Patents by Inventor Ayaka MIYAKE

Ayaka MIYAKE 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: 11791117
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a base, a first terminal, a fixing member, and a first adhesive. The base includes a first hole. The base is made of a thermosetting resin. The first terminal extends through the first hole. The fixing member is a separate body from the base. The fixing member has higher elasticity than the thermosetting resin. The fixing member fixes the first terminal to the base. The fixing member includes a first support wall and a first recess. The first support wall is disposed between an inner surface of the first hole and the first terminal. The first support wall extends upward along the first terminal. The first recess is disposed on an upper surface of the first support wall and faces the first terminal. The first adhesive is filled in the first recess. The first adhesive adheres the first terminal and the first support wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayaka Miyake, Shinya Yamamoto, Daisuke Otsubo
  • Patent number: 11791119
    Abstract: First and second movable contacts are connected to a first movable contact piece. A second movable contact piece is provided separately from the first movable contact piece. Third and fourth movable contacts are connected to the second movable contact piece. A drive device moves the first movable contact piece and the second movable contact piece by moving a movable iron core by a magnetic force generated from a coil. In a state where the first to fourth movable contacts are contacts the first to fourth fixed contacts, respectively, the first movable contact piece and the second movable contact piece are electrically connected in parallel with the first fixed terminal and the second fixed terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayaka Miyake, Koichiro Matsushima, Yuji Kozai, Taira Minamizaki
  • Publication number: 20230274901
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed terminal, a base, a fixed contact, a movable contact, a movable contact piece, and a movable terminal. The base supports the fixed terminal. The fixed contact is connected to the fixed terminal. The movable contact faces the fixed contact. The movable contact is connected to the movable contact piece. The movable terminal is provided separately from the movable contact piece and supported by the base. The movable terminal includes a support portion. The support portion is connected to the movable contact piece below the movable contact and supports the movable contact piece. The support portion includes an upper edge and a recess. The recess has a shape recessed downward from the upper edge at a position overlapping the movable contact piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Ayaka MIYAKE, Kazuhiro TSUTSUI, Hiroyuki TANAKA
  • Patent number: 11735389
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first movable contact piece, a first movable contact, a second movable contact, a moving member, a coil, and a movable iron core. The moving member holds the first movable contact piece. The moving member is made of a resin having electrical insulation. The moving member includes a first member and a second member. The first member is connected to a movable iron core. The second member is a separate body from the first member. The second member is connected to the first member by snap fitting. The first member includes a convex portion. The convex portion projects toward the second member in a moving direction of the moving member. The second member includes an inspection hole. The inspection hole faces the convex portion in the moving direction and extends in the moving direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayaka Miyake, Shinya Yamamoto, Daisuke Otsubo
  • Publication number: 20230253172
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed terminal, a base, a fixed contact, a movable contact, a movable contact piece, a movable terminal, a card, and a contact protrusion. The base supports the fixed terminal. The fixed contact is connected to the fixed terminal. The movable contact faces the fixed contact. The movable contact is connected to the movable contact piece. The movable terminal is fixed to the base. The movable terminal is connected to the movable contact piece. The card pushes the movable contact piece to move the movable contact. The contact protrusion is provided on the movable contact piece. The contact protrusion contacts the card to allow the card to press the movable contact piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Ayaka MIYAKE, Kazuhiro TSUTSUI
  • Patent number: 11705297
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first movable contact piece, a moving member, a coil, and a movable iron core. The movable iron core is connected to the moving member and is configured to move by a magnetic force generated by the coil. The moving member is made of an electrical insulator. The moving member includes a support portion and a connecting portion. The support portion holds a first movable contact piece. The connecting portion is connected to the movable iron core. The connecting portion includes a locking groove and a locking projection. An end of the movable iron core is disposed in the locking groove. The locking projection presses the end of the movable iron core in the locking groove. The locking projection extends in a support direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the moving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayaka Miyake, Shinya Yamamoto, Daisuke Otsubo
  • Patent number: 11640889
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a moving member, a yoke, a guide member, and a movable iron core. The yoke includes a plate portion and a yoke hole. The guide member is disposed in the yoke hole. The movable iron core is connected to the moving member. The movable iron core includes a tubular portion. The tubular portion includes a first end surface and a second end surface. The tubular portion is disposed in the guide member. The plate portion includes a first surface and a second surface. In a case where the moving member is located at the closed position, the first end surface is located within a range from a first position to a second position. The first position is a position corresponding to the first surface. The second position is located at a center of the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayaka Miyake, Shinya Yamamoto, Daisuke Otsubo
