Patents by Inventor Yuji Nakahara

Yuji Nakahara 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: 20060055266
    Abstract: A sintered ring magnet (10) is produced through processes of magnetically orienting magnetic powder by applying a magnetic field, pressing the magnetic powder and sintering a ring-shaped powder compact (30) thus formed. The sintered ring magnet (10) has a generally cylindrical outer surface with surface corrugations formed by alternating hollows (11) and protrusions (12) at regular intervals around the sintered ring magnet (10) at least in part along an axial direction thereof, wherein the sintered ring magnet (10) varies in cross-sectional shape from one position to next along the axial direction, and magnetic poles are formed along the surface corrugations with boundaries of the magnetic poles located in the hollows (11). The hollows (11) and the protrusions (12) are skewed about a longitudinal axis of the sintered ring magnet (10). The surface corrugations are shaped into a wavy pattern expressed approximately by absolute values of a sine wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taizo Iwami, Yoshikazu Ugai, Yuji Nakahara
  • Publication number: 20060051233
    Abstract: A ring magnet manufacturing method includes the steps of stacking a plurality of radially oriented ring-shaped powder compacts (102) in an axial direction thereof to produce a ring-shaped powder compact rod, sintering the ring-shaped powder compact rod to produce a sintered ring-shaped powder compact rod (300) in which the ring-shaped powder compacts (102) are joined together, and dividing the sintered ring-shaped powder compact rod (300). In this ring magnet manufacturing method, protruding parts (103) are formed on upper end surfaces of the ring-shaped powder compacts (102) which will be located in uppermost layers of individual sintered ring magnets (100), for example, such that the ring-shaped powder compacts (102) are joined with a reduced joint strength at specific boundary regions of the sintered ring-shaped powder compact rod (300) where the protruding parts (103) are located than at the other boundary regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Ugai, Taizo Iwami, Yuji Nakahara, Satoshi Yamashiro
  • Publication number: 20050208164
    Abstract: This invention relates to a permanent magnet molding apparatus and has as an object an improvement in productivity and reliability thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Ugai, Taizo Iwami, Yuji Nakahara, Yasuo Ozeki
  • Patent number: 6879066
    Abstract: A linear motor comprises a stator including a stator yoke and a plurality of permanent magnets arranged side by side on the stator yoke along a motor running direction in alternately reversed directions to produce alternating polarities, and a moving part including a plurality of magnetic teeth arranged along the motor running direction and coils wound around the individual magnetic teeth. Cutouts formed in end surfaces of yoke portions of the individual magnetic teeth opposite to their side facing the stator line up to form a groove-shaped channel running through the yoke portions of the successive magnetic teeth, and the multiple magnetic teeth are joined together into a single structure by fitting a connecting bar in the groove-shaped channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Hashimoto, Yasuki Kimura, Yuji Nakahara, Akira Watarai, Shoichiro Nishitani
  • Publication number: 20050045436
    Abstract: A rotational machine includes a shaft, a rotary member rotatably mounted on the shaft with a bearing fitted between the shaft and the rotary member, an oil seal for sealing the bearing to prevent leakage of lubricant from inside the bearing through its axial end onto a surface of the rotary member, a brake which comes into sliding contact with a contact surface area formed on the surface of the rotary member for arresting rotation of the rotary member, a supporting member fixedly mounted on the shaft face to face with the rotary member forming a gap therebetween, the gap serving as a fluid path through which the lubricant which has leaked over the oil seal is allowed to flow, and an oil stop portion formed at a location in the gap between the oil seal and the contact surface area for impeding flow of the leaked lubricant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hitoshi Ota, Akira Hashimoto, Shinichiro Yoshida, Yuji Nakahara, Hisanori Uozumi, Naoki Hashiguchi, Naoki Kajita
  • Publication number: 20040256919
    Abstract: An armature of a linear motor includes a plurality of first magnetic teeth and a plurality of second magnetic teeth, each of the magnetic teeth being formed by laminating multiple tooth elements made of electromagnetic steel sheets. The first magnetic teeth are arranged side by side in a linear form while the second magnetic teeth are located one each between the successive first magnetic teeth. Each of the second magnetic teeth interconnects the two adjacent first magnetic teeth located on both sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Hashimoto, Yasuki Kimura, Satoshi Yamashiro, Yuji Nakahara, Akira Watarai, Michio Nakamoto
  • Publication number: 20040189137
    Abstract: An armature of a rotating electric machine has a plurality of first magnetic teeth arranged side by side along a circumferential direction of the rotating electric machine and a plurality of second magnetic teeth joined to the first magnetic teeth. A pair of joint portions is formed at both end surfaces of a yoke portion of each first magnetic tooth, the joint portions formed at the facing end surfaces of the yoke portions of each successive pair of adjacent first magnetic teeth together forming a connecting part, whereas a mating part is formed at an outer end surface of each second magnetic tooth. Each second magnetic tooth is inserted between the adjacent first magnetic teeth along an axial direction of the rotating electric machine with the mating part fitted on the connecting part to interconnect the adjacent first magnetic teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Hashimoto, Yasuki Kimura, Satoshi Yamashiro, Yuji