Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Shinozawa

Toshiyuki Shinozawa 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: 6469608
    Abstract: A stick-type ignition coil device has a central core, and primary and secondary windings wound concentrically around the central core in a coil casing. A positioning part is provided in the casing to define the position of the central core. An insulating resin such as epoxy resin is filled in the coil casing for electrical insulation and fixing of components in the coil casing. A thermal stress releasing member, which is less adhesive to and easily peelable from the insulating resin, is provided on the upper surface of the positioning part. The thermal stress releasing member is separated from the insulating resin and allows the positioning member to move with the central core, thereby minimizing cracks which will occur in the insulating resin formed between the central core and the positioning part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Toyo Denso Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Shimoide, Toshiyuki Shinozawa, Shuichi Matsubayashi
  • Publication number: 20020011910
    Abstract: A stick-type ignition coil device has a central core, and primary and secondary windings wound concentrically around the central core in a coil casing. A positioning part is provided in the casing to define the position of the central core. An insulating resin such as epoxy resin is filled in the coil casing for electrical insulation and fixing of components in the coil casing. A thermal stress releasing member, which is less adhesive to and easily peelable from the insulating resin, is provided on the upper surface of the positioning part. The thermal stress releasing member is separated from the insulating resin and allows the positioning member to move with the central core, thereby minimizing cracks which will occur in the insulating resin formed between the central core and the positioning part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Shimoide, Toshiyuki Shinozawa, Shuichi Matsubayashi
  • Patent number: 6169471
    Abstract: An engine igniting coil device adapted to be mounted in a cylindrical bore of an engine and directly connected with an ignition plug therein has a coil case containing an igniting coil assembly and made of conductive magnetic material which is held at the ground potential level, thus preventing a decrease of output factor of the igniting coil of produced magnetic flux when spreading about and passing through a cylinder head of the engine and eliminating the possibility of leakage discharge from a high-voltage portion of the igniting coil assembly to the coil case and the cylinder head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Toyo Denso Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Sakamaki, Toshiyuki Shinozawa, Yoshiharu Saito
  • Patent number: 6094121
    Abstract: An engine igniting coil device adapted to be mounted in a cylindrical bore of an engine and directly connected with an ignition plug therein has a coil case containing an igniting coil assembly and made of conductive magnetic material which is held at the ground potential level, thus preventing a decrease of output factor of the igniting coil of produced magnetic flux when spreading about and passing through a cylinder head of the engine and eliminating the possibility of leakage discharge from a high-voltage portion of the igniting coil assembly to the coil case and the cylinder head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Toyo Denso Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Sakamaki, Toshiyuki Shinozawa, Yoshiharu Saito
  • Patent number: 6023215
    Abstract: An engine igniting coil device adapted to be mounted in a cylindrical bore of an engine and directly connected with an ignition plug therein has a coil case containing an igniting coil assembly and made of conductive magnetic material which is held at the ground potential level, thus preventing a decrease of output factor of the igniting coil of produced magnetic flux when spreading about and passing through a cylinder head of the engine and eliminating the possibility of leakage discharge from a high-voltage portion of the igniting coil assembly to the coil case and the cylinder head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Assignee: Toyo Denso Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Sakamaki, Toshiyuki Shinozawa, Yoshiharu Saito
  • Patent number: 6011457
    Abstract: An engine igniting coil device directly attachable to an igniting plug, wherein both primary and secondary coil bobbins have flangeless ends, the secondary coil bobbin has inwardly protruding ribs for coaxially supporting the flangeless end of the primary coil bobbin mounted therein and the secondary coil bobbin also has protrusions formed at its external wall apart from a high-voltage terminal of the secondary coil wound thereon and is coaxially mounted in a coil case by abutting its protrusions on an inner wall thereof, thus eliminating the possibility of damaging the bobbins by a large thermal stress produced in solidified insulating resin in a coil case by a differential thermal shrinkage in an axial direction and preventing a leakage current from a high-voltage side of the secondary coil bobbin to the coil case through a flange-like connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Toyo Denso Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Sakamaki, Toshiyuki Shinozawa, Yoshiharu Saito
  • Patent number: 6005464
    Abstract: An engine igniting coil device adapted to be mounted in a cylindrical bore of an engine and directly connected with an ignition plug therein has a coil case containing an igniting coil assembly and made of conductive magnetic material which is held at the ground potential level, thus preventing a decrease of output factor of the igniting coil of produced magnetic flux when spreading about and passing through a cylinder head of the engine and eliminating the possibility of leakage discharge from a high-voltage portion of the igniting coil assembly to the coil case and the cylinder head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: Toyo Denso Kabushiki Kasiha
    Inventors: Makoto Sakamaki, Toshiyuki Shinozawa, Yoshiharu Saito
  • Patent number: 5929736
    Abstract: In an engine igniting coil device comprising an ignition coil assembly potted integrally in a coil case by injecting melted insulating resin, a secondary coil is formed on a coil bobbin by bank winding an element wire in layers of wire turns one over another at a certain bank angle in an axial direction on the bobbin and by slope-winding of layers on the end portion of the bobbin by tapering the coil (by reducing the number of layers therein) in the winding direction. This allows setting a dielectric strength of interlayer insulation of the secondary coil according to a potential distribution therebetween, which is secured by forming an insulation resin layer of a reduced thickness between the coil case and the secondary coil of the secondary coil bobbin, thus realizing a compact engine-igniting coil device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Toyo Denso Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Sakamaki, Toshiyuki Shinozawa, Yoshiharu Saito
  • Patent number: 5870012
    Abstract: An engine ignition coil device which comprises a coil case composed of a first cylindrical case and a second case having a small tubular hole in its center portion and an upper external shoulder at its open end fitted in an open end of the first case to form a closed end of the coil case and an internal unit assembled from a primary side coil bobbin, a secondary-side coil bobbin having a high-voltage terminal holder projecting from a center of its end flange portion, a rod-shaped core, and a high-voltage terminal attached to the high-voltage terminal holder and having a contact for electrically connecting an ignition plug thereto. The internal assembly is mounted in the coil case by inserting the high-voltage terminal holder in the small tubular hole of the secondary case with a tip of the contact projected outwardly therefrom and formed integrally with the coil case by injecting melted insulating resin into the coil case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Toyo Denso Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Sakamaki, Toshiyuki Shinozawa
  • Patent number: 5186131
    Abstract: A distributor for a vehicle includes a housing and a cap operatively positioned on the housing for defining a closed space therebetween. A central electrode and a side electrode are operatively mounted within the cap in a predetermined disposition. A distributor rotor is rotatably mounted relative to the housing and projects within the closed space, the distributor rotor includes an upper end and a lower end. At least one fin is mounted adjacent to the upper end of the distributor rotor for rotation together with the distributor rotor. An air flow guiding member projects into the closed space. An air intake aperture is provided for introducing ambient air into the closed space. A discharge aperture is formed in the cap for discharging swirling air flow induced by rotation of the distributor rotor to travel from the air intake aperture along the air flow guiding member and through the discharge aperture to the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignees: Toyo Denko Kabushiki Kaisha, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Shinozawa, Hiroyuki Fujita, Hideaki Arai