Patents by Inventor Akira Hanatsuka
Akira Hanatsuka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9261928Abstract: There is provided an electronic device including a flat-plate-like main unit including a keyboard, a flat-plate-like display unit which includes a display surface and is configured to move between a first state to be superimposed on the main unit and a second state to stand up from the first state, a hinge which connects the main unit and the display unit to each other in a manner that the display unit is movable with respect to the main unit, the hinge being provided in a center of the main unit in a left and right direction, a heat source and a cooling fan across the hinge in an inside of the main unit, and a heat pipe which connects the heat source and the cooling fan to each other and avoids an attaching portion of the hinge with respect to the main unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Sin Aruga, Atsushi Tani, Kenji Saitou, Akira Hanatsuka
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Patent number: 9229480Abstract: There is provided an electronic device including a flat main unit provided with a keyboard, a flat display unit having a display face, the flat display unit configured to movably slide between a first state that overlaps the main unit and a second state that is erect with respect to the main unit, and a hinge that is arranged so as to overlap the keyboard in the first state, and is configured to couple the main unit and the display unit together so that the display unit can move with respect to the main unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Atsushi Tani, Akira Hanatsuka, Shingo Harada
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Patent number: 8982548Abstract: An apparatus opening and closing mechanism includes: a slide mechanism by which a first casing and a second casing are slidably connected to each other and which effects transition of position state of the first casing and the second casing between a closed state and an open state; and a hinge mechanism by which the first casing and the second casing are rotatably connected to each other. The slide mechanism includes: a first holder fixed to the first casing; a second holder which is fixed to the second casing and by which the first slider is supported so as to be movable in the sliding direction; and an elastic member which has one end fixed to the first holder and the other end fixed to the second holder and which extends and contracts according to movement of the first casing and the second casing at the time of sliding.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Takahiro Totsuka, Akira Hanatsuka, Shingo Harada
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Publication number: 20140355197Abstract: There is provided an electronic device including a flat-plate-like main unit including a keyboard, a flat-plate-like display unit which includes a display surface and is configured to move between a first state to be superimposed on the main unit and a second state to stand up from the first state, a hinge which connects the main unit and the display unit to each other in a manner that the display unit is movable with respect to the main unit, the hinge being provided in a center of the main unit in a left and right direction, a heat source and a cooling fan across the hinge in an inside of the main unit, and a heat pipe which connects the heat source and the cooling fan to each other and avoids an attaching portion of the hinge with respect to the main unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Sin ARUGA, Atsushi TANI, Kenji SAITOU, Akira HANATSUKA
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Publication number: 20140355186Abstract: There is provided an electronic device including a flat main unit provided with a keyboard, a flat display unit having a display face, the flat display unit configured to movably slide between a first state that overlaps the main unit and a second state that is erect with respect to the main unit, and a single hinge that is arranged so as to overlap the keyboard in the first state, and is configured to couple the main unit and the display unit together so that the display unit can move with respect to the main unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Shinji Oguchi, Atsushi Tani, Akira Hanatsuka
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Publication number: 20140355187Abstract: There is provided an electronic device including a flat main unit provided with a keyboard, a flat display unit having a display face, the flat display unit configured to movably slide between a first state that overlaps the main unit and a second state that is erect with respect to the main unit, and a hinge that is arranged so as to overlap the keyboard in the first state, and is configured to couple the main unit and the display unit together so that the display unit can move with respect to the main unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Tani, Akira Hanatsuka, Shingo Harada
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Patent number: 8279590Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an accommodation plate, a first exterior member, and a second exterior member. The accommodation plate accommodates a plurality of components except at least a keyboard component. The first exterior member holds the keyboard component and constitutes a first exterior surface of the electronic apparatus. The second exterior member constitutes a second exterior surface as an opposite surface of the first exterior surface. The accommodation plate is disposed between the first exterior member and the second exterior member.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2009Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Noriko Kito, Akira Hanatsuka, Ryosuke Tobiyama, Yu Togasaki
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Patent number: 8264826Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a main body including a battery pack mounting portion at an end in a direction; a display portion to be openable to the main body via a hinge portion provided at an end in the direction; a battery pack detachable from the battery pack mounting portion along the direction; a first connector portion provided at a position of the battery pack mounting portion on the end side in the direction; a second connector portion provided to the battery pack and connectable to the first connector portion; a first engagement portion provided at another end of the battery pack mounting portion in the direction; a second engagement portion provided to the battery pack and capable of being engaged with the first engagement portion relatively in the direction; and a notch portion provided at an end of the battery pack in the direction, for avoiding the hinge portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Ryosuke Tobiyama, Akira Hanatsuka
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Publication number: 20120162879Abstract: An apparatus opening and closing mechanism includes: a slide mechanism by which a first casing and a second casing are slidably connected to each other and which effects transition of position state of the first casing and the second casing between a closed state and an open state; and a hinge mechanism by which the first casing and the second casing are rotatably connected to each other. The slide mechanism includes: a first holder fixed to the first casing; a second holder which is fixed to the second casing and by which the first slider is supported so as to be movable in the sliding direction; and an elastic member which has one end fixed to the first holder and the other end fixed to the second holder and which extends and contracts according to movement of the first casing and the second casing at the time of sliding.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2011Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Takahiro Totsuka, Akira Hanatsuka, Shingo Harada
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Publication number: 20100165555Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a main body including a battery pack mounting portion at an end in a direction; a display portion to be openable to the main body via a hinge portion provided at an end in the direction; a battery pack detachable from the battery pack mounting portion along the direction; a first connector portion provided at a position of the battery pack mounting portion on the end side in the direction; a second connector portion provided to the battery pack and connectable to the first connector portion; a first engagement portion provided at another end of the battery pack mounting portion in the direction; a second engagement portion provided to the battery pack and capable of being engaged with the first engagement portion relatively in the direction; and a notch portion provided at an end of the battery pack in the direction, for avoiding the hinge portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Ryosuke Tobiyama, Akira Hanatsuka
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Publication number: 20100157523Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an accommodation plate, a first exterior member, and a second exterior member. The accommodation plate accommodates a plurality of components except at least a keyboard component. The first exterior member holds the keyboard component and constitutes a first exterior surface of the electronic apparatus. The second exterior member constitutes a second exterior surface as an opposite surface of the first exterior surface. The accommodation plate is disposed between the first exterior member and the second exterior member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Noriko KITO, Akira Hanatsuka, Ryosuke Tobiyama, Yu Togasaki
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Patent number: 7486501Abstract: An information processing device may include a device main body including a keyboard, and a display slidably supported by the device main body, wherein the device main body may include a support section for slidably supporting the display, and a pair of grip sections positioned on both sides of the display continuously to the support section and to be grasped by the user, the pair of grip sections may be formed so as to protrude in a display arrangement direction in which the display may be arranged with respect to the support section, and an operation section to be operated by the user may be disposed on a surface of the pair of grip sections in the direction of protrusion.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2007Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Akira Hanatsuka, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Takashi Sonehara
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Publication number: 20070297124Abstract: An information processing device may include a device main body including a keyboard, and a display slidably supported by the device main body, wherein the device main body may include a support section for slidably supporting the display, and a pair of grip sections positioned on both sides of the display continuously to the support section and to be grasped by the user, the pair of grip sections may be formed so as to protrude in a display arrangement direction in which the display may be arranged with respect to the support section, and an operation section to be operated by the user may be disposed on a surface of the pair of grip sections in the direction of protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2007Publication date: December 27, 2007Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Akira Hanatsuka, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Takashi Sonehara