Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Tsuboi

Tomoaki Tsuboi 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: 7854520
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a projector device comprising: a housing body having a first insertion slot formed in a wall portion thereof; a control substrate; a metal-made shield frame arranged and fixed within the housing body and fixed to the housing body for allowing the control substrate; a reinforcing bracket for reinforcing the first insertion slot; the reinforcing bracket including a reinforcing surface and an extension surface extending to be perpendicular to the reinforcing surface; the reinforcing surface having a second insertion slot; a positioning section provided on an inner surface of the wall portion of the housing body for causing the reinforcing bracket to be positioned with respect to the housing body with the second insertion slot of the reinforcing bracket being aligned with the first insertion slot; and a screw for causing the extension surface positioned by the positioning section to be coupled to the shield frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Tsuboi
  • Patent number: 7661831
    Abstract: The rubber foot mounting structure has a base 20b equipped with a boss hole 30 in the shape of substantially a cylinder and a rubber foot 40 that is formed on an outer side face of a body section 40d in the shape of substantially a column and is made capable of being press-fit to the boss hole 30 by means of flanges 40a1 to 40a4 formed on the outer side face of the body section 40d. Four flanges 40a1 to 40a4 formed on the outer side face of the rubber foot 40 contact the boss hole 30 and the rubber foot 40 gets inserted into the boss hole 30 while the four flanges 40a1 to 40a4 are being compressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Tsuboi
  • Patent number: 7540463
    Abstract: A projector stand capable of regulating inclinations of a projector with respect to a horizontal plane in a projective direction and a direction perpendicular to the projective direction within a prescribed angular range is obtained. This projector stand includes a stand member including a first angle regulating portion for regulating the inclinations of the projector with respect to the horizontal plane in the projective direction and the direction perpendicular to the projective direction within the prescribed angular range and a support member including a second angle regulating portion for regulating the inclinations of the projector within the prescribed angular range by engaging with the first angle regulating portion of the stand member and coming into contact with a prescribed portion of the first angle regulating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Tsuboi
  • Publication number: 20080013056
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a projector device comprising: a housing body having a first insertion slot formed in a wall portion thereof; a control substrate; a metal-made shield frame arranged and fixed within the housing body and fixed to the housing body for allowing the control substrate; a reinforcing bracket for reinforcing the first insertion slot; the reinforcing bracket including a reinforcing surface and an extension surface extending to be perpendicular to the reinforcing surface; the reinforcing surface having a second insertion slot; a positioning section provided on an inner surface of the wall portion of the housing body for causing the reinforcing bracket to be positioned with respect to the housing body with the second insertion slot of the reinforcing bracket being aligned with the first insertion slot; and a screw for causing the extension surface positioned by the positioning section to be coupled to the shield frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Tsuboi
  • Publication number: 20070263180
    Abstract: The rubber foot mounting structure has a base 20b equipped with a boss hole 30 in the shape of substantially a cylinder and a rubber foot 40 that is formed on an outer side face of a body section 40d in the shape of substantially a column and is made capable of being press-fit to the boss hole 30 by means of flanges 40a1 to 40a4 formed on the outer side face of the body section 40d. Four flanges 40a1 to 40a4 formed on the outer side face of the rubber foot 40 contact the boss hole 30 and the rubber foot 40 gets inserted into the boss hole 30 while the four flanges 40a1 to 40a4 are being compressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Tsuboi
  • Publication number: 20060289715
    Abstract: A projector stand capable of regulating inclinations of a projector with respect to a horizontal plane in a projective direction and a direction perpendicular to the projective direction within a prescribed angular range is obtained. This projector stand includes a stand member including a first angle regulating portion for regulating the inclinations of the projector with respect to the horizontal plane in the projective direction and the direction perpendicular to the projective direction within the prescribed angular range and a support member including a second angle regulating portion for regulating the inclinations of the projector within the prescribed angular range by engaging with the first angle regulating portion of the stand member and coming into contact with a prescribed portion of the first angle regulating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Tomoaki Tsuboi