Patents by Inventor Akinori Ooishi

Akinori Ooishi 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: 11848141
    Abstract: Provided is a reactor that includes a coil having a winding portion, a magnetic core having an inner core portion and an outer core portion, and a resin molded portion covering a surface of the magnetic core. The inner core portion is a single body having a non-separated structure, and includes a groove portion provided along a direction intersecting with the axial direction in a surface in the vicinity of an end portion of the inner core portion located in the axial direction. The resin molded portion includes an outer resin portion and an inner resin portion that covers the surface of the end portion of the inner core portion located in the axial direction and with which an inner portion of the groove portion is filled. The inner resin portion is continuous with the outer resin portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei Yoshikawa, Akinori Ooishi
  • Publication number: 20220005641
    Abstract: A reactor includes: a coil including a pair of winding portions arranged in parallel via a coupling portion; a magnetic core including inner core portions arranged inside the winding portions and a pair of outer core portions arranged outside the winding portions; a pair of holding members arranged so as to face end faces of the winding portions; and a molded resin portion covering at least a portion of outer peripheral surfaces of the outer core portions and fills spaces between inner peripheral surfaces of the winding portions and the inner core portions. The coil is a single continuous winding wire, the coupling portion is formed by bending back a portion of the winding wire, and one of the holding members on a side on which the coupling portion is arranged includes a recessed portion housing the coupling portion and an inward projection is arranged inside the coupling portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Seiji Shitama, Akinori Ooishi, Kohei Yoshikawa, Naotoshi Furukawa, Kazuhiro Inaba
  • Publication number: 20210304948
    Abstract: Provided is a reactor that includes a coil having a winding portion, a magnetic core having an inner core portion and an outer core portion, and a resin molded portion covering a surface of the magnetic core. The inner core portion is a single body having a non-separated structure, and includes a groove portion provided along a direction intersecting with the axial direction in a surface in the vicinity of an end portion of the inner core portion located in the axial direction. The resin molded portion includes an outer resin portion and an inner resin portion that covers the surface of the end portion of the inner core portion located in the axial direction and with which an inner portion of the groove portion is filled. The inner resin portion is continuous with the outer resin portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei Yoshikawa, Akinori Ooishi
  • Patent number: 11031176
    Abstract: Provided is a reactor that can prevent a temperature sensor from being attached to a wound portion of a coil in a wrong direction. The reactor includes a temperature sensor having a sensor main portion attached to an outer peripheral surface of a wound portion and a wire extending from the sensor main portion. A sensor housing portion houses the sensor main portion. The sensor main portion has a detection surface facing the wound portion and a projecting portion protruding from a back surface of the sensor main portion opposite of the detection surface. The sensor housing portion has a pair of side wall portions opposing respective side surfaces of the sensor main portion. A height of a portion of the sensor main portion that has the projecting portion is larger than a width of that portion and larger than the distance between the side wall portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Shitama, Akinori Ooishi, Hajime Kawaguchi, Junji Ido, Takashi Misaki, Kohei Yoshikawa, Shinichiro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10916365
    Abstract: Provided is a reactor including: a coil having winding portions formed by winding a wire; a magnetic core that forms a closed magnetic circuit with inner core portions arranged inside of the winding portions and outer core portions arranged outside of the winding portions; end surface interposed members that are interposed between axial direction end surfaces of the winding portions and the outer core portions; and an inner resin portion that fills spaces between inner circumferential surfaces of the winding portions and outer circumferential surfaces of the inner core portions, the end surface interposed members including turn storage portions that store at least a portion of turns of the axial direction end portions of the winding portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Shitama, Masayuki Kato, Takashi Misaki, Tatsuo Hirabayashi, Shinichiro Yamamoto, Akinori Ooishi
  • Publication number: 20200118727
    Abstract: A reactor includes: a coil including a first winding portion and a second winding portion that are formed by winding a wire, the winding portions being disposed side by side; and a magnetic core including a first inner core portion that is disposed on an inner side of the first winding portion, a second inner core portion that is disposed on an inner side of the second winding portion, and outer core portions that are disposed on an outer side of the two winding portions and connect end portions of the two inner core portions. In the coil, a circumferential length of the second winding portion is shorter than a circumferential length of the first winding portion, and the reactor includes a heat dissipation plate that is disposed on at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the second winding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Inaba, Kouhei Yoshikawa, Akinori Ooishi
  • Publication number: 20190057810
