Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Tanno
Toshiaki Tanno 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: 10404119Abstract: A terminal block of a rotating electric machine includes a terminal block main body, a high-current electrical wire connecting section to which a high-current electrical wire of the rotating electric machine is connected, multiple neutral wire connecting sections to which neutral wires of the rotating electric machine are connected, and a bus bar that connects the neutral wire connecting sections to each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Masahide Kimura, Toshiaki Tanno, Hiroshi Nakahara
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Publication number: 20180254678Abstract: A terminal block of a rotating electric machine includes a terminal block main body, a high-current electrical wire connecting section to which a high-current electrical wire of the rotating electric machine is connected, multiple neutral wire connecting sections to which neutral wires of the rotating electric machine are connected, and a bus bar that connects the neutral wire connecting sections to each otherType: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2015Publication date: September 6, 2018Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hirokazu MATSUZAKI, Masahide KIMURA, Toshiaki TANNO, Hiroshi NAKAHARA
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Patent number: 9502945Abstract: A cooling structure for an electric motor includes: a motor case that houses a stator and a rotor therein, a groove opened on an end surface in an axis direction of the rotor being formed in the motor case; a motor control circuit attached to the motor case; and a terminal base that closes the groove to constitute the groove as a cooling water passage through which cooling water can flow, the terminal base connecting a power line of the motor to a power line of the motor control circuit.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Youji Okano, Toshiaki Tanno, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Takenari Okuyama
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Publication number: 20150244242Abstract: A cooling structure for an electric motor includes: a motor case that houses a stator and a rotor therein, a groove opened on an end surface in an axis direction of the rotor being formed in the motor case; a motor control circuit attached to the motor case; and a terminal base that closes the groove to constitute the groove as a cooling water passage through which cooling water can flow, the terminal base connecting a power line of the motor to a power line of the motor control circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2013Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Youji Okano, Toshiaki Tanno, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Takenari Okuyama
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Patent number: 8196283Abstract: In a method for manufacturing an axial air-gap electronic motor, a plurality of core member and a plurality of dummy members are prepared, wherein each of the dummy members has a shape same as that of the core members. Then, the plurality of core members is arranged such that teeth surfaces of the core members face each other, and the dummy member is arranged between predetermined core members. Thereafter, a coil is wound from one end side toward the other end side of the core members through the dummy member continuously without cutting. A part of the coil corresponding to a transition wire set between the core members is wound on the dummy member.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Fujitsu General LimitedInventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Yoichi Tanabe, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Masaki Yamada, Masanori Murakami
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Patent number: 7629724Abstract: An axial air-gap electronic motor is arranged such that a teeth surface of a stator and a magnet surface of a rotor are arranged opposedly with a predetermined gap therebetween along an axis line direction of an output shaft of the rotor. The rotor has a rotor back yoke arranged coaxially with the stator, and a rotor magnet installed to the rotor back yoke so as to face the teeth surface of the stator. The rotor magnet is provided with an anchor magnet which is integral with the rotor magnet and is arranged on a back surface side of the rotor back yoke.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2005Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Fujitsu General LimitedInventors: Toshiaki Tanno, Tomonori Kojima
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Patent number: 7569958Abstract: In an axial air-gap electronic motor having a stator that is formed by annularly connecting a plurality of core members around an axis of a rotor output axis, an insulator that insulates a winding portion of a stator core of each core member is formed in the winding portion in the shape of a bobbin having a pair of flanges, a winding draw-out portion is formed between abutted end portions of the flange, and a crossover wire of a winding is pulled out from the winding draw-out portion to outside the core member, whereby it is possible to positively perform routing treatment from the winding portion of the winding to the crossover wire and it is ensured that the crossover wire can be positively fixed without bringing a crossover wire of a different phase into contact.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2007Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Fujitsu General LimitedInventors: Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Toshiaki Tanno, Ken Maeyama, Tomonori Kojima
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Publication number: 20090173817Abstract: An axial air-gap electronic motor has a teeth surface of a stator and a magnet surface of a rotor arranged opposedly along an axis line direction of an output shaft of the rotor with a predetermined gap being provided therebetween. The stator has a plurality of core members connected in a ring form. In manufacturing the electronic motor, after the teeth surfaces of the core members are arranged so as to face to each other and a dummy member is arranged between predetermined core members, a coil is wound from one end side toward the other end side of the core members continuously without being cut, and a coil of a length corresponding to a transition wire set between the core members is wound on the dummy member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2009Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Yoichi Tanabe, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Masaki Yamada, Masanori Murakami
