Patents Assigned to Simotec Inc.
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Patent number: 8302262Abstract: A hinge device of a plane monitor is capable of manually rotating a plane display in lateral horizontal direction, manually inclining (tilting, laying) in longitudinal direction, or manually adjusting the height in vertical direction, being simple in structure and easy in manual operation. The structure includes a mechanism for supporting a plane display in lower part, and rotating it manually in lateral horizontal direction, in which the rotary mechanism in the lateral horizontal direction includes horizontal rotary position holding means, and transmitting means for transmitting rotary motion in lateral horizontal direction of the plane display to the horizontal rotary position holding means.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2008Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Simotec Inc.Inventors: Tsutomu Katsumata, Takayuki Kaneko
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Patent number: 8224228Abstract: A cover closer having a drive unit for electrically opening and closing a cover of a copying machine or the like is described. The cover closer can ease the burden of manipulation of the cover and minimize the constraints on designing the main body of the copying machine and the like. The cover closer is provided with a compact drive unit having a high reduction ratio by the use of planetary gears which reduce the input torque necessary for opening and closing the cover, so as to downsize an electric motor used in the drive unit. The drive unit can therefore be installed within the hinge structure of the cover closer.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Simotec Inc.Inventors: Kazuo Saitou, Yoshio Sunaga
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Patent number: 7963648Abstract: An original cover closer of which the energy absorption capability can be freely adjusted by a damper is described. The development period for the original cover closer is therefore shortened. The original cover closer comprises: an attachment member to be mounted on the main body of a device; a support member pivotally connected to the attachment member and operable to support an original cover; a first and a second slider slidably installed in the support member; a compression coil spring interposed between the first and second sliders and operable to urge the original cover to open; and a fluid damper located in the compression coil spring.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2007Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Simotec Inc.Inventors: Tsutomu Katsumata, Hirohumi Kohda
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Patent number: 7789364Abstract: The display monitor of a rear projection system is pivotally connected to the projector body and provided with a resilient member that permits opening of the monitor in a vertical direction by the application of a small force during maintenance of the system.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Simotec Inc.Inventors: Tsutomu Katsumata, Yukihiro Nishida
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Patent number: 7758006Abstract: A swivel device for a monitor capable of adjusting the swivel operating force even after assembling. The device includes a base plate, an output gear disposed rotatably on the base plate and rotated and driven by an electric motor, a clutch plate rotated and driven while frictionally contacting with the output gear by way of a slip portion, a monitor mounting plate mounted and fixed on the clutch plate, and a part for adjusting the contact frictional force of the clutch plate on the output gear.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2007Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Simotec Inc.Inventors: Tsutomu Katsumata, Yasuyuki Uemurai
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Publication number: 20100097745Abstract: A cover closer having a drive unit for electrically opening and closing a cover of a copying machine or the like is described. The cover closer can ease the burden of manipulation of the cover and minimize the constraints on designing the main body of the copying machine and the like. The cover closer is provided with a compact drive unit having a high reduction ratio by the use of planetary gears which reduce the input torque necessary for opening and closing the cover, so as to downsize an electric motor used in the drive unit. The drive unit can therefore be installed within the hinge structure of the cover closer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: Simotec, Inc.Inventors: Kazuo SAITOU, Yoshio SUNAGA
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Patent number: 7639481Abstract: A hinge device of a plane display capable of manually rotating in lateral horizontal direction, manually inclining (tilting, laying) in longitudinal direction, and manually adjusting the height in vertical direction simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2007Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Simotec Inc.Inventors: Tsutomu Katsumata, Takayuki Kaneko
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Publication number: 20090184216Abstract: A hinge device of a plane monitor is capable of manually rotating a plane display in lateral horizontal direction, manually inclining (tilting, laying) in longitudinal direction, or manually adjusting the height in vertical direction, being simple in structure and easy in manual operation. The structure includes a mechanism for supporting a plane display in lower part, and rotating it manually in lateral horizontal direction, in which the rotary mechanism in the lateral horizontal direction includes horizontal rotary position holding means, and transmitting means for transmitting rotary motion in lateral horizontal direction of the plane display to the horizontal rotary position holding means.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2008Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: Simotec Inc.Inventors: Tsutomu KATSUMATA, Takayuki KANEKO
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Publication number: 20090154083Abstract: [Problem] To present a hinge device of a plane display capable of manually rotating in lateral horizontal direction, manually inclining (tilting, laying) in longitudinal direction, and manually adjusting the height in vertical direction simultaneously, being simple in structure and easy in manual operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Simotec Inc.Inventors: Tsutomu KATSUMATA, Takayuki KANEKO
