Patents by Inventor Takayuki Furubo

Takayuki Furubo 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: 10632617
    Abstract: An attachment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a hand portion and a control unit. The hand portion includes a restriction portion that restricts a movement of a flat cable in a width direction and a holding portion that holds at least one of both surfaces of the flat cable. The control unit causes the flat cable to be held by a first holding force while restricting the movement in the width direction at a first position on the flat cable, causes the hand portion to move to a second position on the flat cable while maintaining the first holding force, and causes the flat cable to be held at the second position by a second holding force to attach the flat cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Takeyama, Takayuki Furubo, Hirokuni Beppu
  • Publication number: 20180243907
    Abstract: An attachment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a hand portion and a control unit. The hand portion includes a restriction portion that restricts a movement of a flat cable in a width direction and a holding portion that holds at least one of both surfaces of the flat cable. The control unit causes the flat cable to be held by a first holding force while restricting the movement in the width direction at a first position on the flat cable, causes the hand portion to move to a second position on the flat cable while maintaining the first holding force, and causes the flat cable to be held at the second position by a second holding force to attach the flat cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: SHINICHI TAKEYAMA, TAKAYUKI FURUBO, HIROKUNI BEPPU
  • Patent number: 9056245
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus 1 includes a holder 50 arranged along the rear surface of a main board 20 and the front surface of a sub-board 30. The holder 50 includes a connector holder portion 51 that holds a connector 59 in a position offset in the thickness direction of the main board 20 and the sub-board 30 from a position on the rear surface of the main board 20 and a position on the front surface of the sub-board 30. The holder 50 includes a cable holder portion 52 that holds a cable 58. Consequently, it is possible to optimize the position of an electronic component such as a connector and prevent interference between a cable connected to the electronic component and other electronic components on a circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Takayuki Furubo, Hirokuni Beppu
  • Patent number: 9007774
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus 1 includes a flat cable 70, an end 70a of which is bonded to the front surface of a sub-board 30 through an anisotropic conductive film 79, engaged portions 74A and 74B formed in the flat cable 70, and an intermediate frame 40 that engages with the engaged portions 74A and 74B to restrain the movement of the engaged portions 74A and 74B in a direction away from the electrode on the sub-board 30. Consequently, it is possible to realize a reduction in costs while maintaining connection stability between a flat cable and a circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Takayuki Furubo, Satoshi Mito
  • Publication number: 20130033829
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus 1 includes a holder 50 arranged along the rear surface of a main board 20 and the front surface of a sub-board 30. The holder 50 includes a connector holder portion 51 that holds a connector 59 in a position offset in the thickness direction of the main board 20 and the sub-board 30 from a position on the rear surface of the main board 20 and a position on the front surface of the sub-board 30. The holder 50 includes a cable holder portion 52 that holds a cable 58. Consequently, it is possible to optimize the position of an electronic component such as a connector and prevent interference between a cable connected to the electronic component and other electronic components on a circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Takayuki Furubo, Hirokuni Beppu
  • Publication number: 20130032380
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus 1 includes a flat cable 70, an end 70a of which is bonded to the front surface of a sub-board 30 through an anisotropic conductive film 79, engaged portions 74A and 74B formed in the flat cable 70, and an intermediate frame 40 that engages with the engaged portions 74A and 74B to restrain the movement of the engaged portions 74A and 74B in a direction away from the electrode on the sub-board 30. Consequently, it is possible to realize a reduction in costs while maintaining connection stability between a flat cable and a circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Takayuki Furubo, Satoshi Mito
  • Patent number: 8289722
    Abstract: In order to provide an electronic apparatus capable of smooth operation of a press button, an electronic apparatus includes: an outer panel having a hole in which a press button is fitted and a circuit board placed on a back side of the outer panel; a stopper restricted from moving in the thickness direction of the outer panel is formed between the press button and the circuit board; the stopper is brought into contact with the flange portion formed on an edge of the press button when the press button has moved in the thickness direction of the outer panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Takayuki Furubo
  • Patent number: 7813837
    Abstract: A robot control system for controlling a position and an attitude of a robot head is provided with an operating head held by an operator and a sensor for detecting a position and an attitude of the operating head. An attitude recognition portion of the control means recognizes an initial attitude of the operating head when a control switch provided at the operating head is turned on, and acquires a displacement vector from the initial attitude by a change in the attitude of the operating head. An attitude conversion portion converts the displacement vector from the initial attitude to a displacement vector from the reference attitude corresponding to a predetermined reference attitude, and the control means makes the attitude of the robot head follow the displacement vector from the reference attitude. In whatever attitude the operator holds the operating head, the position and the attitude of the robot head can follow the change in the position and the attitude of the operating head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayuki Furubo
  • Publication number: 20100254102
    Abstract: In order to provide an electronic apparatus capable of smooth operation of a press button, an electronic apparatus includes: an outer panel having a hole in which a press button is fitted and a circuit board placed on a back side of the outer panel; a stopper restricted from moving in the thickness direction of the outer panel is formed between the press button and the circuit board; the stopper is brought into contact with the flange portion formed on an edge of the press button when the press button has moved in the thickness direction of the outer panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Takayuki Furubo
  • Publication number: 20070005189
    Abstract: A robot control system 2 for controlling a position and an attitude of a robot head 1a is provided with an operating head 3 held by an operator and a sensor 4 for detecting a position and an attitude of the operating head. An attitude recognition portion 24 of the control means recognizes an initial attitude of the operating head when a control switch 12 provided at the operating head is turned on, and acquires a displacement vector from the initial attitude by a change in the attitude of the operating head. An attitude conversion portion 25 converts the displacement vector from the initial attitude to a displacement vector from the reference attitude corresponding to a predetermined reference attitude, and the control means makes the attitude of the robot head follow the displacement vector from the reference attitude. In whatever attitude the operator holds the operating head, the position and the attitude of the robot head can follow the change in the position and the attitude of the operating head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventor: Takayuki Furubo