Secured To Shaft Patents (Class 310/216.121)
  • Patent number: 12101000
    Abstract: Disclosed is a rotor carrier for a rotor of an electric machine. The rotor carrier includes a hollow outer shell that includes a bearing area for a rotor lamination stack, the bearing area extending axially along the rotor carrier. The outer shell extends radially outward in a radial dimension that varies along the bearing area in the axial direction of the rotor carrier (101) in such manner that at the axial end sections of the bearing area exhibits no peak contact pressures between the rotor carrier and the rotor lamination stack when the rotor lamination stack is pressed against the bearing area of the rotor carrier. A rotor including the rotor carrier and the rotor lamination stack is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Rayk Gersten, Stefan Spühler, Daniel Meindl
  • Patent number: 10250089
    Abstract: In a rotor member fixed by press-fitting to a rotary shaft part of an electric motor, the inner circumferential face of a sleeve part has an inner circumferential tapered face in which the inside diameter of the sleeve part continuously increases at a fixed ratio in a direction from a first end towards a second end. In addition, an outer circumferential face of the sleeve part has an outer circumferential tapered face in which the outside diameter of the sleeve part continuously decreases at a fixed ratio in a direction from the first end towards the second end in an axial-direction segment of the sleeve part in which at least the inner circumferential tapered face is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Youhei Arimatsu
  • Patent number: 10224774
    Abstract: A method for mounting laminated sheets onto a shaft of a rotor provided for an electrical machine may involve sliding the laminated sheets onto the shaft and bracing the laminated sheets between two rotation-resistant thrust washers connected with the shaft. The laminated sheets may be slid onto the shaft to lie against a stop in the form of a first thrust washer arranged upon a first subsection of the shaft. A second thrust washer may be pressed in by axially bracing the laminated sheets onto a second axial subsection of the shaft in a frictional interlocking manner. The second thrust washer may be positioned after a surface of the second subsection has been enlarged by the introduction of an exterior surface profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: THUSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG
    Inventors: Daniel Paul, Juergen Meusel, Kay Hameyer, Thomas Herold, Teofil Cristian Andrej
  • Patent number: 10090737
    Abstract: A stator for an electrical machine with a stator body (2, 102) and a ground contact (3, 103) which is electrically connected to the stator body, wherein the stator body is arranged in a motor housing (4, 104), which is formed from plastic material. In order to have a compact stator that is easy to install and at the same time has a reliable contact to a ground contact, it is provided that the motor housing has a stator holder (7, 107), which receives the stator body in the operating position, and is located on the inner surface of at least one of its housing parts, and to arrange and fix the ground contact at the inner circumference of the stator holder, facing the stator body, so that the stator body can be electronically contacted by the ground contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
    Inventors: Helmut Schneider, Jurgen Schill
  • Patent number: 9534940
    Abstract: A resolver can have a stator installed in a housing simply, without requiring a special jig. In the resolver including a housing and a stator core fixed in the housing, the stator core is fixed to the inside of the housing by rotating relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki Ochiai, Shumei Shirayanagi, Fujito Kawai
  • Publication number: 20150137632
    Abstract: A rotor includes a hollow cylindrical rotor core that has a center hole, in which a rotating shaft is to be press-fitted, and a plurality of magnet-receiving holes in which a plurality of permanent magnets are respectively received. In a radially inner surface of the rotor core defining the center hole, there are formed a plurality of non-contacting recesses and a plurality of contacting protrusions alternately in the circumferential direction of the rotor core. Each of the non-contacting recesses is recessed radially outward so as not to be in contact with the rotating shaft. Each of the contacting protrusions protrudes radially inward so as to be in pressed contact with the rotating shaft. The rotor core further has a plurality of through-holes each of which penetrates the rotor core in the axial direction of the rotor core and is located radially outside a corresponding one of the contacting protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Yuki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20150076956
    Abstract: A motor shaft onto the outer periphery of which a plurality of members are to be press-fitted includes a plurality of step portions which successively expand the outer diameter of the motor shaft from one end side, and a plurality of press-fit portions which are arranged adjacent to one end sides of the respective step portions and onto which the members are to be press-fitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Suguru Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8975800
