Patents by Inventor Eiji Kaji

Eiji Kaji 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: 8368797
    Abstract: A view finder includes: a screen portion provided with a display screen which can display images captured by a camera main body; a mounting portion that can be fixed to the camera main body; and an arm portion connecting the mounting portion to the screen portion and moving the screen portion with respect to the mounting portion. The arm portion includes right and left arm portions respectively provided on right and left sides of the screen portion. The right arm portion includes first and second right arms rotatably formed with the screen portion and the mounting portion. The left arm portion includes first and second left arms rotatably formed with the screen portion and the mounting portion. The first and second right arms, the mounting portion and the screen portion, and the first and second left arms, the mounting portion and the screen portion form four-bar rotation link mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Kaji, Yuusuke Kanzaki
  • Publication number: 20110249167
    Abstract: A view finder includes: a screen portion provided with a display screen which can display images captured by a camera main body; a mounting portion that can be fixed to the camera main body; and an arm portion connecting the mounting portion to the screen portion and moving the screen portion with respect to the mounting portion. The arm portion includes right and left arm portions respectively provided on right and left sides of the screen portion. The right arm portion includes first and second right arms rotatably formed with the screen portion and the mounting portion. The left arm portion includes first and second left arms rotatably formed with the screen portion and the mounting portion. The first and second right arms, the mounting portion and the screen portion, and the first and second left arms, the mounting portion and the screen portion form four-bar rotation link mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji KAJI, Yuusuke Kanzaki
  • Patent number: 8023033
    Abstract: A viewfinder includes: a main unit to be detachably attached to a camera body; and a display unit including a display portion on which a picture to be imaged at the camera body side; wherein the display portion includes a supporting member, a display panel including a display surface, a first connecting mechanism configured to connect the main unit and the supporting member so as to rotate, and a second connecting mechanism configured to connect the supporting member and the display panel so as to swing between a laid state in which the display panel is laid on the supporting member and a standing state in which the display panel stands from the supporting member; wherein the first connecting mechanism is configured such that the supporting member can rotate within a range of at least not less than 180 degrees on the main unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Kirihara, Eiji Kaji
  • Patent number: 7956922
    Abstract: A viewfinder includes a main body detachably attached to a camera body, a display unit on which an image captured at the camera body is displayed, and an eyepiece unit detachably attached to the display unit. The eyepiece unit magnifies the image. The display unit includes a support connected to the main body in a rotatable manner, a display panel having a display surface on which the image is displayed, and a connecting mechanism that connects the display panel to the support in a rotatable manner. The support and the display panel can be set to a first folded state in which a rear surface of the display panel that is opposite to the display surface is placed on the support, a second folded state in which the display surface is placed on the support, and an unfolded state in which the display panel is raised from the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Kaji, Toru Kirihara
  • Patent number: 7750599
    Abstract: A charger configured to charge a battery includes a battery storage chamber configured to accommodate the battery; an opening formed on a first end of the battery chamber in a depth direction, the battery being attached to and detached from the battery storage chamber through the opening; a charger-side terminal provided on the battery storage chamber, the charger-side terminal being connect to and disconnect from a battery-side terminal of the battery stored in the battery storage chamber; and an attaching and detaching mechanism configured to prevent the battery from moving toward the opening while the battery is stored in the battery storage chamber and the battery-side terminal and the charger-side terminal are connected and to eject a second end of the battery in the depth direction from the opening by disconnecting the battery-side terminal and the charger-side terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Kaji, Norio Ito
  • Patent number: 7688027
    Abstract: A charger configured to charge batteries includes a housing including a plurality of battery storage chambers accommodating the batteries, the battery storage chambers being aligned in a horizontal direction such that depth directions of the battery storage chambers are parallel to each other; openings formed on first ends of the battery chambers in the depth direction, the batteries being attached to and detached from the battery storage chambers through the openings; and charger-side terminals provided on the battery storage chambers, the charger-side terminals being connect to and disconnect from battery-side terminals of the batteries stored in the battery storage chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Kaji, Hideki Kikuchi, Masayuki Enari
  • Publication number: 20080284895
    Abstract: A viewfinder includes a main body detachably attached to a camera body, a display unit on which an image captured at the camera body is displayed, and an eyepiece unit detachably attached to the display unit. The eyepiece unit magnifies the image. The display unit includes a support connected to the main body in a rotatable manner, a display panel having a display surface on which the image is displayed, and a connecting mechanism that connects the display panel to the support in a rotatable manner. The support and the display panel can be set to a first folded state in which a rear surface of the display panel that is opposite to the display surface is placed on the support, a second folded state in which the display surface is placed on the support, and an unfolded state in which the display panel is raised from the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Eiji Kaji, Toru Kirihara
  • Publication number: 20080198255
    Abstract: A viewfinder includes: a main unit to be detachably attached to a camera body; and a display unit including a display portion on which a picture to be imaged at the camera body side; wherein the display portion includes a supporting member, a display panel including a display surface, a first connecting mechanism configured to connect the main unit and the supporting member so as to rotate, and a second connecting mechanism configured to connect the supporting member and the display panel so as to swing between a laid state in which the display panel is laid on the supporting member and a standing state in which the display panel stands from the supporting member; wherein the first connecting mechanism is configured such that the supporting member can rotate within a range of at least not less than 180 degrees on the main unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Kirihara, Eiji Kaji
  • Publication number: 20070247110
    Abstract: A charger configured to charge a battery includes a battery storage chamber configured to accommodate the battery; an opening formed on a first end of the battery chamber in a depth direction, the battery being attached to and detached from the battery storage chamber through the opening; a charger-side terminal provided on the battery storage chamber, the charger-side terminal being connect to and disconnect from a battery-side terminal of the battery stored in the battery storage chamber; and an attaching and detaching mechanism configured to prevent the battery from moving toward the opening while the battery is stored in the battery storage chamber and the battery-side terminal and the charger-side terminal are connected and to eject a second end of the battery in the depth direction from the opening by disconnecting the battery-side terminal and the charger-side terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Eiji Kaji, Norio Ito
  • Publication number: 20070247111
    Abstract: A charger configured to charge batteries includes a housing including a plurality of battery storage chambers accommodating the batteries, the battery storage chambers being aligned in a horizontal direction such that depth directions of the battery storage chambers are parallel to each other; openings formed on first ends of the battery chambers in the depth direction, the batteries being attached to and detached from the battery storage chambers through the openings; and charger-side terminals provided on the battery storage chambers, the charger-side terminals being connect to and disconnect from battery-side terminals of the batteries stored in the battery storage chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Eiji Kaji, Hideki Kikuchi, Masayuki Enari