Patents Assigned to Alps Electric Company, Ltd.
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Publication number: 20090193905Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a package having pressure sensor including a first substrate having a fixed electrode bonded to a second substrate having a movable electrode disposed at a predetermined interval from the fixed electrode, a support substrate with an opening for storing the second substrate, and a resin layer for fixing the pressure sensor and the support substrate. The pressure sensor may be packaged on the support substrate via the first substrate and a bonding member in a state where the second substrate is fit within the opening. The package for the pressure sensor may be sufficiently thin to be employed for the use on a minimum area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2007Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: Alps Electric Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya FUKUDA, Katsuya KIKUIRI, Kiyoshi SATO, Mitsuru WATANABE
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Publication number: 20080142121Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an Fe-based amorphous magnetic alloy and method that includes 4 at. % or less of a low temperature annealing-enabling element M and 10 at. % or less of nickel (Ni). The total amount of the low temperature annealing-enabling element M and nickel (Ni) may be 2 at. % or more and 10 at. % or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2007Publication date: June 19, 2008Applicant: Alps Electric Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hisato Koshiba, Keiko Tsuchiya, Kinshiro Takadate
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Publication number: 20080019043Abstract: A perpendicular magnetic recording head according to the present invention is composed of a first magnetic layer having a main magnetic pole exposed at a facing surface opposite a recording medium, a second magnetic layer adjacent to the first magnetic layer with an intermediary non-magnetic layer disposed therebetween, and a coil layer for applying a recording magnetic field to the first magnetic layer. Since the second magnetic layer has a shape including a substantially arched portion in its cross section along a height direction, it becomes possible to keep an Edge Write magnetic field in a low level and improve external magnetic field resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2007Publication date: January 24, 2008Applicant: Alps Electric Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke TOMA, Hiroshi Kameda, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Toru Takahashi, Sumihito Morita
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Publication number: 20080019042Abstract: A perpendicular magnetic recording head includes a first magnetic layer having a main magnetic pole exposed at a medium-facing surface that faces a recording medium; a second magnetic layer that faces the first magnetic layer with a nonmagnetic layer interposed therebetween; and a coil layer for applying a recording magnetic field to the first magnetic layer. The second magnetic layer includes a relatively thick edge portion, whereby the edge-write magnetic field is reduced and the external magnetic field resistance is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2007Publication date: January 24, 2008Applicant: Alps Electric Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke TOMA, Hiroshi Kameda, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Toru Takahashi, Sumihito Morita, Toshinori Watanabe
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Patent number: 5936839Abstract: The heat radiating structure of an electronic device according to the present invention comprises upper and lower shielding cases, a printed circuit board disposed between the upper and lower shielding cases, and a heat radiating member mounted to the board to absorb and radiate heat which is generated from a heat generating component. Heat conduction members formed of an insulating material are disposed respectively on upper and lower end sides of the heat radiating member so as to be abutted against the upper and lower shielding cases.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 1998Date of Patent: August 10, 1999Assignee: Alps Electric Company, Ltd.Inventor: Tatsuo Saito
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Patent number: 4577198Abstract: A thermal transfer printer comprises a platen for holding a sheet of print paper thereagainst, a thermal head movable axially along the platen in opposite first and second directions and also movable toward and away from the platen, an ink tape including a stretch facing the platen for being pressed against the sheet of print paper by the thermal head, the ink tape having a width allowing printing along a plurality of transversely spaced lines on the stretch, and means for relatively positioning the thermal head and the stretch of the ink tape selectively on one of the transversely spaced lines at a time.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 1984Date of Patent: March 18, 1986Assignee: Alps Electric Company, Ltd.Inventors: Ikuo Hibino, Mikio Miyajima
