Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Yamakawa
Yasuhiro Yamakawa 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: 11969777Abstract: A structure includes: a first member made of metal having a tubular shape, and having a through-insertion hole; a second member made of resin and joined to the first member; and a third member made of metal having a tubular shape, and inserted through inside the first member. The third member is tube-expanded toward the first member and joined to the first member by press-fitting.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.)Inventors: Taiki Yamakawa, Toru Hashimura, Yasuhiro Maeda
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Patent number: 11946580Abstract: A joined body includes a tubular first member, and a second member including a plate-shaped wall portion in which a through-hole is formed, the first member being inserted into the through-hole. The collar member is interposed between the first member and the second member in at least a part of the hole peripheral wall of the through-hole. The first member and the second member are joined by expanding the first member at a portion corresponding to the through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: KOBE STEEL, LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiro Maeda, Toru Hashimura, Taiki Yamakawa
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Patent number: 11703687Abstract: A head-up display device includes: light sources; a light source driver that drives the light sources; a second control unit that illuminates the light sources via the light source driver on the basis of illumination control data; and a DMD display element that generates display light on the basis of illumination light emitted by the light sources. The illumination control data includes control modes for generating the illumination light brightness corresponding to a requested brightness. The control modes have differing brightness ranges, which partially overlap each other. The second control unit switches modes between the control modes when the requested brightness has reached a mode switching value, which is located in a non-end part of an overlapping region where one of the brightness ranges of one of the control modes and another one of the brightness ranges of another one of the control modes overlap.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyoshi Tsuchida, Yasuhiro Yamakawa, Masanori Endo, Takashi Ishikawa
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Patent number: 11688355Abstract: A lighting control data generation method for generating lighting control data for controlling light sources in a HUD device includes: a measurement point specifying step for specifying measurement points in accordance with the brightness of light from a light source at each of output levels set to different values by a light source control unit which controls the light source with reference to lighting control data; and an output characteristic acquisition step for acquiring output characteristics by performing interpolation between the specified measurement points, wherein in the measurement point specification step, measurement points of a first specific point number are specified in a high-brightness mode in which the required brightness exceeds a threshold value, and measurement points of a second specific point number larger than the first specific point number are specified in a low-brightness mode in which the required brightness is the threshold value or low.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Kiyoshi Tsuchida, Yasuhiro Yamakawa, Masanori Endo, Takashi Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20230127995Abstract: A head-up display device includes: light sources; a light source driver that drives the light sources; a second control unit that illuminates the light sources via the light source driver on the basis of illumination control data; and a DMD display element that generates display light on the basis of illumination light emitted by the light sources. The illumination control data includes control modes for generating the illumination light brightness corresponding to a requested brightness. The control modes have differing brightness ranges, which partially overlap each other. The second control unit switches modes between the control modes when the requested brightness has reached a mode switching value, which is located in a non-end part of an overlapping region where one of the brightness ranges of one of the control modes and another one of the brightness ranges of another one of the control modes overlap.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Kiyoshi Tsuchida, Yasuhiro Yamakawa, Masanori Endo, Takashi Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20230110727Abstract: A lighting control data generation method for generating lighting control data for controlling light sources in a HUD device includes: a measurement point specifying step for specifying measurement points in accordance with the brightness of light from a light source at each of output levels set to different values by a light source control unit which controls the light source with reference to lighting control data; and an output characteristic acquisition step for acquiring output characteristics by performing interpolation between the specified measurement points, wherein in the measurement point specification step, measurement points of a first specific point number are specified in a high-brightness mode in which the required brightness exceeds a threshold value, and measurement points of a second specific point number larger than the first specific point number are specified in a low-brightness mode in which the required brightness is the threshold value or low.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Kiyoshi Tsuchida, Yasuhiro Yamakawa, Masanori Endo, Takashi Ishikawa
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Patent number: 11061229Abstract: Provided is a head-up display in which the characteristics for dissipating heat generated by a light source are excellent. This head-up display emits display light of a display image projected by a display device to a transmission/reflection part of the vehicle to allow a viewer to see a virtual image of the display image. The display device comprises: a substrate that has a quadrilateral heat dissipation plate having corners; and a quadrilateral light source that is provided on the heat dissipation plate, and that has corners. The heat dissipation plate is disposed such that the corners of the heat dissipation plate 61 are rotated relative to the corners of the light source.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichi Fukushima, Yasuhiro Yamakawa, Kiyoshi Tsuchida
