Patents by Inventor Yuichi Yoshikawa

Yuichi Yoshikawa 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: 11489387
    Abstract: A coil includes: a series of turns constituted by a first turn to an n-th turn of a conductive wire having a polygonal cross-section, where n is an integer equal to or larger than 3, and the conductive wire is wound in a spiral shape and is stacked in a direction from downward toward upward; and an insulating member disposed on either an upper surface or a lower surface of an i-th turn, where i is an integer satisfying 1?i?n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuoki Hishida, Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hirokazu Yamauchi, Keiichiro Nukada
  • Patent number: 11277048
    Abstract: An insulator includes a part to be wound with a coil of a wiring wire with a circular cross section; first and second flanges. The first flange is formed at the side of the part closer to a core segment. The second flange is formed at the side closer to a distal end of a tooth. The part to be wound with the coil has a slope continuous with the first flange and inclined so that a height from an upper surface of the tooth increases from the first flange toward the second flange. Expression 0<(?6.8 D+b)??<30 is satisfied, where b is a constant and 8.3?b?11.6 is satisfied, D (mm) is a diameter of the coil, and ? (°) is an angle of the slope inclined from the upper surface of the tooth as a reference surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuoki Hishida, Hiroshi Yoneda, Hirokatsu Kunitomo, Yuichi Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 11223260
    Abstract: The invention provides a coil molding attached to a stator of a motor, the coil molding including a coil wound around each of teeth of the stator, and a bus bar connected to the coil and molded integrally with the coil. The invention also provides another coil molding attached to a stator of a motor, the coil molding including a set of coils wound respectively around a plurality of teeth of the stator, the set of coils being molded integrally with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Keiichiro Nukada, Hirokazu Yamauchi, Mitsuoki Hishida
  • Patent number: 11196312
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator including a stator core and teeth respectively protruding from the stator core in predetermined directions of protrusion, and coils respectively wound onto the teeth n (n is an integer of 3 or greater) turns including first to n-th turns. A k-th (k is an integer, 1<k<n) turn of each of the coils lies at a center of a range wound with each of the coils onto the teeth in a corresponding one of the directions of protrusion of the teeth from the stator core. Each of the first turn and the n-th turn when each of the coils is cut in a corresponding one of the directions of protrusion of the teeth is greater in cross-sectional area than the k-th turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Keiichiro Nukada, Hirokazu Yamauchi, Mitsuoki Hishida, Yasushi Kato
  • Patent number: 11190073
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator including a stator core and teeth respectively protruding from the stator core, and coils respectively wound onto the teeth n (n is an integer of 1 or greater) turns including first to n-th turns. The coils are each made from a conductive member having a polygonal cross section. On a cross section obtained when one of the coils is cut in a corresponding one of directions of protrusion of the teeth from the stator core, the one of the coils includes a recess on at least either a first opposing surface representing an opposing surface to a corresponding one of the teeth or a second opposing surface representing an opposing surface to another one of the coils, which is wound onto adjacent one of the teeth. A space allowing refrigerant used for cooling the coils to pass through is provided between the recess and at least either the first opposing surface or the second opposing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INIELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuoki Hishida, Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hirokazu Yamauchi, Keiichiro Nukada
  • Patent number: 11174010
    Abstract: A flying device includes a plurality of rotary vanes, a motor element serving as a driving source for each of the plurality of rotary vanes, the motor element driving and rotating a main shaft of the rotary vanes, and a drive circuit. The motor element includes a stator, a rotor, and a pair of bearings. The stator includes a stator core having an annular yoke and a plurality of teeth projecting inward from the annular yoke, and stator windings wound respectively around the plurality of teeth of the stator core. The rotor includes a permanent magnet of a cylindrical shape located inside the stator core via a gap, the permanent magnet being positioned counter to the plurality of teeth, a rotor yoke in contact with a cylindrical inner wall surface of the permanent magnet, and a shaft pivotally supported at an axis of the rotor yoke, the shaft being connected to the main shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Tsutsumi, Yuichi Yoshikawa, Sho Koyama, Keiichiro Nukada, Hiroshi Ueda, Yuki Nakade
  • Patent number: 11070103
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator core, teeth respectively protruding from the stator core, and coils respectively wound onto the teeth n (n is an integer of 2 or greater) turns including first to n-th turns. Within each of ranges respectively wound with the coils onto the teeth in directions of protrusion of the teeth from the stator core, the first turn of each of the coil lies adjacent to a center of the motor. A k-th (k is an integer, 1<k?n) turn of each of the coils lies opposite to the center of the motor. The first turn when each of the coils is cut in a corresponding one of the directions of protrusion of the teeth from the stator core is greater in cross-sectional area than each of the k-th turn and the n-th turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Kato, Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hirokazu Yamauchi, Keiichiro Nukada, Mitsuoki Hishida
