Patents Assigned to Hoya Candeo Optronics Corporation
  • Publication number: 20190128511
    Abstract: Provided is a small-sized light emitting apparatus having a configuration capable of uniformly cooling multiple LEDs. A light emitting apparatus, which emits linear light, includes: a light source unit which has multiple light sources that are disposed on a surface of a substrate in parallel in a first direction; a heat dissipation unit which has multiple heat radiation fins formed in the first direction, and is thermally coupled to a rear side of the substrate; a partition plate which forms a first air channel surrounding the multiple heat radiation fins; a housing which forms a second air channel between the housing and the partition plate; and a cooling fan which receives air from the outside, guides the air to the second air channel, and forms an airflow in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Hoya Candeo Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20190103529
    Abstract: Provided is an optical semiconductor apparatus having an optical semiconductor device, a light-permeable buffer layer containing a cured high-hardness silicone resin having a thickness of 1-300 ?m, which covers at least part of a light-emitting surface of the optical semiconductor device, and a flexible sealing layer containing a cured flexible silicone resin having a lower hardness than the light-permeable buffer layer, which covers the optical semiconductor device and the light-permeable buffer layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo KOGURE, Shinichi OGAWA, Satoshi YAJIMA
  • Patent number: 10213518
    Abstract: Provided is a light illuminating apparatus irradiates a target object relatively moveable along a first direction with light. The apparatus includes a light source having a plurality of solid-state devices which irradiates the target object with the light in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a first reflecting part having at least one first reflecting surface placed at a downstream side in the second direction below the target object when viewed from the first direction, wherein the first reflecting part reflects a portion of the light from the light source incident on the first reflecting surface onto the target object; and a second reflecting part having a pair of second reflecting surfaces standing erect from the light source toward the first reflecting surface, wherein the second reflecting part guides the light from the light source into the first reflecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazutaka Shito
  • Publication number: 20190030916
    Abstract: A light scanning apparatus includes a laser light source, an anamorphic element converging a laser beam from the laser light source in a sub-scan direction, a deflector deflecting and scanning the laser beam, an image-forming optical system converging the deflected laser beam in a scan direction onto a scan target surface, and a reflective member between the image-forming optical system and the scan target surface to reflect the laser beam onto the scan target surface. When an F value of axial beam in the scan direction is Fno, an F value of beam at a maximum image height in the scan direction is Fno?, and an incidence angle of beam at the maximum image height onto the scan target surface in the scan direction is ?, the following Equation (1) is satisfied: {1-(1-cos ?4)/?M}/cos ?4?Fno?2/Fno2?1/cos ?4 ??(1) where M is an arbitrary real number that is ?2 or greater and 2 or smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shohei Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 10183482
    Abstract: Provided is a light irradiation apparatus. The light irradiation apparatus which irradiates light of a line shape extending in a first direction and having a predetermined line width in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, includes a substrate, a plurality of light sources placed on a surface of the substrate side by side at a predetermined interval along the first direction, with a direction of an optic axis being a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions, a plurality of heat radiation fins standing erect on an opposite surface of the substrate and arranged in rows in the first direction, and N cooling mechanisms placed side by side along the first direction to cover a plurality of heat radiation fins, in which N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. Each of the cooling mechanisms includes a case and a cooling fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Norio Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20190018246
    Abstract: Provided is a light guide plate for an image display device which uses lead-free glass, has excellent color reproducibility and a light weight, and may obtain a wide viewing angle. A light guide plate for an image display device, which guides image light inputted from an image display element and outputs the image light toward a user's pupil, is configured to be made of lead-free glass having a refractive index of 1.8 or more with respect to a wavelength of the image light, and to have internal transmittance of 0.6 or more with respect to a wavelength of 400 nm when a plate thickness is 10 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuo KOGURE
  • Publication number: 20190011112
    Abstract: A light illuminating apparatus for irradiating light of a line shape extending in a first direction and having a predetermined line width in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, includes a light emitting unit including a substrate, and a plurality of light sources arranged at a predetermined interval along the first direction on the substrate such that an optical axis is matched to a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions, and a mirror unit having a mirror surface to reflect and focus the light. In a cross section of the mirror unit taken along a plane defined by the second direction and the third direction, a cross-sectional shape of the mirror surface is a curved shape resulting from rotation of each of a horizontal axis direction positive side part and a horizontal axis direction negative side part of a parabola y=ax2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazutaka SHITO