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Publication number: 20200285054Abstract: Provided is a head-up display in which the characteristics for dissipating heat generated by a light source are excellent. This head-up display emits display light of a display image projected by a display device to a transmission/reflection part of the vehicle to allow a viewer to see a virtual image of the display image. The display device comprises: a substrate that has a quadrilateral heat dissipation plate having corners; and a quadrilateral light source that is provided on the heat dissipation plate, and that has corners. The heat dissipation plate is disposed such that the corners of the heat dissipation plate 61 are rotated relative to the corners of the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Yuichi FUKUSHIMA, Yasuhiro YAMAKAWA, Kiyoshi TSUCHIDA
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Patent number: 10712559Abstract: A display device includes: an illumination unit having a light source unit capable of emitting light; an illumination control unit controlling the illumination unit; a display element capable of forming an image with illumination light from the illumination unit; a display control unit controlling the display element; a control unit controlling the display control unit and the illumination control unit based on a video signal; and a first circuit board on which the display element and the display control unit are mounted. When the display element and the display control unit are mounted on the surface of the first circuit board, a first signal for controlling pixels of the display element is arranged only on the front surface of the first circuit board, while a main portion of a second signal for setting control regarding the pixels is arranged on the rear surface of the first circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuichi Fukushima, Yasuhiro Yamakawa
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Publication number: 20190361235Abstract: A display device includes: an illumination unit having a light source unit capable of emitting light; an illumination control unit controlling the illumination unit; a display clement capable of forming an image with illumination light from the illumination unit; a display control unit controlling the display element; a control unit controlling the display control unit and the illumination control unit based on a video signal; and a first circuit board on which the display element and the display control unit are mounted. When the display element and the display control unit are mounted on the surface of the first circuit board, a first signal for controlling pixels of the display element is arranged only on the front surface of the first circuit board, while a main portion of a second signal for setting control regarding the pixels is arranged on the rear surface of the first circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2018Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Yuichi FUKUSHIMA, Yasuhiro YAMAKAWA
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Patent number: 10446096Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to an image generation device that generates an image with good white balance while preventing burn-in of a liquid crystal element, and a head-up display. A light adjustment unit includes a liquid crystal element for adjusting a polarization angle of laser light, and adjusts the polarization angle of the laser light in order to adjust the intensity of laser light that is oriented in an emission direction. A light detection unit detects the light intensity of the laser light (reflected light) that has passed through the light adjustment unit. A control unit corrects outputs of a plurality of light sources based on the light intensity of the laser light (reflected light) detected by the light detection unit at a timing different from a timing at which a voltage applied to the liquid crystal element is reversed.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiro Yamakawa, Takashi Nakamura
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Patent number: 10162176Abstract: Provided is a head-up display device with which it is possible to display an image easily recognized by a user. A display for a display mechanism in the head-up display device includes: a light source unit capable of generating light that is the origin of a scanning line; a scan unit for scanning light in a first direction and in a second direction using a first scan element and a second scan element, respectively; a processing unit for generating a first drive signal having a frequency that matches the resonance frequency of the first scan element; and a drive unit for executing a resonance mode that is based on the first drive signal. The processing unit generates a second drive signal having a variable display waveform that is dependent on the resonance frequency, fixed first non-display waveforms that are not dependent on the resonance frequency, and a variable second non-display waveform that is dependent on the resonance frequency.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Yamakawa, Makoto Hada
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Publication number: 20180197493Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an image generation device capable of generating an image with good white balance while preventing burn-in of a liquid crystal element, and a head-up display. A light adjustment unit 14 includes a liquid crystal element 14a for adjusting a polarization angle of laser light C, and adjusts the polarization angle of the laser light C in order to adjust the intensity of laser light C that is oriented in an emission direction. A light detection unit 16 detects the light intensity of the laser light C (reflected light C1) that has passed through the light adjustment unit 14, and a control unit 20 corrects outputs of a plurality of light sources 11a, 11b, 11c on the basis of the light intensity of the laser light C (reflected light C1) detected by the light detection unit 16 at a timing different from a timing at which a voltage applied to the liquid crystal element 14a is reversed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2016Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Yasuhiro YAMAKAWA, Takashi NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 9891426Abstract: A dimmer unit is equipped with a first light detection unit that modulates the light intensity of composite laser light emitted from a composite laser light emission unit and detects the light intensity of the composite laser light before entering the dimmer unit, and a second light detection unit that detects the light intensity of the composite laser light after entering the dimmer unit. The light intensity characteristic for each color in the composite laser light emission unit is calculated on the basis of the light intensity detected by the first light detection unit, and the white balance of each color in the composite laser light emission unit is adjusted on the basis of the light intensity detected by the second light detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiro Yamakawa, Shun Sekiya
