Patents Assigned to Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
  • Publication number: 20220307666
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a vehicle luminaire includes: a board having a plate shape and including a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, and at least one coupling portion penetrating between the first surface and the second surface; a light-emitting element provided on the first surface of the board; and a connecting portion having a plate shape, including a convex portion provided inside each coupling portion on one end portion side, and extending in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface. A tip portion of the convex portion protrudes from the first surface of the board. A distance between the tip portion of the convex portion and the first surface of the board is larger than a distance between a light-emitting surface of the light-emitting element and the first surface of the board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroaki Kanagawa
  • Publication number: 20220229388
    Abstract: A heater according to an embodiment includes a substrate, a first wiring, a second wiring, and a plurality of first heating elements. Each first heating element includes an inclined portion, a first connecting portion, and a second connecting portion. When viewed from a direction perpendicular to the one surface of the substrate, the inclined portion is provided between the first wiring and the second wiring and inclined with respect to the first direction. An angle between the first (second) connecting portion side and the first (second) wiring side on an inclined portion side is larger than an angle between the first (second) wiring side on the inclined portion side and the inclined portion side on one (the other) side of the first direction where an angle between the inclined portion side and the first (second) wiring side on the inclined portion side is 90° or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shinjiro Aono, Atsushi Heike, Masahiko Tamai, Yoshitatsu Matsui, Satoko Kato
  • Publication number: 20220151029
    Abstract: A heater according to an embodiment includes: a tubular portion; a sealing portion; a conductive portion; a heating element; a lead having one end portion side electrically connected to the conductive portion with the other end portion side exposed from the sealing portion; a connecting portion electrically connected to the exposed lead; an introduction wire having one end portion side electrically connected to the connecting portion; a base storing the sealing portion, the exposed lead, the connecting portion, and an end portion of the introduction wire; and a seal portion covering the exposed lead, the connecting portion, and the end portion of the introduction wire. The base has a first hole at a position facing the connecting portion. A length of the first hole in a pipe axial direction is longer than that of the first hole in a direction orthogonal to the pipe axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Masaaki Takatsuka
  • Publication number: 20220135440
    Abstract: A fluid sterilization device according to an embodiment includes a tubular portion; a supply head provided in one end portion of the tubular portion; a discharge head provided in the other end portion of the tubular portion, and including a hole penetrating through the discharge head between an end face on a tubular portion side and an end face on a side opposite the tubular portion side; a substrate provided inside the hole of the discharge head; a light-emitting element provided on a surface on the tubular portion side of the substrate, and configured to emit an ultraviolet ray; and a window provided in the discharge head, and facing the light-emitting element. A surface roughness Ra of an inner surface of the tubular portion is 50 nanometers (nm) or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Syuhei Abe, Takeo Kato
  • Publication number: 20220128211
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided a vehicle luminaire including: a socket; a board provided on one end side of the socket; at least one light-emitting element provided on the board; a frame part provided on the board to surround the light-emitting element; a sealing part that is provided on an inner side of the frame part and contains a resin; and an optical element provided on the sealing part. The frame part includes at least any one of a trap provided on an outer surface to retain at least a part of the resin overflowed to an outer side of the frame part, and an inclined surface provided in an edge of an opening opposite to the board side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Misaki Ueno, Kiyokazu Hino
  • Patent number: 11293613
    Abstract: A vehicle luminaire according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a socket; and a light-emitting module that is provided in on one end side of the socket, and includes only three light-emitting elements. When viewing the vehicle luminaire from a direction along a central axis, light-emitting surfaces of the three light-emitting elements have an approximately rectangular shape or an approximately square shape. At the inside of an approximately rectangular luminous region with the central axis set as the center, the three light-emitting elements are provided in parallel in a row in a direction in which short sides of the luminous region face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Misaki Ueno
  • Publication number: 20220098058
    Abstract: A fluid sterilization device according to an embodiment includes: a tube portion; a supply head in one end portion of the tube portion; a discharge head provided in the other end portion thereof and having a first hole penetrating a space between end faces on the tube portion side and the opposite side; a holder having a flange and a protruding portion projecting from one surface of the flange and provided in the first hole; a substrate on an end face of the protruding portion on a side opposite to the flange side; a light-emitting element provided on a surface of the substrate on a side opposite to the protruding portion side and emitting ultraviolet rays; a window provided in the first hole and facing the light-emitting element; and a desiccant provided outside the discharge head and in a space communicating with the first hole or in the first hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Kato, Atsushi Fujioka, Naoto Sakurai, Seiya Iida, Takanori Ochi
  • Publication number: 20220090752
    Abstract: An automatic driving vehicle luminaire according to an embodiment displays a driving state of an automatic driving vehicle. The automatic driving vehicle luminaire includes: a socket; and a light-emitting module provided on one end side of the socket. The light-emitting module emits bluish green light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kosugi, Ryuji Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20210364143
    Abstract: A vehicle luminaire according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a socket includes a flange, a mounting part, and contains a highly heat conductive resin; a light-emitting module includes at least one light-emitting element; and a heat transfer part is provided between the mounting part and the light-emitting module. An expression of 2.5 [watt]?WT?5.5 [watt], an expression of 15 [watt/(m·K)]?WT?25 [watt/(m·K)], and an expression of 40 [1/K]?(A1?A2)×WT/W?90 [1/K] are satisfied. W [watt] represents electric power that is applied to the light-emitting module. WT [watt/(m·K)] represents heat conductivity of the highly heat conductive resin. A1 [mm] represents a dimension of the flange in a direction orthogonal to a central axis of the vehicle luminaire. A2 [mm] represents a dimension of the mounting part in a direction orthogonal to the central axis of the vehicle luminaire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyokazu Hino
  • Patent number: 11168863
    Abstract: A vehicular luminaire according to embodiments includes a socket; a substrate provided on the socket and including a wiring pattern on at least one surface; at least one light-emitting element electrically connected to the wiring pattern; and a plurality of power-supply terminals extending inside the socket and including one end portion exposed from the socket, the vicinity of the end portion being bent toward the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyokazu Hino
