Patents Assigned to Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
  • Patent number: 10319936
    Abstract: A substrate (100) has optical transparency, and a light-emitting unit (140) is formed on the substrate (100). The light-emitting unit (140) includes a first electrode (110), an organic layer (120), and a second electrode (130). The organic layer (120) is located between the first electrode (110) and the second electrode (130). The second electrode (130) extends outside the light-emitting unit (140). At least an end of a portion of the second electrode (130) which is located outside the light-emitting unit (140) is oxidized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Takahashi, Hiroki Tan, Noriaki Waki
  • Patent number: 10297788
    Abstract: A light emitting apparatus (10) includes a substrate (100), an insulating layer (160), a light emitting element (102), a coating film (140), and a structure (150). The insulating layer (160) is formed over one surface of the substrate (100), and includes an opening (162). The light emitting element (102) is formed in the opening (162). The coating film (140) is formed over the one surface of the substrate (100), and covers a portion of the light emitting element (102), the insulating layer (160), and the one surface of the substrate (100). The coating film (140) does not cover another portion of the substrate (100) (for example, a portion of an end portion: hereinafter, referred to as a first portion). The structure (150) is located between the first portion of the substrate (100) and the insulating layer (160). The coating film (140) also covers the insulating layer (160).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Fujita, Shinsuke Tanaka, Yuji Saito, Shinji Nakajima
  • Patent number: 10283568
    Abstract: A first luminous body is formed on a substrate and is linear. A second luminous body is also formed on the substrate and is linear. The second luminous body extends in parallel with the first luminous body. A first anode and a first cathode are formed on the substrate, and supply electric power to the first luminous body. A second anode and a second cathode are also formed on the substrate, and supply electric power to the second luminous body. The first anode and the first cathode extend in parallel with each other, and the second anode and the second cathode extend in parallel with each other. In a range overlapping with the first luminous body when seen in a plan view, the first anode is not connected to the second anode, and the first cathode is not connected to the second cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Seki, Masaki Murakata, Katsuhiro Kanauchi
  • Patent number: 10284946
    Abstract: A speaker frame, including: a vibration support portion supporting a vibrating body of a speaker; a magnet support portion arranged inside of said vibration support portion and supporting magnetic circuit portion of said speaker; and a plurality of connection beams connecting said vibration support portion and said magnet support portion, wherein the vibration support portion and the magnet support portion have a circular ring shape having the same major axis length and minor axis length, said plurality of connection beams are arranged radially centering on a central axis from said magnet support portion to said vibration support portion, the central axis being parallel to a direction of an acoustic radiation, and a length of one of said connection beams and a length of another connection beams are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Niidera, Satoshi Hachiya
  • Patent number: 10277976
    Abstract: Provided is a speaker device achieving thinning and cost reduction. The speaker device includes a first speaker unit and a second speaker unit. An outer peripheral side of the speaker unit is provided with a folded portion protruding to an opposite side of a sound emission direction P. A flat portion is provided inside the folded portion. An opening is provided inside the flat portion. A voice coil bobbin is secured to the opening. A speaker unit is arranged in the voice coil bobbin. An external-magnet-type magnetic circuit is provided in the speaker unit. As a magnet of the magnetic circuit, a ferrite magnet having a large volume is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Oshima, Koji Takayama, Hirohito Ohno, Hiroyuki Dohi, Hayami Kondo
  • Patent number: 10264347
    Abstract: Provided is a speaker device achieving thinning and cost reduction. The speaker device includes a first speaker unit having a first diaphragm connected to a voice coil bobbin, and a second speaker unit having a second diaphragm provided inside the voice coil bobbin. When a sound emission direction P of the first speaker unit and the second speaker unit is upward and an opposite direction of the sound emission direction P is downward, a position of an upper end A of the first diaphragm is substantially equal to an upper end B of the second diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Oshima, Koji Takayama, Hirohito Ohno, Hiroyuki Dohi, Hayami Kondo
  • Patent number: 10249840
    Abstract: An optical device (10) includes a joining structure in which a first conductive film (110) and a second conductive film (130) are joined to each other. The first conductive film (110) that constitutes the joining structure is constituted by a conductive material. The second conductive film (130) that constitutes the joining structure is constituted by a metal material. Apart of the second conductive film (130) comes into contact with the first conductive film (110). A plurality of concave portions are provided in a contact surface of the second conductive film (130) which comes into contact with the first conductive film (110). The contact surface has a surface roughness greater than a surface roughness of a non-contact surface of the second conductive film (130) which does not come into contact with the first conductive film (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Saito, Masanobu Akagi, Kenichi Okuyama, Hiroki Tan, Kunihiko Shirahata
