Patents Assigned to Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 6935689
    Abstract: The chair comprises an axis X1 that extends right and left and that connects a seat 6 and a supporting body 3 arranged under the seat 6 in a rotatable manner at a front end portion of the seat frame 4, an axis X2 that connects the seat 6 and a backrest 7 in a rotatable manner at a rear side to the axis X1 and an axis X3 that connects the backrest 7 and the supporting body 3 in a rotatable manner, and the seat and the backrest are made to make a rocking movement between an upright posture and a rearward tilted posture with synchronizing the seat and the backrest by adopting an arrangement of a sliding engagement structure to a supporting portion of the axis, and the chair is also provided with a restraining member B1 to restrain a sliding range of the axis X1 variably by directly working the axis X1 to be restrained, an operating member B2 to operate the restraining member B1, a transmitting axis B3 to transmit an operating force of the transmitting member B2 to the restraining member B1 and a click stop mecha
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Horiki, Nobuyuki Ueda
  • Publication number: 20050155717
    Abstract: A transfer device A that is used for transferring a transferring paste T on an object on which the transferring paste T is to be transferred comprises a pair of first outside panel 21 and the second outside panel 11 that hold the transferring paste T, a pair of spools SP1, SP2 that are supported rotatably by a pair of the first and second outside panels 21, 11 and that hold the transferring paste T, and a pair of gears G1, G2 that drive a pair of the spools SP1, SP2 to rotate and that gear each other, and rotational supporting axes 211, 212 that project toward the second outside panel 11 and that axially support the gears G1, G2 are arranged on the first outside panel 21, wherein a restraining means R that restrains the gear G1 from being pulled out along an axial direction of the rotational supporting axis 211 in a state that the gears G1, G2 are axially mounted on the rotational supporting axes 211, 212 is arranged between the first outside panel 21 and the gear G1 and at a portion different from a portion
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Mitsui, Hideto Shima
  • Publication number: 20050150605
    Abstract: A transfer device A comprises a refillable cartridge 1 that holds the transfer paste T and a transfer head K to make the transfer paste T contact with an object on which the transfer paste T is to be transferred, a case 2 that accommodates the refillable cartridge 1 detachably, and a sliding member 3 that is mounted on the case 2 and that can make a sliding movement relative to the case 2, and is so arranged that the refillable cartridge 1 and the case 2 are separated through a separating mechanism X that moves the refillable cartridge 1 linearly toward a direction that is different from a sliding direction of the sliding member 3 in conjunction with the sliding movement of the sliding member 3, wherein grooves 221, 231 that extend toward the direction generally orthogonal to the sliding direction of the sliding member 3 are arranged on the case 2 and projecting portions 125a, 125b that are guided by the grooves 221, 231 in conjunction with the sliding movement of the sliding member 3 is arranged on the refil
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Mitsui, Hideto Shima
  • Patent number: 6913316
    Abstract: In order to provide a chair that can support near a pelvis or a lumbar portion of a person who sits on the chair irrespective of a body proportion the person or a way to sit, a boundary portion K between a back and a seat is arranged to be transformable or movable and the boundary portion K can be fixed at a position where the boundary K pushes against near the pelvis of the person with an operation from outside
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yojiro Kinoshita, Nobuyuki Ueda
  • Patent number: 6913408
    Abstract: In order to provide a ring file that can preferably file much more sheet of papers or leaves, a file wherein a binding member 1 constituting a ring-shaped body to file papers or leaves is mounted on a cover sheet body 2 is so arranged that a pair of hinges are arranged at predetermined positions of the ring-shaped body and a portion 112 of the rig-shaped body locating ahead of the hinge can be inclined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuaki Tsujino
  • Publication number: 20050139327
    Abstract: A transfer device comprises a transfer head K that makes transfer paste T contact with a target object such as a paper or a leaf to which the transfer paste T is to be transferred, a pair of side panels 11, 12 that tightly hold the transfer head K and the transfer paste T, and a head cap C that is rotatable between a transfer head covering position (P) where a distal end portion Ka of the transfer head K can be covered and a transfer head expose position (q) where the distal end portion Ka of the transfer head K can be exposed, wherein a rotary support shaft C11 arranged on the head cap C is axially mounted on through holes 110a, 120a formed on the side panels 11, 12 and the head cap C is tightly held by the side panels 11, 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Mitsui, Hideto Shima
