Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Oshika

Kazuhiro Oshika 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: 9756426
    Abstract: A loudspeaker includes a diaphragm body having a dome shape protruding upwardly, a magnetic circuit disposed below the diaphragm body, a voice coil coupled to the diaphragm body, an edge coupled to an outer circumference of the diaphragm body, and a frame coupled to the edge. The edge includes a first coupling portion provided at an outer circumference of the edge, a second coupling portion provided at an inner circumference of the edge and coupled to an outer circumference of the diaphragm body, and a roll portion disposed between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion. The edge has a surface facing downward. The frame has a connecting surface disposed below the second coupling portion and coupled to the surface of the edge at the first coupling portion of the edge. This loudspeaker can decrease distortion of sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroko Tsutsumi, Koichi Nakayama, Satoshi Koura, Kazuhiro Oshika, Mitsukazu Kuze, Tomonori Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20160219371
    Abstract: A loudspeaker includes a diaphragm body having a dome shape protruding upwardly, a magnetic circuit disposed below the diaphragm body, a voice coil coupled to the diaphragm body, an edge coupled to an outer circumference of the diaphragm body, and a frame coupled to the edge. The edge includes a first coupling portion provided at an outer circumference of the edge, a second coupling portion provided at an inner circumference of the edge and coupled to an outer circumference of the diaphragm body, and a roll portion disposed between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion. The edge has a surface facing downward. The frame has a connecting surface disposed below the second coupling portion and coupled to the surface of the edge at the first coupling portion of the edge. This loudspeaker can decrease distortion of sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: HIROKO TSUTSUMI, KOICHI NAKAYAMA, SATOSHI KOURA, KAZUHIRO OSHIKA, MITSUKAZU KUZE, TOMONORI SHIBUYA
  • Patent number: 8818006
    Abstract: A loudspeaker system includes an enclosure surrounding a plurality of loudspeakers. The plurality of loudspeakers are disposed in series along a straight line in the enclosure. The enclosure includes a front panel, a back panel and side panels. The front panel, the side panels, and the back panel are disposed parallel to the straight line on which the loudspeakers are arranged. The side panels are provided with a front slit and a back slit. The back slit is disposed at an opposite side of the front slit in the enclosure. Sounds emitted to the upper and lower sides of diaphragms of the loudspeakers are separated from each other such that the sounds are prevented from mixing with each other. This provides a loudspeaker system capable of achieving desired sound pressure-frequency characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Yamauchi, Masatoshi Okuyama, Shoji Nakajima, Satoshi Takayama, Satoshi Koura, Yachiyo Shimokawatoko, Kazuhiro Oshika, Hideaki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20140029779
    Abstract: A loudspeaker system includes an enclosure surrounding a plurality of loudspeakers. The plurality of loudspeakers are disposed in series along a straight line in the enclosure. The enclosure includes a front panel, a back panel and side panels. The front panel, the side panels, and the back panel are disposed parallel to the straight line on which the loudspeakers are arranged. The side panels are provided with a front slit and a back slit. The back slit is disposed at an opposite side of the front slit in the enclosure. Sounds emitted to the upper and lower sides of diaphragms of the loudspeakers are separated from each other such that the sounds are prevented from mixing with each other. This provides a loudspeaker system capable of achieving desired sound pressure-frequency characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: KENJI YAMAUCHI, MASATOSHI OKUYAMA, SHOJI NAKAJIMA, SATOSHI TAKAYAMA, SATOSHI KOURA, YACHIYO SHIMOKAWATOKO, KAZUHIRO OSHIKA, HIDEAKI INOUE
  • Publication number: 20060034479
    Abstract: An elongate loudspeaker apparatus which can be used at a television receiver or the like and easily manufactured is provided. The loudspeaker apparatus of the present invention is formed of an elongate printed circuit board and a plurality of loudspeakers mounted on the printed circuit board, and signal inputting parts are formed at both ends thereof. Using the structure mentioned above, the elongate loudspeaker apparatus can be easily provided by arranging the easy-manufacturing loudspeakers. In addition, the loudspeaker apparatuses disposed at both sides thereof can be coupled with a main-unit-side circuit, so that assembling devices becomes easily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Oshika, Satoshi Koura
  • Patent number: 6188774
    Abstract: A flat loudspeaker of superior quality for use in audio appliances, in which loudspeaker the generation of abnormal sounds is eliminated by placing a voice coil with a high accuracy in the magnetic gap. A diaphragm is split into a main diaphragm (11) and a sub-diaphragm (12); a voice coil (8) is connected to the inner circumference of the main diaphragm (11) whose inner diameter is substantially identical with the diameter of the magnetic gap (5). In the loudspeaker, the voice coil (8) is placed in a right positioning without inclination and eccentricity relative to the magnetic gap (5), abnormal sounds are eliminated, and a thinner configuration and a lower rejection rate are made compatible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sabato, Kazuhiro Oshika