Patents Assigned to Chotaro Engineering, Co.
  • Patent number: 8607259
    Abstract: A disk laminate includes thin disks laminated to each other, which are to be suctioned and conveyed; and spacers provided between the thin disks to prevent the thin disks from directly contacting each other, the spacers having air permeability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Chotaro Engineering, Co.
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Takano, Nobuaki Onagi, Kohji Tsukahara, Haruki Tokumaru, Daiichi Koide, Takeshi Kajiyama, Masami Nishida
  • Patent number: 7823172
    Abstract: A disk apparatus includes a head configured to move along a recording surface of a rotating disk; and a stabilizing member provided so as to face the disk. A facing surface of the stabilizing member facing the disk includes a curved surface whose symmetrical axis is a center generating line passing through a center of the facing surface. The head reciprocally moves along a path which is offset from the center generating line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Chotaro Engineering, Co.
    Inventors: Yasutomo Aman, Masami Nishida