Patents by Inventor Kazushi Kusawake

Kazushi Kusawake 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: 11908604
    Abstract: Provided is a composite material molded article including soft magnetic powder and resin containing the soft magnetic powder in a dispersed state. The composite material molded article is provided with a roughened region having an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 3.0 ?m or more on at least a portion of its surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintaro Nanbara, Takashi Takada, Kazushi Kusawake
  • Patent number: 11721472
    Abstract: A coil component used for two-phase transformer coupling includes: a first coil and a second coil; and a magnetic core at which the first coil and the second coil are provided. The magnetic core includes: a first magnetic leg at which the first coil is provided; a second magnetic leg at which the second coil is provided; a central leg portion interposed between the first magnetic leg and the second magnetic leg; a pair of connection portions connecting the first magnetic leg, the central leg portion, and the second magnetic leg in parallel; a main gap interposed in the central leg portion; a first gap interposed in the first magnetic leg; and a second gap interposed in the second magnetic leg. A coupling coefficient between the first coil and the second coil is not less than 0.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoguang Zheng, Kazushi Kusawake, Masayoshi Hirota
  • Patent number: 11699547
    Abstract: A reactor includes a coil, an annular magnetic core that forms a closed magnetic circuit when the coil is excited, a plurality of divided reactors arranged in parallel, and a holding member that holds the plurality of divided reactors in a state in which the divided reactors are arranged in parallel at a predetermined spacing. Each of the divided reactors includes a coil unit that is formed of a wound wire and constitutes a part of the coil and a core unit that passes through the coil unit from one end of the coil unit to the other end and constitutes a part of the magnetic core. The core unit has an inner core portion inserted through the coil unit, and outer core portions that protrude from both ends of the coil unit and extend in a direction that intersects the inner core portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Yoshikawa, Kazushi Kusawake, Shintaro Nanbara
  • Patent number: 11615913
    Abstract: Provided is a coil molded article including: a coil having a winding portion; and an integration resin portion that coats at least an inner peripheral face of the winding portion, wherein the coil molded article further includes a gap portion that is integrated into the inner peripheral face and divides an internal space of the winding portion into two portions in an axial direction of the winding portion. Further provided is a reactor including: the above-described coil molded article; and a magnetic core including an inner core portion that is arranged inside the winding portion included in the coil molded article, and an outer core portion that is arranged outside the winding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintaro Nanbara, Kazushi Kusawake, Yusaku Maeda
  • Patent number: 11501907
    Abstract: A reactor includes a coil, a magnetic core having an inner core portion inside a winding portion, and an inner interposed member insulating the winding portion from the inner core portion. The inner interposed member includes a thin portion with a small thickness formed by a recess, and a thick portion with a thickness larger than that of the thin portion. The inner core portion includes a core-side projecting portion with a shape conforming to a shape of the inner peripheral face of the thin portion. The thickness of the thin portion is 0.2 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less, and the thickness of the thick portion is 1.1 mm or more and 2.5 mm or less. Clearances are in part of a portion between the inner core portion and the inner interposed member and of a portion between the inner interposed member and the winding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushi Kusawake, Shintaro Nanbara
  • Patent number: 11501912
    Abstract: A reactor includes a coil, a magnetic core having an inner core portion arranged inside a winding portion, and an inner interposed member insulating the winding portion from the inner core portion. The inner interposed member includes a thin portion with a small thickness, and a thick portion with a thickness larger than that of the thin portion. The inner core portion includes, on an outer peripheral face facing the inner interposed member, a core-side projecting portion with a shape conforming to a shape of the inner peripheral face of the thin portion. The thickness of the thin portion is 0.2 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less, and the thickness of the thick portion is 1.1 mm or more and 2.5 mm or less. There is a clearance in at least part of a portion between the inner interposed member and the winding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushi Kusawake, Shintaro Nanbara
  • Patent number: 11495386
    Abstract: A reactor including: a coil including a pair of winding portions that are arranged side by side; a magnetic core including inner core portions that are provided inside the winding portions, and an outer core portion that is exposed to the outside from the winding portions; and a casing that houses a combined member that includes the coil and the magnetic core combined with each other. The casing includes: a bottom plate on which the combined member is placed; and a side wall that stands on the bottom plate, and the side wall is provided with a cutout for the core, through which at least a portion of the outer core portion is exposed to the outside of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintaro Nanbara, Kazushi Kusawake, Yusaku Maeda
