Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Masui
Yasuyuki Masui 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: 9142373Abstract: An electromagnetic relay has a fixed touch piece having a fixed contact, a movable touch piece having a movable contact contactably and separably opposed to the fixed contact, and configured to elastically deform, an auxiliary member configured to energize the movable touch piece to the fixed contact piece side, an electromagnet, and an intermediate member configured to be operated by magnetization of the electromagnet and elastically deform the movable touch piece.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Yasuyuki Masui, Toshiyuki Kakimoto, Tsukasa Yamashita, Keisuke Yano
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Patent number: 9123494Abstract: An electromagnetic relay including an electromagnet block having a rod-shaped iron core, a coil wound around the rod-shaped iron core, and a spool interposed between the coil and iron core. A yoke having one end section extends to a section at a side of a magnet pole section of the iron core. An end section of the yoke is arranged so that the magnet pole section has a gap on a base side. A moving iron is pivotably supported by an elastic support of a hinge spring. The electromagnet block is magnetized wherein a section drawn in the moving iron is drawn to the magnet pole section and pivoted to drive a contact switching unit. The hinge spring includes an elastic contacting portion extending toward an opposite side to the elastic support. The moving iron is integrated with a card member that comes in contact with the elastic contacting portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Tetsuo Shinkai, Yasuyuki Masui, Tsukasa Yamashita
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Patent number: 9082575Abstract: An electromagnetic relay including a contact switching unit having a pair of contacts. An electromagnet block drives the contact switching unit to open and close the contacts. An arc-extinguishing member includes a connection member and permanent magnets. The connection member is formed by connecting, via a middle part, opposing walls arranged in a direction perpendicular to the touch/separation direction of the contacts. Permanent magnets are disposed on opposing sections of the opposing walls.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2011Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Tsukasa Yamashita, Tetsuo Shinkai, Yasuyuki Masui, Masayuki Noda
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Patent number: 9076617Abstract: An electromagnetic relay including a contact switching unit formed by arranging at least two contact groups, in parallel with each other and perpendicular to the touch/separation direction of the contacts, each of the contact group includes a pair of contacts that can touch and separate; an electromagnet block that drives the contact switching unit to open and close the contacts; and an arc-extinguishing member comprising a connection member made from a magnetic material and formed by a connection of protrusions that respectively protrude from both sides of a middle part in the direction of the parallel arrangement of the contact groups and between the contact groups, and also comprising permanent magnets respectively disposed at least on the opposing positions of the protrusions located on both sides of the middle part.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2011Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Tsukasa Yamashita, Tetsuo Shinkai, Yasuyuki Masui
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Patent number: 8928438Abstract: An electromagnetic relay has a fixed touch piece having a fixed contact; a movable touch piece, having a movable contact contactably and separably opposed to the fixed contact, and configured to elastically deform, an electromagnet, an intermediate member that rotates based on magnetization and demagnetization of the electromagnet and elastically deforms the movable touch piece, and an energization unit that energizes the movable touch piece to the fixed contact piece side via the intermediate member.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2014Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Yasuyuki Masui, Toshiyuki Kakimoto, Tsukasa Yamashita, Keisuke Yano
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Patent number: 8823474Abstract: To promptly extinguish an arc generated between contacts with a simple and inexpensive structure without negatively influencing the spring property of a movable contact piece. A contact switching mechanism includes a fixed contact piece with a fixed contact and a movable contact piece with a movable contact which faces the fixed contact in a contactable manner. At least either one of the contact pieces is provided with an extension which extends toward the contact of the remaining contact piece.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Kakimoto, Tetsuo Shinkai, Yasuyuki Masui, Tsukasa Yamashita
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Publication number: 20140225688Abstract: An electromagnetic relay has a fixed touch piece having a fixed contact; a movable touch piece, having a movable contact contactably and separably opposed to the fixed contact, and configured to elastically deform, an electromagnet, an intermediate member that rotates based on magnetization and demagnetization of the electromagnet and elastically deforms the movable touch piece, and an energization unit that energizes the movable touch piece to the fixed contact piece side via the intermediate member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuyuki Masui, Toshiyuki Kakimoto, Tsukasa Yamashita, Keisuke Yano