    Abstract: A rotor (100) for an electric motor (1000). The rotor (100) has a rotor shaft (10) and a rotor core (20) attached onto the rotor shaft (10). The rotor core has a plurality of core laminations (40, 140) arranged along an axis (A) of the rotor core (20), and has a plurality of poles of at least one pole pair, the core lamination (40, 140) having: a central recess (70, 170) through which the rotor shaft (10) passes and which has a contour (71, 171) as well as adjacent areas (AF), and a plurality of receiving structures arranged at peripheral angular positions in order to each form a receiving element for a pole-forming element on the rotor core (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reinhard Riedl, Jochen Erhardt
  • Publication number: 20140368082
    Abstract: A rotor including: a shaft; a structure comprising at least one end ring and rotor bars, wherein at least the end ring comprises a material subject to expansion or movement radially outward from the shaft upon a rotor balancing process that involves spinning of the structure; a core that at least partially encloses the rotor bars; and means for limiting the expansion or movement of the structure radially outward. A method including: providing a structure comprising at least one end ring and rotor bars, wherein at least the end ring comprises a material subject to expansion or movement radially outward from the shaft upon spinning of the structure; assembling a rotor from the structure and a core, the core at least partially enclosing the rotor bars; spinning the rotor in a rotor balancing process; and limiting the expansion or movement of the structure radially outward in the rotor balancing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: TESLA MOTORS, INC.
    Inventor: Augusto E. Barton
  • Patent number: 8901799
    Abstract: A rotor disk for an electric motor including a shaft hole for receiving a shaft of the electric motor, a set of positioning holes around the shaft hole, each configured to receive a positioning pin. The shaft hole and the set of positioning holes are positioned in the rotor disk such that when the rotor disk is set to a rotated position with respect to another similar rotor disk, and the shaft and the positioning pins are penetrated to the respective holes of the two rotor disks, the disks cause a pressing force to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Jouni Ikäheimo, Jere Kolehmainen
  • Patent number: 8847462
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor that exhibits a rotor shaft, by which a rotor axis is defined, and also a core stack that is arranged around the rotor shaft along a longitudinal portion of the rotor axis. Along the longitudinal portion the rotor shaft exhibits a first surface region, the shape of which describes a circular cylinder, and also a second surface region which is constituted by structural elements that with respect to the rotor axis rise radially outwardly above the first surface region. For the purpose of producing the rotor, the core stack can be pushed over the rotor shaft and in the process can be pushed against the structural elements) in such a manner that it is deformed and by this means a positive connection between the rotor shaft and the core stack is generated. In this way, in particularly simple manner in terms of production engineering a reliable and torsion-proof connection between the core stack and the rotor shaft can be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Hirschvogel Umformtechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Robert Filgertshofer
  • Patent number: 8841814
    Abstract: In an electric motor 11, a rotary shaft 12 has an outer circumferential surface 21 with a diameter that decreases from a larger diameter section 17 having a first diameter toward a smaller diameter section 18 having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. A sleeve 13 is mounted by interference fit with an inner circumferential surface 22 with a diameter that decrease from a front end adjoining the larger diameter section 17 toward a rear end adjoining the smaller diameter section 18, to the outer circumferential surface 21 of the rotary shaft 12. With such a construction, the sleeve 13 is fitted with the substantially entire surface of the inner circumferential surface 22 to the outer circumferential surface 21 of the rotary shaft 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
    Inventors: Yohei Arimatsu, Shinobu Takano
  • Publication number: 20130320682
    Abstract: An arrangement to ensure an air gap in an electrical machine is provided. The electrical machine has a stator arrangement and a rotor arrangement, wherein an air gap is defined by a distance between parts of the rotor arrangement and parts of the stator arrangement. A cross section of the air gap changes along the certain length. The stator arrangement includes a stator support structure and a lamination stack, wherein the stator support structure has support elements for a two-sided support of the lamination stack, the support elements being ring-shaped and connected via a single main bearing to the rotor arrangement. Elements of the ring-shaped support element show different diameters in reference to the longitudinal axis. A first diameter of a first element of the ring-shaped support element is greater than a second diameter of a second element of the ring-shaped support-element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventor: Henrik Stiesdal
