Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Hioki

Tetsuya Hioki 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: 10465700
    Abstract: A blowing device includes an axil fan having a plurality of blades and causing an air to flow through the blowing device, and a fan shroud rotatably supporting the fan. The fan shroud includes a ring portion surrounding a circumference of the fan, and an air guide portion connecting an outer rim of the fan shroud and an inner rim of the ring portion. The fan shroud includes a specific rim portion that is a part of the outer rim of the fan shroud, a distance from the specific rim portion to the inner rim of the ring portion being shorter than other parts of the outer rim. The fan shroud includes a counter flow introduction passage provided in the air guide portion and extending from a position located inward of the specific rim portion. The blowing device is capable of limiting a rotation noise of the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuya Hioki
  • Publication number: 20170350412
    Abstract: A blowing device includes an axil fan having a plurality of blades and causing an air to flow through the blowing device, and a fan shroud rotatably supporting the fan. The fan shroud includes a ring portion surrounding a circumference of the fan, and an air guide portion connecting an outer rim of the fan shroud and an inner rim of the ring portion. The fan shroud includes a specific rim portion that is a part of the outer rim of the fan shroud, a distance from the specific rim portion to the inner rim of the ring portion being shorter than other parts of the outer rim. The fan shroud includes a counter flow introduction passage provided in the air guide portion and extending from a position located inward of the specific rim portion. The blowing device is capable of limiting a rotation noise of the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Tetsuya HIOKI
  • Patent number: 8317478
    Abstract: An impeller, a fan apparatus, and a method of manufacturing the impeller are provided. The impeller includes a support portion, a plurality of rotor blades, and a joining member. The joining member is a substantially annular member provided to strengthen the rotor blades against influence of a centrifugal force, and extends in a circumferential direction along a circle centered on a central axis so as to join the rotor blades to one another. In each of the rotor blades, a point of intersection of a leading edge of the rotor blade with a radially outer end of the rotor blade is positioned forward, with respect to a rotation direction, relative to a point of intersection of the leading edge with an outside surface of the support portion. The joining member is positioned radially inwards of the radially outer end of each of the rotor blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Nidec Servo Corporation
    Inventors: Asahi Higo, Tetsuya Hioki, Taro Tanno, Mitsuru Ito, Osamu Sekiguchi, Seung-Sin Yoo
  • Patent number: 7946824
    Abstract: In an axial flow fan, a line extending from a center axis and passing a corner where a following edge and a radially outer edge of a blade of an impeller meet is arranged forwardly in a rotational direction from an another corner where a leading edge of the blade and a radially outer surface of a hub meet. Furthermore, a camber ratio of the blade, which is minimum at a joint with the hub across the blade, monotonically increases to be maximum at the radially outer edge of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Nidec Servo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Iwase, Masanori Watabe, Osamu Sekiguchi, Tetsuya Hioki, Taro Tanno, Motoi Jin, Yoshihiko Kato
  • Patent number: 7737589
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor portion including a shaft and a rotor magnet rotatable about a center axis, an armature arranged opposite to the rotor magnet to generate a torque therebetween, a circuit board arranged below the armature in an axial direction substantially parallel to the center axis and including a control circuit controlling rotation of the rotor portion, and a base portion including a bearing holder which supports the armature on its outer side surface and the shaft on its inner side surface via a bearing member. The armature is pressed against the bearing holder in the axial direction with an elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Nidec Servo Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Sekiguchi, Taro Tanno, Yoshihiko Kato, Tetsuya Hioki, Asahi Higo
  • Publication number: 20100086405
    Abstract: An impeller, a fan apparatus, and a method of manufacturing the impeller are provided. The impeller includes a support portion, a plurality of rotor blades, and a joining member. The joining member is a substantially annular member provided to strengthen the rotor blades against influence of a centrifugal force, and extends in a circumferential direction along a circle centered on a central axis so as to join the rotor blades to one another. In each of the rotor blades, a point of intersection of a leading edge of the rotor blade with a radially outer end of the rotor blade is positioned forward, with respect to a rotation direction, relative to a point of intersection of the leading edge with an outside surface of the support portion. The joining member is positioned radially inwards of the radially outer end of each of the rotor blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Nidec Servo Corporation
    Inventors: Asahi HIGO, Tetsuya HIOKI, Taro TANNO, Mitsuru ITO, Osamu SEKIGUCHI, Seung-Sin YOO
  • Patent number: 7622838
    Abstract: An axial fan motor comprising: a fan having a rotating shaft and composed of a hub and a plurality of vanes provided around the hub, the fan rotating to generate an air flow; a stator substrate set comprising a stator core, which drives the fan, an insulator, and a substrate; and a venturi having a sleeve, into an inner peripheral side of which a bearing is inserted to support the rotating shaft and to an outer peripheral side of which the stator core is fixed, the venturi being formed on one side thereof with an air suction opening and on the other side thereof with an air discharge mouth, wherein a space is provided between the stator core and the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Japan Servo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Watanabe, Taku Iwase, Osamu Sekiguchi, Taro Tanno, Yoshihiko Kato, Tetsuya Hioki
  • Publication number: 20080157634
    Abstract: A motor includes a rotor portion including a shaft and a rotor magnet rotatable about a center axis, an armature arranged opposite to the rotor magnet to generate a torque therebetween, a circuit board arranged below the armature in an axial direction substantially parallel to the center axis and including a control circuit controlling rotation of the rotor portion, and a base portion including a bearing holder which supports the armature on its outer side surface and the shaft on its inner side surface via a bearing member. The armature is pressed against the bearing holder in the axial direction with an elastic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: JAPAN SERVO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu SEKIGUCHI, Taro TANNO, Yoshihiko KATO, Tetsuya HIOKI, Asahi HIGO
  • Publication number: 20080101964
    Abstract: In an axial flow fan, a line extending from a center axis and passing a corner where a following edge and a radially outer edge of a blade of an impeller meet is arranged forwardly in a rotational direction from an another corner where a leading edge of the blade and a radially outer surface of a hub meet. Furthermore, a camber ratio of the blade, which is minimum at a joint with the hub across the blade, monotonically increases to be maximum at the radially outer edge of the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: JAPAN SERVO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taku IWASE, Masanori WATABE, Osamu SEKIGUCHI, Tetsuya HIOKI, Taro TANNO, Motoi JIN, Yoshihiko KATO
  • Publication number: 20070241643
    Abstract: An axial fan motor comprising: a fan having a rotating shaft and composed of a hub and a plurality of vanes provided around the hub, the fan rotating to generate an air flow; a stator substrate set comprising a stator core, which drives the fan, an insulator, and a substrate; and a venturi having a sleeve, into an inner peripheral side of which a bearing is inserted to support the rotating shaft and to an outer peripheral side of which the stator core is fixed, the venturi being formed on one side thereof with an air suction opening and on the other side thereof with an air discharge mouth, wherein a space is provided between the stator core and the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Masanori Watanabe, Taku Iwase, Osamu Sekiguchi, Taro Tanno, Yoshihiko Kato, Tetsuya Hioki
  • Patent number: D564653
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Japan Servo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Iwase, Masanori Watanabe, Tetsuya Hioki, Osamu Sekiguchi, Taro Tanno, Yoshihiko Katou
  • Patent number: D570471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Japan Servo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Iwase, Masanori Watanabe, Tetsuya Hioki, Osamu Sekiguchi, Taro Tanno, Yoshihiko Katou