Patents Assigned to Precision, Inc.
  • FOCAL-PLANE SHUTTER, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING CURRENT FOR FOCAL-PLANE SHUTTER
    Publication number: 20160011491
    Abstract: A focal-plane shutter includes: a mechanical portion including: a board including an opening; and a leading blade and a trailing blade capable of opening and closing the opening; and a leading blade actuator and a trailing blade actuator respectively driving the leading blade and the trailing blade, and respectively including a leading blade coil and a trailing blade coil, wherein a current value flowing through at least one of the leading blade coil and the trailing blade coil is adjusted such that one of variations in a leading blade run-up period and a trailing blade run-up period depending on a temperature change corresponds to the other one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Seiichi OISHI, Minori MURATA, Shoichi TOKURA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI
  • IMAGING DEVICE AND FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER
    Publication number: 20150341574
    Abstract: An imaging device includes: an image pickup element; a focal plane shutter including: a board including an opening exposing the image pickup element; a leading shutter and a trailing shutter movable between a closed position to close the opening and an opened position to open the opening; and a leading shutter actuator and a trailing shutter actuator respectively driving the leading shutter and the trailing shutter, a drive control portion that drives the leading shutter actuator and the trailing shutter actuator; and a control portion that controls the image pickup element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Chiaki NEMOTO, Yoichi NAKANO
  • FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER AND OPTICAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150268533
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes: a first board including a first opening; a first shutter including plural first blades, and facing the first board and closing the first opening such that an overlapped state where the plural first blades overlap each other is shifted to an expanded state where the plural first blades expand; and a drive member connected to a root portion of the first shutter and causing the first shutter to move.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Seiichi OISHII, Shoichi TOKURA
  • X-ray processing device and X-ray processing method
    Patent number: 9138835
    Abstract: The X-ray processing device comprises a work table on which a processing object is placed, X-ray processors irradiating the processing object placed in a given processing zone on the work table with an X-ray for processing, a pressing member, and X-ray shielding sheets. The pressing member presses and collapses any remaining raised edges at the sides of the processing object. The X-ray shielding sheets are provided on the side of the pressing member that is closest to the processing zone and shield the X-ray from the X-ray processors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Ikuo Shiozawa, Tsutomu Saito, Takeshi Tokairin, Koji Yoneda
  • FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER AND OPTICAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150253646
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes: a board including an opening; blades opening and closing the opening; an electromagnet supported by the board; a drive lever adsorbed to and held by the electromagnet, and swingably supported by the board; a drive arm connected to the drive lever, swingably supported by the board, and driving the blades; a first biasing member always biasing the drive lever away from the electromagnet and moving the blades; a first adjusting member that stepwisely adjusts a biasing force of the first biasing member; a second biasing member always biasing the drive arm in a direction opposite to a biasing direction of the first biasing member to such an extent that the blades are moved in accordance with the biasing force of the first biasing member; and a second adjusting member that steplessly adjusts a biasing force of the second biasing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Seiichi OISHII, Shoichi TOKURA
  • FOCAL-PLANE SHUTTER AND OPTICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150234255
    Abstract: A focal-plane shutter includes: a board including an opening; a blade opening and closing the opening; a rotor of an actuator for driving the blade; an output member rotated by the rotor and including a first gear portion; a drive member including a second gear portion meshing with the first gear portion, rotating about a predetermined axis, and driving the blade; and a positioning portion abutting with the drive member and defining an end of a rotational range of the drive member, wherein the first and second gear portions and the positioning portion overlap one another in a plane direction perpendicular to the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Mitsuru SUZUKI, Minori MURATA, Makoto TORIUMI
  • FOCAL-PLANE SHUTTER AND OPTICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150234256
    Abstract: A focal-plane shutter includes: first, second, and third boards each including an opening and arranged in an optical axis direction passing through the openings; a first blade arranged between the first and second boards and capable of opening and closing the openings; a second blade arranged between the second and third boards and capable of opening and closing the openings; first and second arms arranged between the second and third boards, connected to the second blade, made of synthetic resins, and capable of rotating about respective different fulcrums; and a drive member connected to the first arm and driving the first arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Mitsuru SUZUKI, Minori MURATA, Makoto TORIUMI
  • BLADE-DRIVING DEVICE, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ARM
    Publication number: 20150234257
    Abstract: A blade-driving device includes: a board including an opening; a blade opening and closing the opening; an arm driving the blade and made of a synthetic resin; a drive member driving the arm; and a reinforcement member formed with a laser welding mark indicating a mark formed by laser welding the reinforcement member and the arm together, and made of a synthetic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Mitsuru SUZUKI, Makoto TORIUMI
  • IMAGING DEVICE AND FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER
    Publication number: 20150227020
    Abstract: An imaging device includes: a focal plane shutter including: a board including an opening; a leading shutter and a trailing shutter opening and closing the opening; a leading shutter actuator and a trailing shutter actuator respectively driving the leading shutter and the trailing shutter; and a restrict portion that restricts reciprocating movement ranges of the leading shutter and the trailing shutter, an image pickup element which light enters through the opening; and a drive control portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Minori MURATA, Seiichi OISHI, Shoichi TOKURA
  • Focal plane shutter and optical apparatus
    Patent number: 9069231
