Patents by Inventor Mitsunari Suzuki
Mitsunari Suzuki 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: 11289269Abstract: There is provided a coil unit capable of decreasing an installation area while inhibiting transfer of heat to a capacitor. The coil unit includes: a coil made of a conductor in a spiral shape at least around a first axis; a capacitor module configured to include a substrate in which one or more capacitors are installed and be disposed to be separate from the coil in an axial direction of the first axis; a casing configured to have the coil and the capacitor module disposed inside; and a first resin configured to thermally connect at least a part of the coil and at least a part of the casing, wherein the first resin is separate from the capacitors and the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventor: Mitsunari Suzuki
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Patent number: 11146122Abstract: A coil unit including: a magnetic body including a first and second main face facing the first main face; a first coil made of a first conductor winding spirally around a first axis; and a second coil made of a second conductor winding spirally around a second axis, wherein the first coil has a first coil face intersecting the first axis and is disposed wherein the first coil face faces the first main face, the second coil has a second coil face intersecting the second axis and is disposed so the second coil face faces the second main face, the first coil face has a first opening, the second coil face has second opening, part of an inner edge of the second opening is separated from the magnetic body, and the second coil generates a magnetic field in the opposite direction of a magnetic field generated by the first coil.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroya Kitagawa, Mitsunari Suzuki
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Publication number: 20210090797Abstract: There is provided a coil unit capable of decreasing an installation area while inhibiting transfer of heat to a capacitor. The coil unit includes: a coil made of a conductor in a spiral shape at least around a first axis; a capacitor module configured to include a substrate in which one or more capacitors are installed and be disposed to be separate from the coil in an axial direction of the first axis; a casing configured to have the coil and the capacitor module disposed inside; and a first resin configured to thermally connect at least a part of the coil and at least a part of the casing, wherein the first resin is separate from the capacitors and the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventor: Mitsunari SUZUKI
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Patent number: 10847310Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil unit that includes a coil formed by spirally winding a conductive wire, a capacitor electrically connected to the coil, a magnetic member covering the coil in an axial direction of the coil, a first metal shield covering the coil with the magnetic member interposed therebetween, and a second metal shield disposed between the magnetic member and the first metal shield so as to form a space for housing the capacitor. The second metal shield includes a flat plate part facing to the magnetic member, a side wall disposed around the capacitor, and a flange part formed by bending a leading end portion of the side wall extending toward the first metal shield. The flange part is disposed so as to be thermally connected to the first metal shield.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsunari Suzuki, Kota Arasaki
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Patent number: 10840014Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil unit that includes a coil formed by spirally winding a conductive wire, a capacitor electrically connected to the coil, a magnetic member covering the coil in an axial direction of the coil, a first metal shield covering the coil with the magnetic member interposed therebetween, and a second metal shield disposed between the magnetic member and the first metal shield so as to form a space for housing the capacitor. The second metal shield is disposed so as to be thermally connected to the first metal shield. An outer dimension of the second metal shield as viewed in the axial direction of the coil is equal to or smaller than an outer dimension of the magnetic member.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsunari Suzuki, Kota Arasaki
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Patent number: 10804709Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil unit that includes a coil, a magnetic member having a first surface facing to the coil and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first metal shield covering the second surface of the magnetic member, and a second metal shield disposed so as to surround the coil. The first metal shield is disposed spaced apart in the axial direction of the coil from the second surface in a region between an end portion of the magnetic member and the second metal shield. A length Lp of a protruding part of the second shield that protrudes forward from a reference plane that is coplanar with the first surface in the axial direction of the coil is smaller than a first distance Ly from the end portion of the magnetic member to the second metal shield.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Kota Arasaki, Mitsunari Suzuki
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Publication number: 20200303966Abstract: A coil unit including: a magnetic body including a first and second main face facing the first main face; a first coil made of a first conductor winding spirally around a first axis; and a second coil made of a second conductor winding spirally around a second axis, wherein the first coil has a first coil face intersecting the first axis and is disposed wherein the first coil face faces the first main face, the second coil has a second coil face intersecting the second axis and is disposed so the second coil face faces the second main face, the first coil face has a first opening, the second coil face has second opening, part of an inner edge of the second opening is separated from the magnetic body, and the second coil generates a magnetic field in the opposite direction of a magnetic field generated by the first coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroya KITAGAWA, Mitsunari SUZUKI