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Patent number: 7554226Abstract: A magnetic pre-pressurizing section for pre-pressurizing the inner ring of the bearing in the axial direction by a difference of magnetic forces of permanent magnets of the two rotors is arranged. The magnetic pre-pressurizing section is constructed by a difference of a magnetizing amount for forming permanent magnets 8b, 9b arranged in the respective rotors. The magnetic pre-pressurizing section is also constructed by a difference of distances of an air gap L1 of a stator 2 and a permanent magnet 8b1, and an air gap L2 of the stator 2 and a permanent magnet 9b1. The magnetic pre-pressurizing section is also constructed by a difference of thicknesses of the rotating axis direction of a permanent magnet 8b1 and a permanent magnet 9b2 arranged in the respective rotors.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2006Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Fujitsu General LimitedInventors: Tomonori Kojima, Atsushi Itagaki, Masanori Murakami, Yoichi Tanabe, Toshiaki Tanno, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Masaki Yamada
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Patent number: 7531937Abstract: In an axial air-gap electronic motor in which a teeth surface of a stator and a magnet surface of a rotor are arranged opposedly along the axis line direction of an output shaft of the rotor with a predetermined gap being provided therebetween, the stator has a plurality of core members connected in a ring form with the axis line being a center, and each of the core members is provided with a connecting device for connecting the teeth surfaces to each other in an opposed state. In order to shorten the wire winding time and reduce the assembling manpower for the core members, a stator is formed by connecting a plurality of core members in a ring form with the axis line being a center, and locking ribs are provided as connecting devices for connecting the core members to each other in a rod form along the axis line direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2006Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Fujitsu General LimitedInventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Yoichi Tanabe, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Masaki Yamada, Masanori Murakami
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Publication number: 20090001835Abstract: An axial air gap type electric motor is constructed such that even if a relatively large force is added in the vertical direction to the rotor output, the bearings are protected against damage. The axial air gap type electric motor includes a stator and two rotors each of which is configured almost with a discoid shape and which are arranged as facing one another on a common rotation axle with a fixed gap being present therebetween. The stator has a stator core comprising multiple pole members connected annularly. One of the bearings for fixing the rotor output axle is installed inside the stator configured annularly and another bearing is installed on the rotor output axle between the outside of said rotor and the load connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Ken Maeyama, Hirokazu Matsuzaki
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Publication number: 20080191562Abstract: An axial air gap type electric motor realizes a torque up without an increase of the size of the electric motor. In the axial air gap type electric motor including a stator and two rotors each of which is molded almost with a discoid shape and which are arranged as facing one another on a common rotation axle with a fixed gap therebetween, the stator has a stator core including 3n (n indicates an integer of 2 or higher) pole members, and the pole members with three-phase configuration are connected in parallel. The rotors are formed with multiple magnets molded like a ring at an equal interval at positions facing the annular stator core when facing the stator, and the ratio of the number of the pole members and the number of the magnets becomes 3n:4n (wherein n indicates an integer of 2 or higher).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2007Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Ken Maeyama, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Yoichi Tanabe
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Publication number: 20080106161Abstract: In an axial air-gap electronic motor having a stator that is formed by annularly connecting a plurality of core members around an axis of a rotor output axis, an insulator that insulates a winding portion of a stator core of each core member is formed in the winding portion in the shape of a bobbin having a pair of flanges, a winding draw-out portion is formed between abutted end portions of the flange, and a crossover wire of a winding is pulled out from the winding draw-out portion to outside the core member, whereby it is possible to positively perform routing treatment from the winding portion of the winding to the crossover wire and it is ensured that the crossover wire can be positively fixed without bringing a crossover wire of a different phase into contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Toshiaki Tanno, Ken Maeyama, Tomonori Kojima
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Patent number: 7323801Abstract: There is provided an axial air-gap electronic motor in which work for assembling a stator can be performed efficiently. A locking protrusion 26 is provided on a flange portion 24 of core members 21a to 21i which are divided for each teeth 21 and are arranged in a ring form with the rotating shaft axis line being the center, and a connecting member 8 is fitted on the locking protrusion 26, by which the core members 21a to 21i are connected to each other in a ring form.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2005Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Fujitsu General LimitedInventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Hidetaka Terakubo, Takayuki Shinohara
