Patents Assigned to Citizen Electronics
  • Patent number: 7690813
    Abstract: An LED illumination lamp device, including a polygonal-prism-shaped supporting member having a plurality of rectangular side surfaces, plate-like wing members configured to project outwardly from each of ridge lines formed by two adjacent rectangular side surfaces of the supporting member and having at least two opposing rectangular surfaces, and a plurality of LED elements disposed on the rectangular side surfaces of the supporting member and the rectangular surfaces of the wing members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kanamori, Sadato Imai
  • Patent number: 7692346
    Abstract: A compact enclosed type vibrator capable of ensuring a large amount of vibration has a casing (5), a coil (10) and a magnetic circuit unit (11) provided in the casing, and a suspension (3) supporting the magnetic circuit unit. The magnetic circuit unit has an extent in the radial direction and has an outer peripheral surface set adjacent to the inner peripheral surface of the casing across an annular gap. At least one of the casing and the magnetic circuit unit is provided with a vent passage (13a and 13b) that additionally communicates between a first space (17) and a second space (18) formed at the upper and lower sides of the magnetic circuit unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Hiroo Kajiwara
  • Patent number: 7686495
    Abstract: A light source unit capable of obtaining white light with reduced color irregularity includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (25R, 25G and 25B) having different emission spectrum peak wavelengths, and a light mixing member (21) that receives lights from the light-emitting diodes through an entrance surface (21a) and that allows lights to mix together before exiting through an exit surface (21b). The light mixing member (21) has anisotropic diffusing elements (22) that diffuse incident lights from the light-emitting diodes in a specific plane to effect light mixing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics
    Inventor: Koya Noba
  • Patent number: 7688591
    Abstract: The electronic-component-mounting board according to the present invention includes: a high-heat-dissipation substrate including a metal plate and a circuit pattern formed on a upper surface of the metal plate; an electronic component which is mounted on the high-heat-dissipation substrate and is electrically connected to the circuit pattern; and one external connection terminal which is disposed on the high-heat-dissipation substrate and provides electrical connection between the electronic-component-mounting board and an external device. The external-connection terminal is formed of a material having a thermal conductivity less than that of the metal plate and has at least one external electrode to which a lead wire is soldered. Therefore, the lead wire can be connected by soldering even on the high-heat-dissipation substrate. Accordingly, the reliability of the electrical connection is improved, and reduction in size and thickness of the electronic-component-mounting board can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadato Imai, Satoru Kikuchi, Koichi Fukasawa
  • Patent number: 7677781
    Abstract: A sheet switch module including a circuit board (22), at least one key switch (25) disposed on the circuit board, and a flexible light guiding sheet (31) which is disposed on the key switch and configured to cover the circuit board, the light guiding sheet being configured to flexibly fit over and follow the shape of the key switch along an outer surface of the key switch, when the light guiding sheet is disposed on the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignees: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Fuji Polymer Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Ishihara, Kosuke Tsuchiya, Akira Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7680294
    Abstract: An acoustic transducer includes a magnetic circuit part and a voice coil operatively connected to the magnetic circuit part. A tubular casing accommodates the magnetic circuit part and the voice coil. An annular first support spring has an outer peripheral portion embedded and secured in the casing. The first support spring extends radially inward from the inner peripheral surface of the casing and has an inner peripheral portion abutting on and fixed to the magnetic circuit part. An annular second support spring has an outer peripheral portion abutting on and fixed to one end portion of the casing. The second support spring extends radially inward and has an inner peripheral portion abutting on and fixed to the magnetic circuit part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroo Kajiwara, Kazumi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 7664278
    Abstract: A flat speaker includes a casing with a display window, a vibratory sound panel mounted to the display window and having a display region and an exciter mount region, a display screen disposed internally of the display region, and an exciter mounted to the inner surface of the exciter mount region. A dust barrier is disposed to isolate a first space defined between the display region and the display screen from a second space surrounding the first space. The dust barrier has a dust barrier member disposed between the display region and the exciter mount region and extending across the vibratory sound panel to inhibit dust particles from moving from said exciter mount region to said display region within said casing. The dust barrier member is yieldingly deformable in response to vibration of said vibratory sound panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keita Watanabe, Kazuhiro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7642704
    Abstract: The LED comprises: a base having high thermal conductivity and having a mounting surface for die bonding; a printed circuit board mounted on the base and having a hole to expose a part of the mounting surface of the base and having a protruding portion projecting horizontally outward on the outer periphery of the base; an LED element mounted on the mounting surface of the base exposed in the hole of the printed circuit board; and a resin material sealing the LED element from above; wherein through-holes electrically connected to the LED element are formed at the outer periphery of the protruding portion and an external connection electrode is provided to the upper and lower surfaces of the through-holes. This LED enhances the heat dissipating effect to enable generation of high-luminance light and can also be mounted on either the upper or lower surface of a motherboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadato Imai, Satoru Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 7630037
