Patents Assigned to Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company, Ltd.
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Patent number: 8207463Abstract: A miniature switch with a switch operating unit having a swinging motion about a fulcrum on the side opposing the pressed side, instead of a spindle in the switch operating unit. The miniature switch includes: a switch operating unit composed of a holder 9 and an operational button 2 fixed to the holder 9; and a switch mechanism unit composed of a printed circuit board 6, a connector 5, and switch elements 7 arranged in a case 4, and coil springs 8 which engage between the switch elements 7 and the holder 9, wherein the switch operating unit and the switch mechanism unit are coupled to each other by a first packing 10 made of a resilient material, and the switch mechanism unit and the switch operating unit are disposed in a housing 1.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2009Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company, Ltd.Inventor: Akira Saito
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Patent number: 8080751Abstract: A push button switch is provided, which has a long life, high stability in operation, an operation force and an operation feeling which do not change from the initial state, and a display device which has a wide viewing angle and is capable of realizing low power consumption.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2008Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kazumitsu Onuki, Hiroki Ura
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Publication number: 20110032219Abstract: The present invention is directed to provide a lever switch with a display device that is variably displayable of pictures or texts. A lever 18 is configured by disposing an organic light-emitting device 10 in a manner that it is interposed between an operating unit 1 and an operating unit cover 13 and coupling a shaft 14 to the operating unit 1, and a housing 19 is fitted with a bezel 24 so that the lever 18 protrudes from a hole for tilting 24a of the bezel 24, thereby the lever 18 is tiltably disposed. In the housing 19, a printed circuit board 20 is arranged with a photo-interrupter 23 implemented thereon for detecting a tilting motion of the lever 18.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicant: NIHON KAIHEIKI INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Aoyama, Isao Okayasu, Seiji Noguchi, Toshio Hayashi, Hitomi Yamaga, Lee Pistor, Gary Wilson, Jani Duffy, Matt Heider, Matt Minton, Jorge Mendivil
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Publication number: 20100025211Abstract: A miniature switch with a switch operating unit having a swinging motion about a fulcrum on the side opposing the pressed side, instead of a spindle in the switch operating unit. The miniature switch includes: a switch operating unit composed of a holder 9 and an operational button 2 fixed to the holder 9; and a switch mechanism unit composed of a printed circuit board 6, a connector 5, and switch elements 7 arranged in a case 4, and coil springs 8 which engage between the switch elements 7 and the holder 9, wherein the switch operating unit and the switch mechanism unit are coupled to each other by a first packing 10 made of a resilient material, and the switch mechanism unit and the switch operating unit are disposed in a housing 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: NIHON KAIHEIKI INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Akira Saito
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Publication number: 20090107817Abstract: A push button switch is provided, which has a long life, high stability in operation, an operation force and an operation feeling which do not change from the initial state, and a display device which has a wide viewing angle and is capable of realizing low power consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: NIHON KAIHEIKI INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kazumitsu Onuki, Hiroki Ura
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Publication number: 20090015561Abstract: A switch with a display capable of tree-type searching by a single unit, which enables easy operation, cost reduction and space saving, is provided. The switch with a display capable of tree-type searching by a single unit comprises an operational button 6 capable of swinging motion and pushing motion, a switching mechanism activated by the operation of the operational button 6, and display module 10 performing display by the movement of the switching mechanism, and is characterized in that selection of display of the display module 10 is made by swinging motion of the operational button 6, and determination motion to move to the next stage of display of the display module 10 is performed by pushing motion of the operational button 6.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: NIHON KAIHEIKI INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Etsushi Nagase, Naotaka Suzuki, Masahiro Aoyama, Masashi Sato
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Publication number: 20080259227Abstract: A small switch having a liquid crystal display includes an operation button; a liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal panel for displaying information including characters and/or pictures on the operation button and a printed circuit board on which an IC chip, which serves as a driver circuit for the liquid crystal panel, is mounted, the liquid crystal display device being housed in the operation button; a switch body including a contact mechanism for opening and closing an electrical path by vertically moving the operation button; and backlight sources having different colors. The liquid crystal panel is an antiferroelectric liquid crystal panel. The backlight sources are sequentially turned on at high speed below the antiferroelectric liquid crystal panel, and liquid crystal screens having different display contents for every color are displayed in synchronization with the turning on of the backlight sources to achieve multicolor display.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2007Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: NIHON KAIHEIKI INDUSTRIAL COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kenichi Hirose, Kazumitsu Onuki, Toyonaru Tanaka
