Patents by Inventor Yasuhito UEDA

Yasuhito UEDA 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: 11462955
    Abstract: An electric rotating machine according to an embodiment includes a stator, and a rotor that is rotatable about a rotational center. The stator includes a winding having an annular shape with the rotational center, a first core, and a second core. The first core surrounds a part of the winding, and has a pole face to which a magnetic flux is input in a first direction, and a pole face from which the magnetic flux is output in the first direction. The second core surrounds a part of the winding, and has a pole face to which a magnetic flux is input in a second direction, and a pole face from which the magnetic flux is output in the second direction. The rotor is positioned spaced from the first core and the second core, and is rotatable about the rotational center, relatively with respect to the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yasuhito Ueda, Hiroshi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11239721
    Abstract: An electric rotating machine according to an embodiment includes a stator element, a rotor element, and a housing. The rotor element is rotatable about a rotation axis. The housing houses the stator element and the rotor element, and is provided with an electric insulating portion on a part of or whole of an inner surface including a surface facing at least one of the stator element and the rotor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahashi, Yasuhito Ueda
  • Patent number: 10958119
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine in an embodiment includes a stator, and a rotor capable of rotating around a rotation center. The rotor includes a first rotor core, a second rotor core, and a magnet. The first rotor core includes first rotor magnetic poles that are arranged being spaced apart from one another in a circumferential direction and that face first stator magnetic poles, and is annular. The second rotor core includes second rotor magnetic poles that are arranged being spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction and that face second stator magnetic poles, and is annular. The magnet is located between the first rotor core and the second rotor core and provided with a slit-like magnet separation portion that separates at least a part thereof in the circumferential direction, and is annular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuhito Ueda, Hiroshi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20200295607
    Abstract: An electric rotating machine according to an embodiment includes a stator, and a rotor that is rotatable about a rotational center. The stator includes a winding having an annular shape with the rotational center, a first core, and a second core. The first core surrounds a part of the winding, and has a pole face to which a magnetic flux is input in a first direction, and a pole face from which the magnetic flux is output in the first direction. The second core surrounds a part of the winding, and has a pole face to which a magnetic flux is input in a second direction, and a pole face from which the magnetic flux is output in the second direction. The rotor is positioned spaced from the first core and the second core, and is rotatable about the rotational center, relatively with respect to the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yasuhito UEDA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20200295620
    Abstract: An electric rotating machine according to an embodiment includes a stator element, a rotor element, and a housing. The rotor element is rotatable about a rotation axis. The housing houses the stator element and the rotor element, and is provided with an electric insulating portion on a part of or whole of an inner surface including a surface facing at least one of the stator element and the rotor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Yasuhito UEDA
  • Patent number: 10714990
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotating electrical machine includes a shaft, an annular winding, a stator, a rotor, and a core supporter. The annular winding extends in a rotation direction of the shaft. The stator core includes a plurality of stator magnetic poles. The plurality of stator magnetic poles are arranged along the winding. The rotor core includes a plurality of rotor magnetic poles. The plurality of rotor magnetic poles are configured to face the plurality of stator magnetic poles. The core supporter is configured to support at least one of the stator core and the rotor core. The core supporter includes a first insulating section. The first insulating section extends in an axial direction of the shaft. The first insulating section has a slit-shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahashi, Yasuhito Ueda, Takahiro Kokubo
  • Patent number: 10532912
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotating electrical machine includes an annular winding, a stator core, and a rotor core. At least one of the stator core and the rotor core includes a first member and a second member. The first member and the second member are formed in annular shape. The first member and the second member overlap each other in an axial direction of the shaft. The first member includes a slit-shaped first insulation section. The first insulation section extends in the axial direction. The second member includes a slit-shaped second insulation section. The second insulation section extends in the axial direction. The first member and the second member are integrally connected. The first insulation section and the second insulation section are disposed at different positions in the rotation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahashi, Yasuhito Ueda, Takahiro Kokubo
  • Patent number: 10505406
