Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Ebuchi

Tomoaki Ebuchi 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: 7810607
    Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus including a steering system into which steering torque is inputted, an electric motor for imparting steering assist force to the steering system, a controller for controlling a energizing state of the electric motor according to the steering torque, a terminal board electrically connected to the electric motor, and a control unit provided with a connector, wherein a mounting face of the electric motor with respect to the control unit, a mounting face of the terminal board with respect to the control unit, and a mounting face of the connector with respect to the control unit are arranged on a same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: NSK Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Ebuchi, Takeshi Yamamoto, Masahiro Maeda
  • Publication number: 20090267430
    Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus according to the invention includes an electric motor to be connected to a control unit through bus bars respectively projected from the inside of the electric motor and is structured such that the control unit controls the drive of the electric motor to thereby assist the steering of a vehicle. The control unit is fixed to a fixing base which is structured as a composing element of the electric motor, and the fixing base covers the connecting portion between the bus bars and control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Yousuke Imamura, Masahiro Maeda, Koji Ohnishi, Takeshi Yamamoto, Tomoaki Ebuchi
  • Publication number: 20090014231
    Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus including a steering system into which steering torque is inputted, an electric motor for imparting steering assist force to the steering system, a controller for controlling a energizing state of the electric motor according to the steering torque, a terminal board electrically connected to the electric motor, and a control unit provided with a connector, wherein a mounting face of the electric motor with respect to the control unit, a mounting face of the terminal board with respect to the control unit, and a mounting face of the connector with respect to the control unit are arranged on a same plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Ebuchi, Takeshi Yamamoto, Masahiro Maeda