Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Yoshizawa

Toshiyuki Yoshizawa 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: 7095154
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to obtain a generator motor for vehicles that can increase generated power or generated torque by a special positioning of permanent magnets in gaps between predetermined claw magnetic poles. The invention provides a generator motor for vehicles that includes a stator and a rotor provided rotatably within the inner periphery of the stator. The rotor includes: a pair of pole cores with plural claw magnetic poles formed on outer peripheral sides thereof, the plural claw magnetic poles of respective pole cores facing opposite to each other and meshing; plural permanent magnets that are arranged in the spaces between the claw magnetic poles adjacent to one another in the rotor circumferential direction; and a magnetic field coil that is mounted inside the pole cores. In the generator motor for vehicles, each permanent magnet02 is positioned toward one of the claw magnetic poles away from the center in the circumferential direction of the space between the claw magnetic poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiko Fujita, Haruyuki Kometani, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa
  • Publication number: 20050184617
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to obtain a generator motor for vehicles that can increase generated power or generated torque by a special positioning of permanent magnets in gaps between predetermined claw magnetic poles. The invention provides a generator motor for vehicles that includes a stator and a rotor provided rotatably within the inner periphery of the stator. The rotor includes: a pair of pole cores with plural claw magnetic poles formed on outer peripheral sides thereof, the plural claw magnetic poles of respective pole cores facing opposite to each other and meshing; plural permanent magnets that are arranged in the spaces between the claw magnetic poles adjacent to one another in the rotor circumferential direction; and a magnetic field coil that is mounted inside the pole cores. In the generator motor for vehicles, each permanent magnet02 is positioned toward one of the claw magnetic poles away from the center in the circumferential direction of the space between the claw magnetic poles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Masahiko Fujita, Haruyuki Kometani, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa
  • Publication number: 20050156479
    Abstract: A projected shape of permanent magnets is contained within a plane of projection formed by adjacent claw-shaped magnetic poles overlapping when the claw-shaped magnetic poles are viewed in a direction of rotation of a rotor, and is generally similar in shape to a shape of the plane of projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Masahiko Fujita, Haruyuki Kometani, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa, Yoshihito Asao
  • Patent number: 6916005
    Abstract: A displacement sensor includes a ferromagnetic member for forming a magnetic path, a coil for generating a magnetic field in the magnetic path when fed with a high-frequency current, and a low-resistance magnetic-shielding member that moves across magnetic flux passing through the magnetic path. The sensor is excellent in production is, robust, and useful in high speed operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazutaka Seo, Masao Morita, Toshie Takeuchi, Yoshiaki Yamazaki, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa, Masafumi Sugawara
  • Patent number: 6888329
    Abstract: A method of controlling an electric rotating machine for a vehicle includes an electric rotating machine (1) including a rotator having a field winding (5) and a stator having an armature winding (3), a field current controller (9) for controlling a field current supplied from a direct-current power supply to the field winding (5), and a power converter (6) for converting a direct-current power into an alternating-current power and applying the power to the armature winding (3). When the field current controller (9) starts to supply a current to the field winding (5) for starting an internal combustion engine, the power converter (6) supplies a power to the armature winding (3) so that magnetic flux in a direction opposite to that generated by the field winding (5) is generated simultaneously with or immediately before starting the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaya Inoue, Haruyuki Kometani, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa, Masahiko Fujita, Tsunenobu Yamamoto, Yoshihito Asao, Shinji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 6847150
    Abstract: A rotating electrical machine for a vehicle includes a stator having a multi-phase armature winding, a rotor having a pair of field cores which rotate together with a rotating shaft, and a field winding for magnetizing the pair of field cores, the pair of field cores respectively includes magnetic poles extending in an axial direction of the rotating shaft and being arranged to alternately engage with each other through a predetermined clearance Dc, each of the magnetic poles having a width in a rotation direction thereof is formed in a stair shape to be smaller toward a tip of the width, and the clearance Dc between adjacent the magnetic poles is set within a range from 50° to 70° in electrical angle. As a result, the rotating electrical machine for a vehicle can be obtained in which exciting force of harmonic components is reduced, electromagnetic noise, torque ripple and the like are effectively suppressed, and the productivity is excellent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Haruyuki Kometani, Masaya Inoue, Yoshihito Asao, Masahiko Fujita, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa, Hiroyuki Akita
  • Publication number: 20040140731
