Patents by Inventor Bong Joo Kim

Bong Joo Kim 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).

  • Patent number: 7354013
    Abstract: Disclosed is an idler for a tape recorder that can selectively transmit a driving force from a capstan motor to a take-up reel or a supply reel depending upon a rotational direction of the capstan motor. The idler includes an idler gear connected to either of the take-up reel and the supply reel, and a gear supporting plate, provided with a ?-shaped portion or U-shaped portion, for rotatably supporting the idle gear. The idler gear is provided with a convex portion or a concave portion formed at both ends of a rotary center thereof, and the gear supporting plate is provided with a convex portion or a concave portion corresponding to the convex portion or concave portion of the idler gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bong-Joo Kim
  • Publication number: 20080035811
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a display device having: a fixing member, which is fixed to a wall; an upper supporting unit, which is coupled to the fixing member to support the display device and a cable accommodating unit, which is provided at the fixing member to accommodate electric cables connected to the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bong Joo Kim, Sang Hak Kim, Jae Hoo Park
  • Patent number: 7327529
    Abstract: Disclosed is a deck for a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus. The deck has a chassis in which a plurality of structures constituting a mechanical mechanism for loading a tape and recording or reproducing information; and a switch/sensor circuit board in which a plurality of switches and sensors constituting an electronic mechanism for detecting an operation of the deck and a state of the structures. The switch/sensor circuit board is formed of a PCB and assembled to a lower surface of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Kab Seo, Myoung-Joon Kim, Bong-Joo Kim, Jun-Young Kim, Chung-hum Baik, Young-Ho Cho
  • Publication number: 20070234936
    Abstract: A stand includes a lower member, an upper member spaced apart from the lower member, a pillar member that supports the lower and the upper members, and at least one subsidiary member selectively mountable to the upper member and/or the pillar member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bong-joo Kim
  • Patent number: 7273190
    Abstract: A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus and a method for braking a reel assembly comprising a lower disc rotatably supported by a stationary shaft located on the deck and an upper disc arranged on the stationary shaft to rotatably coupled to an upper portion of the lower disc. Thus, the upper and lower discs are rotatably coupled to a tape reel of a tape cassette. A disc gear is positioned between the upper and lower discs to receive power from a capstan motor. A friction member is disposed between and in contact with the lower disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong-Hyeob Oh, Bong-Joo Kim, Jae-Hoon Sim, Byeng-Bae Park, Seung-Woo Lee, Hyeong-Seok Choi
  • Publication number: 20070153338
    Abstract: A loading and unloading apparatus for a recording medium to detachably load a recording medium to an electronic device. A loading frame is installed in the electronic device and with which the recording medium is slidingly engaged. A connector is installed on the loading frame. An unloading unit is slidingly inserted in the loading frame and unloads the recording medium connected to the connector by a predetermined distance to separate the recording medium from the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Jae-kab Seo, Bong-joo Kim, Jeong-hyeob Oh
  • Patent number: 7218469
    Abstract: A reel driving apparatus and a magnetic recording and reproducing device including the reel driving apparatus, where the reel driving apparatus includes: a driver including at least a portion protruding under a deck chassis; a power transmitting unit transmitting a power to the driver; a power changing unit gearing with the driver and selectively transmitting a power to a plurality of reel tables according to a direction along which the driver rotates; and a fixing unit supporting the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-kab Seo, Jun-young Kim, Bong-joo Kim, Young-ho Cho, Chung-hum Baik, Myoung-joon Kim
  • Patent number: 7199968
    Abstract: A locking device for a tape cassette housing of a tape recorder comprises a locking recess and a locking protrusion respectively provided in sides of a tape cassette housing and a deck chassis and corresponding to each other, thereby fastening a tape cassette housing to the deck chassis, the tape cassette housing resiliently coming into contact with the deck chassis as a tape cassette is loaded. In here, around external circumference of the locking protrusion is formed at least one edge, and an end of the edge comes into contact with a corner of the locking recess right before the locking protrusion is inserted into the locking recess. Accordingly, the locking protrusion comes into linear contact with the corner of the locking recess in loading/unloading operations of the tape cassette so that the stopping of the ascending and descending movements of the tape cassette housing is prevented during the loading/unloading operations of the tape cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong-joo Kim, Hyeong-seok Choi, Jae-kab Seo