  • Patent number: 10992198
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator including a stator core and teeth respectively protruding from the stator core, and coils respectively wound onto the teeth n (n is an integer of 3 or greater) turns. In a cross section in a first direction representing each of directions of protrusion of the teeth from the stator core, a k-th (k is an integer, 1<k<n) turn of each of the coils lies at a center of a range wound with each of the coils onto the teeth in the first direction. The k-th turn of each of the coils is greater in cross-sectional area than each of a first turn and an n-th turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yuichi Yoshikawa, Keiichiro Nukada, Yasushi Kato, Hirokazu Yamauchi, Mitsuoki Hishida
  • Patent number: 10965198
    Abstract: A coil includes a series of turns constituted by a first turn to an n-th turn of a conductive wire having a quadrangular cross-section, where the conductive wire is wound in a spiral shape and is stacked in a vertical direction, and n is an integer equal to or greater than 3. In addition, at least a part of the conductive wire of the first turn to the n-th turn is provided with a deformed part whose shape is different from shapes of the other parts. Further, the first turn and the n-th turn are on the both end parts of the series of turns. In addition, at each of the first turn and the n-th turn, the deformed part makes an outer surface positioned on an opposite side with respect to a center of the series of turns extend in a flush manner along a plane intersecting the series of turns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuoki Hishida, Yuichi Yoshikawa, Hirokazu Yamauchi, Keiichiro Nukada
  • Patent number: 10938263
    Abstract: The invention provides a connection structure between a coil and a bus bar attached to a stator of a motor, and the coil and the bus bar each include a lead part. At least one of the lead parts has a distal end provided with a corner cut away to be stepped to configure a stepped portion having a side surface extending substantially in parallel with a longitudinal direction of the lead part. The coil and the bus bar are connected to each other in a state where the side surface of the stepped portion of a first one of the lead parts is in contact with a second one of the lead parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuoki Hishida, Hirokazu Yamauchi, Yuichi Yoshikawa, Keiichiro Nukada
  • Publication number: 20200235625
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator including a stator core and teeth respectively protruding from the stator core, and coils respectively wound onto the teeth n (n is an integer of 1 or greater) turns including first to n-th turns. The coils are each made from a conductive member having a polygonal cross section. On a cross section obtained when one of the coils is cut in a corresponding one of directions of protrusion of the teeth from the stator core, the one of the coils includes a recess on at least either a first opposing surface representing an opposing surface to a corresponding one of the teeth or a second opposing surface representing an opposing surface to another one of the coils, which is wound onto adjacent one of the teeth. A space allowing refrigerant used for cooling the coils to pass through is provided between the recess and at least either the first opposing surface or the second opposing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: MITSUOKI HISHIDA, YUICHI YOSHIKAWA, HIROKAZU YAMAUCHI, KEIICHIRO NUKADA
  • Publication number: 20200235628
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator core, teeth respectively protruding from the stator core, and coils respectively wound onto the teeth n (n is an integer of 2 or greater) turns including first to n-th turns. Within each of ranges respectively wound with the coils onto the teeth in directions of protrusion of the teeth from the stator core, the first turn of each of the coil lies adjacent to a center of the motor. A k-th (k is an integer, 1<k?n) turn of each of the coils lies opposite to the center of the motor. The first turn when each of the coils is cut in a corresponding one of the directions of protrusion of the teeth from the stator core is greater in cross-sectional area than each of the k-th turn and the n-th turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: YASUSHI KATO, YUICHI YOSHIKAWA, HIROKAZU YAMAUCHI, KEIICHIRO NUKADA, MITSUOKI HISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200220415
    Abstract: An insulator includes a part to be wound with a coil of a wiring wire with a circular cross section; first and second flanges. The first flange is formed at the side of the part closer to a core segment. The second flange is formed at the side closer to a distal end of a tooth. The part to be wound with the coil has a slope continuous with the first flange and inclined so that a height from an upper surface of the tooth increases from the first flange toward the second flange. Expression 0<(?6.8 D+b)??<30 is satisfied, where b is a constant and 8.3?b?11.6 is satisfied, D (mm) is a diameter of the coil, and ?(°) is an angle of the slope inclined from the upper surface of the tooth as a reference surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Mitsuoki HISHIDA, Hiroshi YONEDA, Hirokatsu KUNITOMO, Yuichi YOSHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20200212770