    Abstract: A rotating electrical machine for a vehicle includes a stator having a multi-phase armature winding, a rotor having a pair of field cores which rotate together with a rotating shaft, and a field winding for magnetizing the pair of field cores, the pair of field cores respectively includes magnetic poles extending in an axial direction of the rotating shaft and being arranged to alternately engage with each other through a predetermined clearance Dc, each of the magnetic poles having a width in a rotation direction thereof is formed in a stair shape to be smaller toward a tip of the width, and the clearance Dc between adjacent the magnetic poles is set within a range from 50° to 70° in electrical angle. As a result, the rotating electrical machine for a vehicle can be obtained in which exciting force of harmonic components is reduced, electromagnetic noise, torque ripple and the like are effectively suppressed, and the productivity is excellent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruyuki Kometani, Masaya Inoue, Yoshihito Asao, Masahiko Fujita, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa, Hiroyuki Akita
  • Publication number: 20040080291
    Abstract: A control method of controlling an electric rotating machine for vehicle includes an electric rotating machine 1 comprised of a rotator having a field winding 5 and a stator having an armature winding 3, a field current controller 9 for controlling a field current supplied from a direct-current power supply to the field winding 5, and a power converter 6 for converting a direct-current power into an alternating-current power and applying the power to the armature winding 3. When the field current controller 9 starts to supply a current to the field winding 5 for starting an internal combustion engine, the power converter 6 supplies a power to the armature winding 3 so that magnetic flux in a direction opposite to that generated by the field winding 5 is generated simultaneously with or immediately before starting the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaya Inoue, Haruyuki Kometani, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa, Masahiko Fujita, Tsunenobu Yamamoto, Yoshihito Asao, Shinji Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20040011979
    Abstract: The displacement sensor includes a ferromagnetic member for forming a magnetic path, a coil for generating a magnetic field in the magnetic path when feeding a high-frequency current thereto, and a low-resistance magnetic-shielding member that moves across magnetic flux passing through the magnetic path, which is excellent in production, robust, and adaptable for the high speed operation of devices as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Kazutaka Seo, Masao Morita, Toshie Takeuchi, Yoshiaki Yamazaki, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa, Masafumi Sugawara
  • Patent number: 6611413
    Abstract: A switching device includes a pair of fixed coils and a pair of movable coils, with one pair being disposed between the other pair. Two of the coils may be connected back to back on opposite sides of a support plate to increase the stiffness of the coils and reduce damage due to impact between the fixed and movable coils. The coils include two sets of coils, each set including one of the fixed coils and one of the movable coils. The coil sets can be driven simultaneously or at different times to effect contact opening and closing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshie Takeuchi, Toyomi Ooshige, Hiroyuki Sasao, Hiroyuki Akita, Yukimori Kishida, Mitsuru Tsukima, Kenichi Koyama, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa
  • Patent number: 6433455
    Abstract: The vehicle AC generator comprises a stator core 4 having a stator coil 5, a first rotor core 8 and a second rotor core 9 provided on an inner diameter side of the stator core 4 to rotate, a field coil 10 for magnetizing the first rotor core 8 and the second rotor core 9, and a plurality of pole pieces 8a, 9a provided on the first rotor core 8 and the second rotor core 9 to extend in an axis direction of the rotation axis, and arranged to engage alternatively with each other via a predetermined clearance, and provided to oppose to an inner diameter surface of the stator core 4 via a predetermined clearance, wherein the poles pieces 8a, 9a are formed into an almost trapezoidal shape to reduce a width toward its tip portion in a rotation direction, and a skew angle against the axis direction of both side surfaces of the pole pieces in a rotation direction is set small on a root side and also set large on a tip side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Haruyuki Kometani, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa, Yoshihito Asao, Katsumi Adachi
  • Patent number: 6417594
    Abstract: A concave portion 8a is provided at the tip in the axial central part of teeth in a stator 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Haruyuki Kometani, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa, Kyoko Higashino, Yoshihito Asao
  • Publication number: 20020044403
    Abstract: A switching apparatus includes a pair of fixed coils and a pair of movable coils, with one pair being disposed between the other pair. Two of the coils may be connected back to back on opposite sides of a support plate to increase the stiffness of the coils and reduce damage due to impact between the fixed and movable coils. The coils include two sets of coils, each including one of the fixed coils and one of the movable coils. The coil sets can be driven simultaneously or at different times to perform contact opening and closing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Toshie Takeuchi, Toyomi Ooshige, Hiroyuki Sasao, Hiroyuki Akita, Yukimori Kishida, Mitsuru Tsukima, Kenichi Koyama, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa
  • Patent number: 6353376
    Abstract: A switching assembly includes a switch portion having a fixed electrode and a movable electrode which are separable, a movable portion secured between a movable shaft connected to the movable electrode and a movable coil by a magnetic body, and a fixed portion having a magnetic body disposed radially inside a fixed coil disposed opposite the movable portion, thereby enabling intensification and swift establishment of magnetic fields generated between the coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshie Takeuchi, Toshiyuki Yoshizawa, Hiroyuki Akita, Hiroyuki Sasao, Yukimori Kishida