Patents by Inventor Yasuo Kunishige

Yasuo Kunishige 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: 8896179
    Abstract: A motor comprising a stator having a plurality of magnetic poles disposed in a circumferential direction along an outer periphery thereof, a rotor disposed rotatably around the outer periphery of the stator, and a magnet disposed in a circumferential direction along an inner periphery of the rotor. The stator is formed by laminating sheet-like plates. A plurality of the sheet-like plates including an outermost layer of this laminated body comprises a flat portion substantially perpendicular to the magnet, and an extended portion bent to a direction substantially parallel to the magnet. A part of the sheet-like plate having the extended portion disposed to the outermost side is formed into a thickness smaller than thicknesses of the other parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Haruki Kato, Yasuo Kunishige, Koji Kadowaki, Hiroyuki Asai
  • Patent number: 8680737
    Abstract: A stator 3 is provided with a plurality of magnetic poles 3a on the outer circumference thereof, and is configured from a plurality of layers of plate-shaped members. A rotor 4 is rotatably disposed around the stator. The inner circumferential face of the rotor is provided with a magnet 5. The outer circumferential ends of the magnetic poles of the stator are provided with an extended portion that is bent such that at least one plate-shaped member, including an outermost layer, of the plurality of plate-shaped members is substantially parallel to the magnet. When the inner diameter of a bent portion of a plate-shaped member that is the closest to the magnet of the at least one plate-shaped member constituting the extended portion is taken as R1i, and the thickness of the closest plate-shaped member is taken as T1, R1i<T1 is satisfied. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the driving efficiency of an outer rotor-type motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kawasaki, Yuichi Yoshikawa, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Koji Kadowaki, Yasuo Kunishige, Yasuhiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 8410654
    Abstract: A motor comprises a stator having a plurality of magnetic poles disposed at first predetermined intervals along an outer periphery thereof, and a rotor having a permanent magnet with poles magnetized alternately to have different polarities at second predetermined intervals and disposed rotatably around the outer periphery of the stator with a predetermined gap. The magnetic poles of the stator has extended portions formed in a manner to extend from magnetic polar bases into a direction generally parallel to the permanent magnet, and the extended portions are formed of a high-permeability magnetic steel sheet with silicon content less than 3.0 wt-%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Koji Kadowaki, Haruki Kato, Yasuo Kunishige
  • Patent number: 8405276
    Abstract: The motor comprises a stator, a rotor, and magnets. The stator has a plurality of magnetic poles circumferentially arranged at first spaced intervals. The rotor is rotatably arranged in a position opposing to the stator. The magnets are arranged at second spaced intervals circumferentially on a surface of the rotor. The stator is formed by laminating plate materials, and a plurality of laminated plate materials at least including outermost layers of a laminated body thereof are bent in a direction substantially parallel to the magnet in order to form extended portions. And, when a magnet opposed area of pole tip portion being closest to a magnet including the extended portion is S, and a sectional area of magnetic pole is A, then area ratio (S/A) fulfills the relation of 4.8>(S/A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kawasaki, Yuichi Yoshikawa, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Yasuhiro Inoue, Koji Kadowaki, Yasuo Kunishige
  • Patent number: 8368278
    Abstract: A motor comprising a stator having a plurality of magnetic poles disposed in a circumferential direction along an outer periphery thereof, a rotor disposed rotatably around the outer periphery of the stator, and a magnet disposed in a circumferential direction along an inner periphery of the rotor. The stator is formed by laminating sheet-like plates. A plurality of the sheet-like plates including an outermost layer of this laminated body comprises a flat portion substantially perpendicular to the magnet, and an extended portion bent to a direction substantially parallel to the magnet. A part of the sheet-like plate having the extended portion disposed to the outermost side is formed into a thickness smaller than thicknesses of the other parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Haruki Kato, Yasuo Kunishige, Koji Kadowaki, Hiroyuki Asai
  • Patent number: 8350439
    Abstract: This motor includes a stator whereupon a plurality of magnetic poles are arranged at first prescribed intervals on the outer circumference section, and a rotor which is rotatively arranged on the outer circumference of the stator by having a prescribed space in between and has permanent magnets magnetized to different polarities at second prescribed intervals. The magnetic pole of the stator forms an extending section which extends from a magnetic pole base section in a direction parallel to the permanent magnet, and the extending length of the extending section in the direction parallel to the permanent magnet is same as that of the magnetic pole base section in the direction parallel to the permanent magnet or shorter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Koji Kadowaki, Haruki Kato, Yasuo Kunishige
  • Publication number: 20110175497