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrical machine includes a rotor and an armature. The armature includes first to third stator cores, and an armature coil. The first and second stator cores are arranged along a direction of a rotation axis of the rotor. The third stator core is arranged opposite to the first and second stator cores. The armature coil is provided between the first and second stator cores. The first and second stator cores have a same shape and each include magnetic poles and a first positioning part. The third stator core includes a second positioning part. A relative phase angle of the first stator core and a relative phase angle of the second stator core in the rotation direction are set by using the first positioning part and the second positioning part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Industrial Products and Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahashi, Yasuhito Ueda, Takahiro Kokubo, Toyonobu Yamada, Yoshiro Shinoda, Hisaaki Shimozu, Yuji Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10361598
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotating electrical machine includes an annular winding, L (L is an arbitrary integer) stator magnetic poles, and L rotor magnetic poles having the same polarity. The L stator magnetic poles are disposed apart from each other in a rotational direction and facing the winding. The L rotor magnetic poles have the same polarity as each other. The L rotor magnetic poles are disposed apart from each other in the rotational direction and configured to face the L stator magnetic poles If an order of the fundamental wave component of a torque pulsation is N, M (M?L) distances between centers of the adjacent poles between pole centers in one set of either the L stator magnetic poles or the L rotor magnetic poles are combinations of (?, ?+?1/M, ?+?1×2/M, . . . , and ?+1×(M?1)/M), and ?1 satisfies the relationship (180°/N)<?1<(540°/N) in the notation of electrical angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuhito Ueda, Hiroshi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10340780
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transverse flux machine includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a winding and a first ferromagnetic unit. The winding is wound along a rotational direction of a rotation axis. The first ferromagnetic unit has L (L is integer number) magnetic poles holding the winding. The rotor is rotatable relatively to the stator around the rotation axis. The rotor includes a second ferromagnetic unit having L magnetic poles facing the first ferromagnetic unit. If an order of harmonic component of torque ripple to be reduced is (N×1), (N×2), . . ., (N×(M?1)) (M and N are integer numbers. ML), among L magnetic poles in the first and second ferromagnetic units, a relative position of M magnetic poles along the rotational direction is shifted by ?1 ((180°/N/M)?1 (540°/N/M)) in order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuhito Ueda, Hiroshi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10027189
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electric rotating machine includes a rotor element, an annular coil, a plurality of stator cores, and a plurality of wedge members. The rotor element is rotatable around a rotation axis. The coil is provided to be coaxial with the rotation axis. The plurality of stator cores are provided opposite to the rotor element and each includes a pair of magnetic pole parts opposing each other with the coil being interposed therebetween. Each of the plurality of wedge members is arranged between adjacent stator cores to apply preloads to the adjacent stator cores, the preloads containing components in a rotation direction of the rotor element and being opposite to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahashi, Takahiro Kokubo, Yasuhito Ueda
  • Publication number: 20180198332
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine in an embodiment includes a stator, and a rotor capable of rotating around a rotation center. The rotor includes a first rotor core, a second rotor core, and a magnet. The first rotor core includes first rotor magnetic poles that are arranged being spaced apart from one another in a circumferential direction and that face first stator magnetic poles, and is annular. The second rotor core includes second rotor magnetic poles that are arranged being spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction and that face second stator magnetic poles, and is annular. The magnet is located between the first rotor core and the second rotor core and provided with a slit-like magnet separation portion that separates at least a part thereof in the circumferential direction, and is annular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuhito UEDA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180166933
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotating electrical machine includes a shaft, an annular winding, a stator, a rotor, and a core supporter. The annular winding extends in a rotation direction of the shaft. The stator core includes a plurality of stator magnetic poles. The plurality of stator magnetic poles are arranged along the winding. The rotor core includes a plurality of rotor magnetic poles. The plurality of rotor magnetic poles are configured to face the plurality of stator magnetic poles. The core supporter is configured to support at least one of the stator core and the rotor core. The core supporter includes a first insulating section. The first insulating section extends in an axial direction of the shaft. The first insulating section has a slit-shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Yasuhito UEDA, Takahiro KOKUBO
  • Patent number: 9787144
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a rotating electrical machine includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a first coil, first magnetic poles and second magnetic poles. The stator includes a second coil, third magnetic poles and fourth magnetic poles. One of a first magnetic pole and a second magnetic pole opposite to the first magnetic pole is formed such that a leading end of the one of the first magnetic pole and the second magnetic pole lies opposite a central portion of an opposite surface of the stator. One of a third magnetic pole and a fourth magnetic pole opposite to the third magnetic pole is formed such that a leading end of the one of the third magnetic pole and the fourth magnetic pole lies opposite a central portion of an opposite surface of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yasuhito Ueda
