Patents by Inventor Yuichiro Suzui

Yuichiro Suzui 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: 8448203
    Abstract: A disk device includes a disk rotation driving unit 7 provided movably in the direction of the Y axis to a chassis 10 and immovably in the direction of the X axis thereto, a guide rail 1 supported parallel to the X axis by the chassis, and an optical pickup 2 supported by the guide rail 1 and reciprocating in a radial direction of a disk which is rotation-driven by the disk rotation driving unit 7, wherein a positioning part 8 performing the positioning of a rotation center of the disk rotation driving unit 7 by making contact with a rotor unit 7a of the disk rotation driving unit 7 is provided on the optical pickup 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Yuichiro Suzui
  • Publication number: 20120185884
    Abstract: A disk device includes a disk rotation driving unit 7 provided movably in the direction of the Y axis to a chassis 10 and immovably in the direction of the X axis thereto, a guide rail 1 supported parallel to the X axis by the chassis, and an optical pickup 2 supported by the guide rail 1 and reciprocating in a radial direction of a disk which is rotation-driven by the disk rotation driving unit 7, wherein a positioning part 8 performing the positioning of a rotation center of the disk rotation driving unit 7 by making contact with a rotor unit 7a of the disk rotation driving unit 7 is provided on the optical pickup 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Yuichiro Suzui
  • Patent number: 8127318
    Abstract: A disc device is disposed to include contact parts which are relatively and respectively disposed in a roller base member and a slider member in such a way that a movement of the roller base member which receives the spring force of a pushing member to move a conveying roller to a disk conveying position causes a backward movement force to be applied to the slider member after engagement between a rack and a driving gear is released and a driving action of a cam part on the conveying roller is released while the slider member retracts to a disc insertion standby position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Yuichiro Suzui
  • Patent number: 8104051
    Abstract: A disk device includes: a slider member 4 to be pushed and moved by the movement of a disk detection member 8 detecting the loading of a disk when the disk 5 is loaded in a predetermined position of a device body; a drive gear 62 moved in a thrust direction by the movement of the slider member 4 to be unmeshed from a rotation gear 61 integral with a conveyance roller 6; and a coil spring 65 that normally urges the drive gear 62 in a direction meshing with the rotation gear 61.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Yuichiro Suzui
  • Publication number: 20100251275
    Abstract: A disk device includes: a slider member 4 to be pushed and moved by the movement of a disk detection member 8 detecting the loading of a disk when the disk 5 is loaded in a predetermined position of a device body; a drive gear 62 moved in a thrust direction by the movement of the slider member 4 to be unmeshed from a rotation gear 61 integral with a conveyance roller 6; and a coil spring 65 that normally urges the drive gear 62 in a direction meshing with the rotation gear 61.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventor: Yuichiro Suzui
  • Publication number: 20100205621
    Abstract: A disc device is disposed to include contact parts which are relatively and respectively disposed in a roller base member and a slider member in such a way that a movement of the roller base member which receives the spring force of a pushing member to move a conveying roller to a disk conveying position causes a backward movement force to be applied to the slider member after engagement between a rack and a driving gear is released and a driving action of a cam part on the conveying roller is released while the slider member retracts to a disc insertion standby position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventor: Yuichiro Suzui
  • Publication number: 20100192168
    Abstract: A disc device that performs insertion and ejection of a disc into and from a main unit by using a conveying roller includes a slider member for performing an operation of upwardly and downwardly moving the above-mentioned conveying roller, an operation of upwardly and downwardly moving an arm clamp for pressing the above-mentioned disc onto a turntable to hold the above-mentioned disc, and an operation of locking and unlocking a playback base on which the above-mentioned turntable is disposed. An engagement part for engaging with both an engagement part of the above-mentioned arm clamp and an engagement part of the above-mentioned playback base at a point is disposed in the above-mentioned slider member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichiro Suzui
  • Patent number: 7243357
    Abstract: A disk device including a first disk holder movable with disk conveyance, a second disk holder opposed to a groove portion formed in the first disk holder and holding a disk grippingly in cooperation with the first disk holder when the first disk holder holds the disk, and a supporter which supports the first disk holder and which causes a support position for the first disk holder to be shifted in accordance with the movement of the first disk holder to be shifted in accordance with movement of the first disk holder, realizes reducing in size and number of parts, prevention of damage to disks, shortening operation time for plurality of operations, improved vibration resistance and less expensive manufacturing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Kei Shirahata, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Kiichiro Murotani, Naohiko Obata, Yuichiro Suzui, Ryoto Adachi, Tetsuro Nagami, Takashi Matsuda, Yasuyuki Nakanishi, Masahiro Ieda
  • Patent number: 6996835
    Abstract: A disk device capable of storing a plurality of disks therein includes a disk holder capable of changing its vertical position to hold a disk, a driver to drive the disk holder, and the disk holder performs a rotational movement and the changing of its vertical height by means of the same driving mechanism of the driver. The disk device realizes a reduction in size and number of parts, prevention of damage to disks, a shortened operation time for a plurality of operations, improved vibration resistance, and a reduced manufacturing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Kei Shirahata, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Kiichiro Murotani, Naohiko Obata, Yuichiro Suzui, Ryoto Adachi, Tetsuro Nagami, Takashi Matsuda, Yasuyuki Nakanishi, Masahiro Ieda
  • Patent number: 6996034
    Abstract: A disk device realizing reducing in size and number of parts, prevention of damage to disks, shortening operation time for plurality of operations, improved vibration resistance and less expensive manufacturing cost is provided. The disk device capable of storing a plurality of disks includes an operation setting means to actuate the disk holding means according to an operation mode of the disk, and an operation mode switching means to switch the operation mode of the operation setting means based on contents of disk operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Kei Shirahata, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Kiichiro Murotani, Naohiko Obata, Yuichiro Suzui, Ryoto Adachi, Tetsuro Nagami, Takashi Matsuda, Yasuyuki Nakanishi, Masahiro Ieda
  • Patent number: 6883173
    Abstract: A disk device realizing reducing in size and number of parts, prevention of damage to disks, shortening operation time for plurality operations, improved vibration resistance and less expensive manufacturing cost is provided. The disk device capable of storing a plurality of disks loosely fitted and supported at its inner diameter, including separable loose mandrel mechanisms, when the mandrel mechanism is loosely fitted to the disk, the disk holder holds the disk, and one end of the a second mandrel mechanism is connected to another end of a first mandrel mechanism in a state that the disk is raised to a height abutting upon a support of a ceiling side formed on the first mandrel mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Kei Shirahata, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Kiichiro Murotani, Naohiko Obata, Yuichiro Suzui, Ryoto Adachi, Tetsuro Nagami, Takashi Matsuda, Yasuyuki Nakanishi, Masahiro Ieda
  • Patent number: 6817022
    Abstract: A disk device realizing reducing in size and number of parts, prevention of damage to disks, shortening operation time for plurality of operations, improved vibration resistance and less expensive manufacturing cost is provided. In the disk device when a disk is reproduced, a disk reproducing mechanism is moved to become a center of disk coincident with a center of turntable thereof, a first disk holding mechanism is moved downward to load the disk on the disk reproducing mechanism, then a disk clamping mechanism is moved to clamp the disk loaded on the disk reproducing mechanism, and the disk is reproduced after the first and second disk holding mechanism release the disk and are taken away from the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Kei Shirahata, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Kiichiro Murotani, Naohiko Obata, Yuichiro Suzui, Ryoto Adachi, Tetsuro Nagami, Takashi Matsuda, Yasuyuki Nakanishi, Masahiro Ieda