Patents by Inventor Tooru Tanimizu

Tooru Tanimizu 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: 20060208841
    Abstract: An actuating mechanism for a switching device includes a plurality of electromagnets used in combination. Each electromagnet includes a coil, a movable iron core adapted to move on the center axis of the coil, and a stationary iron core provided so as to cover the upper and lower surfaces and the outer peripheral surface of the coil. A permanent magnet is arranged in a gap surrounded by the movable iron core and the stationary core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Ayumu Morita, Yasuaki Suzuki, Masato Yabu, Tooru Tanimizu, Yozo Shibata, Takashi Kadowaki
  • Patent number: 7075398
    Abstract: An electromagnet a coil, a movable iron core adapted to move on the center axis of the coil, and a stationary iron core provided so as to cover the upper and lower surfaces and the outer peripheral surface of the coil. A permanent magnet is arranged in a gap surrounded by the movable iron core and the stationary core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering & Services, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayumu Morita, Yasuaki Suzuki, Masato Yabu, Tooru Tanimizu, Yozo Shibata, Takashi Kadowaki
  • Patent number: 6951993
    Abstract: A vacuum switch comprises a vacuum container, a grounding switch and a load switch disposed in the container, and an external connection conductor disposed in the vacuum container and to be connected electrically inside and outside the vacuum container, and it is characterized in that the grounding switch and the external connection conductor are electrically connected to each other in the vacuum container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated
    Inventors: Shuuichi Kikukawa, Yasuaki Suzuki, Tooru Tanimizu, Koichi Murata, Ryotaro Hanabuchi
  • Patent number: 6940376
    Abstract: An electromagnet includes a coil, a movable iron core adapted to move on the center axis of the coil, and a stationary iron core provided so as to cover the upper and lower surfaces and the outer peripheral surface of the coil. A permanent magnet is arranged in a gap surrounded by the movable iron core and the stationary core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayumu Morita, Yasuaki Suzuki, Masato Yabu, Tooru Tanimizu, Yozo Shibata, Takashi Kadowaki
  • Patent number: 6881917
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vacuum switchgear wherein a ground switch, a load switch, and an external connecting conductor to be electrically connected with the inside and outside of the vacuum container are provided in a vacuum container; the ground switch and the external connecting conductor are electrically connected in the vacuum container; and the vacuum container has a joint construction of a body portion having openings on both ends thereof, and a lid joined to the opening of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuuichi Kikukawa, Yasuaki Suzuki, Masato Kobayshi, Tooru Tanimizu, Takuya Miyo
  • Patent number: 6855903
    Abstract: A vacuum switch comprises a vacuum container, a grounding switch and a load switch disposed in the container, and an external connection conductor disposed in the vacuum container and to be connected electrically inside and outside the vacuum container, and it is characterized in that the grounding switch and the external connection conductor are electrically connected to each other in the vacuum container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated
    Inventors: Shuuichi Kikukawa, Yasuaki Suzuki, Tooru Tanimizu, Koichi Murata, Ryotaro Hanabuchi
  • Publication number: 20040256360
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vacuum switchgear wherein a ground switch, a load switch, and an external connecting conductor to be electrically connected with the inside and outside of the vacuum container are provided in a vacuum container; the ground switch and the external connecting conductor are electrically connected in the vacuum container; and the vacuum container has a joint construction of a body portion having openings on both ends thereof, and a lid joined to the opening of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Shuuichi Kikukawa, Yasuaki Suzuki, Masato Kobayashi, Tooru Tanimizu, Takuya Miyo
  • Publication number: 20040222192
    Abstract: A vacuum switch comprises a vacuum container, a grounding switch and a load switch disposed in the container, and an external connection conductor disposed in the vacuum container and to be connected electrically inside and outside the vacuum container, and it is characterized in that the grounding switch and the external connection conductor are electrically connected to each other in the vacuum container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuuichi Kikukawa, Yasuaki Suzuki, Tooru Tanimizu, Koichi Murata, Ryotaro Hanabuchi
  • Patent number: 6816048
    Abstract: An electromagnet includes a coil, a movable iron core adapted to move on the center axis of the coil, and a stationary iron core provided so as to cover the upper and lower surfaces and the outer peripheral surface of the coil. A permanent magnet is arranged in a gap surrounded by the movable iron core and the stationary core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering & Services, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayumu Morita, Yasuaki Suzuki, Masato Yabu, Tooru Tanimizu, Yozo Shibata, Takashi Kadowaki
  • Publication number: 20040217834
    Abstract: An electromagnet includes a coil, a movable iron core adapted to move on the center axis of the coil, and a stationary iron core provided so as to cover the upper and lower surfaces and the outer peripheral surface of the coil. A permanent magnet is arranged in a gap surrounded by the movable iron core and the stationary core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering & Services, Co. , Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayumu Morita, Yasuaki Suzuki, Masato Yabu, Tooru Tanimizu, Yozo Shibata, Takashi Kadowaki
  • Publication number: 20040164828
    Abstract: An electromagnet composed of a coil, a movable iron core adapted to move on the center axis of the coil, and a stationary iron core provided so as to cover the upper and lower surfaces and the outer peripheral surface of the coil, characterized by a permanent magnet arranged in a gap surrounded by the movable iron core and the stationary core, wherein the movable iron core is attracted by the stationary iron core by a magnetic field created by the permanent magnet, thereby it is possible to solve a problem inherent to a conventional electromagnet such that a permanent magnet is directly energized in a reverse direction during release operation so as to cause demagnetization of the permanent magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicants: HITACHI, LTD., HITACHI ENGINEERING & SERVICES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ayumu Morita, Yasuaki Suzuki, Masato Yabu, Tooru Tanimizu, Yozo Shibata, Takashi Kadowaki
