Patents by Inventor Takashi Idogawa
Takashi Idogawa 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: 11482367Abstract: An ignition coil, including: a center core; a primary coil wound around the center core; a secondary coil wound around the primary coil; a side core, which is arranged around the secondary coil, and is coupled to the center core to from a closed magnetic path; a case configured to accommodate the center core, the primary coil, the secondary coil, and the side core; and an insulating resin filled in the case, wherein the side core includes a wide portion having a larger width in a direction from the center core to the side core, and a narrow portion having a smaller width than the wide portion, and wherein the narrow portion is formed on a high-voltage side of the side core.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi Idogawa
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Patent number: 11430604Abstract: An ignition coil includes: a center core; a primary coil wound around the center core; a secondary coil wound around the primary coil; a plurality of side cores, which are arranged around the secondary coil, and are coupled to the center core to form a closed magnetic path; a magnet inserted between the plurality of side cores; an igniter configured to control supply and interruption of a current to the primary coil; a case configured to accommodate the center core, the primary coil, the secondary coil, the plurality of side cores, the magnet, and the igniter; and insulating resin filled in the case. The side cores include a wide portion and a narrow portion. The magnet is inserted into the wide portion. The igniter is arranged between the narrow portion and the case.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi Idogawa
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Patent number: 11289267Abstract: Obtain an ignition coil in which a magnet is provided at a magnet holding portion which is formed between a first side iron core and a second side iron core, and intervening components which are configured by using a non-magnetic material, are included at facing portions which are provided at end portions of separated surfaces of the first side iron core and separated surfaces of the second side iron core, in a state where the magnet holding portion is formed by using the first side iron core and the second side iron core, and are faced at a surface which is vertical with respect to an axis direction of the side iron cores, and the intervening components have a thickness which is less than a distance between the separated surfaces of the first side iron core and the separated surfaces of the second side iron core.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi Idogawa
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Patent number: 11250989Abstract: An internal combustion engine ignition device comprises: a center core; a primary coil wound on the outside of the center core; a secondary coil wound on the outside of the primary coil; a permanent magnet which abuts against one end of the center core and is magnetized in the inverse direction to the direction of a magnetic flux produced by the energization of the primary coil; a side core which is disposed on the outside of the secondary coil with one end abutted against the permanent magnet and the other end abutted against the center core, the side core cooperating with the permanent magnet to form a closed magnetic path; and a heat-resistant and elastic resin covering the side core with an opening at an outer peripheral side. Heat dissipation from the side core to a housing is improved without adversely affecting the dielectric strength voltage of the secondary coil.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2016Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shota Yanagi, Takashi Idogawa
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Publication number: 20210287850Abstract: An ignition coil includes: a center core; a primary coil wound around the center core; a secondary coil wound around the primary coil; a plurality of side cores, which are arranged around the secondary coil, and are coupled to the center core to form a closed magnetic path; a magnet inserted between the plurality of side cores; an igniter configured to control supply and interruption of a current to the primary coil; a case configured to accommodate the center core, the primary coil, the secondary coil, the plurality of side cores, the magnet, and the igniter; and insulating resin filled in the case. The side cores include a wide portion and a narrow portion. The magnet is inserted into the wide portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi IDOGAWA
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Patent number: 10991507Abstract: An ignition coil for an internal combustion engine includes: a center core arranged on an inner side of a primary coil and an inner side of a secondary coil; a side core arranged on an outer side of the primary coil and an outer side of the secondary coil, and combined with the center core to form a closed magnetic circuit; one or a plurality of gaps provided between the center core and the side core, or in the side core; and a magnet arranged in each of the one or a plurality of gaps, in which a sum of cross-sectional areas of the respective magnets is set to be three times or more and less than seven times of a cross-sectional area of the center core.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi Idogawa