  • Patent number: 8569919
    Abstract: A generator motor includes a flange, stationary-side members, rotor-side members, and latching members. The flange is removably mounted on a first end side in an axial direction. The stationary-side members are fixed on a second end side that is on an opposite side from the first end side in the axial direction. The rotor-side members are configured to move toward the first end side in the axial direction with respect to the stationary-side members in a state in which the flange has been removed. The latching members are configured to restrict relative movement of the flange in the axial direction with respect to the rotor-side members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Sugimoto, Teiichirou Chiba, Takashi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20130076199
    Abstract: A rotor for a rotary electric machine includes: a rotor shaft that is rotatably supported; and a rotor core that has a shaft hole in a central portion of the steel sheet stack, and that is tightened and fixed by thermal shrink fitting to a periphery of the rotor shaft inserted in the shaft hole, and that is made up of a stack of steel sheets. The rotor shaft has a reduced-interference portion at a position that corresponds to an end region of the rotor core in an axis direction of the rotor core, in a contact region of the rotor shaft which contacts an inner peripheral portion of the shaft hole of the rotor core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yoshitada Yamagishi
  • Publication number: 20120326555
    Abstract: In an electric motor 11, a rotary shaft 12 has an outer circumferential surface 21 with a diameter that decreases from a larger diameter section 17 having a first diameter toward a smaller diameter section 18 having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. A sleeve 13 is mounted by interference fit with an inner circumferential surface 22 with a diameter that decrease from a front end adjoining the larger diameter section 17 toward a rear end adjoining the smaller diameter section 18, to the outer circumferential surface 21 of the rotary shaft 12. With such a construction, the sleeve 13 is fitted with the substantially entire surface of the inner circumferential surface 22 to the outer circumferential surface 21 of the rotary shaft 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei ARIMATSU, Shinobu TAKANO
  • Patent number: 8237323
    Abstract: An electrical rotating machine rotor, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a central shaft, an annular core coaxial with the shaft and two polar wheels which are axially arranged on either side of the core, of the type wherein the shaft includes at least one drive section which is axially force-fitted into a fixing bore of at least one component of the rotor so as to secure in rotation at least one of the two polar wheels of the rotor to the shaft, an intermediate sleeve being radially interposed between each polar wheel and the central shaft, and on which sleeve is mounted said polar wheel. The invention also concerns a method for making such a rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Badey, Romaric Lenoir, Marc Tunzini, Pierre-Yves Bilteryst
  • Patent number: 8174162
    Abstract: Disclosed is a washing machine which includes a tub which holds laundry, a drum which is disposed in and rotates within the tub, a stator which is fixed to the tub, and a rotor which is fixed to the drum. The rotor includes a frame, a bushing installed on the frame, a motor shaft having an end which is inserted in and fixed to the bushing, a bearing interposed between the motor shaft and the tub, and at least one guide disposed between the motor shaft and the bushing at an end of the bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Cha Seung Jun, Byoung Wook Min
  • Patent number: 8169111
    Abstract: A brushless motor has a stator, a rotor rotatably disposed in an inner circumferential portion of the stator, and a resolver configured to detect a rotational position of the rotor with respect to the stator. The resolver has a resolver stator disposed at a fixed circumferential position with respect to the stator, and a resolver rotor disposed at a fixed circumferential position with respect to the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Showa Corporation
    Inventor: Hideo Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20120032552