  • Publication number: 20050139326
    Abstract: A transfer device A comprising a body 1 having a cartridge 3 that holds a tape (not shown in drawings) one face of which transfer paste as being a material to be transferred is affixed and a transfer head K and a case 4 that stores the cartridge 3 and a sliding member 2 is provided with a lock mechanism RR that has an engaging portion 5 that is arranged between the body 1 and the sliding member 2 mounted on the body 1 in a slidably movable manner between an engaged position and a pullout position and that holds the sliding member 2 at the engaged position by making use of a concavo-convex engagement and an engagement release mechanism 6 that releases the engaged state of the engaging portion so as to allow the sliding member to make a sliding movement by applying an operating force to an operating portion 221 arranged on only one location of the sliding member 2 from the engaged position toward the pullout position along a direction of a sliding movement and toward a direction different from the direction of
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Applicant: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Mitsui, Hideto Shima
  • Patent number: 6899504
    Abstract: A binder 10 includes a base 15 formed with through passages 14 that allow binding legs 13 to pass through respectively, movable members 16 which are mounted on this base 15 and located at positions corresponding to the through passages 14 respectively, and an operating section 17 which connects these movable members 16 to each other and operates the movable members 16. Each movable member 16 is provided so as to open/close the respective through passage 14so that, in the state that the through passage 14 is closed, a binding force is given to the binding leg 13. The movable members 16 are synchronously movable between a position where the respective through passage 14 are closed and a position where the same is opened synchronously when the operating section 17 is operated in a predetermined manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takio Kiyomi
  • Publication number: 20050104491
    Abstract: As an arrangement to reduce an operational force to draw the drawer 3 forward from the drawer storage position 2, wherein at least a rear end side of a drawer 3 is supported in a drawer storage portion 2 in a manner movable along back and forth and a front end 3b side thereof is supported in a manner movable along back and forth by a floor F at least through a rolling supporting body, the rolling supporting body adopts a free motion rotating body 12 whose upper end 12b makes an abutting contact with a downward facing surface 3a of the drawer 3 and whose bottom end 12a contacts the floor F and the free motion rotating body 12 supports the front end 3b side of the drawer 3 with making a rolling movement at a half traveling speed of the drawer 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youichi Zenda, Yoshimasa Kato, Hiromi Iwamuro, Shinya Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20050104434
    Abstract: In order to secure a shape retaining property of a support face of a backrest 1 of a chair, the backrest 1 for chairs comprises frame elements 21 and 22 arranged in pairs at right and left sides, a flexible support member 3 that bridges the frame elements 21 and 22 to support a load of a body of a seated person and an adjust mechanism that can change a bent degree of the support member 3 in multiple states and that can maintain the state against the load of the seated person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yojiro Kinoshita, Kenji Teshima
  • Publication number: 20050105984
    Abstract: In a nut retaining apparatus for holding a nut 282 in a connection body 28 in an inclined direction, the nut retaining apparatus comprises a nut retainer 283 which is provided on an insertion end of the bolt insertion hole 28h in the connection body 28, and the nut holder 281 supports the nut 282 and is mounted on the connection body 28, thereby retaining the nut 282 at a position of the nut retainer 283. Thus, it is possible to provide a nut retaining apparatus and a nut holder capable of effectively preventing the producing procedure from being complicated, and preventing the producing cost from being increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsunari Morishima, Youichi Zenda, Tsuyoshi Shimozato
  • Publication number: 20050057505
    Abstract: A space S into which a finger of an operator can be inserted is arranged under buttons 11, 12 as an input operating portion of a mouse M that is used as a pointing device for an information processing unit such as a personal computer in order to make it possible to operate the mouse naturally irrespective of a size of a hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Akiyama, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Satoshi Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20050057504
