Patents by Inventor Atsushi Nishio

Atsushi Nishio 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).

  • Patent number: 6905344
    Abstract: In a connector, to which a module body is electrically connected, a connector body has an inner side face defining a chamber which accommodates the module body. The chamber is formed with an opening from which the module body is inserted. A first, conductive terminal is provided on the inner side face such that a conductive member formed on an outer periphery of the module body is brought into contact with the first terminal in a case where the module body is plenarily accommodated in the chamber. A second, grounding terminal is provided on the inner side face and operable to be brought into contact with the conductive member of the module body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20050112944
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector main body 1 having a metallic electrical connecting portion 2, an inner molded portion 10a provided outside the connector main body and having a pair of protrusions 12 which are integrally formed on the opposite surfaces of the inner molded portion 10a, and an outer molded portion 20a provided outside the inner molded portion so that the protrusions 12 are partially exposed on the outer surface of the outer molded portion 20a. The pair of protrusions 12 protrude toward a pair of metal molds for molding the outer molding portion, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Yoshinori Ohta, Yasuhiko Shinohara
  • Patent number: 6896530
    Abstract: A housing body is formed with an opening, and a cavity communicated with the opening and into which a mating connector terminal inserted through the opening in a first direction is fitted. An internal terminal is provided in the cavity to be electrically connected to the mating connector terminal fitted into the cavity. A pair of shutter members are disposed outside the cavity such that a part of each of the shutter members is movable in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, between a first position for concealing a part of the opening and a second position for revealing the part of the opening. An urging member urges each of the shutter members toward the first position, so that the mating connector terminal moves the shutter members toward the second position against an urging force of the urging member when the mating connector terminal is fitted into the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Yoshinori Ota, Yuji Tsujii
  • Publication number: 20050106938
    Abstract: A connector socket (on-board connector) 1a includes a shield case 11 which covers part or all of an IC 31 provided on a substrate 3 near a position where the connector socket is mounted so that the shield case 11 promotes heat radiation from the IC 31 and provides electromagnetic shielding to the IC 31. Further, a connector plug (mating connector) 2a includes a plug portion 26 and a plug shield 23 arranged the outside of the connector plug 2a. The plug shield 23 is connected to a braided shield 25 of a connector cable 22 by a caulk 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Satoru Karahashi
  • Publication number: 20050095501
    Abstract: A positive terminal 20 for a dry battery of a battery box 1a includes an electrode portion 22 adapted to make contact with the anode of a battery, a soldering portion 13 soldered to the substrate 6, and a lead portion 21 integrally provided between the electrode portion 22 and the soldering portion 13. Further, a load absorbing means is provided in the lead portion 21 to prevent a force exerted in the longitudinal direction of the battery from being applied directly to the soldering portion 13. The lead portion 21 includes an extending part 21a which extends in the longitudinal direction of the battery and is continuous with the electrode portion 22, and a loop part 21b bent in a substantially ring shape and positioned within a plane roughly perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the battery, wherein the loop part 21b forms the load absorbing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Yoshinori Ohta, Yasuhiko Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20050064741
    Abstract: A connecting device includes a first circuit board having a first conductive pattern on an outer peripheral edge portion thereof, a second circuit board having a second conductive pattern on an outer peripheral edge portion thereof, and a connector having a terminal corresponding to the first and second conductive patterns. The terminal connects the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern when the first and second circuit boards are attached to the connector. Also, a connecting device includes a first circuit board having a first conductive pattern on an edge portion thereof, a second circuit board having a second conductive pattern on an edge portion thereof, and a connector having a first and second faces, the first and second faces have a first and second recess portions respectively. A terminal connects the first and second conductive patterns when the first and second circuit boards are attached to the first and second recess portions respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 6862804
    Abstract: A wiring board provided with a first terminal, a connector provided with a second terminal, and a camera module provided with a third terminal are provided. The first terminal and the second terminal are soldered to mount the connector on the wiring board. The camera module is mounted on the connector to electrically connect the second terminal with the third terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki
  • Publication number: 20050048829
    Abstract: To provide a connector for camera module use capable of preventing a defective contact of the connector. A connector for camera module use in which a camera module 12 is accommodated in a connector box 23, which is covered with a shield case, and engaged by an engaging member, the camera module 12 including: a solid image pickup element; a lens unit having a lens for guiding light to the solid image pickup element; and a lens holder by which the solid image pickup element is held, wherein a distance between the lens and the solid image pickup element is adjusted to a predetermined focal distance by the lens holer, and the connector for camera module use comprises a pushing member 21, and the pushing member 21 includes: an opening portion 21a formed at the center, the size of which is larger than that of the lens unit; leaf-spring-shaped elastic members 22, 22 . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Satoru Karahashi
