Patents by Inventor Haruhiko Hasegawa
Haruhiko Hasegawa 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: 11911850Abstract: A pillar delivery method is a method for delivering a plurality of pillars onto a substrate, including a glass panel, to manufacture a glass panel unit. The pillar delivery method includes an irradiation step, a holding step, and a mounting step. The irradiation step includes setting, over a holder, a sheet for use to form pillars and irradiating the sheet with a laser beam to punch out the plurality of pillars. The holding step includes having the plurality of pillars, which have been punched out of the sheet, held by the holder. The mounting step includes picking up some or all of the plurality of pillars from the holder and mounting the pillars onto the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masataka Nonaka, Eiichi Uriu, Takeshi Shimizu, Kazuya Hasegawa, Tasuku Ishibashi, Hiroyuki Abe, Haruhiko Ishikawa
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Patent number: 11913277Abstract: A method for manufacturing a glass panel unit includes an assembling step, a bonding step, a gas exhausting step, a sealing step, and an activating step. The bonding step includes melting a peripheral wall in a baking furnace at a first predetermined temperature to hermetically bond a first glass pane and a second glass pane together with the peripheral wall thus melted. The gas exhausting step includes exhausting a gas from an internal space through an exhaust port in the baking furnace to turn the internal space into a vacuum space. The sealing step includes locally heating to a temperature higher than a second predetermined temperature, and thereby melting, either a port sealing material or an exhaust pipe to seal the exhaust port and thereby obtain a work in progress. The activating step includes activating a gas adsorbent after the sealing step to obtain a glass panel unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Abe, Eiichi Uriu, Kazuya Hasegawa, Tasuku Ishibashi, Masataka Nonaka, Takeshi Shimizu, Haruhiko Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20230184289Abstract: Provided is a rolling bearing that can both ensure durability and reduce rotational resistance. The rolling bearing includes a seal member that is mounted on an outer ring and that covers a space between an inner ring and the outer ring from an outer side in an axial direction, and grease disposed between a rolling element and the seal member. The seal member includes an annular pedestal portion in contact with the outer ring from an outer side in the axial direction, an extending portion that extends outward in the axial direction from an inner peripheral edge of the pedestal portion, and a flat surface portion that extends along a radial direction from an end edge of the extending portion on an outer side in the axial direction toward the inner ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Akihiro IINO, Takayuki KOSAKA, Haruhiko HASEGAWA, Daisuke KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 10550893Abstract: Provided is a bearing having a plurality of rolling elements disposed between an inner ring and an outer ring that are disposed coaxially, wherein a groove section extending in a circumferential direction of an outer circumferential surface of the outer ring outside in a radial direction is formed on the outer circumferential surface, and an enveloping layer formed of any one of rubber, a thermoplastic elastomer and a plastic is formed on the outer circumferential surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.Inventors: Akihiro Iino, Tatsumi Yamada, Noritoshi Yuura, Haruhiko Hasegawa
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Patent number: 10520029Abstract: A structure includes an enveloping layer formed on one of a circular outer surface or a flat outer surface having irregularities, wherein the enveloping layer includes an outer circumferential surface layer formed by thermally fusing a thermoplastic elastomer. The enveloping layer has a first material layer provided on one of the outer surfaces and formed from an amorphos plastic, and a second material layer provided on the first material layer and formed from a thermoplastic elastomer selected from the group consisting of styrenes, olefins, polyvinyl chlorides, urethanes and polyesters.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC.Inventors: Akihiro Iino, Yukihiro Nakayama, Hironobu Itoh, Tatsumi Yamada, Noritoshi Yuura, Haruhiko Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20180306242Abstract: The present invention provides a structure including an enveloping layer formed on one of a circular outer surface and/or a flat outer surface having irregularities, wherein the enveloping layer includes an outer circumferential surface layer formed by thermally fusing a thermoplastic elastomer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Akihiro IINO, Yukihiro NAKAYAMA, Hironobu ITOH, Tatsumi YAMADA, Noritoshi YUURA, Haruhiko HASEGAWA
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Publication number: 20180306243Abstract: Provided is a bearing having a plurality of rolling elements disposed between an inner ring and an outer ring that are disposed coaxially, wherein a groove section extending in a circumferential direction of an outer circumferential surface of the outer ring outside in a radial direction is formed on the outer circumferential surface, and an enveloping layer formed of any one of rubber, a thermoplastic elastomer and a plastic is formed on the outer circumferential surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Akihiro IINO, Tatsumi YAMADA, Noritoshi YUURA, Haruhiko HASEGAWA