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Patent number: 7049535Abstract: An illuminated switch includes a lens that is provided integrally with a converter on a surface opposing a light-emitting element disposed on a base constituting a switch body. The lens diffuses light emitted from the light-emitting element through the inner space of a coil spring urging a switch operating unit in the vertical direction. Moreover, a tilted surface is formed at an angle inclining towards the bottom surface of a hole below from the upper surface of the switch operating unit in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2004Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company, Ltd.Inventors: Eiji Matsuyama, Hidehiro Yamada
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Patent number: 6348665Abstract: A tilt switch includes a pair of contact elements; and at least one ball member which rolls along a path defined between the contact elements. The contact elements are disposed facing each other with a distance therebetween, as measured at one end, which is greater than the diameter of the ball member, and as measured at the other end, which is slightly smaller than the diameter of the ball member. Tilting of the tilt switch is electrically detected through detection of whether or not the ball member is held between the contact elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2000Date of Patent: February 19, 2002Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeo Ohashi, Hiroshi Shirai
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Patent number: 5900599Abstract: A display switch includes switch elements disposed on a display which is capable of electrically changing images displayed thereon. Above the switch elements are disposed a plurality of buttons formed of a transparent material and supported by a frame member. A depression is formed in each of at least two opposite side surfaces of each button, and the frame member has flange portions that engage with the depressions in order to limit movement of the buttons. Also, elastic members are disposed under the buttons in order to allow each button to move during operation while imparting a feel to a user and to automatically return the button to its original position.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 1997Date of Patent: May 4, 1999Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeo Ohashi, Nobuo Misaki, Tatsuya Minagawa, Toyonaru Tanaka
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Patent number: 5278362Abstract: In a push-button switch with a display device for opening and closing an electric circuit by pressing an operating button, a touch panel is disposed on the top side of the operating button. First a second switch device which relies upon the touch panel is operated using the operating button, and then a first switch device which relies upon pressing of the operating button is operated, thereby preventing erroneous operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 1992Date of Patent: January 11, 1994Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company, Ltd.Inventor: Shigeo Ohashi
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Patent number: 5134505Abstract: The present invention provides a switch in which a liquid-crystal panel is arranged on the top side of a push-button so that such information as characters, symbols and figures is capable of being displayed, wherein a plurality of light-emitting bodies which emit light in a number of colors are arranged below the light-emitting panel so that the color of the liquid-crystal panel is capable of being changed. The liquid-crystal panel on the top surface of the push-button is white in color, a diffusing plate is disposed below the liquid-crystal panel, and the light-emitting bodies are arranged to oppose the periphery of the diffusing plate. As a result, the color of the overall display portion on the top surface of the push-button can be changed.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 1991Date of Patent: July 28, 1992Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tokuo Tanaka, Takeo Takei
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Patent number: 4987279Abstract: A display button of a push-button switch according to the invention includes a central design display portion and angular display portions, which serve for illumination, arranged on the display surface of a push-button, with a display of a color contrasting with that of the background. Displays having a variety of colors and modes can be presented by selectively illuminating and displaying both display portions.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1989Date of Patent: January 22, 1991Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company, Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Hirose, Tadao Ichikawa
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Patent number: 4882461Abstract: A subminiature push-button switch has a pivot block provided below a plunger serving as an actuating member, a shaft provided either on the pivot block at its central portion between the left and right sides thereof or on an upstanding projection provided substantially at the center of a switch base, and a depression corresponding to the shaft formed either on the projection or pivot block. The pivot block is placed on the projection, in a state where the shaft and depression are in engagement with each other, so as to be freely rockable from side to side by the plunger. A movable contact attached to the pivot block is rocked from side to side by rocking the pivot block, whereby the movable contact makes and breaks contact with fixed contacts fixedly secured to the switch base.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1988Date of Patent: November 21, 1989Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company Ltd.Inventor: Koji Kamisada
