Patents by Inventor Shinichiro Hara

Shinichiro Hara 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: 11975783
    Abstract: To simplify the configuration, decrease the number of parts, and reduce the manufacturing cost, a windshield device for a saddle-ride type vehicle includes: a screen 5 whose height is adjustable; a holder 11 holding the screen; a bracket 12 fixed to a vehicle body side member 7 and having a guide hole 71; an arm 13 arranged between the holder and the bracket; a first shaft 51 rotatably coupling the holder and the bracket and configured to move along the guide hole; a second shaft 52 arranged parallel to the first shaft and coupling the holder and one end of the arm; a third shaft 53 arranged parallel to the first shaft and coupling the bracket and another end of the arm; and an operation member 15 provided at an end portion of the first shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: NIFCO INC., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Naoi, Shinichiro Ishida, Naoki Hara
  • Patent number: 10191189
    Abstract: A wide angle optical lens, an optical lens unit, and an imaging device are small-sized and can secure an attachment space even when space is limited, and can avoid adhesion peeling or the extrusion of an adhesive. Optical lens (10) has a lens frame receiving surface (2a) on the side of first optical surface (S1) having a smaller optical surface diameter than second optical surface (S2), and is further provided with an adhesion space forming surface (3a) on the surrounding side of the lens frame receiving surface (2a). Therefore, it is possible to suppress adhesion peeling even when a smaller size is requested. Furthermore, by securing a larger size for lens frame receiving surface (2a), it is possible to suppress leakage or extrusion of adhesive from lens frame receiving surface (2a) and thus adherence to first optical surface (S1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Hajime Mori, Dai Akutsu, Shinichiro Hara
  • Patent number: 9914252
    Abstract: Technique to provide a molding die which can easily release a minute optical element in a state of favorable surface accuracy, while bending or rupture of a gate portion attached to the optical element is prevented. By making a first outer circumferential transfer surface 21A of a fixed die 20 and a first gate-forming surface 31A flush with each other, a notch shape is not formed on a portion M1 connecting an outer circumferential portion FL on the fixed die 20 side and a gate portion GP. Furthermore, by pushing out the runner portion RP at the same angle as a taper angle ? of a side-surface transfer surface 23A on a second gate-forming surface 32A side, bending deformation or the like of the gate portion GP which can occur when being pushed out to a direction perpendicular to a mold mating surface PL1 can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Hara, Dai Akutsu, Hajime Mori
  • Patent number: 9625710
    Abstract: The optical element is a long optical element obtained by detaching a long main body part connected to a runner part via a gate part including an optical part from the gate part and chipping the detached main body, the optical part including at least a first optical surface to allow light to pass there through or to reflect light. The first optical surface has a curved surface that is curved on the short direction at least at the longitudinal end, while the first edge of the first optical surface side on the end surface of gate part side in the main body part is curved according to the curved surface example of the first optical surface. The boundary surface between the main body part and the gate part is formed so as to be narrower than the end surface of the gate part side of the main body part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Atsushi Naito, Hiroshi Takagi, Shinichiro Hara, Toshiyuki Majima, Naoki Kaneko, Takao Arakawa
  • Patent number: 9372321
    Abstract: An optical element has a first surface, a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, an optical surface, and a protruding part. The protruding part is held in a prescribed position by being in contact with a holding member. The protruding part comprises a first protruding part and a second protruding part. The first protruding part comprises a first contact part that is a convex circular arc shape on at least one longitudinal plane and partly comes into contact with the holding member. The second protruding part comprises a second contact part that is a convex circular arc shape on at least one longitudinal plane and partly comes into contact with the holding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Hara, Toshiyuki Majima, Hiroshi Takagi, Akihiko Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20160025969
    Abstract: The optical element is a long optical element obtained by detaching a long main body part connected to a runner part via a gate part including an optical part from the gate part and chipping the detached main body, the optical part including at least a first optical surface to allow light to pass there through or to reflect light. The first optical surface has a curved surface that is curved on the short direction at least at the longitudinal end, while the first edge of the first optical surface side on the end surface of gate part side in the main body part is curved according to the curved surface example of the first optical surface. The boundary surface between the main body part and the gate part is formed so as to be narrower than the end surface of the gate part side of the main body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Atsushi NAITO, Hiroshi TAKAGI, Shinichiro HARA, Toshiyuki MAJIMA, Naoki KANEKO, Takao ARAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20150246473
