Patents by Inventor Shunsuke AMBO

Shunsuke AMBO 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: 20240145152
    Abstract: A motor-driven compressor includes an inverter device. The inverter device includes a common mode choke coil. The common mode choke coil includes an annular core, two windings wound around the core, and an annular conductor that covers the two windings. The conductor is divided into a first metal plate and a second metal plate, which are combined to form an annular shape such that induced current flows in a circumferential direction of the conductor so as to hinder changes in leakage magnetic flux from the core. The second metal plate is thermally connected to the housing. The first metal plate is thermally connected to the second metal plate. At least one of an electrical resistance value or a thermal resistance value in a current path of the induced current is lower in the second metal plate than in the first metal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shun ITO, Kazuhiro SHIRAISHI, Yoshiki NAGATA, Takashi KAWASHIMA, HIROSHI FUKASAKU, Shunsuke AMBO
  • Publication number: 20240056016
    Abstract: An electric motor device includes an electric motor, an inverter, a noise reducer, a control unit, and a metal housing. The controller controls switching elements using a PWM signal generated from a voltage instruction value and a carrier frequency. The control unit includes a calculation portion that calculates a modulation factor of the voltage instruction value and a setting portion that sets the carrier frequency in accordance with the modulation factor. The carrier frequency set by the setting portion is higher when the modulation factor is less than a predetermined modulation factor than when the modulation factor is greater than or equal to the predetermined modulation factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takuya NARUSE, Shunsuke AMBO, Takashi OGAMI
  • Publication number: 20230299648
    Abstract: A damping unit includes a damping bent portion having the form of a flat plate and bent from a damping side portion. The damping bent portion is thermally coupled to a heat dissipation surface. This transfers the heat generated by the damping unit from the damping bent portion, in addition to the damping side portion, to the heat dissipation surface of an inverter case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hiroshi FUKASAKU, Yoshiki NAGATA, Takashi KAWASHIMA, Shunsuke AMBO, Shun ITO
  • Publication number: 20230268811
    Abstract: A motor-driven compressor includes an inverter device. The inverter device includes a noise reducing unit. The noise reducing unit includes common-mode choke coils and a smoothing capacitor. The common-mode choke coils include a first coil and a second coil. The first coil includes a first core, a first winding, and a second winding. The first core includes a first straight portion and a second straight portion. The second coil includes a second core, a third winding, and a fourth winding. The second core includes a third straight portion and a fourth straight portion. The first coil and the second coil are arranged side by side such that a current flowing through the first winding and the third winding generates an annular magnetic flux that passes through both of the first straight portion and the third straight portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shun Ito, Yoshiki Nagata, Takashi Kawashima, Hiroshi Fukasaku, Shunsuke Ambo, Kazuhiro Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 11611265
    Abstract: An electric compressor includes a compression part, an electric motor, an inverter device, and a housing. The inverter device includes an inverter circuit, a noise reduction unit, and a circuit board. The noise reduction unit includes a common mode choke coil and a smoothing capacitor. The common mode choke coil includes an annular core, a pair of winding wires, and an annular electrical conductor. The electrical conductor is split into a first metal plate and a second metal plate in a circumferential direction. The first metal plate is thermally coupled to the housing. The second metal plate is electrically connected to the first metal plate. An electrical resistance value of the first metal plate is larger than that of the second metal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kouki Yamamoto, Mikio Yoshida, Kenji Hayakawa, Takuya Sagawa, Yusuke Kinoshita, Shunsuke Ambo, Junya Kaida
  • Patent number: 11519400
    Abstract: An in-vehicle motor-driven compressor includes a common mode choke coil including an annular core having a through-hole, a first winding and a second winding wound around the core, and an annular conductor. The second winding is opposed to the first winding while being spaced apart from the first winding. The conductor surrounds the first and second windings, and the core. The conductor includes sections opposed to each other with the through-hole in between. The core is symmetrical with respect to at least one symmetry axis when the through-hole is viewed from the front. The first winding is located on one side of the at least one symmetry axis, and the second winding is located on the other side of the symmetry axis, so that the at least one symmetry axis is located between the first and second windings. The core includes an exposed section not covered with the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fukasaku, Yoshiki Nagata, Takashi Kawashima, Shunsuke Ambo, Junya Kaida
  • Patent number: 11482962
    Abstract: An on-vehicle motor-driven compressor includes an inverter device having a noise reducer. The noise reducer includes a common mode choke coil. The common mode choke coil includes an annular core, first and second windings wound around the core, the second winding being spaced apart from and opposed to the first winding, an annular conductor that extends over the first winding and the second winding and covers the core, and an insulating layer located between an inner circumferential surface of the conductor and outer surfaces of the first winding and the second winding. The conductor is tubular and belt-shaped. The core includes an exposed portion that is not covered by the conductor. The insulating layer is tubular and belt-shaped. An entirety of the conductor is arranged within a range between opposite ends of the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Yoshiki Nagata, Hiroshi Fukasaku, Takashi Kawashima, Shunsuke Ambo, Junya Kaida
