Patents by Inventor Tomoki IGA

Tomoki IGA 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: 11245301
    Abstract: A bus bar unit includes an inner bus bar and an outer bus bar extending in a circumferential direction about a central axis of a motor and connected to a coil of a stator and held by a bus bar holder which is a resin molded structure and the outer bus bar is disposed outward in a radial direction with respect to the inner bus bar. The bus bar holder includes a first inner support wall to support an outer circumferential surface of the inner bus bar, a first outer support wall to support an inner circumferential surface of the outer bus bar, openings open in parallel or substantially in parallel in at least one of the first inner support wall and the first outer support wall in the circumferential direction, and through which a lead wire of the coil passes, and a connection rib extending in the radial direction between the openings adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction to connect the first inner support wall to the first outer support wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoki Iga, Masayoshi Maeda, Yu Asahi, Takao Atarashi
  • Patent number: 11233433
    Abstract: A virtual circle included in the through-hole as viewed from the axial direction is assumed in the through-hole. An inner peripheral surface of the through-hole includes a first side that is located on a radial inside with respect to the virtual circle and extends along the circumferential direction, a second side that is located on one side in the circumferential direction with respect to the virtual circle and extends along the radial direction, and a third side that is located on another side in the circumferential direction with respect to the virtual circle and extends along the radial direction. The second side and the third side contact with the virtual circle. The first side extends linearly or extends radially outward in a curved manner when viewed from the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoki Iga, Hiroshi Nagano
  • Publication number: 20210135531
    Abstract: A bus bar unit includes an inner bus bar and an outer bus bar extending in a circumferential direction about a central axis of a motor and connected to a coil of a stator and held by a bus bar holder which is a resin molded structure and the outer bus bar is disposed outward in a radial direction with respect to the inner bus bar. The bus bar holder includes a first inner support wall to support an outer circumferential surface of the inner bus bar, a first outer support wall to support an inner circumferential surface of the outer bus bar, openings open in parallel or substantially in parallel in at least one of the first inner support wall and the first outer support wall in the circumferential direction, and through which a lead wire of the coil passes, and a connection rib extending in the radial direction between the openings adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction to connect the first inner support wall to the first outer support wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoki IGA, Masayoshi MAEDA, Yu ASAHI, Takao ATARASHI
  • Publication number: 20200350793
    Abstract: A virtual circle included in the through-hole as viewed from the axial direction is assumed in the through-hole. An inner peripheral surface of the through-hole includes a first side that is located on a radial inside with respect to the virtual circle and extends along the circumferential direction, a second side that is located on one side in the circumferential direction with respect to the virtual circle and extends along the radial direction, and a third side that is located on another side in the circumferential direction with respect to the virtual circle and extends along the radial direction. The second side and the third side contact with the virtual circle. The first side extends linearly or extends radially outward in a curved manner when viewed from the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Tomoki IGA, Hiroshi NAGANO
  • Patent number: 10811922
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator including a stator core and coils, and neutral point bus bars disposed on a first side of the coils in an axial direction. The plural coils include a first coil group of a first control system, and a second coil group of a second control system. The neutral point bus bars include a first neutral point bus bar to which the coils of the first coil group are electrically connected, and a second neutral point bus bar to which the coils of the second coil group are connected. At least two of the neutral point bus bars are disposed at positions that overlap each other in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki Iga, Shunsuke Murakami, Hidehiro Haga
  • Patent number: 10340767
    Abstract: A motor may include a rotor including a shaft; a stator arranged radially outside of the rotor; a bearing arranged on an upper side of the stator; a tubular housing; a bearing holder arranged on the upper side of the stator; and a busbar unit arranged on an upper side of the bearing holder. The rotor may include a rotor magnet fixed to the shaft. The stator may include an annular core back; teeth arranged to extend radially inward from the core back; and coils wound around the teeth. The housing may include a housing inner circumferential surface arranged to hold the stator. The bearing holder may be arranged to be in contact with the housing inner circumferential surface. The busbar unit may be arranged to be in contact with the housing inner circumferential surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao Atarashi, Yoshiaki Yamashita, Tatsuro Kawamoto, Yusaku Yoshida, Tomoki Iga
  • Publication number: 20180287449
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator including a stator core and coils, and neutral point bus bars disposed on a first side of the coils in an axial direction. The plural coils include a first coil group of a first control system, and a second coil group of a second control system. The neutral point bus bars include a first neutral point bus bar to which the coils of the first coil group are electrically connected, and a second neutral point bus bar to which the coils of the second coil group are connected. At least two of the neutral point bus bars are disposed at positions that overlap each other in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoki IGA, Shunsuke MURAKAMI, Hidehiro HAGA
  • Publication number: 20160294248
    Abstract: A motor may include a rotor including a shaft; a stator arranged radially outside of the rotor; a bearing arranged on an upper side of the stator; a tubular housing; a bearing holder arranged on the upper side of the stator; and a busbar unit arranged on an upper side of the bearing holder. The rotor may include a rotor magnet fixed to the shaft. The stator may include an annular core back; teeth arranged to extend radially inward from the core back; and coils wound around the teeth. The housing may include a housing inner circumferential surface arranged to hold the stator. The bearing holder may be arranged to be in contact with the housing inner circumferential surface. The busbar unit may be arranged to be in contact with the housing inner circumferential surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Takao ATARASHI, Yoshiaki YAMASHITA, Tatsuro KAWAMOTO, Yusaku YOSHIDA, Tomoki IGA