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Patent number: 8279553Abstract: A rolling bearing provided with a shield plate which hardly induces the irregular deformation of an outer ring without increasing a cost is provided. A rolling bearing includes an inner ring and an outer ring; a plurality of rolling bodies which are held between the inner ring and the outer ring in a rotatable manner; and an annular shield plate which is engageable with an engaging groove portion which is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the outer ring along the circumferential direction and opens toward an inner peripheral surface side and an open end side. The shield plate includes: an annular shield body; and a plurality of engaging projections which are arranged along the outer peripheral portion of the shield body, project outwardly in the radial direction from the outer peripheral portion in an inclined state, and are engageable with the engaging groove portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Seiko Instruements Inc.Inventor: Haruhiko Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20110304938Abstract: A rolling bearing provided with a shield plate which hardly induces the irregular deformation of an outer ring without increasing a cost is provided. A rolling bearing includes an inner ring and an outer ring; a plurality of rolling bodies which are held between the inner ring and the outer ring in a rotatable manner; and an annular shield plate which is engageable with an engaging groove portion which is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the outer ring along the circumferential direction and opens toward an inner peripheral surface side and an open end side. The shield plate includes: an annular shield body; and a plurality of engaging projections which are arranged along the outer peripheral portion of the shield body, project outwardly in the radial direction from the outer peripheral portion in an inclined state, and are engageable with the engaging groove portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Inventor: Haruhiko Hasegawa
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Patent number: 7161751Abstract: An optical unit is disclosed which is capable of being easily assembled, enabling its optical element to smoothly move, and preventing friction loss from being generated around its nut member. A lens driving apparatus is provided for moving an optical element holder, which supports an optical element having an optical axis and is movable along a guide member, in an extension direction of the optical axis, using a nut integrally provided at the holder, and a lead screw threadedly coupled to the nut to rotate forward and backward by a driving unit. In the lens driving apparatus, the forward or backward rotation of the motor is transmitted to the lead screw via a reduction gear train. The lead screw is installed to be inclinedly movable with respect to the extension direction of the optical axis about threaded coupling portions of a threaded section of the lead screw and the nut.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2005Date of Patent: January 9, 2007Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.Inventors: Haruhiko Hasegawa, Hideki Kitajima, Shigeyuki Masuda, Tamio Nomura, Takayuki Kosaka
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Publication number: 20060016280Abstract: An optical unit is disclosed which is capable of being easily assembled, enabling its optical element to smoothly move, and preventing friction loss from being generated around its nut member. A lens driving apparatus is provided for moving an optical element holder, which supports an optical element having an optical axis and is movable along a guide member, in an extension direction of the optical axis, using a nut integrally provided at the holder, and a lead screw threadedly coupled to the nut to rotate forward and backward by a driving unit. In the lens driving apparatus, the forward or backward rotation of the motor is transmitted to the lead screw via a reduction gear train. The lead screw is installed to be inclinedly movable with respect to the extension direction of the optical axis about threaded coupling portions of a threaded section of the lead screw and the nut.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2005Publication date: January 26, 2006Inventors: Haruhiko Hasegawa, Hideki Kitajima, Shigeyuki Masuda, Tamio Nomura, Takayuki Kosaka
