnets inserted into the magnet insertion holes. The rotor core includes a cooling portion having a plurality of refrigerant flow passage holes provided radially inward of the plurality of magnetic pole portions and arranged along a circumferential direction, the plurality of refrigerant flow passage holes are arranged on both circumferential end portion sides of each magnetic pole portion, the refrigerant flow passage hole includes an inner radial side apex portion protruding radially inward, and an outer peripheral wall of the refrigerant flow passage hole includes an outer radial side apex portion protruding radially outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya OHZU, Masato KAWANO, Noriaki FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20200119603
    Abstract: A rotor core includes: a rotor shaft hole; a first hole portion group provided on an outer side of the rotor shaft hole; a shaft holding portion provided between the rotor shaft hole and the first hole portion group; a second hole portion group provided on an outer side of the first hole portion group; a first annular portion provided between the first hole portion group and the second hole portion group; a third hole portion group provided on an outer side of the second hole portion group; a second annular portion provided between the second hole portion group and the third hole portion group; and an electromagnetic portion provided on an outer side of the third hole portion group. A width of the second annular portion is larger than a width of the first annular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuya OHZU
  • Publication number: 20200119601
    Abstract: A rotor core includes: a rotor shaft hole into which a rotor shaft is press-fitted; a first hole group having a plurality of holes; a shaft holding portion; a second hole group having a plurality of holes; a first annular portion; and an electromagnetic portion having a plurality of magnet insertion holes. Each hole of the second hole group is arranged to intersect with an extension line of a rib formed between the adjacent holes of the first hole group. An inner peripheral wall of each hole of the second hole group includes: a first arc point and a second arc point being located on an arc equidistant from a center of the rotor core; and a convex portion having an apex portion on an outer side further than the arc. The apex portion is located between the adjacent holes of the first hole group in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuya OHZU
  • Publication number: 20200119607
    Abstract: A rotor core which includes: a first hole portion group; and a second hole portion group. Each hole portion of the second hole portion group is arranged to intersect with a virtual extension line of a rib formed between the adjacent hole portions of the first hole portion group, and includes: a first and second end portions; an outer radial side apex portion; and an outer peripheral wall. The outer radial side apex portion is located at an intersection point between a virtual line which is orthogonal to a virtual line connecting the center of the rotor core and the first end portion and passes through the first end portion and a virtual line which is orthogonal to a virtual line connecting the center of the rotor core and the second end portion and passes through the second end portion or is located radially outward of the intersection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuya OHZU
  • Publication number: 20190299776
    Abstract: In an electric vehicle including a motor shaft connected to a drive motor, a counter shaft coupled with the motor shaft, a drive shaft coupled with the counter shaft, a drive wheel coupled with the drive shaft, a plurality of bearings configured to support the counter shaft, and a plurality of gears configured to rotate integrally with the counter shaft, a torque sensor is disposed in a region in which a slope of a bending moment occurring on the counter shaft is minimum at a time that the drive motor is driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Tatsuya OHZU, Yutaka ARIMURA, Daisuke HOSHINO, Shingo SOMA, Yosuke TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190293501
    Abstract: A motor unit includes a drive motor having an output shaft with a hollow portion, and a torque sensor arranged inside the hollow portion. The output shaft is formed by a magnetic body. A vehicle can include the motor unit. The drive motor can be a traction motor that generates traction drive force of the vehicle, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Yosuke TANAKA, Yutaka ARIMURA, Daisuke HOSHINO, Tatsuya OHZU, Shingo SOMA
  • Publication number: 20190296616
    Abstract: A motor unit including a drive motor that includes an output shaft having a hollow portion; a torque sensor arranged within the hollow portion; and a cooling mechanism. The cooling mechanism has one end of a coolant path arranged inside the hollow portion and cools the drive motor and the torque sensor. A vehicle can include the motor unit. The drive motor can act as a traction motor generating traction drive force of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Tatsuya OHZU, Yutaka ARIMURA, Daisuke HOSHINO, Shingo SOMA, Yosuke TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190293502
    Abstract: A sensor unit includes a shaft having a hollow portion and a torque sensor that is arranged inside the hollow portion and detects torsional torque acting on the shaft from inside the shaft. A motor unit can include the sensor unit and a drive motor. A vehicle can include the motor unit. A drive motor can be a traction motor that generates a traction drive force for the vehicle, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Yutaka ARIMURA, Daisuke HOSHINO, Tatsuya OHZU, Shingo SOMA, Yosuke TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190263381
    Abstract: A vehicle is equipped with a torque sensor configured to detect a torque, and which is disposed between an internal combustion engine and a first switching device on a first transmission path. When the first switching device is switched from a disconnected state to a connected state, a control device calculates a torque difference between a target torque of the internal combustion engine corresponding to a specified point on the first transmission path, and a detected torque or the like detected by the torque sensor. Further, the control device generates in a first rotary electric machine or a second rotary electric machine a compensation torque that compensates for the torque difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Daisuke HOSHINO, Yutaka ARIMURA, Tatsuya OHZU, Shingo SOMA, Yosuke TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190263388
    Abstract: A vehicle is equipped with a torque sensor configured to detect a torque, and which is disposed on a second transmission path connecting a first rotary electric machine and a first branch point on a first transmission path. When a first switching device is placed in a connected state and a vehicle wheel is driven by an internal combustion engine, a control device causes an inverted phase torque, which is opposite in phase to a detected torque detected by the torque sensor, to be generated in the first rotary electric machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Daisuke HOSHINO, Yutaka ARIMURA, Tatsuya OHZU, Shingo SOMA, Yosuke TANAKA