Patents by Inventor Ryota Minowa

Ryota Minowa 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).

  • Publication number: 20210202198
    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: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Yasuo HAYASHIDA, Ryota MINOWA, Shingo MORI, Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Kohei OTSUKA, Hiroyuki IWASAKA
  • Patent number: 11004640
    Abstract: A relay has a case, a first fixed terminal including a first fixed contact, a second fixed terminal including a second fixed contact, a movable touch piece including a first movable contact that is disposed facing the first fixed contact and a second movable contact that is disposed facing the second fixed contact, the movable touch piece being disposed in the case and disposed so as to be movable in a direction in which the first movable contact and the second movable contact come into contact with the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact and in a direction in which the first movable contact and the second movable contact separate from the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact, a drive shaft connected to the movable touch piece and extending in a movement direction of the movable touch piece, and a coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Minowa, Hiroyuki Iwasaka, Yasuo Hayashida
  • Patent number: 10964503
    Abstract: A relay has a case, a first fixed terminal including a first fixed contact, a second fixed terminal including a second fixed contact, a movable touch piece including a first movable contact that is disposed facing the first fixed contact and a second movable contact that is disposed facing the second fixed contact, the movable touch piece being disposed in the case and disposed so as to be movable in a contact direction in which the first movable contact and the second movable contact come into contact with the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact and a separation direction in which the first movable contact and the second movable contact separate from the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact. The first fixed terminal includes a first contact support configured to support the first fixed contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Minowa, Hiroyuki Iwasaka, Yasuo Hayashida, Shingo Mori, Naoki Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20210090836
    Abstract: A pair of fixed terminals each include an internal terminal, an external terminal, and fixed contact. The internal terminal is located inside the housing. The external terminal includes an external connection portion and protrudes outward from a housing. The housing includes a side portion extending in a moving direction of a movable contact piece. The external terminal is arranged without protruding outwardly in a width direction of the pair of fixed terminals beyond both ends of the side portion in the width direction of the pair of fixed terminals at a height position of the external terminal in the moving direction. The external connection portion is formed to be larger than the internal terminal in at least one of the width direction or a thickness direction of the pair of fixed terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Kohei OTSUKA, Ryota MINOWA, Hiroyuki IWASAKA, Hiroyuki HARIMOCHI, Shinichi OGAWA, Naoki KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210082650
    Abstract: A movable contact piece is movable in an open direction and a closed direction with respect to a first fixed terminal and a second fixed terminal. A first movable contact is connected to the movable contact piece. The first movable contact is disposed facing a first fixed contact. A second movable contact is connected to the movable contact piece. The second movable contact is disposed facing a second fixed contact. At least one of the first fixed contact or the first movable contact has a material property different from that of at least one of the second fixed contact or the second movable contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Ryota MINOWA, Hiroyuki HARIMOCHI, Shinichi OGAWA, Kohei OTSUKA, Hiroyuki IWASAKA
  • Publication number: 20210082647
    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: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HARIMOCHI, Ryota MINOWA, Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Shinichi OGAWA, Kohei OTSUKA, Hiroyuki IWASAKA, Kazuhiro TSUTSUI
  • Publication number: 20210082648
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HARIMOCHI, Ryota MINOWA, Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Shinichi OGAWA, Kohei OTSUKA, Hiroyuki IWASAKA, Kazuhiro TSUTSUI
  • Publication number: 20210082649
    Abstract: A pair of fixed terminals each include a first plate portion and a fixed contact arranged on the first plate portion. A movable contact piece includes a pair of movable contacts arranged to face the fixed contact. An accommodating portion includes a plurality of wall portions extending in a moving direction of the movable contact piece and an accommodating space that is surrounded by the plurality of wall portions and accommodates the fixed contact and the movable contact piece. The first plate portion protrudes from one of the plurality of wall portions to an outside of the accommodating space. At least one magnet is arranged to face a wall portion different from the wall portion from which the first plate portion protrudes among the plurality of wall portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kohei OTSUKA, Ryota MINOWA, Hiroyuki IWASAKA, Hiroyuki HARIMOCHI, Shinichi OGAWA, Naoki KAWAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210083404
