Patents Assigned to Tokin Corporation
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Publication number: 20180070480Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: a semiconductor module, an electronic component, a plurality of cooling pipes and a casing that accommodates the semiconductor module, the electronic component and the cooling pipes. An abutting surface is provided at a part of the casing, in which the electronic component comes into contact with the abutting surface. A pressurizing member pressurizes the semiconductor module in a first direction extending from the semiconductor module to the electronic component. The electronic component includes a part body and a wing portion and the wing portion protrudes from the part body at least either one side of both sides thereof with respect to a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and comes into contact with the abutting surface from a semiconductor module side with respect to the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, TOKIN CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki HIRASAWA, Ryota TANABE, Takashi KAWASHIMA, Takashi YANBE, Masahiro KONDOU
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Publication number: 20180020580Abstract: A device is provided with a potential noise radiating source capable of radiating potential noise, a potential noise receiving portion capable of receiving the potential noise and an electromagnetic interference suppression body. The electromagnetic interference suppression body is made by binding flaky soft magnetic metal powder with a binding component and has a sheet-like shape. The electromagnetic interference suppression body is formed with a plurality of slits. The electromagnetic interference suppression body is provided to straddle the potential noise radiating source and the potential noise receiving portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2015Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: TOKIN CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi KONDO, Toshiaki OKA, Shigeyoshi YOSHIDA, Masashi IKEDA
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Publication number: 20180006507Abstract: A power reception device includes a power reception antenna used for communication and electric power reception; a rectifier circuit connected to the antenna, the rectifier circuit converting into direct current voltage, electric power received by the antenna, and the direct current voltage is output and supplied to a load; a communication section which communicates via the antenna; a switch circuit connected between the antenna and the communication section, wherein the switch circuit is transitable between a conductive state in which the communication section is electrically connected to the antenna and a cut-off state in which the communication section is electrically disconnected from the antenna; and a switch control section connected to the rectifier circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: Tokin CorporationInventor: Kazumasa MAKITA
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Publication number: 20170372830Abstract: A reactor comprises a coil member and a core member. The coil member comprises an insulation-coated conductive wire and an insulation coating. The insulation-coated conductive wire is wound and coated, at least in part, with the insulation coating. The core member comprises a first member and a second member. The first member has a relative permeability higher than another relative permeability of the second member. The second member includes a composite magnet, and the relative permeability of the second member is between 1 and 30 (both inclusive). The composite magnet is formed of a hardened binder and magnetic particles dispersed in the binder. The composite magnet has an elastic modulus that is one hundred times or more than another elastic modulus of the insulation coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: TOKIN CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi SOBASHIMA, Takashi YANBE, Masahiro KONDO, Hirofumi SATO
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Patent number: 9850562Abstract: An Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy formed from an alloy composition of (FeE)(100-X-Y-Z)BXPYCuZ having an amorphous phase as a main phase, wherein 79?100-X-Y-Z?86 atomic %, 4?X?9 atomic %, 1?Y?10 atomic %, and 0.5?Z<1.2 atomic %, and wherein (FeE) includes Fe and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Cr, Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, Y, N, O and a rare-earth element, wherein a combined total of said at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Cr, Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, Y, N, O and a rare-earth element is in an amount of 3 atomic % or less relative to the whole composition.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignees: TOHOKU MAGNET INSTITUTE CO., LTD, TOKIN CORPORATIONInventors: Akiri Urata, Yasunobu Yamada, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Shigeyoshi Yoshida, Akihiro Makino
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Patent number: 9837858Abstract: A power reception device includes a power reception antenna, a rectifier circuit, a communication section, a switch and a switch control section. The rectifier circuit converts electric power received by the power reception antenna into direct current voltage. The communication section communicates via the power reception antenna. The switch is connected between the power reception antenna and the communication section. The switch can transition between a conductive state where the communication section is electrically connected to the power reception antenna and a cut-off state where the communication section is electrically disconnected from the power reception antenna. The switch control section performs transition of the switch into the cut-off state when the direct current voltage exceeds a first threshold. The switch control section performs transition of the switch into the conductive state when the direct current voltage falls below a second threshold different from the first threshold.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: TOKIN CORPORATIONInventor: Kazumasa Makita
