Patents by Inventor Yoshinobu Koji

Yoshinobu Koji 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: 11342114
    Abstract: A leakage transformer includes a secondary coil wound around a leg member of a core, and a primary coil wound around the leg member outside of the secondary coil. Between the primary coil and the secondary coil, (i) spacers of non-magnetic members and (ii) bypass cores that are magnetic members to induce therein a portion of magnetic flux generated in the core are arranged. The bypass cores are arranged with gaps therebetween in a direction of the internally induced magnetic flux. A total value of the gaps between the bypass cores is determined in accordance with a target value of leakage inductance. A maximum value of the gaps between the bypass cores is less than or equal to a value obtained by multiplying a minimum value of gaps between the bypass cores and each of the primary coil and the secondary coil by a positive coefficient less than one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Koji, Wataru Okuda
  • Publication number: 20190304676
    Abstract: A leakage transformer includes a secondary coil wound around a leg member of a core, and a primary coil wound around the leg member outside of the secondary coil. Between the primary coil and the secondary coil, (i) spacers of non-magnetic members and (ii) bypass cores that are magnetic members to induce therein a portion of magnetic flux generated in the core are arranged. The bypass cores are arranged with gaps therebetween in a direction of the internally induced magnetic flux. A total value of the gaps between the bypass cores is determined in accordance with a target value of leakage inductance. A maximum value of the gaps between the bypass cores is less than or equal to a value obtained by multiplying a minimum value of gaps between the bypass cores and each of the primary coil and the secondary coil by a positive coefficient less than one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Koji, Wataru Okuda
  • Patent number: 9537389
    Abstract: Provided is an inverter device that can reduce high-frequency noise. The inverter device includes a transformer for converting the voltage of the AC power output from an inverter circuit and outputting the resulting power. Each of first to third coil sections for converting the voltage of the AC power output from the inverter circuit and outputting the resulting power includes an inner coil respectively wound around first to third core sections and an outer coil. The first to third core sections are each column shaped having an axis in the Y direction, and are arranged in the Z direction. Non-magnetic pressing members are provided between the adjacent coil sections and between the adjacent coil sections. The pressing members press against the adjacent coil sections and the adjacent coil sections respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinobu Koji, Takeshi Tanaka, Takeshi Nagata
  • Publication number: 20150256061
    Abstract: Provided is an inverter device that can reduce high-frequency noise. The inverter device includes a transformer for converting the voltage of the AC power output from an inverter circuit and outputting the resulting power. Each of first to third coil sections for converting the voltage of the AC power output from the inverter circuit and outputting the resulting power includes an inner coil respectively wound around first to third core sections and an outer coil. The first to third core sections are each column shaped having an axis in the Y direction, and are arranged in the Z direction. Non-magnetic pressing members are provided between the adjacent coil sections and between the adjacent coil sections. The pressing members press against the adjacent coil sections and the adjacent coil sections respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinobu KOJI, Takeshi TANAKA, Takeshi NAGATA
  • Patent number: 8716884
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle controller that is mounted in a box-shaped manner beneath the floor or on the roof of a vehicle so as to supply electric power to vehicle apparatuses. The vehicle controller is configured with a plurality of functional modules 4; each of the functional modules 4 has at one side thereof an interface side 22 in which a first interface region 5 where signal-line terminals are arranged and a second interface region 6 where power-line terminals are arranged are separated; in each of the interface sides 22, the first interface region 5 is disposed in the vicinity of one and the same end and the second interface region 6 is disposed in the vicinity of the other and the same end; the plurality of functional modules includes a monitoring circuit, an overvoltage protection circuit, and an inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Minoru Ikemoto, Hideo Okayama, Hidetoshi Kitanaka, Hidetoshi Sumita, Yoshinobu Koji, Kiyonobu Ueda, Yasuhisa Adachi, Makoto Sugiura
  • Patent number: 8104558
    Abstract: A vehicle controller is mounted in a box-shaped manner beneath the floor or on the roof of a vehicle so as to supply electric power to vehicle apparatuses. The vehicle controller is configured with a plurality of functional modules; each of the functional modules has at one side thereof an interface side in which a first interface region where signal-line terminals are arranged and a second interface region where power-line terminals are arranged are separated; in each of the interface sides, the first interface region is disposed at one and the same end and the second interface region is disposed at the other and the same end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Okayama, Yoshinobu Koji, Kiyonobu Ueda, Yasuhisa Adachi
  • Publication number: 20090240384
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle controller that is mounted in a box-shaped manner beneath the floor or on the roof of a vehicle so as to supply electric power to vehicle apparatuses. The vehicle controller is configured with a plurality of functional modules 4; each of the functional modules 4 has at one side thereof an interface side 22 in which a first interface region 5 where signal-line terminals are arranged and a second interface region 6 where power-line terminals are arranged are separated; in each of the interface sides 22, the first interface region 5 is disposed in the vicinity of one and the same end and the second interface region 6 is disposed in the vicinity of the other and the same end; the plurality of functional modules includes a monitoring circuit, an overvoltage protection circuit, and an inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minoru Ikemoto, Hideo Okayama, Hidetoshi Kitanaka, Hidetoshi Sumita, Yoshinobu Koji, Kiyonobu Ueda, Yasuhisa Adachi, Makoto Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20090101419
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle controller that is mounted in a box-shaped manner beneath the floor or on the roof of a vehicle so as to supply electric power to vehicle apparatuses. The vehicle controller is configured with a plurality of functional modules 4; each of the functional modules 4 has at one side thereof an interface side 22 in which a first interface region 5 where signal-line terminals are arranged and a second interface region where power-line terminals are arranged are separated; in each of the interface sides 22, the first interface region 5 is disposed at one and the same end and the second interface region 6 is disposed at the other and the same end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideo Okayama, Yoshinobu Koji, Kiyonobu Ueda, Yasuhisa Adachi