  • Publication number: 20180372301
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a light source, a thin plate-shaped mirror unit which guides light from the light source, and a tension imparting means which imparts tension to the mirror unit. The tension imparting means may have at least any one of a first tension imparting mechanism which imparts tension in a first direction toward the light source along a surface of the mirror unit and a second tension imparting mechanism which imparts tension in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and further, the tension imparting mechanism may have at least any one of a third tension imparting mechanism which imparts tension in a third direction in parallel with the light source along the surface of the mirror unit and a fourth tension imparting mechanism which imparts tension in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Norio KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 10139096
    Abstract: The light irradiating device includes a substrate; a plurality of light emitting diode elements disposed on a surface of the substrate; a cooling unit which is disposed on a rear surface of the substrate; an inner wall which is disposed to enclose a light passage area through which light of the plurality of light emitting diode elements passes; a housing which accommodates the substrate, the plurality of light emitting diode elements, the cooling unit, and the inner wall and generates a space between the inner wall and the housing; an air inlet which introduces air in the light passage area onto the rear surface of the substrate; a flow channel which passes through the rear surface of the substrate and connects the air inlet and the space; and a circulation port which is provided to discharge the air in the space to the light passage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Norio Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10131162
    Abstract: Provided is a light illuminating apparatus for irradiating light of a line shape extending in a first direction and having a line width in a second direction. The light illuminating apparatus includes light emitting units, each including a substrate, light sources arranged at an interval along the first direction on the substrate and placed such that a direction of an optical axis is matched to a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface, and optical devices placed on optical paths of each light source to shape light from each light source into light with a predetermined divergence angle, wherein the light emitting units are arranged on an arc having its center at the irradiation position when viewed in the first direction, and an irradiation width in the second direction of light from the light emitting units is approximately equal within a preset range in a direction perpendicular to the irradiation surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazutaka Shito
  • Patent number: 10119759
    Abstract: Provided is a heat radiating apparatus. The heat radiating apparatus includes a support member in close contact with the heat source, a heat pipe thermally joined with the support member, and a plurality of heat radiating fins placed in a space that faces a second principal surface. The heat pipe includes a first line part thermally joined with the support member, a second line part thermally joined with the heat radiating fins, and a connecting part which connects the first line part to the second line part. A length of the heat pipe is slightly shorter than or equal to the support member. The connecting part has a curved part thermally joined with the support member. When a plurality of heat radiating apparatuses are arranged in the direction in which the first line part extends, the heat radiating apparatuses can be connected such that the first principal surfaces are successive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroaki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180287023
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a LED element placed on the substrate, and a lens placed on an optical path of the LED element, wherein the lens has a convex part protruding in a direction of an optical axis of the lens in a central part of an exit surface of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taiji MIZUTA
  • Publication number: 20180288840
    Abstract: (Problem) To provide technology for easily manufacturing a light illuminating apparatus suitable for the performance of a power device (Problem-solving means) A light emitting device (M) includes a substrate (410) having an anode pattern (310) and a cathode pattern (320), and at least one light emitting element (330) connected to the anode pattern and the cathode pattern. The substrate has a connecting part (350) at each of two ends of the anode pattern extending in a connection direction with other light emitting device that is different from the light emitting device (M) to connect the light emitting device (M) to other light emitting device, and a connecting part (350) at each of two ends of the cathode pattern extending in the connection direction to connect the light emitting device (M) to other light emitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuo KOGURE
  • Patent number: 10051696
    Abstract: Provided is a switching power supply device having a very small switching loss, which includes a rectifier circuit for rectifying a commercial AC voltage, a full-bridge circuit having first to fourth switching element, a transformer having a single primary coil and an N number of secondary coils, an N number of rectifying and smoothing circuits, an output detecting circuit for detecting at least one of voltage and current output from each rectifying and smoothing circuit, and a control circuit. Each rectifying and smoothing circuit includes a rectifying unit, a secondary switching element for controlling an output of the rectified voltage, and a smoothing unit for smoothing the rectified voltage, and the control circuit turns on each secondary switching element during a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Lisong Wu