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Patent number: 9819199Abstract: This power reception apparatus is provided with a non-contact power reception antenna, a power supply unit, a communication antenna, a communication unit that performs communication via the communication antenna, a communication switch, and a switch control unit. The power supply unit outputs an output voltage corresponding to power received via the power reception antenna. The communication switch can transit between an electrically connected state wherein the communication unit is electrically connected to the communication antenna, and a disconnected state wherein the communication unit is disconnected from the communication antenna. The switch control unit makes the communication switch transit to the disconnected state when the output voltage of the power supply unit is increased over a first voltage, and the switch control unit makes the communication switch transit to the electrically connected state when the output voltage is reduced to below a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: TOKIN CORPORATIONInventor: Kazumasa Makita
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Publication number: 20170294254Abstract: An amorphous soft magnetic alloy of the formula (Fe1-?TM?)100-w-x-y-zPwBxLySiz TipCqMnrCus, wherein TM is Co or Ni; L is Al, Cr, Zr, Mo or Nb; 0???0.3, 2?w?18 at %, 2?x?18 at %, 15?w+x?23 at %, 1<y?5 at %, 0?z?4 at %; p, q, r, and s represents an addition ratio such that the total mass of Fe, TM, P, B, L and Si is 100, and 0?p?0.3, 0?q?0.5, 0?r?2, 0?s?1 and r+s>0; the composition fulfills one of the following conditions: L is Cr, Zr, Mo or Nb; or L is a combination of Al and Cr, Zr, Mo or Nb, wherein 0<Al?5 at %, 1?Cr?4 at %, 0<Zr?5 at %, 2?Mo?5 at %, and 2?Nb?5 at %; the alloy has a crystallization start temperature (Tx) which is 550° C. or less, a glass transition temperature (Tg) which is 520° C. or less, and a supercooled liquid region represented by ?Tx=Tx?Tg, which is 20° C. or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicants: TOKIN CORPORATION, TOHOKU UNIVERSITYInventors: Akiri URATA, Teruhiko FUJIWARA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Yasunobu YAMADA, Akihisa INOUE
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Patent number: 9761377Abstract: An electrically conductive polymer composition has high electrical conductivity, excellent water resistance, high density, and excellent smoothness. Also disclosed is a solid electrolyte capacitor which is prevented from the reduction in electrical conductivity, has low ESR, and also has excellent reliability. Further disclosed is a method for producing the solid electrolyte capacitor. The electrically conductive polymer composition is produced by removing a dispersion medium from an electrically conductive polymer suspension, wherein the electrically conductive polymer suspension includes: an electrically conductive polymer material including a dopant composed of a polyacid or a salt thereof and an electrically conductive polymer; at least one compound (A) selected from erythritol, xylitol and pentaerythritol; and the dispersion medium.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: TOKIN CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoki Nobuta, Ryuta Kobayakawa, Naoki Takahashi, Yasuhisa Sugawara, Satoshi Suzuki
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Publication number: 20170257706Abstract: An electronic device is provided with a main surface member which is used as a vibrating plate, a case which supports the main surface member and a sound generating unit which is attached to the case to generate sound by vibrating the main surface member. The sound generating unit is provided with a piezoelectric plate and a protective member. The piezoelectric plate has a longitudinal direction in a first horizontal direction and has an upper surface, a lower surface and a plurality of side surfaces. The protective member has a supporting portion covering the lower surface of the piezoelectric plate and supporting the piezoelectric plate, a protective portion provided to the supporting portion to cover at least one of the side surfaces of the piezoelectric plate and an attached portion attached to the case.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2015Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: TOKIN CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu YAMAZAKI, Noriaki IKEZAWA, Yoshiyuki ABE, Koichi SHUTA, Katsunori KUMASAKA, Masafumi KATSUNO
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Patent number: 9743166Abstract: In the present invention, a device is provided with a main surface member, a piezoelectric body plate, a first support part, and a housing. The main surface member is used as a vibration plate. The piezoelectric body plate vibrates according to an electric signal. The first support part supports the piezoelectric body plate. The housing has a second support part that supports the main surface member and extends in a prescribed direction that intersects the main surface member. The first support part is secured to the second support so that the second support part vibrates in the prescribed direction according to the vibration of the piezoelectric body plate. The vibration of the piezoelectric body plate is transmitted to the main surface member via the first support part and the second support part, and due to this the main surface member vibrates to generate a sound.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignees: TOKIN CORPORATION, SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiyuki Abe, Katsunori Kumasaka, Kouichi Shuta, Osamu Yamazaki, Hiroshi Shima, Noriaki Ikezawa
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Patent number: 9716317Abstract: An antenna device, which has wide-angle directivity and a configuration suitable to be used in a portable electronic apparatus, includes a flat board-like substantially rectangular soft magnetic body, and a loop-shaped coil disposed from a front surface to a rear surface of the soft magnetic body such that a region surrounded by the coil includes at least a part of a specific edge, i.e., one edge out of four edges of the soft magnetic body, and does not include a facing edge that faces the specific edge.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2011Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: NEC TOKIN CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Chatani, Naoharu Yamamoto, Toshiaki Oka, Takashi Otsuki