  • Patent number: 7195191
    Abstract: An oil spatter prevention apparatus having a shaft for use with a device, such as a tape recorder, including a stationary portion fixed to a deck, a shaft body extended from the stationary portion on which a rotation body is rotatably supported on an outer circumference, and an oil spattering prevention means for preventing oil applied between the shaft body and the rotation body from being spattered when the shaft body rotates, the oil spatter prevention means being at least one of a circumferential recess on the shaft body, an annular recess on the shaft stationary portion, and a recess exterior and adjacent to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong-joo Kim, Hyeong-seok Choi, Jae-kab Seo
  • Patent number: 7191971
    Abstract: Disclosed is a reel clutch of a tape recorder. A plate spring is positioned between a reel gear and a reel disc of a reel disc assembly which is mounted on a deck of a tape recorder, and a stopper reel is provided on the reel disc to restrain the engaging height of the plate spring so that a torque is generated by the frictional contact between the reel disc and the plate spring, whereby assembly productivity can be enhanced and manufacturing costs can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong-joo Kim, Hyeong-seok Choi, Jae-kab Seo, Jun-young Kim, Byeong-bae Park
  • Publication number: 20070034121
    Abstract: A cabinet includes a base plate, a top plate disposed above the base plate, to be spaced therefrom, a column member disposed between the top plate and the bottom plate to be coupled with the top plate and the bottom plate, a fastening member which is fastened to the column member through the top plate from an upper surface of the top plate, and a fastening member cover which is disposed on a top of the fastening member to cover it and is magnetically coupled with the fastening member. Thus, the cabinet improves an outer appearance thereof by preventing an exposure of the fastening members, and improving an efficiency in an assembly thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bong-joo Kim
  • Publication number: 20070022432
    Abstract: A recording medium cover locking device of the image photography apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention comprising a recording medium cover, that can open or close, provided in the image photography apparatus; a lock member for locking or unlocking an opening/closing operation of the recording medium cover; and a restriction unit for restricting a movement of the lock member to inhibit the recording medium cover from being opened while the image photography apparatus is operating in a specific mode. Accordingly, in the image photography apparatus employing the optical disk as the information recording medium, the recording medium cover is not opened while the image photography apparatus is operating in the specific mode, and so it is possible to prevent the optical disk from being damaged or disturbed while recording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myoung-joon Kim, Bong-joo Kim, Young-ho Cho
  • Patent number: 7133246
    Abstract: A pole base assembly driving device for a tape recorder is disclosed. Manufacturing of decks becomes simpler and at lower cost. The pole base assembly driving device has a loading gear rotatably disposed on the deck, and rotated by a driving force which is transmitted from a driving source installed on the deck. The pole base assembly further comprises an elastic rod connected by one end to the loading gear, and connected by the other end to a link member which is connected with the pole base assembly. The elastic rod is preferably made of a material which is elastically bendable by an external force, and preferably comprises a deformation restricting means for restricting a deformation of the elastic rod when the elastic rod is deformed by the rotation of the loading gear, such as protrusions on the concave side of the rod when deformed and a reinforcement member. As a result, the number of parts and manufacturing cost is reduced, and deterioration of durability due to breakage of parts can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong-joo Kim, Jun-young Kim, Jae-kab Seo
  • Publication number: 20060245107
    Abstract: A power supply device of a tape-end detecting sensor for a tape recorder. The power supply device comprises a reel cover disposed on a sub-chassis, with a tape-end detecting sensor being seated on the reel cover for detecting the passing of a terminal end of a magnetic portion of a magnetic tape, a first power transmitting member mounted in the reel cover to be connected to the detecting sensor and having a first contacting portion, and a second power transmitting member disposed on the sub-chassis and having a second contacting portion that comes into contact with the first contacting portion when the reel cover is mounted on the sub-chassis. The power supply device further comprises a resilient pressing member integrally formed with the sub-chassis, for resiliently pressing the second contacting portion toward the first contacting portion to improve a contacting force between the first and the second contacting portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Bong-joo Kim, Do-young Choi, Jae-kab Seo
  • Publication number: 20060181802
