Patents by Inventor Yuji Enomoto

Yuji Enomoto 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: 8358040
    Abstract: A permanent magnet type electric rotating machine having a high resistance permanent magnet used for the electric rotating machine, the permanent magnet containing a magnetic powder and a fluorine compound, in which the current waveform is controlled for reducing the loss to satisfy a relation: A<C<B and restrict the 7th higher-harmonic component to 20% or less where A is the content for the 5th higher harmonic component, B is the content for the 7th higher harmonic component, and C is the content for the 11th higher harmonic component, assuming the total of contents for the fundamental components of a current supplied to the findings being 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Matahiro Komuro, Yuichi Satsu, Haruo Koharagi, Yuji Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20130002076
    Abstract: A magnetic gear mechanism including a simplified assembly of a magnetic flux modulating section in the magnetic gear mechanism which improves the strength thereof. In the magnetic flux modulating section of the magnetic gear mechanism, the magnetic flux modulating section being formed of a magnetic member and a non-magnetic member, a piece of the magnetic member and a piece of the non-magnetic member are separately produced. The piece of the magnetic member is sandwiched between circumferential projections provided in pieces of the non-magnetic member, and the magnetic member and the non-magnetic member and bearing holding sections form a structure in which the magnetic member and the non-magnetic member are fitted into the bearing holding sections by using recessed portions provided in the bearing holding sections and axial projections provided in the pieces of the non-magnetic member. This structure simplifies production and improves strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Norihisa Iwasaki, Yuji Enomoto, Junnosuke Nakatsugawa, Masashi Kitamura, Kinya Kobayashi, Hironori Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8294325
    Abstract: A claw-pole type dynamo-electric machine, from which an improvement in productivity of stator winding can be expected, has such as a structure that the whole stator wiring is covered with a magnetic body, and thereby the inductance increases to pose the problem of decreasing a power factor. Disclosed is a stator core of a dynamo-electric machine in which a plurality of stator cores of respective phases are arranged independently in the direction of the rotating shaft of a rotor, the magnetic poles of the stator cores are arranged in the shape of a wave in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft of a rotor, slots extending in the direction of the rotating shaft are formed between respective magnetic poles, and the stator winding can be arranged in a slot formed on the side of the inner end face of the magnetic pole arranged in the shape of a wave and in the axial direction of the rotating shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Makiyama, Toshiya Teramae, Keii Ueno, Yuji Enomoto, Yoshihisa Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20120248930
    Abstract: A wound core formed of a magnetic thin band, an electromagnetic component and a manufacturing method therefor and electromagnetic equipment in which iron loss and cost reduction can be achieved are provided. The wound core is a wound core formed by winding a magnetic thin band in the axial direction. A cutout portion is formed from place to place on an end face of the thin band in the axial direction and the cutout portions are arranged in random directions in the direction of the radius of the wound core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Zhuonan WANG, Yuji ENOMOTO, Shigeho TANIGAWA
  • Publication number: 20120194021
    Abstract: A magnetic gear comprises a first permanent magnet field having a plurality of permanent magnet magnetic poles, a second permanent magnet field having a plurality of permanent magnet magnetic poles, number of poles of which magnet is different from that of the first permanent magnet field, and a modulating magnetic pole arranged between the first permanent magnet field and the second permanent magnet field and having a plurality of pole pieces to modulate the number of poles of the first and second permanent magnet fields. Non-magnetic bars are provided between the plurality of pole pieces. One ends of the non-magnetic bars are fixed to a first non-magnetic end holding member and the other ends of the non-magnetic bars are electrically insulated from and fixed to a second non-magnetic end holding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Junnosuke Nakatsugawa, Yuji Enomoto, Hirooki Tokoi, Hiroshi Morita, Norihisa Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20120146445
    Abstract: An axial flux permanent magnet brushless machine according to the present invention includes: a housing; a stator comprising a stator core and a coil; two rotors each including a permanent magnet, and positioned so as to sandwich the stator in the axial direction with air gaps being left between the rotors and the stator; and a variable gap mechanism for changing distances of the air gaps; wherein the variable gap mechanism operates from a power source that supplies other rotational power than a rotational power of the axial flux permanent magnet brushless machine, and changes the distances of the air gaps by shifting the rotors in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirooki TOKOI, Yuji ENOMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120049685
    Abstract: When an axial gap rotating electrical machine is assembled, stator cores are accurately positioned and a manufacturing process therefor is simplified. The axial gap rotating electrical machine is comprised of: a housing frame body having a first space in the cylindrical central part thereof and multiple second spaces located in the circumferential direction which have the same distances from the center; a shaft rotatably provided in the first space in the housing frame body; a core placed in each of the second spaces in the housing frame body and a coil arranged outside of the core; a rotor yoke fixed on the shaft, extended in the direction of the circumference thereof, and having multiple magnets arranged in circumferential positions confront the cores; and a case having a hole for the shaft and housing the housing frame body and the rotor yoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Zhuonan WANG, Yuji Enomoto, Motoya Ito, Ryoso Masaki, Hiromitsu Itabashi, Baiying Huang
