Patents by Inventor Futoshi Kuriyama

Futoshi Kuriyama 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: 11907025
    Abstract: A latch mechanism includes a latch and a rotation shaft supporting part. The latch is rotatable around a rotation shaft between a housing position and a lock position, and fixes a first unit and a second unit in a closed state at the lock position. The rotation shaft supporting part rotatably supports the rotation shaft. The latch has a first ring-shaped part disposed coaxially with the rotation shaft. The rotation shaft supporting part has a second ring-shaped part disposed coaxially with the rotation shaft. Heights of the first ring-shaped part and the second ring-shaped part are set such that an area of abutment between the first ring-shaped part and the second ring-shaped part increases as the latch rotates from the lock position to the housing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Shindo, Futoshi Kuriyama, Tatsuo Kuromoto
  • Patent number: 11665843
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a casing having an opening that houses a connection terminal inside; and a terminal cover that seals the opening such that the connection terminal is not exposed. The terminal cover includes a lid that seals the opening and a fixing part that fixes the terminal cover to the casing. The lid includes a protrusion and a cushion member, the cushion member being mounted around the protrusion and having a surface lower than a surface of the protrusion. The cushion member seals the opening by being in close contact with a member provided around the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Shindo, Futoshi Kuriyama, Yusuke Katsuyama, Tatsuo Kuromoto
  • Publication number: 20220382336
    Abstract: A latch mechanism includes a latch and a rotation shaft supporting part. The latch is rotatable around a rotation shaft between a housing position and a lock position, and fixes a first unit and a second unit in a closed state at the lock position. The rotation shaft supporting part rotatably supports the rotation shaft. The latch has a first ring-shaped part disposed coaxially with the rotation shaft. The rotation shaft supporting part has a second ring-shaped part disposed coaxially with the rotation shaft. Heights of the first ring-shaped part and the second ring-shaped part are set such that an area of abutment between the first ring-shaped part and the second ring-shaped part increases as the latch rotates from the lock position to the housing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Kenichi SHINDO, Futoshi KURIYAMA, Tatsuo KUROMOTO
  • Patent number: 11449107
    Abstract: A latch mechanism includes a latch and a rotation shaft supporting part. The latch is rotatable around a rotation shaft between a housing position and a lock position, and fixes a first unit and a second unit in a closed state at the lock position. The rotation shaft supporting part rotatably supports the rotation shaft. The latch has a first ring-shaped part disposed coaxially with the rotation shaft. The rotation shaft supporting part has a second ring-shaped part disposed coaxially with the rotation shaft. Heights of the first ring-shaped part and the second ring-shaped part are set such that an area of abutment between the first ring-shaped part and the second ring-shaped part increases as the latch rotates from the lock position to the housing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Shindo, Futoshi Kuriyama, Tatsuo Kuromoto
  • Publication number: 20210329804
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a casing having an opening that houses a connection terminal inside; and a terminal cover that seals the opening such that the connection terminal is not exposed. The terminal cover includes a lid that seals the opening and a fixing part that fixes the terminal cover to the casing. The lid includes a protrusion and a cushion member, the cushion member being mounted around the protrusion and having a surface lower than a surface of the protrusion. The cushion member seals the opening by being in close contact with a member provided around the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Kenichi SHINDO, Futoshi KURIYAMA, Yusuke KATSUYAMA, Tatsuo KUROMOTO
  • Patent number: 11083100
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a casing having an opening that houses a connection terminal inside; and a terminal cover that seals the opening such that the connection terminal is not exposed. The terminal cover includes a lid that seals the opening and a fixing part that fixes the terminal cover to the casing. The lid includes a protrusion and a cushion member, the cushion member being mounted around the protrusion and having a surface lower than a surface of the protrusion. The cushion member seals the opening by being in close contact with a member provided around the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Shindo, Futoshi Kuriyama, Yusuke Katsuyama, Tatsuo Kuromoto
  • Patent number: 10884458
    Abstract: An electronic device in a first aspect includes: a housing comprising metal that houses an electronic component; a cover comprising resin that covers at least a part of a principal surface of the housing from an outside; and a screw screwed into the housing via a through-hole provided at the cover and, the screw having a head that protrudes to the outside from the cover. A larger-diameter part having a diameter larger than a diameter of a screw part is provided on a head side of the screw. A larger-diameter step-down part that fits the larger-diameter part is provided on the principal surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Futoshi Kuriyama, Ryo Yonezawa, Takeshi Mori, Tetsuya Urimoto