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Patent number: 10272789Abstract: A wireless power supply system is a wireless power supply system provided with a travel lane for wirelessly transmitting power to a moving body and includes a power transmitting coil that is disposed such that the axial direction of the coil is substantially parallel to the width direction of the travel lane, and electromagnetic shielding walls that are disposed on the respective sides of the travel lane in the extension direction of the travel lane.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Noritaka Chiyo, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Mitsunari Suzuki
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Publication number: 20190036347Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil unit that includes a coil, a magnetic member having a first surface facing to the coil and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first metal shield covering the second surface of the magnetic member, and a second metal shield disposed so as to surround the coil. The first metal shield is disposed spaced apart in the axial direction of the coil from the second surface in a region between an end portion of the magnetic member and the second metal shield. A length Lp of a protruding part of the second shield that protrudes forward from a reference plane that is coplanar with the first surface in the axial direction of the coil is smaller than a first distance Ly from the end portion of the magnetic member to the second metal shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Kota ARASAKI, Mitsunari SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20190035547Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil unit that includes a coil formed by spirally winding a conductive wire, a capacitor electrically connected to the coil, a magnetic member covering the coil in an axial direction of the coil, a first metal shield covering the coil with the magnetic member interposed therebetween, and a second metal shield disposed between the magnetic member and the first metal shield so as to form a space for housing the capacitor. The second metal shield is disposed so as to be thermally connected to the first metal shield. An outer dimension of the second metal shield as viewed in the axial direction of the coil is equal to or smaller than an outer dimension of the magnetic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsunari SUZUKI, Kota ARASAKI
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Publication number: 20190035543Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil unit that includes a coil formed by spirally winding a conductive wire, a capacitor electrically connected to the coil, a magnetic member covering the coil in an axial direction of the coil, a first metal shield covering the coil with the magnetic member interposed therebetween, and a second metal shield disposed between the magnetic member and the first metal shield so as to form a space for housing the capacitor. The second metal shield includes a flat plate part facing to the magnetic member, a side wall disposed around the capacitor, and a flange part formed by bending a leading end portion of the side wall extending toward the first metal shield. The flange part is disposed so as to be thermally connected to the first metal shield.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsunari SUZUKI, Kota Arasaki
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Patent number: 10014105Abstract: A coil unit includes a non-magnetic conductive plate which is disposed along an axis of a coil, and a magnetic body. The magnetic body includes a first portion which is positioned in an outer side than an outline of one side of the conductive plate in the axis direction of the coil, and a second portion which is positioned in an outer side than an outline of the other side of the conductive plate in the axis direction of the coil. When viewing from the axis direction of the coil, the first and second portions are positioned on a side of the conductive plate where is opposite to a side which faces the coil.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Noritaka Chiyo, Tetsuya Nishiyama, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Mitsunari Suzuki
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Patent number: 10002708Abstract: A coil unit includes a non-magnetic conductive plate which is disposed in an arrangement direction of first and second coils have reverse winding direction to each other, and a magnetic body. The magnetic body includes a first portion which is positioned in an outer side than an outline of one side of the conductive plate in the arrangement direction of the first and second coils, and a second portion which is positioned in an outer side than an outline of the other side of the conductive plate in the arrangement direction of the first and second coils. When viewing from the arrangement direction of the first and second coils, the first and second portions are positioned on a side of the conductive plate where is opposite to a side which faces the first and second coils.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Noritaka Chiyo, Tetsuya Nishiyama, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Mitsunari Suzuki