    Abstract: Technique to provide a molding die which can easily release a minute optical element in a state of favorable surface accuracy, while bending or rupture of a gate portion attached to the optical element is prevented. By making a first outer circumferential transfer surface 21A of a fixed die 20 and a first gate-forming surface 31A flush with each other, a notch shape is not formed on a portion M1 connecting an outer circumferential portion FL on the fixed die 20 side and a gate portion GP. Furthermore, by pushing out the runner portion RP at the same angle as a taper angle ? of a side-surface transfer surface 23A on a second gate-forming surface 32A side, bending deformation or the like of the gate portion GP which can occur when being pushed out to a direction perpendicular to a mold mating surface PL1 can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Hara, Dai Akutsu, Hajime Mori
  • Publication number: 20150241607
    Abstract: A wide angle optical lens, an optical lens unit, and an imaging device are small-sized and can secure an attachment space even when space is limited, and can avoid adhesion peeling or the extrusion of an adhesive. Optical lens (10) has a lens frame receiving surface (2a) on the side of first optical surface (S1) having a smaller optical surface diameter than second optical surface (S2), and is further provided with an adhesion space forming surface (3a) on the surrounding side of the lens frame receiving surface (2a). Therefore, it is possible to suppress adhesion peeling even when a smaller size is requested. Furthermore, by securing a larger size for lens frame receiving surface (2a), it is possible to suppress leakage or extrusion of adhesive from lens frame receiving surface (2a) and thus adherence to first optical surface (S1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Hajime Mori, Dai Akutsu, Shinichiro Hara
  • Patent number: 8852471
    Abstract: A die having a plurality of cavities and a temperature sensor for acquiring a temperature value in which the number of the cavities is larger than that of electrothermal conversion elements. When viewed from a direction perpendicular to the surface of a parting line, all cavities and a temperature sensor are arranged in a region occupied by the electrothermal conversion elements. Interval between the outlines of the cavities is smaller than the minimum interval between the outline of the cavity and the electrothermal conversion element, and the shortest distance between the electrothermal conversion element and the temperature measuring portion of a temperature measuring element is shorter than the minimum interval between the outline of the cavity and the electrothermal conversion element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Naito, Naoki Kaneko, Akihiko Matsumoto, Kanji Sekihara, Shinichiro Hara
  • Publication number: 20140233116
    Abstract: An optical element has a first surface, a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, an optical surface, and a protruding part. The protruding part is held in a prescribed position by being in contact with a holding member. The protruding part comprises a first protruding part and a second protruding part, The first protruding part comprises a first contact part that is a convex circular arc shape on at least one longitudinal plane and partly comes into contact with the holding member. The second protruding part comprises a second contact part that is a convex circular arc shape on at least one longitudinal plane and partly comes into contact with the holding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Shinichiro Hara, Toshiyuki Majima, Hiroshi Takagi, Akihiko Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8427726
    Abstract: Provided are a resinous reflecting optical element that achieves high mirror surface precision by mitigating the warping effects associated with contraction during resin hardening and suppressing the distortion of a mirror surface that results from resistance to mold release, and a scanning optical device that uses said reflecting optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Hara, Naoki Kaneko, Hiroshi Takagi
  • Publication number: 20120261845
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for manufacturing a resin molded article having a hollow section inside for an optical element, by injecting a molten resin into a cavity. The apparatus has: a pressurized fluid injection device, which forms the hollow section by injecting a pressurized fluid into the molten resin injected into the cavity; and a bias device which biases a movable part in the same direction as a mold clamping direction. The movable part is moved with respect to a first mold or a second mold, in an opposite direction to the mold clamping direction against the bias force applied by the bias device, with a pressure increased in the mold by the injecting the pressurized fluid into the cavity. The moving is moved, in the same direction as the mold clamping direction, by discharge of the pressurized fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Hara, Mitsuhiro Maruhata, Toshiyuki Majima
  • Patent number: 8287264
    Abstract: An injection molding comprises: a fixed mold; a movable mold which is capable of contacting to and separating from the fixed mold; and an injection unit which supplies molten resin to a space formed between the fixed mold and the movable mold when being pressed to a non-molding face of the fixed mold. The injection unit comprises: a nozzle portion which injects molten resin to the space formed between the molds; an injecting portion which applies molten resin pressure toward the space formed between the fixed mold and the movable mold though the nozzle portion; a heater and a temperature sensor provided on the nozzle portion; and a heater and a temperature sensor provided on the injecting portion, and detection accuracy of the sensor of the nozzle portion is higher than that of the injecting potion. There is thus provided an injection molding machine capable of manufacturing optics with high accuracy without considerable cost-up by realizing stable and highly accurate injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiko Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Okumura, Shinichiro Hara, Kanji Sekihara
