Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa Kubota

Yoshihisa Kubota 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).

  • Publication number: 20220103032
    Abstract: A first magnet, a second magnet, a fourth magnet, and a third magnet are retained on a rotor of a rotary electric machine in this order alongside one another in a circumferential direction. Magnetic fields of the first magnet and the fourth magnet are oriented in radial directions of a stator. Magnetic fields of the second magnet and the third magnet are oriented in circumferential directions of the stator. When the rotor is viewed in plan from above or below, a ratio of a total surface area of the first magnet and the fourth magnet to a total surface area of the second magnet and the third magnet is S14:S23=1:0.2 to 1:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Manabu Yazaki, Yoshihisa Kubota, Shoei Abe, Sho Yaegaki, Shigeru Tajima
  • Publication number: 20220103031
    Abstract: A rotor of a rotary electric machine includes a first magnet and a fourth magnet whose magnetic fields are oriented in radial directions of a stator, and a second magnet and a third magnet whose magnetic fields are oriented in circumferential directions of the stator. In the stator, slots are formed between adjacent ones of teeth portions. An electromagnetic coil is provided in the slots. A distal end on an inner circumferential side of the electromagnetic coil is offset from an inner circumferential side end part of a base portion, which is a part of the teeth portion, toward a yoke portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Manabu Yazaki, Shigeru Tajima, Shoei Abe, Yoshihisa Kubota, Sho Yaegaki
  • Publication number: 20220045566
    Abstract: A rotor of a rotary electric machine includes a rotor core and a magnetic pole portion. The magnetic pole portion includes a magnet portion having at least two layers along a radial direction, which has an outer diameter side magnet portion including an outer diameter side arc magnet and an inner diameter side magnet portion including a pair of inner diameter side arc magnets arranged with a d-axis interposed. In addition, a pair of ribs extending in the radial direction are respectively provided between d-axis side end surfaces of the pair of inner diameter side arc magnets and the d-axis. A gap portion is provided between the pair of ribs to overlap the d-axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa KUBOTA, Tatsuya OHZU
  • Patent number: 11233432
    Abstract: A rotor includes: a rotor core including a rotor shaft hole in which a rotor shaft is fastened, a plurality of magnet insertion holes provided along the circumferential direction, and a hollow hole provided between the rotor shaft hole and the magnet insertion holes in the radial direction; and a plurality of magnetic pole portions constituted by permanent magnets inserted into the magnet insertion holes. The hollow hole includes an intersection of the q-axis of each magnetic pole portion and a virtual circle passing through the innermost diameter portion of the magnet insertion holes around the axis of the rotor core, and the hollow hole is disposed to face the magnet insertion holes of adjacent magnetic pole portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Soma, Yoshihisa Kubota, Tatsuya Ohzu
  • Patent number: 11121598
    Abstract: A rotor of a rotating electrical machine includes a rotor core, a plurality of magnetic pole portions arranged along a circumferential direction, and a plurality of arc magnets constituting the magnetic pole portions. Each magnetic pole portion includes a magnet portion of at least two layers along a radial direction. In front view, the rotor core includes an outer diameter side magnet insertion hole, an inner diameter side magnet insertion hole, and a refrigerant flow path hole provided between an outer diameter side magnet portion and an inner diameter side magnet portion to overlap a d-axis. A minimum width of a magnetic path formed between the outer diameter side magnet insertion hole and the refrigerant flow path hole is equal to or larger than a minimum width of a magnetic path formed between the outer diameter side magnet insertion hole and the inner diameter side magnet insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kamata, Yoshihisa Kubota, Shingo Soma
  • Publication number: 20210242732
    Abstract: A rotor of a rotating electrical machine includes a substantially annular rotor core and a plurality of magnetic pole portions formed at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction of the rotor core. Each magnetic pole portion includes an outer diameter side magnet portion configured by an outer diameter side circular arc magnet arranged so as to protrude radially inward and an inner diameter side magnet portion located radially inward of the outer diameter side magnet portion and configured by a pair of inner diameter side arc magnets arranged so as to radially inward of the radially outer magnet portion. Each arc magnet is an arc magnet in which an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface have the same arc center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo SOMA, Yoshihisa KUBOTA, Tatsuya OHZU
  • Patent number: 11056934
