Patents by Inventor Shigetomo Chiba

Shigetomo Chiba 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: 10033125
    Abstract: An interior body includes a spring portion, a movable portion, and a fixing portion, which are integrated together and formed by bending a first metal plate having a high modulus of elasticity. An exterior body is formed by bending a second metal plate having low electric resistance. A movable portion of the interior body includes a contact portion and elastic arms. Each of the elastic arms includes, at its tip portion, an elastically pressing portion elastically pressed against a tubular internal surface of the exterior body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Kuroda, Takeki Uozumi, Keisuke Yamazaki, Shigetomo Chiba
  • Patent number: 10014604
    Abstract: An interior body is housed in a tubular exterior body. The interior body includes a spring portion, a movable portion, and a fixing portion, which are integrated together. Elastic arms are disposed on the movable portion so as to extend downward. Each elastic arm includes, at a lower end portion, an elastically pressing portion, which is elastically pressed against a tubular internal surface of the exterior body. Since the elastically pressing portion is elastically pressed against the exterior body, electric signals are more likely to flow between the movable portion and the exterior body and more likely to be prevented from leaking to the spring portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: APLS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Kuroda, Yoshio Tanabe, Takeki Uozumi, Shigetomo Chiba, Keisuke Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20180013217
    Abstract: An interior body is housed in a tubular exterior body. The interior body includes a spring portion, a movable portion, and a fixing portion, which are integrated together. Elastic arms are disposed on the movable portion so as to extend downward. Each elastic arm includes, at a lower end portion, an elastically pressing portion, which is elastically pressed against a tubular internal surface of the exterior body. Since the elastically pressing portion is elastically pressed against the exterior body, electric signals are more likely to flow between the movable portion and the exterior body and more likely to be prevented from leaking to the spring portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Kuroda, Yoshio Tanabe, Takeki Uozumi, Shigetomo Chiba, Keisuke Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20180013222
    Abstract: An interior body includes a spring portion, a movable portion, and a fixing portion, which are integrated together and formed by bending a first metal plate having a high modulus of elasticity. An exterior body is formed by bending a second metal plate having low electric resistance. A movable portion of the interior body includes a contact portion and elastic arms. Each of the elastic arms includes, at its tip portion, an elastically pressing portion elastically pressed against a tubular internal surface of the exterior body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Kuroda, Takeki Uozumi, Keisuke Yamazaki, Shigetomo Chiba
  • Patent number: 9368894
    Abstract: A socket for electronic components includes a case that includes through holes of which inner wall surfaces have conductivity, and a ground contact unit that is disposed in one of the through holes and is electrically connected to an inner wall surface of the through hole. The ground contact unit includes a holding member that holds a conductive member and is fixed in the through hole. The conductive member has elasticity, and includes an intermediate portion held by the holding member, an upper extension portion extending upward from the intermediate portion, and a lower extension portion extending downward from the intermediate portion. The lower extension portion includes a ground extension portion that comes into elastic contact with the inner wall surface of the through hole, a fixed portion that is fixed to a substrate, and an impact absorbing portion that is formed between the fixed portion and the intermediate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigetomo Chiba, Takeshi Murayama, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Takeki Uozumi, Nobuyuki Okuda
  • Publication number: 20160006183
    Abstract: A socket for electronic components includes a case that includes through holes of which inner wall surfaces have conductivity, and a ground contact unit that is disposed in one of the through holes and is electrically connected to an inner wall surface of the through hole. The ground contact unit includes a holding member that holds a conductive member and is fixed in the through hole. The conductive member has elasticity, and includes an intermediate portion held by the holding member, an upper extension portion extending upward from the intermediate portion, and a lower extension portion extending downward from the intermediate portion. The lower extension portion includes a ground extension portion that comes into elastic contact with the inner wall surface of the through hole, a fixed portion that is fixed to a substrate, and an impact absorbing portion that is formed between the fixed portion and the intermediate portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Shigetomo CHIBA, Takeshi MURAYAMA, Hiroyuki TAKAOKA, Takeki UOZUMI, Nobuyuki OKUDA
  • Patent number: 9184528
    Abstract: An electronic component socket includes a shield plate set forming an opening portion, a movement member including a conductive member having a contact portion capable of contacting an electrode terminal of an electronic component, an elastic member which is electrically connectable to a wiring substrate, and includes a biasing portion having a biasing force and a base portion fixing the biasing portion. The movement member is disposed to move vertically above the elastic member in the opening portion, and the biasing portion elastically contacts the movement member. The shield plate set includes a protrusion protruding in the opening portion, the movement member includes a concave portion which engages with the protrusion, the conductive member includes an inclined surface portion which extends so as to be inclined on an opposite side of the concave portion, and the biasing portion of the elastic member elastically contacts the inclined surface portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigetomo Chiba, Takeshi Murayama, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Takeki Uozumi, Nobuyuki Okuda
  • Patent number: 9083120
    Abstract: A socket for electronic components configured to connect each electrode terminal of an electronic component to a wiring of a wiring board with a shield member having electrical conductivity and multiple openings being disposed on the wiring board, with a contact unit configured to electrically conduct the electrode terminal of the electronic component and the wiring of the wiring board PB being disposed in the openings, and with the contact unit including a ground contacting portion configured to electrically conduct with the shield member, and when the contact unit is for grounding, grounding is performed by the ground contacting portion and the shield member being brought into contact and electrically conducting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigetomo Chiba, Nobuyuki Okuda, Takeki Uozumi, Daisuke Takai