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Publication number: 20180024356Abstract: Provided is a head-up display device with which it is possible to display an image easily recognized by a user. A display for a display mechanism in the head-up display device includes: a light source unit capable of generating light that is the origin of a scanning line; a scan unit for scanning light in a first direction and in a second direction using a first scan element and a second scan element, respectively; a processing unit for generating a first drive signal having a frequency that matches the resonance frequency of the first scan element; and a drive unit for executing a resonance mode that is based on the first drive signal. The processing unit generates a second drive signal having a variable display waveform that is dependent on the resonance frequency, fixed first non-display waveforms that are not dependent on the resonance frequency, and a variable second non-display waveform that is dependent on the resonance frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiro YAMAKAWA, Makoto HADA
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Patent number: 9715116Abstract: A color mixing device and a display device are configured to represent the color white in a consistent fashion, even in low-luminance areas. These devices are provided with: a red light source for outputting red light at optical intensity in response to a first current presented thereto; a green light source for outputting green light at optical intensity in response to a second current presented thereto; a blue light source for outputting blue light at optical intensity in response to a third current presented thereto; and a color mixing means for color mixing of the red light, the green light, and the blue light together. A light attenuating part transmits or reflects the blue light, bringing about attenuation and advance thereof in the output direction. The blue light output by the blue light source is attenuated to a greater extent than the light of the other colors during output.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTDInventors: Yasuhiro Yamakawa, Shun Sekiya
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Patent number: 9644409Abstract: An unlocking lever device includes: a lever member which is operated to rotate to allow a locking mechanism to perform an unlocking operation; a sign member which is stored in a storage recessed portion provided in the lever member; a bias member which biases the sign member in a direction of protrusion from the storage recessed portion; and an inclined surface which regulates the protrusion of the sign member from the storage recessed portion in accordance with a position of rotation of the lever member by being abut against the sign member, and generates a bias force which allows the lever member to rotate.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuya Iwasa, Yasuhiro Yamakawa
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Publication number: 20170098400Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to enable light having a desired light intensity to be outputted in a broad brightness range spanning from low to high brightness, even if light intensity characteristics of light sources have been changed. Light sources emit inspection light of a fixed output and image light of an output based on an image signal. A light-branching unit branches the light from the light sources. A light detection unit detects the light intensity of reflected light branched by the light-branching unit. A signal conversion unit converts a first detection signal from the light detection unit, and outputs the resultant signal as a third detection signal. A main control unit inputs the third detection signal, and controls the output of the image light on the basis of the third detection signal. A refresh unit refreshes the third detection signal inputted to the main control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Yasuhiro YAMAKAWA, Makoto HADA
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Patent number: 9551868Abstract: A scanning-type projection device is provided with an emitted-light-intensity control unit for controlling the light intensity of a laser light emitted by a laser light source unit, a polarization direction control unit for controlling the polarization direction of the laser light, a scanning unit for scanning the laser light and generating a display image, and a divergence unit on which the laser light scanned by the scanning unit is incident. The emitted-light-intensity control unit has a polarization control element for controlling the polarization state of the laser light, and a polarizing plate on which the laser light emitted from the polarization control element is incident, and the polarization direction control unit adjusts the polarization direction of display light incident on a projection surface by controlling the polarization direction of the laser light emitted by the emitted-light-intensity control unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhiro Yamakawa, Shun Sekiya
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Patent number: 9459452Abstract: Provided is a display device for a vehicle that can, in a configuration in which the cost of parts is curbed, quickly raise the temperature of a laser light source (LD) in a low temperature environment, and quickly perform stable image output. The LDs (11, 12, 13) emit laser light (RGB) and an MEMS mirror (30) scans the laser light (RGB) and generates a display image (M). A convex mirror (70) reflects display light (L) indicating the display image (M) in an external direction via a translucent light-transmitting unit (90). An LD driving means (101) emits laser light (RGB) to the LDs (11, 12, 13) when the temperature is low, and causes the LDs (11, 12, 13) to perform self-heating driving for raising the temperature of themselves.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Hada, Shun Sekiya, Yasuhiro Yamakawa