Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Kaku

Nobuyuki Kaku 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: 20120140149
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus equipped with a backlight unit includes an LED, a light guide plate for light emission by guiding light from the LED to a liquid crystal panel, an LED board for driving the LED, a reflection sheet interposed between the light guide plate and the LED board, and a chassis on which the LED, the light guide plate, the reflection sheet and the LED board are mounted. The light guide plate has a half length and a half width of the liquid crystal panel, and the reflection sheet has substantially the same size as the light guide plate. The reflection sheet is extended at portions abutting on sides of the chassis to define flanges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Koichi SAKITA, Satoshi Ouchi, Hajime Inoue, Mayumi Nagayoshi, Hidenao Kubota, Yoshiharu Yamashita, Nobuyuki Kaku
  • Publication number: 20120140144
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a backlight unit in which a diffusing member and an adjusting member are disposed on exit surfaces of light guide plates near a liquid crystal panel. The diffusing member diffuses light from the exit surfaces and the adjusting member adjusts the distribution of light from the exit surfaces. The light guide plate is as large as one of four equal parts of the liquid crystal panel as divided in vertical and horizontal directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Yamashita, Nobuyuki Kaku, Yoshiyuki Akazawa, Masahiro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8085534
    Abstract: A flat display apparatus includes a display unit; a housing configured to accommodate the display unit; a support member configured to support the housing; and a cooling device configured to radiate heat of a heating element which is mounted in the housing, wherein the cooling device includes a first far infrared ray transfer member which is thermally connected to the heating element in the housing and a second far infrared ray transfer member which is thermally connected to an external portion of the housing at a rear surface side, wherein a radiating surface of the first far infrared ray transfer member and an absorbing surface of the second far infrared ray transfer member are disposed to oppose each other with the housing interposed therebetween, and wherein heat radiated from the first far infrared ray transfer member is radiated at both plane surface of the second far infrared ray transfer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Ogiro, Nobuyuki Kaku
  • Publication number: 20110286169
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided which includes a display panel, a signal board for processing an image signal used in an image display, and a power source board for supplying power from a power source to the signal board and the display panel. The signal board and the power source board are disposed in a horizontal direction relative to the display panel, and a projection portion, being disposed higher above a surface of the power source board than a circuit element of the power source board and not being connected with a member opposing to a mounting side of the circuit element, is provided on the surface of the power source board where the circuit element is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Mika HIRADATE, Hidemi Yamada, Nobuyuki Kaku
  • Patent number: 8023062
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided which includes a display panel, a signal board for processing an image signal used in an image display, and a power source board for supplying power from a power source to the signal board and the display panel. The signal board and the power source board are disposed in a horizontal direction relative to the display panel, and a projection portion, being disposed higher above a surface of the power source board than a circuit element of the power source board and not being connected with a member opposing to a mounting side of the circuit element, is provided on the surface of the power source board where the circuit element is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mika Hiradate, Hidemi Yamada, Nobuyuki Kaku
  • Publication number: 20110141671
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wall-mountable display apparatus that is simple in structure and excellent in withstand load. In an inner central portion of a rear cover of the display apparatus, a boss bulged towards a display panel is formed integrally with the cover, with a distal end of the boss being fixedly coupled to a base chassis in such a manner that the boss end is opposed to part of the base chassis. The boss is formed in a substantially central position of a mounting region defined by four mounting holes to which wall-mounting metallic fixtures are to be mounted. Alternatively, the boss is formed in a substantially central position of the mounting region in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Takafumi ISHIZU, Nobuyuki Kaku, Go Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 7946713
    Abstract: A display apparatus, comprises a filter unit 33 attached on an air inlet opening 28a, having such a filter 36 that a suction negative load generating at the air inlet opening 28a formed in an upper cabinet 3 comes to be smaller than the suction load generating at gaps 29a and 30a defined in the upper cabinet 3, when driving a cooling unit 18, for sucking an air from the upper cabinet 3 and discharging the air used for cooling into the upper cabinet 3, when cooling down optical parts, such as, display devices 15R, etc., and a polarizing plate 16R, etc., of an optic unit 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Kishi, Nobuyuki Kaku
  • Patent number: 7924366
