Patents by Inventor Takafumi Kokusho
Takafumi Kokusho 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).
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Patent number: 10627643Abstract: The present invention has an object of providing a display that makes uniform brightnesses of a display image in a plane of a display panel according to a position of an observer. The display includes a display panel, a surface light source panel that emits light toward a back surface of the display panel, a sensor that senses a position of an observer with respect to the display panel, and a controller, wherein a brightness can be adjusted for each of areas of the surface light source panel, and the controller adjusts respective brightnesses of the areas of the surface light source panel so that brightnesses of a display image in a plane of the display panel are made uniform, when the display panel is observed from the position of the observer sensed by the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takafumi Kokusho, Kenji Arita
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Patent number: 9891660Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a light source unit, which irradiates the display panel; a frame, which supports the display panel and the light source unit; and a protective plate, which is disposed on a front surface of the display panel, wherein the protective plate provided with: an adhesive member disposed in a peripheral area of the frame and; a fixing member that is supported by the adhesive member at a position corresponding to the adhesive member disposed in the peripheral area of the frame and is fixed to a fitting portion formed in the frame to be fixed to the frame, and wherein the fixing member includes a fall-prevention structure portion to suppress the protective plate from falling from the frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takafumi Kokusho
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Publication number: 20170343827Abstract: The present invention has an object of providing a display that makes uniform brightnesses of a display image in a plane of a display panel according to a position of an observer. The display includes a display panel, a surface light source panel that emits light toward a back surface of the display panel, a sensor that senses a position of an observer with respect to the display panel, and a controller, wherein a brightness can be adjusted for each of areas of the surface light source panel, and the controller adjusts respective brightnesses of the areas of the surface light source panel so that brightnesses of a display image in a plane of the display panel are made uniform, when the display panel is observed from the position of the observer sensed by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takafumi KOKUSHO, Kenji ARITA
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Publication number: 20160313770Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; a light source unit, which irradiates the display panel; a frame, which supports the display panel and the light source unit; and a protective plate, which is disposed on a front surface of the display panel, wherein the protective plate provided with: an adhesive member disposed in a peripheral area of the frame and; a fixing member that is supported by the adhesive member at a position corresponding to the adhesive member disposed in the peripheral area of the frame and is fixed to a fitting portion formed in the frame to be fixed to the frame, and wherein the fixing member includes a fall-prevention structure portion to suppress the protective plate from falling from the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Takafumi KOKUSHO
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Patent number: 9462711Abstract: A recessed portion is formed in a side face of a display device. An elastic body is provided in a recessed portion. The elastic body is elastically deformed to fix the display device to a housing when the display device is mounted in a predetermined-shaped space of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takafumi Kokusho
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Publication number: 20150131325Abstract: A display device includes a display element, a planar light source device disposed on an opposite side of a display surface of the display element, a protective plate disposed on a display surface side of the display element, and a black frame member covering a peripheral edge part on a front surface of the protective plate, sandwiching the protective plate from both sides in a thickness direction, and having a decorated front surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Takafumi KOKUSHO
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Publication number: 20150103272Abstract: An electric device of this disclosure includes: a display device including: a display element configured to display an image; a light source; an intermediate frame configured to hold the light source; and a planar light source device configured to illuminate the display element, and a proximity sensor arranged at an outside of the display device and configured to detect approaching information to the display device. The intermediate frame is provided with an extension part extending outwardly from the display device and a holding part configured to integrally hold the proximity sensor is formed at the extension part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Takafumi KOKUSHO
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Patent number: 8950926Abstract: A planar light source apparatus includes a light source substrate including: a point light source; a mount part, on which the point light source is mounted; and a wiring part, which has a wiring pattern to supply power to the point light source; a frame including: one face, along which the mount part of the light source substrate is arranged: and an attachment part, which is formed on the one face, wherein the light source substrate has either of a cutout or hole at a position corresponding to the attachment part of the frame, and wherein an area of the wiring part is continuously provided from the mount part and is bent with respect to the one face.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takafumi Kokusho
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Patent number: 8885118Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a technique capable of suppressing variations in luminance in the vicinity of a light entrance surface of a light guide plate. An illumination device includes a point light source, and a light guide plate having a side surface serving as a light entrance surface opposed to the point light source, and a main surface serving as a light exit surface. The light entrance surface of the light guide plate is provided with unevenness formed by arraying at predetermined pitches a plurality of protrusions each projecting from the light entrance surface and extending in a direction perpendicular to the light exit surface. Each of the top surface and the bottom surface of the unevenness is provided with a plurality of micro protrusions each extending in the direction perpendicular to the light exit surface and having a height smaller than the above protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Akimasa Yuuki, Kenji Itoga, Naoko Iwasaki, Takafumi Kokusho, Yuji Tsuchiyama, Seiji Sakai
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Publication number: 20140009910Abstract: A recessed portion is formed in a side face of a display device. An elastic body is provided in a recessed portion. The elastic body is elastically deformed to fix the display device to a housing when the display device is mounted in a predetermined-shaped space of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventor: Takafumi KOKUSHO
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Patent number: 8382355Abstract: A planar light source device including: a point light source; and a light guide plate, wherein the light guide plate includes: an emitting surface; an opposite emitting surface; and a side surface that connects the emitting surface and the opposite emitting surface; wherein the point light source is arranged adjacent to the side surface of the light guide plate, wherein the light guide plate has a cylindrical hole that is formed at a position, which corresponds to the position where the point light source is arranged, and wherein the hole forms an opening at the side surface to emit a portion of the light to the outside of the light guide plate, the portion of the light is emitted by the point light source and the portion of the light being a portion that was not totally reflected at the side surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takafumi Kokusho
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Publication number: 20120182759Abstract: A planar light source apparatus includes a light source substrate including: a point light source; a mount part, on which the point light source is mounted; and a wiring part, which has a wiring pattern to supply power to the point light source; a frame including: one face, along which the mount part of the light source substrate is arranged: and an attachment part, which is formed on the one face, wherein the light source substrate has either of a cutout or hole at a position corresponding to the attachment part of the frame, and wherein an area of the wiring part is continuously provided from the mount part and is bent with respect to the one face.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Takafumi KOKUSHO
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Publication number: 20120127400Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a technique capable of suppressing variations in luminance in the vicinity of a light entrance surface of a light guide plate. An illumination device includes a point light source, and a light guide plate having a side surface serving as a light entrance surface opposed to the point light source, and a main surface serving as a light exit surface. The light entrance surface of the light guide plate is provided with unevenness formed by arraying at predetermined pitches a plurality of protrusions each projecting from the light entrance surface and extending in a direction perpendicular to the light exit surface. Each of the top surface and the bottom surface of the unevenness is provided with a plurality of micro protrusions each extending in the direction perpendicular to the light exit surface and having a height smaller than the above protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Akimasa YUUKI, Kenji Itoga, Naoko Iwasaki, Takafumi Kokusho, Yuji Tsuchiyama, Seiji Sakai
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Publication number: 20110305038Abstract: A planar light source device including: a point light source; and a light guide plate, wherein the light guide plate includes: an emitting surface; an opposite emitting surface; and a side surface that connects the emitting surface and the opposite emitting surface; wherein the point light source is arranged adjacent to the side surface of the light guide plate, wherein the light guide plate has a cylindrical hole that is formed at a position, which corresponds to the position where the point light source is arranged, and wherein the hole forms an opening at the side surface to emit a portion of the light to the outside of the light guide plate, the portion of the light is emitted by the point light source and the portion of the light being a portion that was not totally reflected at the side surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Takafumi Kokusho