IP Library Granted Patent US 12,573,523
Granted Patent B2
US 12,573,523 · App. 18/472,502 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Insulated wire

Inventors: Takami Ushiwata (Tokyo, JP); Ikumi Ando (Tokyo, JP); Hajime Nishi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Proterial, Ltd.
H01B3/307
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Patent No.
US 12,573,523
App. No.
18/472,502
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The insulated wire has a conductor having a long shape, and an insulation film including multiple pores and covering the conductor, wherein an opening area ratio SR measured by a method below is 1% or less. The method of measuring the opening area ratio SR includes peeling the insulation film from the conductor; obtaining a SEM image showing an interface on a conductor side in the insulation film peeled; calculating an area S 1 of an observation region that is at least a part of the SEM image; and an area S 2 of portions where the multiple pores are open in the observation region; and calculating the opening area ratio SR by the following Formula: SR=(S 2 /S 1 )×100.

Claims (20)

1 . An insulated wire comprising:

a conductor having a long shape; and

an insulation film including multiple pores and covering the conductor,

wherein an opening area ratio SR measured by a method below is 1% or less:

the method of measuring the opening area ratio SR:

peeling the insulation film from the conductor;

obtaining a SEM image showing an interface on a conductor side in the insulation film peeled;

calculating an area S 1 of an observation region that is at least a part of the SEM image, and an area S 2 of portions where the multiple pores are open in the observation region; and

calculating the opening area ratio SR by Formula (1) below,

SR =( S 2/ S 1)×100  Formula (1).

2 . The insulated wire according to claim 1 ,

wherein the opening area ratio SR is 0.01% or more.

3 . The insulated wire according to claim 1 ,

wherein the insulation film has a porosity of 4% by volume or more.

4 . The insulated wire according to claim 1 ,

wherein the multiple pores are derived from a thermally decomposable polymer in a form of liquid, or a high boiling point solvent.

5 . The insulated wire according to claim 4 ,

wherein the thermally decomposable polymer in the form of liquid is diol-type polypropylene glycol.

6 . The insulated wire according to claim 4 ,

wherein the high boiling point solvent is oleyl alcohol, 1-tetradecanol, or 1-dodecanol.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2023
From: USHIWATA, TAKAMI; ANDO, IKUMI; NISHI, HAJIME
To: PROTERIAL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 065962/0297 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-162744 · Oct 7, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240120129A1 · Apr 11, 2024
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