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided which includes a display panel, a signal board for processing an image signal used in an image display, and a power source board for supplying power from a power source to the signal board and the display panel. The signal board and the power source board are disposed in a horizontal direction relative to the display panel, and a projection portion, being disposed higher above a surface of the power source board than a circuit element of the power source board and not being connected with a member opposing to a mounting side of the circuit element, is provided on the surface of the power source board where the circuit element is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mika Hiradate, Hidemi Yamada, Nobuyuki Kaku
  • Patent number: 7843525
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus which exhausts heat generated within the apparatus efficiently, and reduces temperature increase in the heat-frail sections is provided. A circuit board mounting surface at the back of the liquid crystal monitor unit is divided into a plurality of board mount areas using the vertically extending reinforcement members. A signal circuit board section and TCON (Timing control) circuit board section are disposed in the same board mount area which is different from the partition where the power supply circuit board section resides. By arranging this way, the temperature increase in the heat-frail sections of the signal circuit board section is reduced, and the hot air heated by the power supply circuit board in the power supply circuit board section goes up along the reinforcement members, thus an efficient heat exhaustion is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Tsumura, Shigeo Ohashi, Nobuyuki Kaku
  • Patent number: 7832871
    Abstract: A projection type display apparatus includes a housing having a first side on which an air intake opening is arranged and a second side on which an air exhaust opening is arranged, a light source for supplying light, and a light valve device which modulates the light output from the light source. A first fan is provided which draws air from the air intake opening into the housing, and a first ventilation path is coupled with the air intake opening so as to lead air flow from the air intake opening toward a lower portion of the light valve. A second ventilation path is formed from the lower portion of the light valve to an upper portion of the light valve, and a second fan is provided which draws out air flowing from the second ventilation path through the air exhaust opening to outside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Fuse, Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Otsuka, Nobuyuki Kaku, Hidehiro Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20100271361
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided which includes a display panel, a signal board for processing an image signal used in an image display, and a power source board for supplying power from a power source to the signal board and the display panel. The signal board and the power source board are disposed in a horizontal direction relative to the display panel, and a projection portion, being disposed higher above a surface of the power source board than a circuit element of the power source board and not being connected with a member opposing to a mounting side of the circuit element, is provided on the surface of the power source board where the circuit element is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Mika HIRADATE, Hidemi Yamada, Nobuyuki Kaku
  • Publication number: 20100238372
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided which includes a display panel, a signal board for processing an image signal used in an image display, and a power source board for supplying power from a power source to the signal board and the display panel. The signal board and the power source board are disposed in a horizontal direction relative to the display panel, and a projection portion, being disposed higher above a surface of the power source board than a circuit element of the power source board and not being connected with a member opposing to a mounting side of the circuit element, is provided on the surface of the power source board where the circuit element is mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Mika Hiradate, Hidemi Yamada, Nobuyuki Kaku
  • Patent number: 7796206
    Abstract: An image displaying apparatus including the housing, and a panel module, having a frame of a rectangular shape in an outer configuration thereof, and a display panel with a display surface which is mounted on the frame, and being attached on the housing. The frame includes a flange portion formed along an outer periphery of the frame and extending in a direction substantially parallel to the display surface of the display panel. The flange portion is provided with a reinforcement portion extending along substantially an entirety of an outer periphery of the flange portion of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mika Hiradate, Hidemi Yamada, Nobuyuki Kaku
  • Patent number: 7706541
    Abstract: An information management apparatus capable of reliable management of distributed information and an information providing system employing the same information management apparatus has a main information reproducing system for reproducing main information recorded in a given recording medium; and a reproduction management system for managing the main information reproducing system for reproducing the main information. A receiver is provided with a unit for recording distributed information and control information limiting the number of main information reproducing cycles on a recording medium, and a main information reproducing system provided with a reproduction disabling function for limiting the reproduction of main information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: FIPA Frohwitter Intellectual Property AG
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ono, Kiyoshi Kano, Hideo Nishijima, Takao Arai, Takaharu Noguchi, Nobutaka Amada, Hiroo Okamoto, Hitoaki Owashi, Keizo Nishimura, Nobuyuki Kaku, Shinya Fujimori
