Patents by Inventor Atsushi YAMASHIMA

Atsushi YAMASHIMA 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: 20240090183
    Abstract: This power supply device is provided with: a first heat-generating component; a case; a resin material; a circuit board; a second heat-generating component; and a heat dissipation casing. This power supply device is additionally provided with a heat transfer member which has a first portion that is arranged to be in contact with a first outer surface of the case and a second portion that is arranged to be in contact with a second outer surface of the case, and which has a higher thermal conductivity than the case. The second heat-generating component is arranged in contact with the heat transfer member; and the heat transfer member dissipates the heat of the first heat-generating component and the second heat-generating component by being arranged in contact with a wall surface that constitutes the heat dissipation casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMASHIMA, Shinya KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240055192
    Abstract: Provided is an electrolytic capacitor including: a plurality of capacitor elements; a plurality of storers that stores the plurality of capacitor elements, respectively; and a sealer that seals the plurality of capacitor elements in the plurality of storers. The plurality of storers is integrally formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMASHIMA, Kentaro HAMASAKI, Kei TAKAHASHI, Yusuke SATO
  • Patent number: 11864362
    Abstract: This power supply device is provided with: a first heat-generating component; a case; a resin material; a circuit board; a second heat-generating component; and a heat dissipation casing. This power supply device is additionally provided with a heat transfer member which has a first portion that is arranged to be in contact with a first outer surface of the case and a second portion that is arranged to be in contact with a second outer surface of the case, and which has a higher thermal conductivity than the case. The second heat-generating component is arranged in contact with the heat transfer member; and the heat transfer member dissipates the heat of the first heat-generating component and the second heat-generating component by being arranged in contact with a wall surface that constitutes the heat dissipation casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamashima, Shinya Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230034324
    Abstract: An inter-component connection structure includes a male fitting member; and a female fitting member that has a first nipping portion and a second nipping portion disposed to face each other, and nips an insertion portion of the male fitting member inserted between the first nipping portion and the second nipping portion. A pair of the male fitting member and the female fitting member is disposed in different components. The first nipping portion and the second nipping portion are respectively bent to form protruding portions toward surfaces thereof facing each other. A gap is provided at a tip portion of each of the first nipping portion and the second nipping portion. In at least one of the pair of the male fitting member and the female fitting member, an insulating portion is provided in a region that is not in contact with the other when fitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMASHIMA, Daisuke OHMORI, Kei TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11553628
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a case having a heat-dissipation property, and including a housing part formed to surround a predetermined space, a resin material having a thermal conductivity, the resin material being provided in the predetermined space, a coil disposed in the predetermined space, a coil case having a shape that fits with the housing part, the coil case being configured to house the coil, and a power semiconductor device disposed along a side wall of the coil case. The power semiconductor device is pressed and fixed between a side wall of the housing part and the side wall of the coil case in a state where a heat dissipation surface is in contact with the side wall of the housing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi Yamashima
  • Publication number: 20220256730
    Abstract: This power supply device is provided with: a first heat-generating component; a case; a resin material; a circuit board; a second heat-generating component; and a heat dissipation casing. This power supply device is additionally provided with a heat transfer member which has a first portion that is arranged to be in contact with a first outer surface of the case and a second portion that is arranged to be in contact with a second outer surface of the case, and which has a higher thermal conductivity than the case. The second heat-generating component is arranged in contact with the heat transfer member; and the heat transfer member dissipates the heat of the first heat-generating component and the second heat-generating component by being arranged in contact with a wall surface that constitutes the heat dissipation casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMASHIMA, Shinya KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11330742
    Abstract: This power supply device is provided with: a first heat-generating component; a case; a resin material; a circuit board; a second heat-generating component; and a heat dissipation casing. This power supply device is additionally provided with a heat transfer member which has a first portion that is arranged to be in contact with a first outer surface of the case and a second portion that is arranged to be in contact with a second outer surface of the case, and which has a higher thermal conductivity than the case. The second heat-generating component is arranged in contact with the heat transfer member; and the heat transfer member dissipates the heat of the first heat-generating component and the second heat-generating component by being arranged in contact with a wall surface that constitutes the heat dissipation casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamashima, Shinya Kimura
  • Publication number: 20210183735
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a case having a heat-dissipation property, and including a housing part formed to surround a predetermined space, a resin material having a thermal conductivity, the resin material being provided in the predetermined space, a coil disposed in the predetermined space, a coil case having a shape that fits with the housing part, the coil case being configured to house the coil, and a power semiconductor device disposed along a side wall of the coil case. The power semiconductor device is pressed and fixed between a side wall of the housing part and the side wall of the coil case in a state where a heat dissipation surface is in contact with the side wall of the housing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: Atsushi YAMASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20210037675
    Abstract: This power supply device is provided with: a first heat-generating component; a case; a resin material; a circuit board; a second heat-generating component; and a heat dissipation casing. This power supply device is additionally provided with a heat transfer member which has a first portion that is arranged to be in contact with a first outer surface of the case and a second portion that is arranged to be in contact with a second outer surface of the case, and which has a higher thermal conductivity than the case. The second heat-generating component is arranged in contact with the heat transfer member; and the heat transfer member dissipates the heat of the first heat-generating component and the second heat-generating component by being arranged in contact with a wall surface that constitutes the heat dissipation casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMASHIMA, Shinya KIMURA
  • Patent number: 9679692
    Abstract: Provided is a reactor device which is inexpensive, has high heat radiation and with which there is a high degree of freedom when positioning the transformer core. A heat-radiating plate (105) of U-shaped cross section is contacted onto an upper face and both side faces of an upper part E core (102) forming a transformer (101) upper part, and a transformer (101) provided with the heat-radiating plate (105) is housed from one face which is open of a reactor case (106), and a potting resin material is charged into the gap between the transformer (101) and the reactor case (106) until a lower edge part of the heat-radiating plate (105) is submerged. The reactor case (106) housing the transformer (101) is installed and secured onto a base providing a cooling mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamashima, Yuuji Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20150170817
    Abstract: This reactor apparatus is capable of having both the excellent heat dissipating characteristics and insulating characteristics. The heat dissipating characteristics of the reactor apparatus are improved by having a metal plate (300), which has high heat dissipating characteristics, in direct contact with the whole surface of the bottom surface portion (204) of a case (200), which is formed of an insulating resin, and which houses the whole coil (120) of a reactor. A heat dissipating adhesive is applied to and hardened between the bottom surface portion (204) and the metal plate (300). Furthermore, the metal plate (300) is fixed to the bottom surface portion (204) by means of braces (400).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi YAMASHIMA, Yuuji YAMAGUCHI, Shuzo ISODA
  • Publication number: 20150170819
    Abstract: Provided is a reactor device which is inexpensive, has high heat radiation and with which there is a high degree of freedom when positioning the transformer core. A heat-radiating plate (105) of U-shaped cross section is contacted onto an upper face and both side faces of an upper part E core (102) forming a transformer (101) upper part, and a transformer (101) provided with the heat-radiating plate (105) is housed from one face which is open of a reactor case (106), and a potting resin material is charged into the gap between the transformer (101) and the reactor case (106) until a lower edge part of the heat-radiating plate (105) is submerged. The reactor case (106) housing the transformer (101) is installed and secured onto a base providing a cooling mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Yamashima, Yuuji Yamaguchi