  • Patent number: 11342106
    Abstract: Provided is a reactor that includes: a coil; a magnetic core with an inner core portion arranged inside the coil; and an inwardly interposed member insulating the inner core portion from the coil. The inwardly interposed member has a thin portion defined by a recessed inner-circumferential surface, and a thick portion that is thicker than the thin portion. The inner core portion has a core-side projection portion facing the inwardly interposed member that has a shape conforming to the inner-circumferential surface shape of the thin portion. The thin portion has a thickness of 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm inclusive, and the thick portion has a thickness of 1.1 mm to 2.5 mm inclusive. A clearance is provided at least at a portion between the inner core portion and the inwardly interposed member, and the inwardly interposed member and the wound portion are in contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushi Kusawake, Shintaro Nanbara, Yusaku Maeda
  • Patent number: 11282626
    Abstract: A reactor includes a coil; a magnetic core with an inner core portion arranged inside the coil; and an inwardly interposed member insulating the coil from the inner core portion. The inwardly interposed member has a thin portion defined by a recess of an inner-circumferential surface, and a thick portion that is thicker than the thin portion. The inner core portion has, on an outer circumferential surface facing the inwardly interposed member, a core-side projection portion has a shape conforming to the inner-circumferential surface shape of the thin portion. The thin portion has a thickness of 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm inclusive, and the thick portion has a thickness of 1.1 mm to 2.5 mm inclusive. The inner core portion and the inwardly interposed member are in intimate contact with each other, and the inwardly interposed member and the wound portion are in intimate contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushi Kusawake, Shintaro Nanbara, Yusaku Maeda
  • Publication number: 20210327639
    Abstract: A reactor includes a coil, an annular magnetic core that forms a closed magnetic circuit when the coil is excited, a plurality of divided reactors arranged in parallel, and a holding member that holds the plurality of divided reactors in a state in which the divided reactors are arranged in parallel at a predetermined spacing. Each of the divided reactors includes a coil unit that is formed of a wound wire and constitutes a part of the coil and a core unit that passes through the coil unit from one end of the coil unit to the other end and constitutes a part of the magnetic core. The core unit has an inner core portion inserted through the coil unit, and outer core portions that protrude from both ends of the coil unit and extend in a direction that intersects the inner core portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouhei Yoshikawa, Kazushi Kusawake, Shintaro Nanbara
  • Publication number: 20210202149
    Abstract: A reactor includes a coil; a magnetic core with an inner core portion arranged inside the coil; and an inwardly interposed member insulating the coil from the inner core portion. The inwardly interposed member has a thin portion defined by a recess of an inner-circumferential surface, and a thick portion that is thicker than the thin portion. The inner core portion has, on an outer circumferential surface facing the inwardly interposed member, a core-side projection portion has a shape conforming to the inner-circumferential surface shape of the thin portion. The thin portion has a thickness of 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm inclusive, and the thick portion has a thickness of 1.1 mm to 2.5 mm inclusive. The inner core portion and the inwardly interposed member are in intimate contact with each other, and the inwardly interposed member and the wound portion are in intimate contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushi Kusawake, Shintaro Nanbara, Yusaku Maeda
  • Publication number: 20210134522
    Abstract: A reactor includes a coil, a magnetic core having an inner core portion arranged inside a winding portion, and an inner interposed member insulating the winding portion from the inner core portion. The inner interposed member includes a thin portion with a small thickness, and a thick portion with a thickness larger than that of the thin portion. The inner core portion includes, on an outer peripheral face facing the inner interposed member, a core-side projecting portion with a shape conforming to a shape of the inner peripheral face of the thin portion. The thickness of the thin portion is 0.2 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less, and the thickness of the thick portion is 1.1 mm or more and 2.5 mm or less. There is a clearance in at least part of a portion between the inner interposed member and the winding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Kazushi Kusawake, Shintaro Nanbara
  • Patent number: 10825591
    Abstract: Provided is a composite material molded article including soft magnetic powder and resin containing the soft magnetic powder in a dispersed state. The composite material molded article includes a parting line corresponding to a parting surface of a mold for molding the composite material molded article, and an inner core portion to be arranged inside a coil. A peripheral surface includes surfaces along a circumferential direction of a magnetic flux excited in the inner core portion by the coil, and the parting line is formed to split a peripheral direction of the peripheral surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintaro Nanbara, Takashi Takada, Kazushi Kusawake
  • Patent number: 10770209
