Patents by Inventor Naoki Kawaguchi

Naoki Kawaguchi 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: 11764015
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first fixed terminal, a second fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a movable member, a contact spring, and an electromagnet block. The movable member is configured to move in a moving direction including a first direction and a second direction. The contact spring biases the movable contact piece in the first direction. The electromagnet block includes a movable iron piece and moves the movable member in the moving direction. The movable contact piece and the contact spring are disposed in the movable member by insertion from a side opposite to a side where the electromagnet block is located. The movable member includes a first member constituted by a single member. The first member includes a press portion to be pressed by the movable iron piece in accordance with rotation of the movable iron piece, and a support portion configured to support the movable contact piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Nishida, Kazuki Furukawa, Naoki Kawaguchi, Takashi Tsukada
  • Patent number: 11756759
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed contact, a movable contact piece having a movable contact, a drive shaft, an electromagnetic drive device, and a positioning portion. The movable contact piece is movable in a first direction contacting the fixed contact and in a second direction separating from the fixed contact. The electromagnetic drive device includes a movable iron core integrally movably connected to the drive shaft. The electromagnetic drive device switches between a contact state in which the movable contact comes into contact with the fixed contact and a separate state in which the movable contact is separated from the fixed contact by moving the drive shaft with the movable iron core. The positioning portion positions the drive shaft or the movable iron core in the separate state. The drive shaft or the movable iron core includes a first inclined portion that contacts the positioning portion in the separate state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Mori, Ryota Minowa, Yasuo Hayashida, Naoki Kawaguchi, Kohei Otsuka, Hiroyuki Iwasaka
  • Publication number: 20230245845
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a first contact, a second contact, a movable mechanism, and a magnet unit. The first contact is disposed on one of the fixed terminal or the movable contact piece. The second contact is disposed on another of the fixed terminal or the movable contact piece. The magnet unit generates a magnetic field to apply a Lorentz force to an arc generated between the first contact and the second contact. The magnet unit applies the Lorentz force in a first direction to the arc when a current flowing through the arc is directed from the second contact toward the first contact. In a state in which the first contact is in contact with the second contact, a center position of the first contact and a center position of the second contact are shifted from each other in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Ryota MINOWA, Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Kohei OTSUKA
  • Patent number: 11705292
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first fixed terminal including a first fixed contact, a second fixed terminal including a second fixed contact, a movable contact piece, a case, a drive device, and a first magnet. The movable contact piece includes a first movable contact and a second movable contact. The case includes an accommodation space and a side wall covering the accommodation space in a first direction. The first magnet extends an arc generated between the first fixed contact and the first movable contact in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first fixed terminal includes a first end. The first end of the first fixed terminal includes a tapered portion inclined in the second direction from the first fixed contact toward the first magnet and that at least partially overlaps with the first magnet when viewed from a moving direction of the movable contact piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Kawaguchi, Takeshi Nishida, Kazuki Furukawa, Takashi Tsukada
  • Patent number: 11699864
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Harimochi, Ryota Minowa, Naoki Kawaguchi, Shinichi Ogawa, Kohei Otsuka, Hiroyuki Iwasaka, Kazuhiro Tsutsui
  • Patent number: 11657995
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, and a support portion supporting the fixed terminal. The fixed terminal includes a fixed contact, a first terminal portion on which the fixed contact is disposed, a second terminal portion extending from one of both ends of the first terminal portion, a first protrusion disposed on the second terminal portion. The fixed terminal is bent between the first and second terminal portions. The first terminal portion has a first terminal surface opposite to the movable contact piece. The second terminal portion has a second terminal surface connected to the first terminal surface. The support portion has a contact surface contacting the first terminal surface of the first terminal portion, and a first side surface including a first groove where the first protrusion is fitted. The first protrusion is disposed on the second terminal surface of the second terminal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Nishida, Kazuki Furukawa, Naoki Kawaguchi, Takashi Tsukada
  • Patent number: 11636992
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a pair of fixed terminals, a movable contact piece, and a magnet portion. The pair of fixed terminals includes fixed contact. The movable contact piece that includes a movable contact disposed facing the fixed contact and that is movable in a first direction in which the movable contact contacts the fixed contact and in a second direction in which the movable contact separates from fixed contact. The magnet portion generating a magnetic field for extending an arc generated between the fixed contact and the movable contact. At least one of a corner portion in the first direction side of the fixed terminal located in an arc extension direction in which the arc is extended or a corner portion in the second direction side of the movable contact piece located in the arc extension direction has a chamfered shape in a range where the arc passes through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Otsuka, Ryota Minowa, Hiroyuki Iwasaka, Yasuo Hayashida, Shingo Mori, Naoki Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11621136