    Abstract: The motor comprises a stator, a rotor, and magnets. The stator has a plurality of magnetic poles circumferentially arranged at first spaced intervals. The rotor is rotatably arranged in a position opposing to the stator. The magnets are arranged at second spaced intervals circumferentially on a surface of the rotor. The stator is formed by laminating plate materials, and a plurality of laminated plate materials at least including outermost layers of a laminated body thereof are bent in a direction substantially parallel to the magnet in order to form extended portions. And, when a magnet opposed area of pole tip portion being closest to a magnet including the extended portion is S, and a sectional area of magnetic pole is A, then area ratio (S/A) fulfills the relation of 4.8>(S/A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kawasaki, Yuichi Yoshikawa, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Yasuhiro Inoue, Koji Kadowaki, Yasuo Kunishige
  • Publication number: 20110006620
    Abstract: A stator 3 is provided with a plurality of magnetic poles 3a on the outer circumference thereof, and is configured from a plurality of layers of plate-shaped members. A rotor 4 is rotatably disposed around the stator. The inner circumferential face of the rotor is provided with a magnet 5. The outer circumferential ends of the magnetic poles of the stator are provided with an extended portion that is bent such that at least one plate-shaped member, including an outermost layer, of the plurality of plate-shaped members is substantially parallel to the magnet. When the inner diameter of a bent portion of a plate-shaped member that is the closest to the magnet of the at least one plate-shaped member constituting the extended portion is taken as R1i, and the thickness of the closest plate-shaped member is taken as T1, R1i<T1 is satisfied. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the driving efficiency of an outer rotor-type motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki KAWASAKI, Yuichi YOSHIKAWA, Atsuyoshi KOSHIBA, Koji KADOWAKI, Yasuo KUNISHIGE, Yasuhiro INOUE
  • Publication number: 20110001386
    Abstract: A stator 3 is provided with a plurality of magnetic poles 3a on the outer circumference thereof, and is configured from a plurality of layers of plate-shaped members. A rotor 4 is rotatably disposed around the stator. The inner circumferential face of the rotor is provided with a magnet 5. The outer circumferential ends of the magnetic poles of the stator are provided with an extended portion that is bent such that at least one plate-shaped member, including an outermost layer, of the plurality of plate-shaped members is substantially parallel to the magnet. When a thickness of a thinnest plate-shaped member of the at least one plate-shaped member constituting the extended portion is taken as T1, and a thickness of a thinnest plate-shaped member of a plate-shaped member not constituting the extended portion is taken as T2, T1 >T2 is satisfied. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the driving efficiency of an outer rotor-type motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki KAWASAKI, Yuichi YOSHIKAWA, Atsuyoshi KOSHIBA, Yasuhiro INOUE, Koji KADOWAKI, Yasuo KUNISHIGE
  • Publication number: 20100259126
    Abstract: A motor comprising a stator having a plurality of magnetic poles disposed in a circumferential direction along an outer periphery thereof, a rotor disposed rotatably around the outer periphery of the stator, and a magnet disposed in a circumferential direction along an inner periphery of the rotor. The stator is formed by laminating sheet-like plates. A plurality of the sheet-like plates including an outermost layer of this laminated body comprises a flat portion substantially perpendicular to the magnet, and an extended portion bent to a direction substantially parallel to the magnet. A part of the sheet-like plate having the extended portion disposed to the outermost side is formed into a thickness smaller than thicknesses of the other parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Haruki Kato, Yasuo Kunishige, Koji Kadowaki, Hiroyuki Asai
  • Publication number: 20100244637
    Abstract: A motor comprises a stator having a plurality of magnetic poles disposed at first predetermined intervals along an outer periphery thereof, and a rotor having a permanent magnet with poles magnetized alternately to have different polarities at second predetermined intervals and disposed rotatably around the outer periphery of the stator with a predetermined gap. The magnetic poles of the stator has extended portions formed in a manner to extend from magnetic polar bases into a direction generally parallel to the permanent magnet, and the extended portions are formed of a high-permeability magnetic steel sheet with silicon content less than 3.0 wt-%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Koji Kadowaki, Haruki Kato, Yasuo Kunishige
  • Publication number: 20100237752
    Abstract: This motor includes a stator whereupon a plurality of magnetic poles are arranged at first prescribed intervals on the outer circumference section, and a rotor which is rotatively arranged on the outer circumference of the stator by having a prescribed space in between and has permanent magnets magnetized to different polarities at second prescribed intervals. The magnetic pole of the stator forms an extending section which extends from a magnetic pole base section in a direction parallel to the permanent magnet, and the extending length of the extending section in the direction parallel to the permanent magnet is same as that of the magnetic pole base section in the direction parallel to the permanent magnet or shorter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Koji Kadowaki, Haruki Kato, Yasuo Kunishige
  • Patent number: D586747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Koji Kadowaki, Yasuo Kunishige, Haruki Kato
  • Patent number: D587197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Atsuyoshi Koshiba, Koji Kadowaki, Yasuo Kunishige, Haruki Kato