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Publication number: 20090153833Abstract: An original cover closer of which the energy absorption capability can be freely adjusted by a damper is described. The development period for the original cover closer is therefore shortened. The original cover closer comprises: an attachment member to be mounted on the main body of a device; a support member pivotally connected to the attachment member and operable to support an original cover; a first and a second slider slidably installed in the support member; a compression coil spring interposed between the first and second sliders and operable to urge the original cover to open; and a fluid damper located in the compression coil spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Simotec Inc.Inventors: Tsutomu KATSUMATA, Hirohumi KOHDA
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Publication number: 20090154974Abstract: An original cover closer of which the energy absorption capability can be freely adjusted by a damper is described. The adjustment of the energy absorption capability can be easily and quickly made by the user or serviceman without a need for disassembling. The original cover closer comprises: an attachment member to be mounted on the main body of a device; a support member pivotally connected to the attachment member and operable to support an original cover; a first and a second slider slidably installed in the support member; a compression coil spring interposed between the first and second sliders and operable to urge the original cover to open; and a fluid damper located in the compression coil spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: SIMOTEC INC.Inventors: Tsutomu KATSUMATA, Hirohumi Kohda
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Patent number: 7457131Abstract: The driving apparatus including a rotation driving unit in the bottom which has an electric motor for rotation which is provided to a base plate for rotation and a train of gears for reducing rotation speed which reduces the rotation of the motor to rotate a base plate for elevation; a elevation driving unit in the middle which has an electric motor provided to the base plate for elevation and a train of gears which reduces the rotation of the motor as well as moves a base plate for tilting up and down via an elevating means, and; the driving unit on the top which has an electric motor for tilting which is provided to the base plate for tilting and a train of gears for tilting and reducing rotation speed which reduces the rotation speed of the motor and tilts a tilting plate provided to the flat display via a tilting means.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Simotec Inc.Inventor: Takayuki Kaneko
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Publication number: 20080272262Abstract: [Problem] To present a swivel device for monitor capable of adjusting the swivel operating force even after assembling, that is, adjusting the slip torque, by solving the problems in the prior art. [Solution] The structure includes a base plate, an output gear disposed rotatably on the base plate and rotated and driven by an electric motor, a clutch plate rotated and driven while frictionally contacting with the output gear by way of a slip portion, a monitor mounting plate mounted and fixed on the clutch plate, and means for adjusting the contact frictional force of the clutch plate on the output gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2007Publication date: November 6, 2008Applicant: Simotec Inc.Inventors: Tsutomu KATSUMATA, Yasuyuki UEMURA
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Publication number: 20080134823Abstract: A rotation apparatus of a flat display including a standard shaft which is implanted and fixed in the base, a clutch plate which is pivotally supported by the standard shaft so as to be able to freely rotate and is driven to rotate by rotation drive means as needed, a standard gear which is attached and fixed to the standard shaft, an idle gear which is attached to the clutch plate to be able to freely rotate and is engaged with the standard gear to roll around the standard gear, and a rotation output gear which is engaged with the idle gear and attached to the clutch plate to be able to freely rotate and orbit the circumference of the standard gear while rotating itself to support the flat display via the supporting shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: Simotec Inc.Inventor: Yasuyuki Uemura
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Publication number: 20070252059Abstract: The display monitor of a rear projection system is pivotally connected to the projector body and provided with a resilient member that permits opening of the monitor in a vertical direction by the application of a small force during maintenance of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2007Publication date: November 1, 2007Applicant: Simotec Inc.Inventors: Tsutomu Katsumata, Yukihiro Nishida
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Publication number: 20070247977Abstract: The driving apparatus including a rotation driving unit in the bottom which has an electric motor for rotation which is provided to a base plate for rotation and a train of gears for reducing rotation speed which reduces the rotation of the motor to rotate a base plate for elevation; a elevation driving unit in the middle which has an electric motor provided to the base plate for elevation and a train of gears which reduces the rotation of the motor as well as moves a base plate for tilting up and down via an elevating means, and; the driving unit on the top which has an electric motor for tilting which is provided to the base plate for tilting and a train of gears for tilting and reducing rotation speed which reduces the rotation speed of the motor and tilts a tilting plate provided to the flat display via a tilting means.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2007Publication date: October 25, 2007Applicant: Simotec Inc.Inventor: Takayuki Kaneko
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Patent number: 5541712Abstract: In a copier, a document pressing device has a holder member pivotally engaged with a base member at its base end. A bracket is pivotally connected to the other end of the holder member by a shaft. An inner sleeve has its bottom pivotally engaged with a lug formed on the base member and positioned closer to a glass platen than the base end of the holder member. An outer sleeve has its bottom pivotally connected to the free end of the bracket and positioned closer to the glass platen than the point about which the bracket is pivotable. When a relatively thick document is laid on the glass platen, the device allows a cover for pressing the document to be smoothly lifted up or returned to its original position. The device, therefore, enhances the manipulability of the cover plate.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 1995Date of Patent: July 30, 1996Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Simotec Inc.Inventors: Junichi Fujitaka, Kenji Ishii, Akira Akada