  • Patent number: 11640890
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first movable contact piece, a moving member, a coil, and a movable iron core. The moving member holds the first movable contact piece. The movable iron core is connected to the moving member and is configured to move by a magnetic force generated by the coil. The moving member is made of resin having electrical insulation. The moving member includes a first member and a second member. The second member is connected to the first member by snap fitting. The first member includes a first protrusion. The second member includes a second main body, a first locking portion, and a first arm. The first locking portion locks to the first protrusion. The first arm connects the second main body and the first locking portion. A thickness of the first arm is smaller than a thickness of the first locking portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayaka Miyake, Shinya Yamamoto, Daisuke Otsubo
  • Patent number: 11380504
    Abstract: A relay includes a fixed terminal, a fixed contact connected to the fixed terminal, a movable contact piece facing the fixed terminal, a movable contact, a card, and a drive unit configured to generate a driving force to operate the card. The movable contact is connected to the movable contact piece and faces the fixed contact. The card is made from resin and presses the movable contact piece to operate the movable contact piece. The card includes a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion. The first and second pressing portions are configured to contact the movable contact piece and press the movable contact piece. The second pressing portion is disposed apart from the first pressing portion in a width direction of the movable contact piece. The first and second pressing portions are disposed inside side edges of the movable contact piece in the width direction respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayaka Miyake, Tatsuro Kitagawa, Tamako Oyama, Takuya Kondo
  • Patent number: 11322327
    Abstract: A relay includes a fixed terminal, a fixed contact connected to the fixed terminal, a movable contact piece facing the fixed terminal, a movable contact, a drive unit including a coil and an armature operated by electromagnetic force generated from the coil, a card, and a wall disposed between the armature and the card. The movable contact is connected to the movable contact piece and faces the fixed contact. The card is disposed between the drive unit and the movable contact piece, and transmits an operation of the armature to the movable contact piece. The card includes a card body, a contact part, and a protrusion. The card body is disposed between the wall and a movable contact piece. The contact part extends from the card body toward the armature. The protrusion protrudes from the card body toward the wall and is disposed on a side of the contact part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ayaka Miyake, Tatsuro Kitagawa, Tamako Oyama, Takuya Kondo
  • Publication number: 20220122793
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a base, a first terminal, a fixing member, and a first adhesive. The base includes a first hole. The base is made of a thermosetting resin. The first terminal extends through the first hole. The fixing member is a separate body from the base. The fixing member has higher elasticity than the thermosetting resin. The fixing member fixes the first terminal to the base. The fixing member includes a first support wall and a first recess. The first support wall is disposed between an inner surface of the first hole and the first terminal. The first support wall extends upward along the first terminal. The first recess is disposed on an upper surface of the first support wall and faces the first terminal. The first adhesive is filled in the first recess. The first adhesive adheres the first terminal and the first support wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Ayaka MIYAKE, Shinya YAMAMOTO, Daisuke OTSUBO
  • Publication number: 20220122797
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first movable contact piece, a moving member, a coil, and a movable iron core. The moving member holds the first movable contact piece. The movable iron core is connected to the moving member and is configured to move by a magnetic force generated by the coil. The moving member is made of resin having electrical insulation. The moving member includes a first member and a second member. The second member is connected to the first member by snap fitting. The first member includes a first protrusion. The second member includes a second main body, a first locking portion, and a first arm. The first locking portion locks to the first protrusion. The first arm connects the second main body and the first locking portion. A thickness of the first arm is smaller than a thickness of the first locking portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Ayaka MIYAKE, Shinya YAMAMOTO, Daisuke OTSUBO
  • Publication number: 20220122794
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first movable contact piece, a moving member, a coil, and a movable iron core. The movable iron core is connected to the moving member and is configured to move by a magnetic force generated by the coil. The moving member is made of an electrical insulator. The moving member includes a support portion and a connecting portion. The support portion holds a first movable contact piece. The connecting portion is connected to the movable iron core. The connecting portion includes a locking groove and a locking projection. An end of the movable iron core is disposed in the locking groove. The locking projection presses the end of the movable iron core in the locking groove. The locking projection extends in a support direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the moving member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Ayaka MIYAKE, Shinya YAMAMOTO, Daisuke OTSUBO
  • Publication number: 20220122795