  • Publication number: 20100008044
    Abstract: A flat display apparatus includes a display unit; a housing configured to accommodate the display unit; a support member configured to support the housing; and a cooling device configured to radiate heat of a heating element which is mounted in the housing, wherein the cooling device includes a first far infrared ray transfer member which is thermally connected to the heating element in the housing and a second far infrared ray transfer member which is thermally connected to an external portion of the housing at a rear surface side, wherein a radiating surface of the first far infrared ray transfer member and an absorbing surface of the second far infrared ray transfer member are disposed to oppose to each other with the housing interposed therebetween, and wherein heat radiated from the first far infrared ray transfer member is radiated at both plane surface of the second far infrared ray transfer member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji OGIRO, Nobuyuki KAKU
  • Publication number: 20090225240
    Abstract: To provide an image display apparatus that is allowed to incorporate a panel module with excellent mechanical strength even if a screen is upsized and the apparatus is slimmed down. Strengthening units are mounted along a horizontal direction on canopies provided on an upper portion and a lower portion of a panel module constituting a display unit of a large-size, thin image display apparatus. Also, supporting members are mounted on the upper and lower strengthening units in such a manner that the supporting members bridge between the upper and lower strengthening units, so that a stand, or a chain or a string to be used when hanging the image display apparatus is mountable to the supporting members. This prevents direct application of external force to the panel module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Suzuki, Katsumi Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki Kaku
  • Publication number: 20090147175
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus which exhausts heat generated within the apparatus efficiently, and reduces temperature increase in the heat-frail sections is provided. A circuit board mounting surface at the back of the liquid crystal monitor unit is divided into a plurality of board mount areas using the vertically extending reinforcement members. A signal circuit board section and TCON (Timing control) circuit board section are disposed in the same board mount area which is different from the partition where the power supply circuit board section resides. By arranging this way, the temperature increase in the heat-frail sections of the signal circuit board section is reduced, and the hot air heated by the power supply circuit board in the power supply circuit board section goes up along the reinforcement members, thus an efficient heat exhaustion is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Makoto TSUMURA, Shigeo Ohashi, Nobuyuki Kaku
  • Publication number: 20090086119
    Abstract: In an image displaying apparatus, comprising: a large-size housing; and a panel module 100, having a thin plate-like 110 frame having a rectangular shape in an outer configuration thereof, and a display element, which is mounted on the frame, and being attached on the housing, wherein on a flange portion 111, which is formed along with an outer periphery of said thin plate-like frame building up the panel module, is further formed a reinforcement portion 112, through bending that flange portion into a predetermined shape in the cross-section configuration thereof, through a squeezing process, or pipe-like members 400 fixed along the outer periphery of the frame, and ā€œLā€-shaped members 420, each being fixed between the cylindrical members neighboring with each other, thereby providing the structures of the panel module, being superior in the mechanical strength thereof, in spite of an increase of area thereof, simply and cheaply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Mika HIRADATE, Hidemi Yamada, Nobuyuki Kaku
  • Publication number: 20090066878
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus, comprises: a liquid crystal display (3); and a plural numbers of light emitting diodes (7), as a directly underlying type backlight, which is disposed on a rear surface of the liquid crystal display, so as to irradiate lights upon said liquid crystal display, wherein a translucent light guidance member (5), which is provided at least corresponding to each one or more of the plural numbers of light emitting diodes, and the translucent light guidance member (5) is in a cylindrical configuration, and reflection surfaces are defined on each of outer wall surfaces (53) and inner wall surfaces (52) of the cylindrical light guidance member, so as to reflect the lights from the light emitting diodes upon those reflection surfaces, and thereby guiding them onto a side of the liquid crystal display by those reflection surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Kenji Ogiro, Nobuyuki Kaku, Fukuyasu Abe
  • Publication number: 20090059180
    Abstract: A projection type display apparatus includes a housing having a first side on which an air intake opening is arranged and a second side on which an air exhaust opening is arranged, a light source for supplying light, and a light valve device which modulates the light output from the light source. A first fan is provided which draws air from the air intake opening into the housing, and a first ventilation path is coupled with the air intake opening so as to lead air flow from the air intake opening toward a lower portion of the light valve. A second ventilation path is formed from the lower portion of the light valve to an upper portion of the light valve, and a second fan is provided which draws out air flowing from the second ventilation path through the air exhaust opening to outside of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Kenji Fuse, Mikio Shiraishi, Yasuo Otsuka, Nobuyuki Kaku, Hidehiro Ikeda