Patents by Inventor Takayuki Iwase
Takayuki Iwase 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: 11966154Abstract: An optical unit includes a movable body including an optical element, a support body swingably supporting the movable body, and a suction mechanism. The optical element reflects light traveling in a first direction to an intersecting second direction. The suction mechanism generates suction force in the movable body between the movable body and the support body, and includes a magnet and a magnetic member. One of the magnet and the magnetic member is in the movable body, while the other is in the support body. The magnet and the magnetic member overlap each other when viewed from a predetermined direction, which is one of the first direction, the second direction, and a third direction. The third direction intersects the first and second directions. When viewed from the predetermined direction, a center of the magnet and a center of the magnetic member are separated from each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Iwase, Tomohiro Egawa, Genki Tanaka, Soichiro Kimura
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Patent number: 11899355Abstract: An optical unit includes an optical element, a holder, a first support portion, a second support portion, a first swing mechanism, and a second swing mechanism. The holder holds the optical element. The first support portion supports the holder so as to be swingable about a first swing axis. The second support portion supports the first support portion so as to be swingable about the second swing axis. The second swing mechanism includes a second magnet and a second coil. The second magnet is arranged on the first support portion. The second coil is arranged on the second support portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Iwase, Tomohiro Egawa, Keishi Otsubo
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Patent number: 11892705Abstract: An optical unit includes an optical element, a holder, a support portion, a swing mechanism, and an elastic portion. The optical element changes the traveling direction of light. The holder holds the optical element. The support portion supports the holder swingably about a swing axis. The swing mechanism swings the holder with respect to the support portion about the swing axis. The elastic portion connects the holder and the support portion. The support portion has a pair of side surface portions on both sides of the holder along the swing axis, and a connection portion connecting the side surface portions with the elastic portion between the holder and the side surface portions. The elastic portion has a convex or concave portion that comes into contact with a concave or convex portion of at least one of the holder and the support portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Iwase, Tomohiro Egawa
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Patent number: 11789286Abstract: An optical unit includes a movable body, a support body, a swing mechanism, and a magnetic member. The movable body includes an optical element. The optical element reflects light, which travels to one side in a first direction, to one side in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The support body supports the movable body so as to be swingable about a swing axis. The swing mechanism swings the movable body about the swing axis. The magnetic member is arranged on the support body. The swing mechanism includes a magnet and a coil. The magnet is arranged at an end of the movable body in a direction intersecting the first direction. The coil opposes the magnet. The magnetic member is arranged on one side in the first direction with respect to the magnet.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Iwase, Tomohiro Egawa
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Patent number: 11747642Abstract: In an optical unit, a first swing mechanism swings a holder with reference to the y-axis direction, and a second swing mechanism swings the holder with reference to the z-axis direction. A case has a first recess that accommodates at least a part of a first protrusion of the holder and a second recess that accommodates at least a part of a second protrusion of the holder. The first recess has a first side surface located on one side in the y-axis direction of the first protrusion, a second side surface located on the other side in the y-axis direction of the first protrusion, and a bottom surface. The second recess has a first side surface located on one side in the y-axis direction of the second protrusion, a second side surface located on the other side in the y-axis direction of the second protrusion, and a bottom surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Egawa, Keishi Otsubo, Kazuhiro Sazai, Genki Tanaka, Takayuki Iwase
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Patent number: 11630320Abstract: An optical assembly includes a movable body that includes an optical module, a frame body radially outward of the movable body, and support portions that swingably support the movable body with respect to the frame body. Each of the support portions includes a guide portion between the movable body and the frame body to support the movable body, and a preload portion that pushes the guide portion toward the movable body. A radially inner end portion of the preload portion is connected to a radially outer end portion of the guide portion. A radially outer end portion of the preload portion is supported by the frame body. One of the movable body and the guide portion includes a first convex surface, and the other includes a first concave surface in contact with the first convex surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Sazai, Tomohiro Egawa, Takayuki Iwase, Genki Tanaka, Tsutomu Arai, Shinji Minamisawa, Takeshi Sue
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Publication number: 20230103186Abstract: An optical assembly includes a holder on which an optical element that reflects light traveling to one side in a first direction to one side in a second direction intersecting with the first direction is mounted, a support that supports the holder, a fixed body that supports the support, a first swing mechanism that swings the support about a first swing axis with respect to the fixed body, a first magnet on any one of the holder, the support, and the fixed body, and a first magnetic body on another one of the holder, the support, and the fixed body. At least portions of the first magnet and the first magnetic body overlap each other when viewed from any one of the first direction, the second direction, and a third direction intersecting with each of the first direction and the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Takayuki IWASE, Tomohiro EGAWA, Genki TANAKA
