Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Shiine

Tomohiro Shiine 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: 9589742
    Abstract: A pressing operation device is configured such that a base and an operating body are linked to each other by a link member. A support-side shaft of the link member is rotatably supported by a bearing of the base. The bearing of the base includes a first regulation portion that regulates movement of the support-side shaft of the link member in an ascending direction of the operating body and a second regulation portion that regulates movement of the support-side shaft in a direction intersecting the ascending direction, and is provided with a flat spring portion that presses the support-side shaft against the second regulation portion and the first regulation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Shiine, Hajime Suzuki, Takao Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20160260553
    Abstract: A pressing operation device is configured such that a base and an operating body are linked to each other by a link member. A support-side shaft of the link member is rotatably supported by a bearing of the base. The bearing of the base includes a first regulation portion that regulates movement of the support-side shaft of the link member in an ascending direction of the operating body and a second regulation portion that regulates movement of the support-side shaft in a direction intersecting the ascending direction, and is provided with a flat spring portion that presses the support-side shaft against the second regulation portion and the first regulation portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Tomohiro SHIINE, Hajime SUZUKI, Takao IGARASHI
  • Patent number: 9417718
    Abstract: The input apparatus with force feedback includes an operating unit that includes an operating surface, a detecting unit that detects an operation performed on the operating surface, a drive member that drives the operating unit, an elastic member that elastically supports the operating unit, and a base unit that holds the drive member. The drive member includes a solenoid that vertically drives an actuator connected to the operating unit and a casing member that holds the solenoid and the actuator. The actuator vertically penetrates through the casing member. The actuator includes a first damping member able to be brought into contact with a lower surface of the operating unit and a second damping member disposed between a lower surface of the casing member and part of the actuator. The second damping member is brought into contact with the actuator and the casing member as the actuator is driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Ishikawa, Hiroshi Wakuda, Yukiharu Hayashi, Hajime Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Iwasaki, Tomohiro Shiine
  • Publication number: 20150357132
    Abstract: The input apparatus with force feedback includes an operating unit that includes an operating surface, a detecting unit that detects an operation performed on the operating surface, a drive member that drives the operating unit, an elastic member that elastically supports the operating unit, and a base unit that holds the drive member. The drive member includes a solenoid that vertically drives an actuator connected to the operating unit and a casing member that holds the solenoid and the actuator. The actuator vertically penetrates through the casing member. The actuator includes a first damping member able to be brought into contact with a lower surface of the operating unit and a second damping member disposed between a lower surface of the casing member and part of the actuator. The second damping member is brought into contact with the actuator and the casing member as the actuator is driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Shinji Ishikawa, Hiroshi Wakuda, Yukiharu Hayashi, Hajime Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Iwasaki, Tomohiro Shiine