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor that exhibits a rotor shaft, by which a rotor axis is defined, and also a core stack that is arranged around the rotor shaft along a longitudinal portion of the rotor axis. Along the longitudinal portion the rotor shaft exhibits a first surface region, the shape of which describes a circular cylinder, and also a second surface region which is constituted by structural elements that with respect to the rotor axis rise radially outwardly above the first surface region. For the purpose of producing the rotor, the core stack can be pushed over the rotor shaft and in the process can be pushed against the structural elements) in such a manner that it is deformed and by this means a positive connection between the rotor shaft and the core stack is generated. In this way, in particularly simple manner in terms of production engineering a reliable and torsion-proof connection between the core stack and the rotor shaft can be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: HIRSCHVOGEL UMFORMTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventor: Robert Filgertshofer
  • Publication number: 20120014823
    Abstract: A rotor (100) for an electric motor (1000). The rotor (100) has a rotor shaft (10) and a rotor core (20) attached onto the rotor shaft (10). The rotor core has a plurality of core laminations (40, 140) arranged along an axis (A) of the rotor core (20), and has a plurality of poles of at least one pole pair, the core lamination (40, 140) having: a central recess (70, 170) through which the rotor shaft (10) passes and which has a contour (71, 171) as well as adjacent areas (AF), and a plurality of receiving structures arranged at peripheral angular positions in order to each form a receiving element for a pole-forming element on the rotor core (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reinhard Riedl, Jochen Erhardt
  • Publication number: 20110278981
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric rotating machine is provided. The rotor includes a shaft and a core which is fastened to an outer periphery surface of the shaft by shrink fitting. The shaft includes a fastening portion to which the core is fastened. A diameter of the fastening portion is smaller than a diameter of at least one other portion of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosuke UTAKA, Atsuo Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 8035273
    Abstract: A rotor for an electric machine having a number of poles includes a shaft that extends along a portion of an axis and defines an outer surface. A first core portion is formed as a single inseparable component and includes a first portion that extends from the outer surface to a first outside diameter to define a first thickness, and a second portion spaced axially from the first portion that includes a reduced back portion that extends from an inside diameter to the first outside diameter to define a second thickness that is less than the first thickness. A second core portion is connected to the first core portion and includes a second outside diameter that is substantially the same as the first outside diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: A.O. Smith Corporation
    Inventors: Dan M. Ionel, Stephen J. Dellinger, Robert J. Heideman, Alan E. Lesak
  • Patent number: 8030820
    Abstract: An electric motor, including stator core, a shaft, and a shock-absorbing connector including multiple brackets, and a rubber pad. The stator core and the shaft are disposed between the brackets, the shaft is nested in the stator core but not directly mechanically-connected thereto, tightly abuts against the bracket, and passes through the stator core. A through hole is disposed in the stator core and parallel to the shaft, and the rubber pad is received in the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., ltd.
    Inventors: Ronghua Bi, Huaxin Wu
  • Patent number: 7977846
    Abstract: A rotor for a vehicular alternating current generator has a relief space portion formed between axial holes of a pair of pole cores and a shaft for receiving therein a plastically deformed portion produced when the shaft is press-fitted in the axial holes of the pole cores. The relief space portion is located adjacent to a pair of closely contacting inner end faces of the pole cores so that the plastically deformed portion is let to move into a radially outward direction rather than further continuing movement in an axial direction within the relief space portion. The plastically deformed portion is thus prevented from entering between the inner end faces of the pole cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ishida, Mitsuru Kato, Craig McKeehan
  • Patent number: 7923889
    Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a rotor for an electric motor including: a core (4) formed of stacked steel plates, each of which has a center hole (4a); and a shaft (3) inserted through the center hole (4a) of the core (4), the shaft (3) is deformed to fit a second end plate (2) in a state where the second end plate (2) is pressed against the core (4), and a deformed portion (3e) of the shaft (3) that engages with an edge (2a, 2b) of the second end plate (2) is deformed along a core-side edge portion (2a) and a no core-side edge portion (2b) of the edge (2a, 2b) of the second end plate (2) so that the deformed portion (3e) is deformed into the deformed shape that fits the shape of the edge (2a, 2b) of the second end plate (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Ryuuji Tou
  • Publication number: 20110050029