    Abstract: The invention provides a coil molding attached to a stator of a motor, the coil molding including a coil wound around each of teeth of the stator, and a bus bar connected to the coil and molded integrally with the coil. The invention also provides another coil molding attached to a stator of a motor, the coil molding including a set of coils wound respectively around a plurality of teeth of the stator, the set of coils being molded integrally with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: YUICHI YOSHIKAWA, KEIICHIRO NUKADA, HIROKAZU YAMAUCHI, MITSUOKI HISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200195075
    Abstract: A coil includes: a series of turns constituted by a first turn to an n-th turn of a conductive wire having a polygonal cross-section, where n is an integer equal to or larger than 3, and the conductive wire is wound in a spiral shape and is stacked in a direction from downward toward upward; and an insulating member disposed on either an upper surface or a lower surface of an i-th turn, where i is an integer satisfying 1?i?n.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: MITSUOKI HISHIDA, YUICHI YOSHIKAWA, HIROKAZU YAMAUCHI, KEIICHIRO NUKADA
  • Publication number: 20200161948
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes: a first rotor, a stator, and a second rotor that are coaxially disposed in stated order from radially centermost to radially outermost and spaced apart from one another, the stator including a plurality of pole pieces and a plurality of windings in a circumferential direction. The first rotor and the second rotor each include permanent magnets or electromagnets, the plurality of windings generate electromagnetic torque in the first rotor and the second rotor, the electromagnetic torque is magnetically transferred to the second rotor by rotation of the first rotor, or magnetically transferred to the first rotor by rotation of the second rotor, and in one of the first rotor and the second rotor, torque that is magnetically transferred from an other of the first rotor and the second rotor is superimposed on the electromagnetic torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Hajime UKAJI, Yuichi YOSHIKAWA, Katsuhiro HIRATA, Noboru NIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200044503
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator including a stator core and teeth respectively protruding from the stator core, and coils respectively wound onto the teeth n (n is an integer of 3 or greater) turns. In a cross section in a first direction representing each of directions of protrusion of the teeth from the stator core, a k-th (k is an integer, 1<k<n) turn of each of the coils lies at a center of a range wound with each of the coils onto the teeth in the first direction. The k-th turn of each of the coils is greater in cross-sectional area than each of a first turn and an n-th turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: YUICHI YOSHIKAWA, KEIICHIRO NUKADA, YASUSHI KATO, HIROKAZU YAMAUCHI, MITSUOKI HISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20200036270
    Abstract: A coil includes a series of turns constituted by a first turn to an n-th turn of a conductive wire having a quadrangular cross-section, where the conductive wire is wound in a spiral shape and is stacked in a vertical direction, and n is an integer equal to or greater than 3. In addition, at least a part of the conductive wire of the first turn to the n-th turn is provided with a deformed part whose shape is different from shapes of the other parts. Further, the first turn and the n-th turn are on the both end parts of the series of turns. In addition, at each of the first turn and the n-th turn, the deformed part makes an outer surface positioned on an opposite side with respect to a center of the series of turns extend in a flush manner along a plane intersecting the series of turns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: MITSUOKI HISHIDA, YUICHI YOSHIKAWA, HIROKAZU YAMAUCHI, KEIICHIRO NUKADA
  • Publication number: 20200006993
    Abstract: A motor includes a stator including a stator core and teeth respectively protruding from the stator core in predetermined directions of protrusion, and coils respectively wound onto the teeth n (n is an integer of 3 or greater) turns including first to n-th turns. A k-th (k is an integer, 1<k<n) turn of each of the coils lies at a center of a range wound with each of the coils onto the teeth in a corresponding one of the directions of protrusion of the teeth from the stator core. Each of the first turn and the n-th turn when each of the coils is cut in a corresponding one of the directions of protrusion of the teeth is greater in cross-sectional area than the k-th turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: YUICHI YOSHIKAWA, KEIICHIRO NUKADA, HIROKAZU YAMAUCHI, MITSUOKI HISHIDA, YASUSHI KATO
  • Publication number: 20190348886
    Abstract: The invention provides a connection structure between a coil and a bus bar attached to a stator of a motor, and the coil and the bus bar each include a lead part. At least one of the lead parts has a distal end provided with a corner cut away to be stepped to configure a stepped portion having a side surface extending substantially in parallel with a longitudinal direction of the lead part. The coil and the bus bar are connected to each other in a state where the side surface of the stepped portion of a first one of the lead parts is in contact with a second one of the lead parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: MITSUOKI HISHIDA, HIROKAZU YAMAUCHI, YUICHI YOSHIKAWA, KEIICHIRO NUKADA