    Abstract: A single light guide plate illuminates both first and second liquid crystal display panels opposed to each other, the second liquid crystal display panel having a larger display area than that of the first liquid crystal display panel. A light-absorbing sheet is provided between the light guide plate and the first liquid crystal display panel to absorb light from the light guide plate and has a light-transmitting part aligned with the first liquid crystal display panel in a direction from the light guide plate toward the first liquid crystal display panel to transmit light from the light guide plate to the first liquid crystal display panel. A reflective polarizing sheet is provided between the second liquid crystal display panel and the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Shimura
  • Patent number: 7623198
    Abstract: The present invention provides a light source apparatus less costly, capable of being reduced in size and thickness and superior in light combining performance and a display apparatus having the light source apparatus. The light source apparatus has a plurality of light sources different in emission wavelength from each other and a prism sheet having a plurality of mutually parallel fine elongated prisms on at least one surface thereof. Lights from the light sources enter the prism sheet through a light entrance surface of the prism sheet at a predetermined angle and output from an exit surface thereof as color-mixed exiting light. A bandpass mirror is disposed between each light source and the prism sheet to transmit light in a wavelength region emitted from the associated light source and to reflect light in the other wavelength regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koya Noba
  • Patent number: 7622751
    Abstract: A light-emitting diode includes: a light-transmitting substrate; a light-emitting element mounted on the upper surface of the light-transmitting substrate; and a light-transmitting resin that seals the light-emitting element. The outer surface of the light-transmitting resin is covered with a reflecting layer formed from a silver or aluminum thin film. The light emitted from the light-emitting element is reflected from the reflecting layer, and the reflected light is guided out from the lower surface of the light-transmitting substrate in an efficient manner with minimum wastage of light intensity, and thus, high luminance light can be emitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuya Ishihara
  • Patent number: 7620191
    Abstract: A condenser microphone includes a housing and a microphone unit arranged within the housing. The microphone unit includes an annular retainer oriented in confronting relation to the front end wall of the housing, a movable diaphragm connected to the annular retainer, an annular spacer connected to one side of the movable diaphragm opposite the annular retainer, a substrate including a back electrode oriented in confronting relation to the movable diaphragm and having an electret thereon, and a printed circuit board having electronic components. The back electrode is operatively associated with the movable diaphragm to constitute a condenser. The condenser has a variable electric capacitance. The electronic components of the printed circuit board develop an electric signal in response to a change in the electrical capacitance between the movable diaphragm and the back electrode. A conductive adhesive is employed to sealingly hold the annular retainer against the front end wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruhisa Tanabe, Atsushi Kanemaru
  • Patent number: 7619498
    Abstract: A vibrator has a cup-shaped casing, a substrate provided to close an upper end opening of the casing, a magnetic circuit assembly provided in the casing, a first suspension and a second suspension that support the magnetic circuit assembly from above and below, and a voice coil secured to the substrate and inserted into a magnetic gap in the magnetic circuit assembly. The first suspension has an inner fixed portion that is secured to the substrate and that has a radially inner ring-shaped portion and a pair of extensions extending radially outward from mutually diametrically opposing positions on the ring-shaped portion. The first suspension further has a pair of leaf spring portions arcuately extending from the respective extensions through an angle of about 270 ° in symmetry to each other around the axis of the voice coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoki Miura
  • Patent number: 7618179
    Abstract: An optical member enables a display apparatus to be improved in visibility of its display screen as viewed from a plurality of predetermined directions other than the directly forward direction. The optical member includes a lenticular lens member (3) having a plurality of convex lenses (2) and a light-reflecting layer (5) disposed on the back surface of the lenticular lens member. The light-reflecting layer (5) is provided with optical windows (6) each at a position corresponding to a midpoint between the apexes of mutually adjacent convex lenses. Light emitted from a planar light source, passed through each optical window (6), and configured to enter the mutually adjacent convex lenses (2) corresponding to the optical window is directed in mutually different directions by the mutually adjacent convex lenses, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junji Miyashita
  • Patent number: 7593540
    Abstract: An electroacoustic transducer has a magnetic circuit unit including a plate-shaped yoke, first and second magnets juxtaposed on the yoke, and first and second top plates mounted on the respective tops of the first and second magnets. One end of the first magnet is magnetized to one of north and south poles. The other end of the first magnet is opposite in polarity to the one end. The second magnet is magnetized to polarities opposite to those of the first magnet. A magnetic gap is formed between the first and second top plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Toshio Itakura
  • Patent number: D601102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Onikiri, Daisaku Okuwaki, Naoya Kashiwagi
  • Patent number: D601977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kosuke Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: D602884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Wada, You Otaki, Kenji Sasuga
  • Patent number: D605607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinsuke Watanabe
  • Patent number: D607420
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadato Imai, Tsubasa Fujiwara