  • Publication number: 20200329576
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a casing having an opening that houses a connection terminal inside; and a terminal cover that seals the opening such that the connection terminal is not exposed. The terminal cover includes a lid that seals the opening and a fixing part that fixes the terminal cover to the casing. The lid includes a protrusion and a cushion member, the cushion member being mounted around the protrusion and having a surface lower than a surface of the protrusion. The cushion member seals the opening by being in close contact with a member provided around the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Kenichi SHINDO, Futoshi KURIYAMA, Yusuke KATSUYAMA, Tatsuo KUROMOTO
  • Patent number: 10743431
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a casing having an opening that houses a connection terminal inside; and a terminal cover that seals the opening such that the connection terminal is not exposed. The terminal cover includes a lid that seals the opening and a fixing part that fixes the terminal cover to the casing. The lid includes a protrusion and a cushion member, the cushion member being mounted around the protrusion and having a surface lower than a surface of the protrusion. The cushion member seals the opening by being in close contact with a member provided around the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Shindo, Futoshi Kuriyama, Yusuke Katsuyama, Tatsuo Kuromoto
  • Publication number: 20200142453
    Abstract: A latch mechanism includes a latch and a rotation shaft supporting part. The latch is rotatable around a rotation shaft between a housing position and a lock position, and fixes a first unit and a second unit in a closed state at the lock position. The rotation shaft supporting part rotatably supports the rotation shaft. The latch has a first ring-shaped part disposed coaxially with the rotation shaft. The rotation shaft supporting part has a second ring-shaped part disposed coaxially with the rotation shaft. Heights of the first ring-shaped part and the second ring-shaped part are set such that an area of abutment between the first ring-shaped part and the second ring-shaped part increases as the latch rotates from the lock position to the housing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Kenichi SHINDO, Futoshi KURIYAMA, Tatsuo KUROMOTO
  • Patent number: 10545539
    Abstract: A latch mechanism includes a latch and a rotation shaft supporting part. The latch is rotatable around a rotation shaft between a housing position and a lock position, and fixes a first unit and a second unit in a closed state at the lock position. The rotation shaft supporting part rotatably supports the rotation shaft. The latch has a first ring-shaped part disposed coaxially with the rotation shaft. The rotation shaft supporting part has a second ring-shaped part disposed coaxially with the rotation shaft. Heights of the first ring-shaped part and the second ring-shaped part are set such that an area of abutment between the first ring-shaped part and the second ring-shaped part increases as the latch rotates from the lock position to the housing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenchi Shindo, Futoshi Kuriyama, Tatsuo Kuromoto
  • Publication number: 20190361503
    Abstract: An electronic device in a first aspect includes: a housing comprising metal that houses an electronic component; a cover comprising resin that covers at least a part of a principal surface of the housing from an outside; and a screw screwed into the housing via a through-hole provided at the cover and, the screw having a head that protrudes to the outside from the cover. A larger-diameter part having a diameter larger than a diameter of a screw part is provided on a head side of the screw. A larger-diameter step-down part that fits the larger-diameter part is provided on the principal surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Futoshi KURIYAMA, Ryo YONEZAWA, Takeshi MORI, Tetsuya URIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10444801
    Abstract: A latching mechanism includes a latch provided to a first unit, provided with a first engaging portion at its tip, and is rotatable about a rotation shaft from a first rotation position to a second rotation position, a shaft support provided to the first unit, rotatably supporting the rotation shaft, and is movable between a first position and a second position, a biasing portion provided to the first unit, and biasing the shaft support in a direction from the first position to the second position, and a second engaging portion provided to a second unit, and is engageable with the first engaging portion. The first and second engaging portions engage when the second unit is closed with respect to the first unit, the shaft support lies at the second position, and the latch lies at the second rotation position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Shindo, Hitoshi Nakatani, Tatsuo Kuromoto, Futoshi Kuriyama
  • Patent number: 10349544
    Abstract: In an electronic device, a socket side first fitting part and a socket side second fitting part, which constitute one shape of a recess and a projection, are formed near a hinge on a principal surface of a socket of a second unit from which a first unit is detachable. In a state in which a principal surface of an input unit and a principal surface of the socket are substantially parallel to each other, an input unit side first fitting part and an input unit side second fitting part, which constitute another shape of the recess and the projection, are formed on the principal surface of the input unit so as to respectively fit to the socket side first fitting part and the socket side second fitting part of the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Katsuyama, Kenichi Shindo, Futoshi Kuriyama