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Publication number: 20200381177Abstract: An ignition coil device having a simplified configuration is obtained. The ignition coil device includes: a primary bobbin having a first outer side surface and a second outer side surface formed on an outer side with respect to the first outer side surface in a width direction of the ignition coil device; a first primary coil wound around the first outer side surface; and a second primary coil wound across the second outer side surface and an outer side surface of the first primary coil, the first primary coil being formed by solid coiling.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi IDOGAWA
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Patent number: 10629368Abstract: A current flowing in a sub-primary coil can be limited in an ignition apparatus in which a voltage, generated in a secondary coil at a timing when a current in a main primary coil is cut off, generates a secondary current, and then the sub-primary coil is energized so that a superimposition current is generated in the secondary coil and in which a sub-IC connected in series with the sub-primary coil is pulse-controlled so that a current flowing in the sub-primary coil is controlled and hence the superimposition current is controlled.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takashi Idogawa, Naoki Kataoka, Yuichi Muramoto
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Publication number: 20200013547Abstract: Obtain an ignition coil in which a magnet is provided at a magnet holding portion which is formed between a first side iron core and a second side iron core, and intervening components which are configured by using a non-magnetic material, are included at facing portions which are provided at end portions of separated surfaces of the first side iron core and separated surfaces of the second side iron core, in a state where the magnet holding portion is formed by using the first side iron core and the second side iron core, and are faced at a surface which is vertical with respect to an axis direction of the side iron cores, and the intervening components have a thickness which is less than a distance between the separated surfaces of the first side iron core and the separated surfaces of the second side iron core.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi IDOGAWA
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Publication number: 20190311849Abstract: A current flowing in a sub-primary coil can be limited in an ignition apparatus in which a voltage, generated in a secondary coil at a timing when a current in a main primary coil is cut off, generates a secondary current, and then the sub-primary coil is energized so that a superimposition current is generated in the secondary coil and in which a sub-IC connected in series with the sub-primary coil is pulse-controlled so that a current flowing in the sub-primary coil is controlled and hence the superimposition current is controlled.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2018Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takashi IDOGAWA, Naoki KATAOKA, Yuichi MURAMOTO
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Patent number: 10438740Abstract: Provided is an ignition coil device for an internal combustion engine, the device including: a plurality of side electrical steel cores which surround a primary coil and a secondary coil, and are divided at a division portion formed at a portion opposing the secondary coil; elastomeric materials respectively covering around the plurality of divided side electrical steel cores; and an insulating case housing the center electrical steel core, the primary coil, the secondary coil, the side electrical steel cores, and the elastomeric materials, and including an insulating resin injected and cured in an internal space thereof, wherein positions of secondary coil-side corner portions of division end portions which are end portions of the side electrical steel cores and the elastomeric materials on the division portion side are set to be different, in an axial direction of the secondary coil, from positions at which flanges of the secondary bobbin are disposed.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi Idogawa
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Patent number: 10410790Abstract: A primary coil which includes a primary winding which is wound around a primary bobbin, and a secondary coil which includes a secondary winding which is separately wound around a secondary bobbin which includes a plurality of sections, are provided, and a winding portion of the secondary coil is configured in a state where a maximum winding height is set as 20% through 30% with respect to an axis length winding length.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shota Yanagi, Takashi Idogawa
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Publication number: 20190214177Abstract: An ignition coil, including: a center core; a primary coil wound around the center core; a secondary coil wound around the primary coil; a side core, which is arranged around the secondary coil, and is coupled to the center core to from a closed magnetic path; a case configured to accommodate the center core, the primary coil, the secondary coil, and the side core; and an insulating resin filled in the case, wherein the side core includes a wide portion having a larger width in a direction from the center core to the side core, and a narrow portion having a smaller width than the wide portion, and wherein the narrow portion is formed on a high-voltage side of the side core.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2016Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi IDOGAWA