  • Publication number: 20120187588
    Abstract: A device for manufacturing resin molded articles for use in optical elements. Said device is provided with a first molding die which is fixed in place; a second molding die, being movable, which has, on a molding die surface of a cavity, a transfer surface for transferring an optical surface to a melted resin injected into the cavity; a nozzle for injecting a fluid under pressure into the melted resin injected into the cavity, thereby forming a void inside said melted resin; and an ejector pin that is provided in the second molding die, protruding from the molding surface thereof, to release a base material from the molding surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroshi Takagi, Naoki Kaneko, Yasuhiro Matsumoto, Shinichiro Hara
  • Publication number: 20120008184
    Abstract: Provided are a resinous reflecting optical element that achieves high mirror surface precision by mitigating the warping effects associated with contraction during resin hardening and suppressing the distortion of a mirror surface that results from resistance to mold release, and a scanning optical device that uses said reflecting optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Shinichiro Hara, Naoki Kaneko, Hiroshi Takagi
  • Publication number: 20120008183
    Abstract: Provided is: a resin molded article for an optical element wherein high surface precision is kept since an abnormal appearance-formed portion such as a hesitation mark is effectively formed outside an optical surface without cutting off the portion and an optical surface itself can be less likely to be influenced by shrinkage with hardening such as sink; a method and device for manufacturing the same; and a scanning optical device. The resin molded article for an optical element which comprises first surface portion at a part of the surface of a resin molded base and comprises a hollow portion found by injecting a fluid into the inside of the base from the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA OPTO, INC.
    Inventors: Shinichiro Hara, Toshiyuki Majima, Yasuhiro Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7988441
    Abstract: An optical element manufacturing apparatus is provided with a fixed side metal mold 5 attached to a fixed platen 1, and a movable side metal mold 6 attached to a movable platen 2. The fixed side metal mold 5 and the movable side metal mold 6 are clamped by bringing both platens 1 and 2 close to each other. In the clamped status, a molding material is injected into a molding cavity between the both metal molds and an optical element is produced. A taper recessed section 11a and a taper protruding section 21a, provided on the fixed side metal mold 5 and the movable side metal mold 6 respectively, fit each other. The movable side metal mold 6 provides a friction mechanism section 23 which permits the metal mold to shift within a plane perpendicular to the clamping direction with respect to the movable platen 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Kanji Sekihara, Shinichiro Hara
  • Publication number: 20100176523
    Abstract: A device to manufacture an optical component, wherein a fixed metal mold 5 and a movable metal mold 6 are clamped to each other while controlling a temperature, and a molding material is injected into the cavity therebetween. In the device, there are disposed electrothermal conversion elements 15 and 25 to control the temperature by electrothermal conversion in response to an electric input, and a medium temperature control section 8 to control the temperature through heat exchange by circulating a heating medium in medium flow paths 16 and 26 in the device from an outside of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Kanji Sekihara, Naoki Kaneko, Akihiko Matsumoto, Shinichiro Hara
  • Publication number: 20100176522
    Abstract: A die having a plurality of cavities and a temperature sensor for acquiring a temperature value in which the number of the cavities is larger than that of electrothermal conversion elements. When viewed from a direction perpendicular to the surface of a parting line, all cavities and a temperature sensor are arranged in a region occupied by the electrothermal conversion elements. Interval between the outlines of the cavities is smaller than the minimum interval between the outline of the cavity and the electrothermal conversion element, and the shortest distance between the electrothermal conversion element and the temperature measuring portion of a temperature measuring element is shorter than the minimum interval between the outline of the cavity and the electrothermal conversion element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
    Inventors: Atsushi Naito, Naoki Kaneko, Akihiko Matsumoto, Kanji Sekihara, Shinichiro Hara
  • Patent number: 7675645
    Abstract: A print control apparatus carrying out a print control processing for print data undergoing a print processing in a print apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives print data; a processing unit that carries out image processing for the received print data, thereby generating image data; an image data analyzing unit that analyzes at least one draw object in the generated image data; a display control unit that displays object information relating to the draw object analyzed by the image data analyzing unit on a display unit; an object information change instruction receiving unit that receives a change instruction for the object information; an object information changing unit that changes object information relating to the draw object according to the change instruction for the object information received by the object information change instruction receiving unit; and a storage unit that stores image data and object information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichiro Hara