  • Patent number: 11437181
    Abstract: A metal film includes portions that are opposed to each other and located away from each other between the first winding and the second winding. The metal film includes the first linear part that is thermally coupled to a housing. The average value of electric resistance per unit length in the peripheral direction of the first linear part of the metal film is greater than an average value of electric resistance per unit length of locations other than the first linear part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fukasaku, Shunsuke Ambo, Junya Kaida, Yoshiki Nagata, Takashi Kawashima, Kenji Hayakawa, Yoshikazu Hayashi, Atsushi Naito
  • Publication number: 20210320566
    Abstract: An electric compressor includes a compression part, an electric motor, an inverter device, and a housing. The inverter device includes an inverter circuit, a noise reduction unit, and a circuit board. The noise reduction unit includes a common mode choke coil and a smoothing capacitor. The common mode choke coil includes an annular core, a pair of winding wires, and an annular electrical conductor. The electrical conductor is split into a first metal plate and a second metal plate in a circumferential direction. The first metal plate is thermally coupled to the housing. The second metal plate is electrically connected to the first metal plate. An electrical resistance value of the first metal plate is larger than that of the second metal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kouki YAMAMOTO, Mikio YOSHIDA, Kenji HAYAKAWA, Takuya SAGAWA, Yusuke KINOSHITA, Shunsuke AMBO, Junya KAIDA
  • Publication number: 20210301803
    Abstract: A vehicle electric compressor includes a compression part, an electric motor, and an inverter device. The inverter device includes a noise reduction unit that includes a common mode choke coil. The common mode choke coil includes a core, a first winding wire, a second winding wire, and an electrical conductor that covers the core. The electrical conductor has a first insulation layer and a second insulation layer. The first insulation layer, the electrical conductor, and the second insulation layer form a laminated body including a loop-shaped portion that covers the core and a joint portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shunsuke AMBO, Yoshiki NAGATA, Takashi KAWASHIMA, Hiroshi FUKASAKU, Kaida JUNYA, Takeshi HARASAWA, Kenji HAYAKAWA, Takuya SAGAWA, Fumihiro KAGAWA, Mikio YOSHIDA, Kouki YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11097592
    Abstract: An on-board electric compressor that comprises: a housing; a compression unit; an electric motor; and an inverter device. The inverter device comprises: an inverter circuit that converts direct current power to alternating current power; and a noise reduction unit that is provided on an input side of the inverter circuit and that reduces common mode noise and normal mode noise that are included in the direct current power. The noise reduction unit comprises: a common mode choke coil; and a smoothing capacitor that, in cooperation with the common mode choke coil, constitutes a low pass filter circuit. The common mode choke coil has: a core that has a first core part and a second core part; a first winding that is wound around the first core part; and a second winding that is wound around the second core part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Fumihiro Kagawa, Atsushi Naito, Yoshiki Nagata, Shunsuke Ambo, Keiji Yashiro, Kazuhiro Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 11025141
    Abstract: An on-board electric compressor that comprises: a housing; a compression unit; an electric motor; and an inverter device. The inverter device comprises: an inverter circuit that converts direct current power to alternating current power; and a noise reduction unit that is provided on an input side of the inverter circuit and that reduces common mode noise and normal mode noise that are included in the direct current power The noise reduction unit comprises: a common mode choke coil; and a smoothing capacitor that, in cooperation with the common mode choke coil, constitutes a low pass filter circuit. The common mode choke coil has: a core that has a first core part and a second core part; a first winding that is wound around the first core part; and a second winding that is wound around the second core part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Fumihiro Kagawa, Atsushi Naito, Yoshiki Nagata, Shunsuke Ambo, Keiji Yashiro, Kazuhiro Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20210091699
    Abstract: An on-vehicle motor-driven compressor includes an inverter device having a noise reducer. The noise reducer includes a common mode choke coil. The common mode choke coil includes an annular core, first and second windings wound around the core, the second winding being spaced apart from and opposed to the first winding, an annular conductor that extends over the first winding and the second winding and covers the core, and an insulating layer located between an inner circumferential surface of the conductor and outer surfaces of the first winding and the second winding. The conductor is tubular and belt-shaped. The core includes an exposed portion that is not covered by the conductor. The insulating layer is tubular and belt-shaped. An entirety of the conductor is arranged within a range between opposite ends of the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Yoshiki NAGATA, Hiroshi FUKASAKU, Takashi KAWASHIMA, Shunsuke AMBO, Junya KAIDA
  • Publication number: 20210090776