  • Patent number: 10296050
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a terminal cover that closes an opening. The opening is provided in a casing and houses a connection terminal. The terminal cover includes a lid, a fixing part for fixing the lid to the casing, and a slider mounted on the lid and slidable in a predetermined sliding direction. The lid is coupled to the fixing part in the sliding direction. The slider has first engagement parts provided at an end of the slider in the sliding direction, and has second engagement parts provided at each end in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction. When the slider is located at a predetermined lock position in a state in which the terminal cover is closed, the casing has third engagement parts engaged with the first engagement parts and fourth engagement parts engaged with the second engagement parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Shindo, Takeshi Mori, Futoshi Kuriyama
  • Publication number: 20180239398
    Abstract: A latching mechanism includes a latch provided to a first unit, provided with a first engaging portion at its tip, and is rotatable about a rotation shaft from a first rotation position to a second rotation position, a shaft support provided to the first unit, rotatably supporting the rotation shaft, and is movable between a first position and a second position, a biasing portion provided to the first unit, and biasing the shaft support in a direction from the first position to the second position, and a second engaging portion provided to a second unit, and is engageable with the first engaging portion. The first and second engaging portions engage when the second unit is closed with respect to the first unit, the shaft support lies at the second position, and the latch lies at the second rotation position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichi SHINDO, Hitoshi NAKATANI, Tatsuo KUROMOTO, Futoshi KURIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180235096
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a casing having an opening that houses a connection terminal inside; and a terminal cover that seals the opening such that the connection terminal is not exposed. The terminal cover includes a lid that seals the opening and a fixing part that fixes the terminal cover to the casing. The lid includes a protrusion and a cushion member, the cushion member being mounted around the protrusion and having a surface lower than a surface of the protrusion. The cushion member seals the opening by being in close contact with a member provided around the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichi SHINDO, Futoshi KURIYAMA, Yusuke KATSUYAMA, Tatsuo KUROMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180232013
    Abstract: A latch mechanism includes a latch and a rotation shaft supporting part. The latch is rotatable around a rotation shaft between a housing position and a lock position, and fixes a first unit and a second unit in a closed state at the lock position. The rotation shaft supporting part rotatably supports the rotation shaft. The latch has a first ring-shaped part disposed coaxially with the rotation shaft. The rotation shaft supporting part has a second ring-shaped part disposed coaxially with the rotation shaft. Heights of the first ring-shaped part and the second ring-shaped part are set such that an area of abutment between the first ring-shaped part and the second ring-shaped part increases as the latch rotates from the lock position to the housing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Kenchi SHINDO, Futoshi KURIYAMA, Tatsuo KUROMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180224896
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a terminal cover that closes an opening. The opening is provided in a casing and houses a connection terminal. The terminal cover includes a lid, a fixing part for fixing the lid to the casing, and a slider mounted on the lid and slidable in a predetermined sliding direction. The lid is coupled to the fixing part in the sliding direction. The slider has first engagement parts provided at an end of the slider in the sliding direction, and has second engagement parts provided at each end in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction. When the slider is located at a predetermined lock position in a state in which the terminal cover is closed, the casing has third engagement parts engaged with the first engagement parts and fourth engagement parts engaged with the second engagement parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Kenichi SHINDO, Takeshi MORI, Futoshi KURIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180184535
    Abstract: In an electronic device, a socket side first fitting part and a socket side second fitting part, which constitute one shape of a recess and a projection, are formed near a hinge on a principal surface of a socket of a second unit from which a first unit is detachable. In a state in which a principal surface of an input unit and a principal surface of the socket are substantially parallel to each other, an input unit side first fitting part and an input unit side second fitting part, which constitute another shape of the recess and the projection, are formed on the principal surface of the input unit so as to respectively fit to the socket side first fitting part and the socket side second fitting part of the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Yusuke KATSUYAMA, Kenichi SHINDO, Futoshi KURIYAMA