  • Patent number: 10249285
    Abstract: An acoustic conversion device for an active noise control is provided. The acoustic conversion device can effectively suppress or remove noise by controlling variation in a lowest resonance frequency. A volume of a closed space is smaller than an equivalent compliance air volume of a speaker unit. Therefore, motion of a vibration plate, an edge and a damper is suppressed, it is possible to restrain the edge and the damper from being deteriorated with time, variation in lowest resonance frequency can be suppressed, phase of emitted sound can be less prone to be deviated from opposite phase of noise, and it is possible to effectively suppress or remove noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Iida
  • Patent number: 10243165
    Abstract: A light-emitting unit (140) is formed over a first surface (102) of a substrate (100). A first terminal (112) and a second terminal (132) are formed on the first surface (102) of the substrate (100), and are electrically connected to the light-emitting unit (140). A sealing layer (200) is formed over the first surface (102) of the substrate (100), and seals the light-emitting unit (140). In addition, the sealing layer (200) does not cover the first terminal (112) and the second terminal (132). A cover layer (210) is formed over the sealing layer (200), and is formed of a material different from that of the cover layer (210). In at least a portion of a region located next to the first terminal (112) and a region located next to the second terminal (132), a portion of an end of the cover layer (210) protrudes from the sealing layer (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotsugi Hatakeyama, Shinsuke Tanaka, Shinji Nakajima
  • Patent number: 10243166
    Abstract: A substrate (100) includes a resin material. A first stacked film (210) is configured by laminating multiple layers and is formed on a first surface (102) of the substrate (100). A light-emitting unit (140) is formed over the first stacked film (210) and includes an organic layer. A second stacked film (220) is configured by laminating multiple layers and covers the light-emitting unit (140). A third stacked film (310) is configured by laminating multiple layers and is formed on a second surface (104) of the substrate (100). The third stacked film (310) is the same stacked film as the first stacked film (210), and the fourth stacked film (320) is the same stacked film as the second stacked film (220).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Seki, Shinsuke Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10231042
    Abstract: Provided is a speaker device in which reproduction sound pressure is increased, and heat resistance and water resistance are improved. The speaker device includes: a diaphragm formed of a film containing polyimide; and a frame for supporting the diaphragm. A cross-section passing the center of the diaphragm and parallel to a sound emission direction includes sequentially from an inner periphery to an outer periphery of the diaphragm along the sound emission direction: a first bent plate portion having a concave arc; a second bent plate portion having a convex arc; a third bent plate portion having a concave arc; and a fourth bent plate portion having a convex arc. An area of the first bent plate portion is larger than any of areas of the second, the third, the fourth bent plate portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION, ANDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Watanabe, Junichi Sato, Susumu Miyata, Makoto Tsuruta
  • Patent number: 10206028
    Abstract: A damper and a speaker apparatus includes the damper, which suppresses damage to an oscillatory system from an excessive input signal, enabling an efficiency increase of the speaker apparatus. As a damper has a planar surface, undue deformation of the oscillatory system due to an excessive input signal is suppressed, and damage to the oscillatory system can be suppressed. Furthermore, since the deformation of a corrugation portion by a normal input signal is hardly prevented, a reduction in sound pressure of the speaker apparatus with respect to an input signal is suppressed, enabling an increase in efficiency. Furthermore, the planar surface is extended at a height in a thickness direction different from that of an attachment portion. Thus, rising portions are deformed when a voice coil bobbin is oscillated, enabling suppression of rupture of the damper in the vicinity of a boundary between the planar surface and the attachment portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Kimura
  • Patent number: 10194236
    Abstract: A speaker frame, including: a vibration support portion supporting a vibrating body of a speaker; a magnet support portion arranged inside of said vibration support portion and supporting magnetic circuit portion of said speaker; and a plurality of connection beams connecting said vibration support portion and said magnet support portion, wherein the vibration support portion and the magnet support portion have a circular ring shape having the same major axis length and minor axis length, said plurality of connection beams are arranged radially centering on a central axis from said magnet support portion to said vibration support portion, the central axis being parallel to a direction of an acoustic radiation, and a length of one of said connection beams and a length of another connection beams are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Niidera, Satoshi Hachiya