  • Publication number: 20030230553
    Abstract: A vacuum switch comprises a vacuum container, a grounding switch and a load switch disposed in the container, and an external connection conductor disposed in the vacuum container and to be connected electrically inside and outside the vacuum container, and it is characterized in that the grounding switch and the external connection conductor are electrically connected to each other in the vacuum container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Shuuichi Kikukawa, Yasuaki Suzuki, Tooru Tanimizu, Koichi Murata, Ryotaro Hanabuchi
  • Publication number: 20030192860
    Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a vacuum switch in which the assembling property of the parts to be accommodated in the interior of the vacuum container is improved, the configuration of the vacuum container is simplified, and the parts to be accommodated in the interior of the container can be assembled easily. This invention is a vacuum switch wherein a ground switch, a load switch, and an external connecting conductor to be electrically connected with the inside and outside of the vacuum container are provided in a vacuum container; the ground switch and the external connecting conductor are electrically connected in the vacuum container; and the vacuum container has a joint construction of a body portion having openings on both ends thereof, and a lid joined to the opening of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Shuuichi Kikukawa, Yasuaki Suzuki, Masato Kobayashi, Tooru Tanimizu, Takuya Miyo
  • Patent number: 6529009
    Abstract: A vacuum switch is composed by installing a vacuum circuit-breaker and a disconnector in different grounded vacuum vessels, respectively, and a vacuum-measurement device is attached to each grounded vacuum vessel. The above vacuum vessel communicates with one of the grounded vacuum vessels, and the degree of vacuum in the vacuum vessel can be directly measured and monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuuichi Kikukawa, Katsunori Kojima, Tooru Tanimizu, Ayumu Morita, Masashige Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20020149372
    Abstract: A vacuum switch is composed by installing a vacuum circuit-breaker and a disconnector in different grounded vacuum vessels, respectively, and a vacuum-measurement device is attached to each grounded vacuum vessel. The above vacuum vessel communicates with one of the grounded vacuum vessels, and the degree of vacuum in the vacuum vessel can be directly measured and monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuuichi Kikukawa, Katsunori Kojima, Tooru Tanimizu, Ayumu Morita, Masashige Tsuji
  • Patent number: 6426627
    Abstract: A vacuum switch is composed by installing a vacuum circuit-breaker and a disconnector in different grounded vacuum vessels, respectively, and a vacuum-measurement device is attached to each grounded vacuum vessel. The above vacuum vessel communicates with one of the grounded vacuum vessels, and the degree of vacuum in the vacuum vessel can be directly measured and monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuuichi Kikukawa, Katsunori Kojima, Tooru Tanimizu, Ayumu Morita, Masashige Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20020093408
    Abstract: An electromagnet composed of a coil, a movable iron core adapted to move on the center axis of the coil, and a stationary iron core provided so as to cover the upper and lower surfaces and the outer peripheral surface of the coil, characterized by a permanent magnet arranged in a gap surrounded by the movable iron core and the stationary core, wherein the movable iron core is attracted by the stationary iron core by a magnetic field created by the permanent magnet, thereby it is possible to solve a problem inherent to a conventional electromagnet such that a permanent magnet is directly energized in a reverse direction during release operation so as to cause demagnetization of the permanent magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Ayumu Morita, Yasuaki Suzuki, Masato Yabu, Tooru Tanimizu, Yozo Shibata, Takashi Kadowaki
  • Patent number: 6335502
    Abstract: In order to provide a vacuum switch suitable for a distribution and transformation system compatible between structural simplicity and reliability and a vacuum switchgear using the vacuum switch, the vacuum switch comprises switching portions installed in a grounded vacuum container; and a breaker, a grounding switch and an isolator as things having the switching portions, wherein the vacuum container is divided into at least two chambers, and the switching portion of the breaker is disposed in one of the chambers and the switching portions of the grounding switch and the isolator are disposed in the other of the chambers through an insulation body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Kikukawa, Tooru Tanimizu, Minoru Kanoi, Makoto Tazawa, Takuya Miyo
  • Publication number: 20010017288
    Abstract: An electromagnet according to the present invention comprises a fixed core 1 formed by side legs 2b provided on both sides of a central leg 2a produced by laminating a plurality of steel plates, and a yoke 2c for connection between the central leg and the side legs, the central leg, the side legs, and the yoke being integral with each other; an exciting coil 4 wound around the central leg 2a; and a moving core 3X opposed to the central leg and the exciting coil which is moved along the side legs; wherein length of the side legs 2b is longer than that of the central leg; and the moving core 3X opposed to the central leg 2a has a projection 3a extending to the central leg side. Therefore, occurrence of eddy current is reduced and attractive force is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventors: Ayumu Morita, Tooru Tanimizu, Masato Yabu
  • Patent number: RE37244
    Abstract: In an insulated type switching device, during rotation of a movable conductor 19 around a pivotal axis 35 between a stationary conductor 16 and a ground conductor 17 all of which are disposed in a vacuum vessel 12, the movable conductor 19 uninterruptedly takes four positions of closing position Y1, opening position Y2, disconnecting position Y3 and grounding position Y4, thereby a series of switching operations can be performed uninterruptedly, the operation and handling thereof are facilitated as well as the size of the insulated type switching device is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tooru Tanimizu, Masayoshi Hayakawa, Fumio Shibata, Masato Kobayashi, Satoru Kajiwara, Masatoshi Morita, Ayunu Morita