  • Publication number: 20170267493
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotating electrical machine includes an annular winding, a stator core, and a rotor core. At least one of the stator core and the rotor core includes a first member and a second member. The first member and the second member are formed in annular shape. The first member and the second member overlap each other in an axial direction of the shaft. The first member includes a slit-shaped first insulation section. The first insulation section extends in the axial direction. The second member includes a slit-shaped second insulation section. The second insulation section extends in the axial direction. The first member and the second member are integrally connected. The first insulation section and the second insulation section are disposed at different positions in the rotation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Yasuhito UEDA, Takahiro KOKUBO
  • Publication number: 20170077792
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotating electrical machine includes an annular winding, L (L is an arbitrary integer) stator magnetic poles, and L rotor magnetic poles having the same polarity. The L stator magnetic poles are disposed apart from each other in a rotational direction and facing the winding. The L rotor magnetic poles have the same polarity as each other. The L rotor magnetic poles are disposed apart from each other in the rotational direction and configured to face the L stator magnetic poles If an order of the fundamental wave component of a torque pulsation is N, M (M?L) distances between centers of the adjacent poles between pole centers in one set of either the L stator magnetic poles or the L rotor magnetic poles are combinations of (?, ?+?1/M, ?+?1×2/M, . . . , and ?+1×(M?1)/M), and ?1 satisfies the relationship (180°/N)<?1<(540°/N) in the notation of electrical angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuhito UEDA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9543792
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a rotary electric machine includes a rotor that is rotatable at a predetermined position and includes a plurality of first magnetic members arranged along an outer circumferential surface, the first magnetic members each including a first magnetic pole and a second magnetic pole. The rotary electric machine includes a first supporting member that surrounds a periphery of the rotor. The rotary electric machine includes a plurality of second supporting members that are fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the first supporting member. The rotary electric machine includes a plurality of second magnetic members that are fixed on side surfaces of the second supporting members and that have a third magnetic pole facing the first magnetic pole with an air gap and a fourth magnetic pole facing the second magnetic pole with an air gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takahashi, Yasuhito Ueda
  • Publication number: 20160276881
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrical machine includes a rotor and an armature. The armature includes first to third stator cores, and an armature coil. The first and second stator cores are arranged along a direction of a rotation axis of the rotor. The third stator core is arranged opposite to the first and second stator cores. The armature coil is provided between the first and second stator cores. The first and second stator cores have a same shape and each include magnetic poles and a first positioning part. The third stator core includes a second positioning part. A relative phase angle of the first stator core and a relative phase angle of the second stator core in the rotation direction are set by using the first positioning part and the second positioning part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Industrial Products and Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Yasuhito UEDA, Takahiro KOKUBO, Toyonobu YAMADA, Yoshiro SHINODA, Hisaaki SHIMOZU, Yuji YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160276880
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transverse flux machine includes a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a winding and a first ferromagnetic unit. The winding is wound along a rotational direction of a rotation axis. The first ferromagnetic unit has L (L is integral number) magnetic poles holding the winding. The rotor is rotatable relatively to the stator around the rotation axis. The rotor includes a second ferromagnetic unit having L magnetic poles facing the first ferromagnetic unit. If an order of harmonic component of torque ripple to be reduced is (N×1), (N×2), . . . , (N×(M?1)) (M and N are integral numbers. ML), among L magnetic poles in the first and second ferromagnetic units, a relative position of M magnetic poles along the rotational direction is shifted by ?1 ((180°/N/M)?1(540°/N/M)) in order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuhito UEDA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9438151
    Abstract: A transverse flux machine includes a stator having a circular coil wound in a rotational direction and a rotor arranged to face the first ferromagnet across a gap. The stator has a plurality of first ferromagnets surrounding a part of the circular coil in the rotational direction separately. The rotor is rotatable about a center axis of the circular coil relative to the stator. The rotor has a plurality of second ferromagnets arranged in the rotational direction separately. A first member and a second member are inserted between adjacent ones of the second ferromagnets. The first member and the second member generate two magnetic fields opposite to each other in the circumference direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yasuhito Ueda