    Abstract: A relay includes a movable contact piece having a first movable contact and a second movable contact, a first fixed terminal having a first fixed contact, a second fixed terminal having a second fixed contact, a drive device configured to move the movable contact piece, and the wall portion disposed inside the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact in a longitudinal direction. At least a part of the wall portion is disposed at a position beyond the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact toward the movable contact piece in a moving direction of the movable contact piece. The movable contact piece has a shape so as to avoid the wall portion in a contact state where the first movable contact is in contact with the first fixed contact and the second movable contact is in contact with the second fixed contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Mori, Ryota Minowa, Yasuo Hayashida, Naoki Kawaguchi, Kohei Otsuka, Hiroyuki Iwasaka
  • Publication number: 20230101203
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a housing, a fixed contact, a fixed terminal, and a movable contact. The fixed contact and the movable contact are disposed in the housing. The movable contact faces the fixed contact. The fixed contact is connected to the fixed terminal. The fixed terminal includes a contact support portion, a first arc guide, and a second arc guide. The contact support portion supports the fixed contact. The first arc guide extends from the contact support portion. The first arc guide includes a tip that projects outward of the housing. The second arc guide extends from the contact support portion. The second arc guide includes a tip that projects outward of the housing. The first arc guide and the second arc guide are disposed in the housing to extend the arc generated at the fixed contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Ryota MINOWA, Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Kohei OTSUKA
  • Patent number: 11562870
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed contact, a movable contact piece, a drive shaft, and a movable iron core. The movable contact piece is movable in a first direction and in a second direction. The drive shaft that extends in the first direction and the second direction and that is coupled to the movable contact piece. The movable iron core is coupled to the drive shaft so as to be integrally movable at a position beyond the movable contact piece in the first direction or at a position beyond the movable contact piece in the second direction. The drive shaft includes a first contact portion configured to contact the movable contact piece, a second contact portion configured to contact the movable iron core, and an insulating portion made from an insulating material and configured to insulate the movable contact piece and the movable iron core from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Hayashida, Ryota Minowa, Shingo Mori, Naoki Kawaguchi, Kohei Otsuka, Hiroyuki Iwasaka
  • Publication number: 20230008722
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first fixed terminal including a first fixed contact, a second fixed terminal including a second fixed contact, a movable contact piece including first and second contacts, a drive device including a coil, a case, and a magnet. The case includes an accommodation space accommodating the first fixed contact, the second fixed contact, and the movable contact piece, and a first arc extension space at least partially disposed between the coil and the magnet. The magnet is disposed so as to overlap with the coil in a third direction orthogonal to the moving direction and a longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece. The magnet configured to extend a first arc generated between the first fixed contact and the first movable contact and a second arc generated between the second fixed contact and the second movable contact in the longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Takeshi NISHIDA, Kazuki FURUKAWA, Takashi TSUKADA
  • Publication number: 20230005691
    Abstract: The electromagnetic relay includes a fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a drive device, a contact case, at least one magnet, and at least one yoke. The fixed terminal includes a fixed contact. The movable contact piece includes a movable contact disposed to face the fixed contact. The drive device moves the movable contact piece in a direction in which the movable contact comes into contact with the fixed contact and in a direction in which the movable contact is separated from the fixed contact. The contact case is made of resin. The contact case houses the fixed contact and the movable contact piece. The at least one magnet is disposed around the contact case for generating a magnetic field inside the contact case. The at least one yoke is fixed to the contact case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Kohei OTSUKA, Ryota MINOWA, Hiroyuki IWASAKA, Hiroyuki HARIMOCHI, Shinichi OGAWA, Naoki KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220415599
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a case, a first fixed terminal including a first fixed contact, a second fixed terminal including a second fixed contact, a movable contact piece including first and second movable contacts, a first magnet, a gas flow path, and a partition member. The case includes an accommodation space and a side wall covering the accommodation space in a first direction. The accommodation space includes a first space where the first fixed contact is disposed and a second space where the second fixed contact is disposed. The first magnet configured to extend a first arc generated between the first fixed contact and the first movable contact in the first direction. The gas flow path is disposed between the side wall and the movable contact piece. The gas flow path includes an inlet communicating with the first space and an outlet communicating with the second space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Takeshi NISHIDA, Kazuki FURUKAWA, Takashi TSUKADA