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Publication number: 20230062338Abstract: An optical unit includes a movable body, a support body, a swing mechanism, a magnet, and a magnetic member. The movable body includes an optical element that changes a traveling direction of light. The support body supports the movable body swingably about a swing axis. The swing mechanism swings the movable body about the swing axis. The magnet is disposed on one of the movable body and the support body. The magnetic member is disposed on the other of the movable body and the support body. The magnet and the magnetic member overlap each other as viewed from a direction in which the support body supports the movable body. At least one of the movable body and the support body includes a covering unit disposed between the magnet and the magnetic member, and the covering unit covers at least a part of a contour of one of the magnet and the magnetic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Takayuki IWASE, Tomohiro EGAWA, Genki TANAKA
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Publication number: 20230064134Abstract: An optical unit has an optical element, and a holder holding the optical element. The optical element reflects light traveling in a first direction to an intersection second direction. The holder includes a holder body extending in a third direction intersecting the first and second directions, and a side unit extending from the holder body transversely to the third direction. The holder body includes a mounting surface on which the optical element is mounted. The side unit includes an inner surface facing the optical element. The inner surface is connected to an end in the third direction of the mounting surface. The holder body includes a groove at an end of the mounting surface, or the optical element includes a mounted surface mounted on the mounting surface, a side surface facing the inner surface, and a chamfer disposed at a connection between the mounted surface and the side surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Takayuki IWASE, Tomohiro EGAWA, Genki TANAKA
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Publication number: 20230063517Abstract: An optical unit includes a movable body including an optical element, a support body swingably supporting the movable body, and a suction mechanism. The optical element reflects light traveling in a first direction to an intersecting second direction. The suction mechanism generates suction force in the movable body between the movable body and the support body, and includes a magnet and a magnetic member. One of the magnet and the magnetic member is in the movable body, while the other is in the support body. The magnet and the magnetic member overlap each other when viewed from a predetermined direction, which is one of the first direction, the second direction, and a third direction. The third direction intersects the first and second directions. When viewed from the predetermined direction, a center of the magnet and a center of the magnetic member are separated from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Takayuki IWASE, Tomohiro EGAWA, Genki TANAKA, Soichiro KIMURA
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Publication number: 20230035852Abstract: A reinforcing material that includes a resin layer and a constraining layer disposed on the resin layer. The resin layer contains a thermosetting resin, a diene rubber, a tackifier resin, and a vulcanizing agent. The thermosetting resin contains a flexible epoxy resin. The tackifier resin has a softening temperature of 75° C. or more and 100° C. or less. The tackifier resin has a bromine value of 30 gBr2/100 g or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2020Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuto SUZUKI, Takayuki IWASE
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Patent number: 11550202Abstract: An optical unit includes a movable body, a fixed body, and a first swing mechanism. The fixed body supports the movable body so as to be swingable in a first swing direction about a first swing axis. One of the movable body and the fixed body has a first magnet. The other of the movable body and the fixed body has a first magnetic body. The first magnetic body has a first magnetic body portion, a second magnetic body portion, and a third magnetic body portion. The first magnetic body portion passes through an axis perpendicular to each of the first swing axis and the optical axis of an optical element. The second magnetic body portion is disposed on one side in the first swing direction of the first magnetic body portion. The third magnetic body portion is disposed on the other side in the first swing direction of the first magnetic body portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Sazai, Tomohiro Egawa, Keishi Otsubo, Genki Tanaka, Takayuki Iwase
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Patent number: 11543674Abstract: An optical unit with an image stabilization function includes a movable body having an annular holder for holding a camera module, a swing support mechanism for swingably supporting the movable body, and a fixing body for supporting the movable body with the swing support mechanism interposed between them. The holder includes three or more of a plurality of protrusions that project radially. The fixing body includes a plurality of arc surfaces that come into contact with each of the plurality of protrusions from the outer peripheral side. The swing support mechanism includes the plurality of protrusions and the plurality of arc surfaces. The arc surface is a concave curved surface obtained by transferring part of a virtual spherical surface centered on a preset swing center point.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuhiro Sazai, Tsutomu Arai, Tomohiro Egawa, Shinji Minamisawa, Takayuki Iwase, Takeshi Sue, Genki Tanaka
