Patents by Inventor Shoji Tatehata

Shoji Tatehata 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: 6912720
    Abstract: A disk device in which a precut portion of sub cam plate and a protruding portion of locking plate are made in a slanted shape and at the same time the sub cam plate is rotated by a pressure when the protruding portion is inserted into the precut portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiichiro Murotani, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Tetsurou Nagami, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe, Takeshi Inatani, Masaaki Takeshima, Eiji Niikura
  • Patent number: 6907612
    Abstract: By a disk device including: a reproducing base which is supported pivotally and enably to swing on a base, and on which a turntable is set; a supporting member which is supported pivotally and enably to swing on the base and which supports the reproducing base in a predetermined position; a clamper which is supported pivotally and enably to swing on the base and which opposes to the turntable to pinch and hold a disk; and a movement regulating member which regulates swing movements of the supporting member and the clamper, supporting by the supporting member in relation to the reproducing base is made sure to prevent deformation of the reproducing base by a clamping force of the clamper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaaki Takeshima, Eiji Niikura, Takeshi Inatani, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Tetsurou Nagami, Kiichiro Murotani, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6883173
    Abstract: A disk device realizing reducing in size and number of parts, prevention of damage to disks, shortening operation time for plurality operations, improved vibration resistance and less expensive manufacturing cost is provided. The disk device capable of storing a plurality of disks loosely fitted and supported at its inner diameter, including separable loose mandrel mechanisms, when the mandrel mechanism is loosely fitted to the disk, the disk holder holds the disk, and one end of the a second mandrel mechanism is connected to another end of a first mandrel mechanism in a state that the disk is raised to a height abutting upon a support of a ceiling side formed on the first mandrel mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Kei Shirahata, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Kiichiro Murotani, Naohiko Obata, Yuichiro Suzui, Ryoto Adachi, Tetsuro Nagami, Takashi Matsuda, Yasuyuki Nakanishi, Masahiro Ieda
  • Patent number: 6817022
    Abstract: A disk device realizing reducing in size and number of parts, prevention of damage to disks, shortening operation time for plurality of operations, improved vibration resistance and less expensive manufacturing cost is provided. In the disk device when a disk is reproduced, a disk reproducing mechanism is moved to become a center of disk coincident with a center of turntable thereof, a first disk holding mechanism is moved downward to load the disk on the disk reproducing mechanism, then a disk clamping mechanism is moved to clamp the disk loaded on the disk reproducing mechanism, and the disk is reproduced after the first and second disk holding mechanism release the disk and are taken away from the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Kei Shirahata, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Kiichiro Murotani, Naohiko Obata, Yuichiro Suzui, Ryoto Adachi, Tetsuro Nagami, Takashi Matsuda, Yasuyuki Nakanishi, Masahiro Ieda
  • Publication number: 20040035235
    Abstract: A rack and pinion gear mechanism includes a rack forming member having a rack; a pinion gear which engages releasably with the rack of rack forming member; and an elastic member which contacts with one portion of the rack forming member and deformed by an elastic deformation corresponding to a displacement of the rack forming member by a confliction of tooth points, the one portion is located opposite side to a tooth of the rack that contacts firstly with a tooth of the pinion gear. The elastic member contacts with the one portion of rack forming member at just before and just after beginning of the engagement between the rack and the pinion gear, and the elastic member is apart from the rack forming member when the engagement is achieved. The rack and pinion gear mechanism further includes a positioning means to fix the elastic member in a cantilever manner to define a positioning of a free end of the elastic member in height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Eiji Sasaki, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Tetsurou Nagami, Kiichiro Murotani, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe, Takeshi Inatani, Masaaki Takeshima, Eiji Niikura
  • Publication number: 20040032819
    Abstract: A disk device including a movable portion which supports pivotally and enably to swing a feed screw axis, a thread motor to drive a small gear and the like which engage with a gear interlocked in an end portion of the feed screw axis thereby to rotate the feed screw axis, and a control screw to perform a height control of the movable portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Takeshi Inatani, Masaaki Takeshima, Eiji Niikura, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Tetsurou Nagami, Kiichiro Murotani, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040017741
    Abstract: A disk device constituted that a disk attitude stabilizing mechanism to rotate a disk when a front arm or a rear arm fails to grip the disk 11 and to retry a griping operation of the disk, is included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Shoji Tatehata, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Eiji Sasaki, Tetsurou Nagami, Kiichiro Murotani, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe, Takeshi Inatani, Masaaki Takeshima, Eiji Niikura
  • Publication number: 20040017767
    Abstract: A disk device in which an energizing spring is arranged to energize a movement regulating member in a direction substantially perpendicular to a sliding direction of the movement regulating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Eiji Niikura, Takeshi Inatani, Masaaki Takeshima, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Tetsurou Nagami, Kiichiro Murotani, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040017756
    Abstract: A disc drive comprising a movement control member (12) for controlling the rotational motion of a supporting member (7) and a clamper (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Masaaki Takeshima, Eiji Niikura, Takeshi Inatani, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Tetsurou Nagami, Kiichiro Murotani, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040013006
    Abstract: A disk device in which a precut portion of sub cam plate and a protruding portion of locking plate are made in a slanted shape and at the same time the sub cam plate is rotated by a pressure when the protruding portion is inserted into the precut portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Kiichiro Murotani, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Tetsurou Nagami, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe, Takeshi Inatani, Masaaki Takeshima, Eiji Niikura
  • Patent number: 6560067
    Abstract: A flexible disc apparatus comprising a frame having a recording medium loading portion, a carriage portion, and a recording medium unloading mechanism portion, which comprises a medium holding portion which is arranged to be moveable along the loading and unloading direction of the recording disc and is provided with a medium holding portion which engages with one portion of the recording disc to maintain the recording disc at a predetermined space along the loading and unloading direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shoji Tatehata, Kazuya Oda, Kenji Shoji, Kazunobu Hamatsu
  • Patent number: 6172845
    Abstract: A flexible disc apparatus includes a frame having a recording medium loading portion, a carriage portion, a recording medium unloading mechanism portion and a magnet portion for attracting a metal portion of the recording disc. An unloading amount restricting spring portion is engageable with a recess portion on the recording disc. The unloading amount restricting spring portion which may be disposed to the frame includes a first engagement portion defining a first predetermined angle with respect to the recording disc and a second engagement portion defining a second predetermined angle smaller than the first predetermined angle with respect to the recording disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shoji Tatehata, Kazuya Oda, Kenji Shoji, Kazunobu Hamatsu