    Abstract: A stator core for a rotary electric machine is provided, which includes core members stacked and formed annularly so as to surround a rotor, each core member including a plurality of slots extending from one end to another end in a shaft direction and teeth formed between the slots. A whole of the teeth includes a first teeth section including, at a tip on an inner periphery side of each core member, each tooth including a first protrusion portion and a second protrusion portion with a lower protrusion height than the first protrusion portion protruding in a circumferential direction of each core member and a second teeth section including a pair of the first protrusion portions and/or a pair of the second protrusion portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kubota, Yuta Ito
  • Patent number: 11038388
    Abstract: A rotor of a rotary electric machine includes a rotor core of an approximately annular shape which has plural sets of plural magnet insertion holes arranged radially, the plural sets being arranged in a circumferential direction with a predetermined gap, and plural permanent magnets which are inserted into the magnet insertion holes, respectively. Each permanent magnet has a circular arc shape in a radial section, and a curved surface thereof is convex toward a rotation shaft of the rotor. Plural permanent magnets which are respectively inserted into the radially arranged plural magnet insertion holes in each set includes a first permanent magnet which is positioned on an outer circumferential surface side and a second permanent magnet which is positioned on a rotation shaft side and has a radial thickness equal to or larger than a radial thickness of the first permanent magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Soma, Yoshihisa Kubota
  • Patent number: 10693356
    Abstract: The variable-field rotary electric machine includes: a rotor that is rotatably integrated with a shaft while an axis of the shaft is used as a rotation axis and includes a movable iron core and a displacement mechanism configured to displace the movable iron core in an axial direction of the rotation shaft. The displacement mechanism includes: a cylinder unit including a cylinder chamber to retain hydraulic fluid according to a rotor speed, a piston member connected to the movable iron core, and a sealer member provided at the piston member. The the piston member and the movable iron core are displaced in the axial direction of the rotation shaft in response to an increase or decrease in an amount of the hydraulic fluid in the cylinder chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuha Miura, Yoshihisa Kubota
  • Publication number: 20200185991
    Abstract: A rotor includes: a rotor core including a rotor shaft hole in which a rotor shaft is fastened, a plurality of magnet insertion holes provided along the circumferential direction, and a hollow hole provided between the rotor shaft hole and the magnet insertion holes in the radial direction; and a plurality of magnetic pole portions constituted by permanent magnets inserted into the magnet insertion holes. The hollow hole includes an intersection of the q-axis of each magnetic pole portion and a virtual circle passing through the innermost diameter portion of the magnet insertion holes around the axis of the rotor core, and the hollow hole is disposed to face the magnet insertion holes of adjacent magnetic pole portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo SOMA, Yoshihisa KUBOTA, Tatsuya OHZU
  • Publication number: 20200185990
    Abstract: A rotor includes: a rotor core including a plurality of magnet insertion holes provided along the circumferential direction; and a plurality of magnetic pole portions constituted by arc magnets inserted into the magnet insertion holes. The arc magnet, constituting each magnetic pole portion, is arranged to protrude inward of the rotor core in the radial direction, and has thick portions protruding to the outer peripheral surface at both circumferential end portions of the outer peripheral surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo SOMA, Yoshihisa KUBOTA, Tatsuya OHZU
  • Publication number: 20200153301
    Abstract: A rotor of a rotating electrical machine includes a rotor core, a plurality of magnetic pole portions arranged along a circumferential direction, and a plurality of arc magnets constituting the magnetic pole portions. Each magnetic pole portion includes a magnet portion of at least two layers along a radial direction. In front view, the rotor core includes an outer diameter side magnet insertion hole, an inner diameter side magnet insertion hole, and a refrigerant flow path hole provided between an outer diameter side magnet portion and an inner diameter side magnet portion to overlap a d-axis. A minimum width of a magnetic path formed between the outer diameter side magnet insertion hole and the refrigerant flow path hole is equal to or larger than a minimum width of a magnetic path formed between the outer diameter side magnet insertion hole and the inner diameter side magnet insertion hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi KAMATA, Yoshihisa KUBOTA, Shingo SOMA
  • Publication number: 20200127512
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes: an annular stator including coils disposed in a stator core; and an annular rotor disposed inside the stator and opposite to an inner circumferential wall of the stator. The rotor includes a rotor core having receiving holes for magnetic material members. The receiving holes extend in an axial direction of a drive shaft and are arranged in a circumferential direction of the rotor core. The rotor includes a pair of protrusions provided in each receiving hole. The protrusions jut out from an inner wall of the receiving hole to hold a magnetic material member. Each magnetic material member includes a hard magnetic material member and a soft magnetic material member stacked one on another in a direction of magnetization. The soft magnetic material member is disposed to border the inner wall of the receiving hole at positions where the protrusions are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Yoshihisa KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20200044499
