Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Tsutsui
Kazuhiro Tsutsui 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).
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Patent number: 12154740Abstract: An electronic component includes an internal component, an inner case, and an outer case. The inner case is hermetically sealed and houses the internal component. The outer case is arranged outside the inner case with a gap between the outer case and the inner case. The outer case includes an opening. The opening communicates the gap with an outside of the outer case.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Kasumi Horiuchi, Yoshiaki Mimura, Kazuhiro Tsutsui
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Publication number: 20230274901Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Ayaka MIYAKE, Kazuhiro TSUTSUI, Hiroyuki TANAKA
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Publication number: 20230253172Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Ayaka MIYAKE, Kazuhiro TSUTSUI
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Patent number: 11699864Abstract: A relay includes a housing, a fixed terminal, a screw receiving member, and at least one female screw member. The fixed terminal has a plate shape. The fixed terminal includes a fastening portion having at least one screw insertion hole. The fastening portion is exposed from the housing to an outside and is screwed to an external terminal. The screw receiving member overlaps with the fastening portion in a penetrating direction of the at least one screw insertion hole and is provided in proximity to the fastening portion. The at least one female screw member is provided integrally with or separately from the screw receiving member and is prevented from rotating by the screw receiving member.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Harimochi, Ryota Minowa, Naoki Kawaguchi, Shinichi Ogawa, Kohei Otsuka, Hiroyuki Iwasaka, Kazuhiro Tsutsui
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Patent number: 11450496Abstract: A relay includes a fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a holder, a drive shaft, a contact case, a magnetic field generation member, and an inner member. The drive shaft is connected to the holder on a side close to the first end of the drive shaft. The magnetic field generation member is arranged around the contact case and is configured to generate a magnetic field in which an arc generated between the fixed contact and the movable contact extends in a lateral direction of the movable contact piece. The inner member includes a rotation preventing portion for restricting rotation of the holder around the drive shaft. The rotation preventing portion is arranged so as to contact the holder at a position closer to a second end of the drive shaft than the movable contact piece and closer to the drive shaft than the movable contact.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Harimochi, Ryota Minowa, Naoki Kawaguchi, Shinichi Ogawa, Kohei Otsuka, Hiroyuki Iwasaka, Kazuhiro Tsutsui
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Patent number: 11309153Abstract: The contact switching device includes a first terminal, a first contact, a second terminal, and a base. The first contact is attached to the first terminal. The base includes a first attachment portion, a second attachment portion, and a groove portion. The first terminal is attached to the first attachment portion. The second terminal is attached to the second attachment portion. The groove portion is arranged between the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion. The groove portion has a shape in which the inside is larger than the entrance.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Jun Sasaki, Kazuhiro Tsutsui, Hiroyuki Harimochi, Shintaro Wada, Yuki Muto, Kazuhiro Ikemoto, Keisuke Kihara
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Patent number: 11276537Abstract: A housing includes a first mounting portion having a first through hole penetrating in a first direction and a second mounting portion having a second through hole penetrating in the first direction. The second mounting portion is disposed separately from the first mounting portion to one side in a second direction and is disposed closer to one side in a third direction than the first mounting portion. The first fixed terminal includes a first fastening portion that is exposed outside the housing closer to one side in the third direction than the first mounting portion. The second fixed terminal includes a second fastening portion that is exposed outside the housing closer to an opposite side in the third direction than the second mounting portion and that is disposed closer to the opposite side in the third direction than the first fastening portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Harimochi, Ryota Minowa, Naoki Kawaguchi, Shinichi Ogawa, Kohei Otsuka, Hiroyuki Iwasaka, Kazuhiro Tsutsui
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Publication number: 20220037102Abstract: An electronic component includes an internal component, an inner case, and an outer case. The inner case is hermetically sealed and houses the internal component. The outer case is arranged outside the inner case with a gap between the outer case and the inner case. The outer case includes an opening. The opening communicates the gap with an outside of the outer case.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Kasumi HORIUCHI, Yoshiaki MIMURA, Kazuhiro TSUTSUI
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Publication number: 20210082648Abstract: A housing includes a first mounting portion having a first through hole penetrating in a first direction and a second mounting portion having a second through hole penetrating in the first direction. The second mounting portion is disposed separately from the first mounting portion to one side in a second direction and is disposed closer to one side in a third direction than the first mounting portion. The first fixed terminal includes a first fastening portion that is exposed outside the housing closer to one side in the third direction than the first mounting portion. The second fixed terminal includes a second fastening portion that is exposed outside the housing closer to an opposite side in the third direction than the second mounting portion and that is disposed closer to the opposite side in the third direction than the first fastening portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Hiroyuki HARIMOCHI, Ryota MINOWA, Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Shinichi OGAWA, Kohei OTSUKA, Hiroyuki IWASAKA, Kazuhiro TSUTSUI
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Publication number: 20210083404Abstract: A relay includes a housing, a fixed terminal, a screw receiving member, and at least one female screw member. The fixed terminal has a plate shape. The fixed terminal includes a fastening portion having at least one screw insertion hole. The fastening portion is exposed from the housing to an outside and is screwed to an external terminal. The screw receiving member overlaps with the fastening portion in a penetrating direction of the at least one screw insertion hole and is provided in proximity to the fastening portion. The at least one female screw member is provided integrally with or separately from the screw receiving member and is prevented from rotating by the screw receiving member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Hiroyuki HARIMOCHI, Ryota MINOWA, Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Shinichi OGAWA, Kohei OTSUKA, Hiroyuki IWASAKA, Kazuhiro TSUTSUI