Nakahara, Kouki Naka, Hidetoshi Teruyama, Manabu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 6784587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure of a stacked stator core formed when rotary motors are manufactured and to a method of manufacturing the stacked stator core. It is possible to improve the workability in the winding process and the productivity of the stator and the rotary motor because the stacked stator core includes a plurality of stator cores 300, each of which is made up of a prescribed number of stacked sheet magnetic materials, a plurality of yoke members 301 forming each stator core, a bendable bent portion 304 provided between the yoke members, and an interconnecting portion 401 for connecting the plurality of stator cores 300 one another while providing a difference in level, by connecting the top end of one stator core with the bottom end of the other stator core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuaki Miyake, Akio Matsui, Yuji Nakahara, Yasuyuki Nakanishi, Akira Hashimoto, Masaya Motohashi
  • Publication number: 20040155535
    Abstract: A linear motor comprises a stator including a stator yoke and a plurality of permanent magnets arranged side by side on the stator yoke along a motor running direction in alternately reversed directions to produce alternating polarities, and a moving part including a plurality of magnetic teeth arranged along the motor running direction and coils wound around the individual magnetic teeth. Cutouts formed in end surfaces of yoke portions of the individual magnetic teeth opposite to their side facing the stator line up to form a groove-shaped channel running through the yoke portions of the successive magnetic teeth, and the multiple magnetic teeth are joined together into a single structure by fitting a connecting bar in the groove-shaped channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Hashimoto, Yasuki Kimura, Yuji Nakahara, Akira Watarai, Shoichiro Nishitani
  • Patent number: 6759785
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure of a stacked stator core formed when rotary motors are manufactured and to a method of manufacturing the stacked stator core. It is possible to improve the workability in the winding process and the productivity of the stator and the rotary motor because the stacked stator core includes a plurality of stator cores 300, each of which is made up of a prescribed number of stacked sheet magnetic materials, a plurality of yoke members 301 forming each stator core, a bendable bent portion 304 provided between the yoke members, and an interconnecting portion 401 for connecting the plurality of stator cores 300 one another while providing a difference in level, by connecting the top end of one stator core with the bottom end of the other stator core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuaki Miyake, Akio Matsui, Yuji Nakahara, Yasuyuki Nakanishi, Akira Hashimoto, Masaya Motohashi
  • Patent number: 6747376
    Abstract: A linear motor comprises a stator including a stator yoke and a plurality of permanent magnets arranged side by side on the stator yoke along a motor running direction in alternately reversed directions to produce alternating polarities, and a moving part including a plurality of magnetic teeth arranged along the motor running direction and coils wound around the individual magnetic teeth. Cutouts formed in end surfaces of yoke portions of the individual magnetic teeth opposite to their side facing the stator line up to form a groove-shaped channel running through the yoke portions of the successive magnetic teeth, and the multiple magnetic teeth are joined together into a single structure by fitting a connecting bar in the groove-shaped channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Hashimoto, Yasuki Kimura, Yuji Nakahara, Akira Watarai, Shoichiro Nishitani
  • Patent number: 6715199
    Abstract: In a stator for a dynamo-electric machine, a winding includes a conductor having a rectangular cross-sectional shape in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction, an overall shape of the conductor being a crank shape when flattened out, and the conductor includes straight portions laminated within slots, and bridge portions connecting the straight portions to each other, the bridge portions protruding from both end surfaces of the stator core in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kusumoto, Keiichi Komurasaki, Yuji Nakahara, Hiroyuki Akita, Kazuhiro Odawara
  • Publication number: 20040061407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure of a stacked stator core formed when rotary motors are manufactured and to a method of manufacturing the stacked stator core. It is possible to improve the workability in the winding process and the productivity of the stator and the rotary motor because the stacked stator core includes a plurality of stator cores 300, each of which is made up of a prescribed number of stacked sheet magnetic materials, a plurality of yoke members 301 forming each stator core, a bendable bent portion 304 provided between the yoke members, and an interconnecting portion 401 for connecting the plurality of stator cores 300 one another while providing a difference in level, by connecting the top end of one stator core with the bottom end of the other stator core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuaki Miyake, Akio Matsui, Yuji Nakahara, Yasuyuki Nakanishi, Akira Hashimoto, Masaya Motohashi
  • Publication number: 20040061413
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure of a stacked stator core formed when rotary motors are manufactured and to a method of manufacturing the stacked stator core. It is possible to improve the workability in the winding process and the productivity of the stator and the rotary motor because the stacked stator core includes a plurality of stator cores 300, each of which is made up of a prescribed number of stacked sheet magnetic materials, a plurality of yoke members 301 forming each stator core, a bendable bent portion 304 provided between the yoke members, and an interconnecting portion 401 for connecting the plurality of stator cores 300 one another while providing a difference in level, by connecting the top end of one stator core with the bottom end of the other stator core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobuaki Miyake, Akio Matsui, Yuji Nakahara, Yasuyuki Nakanishi, Akira Hashimoto, Masaya Motohashi