    Abstract: Provided is a reactor that can prevent a temperature sensor from being attached to a wound portion of a coil in a wrong direction. The reactor includes a temperature sensor having a sensor main portion attached to an outer peripheral surface of a wound portion and a wire extending from the sensor main portion. A sensor housing portion houses the sensor main portion. The sensor main portion has a detection surface facing the wound portion and a projecting portion protruding from a back surface of the sensor main portion opposite of the detection surface. The sensor housing portion has a pair of side wall portions opposing respective side surfaces of the sensor main portion. A height of a portion of the sensor main portion that has the projecting portion is larger than a width of that portion and larger than the distance between the side wall portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Seiji SHITAMA, Akinori OOISHI, Hajime KAWAGUCHI, Junji IDO, Takashi MISAKI, Kohei YOSHIKAWA, Shinichiro YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180211758
    Abstract: Provided is a reactor including: a coil having winding portions formed by winding a wire; a magnetic core that forms a closed magnetic circuit with inner core portions arranged inside of the winding portions and outer core portions arranged outside of the winding portions; end surface interposed members that are interposed between axial direction end surfaces of the winding portions and the outer core portions; and an inner resin portion that fills spaces between inner circumferential surfaces of the winding portions and outer circumferential surfaces of the inner core portions, the end surface interposed members including turn storage portions that store at least a portion of turns of the axial direction end portions of the winding portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Seiji Shitama, Masayuki Kato, Takashi Misaki, Tatsuo Hirabayashi, Shinichiro Yamamoto, Akinori Ooishi
  • Patent number: 9343219
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a reactor 1 including a combined product 10 made up of a coil member 2 and a magnetic core 3, and a case 4 storing the combined product 10. The case 4 is formed by a combination of a side wall portion 41 surrounding the combined product 10 and a bottom plate portion 40 being a member separate from the side wall portion 41. Between the bottom plate portion 40 of the case 4 and the coil member 2 (coils 2a and 2b), an insulating sheet 42 is interposed. In order to fabricate the reactor 1, the insulating sheet 42 is disposed on the bottom plate portion 40, and the combined product 10 is disposed on the insulating sheet 42. Then, the side wall portion 41 is disposed from above the combined product 10, and the side wall portion 41 and the bottom plate portion 40 are engaged with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Kawaguchi, Hideo Tawara, Takahiro Onizuka, Akinori Ooishi
  • Patent number: 9099236
    Abstract: A reactor 1 of the present invention includes: a combined product 10 provided with a coil 2 and a magnetic core 3 where the coil 2 is disposed; and a case 4 storing the combined product 10. The case 4 includes: a bottom plate portion 40 fixed to a fixation target when the reactor 1 is installed in the fixation target; a side wall portion 41 attached to the bottom plate portion 40 to surround the combined product 10; and a heat dissipation layer 42 formed on the inner face of the bottom plate portion 40 to be interposed between the bottom plate portion 40 and the coil 2. The bottom plate portion 40 is made of aluminum, and the side wall portion 41 is made of an insulating resin. The heat dissipation layer 42 is made of an adhesive agent whose thermal conductivity is high and which exhibits an excellent insulating characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Nomura, Atsushi Ito, Akinori Ooishi, Takahiro Onizuka, Yoshiaki Matsutani
  • Patent number: 8860542
    Abstract: A reactor being small in size and exhibiting excellent productivity, a method for manufacturing the same, and a reactor component suitable as the constituent component of the reactor are provided. The reactor includes a combined product including a coil and a magnetic core, and a case storing the combined product. The case includes a bottom plate portion made of aluminum, a side wall portion made of an insulating resin, and a joining layer formed on the inner face of the bottom plate portion for fixing the coil. The bottom plate portion and the side wall portion are independent separate members, which are integrated with each other by bolts and the like. Terminal fittings having a pair of joining pieces, which are disposed at the positions opposing to the end portions of the wire structuring the coil, are fixed to the side wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Yoshikawa, Yoshiaki Matsutani, Takahiro Onizuka, Akinori Ooishi, Satoru Ando
  • Patent number: 8717133
    Abstract: A reactor including an assembly of a coil, a magnetic core on which the coil is disposed, and a case that houses the assembly. The case includes an installation face, a side wall that is removably attached to the installation face and surrounds the periphery of the assembly, and a heat dissipation layer formed on the inner face of the installation face and interposed between the installation face and the installation-side face of the coil. The installation face consists of aluminum, the side wall consists of an insulating resin, and the heat dissipation layer consists of an adhesive with high thermal conductivity and excellent insulation. The installation face is separate from the side wall, making it easy to form the heat dissipation layer, and having excellent heat dissipation. The side wall consists of an insulating resin, thus reducing the gap between it and the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akinori Ooishi, Hiromi Yabutani, Takahiro Onizuka, Takayuki Sano, Atsushi Ito, Shinichiro Yamamoto, Hajime Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20140112044
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a reactor 1 including a combined product 10 made up of a coil member 2 and a magnetic core 3, and a case 4 storing the combined product 10. The case 4 is formed by a combination of a side wall portion 41 surrounding the combined product 10 and a bottom plate portion 40 being a member separate from the side wall portion 41. Between the bottom plate portion 40 of the case 4 and the coil member 2 (coils 2a and 2b), an insulating sheet 42 is interposed. In order to fabricate the reactor 1, the insulating sheet 42 is disposed on the bottom plate portion 40, and the combined product 10 is disposed on the insulating sheet 42. Then, the side wall portion 41 is disposed from above the combined product 10, and the side wall portion 41 and the bottom plate portion 40 are engaged with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicants: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Kawaguchi, Hideo Tawara, Takahiro Onizuka, Akinori Ooishi
