Patents Assigned to Simotec Inc.
  • Patent number: 8302262
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Simotec Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Katsumata, Takayuki Kaneko
  • Patent number: 8224228
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Simotec Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuo Saitou, Yoshio Sunaga
  • Patent number: 7963648
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Simotec Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Katsumata, Hirohumi Kohda
  • Patent number: 7789364
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Simotec Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Katsumata, Yukihiro Nishida
  • Patent number: 7758006
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Simotec Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Katsumata, Yasuyuki Uemurai
  • Publication number: 20100097745
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Simotec, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuo SAITOU, Yoshio SUNAGA
  • Patent number: 7639481
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Simotec Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Katsumata, Takayuki Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20090184216
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Simotec Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu KATSUMATA, Takayuki KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20090154083
    Abstract: [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: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Simotec Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu KATSUMATA, Takayuki KANEKO
  • Publication number: 20090153833
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Simotec Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu KATSUMATA, Hirohumi KOHDA
  • Publication number: 20090154974
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: SIMOTEC INC.
    Inventors: Tsutomu KATSUMATA, Hirohumi Kohda
  • Patent number: 7457131
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Simotec Inc.
    Inventor: Takayuki Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20080272262
    Abstract: [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: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: Simotec Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu KATSUMATA, Yasuyuki UEMURA
  • Publication number: 20080134823
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Simotec Inc.
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Uemura
  • Publication number: 20070252059
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Simotec Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Katsumata, Yukihiro Nishida
  • Publication number: 20070247977
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: Simotec Inc.
    Inventor: Takayuki Kaneko
  • Patent number: 5541712
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Simotec Inc.
    Inventors: Junichi Fujitaka, Kenji Ishii, Akira Akada