    Abstract: A mouse M that is used as a pointing device for an information processing unit such as a personal computer comprises a body 1 having at least a button as an input operating portion, a traveling direction detecting portion 3 that detects a direction of traveling by the use of an optical means and a sliding portion 23 made of a skiddy material is arranged to surround the traveling direction detecting portion 3 and is so arranged that the sliding portion 23 forms a bottom face of the mouse M in order to move the mouse M with ease and to protect the traveling direction detecting portion from dust.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Akiyama, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Satoshi Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 6838167
    Abstract: A printing and copying paper capable of printing or copying images distinctly on a large scale, without becoming curled or being blocked up in or sent out of machines as two or more than two of the papers being superposed, by means of high temperature high speed printing or copying machines, in which toners are to be fixed at high temperature, comprising a sheet of paper, a white polyethylene coating layer coating on the surface of the paper, said layer being laminated with a transparent heat resistant resin coating layer, or a transparent heat resistant resin film to form a glossy surface, and a transparent polyethylene coating layer coating on the back surface of the paper, said layer being coated with a transparent heat resistant resin coating liquid which is mixed with matting agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignees: Kokuyo Co., Ltd., Kisokaseisangyou Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Sokabe, Shin Nakashima
  • Patent number: 6811215
    Abstract: In a chair 11 comprising at least a backrest portion 1 to support a back of a seated person and a back frame 2 to connect the backrest portion 1 with a seat, the backrest portion 1 has a pocket 3 that covers an upper portion of the back frame 2, the pocket 3 has an engaging portion 4 that prevents the upper portion from being pulled out of the pocket 3 by making an engagement with the upper portion of the back frame 2 and the upper portion of the back frame 2 is covered with the pocket 3 and the backrest portion 1 is mounted on the back frame 2 by engaging the engaging portion 4 with the covered upper portion of the back frame 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignees: Takano Co., Ltd., Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Horiki, Nobuyuki Ueda
  • Publication number: 20040196263
    Abstract: A mouse M that is used as a pointing device for an information processing unit such as a personal computer comprises a body 1 having at least buttons 11, 12 as an input operating portion, a traveling direction detecting portion 3 that locates at a bottom end portion and detects a direction of traveling and a hand placing portion 2 on which an operator can put his or her hand and is so arranged that the operator can move the mouse M with keeping the hand put on the hand placing portion 2 in order to prevent the hand from rubbing against a top plate of a desk due to an operation of the mouse M.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Akiyama, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Satoshi Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 6793435
    Abstract: A binder (10) has a base (14) having passages (14A, 14A) through which binding legs (13,13) can be inserted. The base (14) has a plurality of base-forming members (17,17) that can move relative to each other along the longitudinal direction. Each of the base-forming members (17,17) has first and second operating portions (22,23) that move when the base-forming members (17,17) are moved relative to each other. The second operating portions (23,23) move away from each other and press the binding legs (13,13) onto their binding positions when the first operating portions (22,22) are moved toward each other. The binding legs (13,13) are released and the first operating portions (22,22) move away from each other when the second operating portions (23,23) are moved toward each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Higashino, Kizuku Kitada
  • Patent number: 6786014
    Abstract: Office forming equipment includes a partition panel partitioning a residence space of an office and is constructed such that a pair of spaces separated from each other with the partition panel have such a mutual relation that the visibility of one of the spaces from the other through the erected planar member varies with varying view angle with respect to an erected surface of the erected planar member. This construction makes it possible to enhance the efficiency of an organization of a knowledge-intensive type markedly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Kishimoto, Fumihiko Nomura
  • Patent number: D508625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fritz Frenkler, Sven Birkenheuer, Hisashi Ejima
  • Patent number: D509535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Kokuyo Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuaki Tsujino