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Patent number: 10320155Abstract: This invention is concerning an ignition device for an internal combustion engine, wherein a plug boot has a reduced-inner-diameter portion having an inner diameter size smaller than that of the other portion, a spring has a larger diameter portion having a diameter size larger than that of the other portion, and a plurality of reduced clearances each having a width reduced by the reduced-inner-diameter portion and the larger diameter portion are formed between the spring and the inner wall surface of the plug boot.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi Idogawa
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Publication number: 20190035546Abstract: An internal combustion engine ignition device comprises: a center core; a primary coil wound on the outside of the center core; a secondary coil wound on the outside of the primary coil; a permanent magnet which abuts against one end of the center core and is magnetized in the inverse direction to the direction of a magnetic flux produced by the energization of the primary coil; a side core which is disposed on the outside of the secondary coil with one end abutted against the permanent magnet and the other end abutted against the center core, the side core cooperating with the permanent magnet to form a closed magnetic path; and a heat-resistant and elastic resin covering the side core with an opening at an outer peripheral side. Heat dissipation from the side core to a housing is improved without adversely affecting the dielectric strength voltage of the secondary coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shota YANAGI, Takashi IDOGAWA
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Publication number: 20180350516Abstract: Provided is an ignition coil device for an internal combustion engine, the device including: a plurality of side electrical steel cores which surround a primary coil and a secondary coil, and are divided at a division portion formed at a portion opposing the secondary coil; elastomeric materials respectively covering around the plurality of divided side electrical steel cores; and an insulating case housing the center electrical steel core, the primary coil, the secondary coil, the side electrical steel cores, and the elastomeric materials, and including an insulating resin injected and cured in an internal space thereof, wherein positions of secondary coil-side corner portions of division end portions which are end portions of the side electrical steel cores and the elastomeric materials on the division portion side are set to be different, in an axial direction of the secondary coil, from positions at which flanges of the secondary bobbin are disposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi IDOGAWA
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Publication number: 20180309268Abstract: This invention is concerning an ignition device for an internal combustion engine, wherein a plug boot has a reduced-inner-diameter portion having an inner diameter size smaller than that of the other portion, a spring has a larger diameter portion having a diameter size larger than that of the other portion, and a plurality of reduced clearances each having a width reduced by the reduced-inner-diameter portion and the larger diameter portion are formed between the spring and the inner wall surface of the plug boot.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2015Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi IDOGAWA
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Publication number: 20180240589Abstract: An ignition coil for an internal combustion engine includes: a center core arranged on an inner sides of a primary coil and a secondary coil; a side core arranged on an outer sides of the primary and secondary coils, and combined with the center core to form a closed magnetic circuit; one or a plurality of gaps provided between the center core and the side core, or in the side core; and a magnet arranged in each of the one or a plurality of gaps, in which a sum of cross-sectional areas of the one or a plurality of gaps is set to be 200 to 500 times of an average value of thicknesses of the one or a plurality of gaps, and a reverse bias equal to or more than a saturation magnetic flux density of the center core is applied by the magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi IDOGAWA
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Publication number: 20180151292Abstract: A primary coil which includes a primary winding which is wound around a primary bobbin, and a secondary coil which includes a secondary winding which is separately wound around a secondary bobbin which includes a plurality of sections, are provided, and a winding portion of the secondary coil is configured in a state where a maximum winding height is set as 20% through 30% with respect to an axis length winding length.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2015Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shota YANAGI, Takashi IDOGAWA
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Publication number: 20180025835Abstract: An ignition coil for an internal combustion engine includes: a center core arranged on an inner side of a primary coil and an inner side of a secondary coil; a side core arranged on an outer side of the primary coil and an outer side of the secondary coil, and combined with the center core to form a closed magnetic circuit; one or a plurality of gaps provided between the center core and the side core, or in the side core; and a magnet arranged in each of the one or a plurality of gaps, in which a sum of cross-sectional areas of the respective magnets is set to be three times or more and less than seven times of a cross-sectional area of the center core.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takashi IDOGAWA