  • Patent number: 9071025
    Abstract: A socket for electronic components includes a shield plate assembly that is formed by combining first shield plates with second shield plates in the form of a lattice and has conductivity, and contact units electrically connected to electrode terminals of electronic components are disposed in openings of the lattice of the shield plate assembly so that the electrode terminals are electrically connected to the wiring of a wiring board. The shield plate assembly is formed in a shape where lines where openings of the lattice are lined up in a first direction are arranged side by side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the openings of the adjacent lines are formed so as to be shifted relative to the openings of the next lines in the first direction by a half of the length of the side of the opening that extends in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeki Uozumi, Nobuyuki Okuda, Shigetomo Chiba
  • Publication number: 20150064984
    Abstract: An electronic component socket includes a shield plate set forming an opening portion, a movement member including a conductive member having a contact portion capable of contacting an electrode terminal of an electronic component, an elastic member which is electrically connectable to a wiring substrate, and includes a biasing portion having a biasing force and a base portion fixing the biasing portion. The movement member is disposed to move vertically above the elastic member in the opening portion, and the biasing portion elastically contacts the movement member. The shield plate set includes a protrusion protruding in the opening portion, the movement member includes a concave portion which engages with the protrusion, the conductive member includes an inclined surface portion which extends so as to be inclined on an opposite side of the concave portion, and the biasing portion of the elastic member elastically contacts the inclined surface portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Shigetomo CHIBA, Takeshi MURAYAMA, Hiroyuki TAKAOKA, Takeki UOZUMI, Nobuyuki OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20130323969
    Abstract: A socket for electronic components includes a shield plate assembly that is formed by combining first shield plates with second shield plates in the form of a lattice and has conductivity, and contact units electrically connected to electrode terminals of electronic components are disposed in openings of the lattice of the shield plate assembly so that the electrode terminals are electrically connected to the wiring of a wiring board. The shield plate assembly is formed in a shape where lines where openings of the lattice are lined up in a first direction are arranged side by side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the openings of the adjacent lines are formed so as to be shifted relative to the openings of the next lines in the first direction by a half of the length of the side of the opening that extends in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeki Uozumi, Nobuyuki Okuda, Shigetomo Chiba
  • Publication number: 20130303005
    Abstract: A socket for electronic components configured to connect each electrode terminal of an electronic component to a wiring of a wiring board with a shield member having electrical conductivity and multiple openings being disposed on the wiring board, with a contact unit configured to electrically conduct the electrode terminal of the electronic component and the wiring of the wiring board PB being disposed in the openings, and with the contact unit including a ground contacting portion configured to electrically conduct with the shield member, and when the contact unit is for grounding, grounding is performed by the ground contacting portion and the shield member being brought into contact and electrically conducting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigetomo Chiba, Nobuyuki Okuda, Takeki Uozumi, Daisuke Takai
  • Publication number: 20100238641
    Abstract: A shield structure of a tuner apparatus includes: a circuit board on which a tuner circuit is provided; a shield case of sheet metal which accommodates and holds the circuit board; and a RF connector which is fixed to one side plate of the shield case so as to protrude outward and is electrically connected to the tuner circuit, wherein a box-shaped outer case is formed by connecting a case member of sheet metal which covers the shield case with the exception of the bottom surface portion thereof and the one side plate and a plate member of sheet metal which has a through hole, through which the RF connector passes, and covers the one side plate of the shield case, and wherein the outer case is unitized with the shield case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Tatsuo Saito, Shigetomo Chiba, Yasuharu Kudo
  • Patent number: 7361030
    Abstract: In a mounting structure of a high frequency apparatus, in an outer circumference around terminals connected to a mother board, an enclosed portion, which is brought into contact with the mother board and is enclosed by a ring-shaped convex portion provided in a cover, or an enclosed portion, which is brought into contact with the mother board and is enclosed in a ring shape by a convex portion provided in the cover and extending portions from the frame, are provided. The terminals are electrically shielded by the enclosed portion. Therefore, when a high frequency apparatus is mounted on the mother board, interfering electric waves are prevented from entering into the terminals, and thus favorable performance is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Inoue, Shigetomo Chiba, Satoshi Iimure
  • Publication number: 20060240689
    Abstract: In a mounting structure of a high frequency apparatus, in an outer circumference around terminals connected to a mother board, an enclosed portion, which is brought into contact with the mother board and is enclosed by a ring-shaped convex portion provided in a cover, or an enclosed portion, which is brought into contact with the mother board and is enclosed in a ring shape by a convex portion provided in the cover and extending portions from the frame, are provided. The terminals are electrically shielded by the enclosed portion. Therefore, when a high frequency apparatus is mounted on the mother board, interfering electric waves are prevented from entering into the terminals, and thus favorable performance is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Daisuke Inoue, Shigetomo Chiba, Satoshi Iimure
  • Publication number: 20050251839
    Abstract: A dual tuner is described that includes a rectangular parallelepiped casing having four side plates, partitions for dividing inside of the casing into a plurality of areas, a coaxial connector fitted to one side plate of the casing, and a circuit board mounted in the casing. Both a data tuner and a video tuner are divided by the partitions. The signal line of the data tuner which has severe spurious interference standard requirements, is set noticeably shorter than the signal line of the video tuner whose spurious interference standard requirements are not so severe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventor: Shigetomo Chiba