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes: a board including an opening; a shutter opening and closing the opening; a drive source driving the shutter; a drive lever driven by the drive source; a drive arm connected to the drive lever and driving the shutter; a restriction portion defining a stop position of the drive lever; and a buffering member elastically deformable, wherein, when the drive lever drives, abuts the restriction portion, and stops, at least one of the drive arm and the shutter temporarily abuts the buffering member, is spaced from the buffering member, and stops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Seiichi Oishi, Minori Murata, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shoichi Tokura
  • Conveyor belt aligning apparatus
    Patent number: 9061831
    Abstract: Apparatus for aligning a conveyor belt by engaging the conveyor belt upon misalignment of the conveyor belt during conveying operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Precision, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Ballou, Matthew Roozeboom, Tim Wolf
  • CONVEYOR BELT ALIGNING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150166264
    Abstract: Apparatus for aligning a conveyor belt by engaging the conveyor belt upon misalignment of the conveyor belt during conveying operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: PRECISION, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Ballou, Matthew Roozeboom, Tim Wolf
  • Focal plane shutter and optical device
    Patent number: 9039308
    Abstract: A focal plane shutter includes: first, second, and third boards respectively including openings through which light enters an image pickup element from an object side, and arranged in this order from the object side toward the image pickup element side; a blade arranged between the first and second boards and capable of opening and closing the openings; and a holding member arranged between the second and third boards, not coupled to the blade, and holding the second board from the image pickup element side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Shoichi Tokura, Hiroshi Takahashi, Seiichi Oishi, Kazuya Shioda
  • Four-lens module for image capture
    Patent number: 9019629
    Abstract: An optical module having an object side and an image side; the module comprising, from the object side to the image side: a first positive meniscus lens having a convergence C1, made of a material having a refractive index Nd1 and an Abbe number Vd1, a second negative meniscus lens having a convergence C2 made of a material having a refractive index Nd2 and an Abbe number Vd2, a third positive meniscus lens having a convergence C3, made of a material having a refractive index Nd3 and an Abbe number Vd3, a fourth negative lens having a convergence C4, made of a material having a refractive index Nd4 and an Abbe number Vd4, wherein: 1.1<C1/C<1.35 II C1/C2 II>2 0.5<C1/C3<1.1 C1/Vd1<<5.2 II C2/Vd2 II<7 IIå(Ci/Vdi)II<4 with i=1 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Ether Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Jianhua Wang, Xiaoxiong Qiu, Jean-Pierre Lusinchi, Wanghu Wu
  • Printing apparatus with ribbon winding unit having first and second moveable gears
    Patent number: 9011029
    Abstract: The ribbon winding unit is equipped with a first moving gear, a second moving gear, a first intermediate gear, a tumbler gear, and a winding member. The first intermediate gear engages with the first moving gear when the first moving gear and the second moving gear move in a given direction, and disengages from the first moving gear when the first moving gear and the second moving gear move in an opposite direction. The tumbler gear engages with the first intermediate gear, engages with the second moving gear when the first moving gear and the second moving gear move in the opposite direction, and disengages from the second moving gear when the first moving gear and the second moving gear move in the given direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKO Precision Inc.
    Inventor: Koji Ehara
  • BLADE DRIVE DEVICE AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20150050014
    Abstract: A blade drive device includes: a board including an opening; first and second blades opening and closing the opening; and first and second actuators respectively driving the first and second blades, wherein the first and second actuators respectively include first and second stators, first and second rotors, and first and second coils, and respectively drive the first and second blades through first and second drive members, the first drive member is arranged to overlap the first stator and the first coil in an optical axis direction, and the second drive member is arranged to overlap the second stator and the second coil in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: SEIKO PRECISION INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Shoichi TOKURA, Chiaki NEMOTO, Yoichi NAKANO
  • Paintball marker
    Patent number: 8944039
    Abstract: A pneumatic paintball marker has, for example, a feed system for receiving paintballs from paintball containers having different outlets. The feed system includes a lever and a drive system. The drive system defines an opening through the marker and into the breech. Actuation of the lever moves the opening between at least two positions. The breech receives paintballs from one of the containers when in the first position and from the other paintball container when in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Patrick Larmer, Gerald R. Parks, Ming-Chuan Chen
  • Front/back discrimination device for time card, time recorder provided with same, front/back discrimination method for the time card, and program
    Patent number: 8941699
    Abstract: A time recorder includes a first sensor that detects the side edge of a time card having a cut-out formed at at least one corner of the bottom, a second sensor that detects the bottom of the time card, and a card feeding unit that feeds the time card. When the time card is fed by this card feeding unit, a pulse counter of the card feeding unit counts the number of pulses of predetermined pulse signals after the first sensor detects the time card and until the second sensor detects the time card. Next, the front and back faces of the time card are determined based on the number of pulses that is a counting result. Hence, the front and back faces can be determined by the first sensor and the second sensor only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuhisa Gokita, Ryuji Okuyama
  • Diaphragm device
    Patent number: 8934162
    Abstract: A diaphragm device includes: a board including an opening; a step motor including a teeth portion, and rotatable and stoppable at an interval of a predetermined step angle; a transmitting member including a driven teeth portion meshing the teeth portion, and capable of rotating and stopping in response to a drive force of the teeth portion; a drive ring capable of rotating and stopping in response to a drive force of the transmitting member; and a blade capable of stopping at a receding position to recede from the opening or at an aperture position to cover at least a part of the opening, in response to a drive force of the drive ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Precision Inc.
    Inventor: Hisashi Kawamoto
  • Mechanism for time recorder
    Patent number: D744872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: SEIKO Precision Inc.
    Inventor: Koji Ehara