Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Togashi

Yasuyuki Togashi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240096244
    Abstract: Undulation on a front surface of a display panel is reduced. A display device includes a pulling member provided to back surface of a display panel, and pulling a second portion in a second state in which the display panel is unfolded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventor: Yasuyuki TOGASHI
  • Publication number: 20230254988
    Abstract: A hinge constituent component according to the disclosure includes a plate-like portion extending along a length direction, a pair of rotating shafts or a pair of bearing portions provided at each of both ends of the plate-like portion in the length direction, and at least one protruding portion protruding from the plate-like portion in a width direction of the plate-like portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventor: YASUYUKI TOGASHI
  • Publication number: 20230018259
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a first layer; a second layer; a light-emitting element layer positioned between the first layer and the second layer and including a light-emitting element; a first adhesive layer positioned between the first layer and the light-emitting element layer, and having a thickness of 10 ?m or greater and less than 25 ?m and a shear modulus at 23 degrees Celsius of 4.0E+04 Pa or greater and less than 1.0E+05 Pa; and a second adhesive layer positioned between the light-emitting element layer and the second layer, and having a thickness of greater than 0 ?m and no greater than 15 ?m and a shear modulus at 23 degrees Celsius of 1.0E+05 Pa or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: RYOH KIKUCHI, TAKEHIRO MURAO, KENICHIROH TSUCHIDA, YASUYUKI TOGASHI
  • Patent number: 11500425
    Abstract: A housing unit of a display device according to an aspect of the disclosure includes a hinge member, a first housing, a second housing, a first lifter, a second lifter, and shafts. A link groove is provided in the first housing, a link groove is provided in the second housing, and in a state in which the housing unit is open at 180 degrees, the hinge member, the first lifter, and the second lifter are aligned on the same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Togashi
  • Publication number: 20220248549
    Abstract: A housing unit of a display device includes a first shaft rotatably connecting an end portion of a first housing to a hinge member, a second shaft rotatably connecting an end portion of a second housing to the hinge member, and a third shaft rotatably connecting a first end portion of first and second cover holder members to the hinge member, and a second end portion of the first and second cover holder members is slidably connected to the first and second housings, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: YASUYUKI TOGASHI
  • Publication number: 20210341972
    Abstract: A housing unit of a display device according to an aspect of the disclosure includes a hinge member, a first housing, a second housing, a first lifter, a second lifter, and shafts. A link groove is provided in the first housing, a link groove is provided in the second housing, and in a state in which the housing unit is open at 180 degrees, the hinge member, the first lifter, and the second lifter are aligned on the same plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventor: YASUYUKI TOGASHI
  • Patent number: 10976584
    Abstract: An input device includes an input receiving member, a base, a pressure sensor, an actuator, and a flexible member. A pressing input operation is performed on the input receiving member. The input receiving member is attached to the base. The pressure sensor is disposed on the base to be in contact with the input receiving member and configured to detect a pressure exerted on the input receiving member during the pressing input operation. The actuator is disposed at least on the input receiving member and configured to vibrate the input receiving member in a direction perpendicular to a pressing direction in which the pressing input operation is performed. The flexible member is attached to the input pressing member and the base. The flexible member is elastically deformable in the pressing direction and a vibrating direction in which the actuator causes a vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Togashi
  • Patent number: 10969870
    Abstract: An input device includes an input member to which a pressing operation is input, a base member on which the input member is mounted, an actuator disposed at least on an input member side and configured to vibrate the input member in a direction perpendicular to a pressing direction of the pressing operation, a braking member disposed to be in contact with the input member, a holding member disposed on a base member side and holding the braking member, and a position adjusting mechanism configured to adjust a position of at least one of the input member and the holding member with respect to the pressing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Togashi
  • Patent number: 10963075
    Abstract: An input detecting device includes: an input receiver configured to receive position input; a position detector included in the input receiver and configured to detect at least a position of the position input; a rotary portion rotatably attached to the input receiver and configured to move between a standby position spaced apart from the input receiver and an advanced position closer than the standby position to the input receiver; a rotation detectable portion configured to be rotated relative to the input receiver together with the rotary portion and whose position is detectable by the position detector; and a push detectable portion whose position is detectable by the position detector when the rotary portion is positioned at one of the standby position and the advanced position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Togashi
  • Patent number: 10921628
    Abstract: An input device includes an input member to which a touch operation is input, a touch panel pattern included in the input member and configured to detect an input position of the touch operation, a base member on which the input member is mounted, a pressure sensor disposed on the base member and detecting a pressure that acts on the input member when the input member is pressed by the touch operation, a small vibration actuator configured to apply relatively small vibration to the input member, a large vibration actuator configured to apply relatively large vibration to the input member, and a controller configured to control driving of the small vibration actuator and the large vibration actuator based on the input position detected by the touch panel pattern and the pressure detected by the pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Togashi
  • Patent number: 10884520
    Abstract: An input detecting device includes an input section where position input is performed, a position detecting section included in the input section and detecting an input position regarding at least the position input, a rotary member mounted on the input section so as to be rotatable and including an operation surface on an outer peripheral surface thereof with which a rotating operation is performed, a rotation detection section that is rotatable together with the rotary member with respect to the input section and a position of which is detected by the position detecting section, and an extended section extending laterally from the operation surface so as to be disposed between the operation surface and the input section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Togashi
  • Patent number: 10809563
