Patents by Inventor Kunitaka Furuichi

Kunitaka Furuichi 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: 10859895
    Abstract: A projector apparatus that can effectively reduce bending of a base plate supporting a lens shifting unit thereon and facilitates replacement of unit parts in the event of a failure is provided. The projector apparatus includes: a base plate attached inside a projector body; a lens supporting unit attached to the base plate and supporting a projection lens so as to be movable relative to the base plate; guiding mechanisms for guiding the lens supporting unit so as to be freely movable in a horizontal direction and a normal direction relative to the base plate; and fixing devices which fix the base plate to the projector body. The fixing devices include a plurality of first fixing devices provided at a peripheral edge of the base plate, and second fixing devices provided on an inner side of the plurality of first fixing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignees: THK CO., LTD., NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Marie Shimamura, Jun Hirota, Hajime Fukushima, Kunitaka Furuichi
  • Publication number: 20190353991
    Abstract: A projector apparatus that can effectively reduce bending of a base plate supporting a lens shifting unit thereon and facilitates replacement of unit parts in the event of a failure is provided. The projector apparatus includes: a base plate attached inside a projector body; a lens supporting unit attached to the base plate and supporting a projection lens so as to be movable relative to the base plate; guiding mechanisms for guiding the lens supporting unit so as to be freely movable in a horizontal direction and a normal direction relative to the base plate; and fixing devices which fix the base plate to the projector body. The fixing devices include a plurality of first fixing devices provided at a peripheral edge of the base plate, and second fixing devices provided on an inner side of the plurality of first fixing devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicants: THK CO., LTD., NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventors: Marie Shimamura, Jun Hirota, Hajime Fukushima, Kunitaka Furuichi
  • Patent number: 8845111
    Abstract: The lens shifting device includes: first plate through which video light passes; second plate connected to first plate via elastic member and having projection lens attached to a position into which the video light that passed through first plate enters; slider disposed to project from second plate and housed in first plate to be movable in a predetermined direction; and guide shaft attached to first plate in the state of being engaged with slider and rotated to move the second plate. Elastic member is disposed between first plate and second plate to connect first plate and second plate in the state of generating an elastic contraction force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunitaka Furuichi, Takayuki Okada
  • Publication number: 20120293778
    Abstract: Provided is a lens shifting device that has a simple structure and a small number of components, is compact and lightweight, and has high positional accuracy and slidability. The lens shifting device includes: first plate (12) through which video light passes; second plate (13) connected to first plate (12) via elastic member (23) and having projection lens (6) attached to a position into which the video light that passed through first plate (12) enters; slider (27) disposed to project from second plate (13) and housed in first plate (12) to be movable in a predetermined direction; and guide shaft (14) attached to first plate (12) in the state of being engaged with slider (27) and rotated to move the second plate. Elastic member (23) is disposed between first plate (12) and second plate (13) to connect first plate (12) and second plate (13) in the state of generating an elastic contraction force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Kunitaka Furuichi, Takayuki Okada
  • Publication number: 20120092630
    Abstract: A projection type display device that displays an image with projected light onto a target to he projected, including a first sensor (12) that detects reflected light of the projected light; a second sensor (13) that detects an infrared ray in a predetermined range in an optical path direction of the projected light; and a light amount deciding section (23) that decides an amount of the projected light based on the amount of reflected light detected by the first sensor (12) and an amount of change of the infrared ray detected by the second sensor (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Kunitaka Furuichi, Takayuki Okada
  • Patent number: 7341357
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus includes an image forming element, and an imaging optical system made up of a plurality of reflectors for projecting an image formed by the image forming element to provide an enlarged version of the image, wherein at least one of the reflectors which make up the imaging optical system is movable for adjusting the focus, and the movable reflector is movable along a straight line non-parallel with the normal line of the image forming element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunitaka Furuichi, Masateru Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20070206302
    Abstract: A projection display apparatus comprises an image forming element, and an imaging optical system made up of a plurality of reflectors for projecting an image formed by the image forming element to provide an enlarged version of the image, wherein at least one of the reflectors which make up the imaging optical system is movable for adjusting the focus, and the movable reflector is movable along a straight line non-parallel with the normal line of the image forming element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: NEC VIEWTECHNOLOGY, LTD.