  • Publication number: 20130293335
    Abstract: A reactor being small in size and exhibiting excellent productivity, a method for manufacturing the same, and a reactor component suitable as the constituent component of the reactor are provided. The reactor includes a combined product including a coil and a magnetic core, and a case storing the combined product. The case includes a bottom plate portion made of aluminum, a side wall portion made of an insulating resin, and a joining layer formed on the inner face of the bottom plate portion for fixing the coil. The bottom plate portion and the side wall portion are independent separate members, which are integrated with each other by bolts and the like. Terminal fittings having a pair of joining pieces, which are disposed at the positions opposing to the end portions of the wire structuring the coil, are fixed to the side wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicants: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Yoshikawa, Yoshiaki Matsutani, Takahiro Onizuka, Akinori Ooishi, Satoru Ando
  • Publication number: 20130222100
    Abstract: A reactor 1 of the present invention includes: a combined product 10 provided with a coil 2 and a magnetic core 3 where the coil 2 is disposed; and a case 4 storing the combined product 10. The case 4 includes: a bottom plate portion 40 fixed to a fixation target when the reactor 1 is installed in the fixation target; a side wall portion 41 attached to the bottom plate portion 40 to surround the combined product 10; and a heat dissipation layer 42 formed on the inner face of the bottom plate portion 40 to be interposed between the bottom plate portion 40 and the coil 2. The bottom plate portion 40 is made of aluminum, and the side wall portion 41 is made of an insulating resin. The heat dissipation layer 42 is made of an adhesive agent whose thermal conductivity is high and which exhibits an excellent insulating characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Nomura, Atsushi Ito, Akinori Ooishi, Takahiro Onizuka, Yoshiaki Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20130088317
    Abstract: An annular core (14) of a reactor (10) has two core mold members (24a, 24b) integrated by bonding core segments (32) and gap plates (34) with a cyanoacrylate-based adhesive agent (36) to each other and insert-molding the bonded core segments (32) and gap plates (34) with a thermoplastic resin (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideo Tawara, Hiromi Yabutani, Takahiro Onizuka, Akinori Ooishi
  • Patent number: 8398437
    Abstract: A connector having a plurality of terminals that are integrally incorporated in a connector housing, in a given arrangement, with a high degree of accuracy. The connector includes a prealigner having a plurality of terminal holding recesses, a plurality of terminals fitted into and held in the terminal holding recesses in a given alignment, and a housing main body molded so that the prealigner is interposed in the housing main body as an insert element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Sugami, Akinori Ooishi, Akira Hattori
  • Publication number: 20130038415
    Abstract: A reactor including an assembly of a coil, a magnetic core on which the coil is disposed, and a case that houses the assembly. The case includes an installation face, a side wall that is removably attached to the installation face and surrounds the periphery of the assembly, and a heat dissipation layer formed on the inner face of the installation face and interposed between the installation face and the installation-side face of the coil. The installation face consists of aluminum, the side wall consists of an insulating resin, and the heat dissipation layer consists of an adhesive with high thermal conductivity and excellent insulation. The installation face is separate from the side wall, making it easy to form the heat dissipation layer, and having excellent heat dissipation. The side wall consists of an insulating resin, thus reducing the gap between it and the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicants: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Akinori Ooishi, Hiromi Yabutani, Takahiro Onizuka, Takayuki Sano, Atsushi Ito, Shinichiro Yamamoto, Hajime Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 8356401
    Abstract: An electrical cable wiring head apparatus is provided to rapidly wire an electrical cable while more effectively restraining the electrical cable from floating. An electrical cable wiring head device of the electrical cable wiring head apparatus moves along a wiring surface of a wiring plate to wire an electrical cable on the wiring surface. The electrical cable wiring head device comprises: a head section supported rotatably about a rotary axis and provided with a guide recess for leading the electrical cable to the wiring surface, the guide recess being offset from the rotary axis; a head rotating mechanism for rotating the head section; a guide pushing member including a shaft portion and a roller portion provided rotatably on a distal end of the shaft portion, the guide pushing member being supported movably along the rotary axis; and a guide pushing member drive mechanism for reciprocating the guide pushing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Tani, Akinori Ooishi
  • Publication number: 20120216400
    Abstract: A connector having a plurality of terminals that are integrally incorporated in a connector housing, in a given arrangement, with a high degree of accuracy. The connector includes a prealigner having a plurality of terminal holding recesses, a plurality of terminals fitted into and held in the terminal holding recesses in a given alignment, and a housing main body molded so that the prealigner is interposed in the housing main body as an insert element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki SUGAMI, Akinori OOISHI, Akira HATTORI