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Publication number: 20140225689Abstract: An electromagnetic relay has a fixed touch piece having a fixed contact, a movable touch piece having a movable contact contactably and separably opposed to the fixed contact, and configured to elastically deform, an auxiliary member configured to energize the movable touch piece to the fixed contact piece side, an electromagnet, and an intermediate member configured to be operated by magnetization of the electromagnet and elastically deform the movable touch piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Yasuyuki Masui, Toshiyuki Kakimoto, Tsukasa Yamashita, Keisuke Yano
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Publication number: 20140028418Abstract: An electromagnetic relay including a contact switching unit formed by arranging at least two contact groups, in parallel with each other and perpendicular to the touch/separation direction of the contacts, each of the contact group includes a pair of contacts that can touch and separate; an electromagnet block that drives the contact switching unit to open and close the contacts; and an arc-extinguishing member comprising a connection member made from a magnetic material and formed by a connection of protrusions that respectively protrude from both sides of a middle part in the direction of the parallel arrangement of the contact groups and between the contact groups, and also comprising permanent magnets respectively disposed at least on the opposing positions of the protrusions located on both sides of the middle part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Tsukasa Yamashita, Tetsuo Shinkai, Yasuyuki Masui
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Publication number: 20140022035Abstract: The present invention provides an electromagnetic relay, comprising a contact switching unit having a contact group which includes a pair of contacts in order to touch and separate; an electromagnet block which drives the contact switching unit to open and close the contacts; and an arc-extinguishing member having a connection member and permanent magnets, wherein the connection member is formed by connecting, via a middle part, opposing walls arranged in a direction perpendicular to the touch/separation direction of the contacts and permanent magnets are disposed on the opposing sections of the opposing walls.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2011Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Tsukasa Yamashita, Tetsuo Shinkai, Yasuyuki Masui, Masayuki Noda
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Publication number: 20140015628Abstract: An electromagnetic relay including an electromagnet block having a rod-shaped iron core, a coil wound around the rod-shaped iron core, and a spool interposed between the coil and iron core. A yoke having one end section extends to a section at a side of a magnet pole section of the iron core. An end section of the yoke is arranged so that the magnet pole section has a gap on a base side. A moving iron is pivotably supported by an elastic support of a hinge spring. The electromagnet block is magnetized wherein a section drawn in the moving iron is drawn to the magnet pole section and pivoted to drive a contact switching unit. The hinge spring includes an elastic contacting portion extending toward an opposite side to the elastic support. The moving iron is integrated with a card member that comes in contact with the elastic contacting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2011Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuo Shinkai, Yasuyuki Masui, Tsukasa Yamashita
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Patent number: 8558647Abstract: Provided is a technology which has a simple structure, is easy to manufacture, and does not increase cost. A terminal member to be press-fitted into a terminal hole formed in a base, includes a press-fitted portion which is to be press-fitted in the terminal hole, and a terminal portion extending from the press-fitted portion and protruding from the base. The terminal portion is formed by folding a plate-like body such that folded portions overlap a planar portion. At least one of the folded portions has a cut-away portion extending from the base, respectively at an edge near the press-fitted portion. A sealing agent can be injected into the terminal hole via the cut-away portions.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Tetsuo Shinkai, Toshiyuki Kakimoto, Yasuyuki Masui, Tsukasa Yamashita
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Publication number: 20130069744Abstract: Provided is a technology which has a simple structure, is easy to manufacture, and does not increase cost. A terminal member to be press-fitted into a terminal hole formed in a base, includes a press-fitted portion which is to be press-fitted in the terminal hole, and a terminal portion extending from the press-fitted portion and protruding from the base. The terminal portion is formed by folding a plate-like body such that folded portions overlap a planar portion. At least one of the folded portions has a cut-away portion extending from the base, respectively at an edge near the press-fitted portion. A sealing agent can be injected into the terminal hole via the cut-away portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Inventors: Tetsuo Shinkai, Toshiyuki Kakimoto, Yasuyuki Masui, Tsukasa Yamashita