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a moving member, a yoke, a guide member, and a movable iron core. The yoke includes a plate portion and a yoke hole. The guide member is disposed in the yoke hole. The movable iron core is connected to the moving member. The movable iron core includes a tubular portion. The tubular portion includes a first end surface and a second end surface. The tubular portion is disposed in the guide member. The plate portion includes a first surface and a second surface. In a case where the moving member is located at the closed position, the first end surface is located within a range from a first position to a second position. The first position is a position corresponding to the first surface. The second position is located at a center of the first surface and the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Ayaka MIYAKE, Shinya YAMAMOTO, Daisuke OTSUBO
  • Publication number: 20220122796
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first movable contact piece, a first movable contact, a second movable contact, a moving member, a coil, and a movable iron core. The moving member holds the first movable contact piece. The moving member is made of a resin having electrical insulation. The moving member includes a first member and a second member. The first member is connected to a movable iron core. The second member is a separate body from the first member. The second member is connected to the first member by snap fitting. The first member includes a convex portion. The convex portion projects toward the second member in a moving direction of the moving member. The second member includes an inspection hole. The inspection hole faces the convex portion in the moving direction and extends in the moving direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Ayaka MIYAKE, Shinya YAMAMOTO, Daisuke OTSUBO
  • Publication number: 20220108860
    Abstract: A relay includes a first fixed terminal, a first fixed contact, a second fixed terminal, a second fixed contact, a first movable contact piece, a first movable contact, a second movable contact, an insulating member, and a drive device. The first fixed contact is connected to the first fixed terminal. The second fixed contact is connected to the second fixed terminal. The first movable contact and the second movable contact are connected to the first movable contact piece. The insulating member is connected to the first movable contact piece. The drive device includes a coil and a movable iron core. The movable iron core is connected to the insulating member. The drive device moves the movable iron core by a magnetic force generated from the coil to move the movable contact piece. The first movable contact piece and the movable iron core are electrically insulated by the insulating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Koichiro MATSUSHIMA, Ayaka MIYAKE, Yuji KOZAI, Taira MINAMIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20220108859
    Abstract: First and second movable contacts are connected to a first movable contact piece. A second movable contact piece is provided separately from the first movable contact piece. Third and fourth movable contacts are connected to the second movable contact piece. A drive device moves the first movable contact piece and the second movable contact piece by moving a movable iron core by a magnetic force generated from a coil. In a state where the first to fourth movable contacts are contacts the first to fourth fixed contacts, respectively, the first movable contact piece and the second movable contact piece are electrically connected in parallel with the first fixed terminal and the second fixed terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Ayaka MIYAKE, Koichiro MATSUSHIMA, Yuji KOZAI, Taira MINAMIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210366678
    Abstract: A relay includes a fixed terminal, a fixed contact connected to the fixed terminal, a movable contact piece facing the fixed terminal, a movable contact, a drive unit including a coil and an armature operated by electromagnetic force generated from the coil, a card, and a wall disposed between the armature and the card. The movable contact is connected to the movable contact piece and faces the fixed contact. The card is disposed between the drive unit and the movable contact piece, and transmits an operation of the armature to the movable contact piece. The card includes a card body, a contact part, and a protrusion. The card body is disposed between the wall and a movable contact piece. The contact part extends from the card body toward the armature. The protrusion protrudes from the card body toward the wall and is disposed on a side of the contact part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ayaka MIYAKE, Tatsuro KITAGAWA, Tamako OYAMA, Takuya KONDO
  • Patent number: 10943753
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, when a predetermined time has passed after generation of an arc at least either between a movable contact and a fixed contact or between a movable contact and a fixed contact, an arc generated between the movable contact and the fixed contact is extended by a magnetic field generation unit to be longer than an arc generated between the movable contact and the fixed contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Syuichi Itoda, Masayuki Noda, Koji Takami, Takeshi Nishida, Yasuo Hayashida, Keisuke Yano, Ayaka Miyake
  • Publication number: 20210012993
    Abstract: A relay includes a fixed terminal, a fixed contact connected to the fixed terminal, a movable contact piece facing the fixed terminal, a movable contact, a card, and a drive unit configured to generate a driving force to operate the card. The movable contact is connected to the movable contact piece and faces the fixed contact. The card is made from resin and presses the movable contact piece to operate the movable contact piece. The card includes a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion. The first and second pressing portions are configured to contact the movable contact piece and press the movable contact piece. The second pressing portion is disposed apart from the first pressing portion in a width direction of the movable contact piece. The first and second pressing portions are disposed inside side edges of the movable contact piece in the width direction respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Ayaka MIYAKE, Tatsuro KITAGAWA, Tamako OYAMA, Takuya KONDO