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).

  • Patent number: 10404119
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Masahide Kimura, Toshiaki Tanno, Hiroshi Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20180254678
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu MATSUZAKI, Masahide KIMURA, Toshiaki TANNO, Hiroshi NAKAHARA
  • Patent number: 9502945
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youji Okano, Toshiaki Tanno, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Takenari Okuyama
  • Publication number: 20150244242
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youji Okano, Toshiaki Tanno, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Takenari Okuyama
  • Patent number: 8196283
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Fujitsu General Limited
    Inventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Yoichi Tanabe, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Masaki Yamada, Masanori Murakami
  • Patent number: 7629724
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu General Limited
    Inventors: Toshiaki Tanno, Tomonori Kojima
  • Patent number: 7569958
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu General Limited
    Inventors: Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Toshiaki Tanno, Ken Maeyama, Tomonori Kojima
  • Publication number: 20090173817
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Yoichi Tanabe, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Masaki Yamada, Masanori Murakami
  • Patent number: 7554226
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu General Limited
    Inventors: Tomonori Kojima, Atsushi Itagaki, Masanori Murakami, Yoichi Tanabe, Toshiaki Tanno, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Masaki Yamada
  • Patent number: 7531937
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Fujitsu General Limited
    Inventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Yoichi Tanabe, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Masaki Yamada, Masanori Murakami
  • Publication number: 20090001835
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Ken Maeyama, Hirokazu Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20080191562
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Ken Maeyama, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Yoichi Tanabe
  • Publication number: 20080106161
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Toshiaki Tanno, Ken Maeyama, Tomonori Kojima
  • Patent number: 7323801
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Fujitsu General Limited
    Inventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Hidetaka Terakubo, Takayuki Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20060279150
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomonori Kojima, Atsushi Itagaki, Masanori Murakami, Yoichi Tanabe, Toshiaki Tanno, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Masaki Yamada
  • Patent number: 7120986
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Fujitsu General Limited
    Inventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Ken Maeyama, Hiroshi Okutsu
  • Publication number: 20060163964
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Yoichi Tanabe, Hirokazu Matsuzaki, Masaki Yamada, Masanori Murakami
  • Publication number: 20060113856
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Toshiaki Tanno, Tomonori Kojima
  • Publication number: 20060043821
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Hidetaka Terakubo, Takayuki Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20040045154
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Tomonori Kojima, Toshiaki Tanno, Ken Maeyama, Hiroshi Okutsu