  • Publication number: 20180214843
    Abstract: A light irradiation device includes a light source having a plurality of solid-state elements disposed on a substrate to be defined by a first direction and a second direction in a plurality of rows and irradiate the irradiation target with light from a third direction, an optical element refracting light from the solid-state elements, emitting the light and narrowing a spread angle of light to be emitted from the solid-state elements relative to the third direction, a first reflection portion having at least two first reflection surfaces on a downstream side in the third direction of the irradiation target and reflecting a part of light incident on the first reflection surface to the irradiation target, and a second reflection portion having a pair of second reflection surfaces disposed between the optical element and the first reflection portion and guiding light from the optical element to the first reflection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazutaka SHITO
  • Patent number: 10012825
    Abstract: A light irradiating device includes a plurality of LED elements which is disposed on a substrate along a first direction and irradiatesan ultraviolet ray on an irradiating object; and a plurality of light collecting units which is disposed in an optical path of each LED element and forms the ultraviolet ray emitted from each LED element to have a narrow spread angle, in which the ultraviolet ray which passes through the light collecting unit to be directed to the irradiating object has a first light distribution peak which is inclined to an upstream side of the first direction at a first angle and a second light distribution peak which is inclined to a downstream side of the first direction at a second angle, with respect to a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuo Kogure
  • Patent number: 9841172
    Abstract: The light irradiating device which irradiates linear light includes: a substrate which is parallel to first and second directions; a plurality of LED light sources which emits light in a third direction intersecting a surface of the substrate; a heat transporting unit which extends in a direction opposite to the third direction from the substrate; a cooling unit which has a heat radiating pin radiating the heat of the heat transporting unit into the air, an LED driver circuit which drives the LED light source; a housing which has an opening sucking and exhausting external air on one surface of the second direction, accommodates the cooling unit and the LED driver circuit, and forms a wind tunnel in an area where the cooling unit and the LED driver circuit are disposed; and a fan which is provided at a side opposite to the third direction of the cooling unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9840592
    Abstract: A curable resin composition having high transparency in the UV region, UV resistance and heat resistance. The curable resin composition includes an alkoxy oligomer represented by Formula 1 of (R1R2R3SiO1/2)w(R4R5SiO2/2)x(R6SiO3/2)y(SiO4/2)z and a curing catalyst. The curing catalyst is phosphoric acid present in an amount of 3-30 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alkoxy oligomer, or alkoxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of B, Al, P, Sc, Ga, Y, Zr, Nb, In, Sn, La, Gd, Dy, Yb, Hf, Ta and W, present in an amount of 0.5-20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the alkoxy oligomer. Each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 independently represents the same or a different organic group, w, x, y and z are 0 or positive numbers satisfying the relationship of w+x+y+z=1, and the atomic ratio of O/Si is 2.3-3.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shinichi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20170284650
    Abstract: Provided is a heat radiating apparatus for radiating heat of a heat source in air. The heat radiating apparatus includes a support member in close contact with the heat source on a first principal surface side, a heat pipe supported by the support member, and a plurality of heat radiating fins in a space that faces a second principal surface to radiate the heat transferred by the heat pipe. The heat pipe has a first line part thermally joined with the support member, a second line part thermally joined with the heat radiating fins, and a connecting part. A plurality of heat radiating apparatuses can be connected such that the first principal surfaces are successive, and each of the plurality of heat radiating apparatuses has a receiving part for receiving the connecting parts of adjacent heat radiating apparatuses in the space that faces the second principal surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroaki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20170284738
    Abstract: Provided is a heat radiating apparatus. The heat radiating apparatus includes a support member in close contact with the heat source, a heat pipe thermally joined with the support member, and a plurality of heat radiating fins placed in a space that faces a second principal surface. The heat pipe includes a first line part thermally joined with the support member, a second line part thermally joined with the heat radiating fins, and a connecting part which connects the first line part to the second line part. A length of the heat pipe is slightly shorter than or equal to the support member. The connecting part has a curved part thermally joined with the support member. When a plurality of heat radiating apparatuses are arranged in the direction in which the first line part extends, the heat radiating apparatuses can be connected such that the first principal surfaces are successive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: HOYA CANDEO OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroaki WATANABE