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Patent number: 7286031Abstract: In the supporting structure of fixed contact terminals, a pair of fixed contact terminals with respective fixed contacts provided on their free ends are supported by fixed contact bases and the both ends of a movable contact piece contact with and separate from the pair of the fixed contacts. Cut-off grooves are provided on the surfaces of the fixed contact bases at each position near the fixed contacts, and they are formed in a converted T shape on a cross section, partitioning the pair of fixed contact terminals.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Takeshi Nishida, Yasuyuki Masui, Takeshi Miyasaka
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Patent number: 7157995Abstract: An electromagnetic relay has an iron core having a protruding shaft and a magnetic pole portion. The protruding shaft is penetrated through a through hole provided on a metal case, and coil is wound around the protruding shaft. A voltage is applied to the coil for magnetization and stopped for demagnetization, hence to drive a contact mechanism with a movable iron piece that is attracted by and separated from the magnetic pole portion, thereby causing a reciprocating motion of the movable iron piece. The relay can prevent generation of eddy current.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Takeshi Nishida, Yasuyuki Masui, Takeshi Miyasaka
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Patent number: 7023306Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnet block having coils wound about the bodies of spools through which iron cores are provided. The electromagnet block is accommodated in a concave part that opens upward of a box-shaped case such that the shaft centers of the iron cores can be orthogonal to the bottom surface of the box-shaped case. The electromagnet block is excited and demagnetized by the passage and break of electric current through the coils so that a contact mechanism can be driven by a movable iron piece that is absorbed to and leaves magnetic pole portions at the upper ends of the iron cores. In this case, the electromagnet block is hung at the upper opening edge of the box-shaped case such that a space can be provided between the bottom surface of the box-shaped case and the electromagnet block.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Takeshi Nishida, Yasuyuki Masui
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Patent number: 6975194Abstract: A switching device which can be small-sized by improving a shielding performance and can improve the reliability of switching characteristics. A permanent magnet disposed near stationary contacts is arranged in its pole-face perpendicularly of the axis of a moving contact member.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2003Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Takeshi Nishida, Yasuyuki Masui, Kozo Maenishi
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Publication number: 20050156469Abstract: It is to provide a switching device that can be downsized and improved in reliability of the switching characteristic by making it difficult to damage and deteriorate a permanent magnet that is a component and by improving the shutoff performance. It is a switching device which makes a movable contact into/out of contact with a fixed contact, with a permanent magnet arranged in the vicinity of the fixed contact in a fixed contact terminal provided with the fixed contact on its free end. A narrow portion is formed between the fixed contact and the permanent magnet, hence to form an angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2004Publication date: July 21, 2005Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Takeshi Nishida, Yasuyuki Masui, Takeshi Miyasaka
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Publication number: 20050151606Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes an electromagnet block having coils wound about the bodies of spools through which iron cores are provided. The electromagnet block is accommodated in a concave part that opens upward of a box-shaped case such that the shaft centers of the iron cores can be orthogonal to the bottom surface of the box-shaped case. The electromagnet block is excited and demagnetized by the passage and break of electric current through the coils so that a contact mechanism can be driven by a movable iron piece that is absorbed to and leaves magnetic pole portions at the upper ends of the iron cores. In this case, the electromagnet block is hung at the upper opening edge of the box-shaped case such that a space can be provided between the bottom surface of the box-shaped case and the electromagnet block.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2004Publication date: July 14, 2005Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Takeshi Nishida, Yasuyuki Masui
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Publication number: 20050146405Abstract: It is to provide an electromagnetic relay that can perform the return operation of a movable iron piece quickly, free from a fear of welding the contact. In the electromagnetic relay, an iron core is penetrated through a through hole formed on the bottom surface of the aluminum case and coil is wound around the shaft of the protruding iron core. Through applying a voltage to the coil for magnetization and stopping the voltage for demagnetization, a contact mechanism is driven with a movable iron piece that is going and returning, attracted by and separated from a magnetic pole portion of the iron core. In particular, a slit for preventing generation of eddy current is provided on the opening end of the through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2004Publication date: July 7, 2005Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Takeshi Nishida, Yasuyuki Masui, Takeshi Miyasaka