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Patent number: 6979935Abstract: A piezoelectric motor has a vibrating body for undergoing vibrational movement in accordance with a vibration wave, a contact member disposed in contact with and driven by the vibrating body during vibration thereof, and a support member for supporting the vibrating body in the vicinity of a vibration node of the vibration wave. A pressurization member applies pressure to the support member along a pressurization axis to maintain the vibrating body in pressure contact with the contact member so that during vibration of the vibrating body, the support member regulates movement of the vibrating body in a direction of rotation about the pressurization axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2003Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.Inventors: Akihiro Iino, Haruhiko Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20050207026Abstract: Provided is an optical module that is thin, allows freedom of design in configuration, and assures the accuracy of movement of an optical part while suppressing power loss. A stepping motor 26 and a lens barrel 27 that is moved by moving means 28 are positioned offset from each other along a base plate 23, and the optical axis of the lens barrel 27 and the axis of a rotor 37 provided in the stepping motor 26 are arranged in parallel with each other on one surface of the base plate 23. Further, a reduction gear train 29, which operatively couples the rotor 37 and the moving means 28 together, is arranged on the one surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2005Publication date: September 22, 2005Inventors: Takayuki Satodate, Haruhiko Hasegawa, Makoto Suzuki, Akira Kume
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Publication number: 20050178226Abstract: A gear transmitting device has such a structure as including an input gear, an output gear, and one or more intermediate gears for transmitting gear oscillation to the input and output gears. The gear transmitting device is also provided with a gear train including the input gear for transmitting oscillation to the output gear. The gear train includes, for gear engagement, one or more pairs of arc-circular tooth gears, and an involute tooth gear or a cycloidal tooth gear. With such a structure, the gear transmitting device can be reduced in size, and accordingly an electronic apparatus incorporating the gear transmitting device can be also reduced in size.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2005Publication date: August 18, 2005Inventors: Makoto Suzuki, Kenji Suzuki, Takayuki Satodate, Haruhiko Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20050017159Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a motor and a disc-shaped readable member rotationally driven by the motor and having at least one first slit therein and an optical amount adjusting slit having an arcuate shape with a radius of curvature identical to that of a rotational path of the readable member. A detecting device detects rotation of the readable member and has a light emitting element and a light receiving element sandwiching therebetween the readable member so that light is projected through the at least one first slit once for each revolution of the readable member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Inventors: Haruhiko Hasegawa, Akihiro Iino, Makoto Suzuki
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Publication number: 20040056564Abstract: By obtaining a support structure capable of performing a stable support by means of a simple constitution and without suppressing vibration of a vibrating body, there are aimed at improvements in positioning precision and positioning controllability and a positioning stability, thereby providing a piezoelectric motor whose dispersion of performance is made small. In a piezoelectric motor operating, by vibration of a vibrating body having a piezoelectric element, a contact member contacting with the vibrating body or a friction member provided in the vibrating member or the vibrating body itself, there are possessed plural concave portions provided in the vibrating body, and a support member having plural convex portions engaging with the concave portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventors: Akihiro Iino, Haruhiko Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20020146227Abstract: An optical functional module collimator block capable of easily adjusting the position and/or direction of collimators opposed to each other and capable of correcting an error in the position or direction. The collimator module has an adjusting device for optical axis alignment between two collimators held by holding members on a base member in a state of being opposed to each other. The adjusting device includes fixing screws for fixing at least one of the holding members on the base member, and adjusting screws for adjusting the position and/or direction of the holding member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2002Publication date: October 10, 2002Inventors: Makoto Suzuki, Akihiro Iino, Haruhiko Hasegawa, Tomohiro Shimada
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Publication number: 20020070334Abstract: To provide an electronic apparatus having a position detecting apparatus promoting positioning accuracy of a movable object member, an actuator is fixed to an upper face of a support plate by a screw. Two pieces of guide members are fitted to a rotor at locations of an upper face thereof deviated from a center of rotation. An upper face of the rotor is provided with a stepped difference portion lower than a central portion thereof by one step. The stepped difference portion is arranged with a member to be read. Guide holes of the member to be read are fitted to the guide members, further, there is constituted a movable object member fixed to and operated by the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2001Publication date: June 13, 2002Inventors: Haruhiko Hasegawa, Akihiro Iino, Makoto Suzuki