Patents Assigned to Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
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Publication number: 20100330862Abstract: A method for manufacturing an image display element including: a front panel; a back panel facing the front panel; plural pixels arranged in a matrix between the panels, and to be selected to be in a display or non-display state; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels, the panels being bonded with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween, and the electrodes being connected to a driving control circuit via metal wires, includes a first step of performing dicing from the back side of the opposing surface from the front panel, and forming a groove part such that electrode terminals connected to the electrodes are exposed between adjacent plural pixel lines, with the back panel bonded thereto, and a second step of forming the metal wires so as to be connected to the electrode terminals exposed at the groove part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicants: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Zenichiro Hara, Satoru Kiridoshi, Suguru Nagae, Takanori Okumura, Yoshiyuki Suehiro, Nobuo Terazaki, Yutaka Saito, Yuji Saito, Toshinao Yuki, Ryota Oki, Takeshi Yoshida, Jun Sugahara, Hiroyuki Sato, Yoshinori Fukuda, Yosuke Sato, Masami Kimura
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Publication number: 20100326708Abstract: An image display element includes: a front panel; a back panel opposite thereto; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix between both the panels; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels. Both the panels are bonded together with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween, and the electrodes are connected to a driving circuit via metal film wires. Division is performed so as to expose electrode terminals, and a groove part V-shaped in cross section is formed at the divided portion. The metal film wires are formed on the surface of the top of the back panel, and the electrode terminals and the metal film wires are connected by a conductive paste coated along the tilt surfaces forming the groove part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicants: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Zenichiro HARA, Satoru KIRIDOSHI, Suguru NAGAE, Takanori OKUMURA, Yoshiyuki SUEHIRO, Nobuo TERAZAKI, Masaaki HIRAKI, Jun SUGAHARA, Ryota OKI, Takeshi YOSHIDA, Yutaka SAITO, Yuji SAITO, Toshinao YUKI, Hiroyuki SATO, Yoshinori FUKUDA, Yosuke SATO, Masami KIMURA
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Publication number: 20100327275Abstract: An organic EL panel includes a light-emitting part including one or a plurality of organic EL elements on a substrate and having a sealing structure sealing the light-emitting part. The organic EL element includes a light-emitting layer, an organic layer formed on a first electrode formed directly, or via another layer, on the substrate, and a second electrode formed on the organic layer. The organic EL panel includes a coating film formed on the substrate, directly at least on the second electrode, so as to coat the light-emitting part. The coating film is made of an amorphous organic material and has a thickness absorbing a surface irregularity of the contact object contacted by the surface of the coating film.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2008Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji Saito, Shinji Nakajima, Toshinao Yuki
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Publication number: 20100328193Abstract: An image display element includes: a front panel; a back panel opposite thereto; a plurality of pixels arranged between both the panels; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels. The panels are bonded with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween, and the electrodes are connected to a driving circuit via metal film wires. The back panel is divided so as to expose electrode terminals, and a groove part V-shaped in cross section is formed at the divided portion. The metal film wires are formed on the top surface of the back panel, and the electrode terminals and the metal film wires are connected by a conductive paste coated along the tilt surfaces forming the groove part. Partitions are disposed between the adjacent electrode terminals at the bottom of the groove part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicants: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Zenichiro HARA, Satoru Kiridoshi, Suguru Nagae, Takanori Okumura, Yoshiyuki Suehiro, Nobuo Terazaki, Masaaki Hiraki, Yutaka Saito, Yuji Saito, Toshinao Yuki, Ryota Oki, Takeshi Yoshida, Jun Sugahara, Hiroyuki Sato, Yoshinori Fukuda, Yosuke Sato, Masami Kimura
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Publication number: 20100328921Abstract: An image display element includes: a front panel; a back panel opposite thereto; plural pixels arranged in a matrix between the panels; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels. The panels are bonded with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween. The electrodes are connected to a driving circuit via metal film wires. The back panel is divided so as to expose electrode terminals, and a groove part V-shaped in cross section is formed at the divided portion. The metal film wires are formed on the top surface of the back panel, and the electrode terminals and the metal film wires are connected by a conductive paste coated along the tilt surfaces forming the groove part. A contact resistance reducing means is disposed at the connection part interface between the electrode terminal and the conductive paste.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicants: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Zenichiro HARA, Satoru Kiridoshi, Suguru Nagae, Takanori Okumura, Yoshiyuki Suehiro, Nobuo Terazaki, Jun Sugahara, Ryota Oki, Takeshi Yoshida, Yutaka Saito, Yuji Saito, Toshinao Yuki, Hiroyuki Sato, Yoshinori Fukuda, Yosuke Sato, Masami Kimura
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Publication number: 20100328192Abstract: An image display element includes: a front panel; a back panel opposite to the front panel; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix between both the panels, and to be selected to be in a display or non-display state; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels. Both the panels are bonded together with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween, and the electrodes are connected to a driving control circuit via metal wires. The back panel is divided such that electrode terminals connected to the electrodes are exposed between adjacent plural pixel lines, and a groove part having a shape wider at the top on the back side of the opposing surface from the front panel than at the bottom is formed at the divided portion. The metal wires are connected to the exposed electrode terminals of the groove part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicants: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Zenichiro HARA, Satoru Kiridoshi, Suguru Nagae, Takanori Okumura, Yoshiyuki Suehiro, Nobuo Terazaki, Yutaka Saito, Yuji Saito, Toshinao Yuki, Ryota Oki, Takeshi Yoshida, Jun Sugahara, Hiroyuki Sato, Yoshinori Fukuda, Yosuke Sato, Masami Kimura
