Patents by Inventor Takahiro Akabori
Takahiro Akabori 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: 8425100Abstract: A luminous button device includes: a button base which is integrally formed of a transmissive material; and a button cap which is integrally formed of a non-transmissive material and is fitted to the button base, wherein the button cap includes a cap body; a pair of arm portions which extends from the rear surface of the cap body with a gap interposed therebetween; and a pair of locking claws which is formed at the front ends of the pair of arm portions, and wherein the button base includes a movable portion which is movable in the direction of pressing a switch disposed on the rear surface side of the button base in accordance with a pressing force from the front button surface side; and a support portion which supports the movable portion so as to be movable in the direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2011Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takahiro Akabori, Takayuki Tateno, Shingo Fukutomi, Akihiro Tomita
-
Patent number: 8199509Abstract: An electronic equipment includes: an attachment plate; attachments disposed on the attachment plate and each provided with a female screw; a printed circuit board placed on the attachments; electronic parts mounted on the surface of the printed circuit board opposite to the attachments, and whose surfaces opposite to the surface of the printed circuit board serves as heat release surfaces; and a heat sink having a thermal-conduction surface and screw insertion holes. The thermal-conduction surface is abutted in common against the heat release surfaces with a heat release grease between them, male screws inserted into the screw insertion holes are penetrated through the printed circuit board, and meshed with the female screws threaded in the attachments, the heat sink is attached together with the printed circuit board to the attachments, and at least one of the attachments can be displaced in the thickness direction of the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takahiro Akabori, Yuito Tsuji
-
Publication number: 20110194303Abstract: A luminous button device includes: a button base which is integrally formed of a transmissive material; and a button cap which is integrally formed of a non-transmissive material and is fitted to the button base, wherein the button cap includes a cap body; a pair of arm portions which extends from the rear surface of the cap body with a gap interposed therebetween; and a pair of locking claws which is formed at the front ends of the pair of arm portions, and wherein the button base includes a movable portion which is movable in the direction of pressing a switch disposed on the rear surface side of the button base in accordance with a pressing force from the front button surface side; and a support portion which supports the movable portion so as to be movable in the direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: Takahiro Akabori, Takayuki Tateno, Shingo Fukutomi, Akihiro Tomita
-
Patent number: 7945922Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a front panel, a strip-shaped decorative member and a projecting portion. The front panel is provided to the housing. The strip-shaped decorative member has a predetermined width and is arranged on the front panel. The projecting portion is integrally formed with the strip-shaped decorative member and includes a surface inclined in a depth direction at a position having a predetermined distance from a front edge of a lower surface of the strip-shaped decorative member. The strip-shaped decorative member including the projecting portion is attached to the front panel while the surface inclined in the depth direction being exposed to a front side.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2008Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takahiro Akabori, Yoshinori Toma, Takayuki Tateno
-
Publication number: 20100315785Abstract: An electronic equipment includes: an attachment plate; attachments disposed on the attachment plate and each provided with a female screw; a printed circuit board placed on the attachments; electronic parts mounted on the surface of the printed circuit board opposite to the attachments, and whose surfaces opposite to the surface of the printed circuit board serves as heat release surfaces; and a heat sink having a thermal-conduction surface and screw insertion holes. The thermal-conduction surface is abutted in common against the heat release surfaces with a heat release grease between them, male screws inserted into the screw insertion holes are penetrated through the printed circuit board, and meshed with the female screws threaded in the attachments, the heat sink is attached together with the printed circuit board to the attachments, and at least one of the attachments can be displaced in the thickness direction of the printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takahiro AKABORI, Yuito Tsuji
-
Publication number: 20080252187Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a front panel, a strip-shaped decorative member and a projecting portion. The front panel is provided to the housing. The strip-shaped decorative member has a predetermined width and is arranged on the front panel. The projecting portion is integrally formed with the strip-shaped decorative member and includes a surface inclined in a depth direction at a position having a predetermined distance from a front edge of a lower surface of the strip-shaped decorative member. The strip-shaped decorative member including the projecting portion is attached to the front panel while the surface inclined in the depth direction being exposed to a front side.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takahiro AKABORI, Yoshinori TOMA, Takayuki TATENO
-
Patent number: 6775136Abstract: An apparatus which includes a heat generating element in a housing and performs audio reproduction includes a cooling apparatus which discharges heat generated by the heat generating element to the outside of the housing efficiently and quietly.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2002Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshimasa Tozune, Shigekazu Takashima, Takahiro Akabori
-
Patent number: 6741454Abstract: A housing for an information processing apparatus includes an apparatus body of a substantially rectangular shape having an inclined face formed thereon, and a panel rigidly attached to the inclined face of the apparatus body, so as to be without play relative to the apparatus body.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2002Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Toshimasa Tozune, Shigekazu Takashima, Takahiro Akabori
-
Publication number: 20030103329Abstract: An apparatus which includes a heat generating element in a housing and performs audio reproduction includes a cooling apparatus which discharges heat generated by the heat generating element to the outside of the housing efficiently and quietly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2002Publication date: June 5, 2003Inventors: Toshimasa Tozune, Shigekazu Takashima, Takahiro Akabori
-
Publication number: 20030103343Abstract: A housing for an information processing apparatus includes an apparatus body of a substantially rectangular shape having an inclined face thereon, and a panel attached to the inclined face of the apparatus body without play.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2002Publication date: June 5, 2003Inventors: Toshimasa Tozune, Shigekazu Takashima, Takahiro Akabori