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Publication number: 20170117081Abstract: A soft magnetic molded body, in which a binder component is used to bind a soft magnetic metal powder that has a flat shape, includes 60% by volume or more of the soft magnetic metal powder and 10-30% by volume of fine open pores. The binder component includes an inorganic oxide as a main component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: NEC TOKIN CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi CHATANI, Kenji IKEDA, Toshinori TSUDA
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Patent number: 9576726Abstract: An electronic equipment is provided with an antenna including a coil, a load, a power feeding unit for feeding power received by the antenna to the load, a communication unit for communicating with the outside world via the antenna, a switching circuit installed between the antenna and the communication unit, and a switching control unit for controlling ON/OFF of the switching circuit according to power to be received by the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2011Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: NEC TOKIN CORPORATIONInventors: Masashi Mori, Koichi Mishina, Yuichi Hosokawa, Koji Sato
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Patent number: 9544694Abstract: A piezoelectric vibration module includes a piezoelectric element, a wiring member connected to the piezoelectric element and drawn out to the outside, and an elastic plate bonded to one surface of the piezoelectric element, wherein the elastic plate is made of a silicone rubber.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: NEC TOKIN CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiyuki Abe, Takeshi Mizuno, Hiroshi Shima, Masao Yamaguchi, Noriaki Ikezawa, Katsunori Kumasaka
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Patent number: 9468134Abstract: In order to provide a noise suppression sheet whose imaginary part magnetic permeability ??, representing a magnetic loss component, is large at a GHz-band frequency, thus having an excellent noise suppression effect, the noise suppression sheet comprises a flat magnetic powder having a saturation magnetostriction of 12.0×10?6 or more and 38.0×10?6 or less and an organic binder.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2013Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: NEC TOKIN CORPORATIONInventor: Toshiyuki Igarashi
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Patent number: 9455092Abstract: An electric conductive polymer suspension is produced by performing chemical oxidative polymerization of a monomer for providing an electric conductive polymer by using an oxidant in a solvent containing an organic acid or a salt thereof as a dopant to form an electric conductive polymer, recovering the electric conductive polymer, allowing an oxidant to act on the electric conductive polymer in an aqueous solvent containing a polyacid, and further mixing a dispersant with a branched structure and then pulverizing the electric conductive polymer. According to the electric conductive polymer suspension, an organic material high in conductivity, and excellent in adhesiveness to a substrate and water resistance, and a method for producing the material, as well as an electrolytic capacitor and a method for producing the capacitor can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: NEC Tokin CorporationInventors: Yasuhisa Sugawara, Tomoki Nobuta, Satoshi Suzuki, Yasuhiro Tomioka
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Patent number: 9452594Abstract: Provided is an electroconductive polymer composition with a good film forming property and a high electroconductivity. Also, provided is an electroconductive polymer material and an electroconductive substrate with a high electroconductivity and transparency. Further, provided is a solid electrolytic capacitor with a high capacity and a low ESR. Disclosed is an electroconductive polymer composition, containing an electroconductive polymer obtained by an oxidation polymerization by using an oxidant in a reaction solution which contains at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of pyrrole, thiophene and derivatives thereof, a polyacid or a salt thereof as a dopant, and a solvent containing water and an aprotic solvent.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: NEC Tokin CorporationInventors: Tomoki Nobuta, Satoshi Suzuki, Yasuhisa Sugawara, Yasuhiro Tomioka
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Publication number: 20160249120Abstract: In the present invention, a device is provided with a main surface member, a piezoelectric body plate, a first support part, and a housing. The main surface member is used as a vibration plate. The piezoelectric body plate vibrates according to an electric signal. The first support part supports the piezoelectric body plate. The housing has a second support part that supports the main surface member and extends in a prescribed direction that intersects the main surface member. The first support part is secured to the second support so that the second support part vibrates in the prescribed direction according to the vibration of the piezoelectric body plate. The vibration of the piezoelectric body plate is transmitted to the main surface member via the first support part and the second support part, and due to this the main surface member vibrates to generate a sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2014Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicants: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION, SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiyuki ABE, Katsunori KUMASAKA, Kouichi SHUTA, Osamu YAMAZAKI, Hiroshi SHIMA, Noriaki IKEZAWA
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Publication number: 20160177429Abstract: An Fe-based nano-crystalline alloy formed from an alloy composition of (FeE)(100-X-Y-Z)BXPYCuZ having an amorphous phase as a main phase, wherein 79?100-X-Y-Z?86 atomic %, 4?X?9 atomic %, 1?Y?10 atomic %, and 0.5?Z?1.2 atomic %, and wherein (FeE) includes Fe and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Cr, Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, Y, N, O and a rare-earth element, wherein a combined total of said at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Cr, Al, Mn, Ag, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, Bi, Y, N, O and a rare-earth element is in an amount of 3 atomic % or less relative to the whole composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicants: NEC Tokin Corporation, Tohoku UniversityInventors: Akiri URATA, Yasunobo YAMADA, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO, Shigeyoshi YOSHIDA, Akihiro MAKINO