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Patent number: 7851074Abstract: The new organic electroluminescent display device has a carrier-transporting layer and/or an organic luminous layer composed of a nematic liquid crystal or a liquid crystal dispersing a carrier-transporting low-molecule therein. When the organic luminous layer is to be bestowed with faculty as a liquid crystal, it is made of a nematic liquid crystal. Both the carrier-transporting layer and the organic luminous layer may be bestowed with faculty as a liquid crystal. Since the liquid crystal is incorporated in the carrier-transporting layer and/or the organic luminous layer, the display device can be driven as a liquid crystal display device in a dark place by charging with a voltage lower than a light emission initiating potential. Of course, it is driven as an electroluminescent display device when it is charged with a voltage higher than the light emission initiating potential. Use of an electroluminescent liquid crystal as a organic luminous layer enables omission of a carrier-transporting layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2008Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignees: Tohoku Pioneer Corporation, Junji KidoInventors: Junji Kido, Hitoshi Nakada, Teruo Tohma, Ryuji Murayama, Toshinao Yuki
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Patent number: 7849958Abstract: A Vibration system part for a speaker device includes a woven fabric or a non-woven fabric made of basalt fiber produced by twist yarn or roving yarn being a continuous long-fiber. The vibration system part for the speaker device may be a diaphragm, a center cap, an edge or a damper, for example. In a preferred example, the woven fabric or the non-woven fabric is impregnated with thermosetting resin or thermoplastic resin. Additionally, a lamination member, such as paper, foam material, resin or a film, is preferably laminated (coated) on the woven fabric or the non-woven fabric. Thus, the vibration system parts for the speaker device, having excellent acoustic property and reliability, can be obtained at a low price.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2006Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Masatoshi Sato, Satoshi Hachiya, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Koji Takayama
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Publication number: 20100310109Abstract: A speaker device where the dip in the middle sound range is reduced, which provides reproduced sound of comparatively high quality, and provides reproduced sound of comparatively high sound pressure. In the speaker device, a support member for a speaker vibrator is adopted for an edge. The speaker device has a movable part (85) having bent parts, or more specifically, having a top bent part, an inner bent part, and an outer bent part. Because the movable part (85) is formed such that the top bent part is positioned closer to the radial center of the speaker device than the radial center between the inner bent part and the outer bent part, the edge (8) has comparatively high rigidity. Consequently, the dip in the middle sound range can be reduced by a simple structure without forming, for example, a damping agent layer and a resin layer on the support member for a speaker vibrator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2007Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Dohi, Tatsuya Suzuki
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Patent number: 7848538Abstract: A thread winding part or a reinforcing wire winding part is formed by winding a heat resistant fiber thread or a reinforcing wire around the voice coil bobbin in contact with both coil ends of the wire winding part or a coil end of the same on a magnetic-circuit side. A bent part bent outward is formed on the lower end of the voice coil bobbin on the magnetic circuit side. This prevents the wire winding part from shifting from its mounting position and from coming off to the lower side. In the resulting voice coil, the wire winding part hardly comes off the voice coil bobbin even if the wire binding of the wire winding part is loosened by Joule heat, speaker vibrations, etc.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2006Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Ishigaki, Seiya Sato
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Patent number: 7847766Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to inhibit a collapse of a color balance possibly caused due to deterioration of self-emission elements when performing a color displaying by virtue of several different colors. A self-emission display apparatus comprises: a display element section consisting of self-emission elements; a monitor element section consisting of self-emission elements of different colors formed in the same manner as the self-emission elements of the display element section; a power supply circuit which supplies driving voltages to the display element section; monitor detecting units for detecting an operating state of the monitor element section; driving voltage control units which control driving voltages in accordance with a detected operating state; and a display control section for supplying display signal to the display element section.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2006Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Teruichi Watanabe, Takayoshi Yoshida
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Patent number: 7848537Abstract: A voice coil bobbin is formed by skinpass rolling of pure titanium. A manufacturing method of a voice coil bobbin includes a process which manufactures a rolled pure titanium material, a process which executes skinpass rolling of the rolled material, and a process which forms the rolled material after the skinpass rolling to manufacture the voice coil bobbin. For example, the rolled pure titanium material is manufactured by a standard manufacturing process of a normal rolled material defined by JISH4600, and the cold rolling for the purpose of the strengthening is executed. The cold rolling is executed under a condition of a rolling ratio equal to or larger than 60%. Thereby, it becomes possible to obtain double hardness of JIS No. 1-kind titanium material (TR270C) and tensile strength larger than double of the JIS No. 1-kind titanium material (TR270C) and close to 6-4 titanium.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Corporation, Goto Denshi Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiro Ishigaki, Yoshihide Goto, Taiki Goto, Shuji Higuchi
