Patents by Inventor Motoyasu Onishi

Motoyasu Onishi 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).

  • Publication number: 20170187931
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted camera includes a camera main assembly including a lens assembly, an image sensor located behind the lens assembly, and a camera circuit board located behind the image sensor and mounted with the image sensor, a tabular main circuit board located on the lower side of the camera main assembly and extending in the front-back direction and the left-right direction, and a connection flexible board that electrically connects the camera circuit board and the main circuit board. The connection flexible board includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and a bending portion located between the upper portion and the lower portion and crossing the outer peripheral edge of the main circuit board. The upper portion is connected to the camera circuit board at the front end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Motoyasu ONISHI, Takeshi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170064165
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted camera is attached to a glass surface of a window glass inside a vehicle in a posture in which the vehicle-mounted camera extends along the window glass of a vehicle body, and captures an image of a scene of a vehicle exterior. The vehicle-mounted camera includes a cover housing and a camera main assembly fixed to the cover housing and including a lens assembly and an image sensor. A bearing mechanism is interposed between the camera main assembly and the cover housing. A rotation axis of the bearing mechanism extends in the left-right direction defined relative to a front-back direction in which an optical axis of the lens assembly extends. The vehicle-mounted camera includes a fixing member that fixes the bearing mechanism and contacts both of the camera main assembly and the cover housing or the bearing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Motoyasu ONISHI
  • Patent number: 8356948
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a structure for mounting a camera on a vehicle, including: a base fixed to a vehicle body; a camera; a slide mechanism configured to allow the camera to slide in a sliding direction so as to be detachably engaged with the base; and a spring member configured to generate a pressing force in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction between the base and the camera in an engaged state, thereby holding the camera with respect to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignees: Honda Elesys Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoyasu Onishi, Tadahiro Matori
  • Patent number: 8337099
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a structure for mounting a camera on a vehicle, the structure including: a base unit fixed to a vehicle body; a camera; a slide mechanism configured to allow the camera to slide in an attaching direction so as to be detachably engaged with the base unit; protrusions provided on one of the base unit and the camera, the protrusions being disposed at front left and right sides and rear left and right sides with respect to the attaching direction; and contact portions provided on the other of the base unit and the camera, the contact portions laterally contacting the front left and right protrusions and the rear left and right protrusions, respectively, thereby positioning the camera with respect to the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: Honda Elesys Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoyasu Onishi, Tadahiro Matori
  • Publication number: 20120099849
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a structure for mounting a camera on a vehicle, including: a base fixed to a vehicle body; a camera; a slide mechanism configured to allow the camera to slide in a sliding direction so as to be detachably engaged with the base; and a spring member configured to generate a pressing force in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction between the base and the camera in an engaged state, thereby holding the camera with respect to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., HONDA ELESYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoyasu Onishi, Tadahiro Matori
  • Publication number: 20120099850
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a structure for mounting a camera on a vehicle, the structure including: a base unit fixed to a vehicle body; a camera; a slide mechanism configured to allow the camera to slide in an attaching direction so as to be detachably engaged with the base unit; protrusions provided on one of the base unit and the camera, the protrusions being disposed at front left and right sides and rear left and right sides with respect to the attaching direction; and contact portions provided on the other of the base unit and the camera, the contact portions laterally contacting the front left and right protrusions and the rear left and right protrusions, respectively, thereby positioning the camera with respect to the base unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD., HONDA ELESYS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoyasu Onishi, Tadahiro Matori