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Publication number: 20210082647Abstract: A relay includes a fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a holder, a drive shaft, a contact case, a magnetic field generation member, and an inner member. The drive shaft is connected to the holder on a side close to the first end of the drive shaft. The magnetic field generation member is arranged around the contact case and is configured to generate a magnetic field in which an arc generated between the fixed contact and the movable contact extends in a lateral direction of the movable contact piece. The inner member includes a rotation preventing portion for restricting rotation of the holder around the drive shaft. The rotation preventing portion is arranged so as to contact the holder at a position closer to a second end of the drive shaft than the movable contact piece and closer to the drive shaft than the movable contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Hiroyuki HARIMOCHI, Ryota MINOWA, Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Shinichi OGAWA, Kohei OTSUKA, Hiroyuki IWASAKA, Kazuhiro TSUTSUI
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Publication number: 20210043404Abstract: The contact switching device includes a first terminal, a first contact, a second terminal, and a base. The first contact is attached to the first terminal. The base includes a first attachment portion, a second attachment portion, and a groove portion. The first terminal is attached to the first attachment portion. The second terminal is attached to the second attachment portion. The groove portion is arranged between the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion. The groove portion has a shape in which the inside is larger than the entrance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Jun SASAKI, Kazuhiro TSUTSUI, Hiroyuki HARIMOCHI, Shintaro WADA, Yuki MUTO, Kazuhiro IKEMOTO, Keisuke KIHARA
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Patent number: 10665406Abstract: A contact mechanism includes: a movable touch piece that includes a caulking portion, a pair of arms forked from the caulking portion and respectively having free ends, first and second movable contacts provided at the respective free ends of the pair of arms, and a coupler configured to couple the free ends of the pair of arms; and first and second fixed contacts disposed respectively facing the first and second movable contacts contactably to or separably from the first and second movable contacts.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Jun Sasaki, Kazuhiro Tsutsui
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Patent number: 10290745Abstract: A transistor with stable electrical characteristics is provided. The transistor includes a first insulator over a substrate; first to third oxide insulators over the first insulator; a second insulator over the third oxide insulator; a first conductor over the second insulator; and a third insulator over the first conductor. An energy level of a conduction band minimum of each of the first and second oxide insulators is closer to a vacuum level than that of the oxide semiconductor is. An energy level of a conduction band minimum of the third oxide insulator is closer to the vacuum level than that of the second oxide insulator is. The first insulator contains oxygen. The number of oxygen molecules released from the first insulator measured by thermal desorption spectroscopy is greater than or equal to 1E14 molecules/cm2 and less than or equal to 1E16 molecules/cm2.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Tetsuhiro Tanaka, Akihisa Shimomura, Yasumasa Yamane, Ryo Tokumaru, Yuhei Sato, Kazuhiro Tsutsui
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Patent number: 10204756Abstract: A coil terminal includes: first to third terminal portions configured to supply a current to a coil; a coupler configured to couple these first to third terminal portions; and connectors provided in the coupler and connected with a lead wire of the coil. The coupler is formed by a resistive material, and includes a resistance regulator formed by bending at least part of the coupler.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Jun Sasaki, Kazuhiro Tsutsui
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Patent number: 10153114Abstract: An electronic-device seal structure includes a base, a case which covers an upper surface of the base and has an opening at a surface thereof, and a pair of terminals attached to the base. A first clearance sealed with a sealing material is provided between the base and the case, and a second clearance is provided between the pair of terminals attached to an end surface of the base to face each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Kazuhiro Tsutsui, Masahiro Kinoshita, Ayaka Miyake, Jun Sasaki, Keisuke Tsuji
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Patent number: 9966213Abstract: An electronic device capable of reducing costs for equipment is shown. Of a plurality of housings each having an electromagnetic relay body incorporated therein, the adjacent housings are unified with a disconnectable connector provided on facing outer surfaces of the housings.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Kazuhiro Tsutsui, Ayaka Miyake, Jun Sasaki, Franco Vernaroli, Fabio Mangiapelo, Francesco Greco
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Publication number: 20180047537Abstract: A coil terminal includes: first to third terminal portions configured to supply a current to a coil; a coupler configured to couple these first to third terminal portions; and connectors provided in the coupler and connected with a lead wire of the coil. The coupler is formed by a resistive material, and includes a resistance regulator formed by bending at least part of the coupler.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Jun SASAKI, Kazuhiro TSUTSUI
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Publication number: 20170345597Abstract: A contact mechanism includes: a movable touch piece that includes a caulking portion, a pair of arms forked from the caulking portion and respectively having free ends, first and second movable contacts provided at the respective free ends of the pair of arms, and a coupler configured to couple the free ends of the pair of arms; and first and second fixed contacts disposed respectively facing the first and second movable contacts contactably to or separably from the first and second movable contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Jun SASAKI, Kazuhiro TSUTSUI
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Publication number: 20170345596Abstract: An electromagnetic device includes: a coil; a spool having a body, around which the coil is wound, and first and second guard portions provided at both ends of the body, the spool being provided with a through hole in the body, which is opened in the first and second guard portions; an iron core inserted in the through hole; and a yoke being in contact with the second guard portion and fixed with a coupler of the iron core which protrudes from a second-guard-portion-side opening. At least one movement regulator configured to regulate movement of the coil is provided in the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Jun SASAKI, Kazuhiro TSUTSUI