    Abstract: Provided is soft magnetic powder constituted by an Fe alloy containing Si, in which soft magnetic particles of the soft magnetic powder include a SiO2 layer formed on a surface of the particles, and a surface layer formed directly on the SiO2 layer. The surface layer includes a first material that constitutes a matrix and a second material that is dispersed in the matrix. The first material is silicone or phosphate, and the second material is silicone or phosphate and is different from the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shintaro Nanbara, Kazushi Kusawake, Takashi Takada
  • Publication number: 20200243247
    Abstract: A reactor includes a coil, a magnetic core having an inner core portion inside a winding portion, and an inner interposed member insulating the winding portion from the inner core portion. The inner interposed member includes a thin portion with a small thickness formed by a recess, and a thick portion with a thickness larger than that of the thin portion. The inner core portion includes a core-side projecting portion with a shape conforming to a shape of the inner peripheral face of the thin portion. The thickness of the thin portion is 0.2 mm or more and 1.0 mm or less, and the thickness of the thick portion is 1.1 mm or more and 2.5 mm or less. Clearances are in part of a portion between the inner core portion and the inner interposed member and of a portion between the inner interposed member and the winding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Kazushi Kusawake, Shintaro Nanbara
  • Publication number: 20200227200
    Abstract: A coil component used for two-phase transformer coupling includes: a first coil and a second coil; and a magnetic core at which the first coil and the second coil are provided. The magnetic core includes: a first magnetic leg at which the first coil is provided; a second magnetic leg at which the second coil is provided; a central leg portion interposed between the first magnetic leg and the second magnetic leg; a pair of connection portions connecting the first magnetic leg, the central leg portion, and the second magnetic leg in parallel; a main gap interposed in the central leg portion; a first gap interposed in the first magnetic leg; and a second gap interposed in the second magnetic leg. A coupling coefficient between the first coil and the second coil is not less than 0.7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoguang ZHENG, Kazushi KUSAWAKE, Masayoshi HIROTA
  • Publication number: 20200075215
    Abstract: A reactor including: a coil including a pair of winding portions that are arranged side by side; a magnetic core including inner core portions that are provided inside the winding portions, and an outer core portion that is exposed to the outside from the winding portions; and a casing that houses a combined member that includes the coil and the magnetic core combined with each other. The casing includes: a bottom plate on which the combined member is placed; and a side wall that stands on the bottom plate, and the side wall is provided with a cutout for the core, through which at least a portion of the outer core portion is exposed to the outside of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Shintaro Nanbara, Kazushi Kusawake, Yusaku Maeda
  • Publication number: 20200013542
    Abstract: Provided is a coil molded article including: a coil having a winding portion; and an integration resin portion that coats at least an inner peripheral face of the winding portion, wherein the coil molded article further includes a gap portion that is integrated into the inner peripheral face and divides an internal space of the winding portion into two portions in an axial direction of the winding portion. Further provided is a reactor including: the above-described coil molded article; and a magnetic core including an inner core portion that is arranged inside the winding portion included in the coil molded article, and an outer core portion that is arranged outside the winding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Shintaro Nanbara, Kazushi Kusawake, Yusaku Maeda
  • Publication number: 20190385778
    Abstract: Provided is a reactor that includes: a coil; a magnetic core with an inner core portion arranged inside the coil; and an inwardly interposed member insulating the inner core portion from the coil. The inwardly interposed member has a thin portion defined by a recessed inner-circumferential surface, and a thick portion that is thicker than the thin portion. The inner core portion has a core-side projection portion facing the inwardly interposed member that has a shape conforming to the inner-circumferential surface shape of the thin portion. The thin portion has a thickness of 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm inclusive, and the thick portion has a thickness of 1.1 mm to 2.5 mm inclusive. A clearance is provided at least at a portion between the inner core portion and the inwardly interposed member, and the inwardly interposed member and the wound portion are in contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Kazushi Kusawake, Shintaro Nanbara, Yusaku Maeda
  • Patent number: 10410774
    Abstract: Provided are a composite material having direct current superposition characteristics, low iron loss, and high strength, a magnetic core for a magnetic component and a reactor, the magnetic core and the reactor including the composite material, a converter including the reactor, and a power conversion device including the converter. A composite material includes a soft magnetic powder, a filler, and a resin portion enclosing the soft magnetic powder and the filler dispersed therein, wherein the filler has rubber and an outer circumferential layer that covers a surface of the rubber and that contains an organic substance, and the resin portion contains a thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazushi Kusawake, Atsushi Sato, Shigeki Masuda