Patents by Inventor Naoto Takehana

Naoto Takehana 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: 20170371126
    Abstract: An optical projection device, which effectively suppresses variation in aberration due to irregularities in installation positions of lens groups which form an optical projection system, and a projector which includes the optical projection device are provided. In a lens group, which includes a diaphragm, in an optical projection device which includes a plurality of lens groups, a lens frame is divided between the diaphragm and a lens which is adjacent to the diaphragm, one lens frame which is acquired through the division includes an adjustment portion, which maintains a position of an optical axis to be adjusted, with respect to the other lens frame which is acquired through the division.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto TAKEHANA
  • Publication number: 20170357147
    Abstract: A projector used a projection lens to enlarge and project image light generated by image generator. When it is assumed that the on-optical-axis position of a lens surface where the maximum of light ray passage ranges (effective diameter) is minimized in the projection lens is a minimum diameter position, a stop is provided on a lens shifted from the minimum diameter position toward the light exiting side. The lens on which the stop is provided is a lens (for example, fourth lens closest to minimum diameter position) that satisfies 0.8?1??2??1, where ?1 represents the light flux diameter on a surface where the on-axis light flux diameter is maximized, and ?2 is the diameter of the stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto TAKEHANA, Nobutaka MINEFUJI
  • Patent number: 9690176
    Abstract: In a projection optical apparatus, a refractive system includes a plurality of lens groups, one of which includes a first lens located in a position closest to a reflective system and a first lens frame having an accommodation section that accommodates the first lens. The first lens has a lens cutoff section, and the accommodation section has a wall section that is located outside the lens cutoff section and a first opening section that exposes a side surface of the first lens that is opposite the lens cutoff section. The wall section is provided with an open section that exposes the lens cutoff section. A guide barrel is so formed as to expose the first opening section and the open section. A projection optical apparatus enclosure has a second opening section that exposes the first opening section and is configured to be capable of exposing the open section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto Takehana
  • Patent number: 9667927
    Abstract: A projector according to an aspect includes a light source device, a light modulation device adapted to modulate light from the light source device to form image light, a projection optical system adapted to perform tilted projection of the image light input from the light modulation device to display an image, and a guide display section adapted to display a guide image used for fitting the image projected by the projection optical system to a screen, the guide image is provided with a focus adjustment pattern forming area disposed in a central portion in a direction perpendicular to a tilt direction in a peripheral zone on the tilt direction side, and a focus adjustment pattern is formed in the focus adjustment pattern forming area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto Takehana
  • Publication number: 20160370691
    Abstract: A feeding mechanism is used to adjust the distance between a reduction side lens group and an object plane for back focus adjustment. A rotation angle adjustment mechanism capable of rotating action independent of rotating action performed in the back focus adjustment is used to adjust the rotation angle by which at least part of the reduction side lens group is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto TAKEHANA
  • Publication number: 20160216598
    Abstract: In a projection optical apparatus, a refractive system includes a plurality of lens groups, one of which includes a first lens located in a position closest to a reflective system and a first lens frame having an accommodation section that accommodates the first lens. The first lens has a lens cutoff section, and the accommodation section has a wall section that is located outside the lens cutoff section and a first opening section that exposes a side surface of the first lens that is opposite the lens cutoff section. The wall section is provided with an open section that exposes the lens cutoff section. A guide barrel is so formed as to expose the first opening section and the open section. A projection optical apparatus enclosure has a second opening section that exposes the first opening section and is configured to be capable of exposing the open section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto TAKEHANA
  • Patent number: 9354420
    Abstract: A projection lens includes lens frames each of which holds a lens group and has cam pins, a guide barrel which has linear grooves through which the cam pins are inserted and into which the lens frames are sequentially fit and inserted, and a cam barrel into which the guide barrel is fit and inserted, which has cam grooves with which the cam pins protruding through the linear grooves engage, and which is rotated relative to the guide barrel to guide the cam pins along the linear grooves and the cam grooves and hence move the lens frames along the linear grooves. A protrusion is provided on the inner surface of the guide barrel, and the protrusion comes into contact with one of the lens frames so that the cam pins of the lens frame are positioned at the ends of the corresponding cam grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoto Takehana