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Patent number: 11523040Abstract: An optical assembly includes an optical element including a reflection surface to reflect light in a first axis direction, a holder to hold the optical element, a case to support the holder, a first swing mechanism to swing the holder around a first swing axis, and a second swing mechanism to swing the holder around a second swing axis perpendicular to the first swing axis. The holder includes first and second protrusions. The case includes first and second recesses. Each of the recesses includes a first side surface located on one side in the axial direction of the second swing axis and a second side surface located on the other side with respect to the corresponding protrusion. At least one of the first and second side surfaces includes an inclined surface inclined with respect to the second swing axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Takayuki Iwase, Tomohiro Egawa, Keishi Otsubo, Kazuhiro Sazai, Genki Tanaka
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Patent number: 11493780Abstract: An optical unit with a shake correction function has a shake correction function for correcting a shake of an optical module. The optical unit with a shake correction function includes: a movable body including the optical module; a fixed body disposed outward of the movable body in a radial direction with respect to an optical axis of the optical module; and a support part disposed between the movable body and the fixed body in the radial direction and structured to support the movable body such that the movable body is swingable relative to the fixed body. The movable body and the support part or the support part and the fixed body have, in a pair, a swing mechanism structured to allow the movable body to swing relative to the fixed body. The swing mechanism includes a protruded spherical portion and a recessed spherical portion that is larger in radius of curvature than the protruded spherical portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATIONInventors: Genki Tanaka, Tomohiro Egawa, Takayuki Iwase, Kazuhiro Sazai, Tsutomu Arai, Shinji Minamisawa, Takeshi Sue
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Publication number: 20220317469Abstract: An optical unit has an optical element reflecting light between intersecting first and second directions, and a holder. The holder includes a holder body extending in a third direction intersecting the first and second directions, and a pair of surface portions extending from the holder body in an intersection direction intersecting the third direction. The optical element is arranged between the surface portions. At least one surface portion has an inner surface facing the optical element, an end surface connected to an edge of the inner surface in an intersection direction, and a concave portion arranged astride the inner and end surfaces and recessed in the intersection direction from the end surface. The concave portion accommodates an adhesive member bonding the optical element with the holder. The length of the concave portion along the end surface is greater than the depth of the concave portion in the intersection direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Takayuki IWASE, Tomohiro EGAWA, Genki TANAKA
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Publication number: 20220317414Abstract: An optical unit includes an optical element, a holder, a support portion, a swing mechanism, and an elastic portion. The optical element changes the traveling direction of light. The holder holds the optical element. The support portion supports the holder swingably about a swing axis. The swing mechanism swings the holder with respect to the support portion about the swing axis. The elastic portion connects the holder and the support portion. The support portion has a pair of side surface portions on both sides of the holder along the swing axis, and a connection portion connecting the side surface portions with the elastic portion between the holder and the side surface portions. The elastic portion has a convex or concave portion that comes into contact with a concave or convex portion of at least one of the holder and the support portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Takayuki IWASE, Tomohiro EGAWA
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Publication number: 20220317415Abstract: An optical unit includes a movable body, a support body, and a swing mechanism. The movable body includes an optical element that changes a traveling direction of light. The support body supports the movable body swingably about a swing axis. The swing mechanism swings the movable body about the swing axis. One of the movable body and the support body has a first convex portion. The first convex portion protrudes toward the other of the movable body and the support body. The other of the movable body and the support body comes into contact with the first convex portion. The first convex portion is arranged on the swing axis. An optical axis of the optical element and the swing axis are arranged to overlap each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Takayuki IWASE, Tomohiro EGAWA, Genki TANAKA
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Publication number: 20220100053Abstract: An optical unit includes a movable body, a fixed body, and a first swing mechanism. The fixed body supports the movable body so as to be swingable in a first swing direction about a first swing axis. One of the movable body and the fixed body has a first magnet. The other of the movable body and the fixed body has a first magnetic body. The first magnetic body has a first magnetic body portion, a second magnetic body portion, and a third magnetic body portion. The first magnetic body portion passes through an axis perpendicular to each of the first swing axis and the optical axis of an optical element. The second magnetic body portion is disposed on one side in the first swing direction of the first magnetic body portion. The third magnetic body portion is disposed on the other side in the first swing direction of the first magnetic body portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: Kazuhiro SAZAI, Tomohiro EGAWA, Keishi OTSUBO, Genki TANAKA, Takayuki IWASE
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Publication number: 20220082851Abstract: An optical unit includes a movable body, a support, and a swing mechanism. The movable body includes an optical element that changes a traveling direction of light. The support supports the movable body in a manner that the movable body is swingable about a swing axis. One of the movable body and the support has at least three protrusions. The other of the movable body and the support has an axial center recess. The at least three protrusions are disposed on the same circumference about the swing axis. The recess constitutes at least a part of a circle around the swing axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Takayuki IWASE, Tomohiro EGAWA, Keishi OTSUBO, Kazuhiro SAZAI, Genki TANAKA