    Inventors: Kunitaka Furuichi, Masateru Matsubara
  • Patent number: 7201484
    Abstract: A projector has an image generating device for generating an image, and a housing, having the image generating device disposed therein and having an opening defined therein for emitting therethrough projection light representing the image from the image generating device. A projection mirror is mounted on an outer surface of the housing for reflecting the projection light to project the image onto a projection surface. An optical system is disposed in the opening for applying the projection light to the projection mirror. The projector also has a foreign matter detector for detecting foreign matter which enters a light path of the projection light between the optical system and the projection mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kunitaka Furuichi
  • Publication number: 20060232751
    Abstract: A projector has an image generating device for generating an image, and a housing, having the image generating device disposed therein and having an opening defined therein for emitting therethrough projection light representing the image from the image generating device. A projection mirror is mounted on an outer surface of the housing for reflecting the projection light to project the image onto a projection surface. An optical system is disposed in the opening for applying the projection light to the projection mirror. The projector also has a foreign matter detector for detecting foreign matter which enters a light path of the projection light between the optical system and the projection mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Applicant: NEC VIEWTECHNOLOGY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kunitaka Furuichi
  • Patent number: 7108381
    Abstract: There is provided a projector apparatus having an image forming optical system including a plate fixed to a housing, and a plurality of reflecting mirrors attached to the plate through respective holding members. The material of the reflecting mirrors, and the materials of the plate and the holding members have approximately equal coefficients of linear expansion. Sliding means is provided at a contact point between the housing and the plate for releasing an excessive force generated at the contact point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunitaka Furuichi
  • Patent number: 7093943
    Abstract: A projector has an image generating device for generating an image, and a housing, having the image generating device disposed therein and having an opening defined therein for emitting therethrough projection light representing the image from the image generating device. A projection mirror is mounted on an outer surface of the housing for reflecting the projection light to project the image onto a projection surface. An optical system is disposed in the opening for applying the projection light to the projection mirror. The projector also has a foreign matter detector for detecting foreign matter which enters a light path of the projection light between the optical system and the projection mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kunitaka Furuichi
  • Publication number: 20060126035
    Abstract: There is provided a projector apparatus having an image forming optical system including a plate fixed to a housing, and a plurality of reflecting mirrors attached to the plate through respective holding members. The material of the reflecting mirrors, and the materials of the plate and the holding members have approximately equal coefficients of linear expansion. Sliding means is provided at a contact point between the housing and the plate for releasing an excessive force generated at the contact point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: NEC VIEWTECHNOLOGY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kunitaka Furuichi
  • Patent number: 7029131
    Abstract: There is provided a projector apparatus having an image forming optical system including a plate fixed to a housing, and a plurality of reflecting mirrors attached to the plate through respective holding members. The material of the reflecting mirrors, and the materials of the plate and the holding members have approximately equal coefficients of linear expansion. Sliding means is provided at a contact point between the housing and the plate for releasing an excessive force generated at the contact point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kunitaka Furuichi
  • Publication number: 20050264769
    Abstract: A projector has an image generating device for generating an image, and a housing, having the image generating device disposed therein and having an opening defined therein for emitting therethrough projection light representing the image from the image generating device. A projection mirror is mounted on an outer surface of the housing for reflecting the projection light to project the image onto a projection surface. An optical system is disposed in the opening for applying the projection light to the projection mirror. The projector also has a foreign matter detector for detecting foreign matter which enters a light path of the projection light between the optical system and the projection mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: NEC VIEWTECHNOLOGY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kunitaka Furuichi
  • Patent number: 6929370
    Abstract: A projector has an image generating device for generating an image, and a housing, having the image generating device disposed therein and having an opening defined therein for emitting therethrough projection light representing the image from the image generating device. A projection mirror is mounted on an outer surface of the housing for reflecting the projection light to project the image onto a projection surface. An optical system is disposed in the opening for applying the projection light to the projection mirror. The projector also has a foreign matter detector for detecting foreign matter which enters a light path of the projection light between the optical system and the projection mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kunitaka Furuichi
  • Patent number: 6877862
    Abstract: A reflecting mirror 4d has a rotation axis 7 which is inserted into a bearing 8 of a case 1. Accordingly, the reflecting mirror 4d is capable of rotating with respect to the case 1 and only the reflecting mirror 4d is capable of adjusting the set up angle ? made with the case 1. When the set up angle is changed, the reflecting angle of the projected ray on the reflecting mirror 4d is also changed. Therefore, the launching angle of the projected ray 5 with respect to the case 1 can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fukunaga, Kunitaka Furuichi
  • Publication number: 20040179172
    Abstract: A projector has an image generating device for generating an image, and a housing, having the image generating device disposed therein and having an opening defined therein for emitting therethrough projection light representing the image from the image generating device. A projection mirror is mounted on an outer surface of the housing for reflecting the projection light to project the image onto a projection surface. An optical system is disposed in the opening for applying the projection light to the projection mirror. The projector also has a foreign matter detector for detecting foreign matter which enters a light path of the projection light between the optical system and the projection mirror.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: NEC VIEWTECHNOLOHY, LTD
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Kunitaka Furuichi
  • Publication number: 20040169828
    Abstract: There is provided a projector apparatus having an image forming optical system including a plate fixed to a housing, and a plurality of reflecting mirrors attached to the plate through respective holding members. The material of the reflecting mirrors, and the materials of the plate and the holding members have approximately equal coefficients of linear expansion. Sliding means is provided at a contact point between the housing and the plate for releasing an excessive force generated at the contact point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: NEC VIEWTECHNOLOGY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kunitaka Furuichi
  • Publication number: 20030179349
    Abstract: A reflecting mirror 4d has a rotation axis 7 which is inserted into a bearing 8 of a case 1. Accordingly, the reflecting mirror 4d is capable of rotating with respect to the case 1 and only the reflecting mirror 4d is capable of adjusting the set up angle &agr; made with the case 1. When the set up angle is changed, the reflecting angle of the projected ray on the reflecting mirror 4d is also changed. Therefore, the launching angle of the projected ray 5 with respect to the case 1 can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: NEC VIEWTECHNOLOGY, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fukunaga, Kunitaka Furuichi
  • Patent number: 6527397
    Abstract: All of optical elements constituting a projecting optical system 10 are reflection mirrors 1 to 4. The reflection mirrors 1 to 4 are arranged in a plate-shaped support member 6 with a relative positional relation between the reflection mirrors being fixed. A position of the whole projecting optical system 10 with respect to an image-forming component 5 is adjust by moving the support member 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunitaka Furuichi, Jun Ogawa