    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: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HARIMOCHI, Ryota MINOWA, Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Shinichi OGAWA, Kohei OTSUKA, Hiroyuki IWASAKA, Kazuhiro TSUTSUI
  • Publication number: 20210082651
    Abstract: A first fixed terminal includes a first support portion and a first extending portion. The first support portion is located in a closing direction with respect to a movable contact piece. The first support portion supports a first fixed contact. The first support portion extends from the first fixed contact in a first lateral direction. The first lateral direction is one direction in a longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece. The first extending portion is connected to the first support portion. The first extending portion extends in the closing direction from the first support portion. The first extending portion is disposed apart from the movable contact piece in the first lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Ryota MINOWA, Hiroyuki HARIMOCHI, Shinichi OGAWA, Kohei OTSUKA, Hiroyuki IWASAKA
  • Publication number: 20210082646
    Abstract: The electromagnetic relay includes a fixed terminal, a fixed contact connected to the fixed terminal, a movable contact piece moving in an opening direction and a closing direction with respect to the fixed terminal, a movable contact connected to the movable contact piece and being arranged to face the fixed contact, a coil generating an electromagnetic force to move the movable contact piece, and a drive circuit controlling a current to the coil. The drive circuit increases the current at a first increase rate in a first period that includes a period from a start time when the current starts to flow in the coil to before a contact time point at which the movable contact contacts the fixed contact. The drive circuit increases the current at a second increase rate larger than the first increase rate in the second period that includes a period after the contact time point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Naoki KAWAGUCHI, Ryota MINOWA, Hiroyuki HARIMOCHI, Shinichi OGAWA, Kohei OTSUKA, Hiroyuki IWASAKA
  • Patent number: 10937617
    Abstract: A relay has a case, a first fixed terminal including a first fixed contact, a second fixed terminal including a second fixed contact, a movable touch piece including a first movable contact that is disposed facing the first fixed contact and a second movable contact that is disposed facing the second fixed contact, the movable touch piece being disposed in the case and disposed so as to be movable in a direction in which the first movable contact and the second movable contact come into contact with the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact and in a direction in which the first movable contact and the second movable contact separate from the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact. The first fixed terminal includes a first contact support disposed in the case and configured to support the first fixed contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Minowa, Hiroyuki Iwasaka, Shingo Mori
  • Patent number: 10892125
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay is provided with a housing; a first fixed contact terminal and a second fixed contact terminal secured to the housing; a movable contact accommodated in a chamber in the housing; a movable shaft with one end connected to the movable contact, and a solenoid configured to drive the movable shaft in a contact movement direction. The solenoid includes: a spool with a through-hole in the drum; a fixed armature secured in the through-hole; and a movable armature arranged between the fixed armature in the through-hole and an insulating wall; the movable armature is configured to travel with the movable shaft between an operation position and a return position. The housing includes an alignment part that determines the return position of the movable armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Minowa, Shingo Mori
  • Publication number: 20200357591
    Abstract: A connection unit includes: an electromagnetic relay having a housing, a first fixed contact side terminal, a second fixed contact side terminal, and a movable touch piece; a first bus bar extending on an outside of the housing along a bus bar installation surface in an arrangement direction, and whose one end in the arrangement direction is connected to the first fixed contact side terminal; a second bus bar connected to the second fixed contact side terminal on the outside of the housing; and a bus bar position restrictor arranged on the bus bar installation surface with a gap in the arrangement direction from a connection point, and configured to restrict a position of the first bus bar in a contact/separation direction and in a direction away from the bus bar installation surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Minowa, Shingo Mori
  • Patent number: 10755883