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Patent number: 4851619Abstract: A miniature switch includes an actuator block operated by a toggle lever, a switch base having fixed contacts arranged on a top side thereof and terminals, which are formed integral with the fixed contacts, arranged on a bottom side thereof, and a movable contactor operatively associated with the actuator block for slidingly contacting mutually adjacent ones of the fixed contacts. The fixed contacts and the terminals are integrally formed. The fixed contacts are implanted in the switch base in first and second rows each of which includes a plurality of the fixed contacts. The first and second rows are arranged on the top side of the switch base symmetrically with respect to a center line and are spaced apart equidistantly. The terminals of the fixed contacts in these first and second rows are arranged to project from the bottom side of the switch base in a substantially linear, single row in which the terminals are mutually spaced apart substantially equidistantly.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 1988Date of Patent: July 25, 1989Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company Ltd.Inventors: Yasushi Fujita, Akira Saito
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Patent number: 4778964Abstract: A subminiature switch includes a housing having a base portion in the central part of which is implanted a common stationary contact comprising a rod-shaped conductor and having a common stationary terminal extending outside the housing. Implanted in the base portion on both sides of the common stationary contact are switching stationary contacts each comprising a rod-shaped conductor bent at two locations and having a switching stationary terminal extending outside the housing. The arrangement is such that the inter-terminal spacing outside the housing is greater than the inter-contact spacing inside the housing, thus making it possible to reduce the size of the switch housing and adapt the switch to various mounting structures.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1987Date of Patent: October 18, 1988Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company Ltd.Inventor: Koji Kamisada
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Patent number: 4772768Abstract: A small, low-power switch, such as a toggle switch, includes a plastic housing which surrounds a switching contact assembly and provides a mounting for an electrically conductive handle. To ensure adequate grounding of the handle, the housing is made of two parts. A first portion made of insulating plastic surrounds the switching contact assembly and insulates it from the handle, as well as other components. A second portion made of conductive plastic is integrally molded to the first portion and is in electrical contact with the handle. The second portion also includes suitable structure for adapting the switch to be mounted on, or otherwise connected to, a grounded conductor, to thereby ground the handle.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1983Date of Patent: September 20, 1988Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company, Ltd.Inventor: Teisuke Nukada
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Patent number: 4739139Abstract: Pin terminals projecting from a side of a switch housing are led out upon being arranged in one direction and in a plane parallel to the side of the switch housing, and distal end portions of the pin terminals are secured to a printed circuit board. This reduces the space needed for mounting the switch, facilitates the mounting of the switch on the printed circuit board and mounts the switch more reliably.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 1986Date of Patent: April 19, 1988Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Ikeda
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Patent number: 4433222Abstract: A push button switch comprises a switch body defining an enclosure; a support member disposed within the enclosure, a pivotable converter supported by the support member for pivoting between the first and second positions with respect to an imaginary fulcrum plane; an operator actuable push rod extending through the switch body into the enclosure, the push rod being axially displaceable with respect to a displacement axis and having a converter actuator for pushing against the converter so as to pivot the converter in the direction of the second position thereof when the push rod is displaced from an unactuated limit position; a compression spring disposed between the push rod and the converter for biasing the push rod toward the limit position thereof and the converter toward the first position thereof; and a movable contact member fixedly mounted on the converter such that the movable contact member is displaced into and out of sliding contact with a stationary contact member as the converter is pivoted betType: GrantFiled: January 5, 1982Date of Patent: February 21, 1984Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company, Ltd.Inventor: Yasuo Kodaira
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Patent number: 4024367Abstract: An electric switch having a case, an actuator and a converter. The actuator and converter are coaxially connected, and below the actuator there is mounted an indicating member with a surface bearing a pre-determined indication, which surface moves in the reverse direction to the formerly-named members relative to the switch.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 1975Date of Patent: May 17, 1977Assignee: Nihon Kaiheiki Industrial Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Kodaira, Nobuo Misaki