  • Publication number: 20210322593
    Abstract: A fluid sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment includes a tubular cover; a tubular portion provided inside the cover; a supply head provided at one end of the tubular portion; a discharge head provided at the other end of the tubular portion; at least one light-emitting element provided in at least one of the supply head and the discharge head and allowed to irradiate an inside of the tubular portion with ultraviolet rays; and a temperature control unit capable of controlling a temperature of a space between the cover and the tubular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Takeo Kato, Atsushi Fujioka, Naoto Sakurai, Seiya Iida, Takanori Ochi, Yukinobu Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20210317963
    Abstract: A vehicle luminaire according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a socket; and a light-emitting module that is provided in on one end side of the socket, and includes only three light-emitting elements. When viewing the vehicle luminaire from a direction along a central axis, light-emitting surfaces of the three light-emitting elements have an approximately rectangular shape or an approximately square shape. At the inside of an approximately rectangular luminous region with the central axis set as the center, the three light-emitting elements are provided in parallel in a row in a direction in which short sides of the luminous region face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Misaki Ueno
  • Publication number: 20210315075
    Abstract: A vehicle luminaire according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a socket; and a light-emitting module that is provided on one end side of the socket and includes at least one light-emitting element, a negative characteristic thermistor, and a positive characteristic thermistor. The light-emitting element, the negative characteristic thermistor, and the positive characteristic thermistor are connected in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Kosugi
  • Publication number: 20210283294
    Abstract: A fluid sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment includes a tubular portion; a supply head provided at one end of the tubular portion; a discharge head provided at the other end of the tubular portion; a holder provided on the discharge head; a window provided on the discharge head and one surface of which is exposed to a flow path provided in the discharge head; a board provided on a surface of the holder on a side of the window; a light-emitting element provided on the board and allowed to irradiate the window with ultraviolet rays; and a heat insulating portion which is provided between the discharge head and the holder and has a lower thermal conductivity than a thermal conductivity of the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Seiya Iida, Takeo Kato, Naoto Sakurai
  • Patent number: 11106166
    Abstract: A heater includes: a substrate; a first heating element being provided on one surface of the substrate and extending in a longitudinal direction of the substrate; a second heating element being provided on one surface of the substrate, extending in the longitudinal direction of the substrate, and being provided side by side with the first heating element in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; a first detecting section being provided on one surface of the substrate and detecting a temperature; a wiring being electrically connected to one ends of the first heating element, the second heating element, and the first detecting section; a first terminal being electrically connected to the other end of the first heating element; a second terminal being electrically connected to the other end of the second heating element; and a third terminal being electrically connected to the other end of the first detecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Masahiko Tamai
  • Patent number: 11098872
    Abstract: A vehicle luminaire according to an embodiment includes: a socket; and a light-emitting module which is provided at one end side of the socket. The light-emitting module includes: at least one light-emitting element; a first transistor of which a source is electrically connected to a cathode of the light-emitting element; a negative characteristic thermistor which is electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor; a positive characteristic thermistor which is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor or a drain of the first transistor; and a second transistor of which a collector is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor, a base is electrically connected to the drain of the first transistor, and an emitter is electrically connected to an output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Kosugi
  • Patent number: 11083987
    Abstract: A photocatalytic filter may include: a plurality of weft threads each of which includes a plurality of fibers extending in a first direction; a plurality of warp threads each of which includes a plurality of fibers extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and photocatalysts which are carried by the plurality of weft threads and the plurality of warp threads. At least two warp threads sandwiches at least one weft thread or at least two weft threads sandwiches at least one warp thread at the intersection portion between the weft thread and the warp thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Osamu Tsuzaki, Akihiro Yagi
  • Patent number: 11028991
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device according to an embodiment includes: a socket; a substrate that is provided on one end portion side of the socket; a frame portion that is provided on the substrate; at least one light-emitting element that is provided in a region on an inner side of the frame portion on the substrate; a sealing portion that is provided on an inner side of the frame portion and covers the light-emitting element; and an optical element that is provided on the sealing portion. An arithmetic-average roughness value of a first surface on the sealing portion side in the optical element is greater than an arithmetic-average roughness value of a second surface of the optical element on a side opposite to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Misaki Ueno
  • Publication number: 20210164633
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device according to an embodiment includes: a socket; a substrate that is provided on one end portion side of the socket; a frame portion that is provided on the substrate; at least one light-emitting element that is provided in a region on an inner side of the frame portion on the substrate; a sealing portion that is provided on an inner side of the frame portion and covers the light-emitting element; and an optical element that is provided on the sealing portion. An arithmetic-average roughness value of a first surface on the sealing portion side in the optical element is greater than an arithmetic-average roughness value of a second surface of the optical element on a side opposite to the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Misaki Ueno
  • Publication number: 20210156538
    Abstract: A vehicle luminaire according to an embodiment includes: a socket; and a light-emitting module which is provided at one end side of the socket. The light-emitting module includes: at least one light-emitting element; a first transistor of which a source is electrically connected to a cathode of the light-emitting element; a negative characteristic thermistor which is electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor; a positive characteristic thermistor which is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor or a drain of the first transistor; and a second transistor of which a collector is electrically connected to the gate of the first transistor, a base is electrically connected to the drain of the first transistor, and an emitter is electrically connected to an output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Kosugi