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Granted Patent B2
US 11,404,195 · App. 16/480,154 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Reactor

Inventors: Shinichiro Yamamoto (Mie, JP); Takashi Misaki (Mie, JP); Seiji Shitama (Mie, JP); Tatsuo Hirabayashi (Mie, JP)
Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd.; Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
H01F27/10G01K7/02H01F27/24H01F27/2876
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Patent No.
US 11,404,195
App. No.
16/480,154
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a reactor that includes: a coil provided with a wound portion that is obtained by winding a winding wire, and has an exposed region with which a liquid coolant comes into direct contact; a magnetic core that is arranged inside and outside the wound portion, and forms a closed magnetic circuit; a sensor member configured to measure the temperature of the coil, the sensor member including a rod-shaped sensor body portion attached to the exposed region of the wound portion, and a wire coupled to the sensor body portion; and a sensor cover portion that covers surfaces of the outer periphery of the sensor body portion, except for a mounting surface for mounting to the wound portion and at least part of a coupling surface to which the wire is coupled.

Claims (18)

1. A reactor comprising:

a coil provided with a wound portion that is obtained by winding a winding wire, and has an exposed region with which a liquid coolant comes into direct contact;

a magnetic core that is arranged inside and outside the wound portion, and forms a closed magnetic circuit;

a sensor member configured to measure a temperature of the coil, the sensor member including a rod-shaped sensor body portion attached to the exposed region of the wound portion, and a wire coupled to the sensor body portion;

an end-face interposed member interposed between an outer-side core portion of the magnetic core that is arranged outside the wound portion, and an end face of the wound portion; and

a sensor cover portion that covers surfaces of an outer periphery of the sensor body portion, except for a mounting surface for mounting to the wound portion and at least part of a coupling surface to which the wire is coupled, the sensor cover portion includes a pair of wall portions and a lid portion removably attached to the pair of wall portions, the pair of wall portions being spaced apart from each other, the pair of wall portions being integrated with the end-face interposed member and extending outwardly from the end-faced interposed member so as to be disposed above the wound portion and place the sensor body in thermal contact with the wound portion, the lid portion configured to rest on a top surface of the pair of wall portions so as to cover the sensor body portion.

2. The reactor according to claim 1 ,

wherein the pair of wall portions cover a respective intersecting surface of the sensor body portion, the intersecting surface extends in a direction that intersects the mounting surface.

3. The reactor according to claim 2 , further comprising:

an elastic member that is interposed between the lid portion and the sensor body portion, and presses the sensor body portion toward the wound portion.

4. The reactor according to claim 3 ,

wherein the elastic member is a coil spring or a flat spring.

5. The reactor according to claim 2 , wherein the wall portion and the lid portion have a snap-fit structure with which the wall portion and the lid portion are fitted to each other.

6. The reactor according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor cover portion includes a removal preventing portion that covers a region of the coupling surface, except for a portion from which the wire is drawn, the removal preventing portion preventing the sensor body portion from being removed.

7. The reactor according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a heat dissipation sheet or heat dissipation grease that is provided between the wound portion and the sensor body portion.

8. The reactor according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting surface is provided with leg portions that form a space between the sensor body portion and the wound portion.

9. The reactor according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting surface includes a flat portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2019
From: YAMAMOTO, SHINICHIRO; MISAKI, TAKASHI; SHITAMA, SEIJI; HIRABAYASHI, TATSUO
To: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.; SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.; SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 049835/0438 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP JP2017-021005 · Feb 8, 2017 · national
JP JP2017-198859 · Oct 12, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190385776A1 · Dec 19, 2019
Cited By (1)
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