    Abstract: An in-vehicle motor-driven compressor includes a common mode choke coil. The common mode choke coil includes an annular core having a through-hole, a first winding and a second winding wound around the core, and a coated conductive wire. The second winding is opposed to the first winding while being spaced apart from the first winding. The coated conductive wire is wound around the core so as to surround the first winding, the second winding, and the core. The coated conductive wire has sections that are opposed to each other with the through-hole in between. An electric wire of the coated conductive wire is wound multiple turns around the core so as to at least partly overlap with the first and second windings. Both ends of the electric wire are electrically connected to each other. The core includes an exposed section that is not covered with the coated conductive wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hiroshi FUKASAKU, Yoshiki NAGATA, Junya KAIDA, Shunsuke AMBO, Takashi KAWASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20210088038
    Abstract: An in-vehicle motor-driven compressor includes a common mode choke coil including an annular core having a through-hole, a first winding and a second winding wound around the core, and an annular conductor. The second winding is opposed to the first winding while being spaced apart from the first winding. The conductor surrounds the first and second windings, and the core. The conductor includes sections opposed to each other with the through-hole in between. The core is symmetrical with respect to at least one symmetry axis when the through-hole is viewed from the front. The first winding is located on one side of the at least one symmetry axis, and the second winding is located on the other side of the symmetry axis, so that the at least one symmetry axis is located between the first and second windings. The core includes an exposed section not covered with the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hiroshi FUKASAKU, Yoshiki NAGATA, Takashi KAWASHIMA, Shunsuke AMBO, Junya KAIDA
  • Patent number: 10897183
    Abstract: An on-vehicle motor-driven compressor includes a compression unit, an electric motor, and an inverter device. The inverter device includes an inverter circuit and a noise reducer. The noise reducer includes a common-mode choke coil and a smoothing capacitor. The common-mode choke coil includes a loop-shaped core, a first winding wound around the core, a second winding wound around the core, the second winding being spaced apart from and opposed to the first winding, and a loop-shaped conductor that covers the core while extending over the first winding and the second winding. The core includes an exposed portion that is not covered with the conductor. Parts of the conductor that are opposed to each other between the first winding and the second winding are spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ambo, Fumihiro Kagawa, Hiroshi Fukasaku, Yoshiki Nagata, Junya Kaida, Takashi Kawashima, Yoshikazu Hayashi, Hidehiro Kudo, Takahiro Okazaki, Takashi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10879773
    Abstract: A common-mode choke coil includes a loop-shaped core, a cover made of a conductor covering at least part of the core, a first winding wound around an outer surface of the cover, and a second winding wound around the outer surface of the cover. The cover includes a first region around which the first winding is wound, a second region around which the second winding is wound, and two connection regions that connect the first region and the second region to each other in a circumferential direction. The cover has first and second slits in an inner circumferential surface. The first slit extends such that the first region is non-continuous with respect to a winding direction of the first winding. The second slit extends such that the second region is non-continuous with respect to a winding direction of the second winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ambo, Fumihiro Kagawa
  • Publication number: 20200321836
    Abstract: An on-board electric compressor that comprises: a housing; a compression unit; an electric motor; and an inverter device. The inverter device comprises: an inverter circuit that converts direct current power to alternating current power; and a noise reduction unit that is provided on an input side of the inverter circuit and that reduces common mode noise and normal mode noise that are included in the direct current power The noise reduction unit comprises: a common mode choke coil; and a smoothing capacitor that, in cooperation with the common mode choke coil, constitutes a low pass filter circuit. The common mode choke coil has: a core that has a first core part and a second core part; a first winding that is wound around the first core part; and a second winding that is wound around the second core part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Fumihiro KAGAWA, Atsushi NAITO, Yoshiki NAGATA, Shunsuke AMBO, Keiji YASHIRO, Kazuhiro SHIRAISHI
  • Publication number: 20200312532
    Abstract: A metal film includes portions that are opposed to each other and located away from each other between the first winding and the second winding. The metal film includes the first linear part that is thermally coupled to a housing. The average value of electric resistance per unit length in the peripheral direction of the first linear part of the metal film is greater than an average value of electric resistance per unit length of locations other than the first linear part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hiroshi FUKASAKU, Shunsuke AMBO, Junya KAIDA, Yoshiki NAGATA, Takashi KAWASHIMA, Kenji HAYAKAWA, Yoshikazu HAYASHI, Atsushi NAITO
  • Publication number: 20200298654
    Abstract: An on-board electric compressor that comprises: a housing; a compression unit; an electric motor; and an inverter device. The inverter device comprises: an inverter circuit that converts direct current power to alternating current power; and a noise reduction unit that is provided on an input side of the inverter circuit and that reduces common mode noise and normal mode noise that are included in the direct current power. The noise reduction unit comprises: a common mode choke coil; and a smoothing capacitor that, in cooperation with the common mode choke coil, constitutes a low pass filter circuit. The common mode choke coil has: a core that has a first core part and a second core part; a first winding that is wound around the first core part; and a second winding that is wound around the second core part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Fumihiro KAGAWA, Atsushi NAITO, Yoshiki NAGATA, Shunsuke AMBO, Keiji YASHIRO, Kazuhiro SHIRAISHI