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a housing, a pair of fixed terminals, a movable contactor that is movably disposed so as to approach and separate from a fixed contact placement surface of each of the pair of fixed terminals, a movable shaft capable of moving in conjunction with the movable contactor, electromagnetic drive unit that drives the movable shaft to move the movable contactor in a moving direction, and an attenuation mechanism unit that includes an insulating attenuation member disposed between the movable contactor and the electromagnetic drive unit, and a sound insulating gap provided between the attenuation member and the electromagnetic drive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Minowa, Shingo Mori, Toshiyuki Kakimoto, Kazuhiro Ikemoto
  • Patent number: 10741349
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a box-shaped insulating housing in which a closed space is formed, a pair of fixed terminals fixed to the housing electrically independently of each other and each having a fixed contact placement surface in the closed space, a plate-shaped conductive movable contactor that is provided in the closed space, has a first surface facing the fixed contact placement surfaces of the pair of fixed terminals, and is movably disposed such that the first surface approaches and separates from the fixed contact placement surfaces of the pair of fixed terminals, a pair of fixed contacts respectively provided on the fixed contact placement surfaces of the pair of fixed terminals, and a pair of movable contacts that is respectively provided on the first surface of the movable contactor and respectively face the pair of fixed contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Minowa, Shingo Mori, Toshiyuki Kakimoto, Kazuhiro Ikemoto
  • Patent number: 10720294
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay is provided with a housing; a first fixed contact terminal and a second fixed contact terminal secured to the housing; a movable contact accommodated in a chamber in the housing; a movable shaft with one end connected to the movable contact, and a solenoid configured to drive the movable shaft in a contact movement direction. The contact terminals including contact arrangement portions to which a first fixed contact point and a second fixed contact point are secured; and external terminals arranged outside the housing; and intermediate portions connecting the contact arrangement portions and the external terminals and held by the housing; the housing includes a pair of supports each supporting the first fixed contact point and the second fixed contact point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Minowa, Shingo Mori
  • Patent number: 10714289
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay is provided with a housing; a first fixed contact terminal and a second fixed contact terminal; a movable contact, a movable shaft with one end connected to the movable contact, and a coil spring placed between the movable contact and an insulating wall in a chamber in the housing. The coil spring configured to bias movable contact points toward the opposing fixed contact points. The movable contact includes a contact body which includes a connection hole configured to receive the movable shaft and allow the movable shaft to travel relatively in the contact movement direction. The movable shaft includes a second holder that together with the first holder retains the coil spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Minowa, Shingo Mori
  • Patent number: 10714290
    Abstract: An electromagnetic relay is provided with a housing; a first fixed contact terminal and a second fixed contact terminal; a movable contact, a movable shaft with one end connected to the movable contact, and a coil spring placed between the movable contact and an insulating wall in a chamber in the housing. The coil spring configured to bias movable contact points toward the opposing fixed contact points. The fixed contact terminals each includes: a contact arrangement portion in the chamber; an external terminal arranged outside the housing; and an intermediate portion held by the insulating wall and connecting a contact arrangement portion and an external terminal; the intermediate portion curves near the second compartment relative a virtual line connecting both ends thereof in the extension direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Minowa, Shingo Mori
  • Publication number: 20200176208
    Abstract: Provided is a connection unit including an electromagnetic relay and a bus bar connected to the electromagnetic relay. In such a connection unit, a first bus bar connected to a first fixed contact terminal is disposed facing one surface of a movable touch piece located on an opposite side of the movable touch piece from the other surface of the movable touch piece in a contact-making and breaking direction, with a gap provided between the first bus bar and the movable touch piece in the contact-making and breaking direction, the first bus bar extends in a direction that intersects the contact-making and breaking direction and in which a first movable contact and a second movable contact of the movable touch piece are arranged, and at least part of the first bus bar lies over the movable touch piece in plan view in the contact-making and breaking direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo Mori, Hiroyuki Iwasaka, Ryota Minowa