  • Publication number: 20150201171
    Abstract: A projector according to an aspect includes a light source device, a light modulation device adapted to modulate light from the light source device to form image light, a projection optical system adapted to perform tilted projection of the image light input from the light modulation device to display an image, and a guide display section adapted to display a guide image used for fitting the image projected by the projection optical system to a screen, the guide image is provided with a focus adjustment pattern forming area disposed in a central portion in a direction perpendicular to a tilt direction in a peripheral zone on the tilt direction side, and a focus adjustment pattern is formed in the focus adjustment pattern forming area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventor: Naoto TAKEHANA
  • Patent number: 8974063
    Abstract: An exhaust port shutter apparatus which is attached to an exhaust port of a projector, includes: a guide section in which a first guide groove is provided; louver boards each having a turning shaft pin, the louver boards in which each turning shaft pin is formed so as to have a length which allows the turning shaft pin to pass through the first guide groove and project to the outside of the guide section; and a cam roller that has a cam groove on a peripheral surface thereof, the cam groove into which each turning shaft pin fits, the cam roller that can reciprocate, by rotation thereof, each turning shaft pin by the cam groove along the first guide groove in a first direction, wherein the louver boards are rotated at a necessary angle as a result of the cam roller being rotated and open and close the exhaust port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoto Takehana
  • Publication number: 20140333907
    Abstract: A projection lens includes lens frames each of which holds a lens group and has cam pins, a guide barrel which has linear grooves through which the cam pins are inserted and into which the lens frames are sequentially fit and inserted, and a cam barrel into which the guide barrel is fit and inserted, which has cam grooves with which the cam pins protruding through the linear grooves engage, and which is rotated relative to the guide barrel to guide the cam pins along the linear grooves and the cam grooves and hence move the lens frames along the linear grooves. A protrusion is provided on the inner surface of the guide barrel, and the protrusion comes into contact with one of the lens frames so that the cam pins of the lens frame are positioned at the ends of the corresponding cam grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoto Takehana
  • Patent number: 8641199
    Abstract: A projector includes an outer housing having an exhaust port, a louver board configured to rotate to an open position in which the louver board opens the exhaust port or to a close position in which the louver board closes the exhaust port, and a drive mechanism configured to rotate the louver board and includes a moving member that rotates the louver board to the open position or the close position by moving rectilinearly. The louver board includes a projecting section configured to engage the moving member. The positions of the projecting section in the open position and in the close position are set so as to be located on opposite sides of a virtual plane which includes a rotation axis of the louver board and is perpendicular to a direction in which the moving member moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoto Takehana
  • Publication number: 20120062853
    Abstract: A projector includes an outer housing having an exhaust port, a louver board configured to rotate to an open position in which the louver board opens the exhaust port or to a close position in which the louver board closes the exhaust port, and a drive mechanism configured to rotate the louver board and includes a moving member that rotates the louver board to the open position or the close position by moving rectilinearly. The louver board includes a projecting section configured to engage the moving member. The positions of the projecting section in the open position and in the close position are set so as to be located on opposite sides of a virtual plane which includes a rotation axis of the louver board and is perpendicular to a direction in which the moving member moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoto Takehana
  • Publication number: 20120044463
    Abstract: An exhaust port shutter apparatus which is attached to an exhaust port of a projector, includes: a guide section in which a first guide groove is provided; louver boards each having a turning shaft pin, the louver boards in which each turning shaft pin is formed so as to have a length which allows the turning shaft pin to pass through the first guide groove and project to the outside of the guide section; and a cam roller that has a cam groove on a peripheral surface thereof, the cam groove into which each turning shaft pin fits, the cam roller that can reciprocate, by rotation thereof, each turning shaft pin by the cam groove along the first guide groove in a first direction, wherein the louver boards are rotated at a necessary angle as a result of the cam roller being rotated and open and close the exhaust port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Naoto Takehana