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Patent number: 4359643Abstract: In an auxiliary apparatus for starting a diesel engine having a quick preheating circuit operable by the switching of a key-switch from its OFF to ON position and an afterglow circuit operated by the return of the key-switch from the ST position to ON position, there is provided a heat maintenance preheating circuit to maintain the temperature of the glow plugs for a predetermined time after the quick preheating operation is finished. The heat maintenance preheating circuit for maintaining the temperature begins its operation just after the immediate heating operation by the quick preheating circuit is finished, and continues its operation for a predetermined period while the key-switch is at its ON position. As a result, even when the engine is not started to operate immediately after the initial preheating, the temperature of the glow plugs is kept at the predetermined temperature, thus assuring smooth starting of the engine.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1980Date of Patent: November 16, 1982Assignee: Alps Electric Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiharu Tada, Yoshiaki Abe
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Patent number: 4357592Abstract: A variable resistor and switch assembly in which a variable resistor and a switch are constructed as a unit. The assembly has an insulating substrate, a resistor, a collector and stationary contacts which are formed on the substrate, and a carrier made of an electrically insulating material. The carrier includes a slider for making sliding contact with the resistor and the collector, a pair of contactors made of a resilient metallic material and making sliding contact with respective one of the pair of stationary contacts, and an operation member made of an electrically insulating material and adapted for breaking the conduction between the pair of contactors. As the operation member is actuated at any desired position of the slider, the conduction between the pair of contactors is broken to make the switch take the off state irrespective of the resistance value of the variable resistor.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 1981Date of Patent: November 2, 1982Assignee: Alps Electric Company, Ltd.Inventor: Tsutae Okuya
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Patent number: 4353106Abstract: A trimmer capacitor includes an insulating substrate having recesses to accommodate a dielectric member having the stator electrode printed thereon. A terminal is soldered to the stator electrode and fits within a recess of the insulating plate. A rotor electrode is provided over the dielectric member. The dielectric member does not itself need to be rotated and is adequately supported and thus can be made quite thin even if brittle dielectric material such as titanium dioxide or barium tatinate is used.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 1980Date of Patent: October 5, 1982Assignee: Alps Electric Company, Ltd.Inventor: Takashi Shirakawa
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Patent number: 4352203Abstract: A station selecting device which comprises: a plurality of variable resistors, grouped into several reception bands, the variable resistors in each group being connected in parallel; band selection switches for selectively supplying power to the variable resistors of the desired band; and channel selection switches for picking up the tuning voltage across the selected variable resistor, said each channel selection switch being connected to one of variable resistors of each band. Since each channel selection switch is connected to the variable resistor of each band, the number of the channel selection switches required are very few as compared with the conventional device, which in turn reduces the size of the device and makes the construction simple.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 1980Date of Patent: September 28, 1982Assignee: Alps Electric Company, Ltd.Inventor: Wataru Ohkubo
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Patent number: 4351995Abstract: A vibration-preventing mechanism for a lock type push button switch eliminates vibration, chattering and vibration noise of a resilient spring contact by forming a projection on each push button.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 1980Date of Patent: September 28, 1982Assignee: Alps Electric Company, Ltd.Inventors: Akihiko Inoue, Takeo Ito
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Patent number: 4352205Abstract: A tuning system comprising a memory for storing therein local oscillation frequencies of a plurality of channels to be received and an intermediate frequency, a first control loop circuit for controlling an oscillation frequency of a controlled oscillator on the basis of one local oscillation signal stored in said memory, and a second control loop circuit for controlling a controlled oscillator in such a manner as to render the intermediate frequency of the tuner itself constant on the basis of the intermediate frequency stored in said memory after said first control loop circuit is locked.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 1980Date of Patent: September 28, 1982Assignee: Alps Electric Company, Ltd.Inventors: Masaki Kato, Katsumi Tobita
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Patent number: 4291290Abstract: An electronic tuner capable of selectively receiving the UHF band and high and low channels in the VHF band is described which has a suitable resistance provided across power supply terminals in order to improve the separation between the VHF mode and the UHF mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1979Date of Patent: September 22, 1981Assignee: Alps Electric Company, Ltd.Inventors: Sadayoshi Ijichi, Eiji Nishizawa