    Abstract: A locking device for a tape cassette housing of a tape recorder comprises a locking recess and a locking protrusion respectively provided in sides of a tape cassette housing and a deck chassis and corresponding to each other, thereby fastening a tape cassette housing to the deck chassis, the tape cassette housing resiliently coming into contact with the deck chassis as a tape cassette is loaded. In here, around external circumference of the locking protrusion is formed at least one edge, and an end of the edge comes into contact with a corner of the locking recess right before the locking protrusion is inserted into the locking recess. Accordingly, the locking protrusion comes into linear contact with the corner of the locking recess in loading/unloading operations of the tape cassette so that the stopping of the ascending and descending movements of the tape cassette housing is prevented during the loading/unloading operations of the tape cassette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Bong-Joo Kim, Hyeong-Seok Choi, Jae-Kab Seo
  • Patent number: 7092201
    Abstract: A deck mechanism for a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus comprises a main deck provided with a head drum, a capstan motor, and a sub-deck installed on the main deck to be loaded/unloaded. The sub-deck is provided with a pair of reel discs, onto which tape reels of a tape cassette are seated; a pole base loading unit; a pinch roller unit for compressing the tape against a spindle of the capstan motor when the sub-deck is loaded; a brake unit; a main sliding member mounted on the main deck to be capable of reciprocatingly sliding, the main sliding member controlling the driving of the pinch roller unit; and a main cam gear mounted on the main deck. The main cam gear causes the sub-deck, the pole base loading unit, the brake unit, and the main sliding member to perform linked movements while the main cam gear is rotationally driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do-Young Choi, Jeong-Hyeob Oh, Jun-Young Kim, Jae-Kab Seo, Jae-Hoon Sim, Bong-Joo Kim, Myoung-Joon Kim, Byeng-Bae Park, Young-Ho Cho, Hyeong-Seok Choi
  • Publication number: 20060164745
    Abstract: A reel driving apparatus and a magnetic recording and reproducing device including the reel driving apparatus, where the reel driving apparatus includes: a driver including at least a portion protruding under a deck chassis; a power transmitting unit transmitting a power to the driver; a power changing unit gearing with the driver and selectively transmitting a power to a plurality of reel tables according to a direction along which the driver rotates; and a fixing unit supporting the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Jae-kab Seo, Jun-young Kim, Bong-joo Kim, Young-ho Cho, Chung-hum Baik, Myoung-Joon Kim
  • Patent number: 7079351
    Abstract: An improved magnetic tape guiding device for use with a magnetic tape transport system of a tape recorder and the like, and a method for using the same. The magnetic tape guiding system of the tape recorder transport system has a supply reel pole base assembly having a slant pole with a first guide unit having portions formed at both ends of the slant pole to function as a conventional roller for regulating upward and downward movement of the upper and lower edges of a moving magnetic tape, and a tension pole assembly having a tension pole with a second guide unit having portions formed at both ends of the tension pole to function as a conventional impedance roller for regulating upward and downward movement of the upper and lower edges of the moving magnetic tape. This arrangement can thus achieve 2-dimensional plane-traveling of the magnetic tape while also reducing the number of the parts of the guiding system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-woo Lee, Bong-joo Kim, Do-young Choi, Jae-hoon Sim, Byeng-bae Park, Young-ho Cho, Jeong-hyeob Oh, Hyeong-seok Choi
  • Publication number: 20060124038
    Abstract: A cabinet supports a display and has an adjustable width to correspond to the width of a display mounted on the cabinet. The cabinet comprises a main frame to support the display, a pair of front members at front opposite sides of the main frame, and a coupling unit. The coupling unit comprises a plurality of first coupling parts provided in the main frame and spaced from each other in a width direction of the main frame, second coupling parts provided in the pair of front members, and a coupling member selectively coupling the second coupling parts with one of the first coupling parts to couple the pair of front members with the main frame so that the width of the cabinet corresponds to the width of the display. Thus, the present invention provides a cabinet that can be used to support displays of various sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Bong-Joo Kim, Hak-Do Kim, Ho-Sang Lee
  • Patent number: 7048219
    Abstract: Disclosed is a reel clutch of a tape recorder. A plate spring is positioned between a reel gear and a reel disc of a reel disc assembly which is mounted on a deck of a tape recorder, and a stopper reel is provided on the reel disc to restrain the engaging height of the plate spring so that a torque is generated by the frictional contact between the reel disc and the plate spring, whereby assembly productivity can be enhanced and manufacturing costs can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong-joo Kim, Hyeong-seok Choi, Jae-Kab Seo, Jun-young Kim, Byeong-bae Park