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a shaft-hub component (1) having a shaft (2), a hub component (3; 10; 11; 12) and a shaft-hub connection for an armature of an electrical machine, comprising the steps: hardening of the shaft (2) at least on the outer lateral surface (6) of said shaft (2), shaping of the hardened shaft (2) such that a partial region (L1; L2; L3; L4) of said shaft (2) is shaped in such a manner that at least one radially projecting section (4) and one radially indented section (5) are produced and joining of said shaped shaft (2) and the hub component (3, 10, 11, 12) to the shaft-hub component so that said shaft-hub connection includes an interference fit at the projecting section (4), a hardness of said hub component (3; 10; 11; 12) being less than a surface layer hardness of said shaft (2). The invention further relates to a shaft-hub component for an armature of an electrical machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Baumann, Juergen Koeninger, Eduard Schuster, Edgar Ernst, Alfred Zink, Juergen Vierling
  • Publication number: 20110050030
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a rotor shaft capable of sufficiently securing a fastening strength between an inner shaft and an outer shaft, obtaining an excellent anti-rotation torque, and reducing a weight of the rotor shaft. A rotor shaft 3 is divided into an inner shaft 4 and an outer shaft 5. The inner shaft 4 includes a tip end portion 41, a rear end portion 43, and a thick portion 42. The thick portion 42 connects the tip end portion 41 and the rear end portion 43 with each other in the radial direction, and has the same inner diameter as that of the tip end portion 41 and the same outer diameter as that of the rear end portion 43. The outer shaft 5 includes an inner cylindrical portion 51, a magnetic body-mounting outer cylindrical portion 53, and a flange 52 that connects the inner cylindrical portion 51 and the magnetic body-mounting outer cylindrical portion 53 with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: OTICS Corporation
    Inventor: Yuji Kozawa
  • Publication number: 20110043071
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a stator including stator steel core (11) around which a coil is wound; a rotor which includes rotating body (30) that holds a plurality of permanent magnets (32) in the circumferential direction to face the stator, and shaft (16) that fastens rotating body (30) so as to penetrate the center of rotating body (30); a bearing (15) for supporting shaft (16); and bracket (17) for fixing bearing (15), wherein dielectric layer (50) is provided between shaft (16) and the outer periphery of rotating body (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Mizukami, Akihiko Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7884521
    Abstract: A rotor shaft (200) for a magnetic bearing device (1) is disclosed. The shaft comprises an inner portion on whose periphery a plurality of targets (240, 260, 280) separated by spacers (250, 270) are mounted. This is achieved exerting an axial pressing force (F, F?) to the peripheral parts, rather than applying a radial press fit. In this manner, a simplified construction, a higher stiffness and a higher stability at high rotational speed are achieved. Further disclosed is a rotor having a thrust disk (220) whose diameter decreases towards the periphery. This allows to use a larger thrust disk at a given rotational speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Mecos Traxler AG
    Inventors: Philipp Buhler, Rene Larsonneur
  • Patent number: 7812485
    Abstract: A motor, including at least a stator core (1), a shaft (2) nested around the stator core (1), and shock-absorbing connector, wherein the shock-absorbing connector is disposed between the stator core (1) and the shaft (2) so as to absorb and buffer unbalanced counterforces acting on the stator core (1) and to dampen the shocks experienced by the shaft (2) and reduce the overall noise generated by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ronghua Bi, Huaxin Wu
  • Patent number: 7759829
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a device and/or an electric motor comprising an elongated, substantially rigid rotor shaft, the rotor shaft defining a plurality of longitudinal flutes; and/or a method comprising: for an electrical motor, forming an elongated, substantially rigid, rotor shaft defining a plurality of longitudinal flutes; and assembling the rotor shaft with a stator of the electrical motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventors: Warren G. Holter, Scott Kreitzer, Brian Pellegrino
  • Patent number: 7737592
    Abstract: In a motor, an upper surface of a flange portion of a shaft is arranged axially below a bottom end surface of a rotor core. A spacer having an axial thickness slightly greater than that of the flange portion is arranged on a radially outer side of the flange portion. A bottom surface of the spacer makes contact with an end plate whose inner circumferential surface has a radius, centered about a central axis, smaller than a radius of the flange portion. The end plate is secured to the rotor core via a fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Nidec Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Makino, Yoshio Fujii