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes in the following order: a liquid crystal panel in a normally black mode; a first adhesive layer; and a supporting substrate. The liquid crystal panel includes, in the order toward the first adhesive layer, a first polarizing plate, a liquid crystal cell, and a second polarizing plate. The liquid crystal cell includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a second adhesive layer that surrounds the liquid crystal layer and bonds the first substrate and the second substrate at outer edges. The first adhesive layer bonds the second polarizing plate and the supporting substrate at outer edges. A Young's modulus of the first adhesive layer is equal to or higher than a Young's modulus of the second adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Togashi
  • Patent number: 10768750
    Abstract: An input device includes an input accepting member, a base, a first pressure sensor, a weight, a second pressure sensor, and a processor. The input accepting member accepts a pressing operation. The input accepting member is attached to the base. The first pressure sensor on the base is configured to detect a pressure acting thereon by the input accepting member. The second pressure sensor on the base is configured to detect a pressure acting thereon by the weight. The processor is configured to: multiply an output value from the second pressure sensor by a ratio of mass of the input accepting member to that of the weight to obtain a correction value; and correct an output value from the first pressure sensor by using a correction value to extract an output value that relates to a pressing force applied to the input accepting member by the pressing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Togashi
  • Patent number: 10754085
    Abstract: A lighting device 12 includes: an LED 13; an LED substrate 14 at least having an LED mounting portion 22 on which a surface of the LED 13 adjacent to a light-emitting surface 13a of the LED 13 is mounted and a first extension portion 23 extending from the LED mounting port on 22 toward a side opposite to the light-emitting surface 13a; and an LED supporting member 18 at least including an LED supporting portion 25 and a substrate contact portion 27. The LED supporting portion 25 is disposed on an opposite side from the LED substrate 14 with respect to the LED 13 and supports the LED 13 and the substrate contact portion 27 extends along a plate surface of the LED substrate 14 and is in contact with at least a part of the first extension portion 23.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Togashi
  • Publication number: 20200218104
    Abstract: An input device includes an input member to which a touch operation is input, a touch panel pattern included in the input member and configured to detect an input position of the touch operation, a base member on which the input member is mounted, a pressure sensor disposed on the base member and detecting a pressure that acts on the input member when the input member is pressed by the touch operation, a small vibration actuator configured to apply relatively small vibration to the input member, a large vibration actuator configured to apply relatively large vibration to the input member, and a controller configured to control driving of the small vibration actuator and the large vibration actuator based on the input position detected by the touch panel pattern and the pressure detected by the pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: YASUYUKI TOGASHI
  • Publication number: 20200192019
    Abstract: A lighting device 12 includes: an LED 13; an LED substrate 14 at least having an LED mounting portion 22 on which a surface of the LED 13 adjacent to a light-emitting surface 13a of the LED 13 is mounted and a first extension portion 23 extending from the LED mounting port on 22 toward a side opposite to the light-emitting surface 13a; and an LED supporting member 18 at least including an LED supporting portion 25 and a substrate contact portion 27. The LED supporting portion 25 is disposed on an opposite side from the LED substrate 14 with respect to the LED 13 and supports the LED 13 and the substrate contact portion 27 extends along a plate surface of the LED substrate 14 and is in contact with at least a part of the first extension portion 23.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: YASUYUKI TOGASHI
  • Publication number: 20200174571
    Abstract: An input device includes an input member to which a pressing operation is input, a base member on which the input member is mounted, an actuator disposed at least on an input member side and configured to vibrate the input member in a direction perpendicular to a pressing direction of the pressing operation, a braking member disposed to be in contact with the input member, a holding member disposed on a base member side and holding the braking member, and a position adjusting mechanism configured to adjust a position of at least one of the input member and the holding member with respect to the pressing direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: YASUYUKI TOGASHI
  • Publication number: 20200133043
    Abstract: An input device includes an input receiving member, a base, a pressure sensor, an actuator, and a flexible member. A pressing input operation is performed on the input receiving member. The input receiving member is attached to the base. The pressure sensor is disposed on the base to be in contact with the input receiving member and configured to detect a pressure exerted on the input receiving member during the pressing input operation. The actuator is disposed at least on the input receiving member and configured to vibrate the input receiving member in a direction perpendicular to a pressing direction in which the pressing input operation is performed. The flexible member is attached to the input pressing member and the base. The flexible member is elastically deformable in the pressing direction and a vibrating direction in which the actuator causes a vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventor: YASUYUKI TOGASHI
  • Publication number: 20200089337
    Abstract: An input detecting device includes: an input receiver configured to receive position input; a position detector included in the input receiver and configured to detect at least a position of the position input; a rotary portion rotatably attached to the input receiver and configured to move between a standby position spaced apart from the input receiver and an advanced position closer than the standby position to the input receiver; a rotation detectable portion configured to be rotated relative to the input receiver together with the rotary portion and whose position is detectable by the position detector; and a push detectable portion whose position is detectable by the position detector when the rotary portion is positioned at one of the standby position and the advanced position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: YASUYUKI TOGASHI
  • Publication number: 20200081557
    Abstract: An input detecting device includes an input section where position input is performed, a position detecting section included in the input section and detecting an input position regarding at least the position input, a rotary member mounted on the input section so as to be rotatable and including an operation surface on an outer peripheral surface thereof with which a rotating operation is performed, a rotation detection section that is rotatable together with the rotary member with respect to the input section and a position of which is detected by the position detecting section, and an extended section extending laterally from the operation surface so as to be disposed between the operation surface and the input section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: YASUYUKI TOGASHI