  • Patent number: 8125116
    Abstract: An alternator for vehicle includes a stator that outputs an AC voltage and a rotor that includes a field coil and a rotor core. The stator includes a plurality of phase stators that are disposed side-by-side along the rotational axis and individually output AC voltages. The phase stators include an even number of stator tabs alternately extending from one outer side of a phase stator coil toward another outer side of the phase stator coil and extending from the other outer side toward the one outer side along the rotational axis. The rotor includes a field coil and a rotor core at which an even number of rotor tabs are formed along the circumferential direction so as to alternately extend from one outer side of the field coil toward another outer side of the field coil along the rotational axis and extend from the other outer side toward the one outer side along the rotational axis. A phase stator core at each phase stator is formed by laminating a plurality of magnetic sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Ishikawa, Minoru Yabuki, Yoshihisa Ishikawa, Yuji Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20110273033
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine having a stator whose dismantled structure can be reintegrated at reduced cost. The stator eliminates difficulties in separation and reuse at the time of disposal incident to use of molding such as resin molding. Also, it has no adverse environmental impacts. A plurality of stator cores having a plurality of magnetic poles arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction are laminated in the axial direction with use of a heat-shrinkable tube having an appropriate compression retention force. The outer circumferences of these stator cores are covered collectively with another heat-shrinkable tube. The heat-shrinkable tubes are heated so that the plurality of stator cores are integrated into a single-piece structure by the heat-shrunk tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Hideaki Nagashima, Shuichi Ishizawa, Yuji Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20110234028
    Abstract: There is disclosed a rotary electromotor including a stator, a stator winding on the stator, a stator frame, a rotator, end covers, and a highly heat-conductive member. The stator has a plurality of magnetic poles. The stator frame supports the stator. The rotator is supported by the stator with a gap therefrom such that the rotator is rotatable. The end covers close opposite ends of the stator frame. The highly heat-conductive member is fixed by a resin material in a space defined inside the stator, the stator frame, and the end covers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Norihisa IWASAKI, Junnosuke NAKATSUGAWA, Yuji ENOMOTO, Masashi KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20110156519
    Abstract: In the axial gap rotating electrical machine, the rotor includes a rotor yoke that is formed by wrapping amorphous ribbon wound toroidal core, which is obtained by winding an amorphous magnetic metal ribbon into a toroidal core. Magnets having plural poles are circumferentially disposed on a stator-facing surface of the amorphous ribbon wound toroidal core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Zhuonan WANG, Yuji Enomoto, Ryoso Masaki, Hiromitsu Itabashi, Tomio Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20110148224
    Abstract: A stator and a rotor are oppositely arranged having a gap between the stator and the rotor in a direction parallel to a rotary shaft. The rotor has permanent magnets forming field magnetic poles and soft magnetic material segments to cover at least stator-facing surfaces of the respective permanent magnets. Each of the soft magnetic materials forms a composite part together with the permanent magnet. The rotor further has a disc-shaped nonmagnetic molded frame molded so as to cover the periphery of the composite part including the permanent magnet and the soft magnetic material segment while leaving a stator-facing surface of the soft magnetic material segment as an exposed surface. The composite part (including the permanent magnet and the soft magnetic material) and the nonmagnetic molded frame are integrated by molding of the molded material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Hirooki TOKOI, Yuji Enomoto
  • Patent number: 7963741
    Abstract: The present invention provides a motor which includes a stator including a plurality of one-phase stators composed of a pair of stator cores having claw-type teeth and a coil for generating magnetic flux at the claw-type teeth, and a rotor for generating torque at a rotary shaft, wherein the stator core includes a plurality of split cores having the same shape, and the split cores are formed to have a recessed portion and a projected portion to be fitted in the recessed portion. Thereby, by using a plurality of the split cores having the same shape, one stator core is formed. On this occasion, the shape of the split cores is molded so that the recessed portion and the projected portion of one stator core are disposed at positions at which those are fitted to the projected portion and the recessed portion of the opposing stator core, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoso Masaki, Yuji Enomoto, Motoya Ito, Hisato Amano, Shigeki Morinaga, Katsuyuki Yamazaki, Kazuhide Ebine
  • Patent number: 7956509
    Abstract: A pump is driven by a compact electric motor in which a coil is disposed in a ring form around and along a stator core which has a plurality of claw magnetic poles that extend alternately from both ends of one member of the stator core toward the end of the other member thereof. A stator core can be made from a compressed powder core by molding with resin, with the molded portion able to serve as a partition separating pump and motor units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio Tajima, Masashi Kitamura, Yuji Enomoto, Yuji Nomoto, Kenya Takarai