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Patent number: 7822221Abstract: A speaker device includes a terminal member, a voice coil bobbin, and a connecting member mounted on the voice coil bobbin. The connecting member has a terminal mounting part. A pair of claw part and hook-shaped projecting part is provided on an upper end portion of the terminal mounting part, and a mounting base having a groove is provided on a lower end portion thereof. A projecting part and an opening are provided at the upper end portion of the terminal member, and a mounting part is provided at the lower end portion thereof. The projecting part has a function to move the upper end portion of the terminal member to a circumferential direction of the connecting member.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2006Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventor: Tomoyuki Watanabe
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Publication number: 20100220120Abstract: A drive apparatus is provided which can calculate a suitable APL value when driving a color display panel using PLE control. Further, a drive apparatus is provided which can inhibit output capacity of a power supply circuit by controlling display brightness according to a lighting rate of a pixel. An APL calculation means 20 is provided with a weighting means 22A for performing weighting according to a light emitting current rate of each color at the time of displaying a gray scale with respect to a picture signal of each of the colors R, G, and B. Being averaged by an averaging means 23, each signal weighted by this weighting means 22A acquires an APL value. The peak brightness control means 29 is controlled using this APL value so that PLE operation of controlling a peak brightness of the picture signal is realized.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Mayumi Ozaki, Katsuhiro Kanauchi, Akinori Hayafuji
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Publication number: 20100208934Abstract: Objects are to make a speaker device smaller than heretofore in size, in profile, and in weight, and to reproduce sound in high quality. The speaker device includes: a diaphragm which has an inner rim connected to a voice coil bobbin and an outer rim connected to a frame through an edge, and is shaped so that a peak portion is formed between the inner rim and the outer rim, which are positioned at an acoustic radiation side in comparison with the peak portion; and an inner magnet type magnetic circuit for driving a voice coil which is arranged on the voice coil bobbin connected to the inner rim of the diaphragm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2006Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Dohi, Akihiko Furuto
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Publication number: 20100203918Abstract: A speaker apparatus that even when being relatively thin and compact, realizes reduction of generation of abnormal noise by contact between a lead wire and another member, reduction of breakage of lead wire and reduction of deterioration of sound quality. The speaker apparatus is one comprising magnetic circuit (2) provided with a magnetic gap in which voice coil (33) is fitted with play; vibrator (3) directly or indirectly fixed to the voice coil (33); frame (5) supporting the vibrator (3), provided thereinside with the magnetic circuit (2); and terminal part (6) to which lead wire (4) from the voice coil (33) is connected, wherein lead path (7) for passage of the lead wire (4) coming from the voice coil (33) is disposed between the voice coil (33) fitted with play in the magnetic gap (G) and the terminal part (6) provided in the frame (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2007Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuaki Watanabe
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Publication number: 20100188393Abstract: In a pixel driving apparatus and a pixel driving method in which one frame period is time divided to a plurality of subframe periods, and gradation expression is performed by the sum of the turned-on periods of one or a plurality of subframe periods, occurrence of noise caused by the gradation expression is suppressed without increasing the number of subframes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicants: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventor: Shuichi Seki
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Patent number: 7760901Abstract: A speaker device includes a magnetic circuit system and a vibration system. The vibration system has a voice coil bobbin, a voice coil wound therearound, a damper, an annular member, a diaphragm and one additional annular member fixed to the voice coil via an adhesive. In the vibration system, the additional annular member and the annular member are arranged on the lower side of the damper and on the upper side of the damper, respectively. A flat portion in the vicinity of the inner peripheral edge portion of the damper is sandwiched between the additional annular member and the annular member.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2005Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventors: Teruaki Kaiya, Seiya Sato
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Publication number: 20100177925Abstract: A speaker device includes a diaphragm having an inner rim connected to a voice coil bobbin and an outer rim connected to a frame through an edge, wherein the diaphragm is shaped so that a peak portion is formed with an acute angle folded back between the inner rim and the outer rim which are positioned at an acoustic radiation side in comparison with the peak portion. The cross-sectional shape of the diaphragm extending from the peak portion to the inner rim is formed with a convex shape toward an acoustic radiation side, and also that of the diaphragm extending from the peak portion to the outer rim is formed with substantially straight shape or convex shape toward the acoustic radiation side. The speaker device lower in profile allows high-quality sound to be reproduced, in particular, the high range of frequency characteristic of the sound pressure to be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2006Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiko Furuto, Hiroyuki Dohi
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Patent number: 7756287Abstract: A speaker vibrating part has a diaphragm body 10A and an approximately cylinder-shaped coupling portion 10B for coupling the diaphragm body 10A to a voice coil bobbin. Protruded strips 10Ba extend out from the inner periphery of the coupling portion 10B toward the center.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2006Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer CorporationInventor: Hirokazu Abe