  • Patent number: 10189404
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle lighting device intended to improve convenience and safety. A vehicle lighting device includes a light disposed in a vehicle interior, a controller controlling the light, and a detecting unit detecting position or motion of a detecting object by detecting a detection object at a plurality of positions, and the controller controls the light when the position or motion of the detection object is detected by the detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Abe, Satoshi Suzuki, Kenji Kawamura, Shingo Tsuji
  • Patent number: 10186687
    Abstract: A substrate (100) is a light-transmitting substrate. A light-transmitting first electrode (110) is formed over the substrate (100). An insulating layer (150) is formed over the substrate (100) and the first electrode (110) and includes an opening (152) overlapping the first electrode (110). An organic layer (120) is located within at least the opening (152). A light-transmitting second electrode (130) is formed over the organic layer (120). An intermediate layer (200) is formed in at least a portion of a region of a lateral side of the first electrode (110) overlapping the first electrode (110). A refractive index of the intermediate layer (200) is between a refractive index of the substrate (100) and a refractive index of the first electrode (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junji Taguchi, Hiroki Tan, Noriaki Waki, Masaki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10178470
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic machine including a speaker unit; a housing; and a rotating device. The rotating device rotates the speaker unit with respect to the housing, wherein the speaker unit is provided with an opening portion and a member which is supported by the housing and extends substantially in parallel to a rotational axis of the speaker unit is adapted to passing through the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Watanabe, Nobuyuki Sato, Takeru Miki, Toshiya Kosaka, Eitaro Unno, Takahiro Kudo, Yoshihiko Takeda
  • Patent number: 10149063
    Abstract: An example vibrating body for the acoustic transducer may include a diaphragm including a first vibrating part and a second vibrating part located at an outer circumference of the first vibrating part. A coil is configured to vibrate the diaphragm. An edge portion is located at an outer circumference of the diaphragm. A plurality of ribs are provided outside of the coil on the second vibrating part formed integrally with the second vibrating part. A plurality of ribs is provided on the edge portion formed integrally with the edge portion. None of the integrally formed ribs is provided inside of the coil on the first vibrating part. The ribs provided on the second vibrating part are formed in an inner circumferential side of regions of the edge portion, the regions being located between the ribs provided on the edge portion next to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenya Watanabe, Yoshihiro Kimura, Masanori Ito
  • Publication number: 20180251079
    Abstract: A speaker system for a mobile object capable of being easily mounted on the mobile object is provided. The speaker system includes a speaker unit, enclosure accommodating the speaker unit, and a tubular member one end of which is connected to an internal space of the enclosure, and the speaker unit and the enclosure are built in a back door thereof. A free space in a vehicle is utilized effectively, thereby mounting the speaker system for the mobile object in the vehicle easily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicants: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki NEGISHI, Yasumi UMETSU, Toru NAKAMURA, Tatsuya SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20180253200
    Abstract: To provide an electronic apparatus capable of easily and accurately performing an operation of changing a display. A navigation system displays standard map information in small scale on a liquid crystal display device, and displays status information on movement speed of a vehicle or guidance information on distance and direction to a cross point to turn next on a head-up display device. Only while a contact of a contact body on a surface of a touchpad continues to be detected, first scaled-up map information as the scaled-up standard map information continues to be displayed on the liquid crystal display device instead of the standard map information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto ABE, Koji SASAHARA, Takeru MIKI
  • Patent number: 10015585
    Abstract: A speaker frame, including: a vibration support portion supporting a vibrating body of a speaker; a magnet support portion arranged inside of said vibration support portion and supporting magnetic circuit portion of said speaker; and a plurality of connection beams connecting said vibration support portion and said magnet support portion, wherein the vibration support portion and the magnet support portion have a circular ring shape having the same major axis length and minor axis length, said plurality of connection beams are arranged radially centering on a central axis from said magnet support portion to said vibration support portion, the central axis being parallel to a direction of an acoustic radiation, and a length of one of said connection beams and a length of another connection beams are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignees: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Niidera, Satoshi Hachiya