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Patent number: 9991749Abstract: A coil unit, a wireless power feeding device, a wireless power receiving device, and a wireless power transmission device are provided that are capable of reducing high voltage induced on the metal part. A coil unit Lu1 includes a power transmission coil L1, a first reactance circuit X10 that is connected to one end portion of the winding of the power transmission coil L1 and forms a resonant circuit together with the power transmission coil L1, a metal part SD disposed on the same side as the back side of the power transmission coil L1, and a first adjustment capacitor C10 connected between the other end portion of the winding of the power transmission coil L1 and the metal part SD.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Tsunehiro Saen, Tetsuya Nishiyama, Mitsunari Suzuki
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Patent number: 9935500Abstract: A coil unit, a wireless power feeding device, a wireless power receiving device, and a wireless power transmission device are provided that can reduce high induced voltage on the metal part. A coil unit includes a power transmission coil, reactance circuits and that each form a resonant circuit together with the power transmission coil, and a metal part disposed on the same side as the back side of the power transmission coil. A ratio between a first reactance value of the first reactance circuit and a second reactance value of the second reactance circuit is set based on the ratio of the mean distance between the winding and the metal part in a part of the winding from the other end to the central portion to the mean distance between the winding and the metal part in a part of the winding from one end to the central portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Tsunehiro Saen, Tetsuya Nishiyama, Mitsunari Suzuki
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Patent number: 9672973Abstract: A wireless power transmission device includes a power feeding unit and a power receiving unit. The power feeding unit and the power receiving unit are disposed so that a principal surface of a primary magnetic core and a principal surface of a secondary magnetic core face each other across a primary winding and a secondary winding. The distance from a surface of a feeding-side shield member which faces a feeding-side coil to a surface of the feeding-side coil which faces the feeding-side shield member, is longer than the distance from a surface of a receiving-side shield member which faces a receiving-side coil to a surface of the receiving-side coil which faces the receiving-side shield member.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Narutoshi Fukuzawa, Mitsunari Suzuki, Akihiro Il, Hiroshi Saiwai
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Publication number: 20170043668Abstract: A wireless power supply system is a wireless power supply system provided with a travel lane for wirelessly transmitting power to a moving body and includes a power transmitting coil that is disposed such that the axial direction of the coil is substantially parallel to the width direction of the travel lane, and electromagnetic shielding walls that are disposed on the respective sides of the travel lane in the extension direction of the travel lane.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Noritaka CHIYO, Yasuhiro TERASAKI, Mitsunari SUZUKI
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Patent number: 9515493Abstract: A power feeding coil unit includes a first power feeding coil and a second power feeding coil that generate a first magnetic flux, a first auxiliary coil that generates a second magnetic flux interlinking with the first power feeding coil, and a second auxiliary coil that generates a third magnetic flux interlinking with the second power feeding coil. An axial direction of the first auxiliary coil is nonparallel to an axial direction of the first power feeding coil, and an axial direction of the second auxiliary coil is nonparallel to an axial direction of the second power feeding coil. A direction of circulation of the second and third magnetic fluxes are opposite to a direction of circulation of the first magnetic flux.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Noritaka Chiyo, Takeshi Kamono, Mitsunari Suzuki
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Publication number: 20160284466Abstract: A coil which maintains a balance of a parasitic capacitance and has a structure that can be multilayered. The coil is stacked with a structure which includes winding wire portions formed of a wire wound for several turns in a plane in each layer, wherein winding wire portions in each layer include a first winding portion formed by performing a single turn of winding in each layer in a same winding direction from a bottom layer to an uppermost layer, and a second winding portion formed by performing a single turn of winding in each layer in a same winding direction from the uppermost layer to the bottom layer, and the winding directions of the first and second winding portions are identical to each other and the first winding portion and the second winding portion are joined in the uppermost layer or the bottom layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsunari SUZUKI, Takeshi KAMONO, Yasuhiro TERASAKI, Noritaka CHIYO
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Publication number: 20160261146Abstract: A coil unit, a wireless power feeding device, a wireless power receiving device, and a wireless power transmission device are provided that can reduce high induced voltage on the metal part. A coil unit includes a power transmission coil, reactance circuits and that each form a resonant circuit together with the power transmission coil, and a metal part disposed on the same side as the back side of the power transmission coil. A ratio between a first reactance value of the first reactance circuit and a second reactance value of the second reactance circuit is set based on the ratio of the mean distance between the winding and the metal part in a part of the winding from the other end to the central portion to the mean distance between the winding and the metal part in a part of the winding from one end to the central portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Applicant: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Tsunehiro SAEN, Tetsuya NISHIYAMA, Mitsunari SUZUKI