  • Publication number: 20050026481
    Abstract: A housing body is formed with an opening, and a cavity communicated with the opening and into which a mating connector terminal inserted through the opening in a first direction is fitted. An internal terminal is provided in the cavity to be electrically connected to the mating connector terminal fitted into the cavity. A pair of shutter members are disposed outside the cavity such that a part of each of the shutter members is movable in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, between a first position for concealing a part of the opening and a second position for revealing the part of the opening. An urging member urges each of the shutter members toward the first position, so that the mating connector terminal moves the shutter members toward the second position against an urging force of the urging member when the mating connector terminal is fitted into the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Yoshinori Ota, Yuji Tsujii
  • Patent number: 6824431
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a card adapter for electrically connecting electrical connecting portions of a card-shaped electronic device such as a CF card to contacts in a slot for a PC card provided in a personal computer. The card adapter 1 includes a chassis 10, a pair of conducting plates 40 provided on the upper and lower sides of the chassis 10, and a grounding member 20, and the like. The grounding member 20 is used to provide an electrical path for electrically connecting a grounding contact portion of the CF card to a grounding part of the slot without using the conducting plates 40 and it is formed into a single part. By using such a grounding member 20, the card adapter 1 can directly connect the grounding contact portion of the CF card to the grounding part of the slot to accomplish stable and reliable grounding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsumi Electrical Co., LTD
    Inventors: Tsutomu Shimada, Kaname Suwa, Tsuguhide Sakata, Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Kazuhiro Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20040218512
    Abstract: A recording medium apparatus includes a base plate formed with a stop portion, a holder being slidable on the base plate while holding a recording medium inserted in the holder, and a reversing spring, of which pressing direction changes in accordance with a position of the holder, a first end of the reversing spring being locked on the base plate and a second end of the reversing spring being locked on the holder. The reversing spring has an arc portion between the first and the second ends, the circular portion extends in a plane surface. The stop portion is locked in the holder so as to fix the holder in a predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Satoru Karahashi
  • Publication number: 20040190388
    Abstract: A recording medium apparatus capable of loading a plurality of types of recording media is disclosed. The recording medium apparatus is operable for loading a recording medium having a terminal at a front edge side thereof with respect to an insertion direction and a common dimension part configured to have a predefined dimension at a side opposite to the insertion direction. The recording medium apparatus mechanically and electrically loads and unloads the recording medium based on the common dimension part regardless of different insertion directional lengths of the various recording media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Satoru Karahashi
  • Patent number: 6789259
    Abstract: A recording media unit includes a slot through which a recording media is inserted into and ejected out of the recording media unit, a first shutter, attached to the recording media unit, that closes the slot in a state where the recording media is not accommodated in the recording media unit, and a second shutter, pivotably attached to the recording media unit, that closes the slot in a state where the recording media is accommodated in the recording media unit. The first shutter is configured to open in accordance with an insertion operation of the recording media in which the recording media pushes the first shutter, and the second shutter is configured to rotate about a pivot at one end of the second shutter in accordance with an ejection operation of the recording media in which the recording media pushes the second shutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Kazuhiro Okazaki, Satoru Karahashi
  • Patent number: 6776631
    Abstract: A card adapter 1 is provided which may connect/disconnect a card-shaped electronic device and has a chassis 10, a push member 40 disposed in the chassis 10 for pushing a CF card 2, an eject lever 50 movably mounted with respect to the chassis 10, a link arm 60 pivotably mounted on the chassis 10 via a rotation axis 13, and the like. In the card adapter 1, one end of the link arm 60 is linked with the push member 40 via a first linking part 14, and the other end of the link arm 60 is linked with the eject lever 50 via a second linking part, whereby the movement of the eject lever 50 is transmitted to the push member 40 via the link arm 60. According to such a structure, the card adapter 1 can reliably and easily connect and disconnect the CF card 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Shimada, Kaname Suwa, Tsuguhide Sakata, Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Kazuhiro Okazaki
  • Patent number: D502144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki, Satoru Karahashi
  • Patent number: D513735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Yoshinori Ohta, Masaki Sawafuji
  • Patent number: D515511
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Yoshinori Ohta, Masaki Sawafuji
  • Patent number: D516036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Yoshinori Ohta, Masaki Sawafuji
  • Patent number: D516519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Yoshinori Ohta, Masaki Sawafuji
  • Patent number: D493427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Nishio, Takashi Kawasaki