  • Publication number: 20220406547
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first fixed terminal including a first fixed contact, a second fixed terminal including a second fixed contact, a movable contact piece, a case, a drive device, and a first magnet. The movable contact piece includes a first movable contact and a second movable contact. The case includes an accommodation space and a side wall covering the accommodation space in a first direction. The first magnet extends an arc generated between the first fixed contact and the first movable contact in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first fixed terminal includes a first end. The first end of the first fixed terminal includes a tapered portion inclined in the second direction from the first fixed contact toward the first magnet and that at least partially overlaps with the first magnet when viewed from a moving direction of the movable contact piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Takeshi NISHIDA, Kazuki FURUKAWA, Takashi TSUKADA
  • Publication number: 20220406546
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first fixed terminal, a second fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a case, a magnet, and a gas flow path. The first fixed terminal includes a first fixed contact. The second fixed terminal includes a second fixed contact. The movable contact piece includes a first movable contact and a second movable contact. The case includes an accommodation space where the first fixed contact, the second fixed contact, and the movable contact piece are accommodated, a gas inflow space separate from the accommodation space, and a side wall covering the accommodation space and the gas inflow space in a first direction. The magnet is disposed between the accommodation space and the gas inflow space. The gas flow path is disposed between the side wall of the case and the magnet and is configured to communicate the accommodation space with the gas inflow space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Takeshi NISHIDA, Kazuki FURUKAWA, Takashi TSUKADA
  • Publication number: 20220375707
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed contact, a movable contact piece, a movable contact, a contact case, a drive device, and an elastic member. The movable contact is disposed to face the fixed contact. The movable contact piece is connected to the movable contact. The movable contact piece is configured to move in an opening direction and a closing direction. The contact case houses the fixed contact, the movable contact, and the movable contact piece. The drive device includes a coil. The coil generates an electromagnetic force that moves the movable contact piece. The elastic member is disposed between the drive device and the contact case. The elastic member seals between the drive device and the contact case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kohei OTSUKA, Ryota MINOWA, Hiroyuki IWASAKA, Hiroyuki HARIMOCHI, Shinichi OGAWA, Naoki KAWAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11476068
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a housing, and a heat dissipation structure. The fixed terminal includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a fixed contact disposed on the first surface. The movable contact piece includes a movable contact that is configured to contact the fixed contact. The housing includes an accommodation space accommodating a portion of the fixed terminal, the fixed contact, and the movable contact piece. The heat dissipation structure includes a heat dissipation space that is provided on the second surface of the fixed terminal for dissipating the heat of the fixed terminal to an outside of the accommodation space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Mori, Ryota Minowa, Yasuo Hayashida, Naoki Kawaguchi, Kohei Otsuka, Hiroyuki Iwasaka
  • Patent number: 11450498
    Abstract: A relay, including a first fixed contact, a second fixed contact, a movable contact piece having first and second movable contacts, a contact piece holding unit configured to hold the movable contact piece, a magnet for arc extinguishing, and a debris suction unit configured to exert a magnetic force to suck debris, is disclosed. A first contact position between the first fixed contact and the first movable contact is located between the magnet for arc extinguishing and the contact piece holding unit in a longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece. The debris suction unit is disposed so that the first contact position does not overlap a region between the debris suction unit and the contact piece holding unit. A magnet force exerted by the debris suction unit in the contact piece holding unit is larger than a magnetic force exerted by the magnet in the contact piece holding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Otsuka, Ryota Minowa, Hiroyuki Iwasaka, Yasuo Hayashida, Shingo Mori, Naoki Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11450496
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Harimochi, Ryota Minowa, Naoki Kawaguchi, Shinichi Ogawa, Kohei Otsuka, Hiroyuki Iwasaka, Kazuhiro Tsutsui
  • Publication number: 20220293378
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first fixed terminal, a base, and a magnet. The first fixed terminal includes a first fixed contact. The base holds the first fixed terminal. The base includes a magnet insertion hole disposed in a vicinity of the first fixed contact. The magnet insertion hole has an opening opened toward the first fixed terminal. The magnet is disposed in the magnet insertion hole and is prevented from coming off from the magnet insertion hole by the first fixing terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Takashi TSUKADA, Takeshi NISHIDA, Kazuki FURUKAWA, Naoki KAWAGUCHI