  • Publication number: 20110095642
    Abstract: The invention provides a high-quality magnetic iron core by concurrently satisfying requirements for enhancement in strength of a wound iron core, particularly, strength of a wound iron core made up of amorphous foil strips, reduction in manufacturing time, and manufacturing cost. The invention also provides an electromagnetic application product highly efficient and small in size as an application of the magnetic iron core. The magnetic iron core includes an amorphous foil strip being wound to form the magnetic iron core. The magnetic iron core is filled with resin, the resin being disposed in every plural turns of windings of the amorphous foil strip. Preferably, the magnetic iron core is filled with the resin, the resin being disposed by using a spacer in every plural turns of windings of the amorphous foil strip. Preferably, the magnetic iron core is covered with resin which is integrated with and continuous to the resin disposed in every plural turns of windings of the amorphous foil strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Yuji ENOMOTO, Zhuonan Wang, Ryoso Masaki, Hiromitsu Itabashi
  • Publication number: 20110095628
    Abstract: The present invention provides a low-iron-loss (high-efficiency) and low-cost axial gap motor that includes a high-quality soft magnetic material placed at an appropriate position, reduces torque pulsation, keeps induced voltage in the shape of a sine wave, and increases the degree of freedom in design. The axial gap motor includes a stator having stator teeth; and a rotor being opposed to the stator with a gap in an axial direction of the stator. Each of the stator teeth includes a stator tooth body, a stator tooth end joined to at least one axial-direction end of the stator tooth body, and a stator coil disposed around the stator tooth body. The stator tooth body includes a wound core comprised of a multi-layered amorphous foil strip winding. The stator tooth end is formed by a compact made of a powder magnetic core, and includes an opposed surface to the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Yuji ENOMOTO, Zhuonan Wang, Ryoso Masaki, Hiromitsu Itabashi, Kazumasa Ide
  • Publication number: 20110062817
    Abstract: A claw-pole type dynamo-electric machine, from which an improvement in productivity of stator winding can be expected, has such as a structure that the whole stator wiring is covered with a magnetic body, and thereby the inductance increases to pose the problem of decreasing a power factor. Disclosed is a stator core of a dynamo-electric machine in which a plurality of stator cores of respective phases are arranged independently in the direction of the rotating shaft of a rotor, the magnetic poles of the stator cores are arranged in the shape of a wave in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft of a rotor, slots extending in the direction of the rotating shaft are formed between respective magnetic poles, and the stator winding can be arranged in a slot formed on the side of the inner end face of the magnetic pole arranged in the shape of a wave and in the axial direction of the rotating shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Takahiro Makiyama, Toshiya Teramae, Keii Ueno, Yuji Enomoto, Yoshihisa Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 7906881
    Abstract: It is desired to design a coreless motor in which a gap size is set to be as small as possible, and a magnet having a large energy product is used in order to increase the gap magnetic flux density since the coreless motor has no iron core so that the magnetic flux density is small in the gap part. A rotor core of the motor has a permanent magnet rotor which is formed by a compression molding means, and which is formed of a compact formed by molding a powder material, the compact comprising a bond magnetic portion mainly composed of a binder and a magnetic powder, and a soft magnetic portion mainly composed of a binder and a soft magnetic powder, the bond magnetic portion having magnetic poles having at least one surface which is mechanically bonded to the soft magnetic portion, in order to solve the inherent problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd., Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Enomoto, Motoya Ito, Ryoso Masaki, Koichiro Ohara, Masahiro Mita, Matahiro Komuro, Masahiro Masuzawa
  • Patent number: 7795774
    Abstract: A claw pole type motor includes first and second claw poles opposed to each other and each including a radial yoke portion having an inner diameter side and an outer diameter side, a plurality of pole portions arranged on the inner diameter side, and axially extended, and an outer peripheral side yoke portion extending on the outer diameter side. A stator core is provided having an inner diameter side, and is formed so as to cause the pole portions of the first claw pole to be meshed with the pole portions of the second claw pole. A rotor is arranged on the inner diameter side of the stator core with a circumferential gap being defined therebetween. In order to provide high efficiency while simplifying manufacturing, the first and second claw poles are formed by compacting of magnetic powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co.
    Inventors: Yuji Enomoto, Motoya Ito, Kenji Miyata, Chio Ishihara, Ryoso Masaki, Yasuaki Motegi, Kouki Isozaki, Tadashi Sato
  • Publication number: 20100226803
    Abstract: A pump is driven by a compact electric motor in which a coil is disposed in a ring form around and along a stator core which has a plurality of claw magnetic poles that extend alternately from both ends of one member of the stator core toward the end of the other member thereof. A stator core can be made from a compressed powder core by molding with resin, with the molded portion able to serve as a partition separating pump and motor units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumio TAJIMA, Masashi Kitamura, Yuji Enomoto, Yuji Nomoto, Kenya Takarai