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Publication number: 20060279150Abstract: A magnetic pre-pressurizing section for pre-pressurizing the inner ring of the bearing in the axial direction by a difference of magnetic forces of permanent magnets of the two rotors is arranged. The magnetic pre-pressurizing section is constructed by a difference of a magnetizing amount for forming permanent magnets 8b, 9b arranged in the respective rotors. The magnetic pre-pressurizing section is also constructed by a difference of distances of an air gap L1 of a stator 2 and a permanent magnet 8b1, and an air gap L2 of the stator 2 and a permanent magnet 9b1. The magnetic pre-pressurizing section is also constructed by a difference of thicknesses of the rotating axis direction of a permanent magnet 8b1 and a permanent magnet 9b2 arranged in the respective rotors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2006Publication date: December 14, 2006Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Tomonori Kojima, Atsushi Itagaki, Masanori Murakami, Yoichi Tanabe, Toshiaki Tanno, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Masaki Yamada
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Patent number: 7120986Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a rotor of an electric motor to be arranged inside a stator, a permanent magnet is formed in a ring-shape, and a rotating shaft and the permanent magnet are concentrically arranged in a mold. Then, a rubber material in a fluid state is poured into a space between the permanent magnet and the rotating shaft to vulcanize and mold a cushioning member having predetermined hardness. The permanent magnet and the rotating shaft are integrally coupled through the cushioning member.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2003Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Fujitsu General LimitedInventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Ken Maeyama, Hiroshi Okutsu
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Publication number: 20060163964Abstract: In an axial air-gap electronic motor in which a teeth surface of a stator and a magnet surface of a rotor are arranged opposedly along the axis line direction of an output shaft of the rotor with a predetermined gap being provided therebetween, the stator has a plurality of core members connected in a ring form with the axis line being a center, and each of the core members is provided with a connecting means for connecting the teeth surfaces to each other in an opposed state. The present invention provides an assembling technique for an axial air-gap electronic motor capable of shortening the wire winding time and reducing the assembling manpower for the core members. A stator 2 is formed by connecting a plurality of core members 21a to 21i in a ring form with the axis line being a center, and locking ribs 54 and 55 are provided as connecting means for connecting the core members 21a to 21i to each other in a rod form along the axis line direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2006Publication date: July 27, 2006Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Yoichi Tanabe, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Masaki Yamada, Masanori Murakami
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Publication number: 20060113856Abstract: There is provided, at a low cost, an axial air-gap electronic motor capable of preventing a magnet from coming off and carrying out position detection more surely. In an axial air-gap electronic motor in which the teeth surface of a stator and the magnet surface of a rotor are arranged opposedly with a predetermined gap being provided therebetween along the axis line direction of the output shaft of the rotor, the rotor has a rotor back yoke arranged coaxially with the stator and a rotor magnet installed to the rotor back yoke so as to face to the teeth surface of the stator, and the rotor magnet is provided with an anchor magnet which is integral with the rotor magnet and is arranged on the back surface side of the rotor back yoke. The anchor magnet 36 integral with the rotor magnet 32 via a through hole 35 is provided on the back surface side of the rotor back yoke 31 of the rotor 3, thereby fixing the rotor magnet 32, and further position detection is carried out by the anchor magnet 36.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2005Publication date: June 1, 2006Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Toshiaki Tanno, Tomonori Kojima
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Publication number: 20060043821Abstract: There is provided an axial air-gap electronic motor in which work for assembling a stator can be performed efficiently. A locking protrusion 26 is provided on a flange portion 24 of core members 21a to 21i which are divided for each teeth 21 and are arranged in a ring form with the rotating shaft axis line being the center, and a connecting member 8 is fitted on the locking protrusion 26, by which the core members 21a to 21i are connected to each other in a ring form.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2005Publication date: March 2, 2006Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Hidetaka Terakubo, Takayuki Shinohara
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Publication number: 20040045154Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a rotor of an electric motor to be arranged inside a stator, a permanent magnet is formed in a ring-shape, and a rotating shaft and the permanent magnet are concentrically arranged in a mold. Then, a rubber material in a fluid state is poured into a space between the permanent magnet and the rotating shaft to vulcanize and mold a cushioning member having predetermined hardness. The permanent magnet and the rotating shaft are integrally coupled through the cushioning member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2003Publication date: March 11, 2004Inventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Ken Maeyama, Hiroshi Okutsu