  • Patent number: 6710501
    Abstract: In a stator for a dynamo-electric machine, a winding includes a conductor having a rectangular cross-sectional shape in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction, an overall shape of the conductor being a crank shape when flattened out, and the conductor includes straight portions laminated within slots, and bridge portions connecting the straight portions to each other, the bridge portions protruding from both end surfaces of the stator core in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kusumoto, Keiichi Komurasaki, Yuji Nakahara, Hiroyuki Akita, Kazuhiro Odawara
  • Patent number: 6659385
    Abstract: A wire-winding machine for forming coils (20) on individual magnetic pole teeth (11a) of a core member (13) which is produced by joining a plurality of core segments (11), each of the core segments (11) having a yoke portion (11c) and a magnetic pole tooth (11a) projectingly formed on an inside surface (11d) of the yoke portion (11c), comprises a core member positioner including a rotating roller (14), large-diameter guide rollers (21) and small-diameter guide rollers (22) which together serve to bend the core member (13) and hold it in a position where the core segments (11.3, 11.5) adjacent to the core segment (11.4) on which the coil (20) is currently wound do not project in the direction of its magnetic pole tooth (11a) beyond a boundary surface (S) of the yoke portion (11c) of the core segment (11.4) on which the coil (20) is currently wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Akita, Yuji Nakahara, Nobuaki Miyake, Kazuya Omura, Keiji Takai, Kazunari Tomita, Naoki Kawasugi
  • Patent number: 6649844
    Abstract: A coil conductor for a dynamoelectric machine which is a coil conductor to be inserted into slots of an iron core of a dynamoelectric machine, the coil conductor being made of a plurality of wire elements compression-bonded to each other by press-forming so as to have a substantially rectangular cross-section. The wire elements may be twisted by at least 360 degrees and the twisted wire elements may be further twisted. The coil conductor includes straight sections and crossover sections, providing an overall shape of a crank wound in a serpentine manner and the straight sections have different intervals that are different in accordance with the different periodical numbers n th and (n+1) th. The coil conductor for a dynamoelectric machine may further include an electrical insulating material disposed around the conductor of a square cross-sectional shape that is formed by simultaneously pressing the conductor bundle with an electrical insulating material placed therearound before press-forming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsunishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kusumoto, Shinji Nishimura, Keiichi Komurasaki, Akiyoshi Kariyama, Akihiro Yamamura, Yuji Nakahara, Hidekazu Satake, Yoshikazu Ugai
  • Patent number: 6646535
    Abstract: A core has a plurality of plate-shape core pieces with a magnetic pole tooth and having connecting portions formed at one end and having a first circular arc end surface and having at the other end a second end surface which can mate with the first end surface of an adjoining core piece. The core pieces are arranged in the shape of a strip through the end surfaces to form a first core member and a second core member. The core members are stacked so that the ends of adjoining core pieces in the stacking direction overlap and such that adjoining connecting portions can freely rotate through connecting means to form a ring with the magnetic pole teeth on the inside. A cutout is formed in the corner of the outer side of the core in the second end surface of each core piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobuaki Miyake, Yuji Nakahara, Hiroyuki Akita
  • Publication number: 20030197432
    Abstract: A linear motor comprises a stator including a stator yoke and a plurality of permanent magnets arranged side by side on the stator yoke along a motor running direction in alternately reversed directions to produce alternating polarities, and a moving part including a plurality of magnetic teeth arranged along the motor running direction and coils wound around the individual magnetic teeth. Cutouts formed in end surfaces of yoke portions of the individual magnetic teeth opposite to their side facing the stator line up to form a groove-shaped channel running through the yoke portions of the successive magnetic teeth, and the multiple magnetic teeth are joined together into a single structure by fitting a connecting bar in the groove-shaped channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Hashimoto, Yasuki Kimura, Yuji Nakahara, Akira Watarai, Shoichiro Nishitani
  • Patent number: 6600244
    Abstract: A small-sized and inexpensive electric motor in which connection of a stator coil is easy, the connecting portion occupies a small space, and stable torque characteristics are obtained by making electric resistance uniform. A coil bobbin is mounted on a magnetic pole of a stator core, and a stator coil is fitted. A lead wire is led to an external diameter side of one end of the stator core. A connecting conductor holder with a common coil-connecting conductor, connecting conductors for each phase and a through hole is mounted on an end of a coil bobbin. The common coil-connecting conductor has connecting terminals projecting in radial directions, and the connecting conductors for each phase have such a cross-sectional area as to equalize electric resistance of each phase after connecting the stator coil. The through hole is formed to allow a bearing-housing portion to be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Inventors: Masafumi Okazaki, Yasuhide Yagyu, Hideki Megata, Takeshi Sugiyama, Yuji Nakahara, Akira Hashimoto