    Abstract: A stator core for a rotary electric machine is provided, which includes core members stacked and formed annularly so as to surround a rotor, each core member including a plurality of slots extending from one end to another end in a shaft direction and teeth formed between the slots. A whole of the teeth includes a first teeth section including, at a tip on an inner periphery side of each core member, each tooth including a first protrusion portion and a second protrusion portion with a lower protrusion height than the first protrusion portion protruding in a circumferential direction of each core member and a second teeth section including a pair of the first protrusion portions and/or a pair of the second protrusion portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshihisa KUBOTA, Yuta ITO
  • Publication number: 20200036245
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine is provided which includes: an annular stator comprising a stator core and coils included in the stator core; and an annular rotor comprising a rotor core and a plurality of housing holes for magnetic bodies extending in a drive shaft direction, the housing holes being arranged in a circumferential direction, the rotor facing, via a gap, an inner periphery of the stator. Each magnetic body includes a hard magnetic body and a soft magnetic body. The soft magnetic body is stacked in a magnetization direction of the hard magnetic body. Each housing hole houses the magnetic body comprising the hard magnetic body and the soft magnetic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshihisa KUBOTA, Yuta ITO
  • Publication number: 20190260242
    Abstract: Provided is a rotary electric machine such that the torque ripple is decreased and the pulsation during low-speed operation and the noise and vibration during high-speed operation thus become smaller. This interior permanent magnet rotary electric machine includes a stator having a plurality of teeth, slots, and coils at one pole, wherein the length of one of the teeth from a bottom of each slot to a tip of the one tooth differs from the length of another tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventor: Yoshihisa KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20190252933
    Abstract: A variable field magnet rotating electric machine includes a stator, a rotor in which a rotary shaft is provided on a rotor core, and a movable iron core extending in an axial direction of the rotary shaft, wherein the movable iron core is configured to be capable of being inserted into the rotor core and to be movable in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Manabu Yatsurugi, Yoshihisa Kubota
  • Publication number: 20190245420
    Abstract: The variable-field rotary electric machine includes: a rotor that is rotatably integrated with a shaft while an axis of the shaft is used as a rotation axis and includes a movable iron core and a displacement mechanism configured to displace the movable iron core in an axial direction of the rotation shaft. The displacement mechanism includes: a cylinder unit including a cylinder chamber to retain hydraulic fluid according to a rotor speed, a piston member connected to the movable iron core, and a sealer member provided at the piston member. The the piston member and the movable iron core are displaced in the axial direction of the rotation shaft in response to an increase or decrease in an amount of the hydraulic fluid in the cylinder chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuha MIURA, Yoshihisa KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 10320271
    Abstract: An electric machine 100 is provided, which includes: a stator 10 including a concentrated-winding armature winding 14; an inner rotor 30; and an outer rotor 20, the outer rotor 20 having a plurality of circumferentially spaced magnetic path forming elements 21, the inner rotor 30 having a plurality of rotor teeth 32, which are arranged side by side in the circumferential direction, wound by induction coils 34 and field coils 35; and a rectifier circuit 36 configured to rectify induced current generated by each of induction coils to DC current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kubota, Masahiro Aoyama
  • Publication number: 20180269734
    Abstract: A rotor of a rotary electric machine includes a rotor core of an approximately annular shape which has plural sets of plural magnet insertion holes arranged radially, the plural sets being arranged in a circumferential direction with a predetermined gap, and plural permanent magnets which are inserted into the magnet insertion holes, respectively. Each permanent magnet has a circular arc shape in a radial section, and a curved surface thereof is convex toward a rotation shaft of the rotor. Plural permanent magnets which are respectively inserted into the radially arranged plural magnet insertion holes in each set includes a first permanent magnet which is positioned on an outer circumferential surface side and a second permanent magnet which is positioned on a rotation shaft side and has a radial thickness equal to or larger than a radial thickness of the first permanent magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo SOMA, Yoshihisa KUBOTA