Patents by Inventor Hidehisa TAKADA

Hidehisa TAKADA 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).

  • Publication number: 20180101008
    Abstract: Provided is a head-up display device with which the vibration resistance of a combiner after installation is improved, and with which the combiner can easily be installed and removed. This head-up display device is equipped with: a display unit that emits display light; a combiner that receives the display light and displays a virtual image; a combiner holder that supports the combiner; and a chassis that houses the display unit and has a mounting unit on which the combiner holder is mounted. The mounting unit has a securing lever capable of rotating around a shaft part, and when a pressing bar of the securing lever is rotated in the direction toward the combiner holder while the combiner holder is mounted on the mounting unit, the securing lever secures the combiner holder on the mounting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicants: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD., NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidehisa TAKADA, Yuji OGURO, Yukio OGASAWARA
  • Publication number: 20160147066
    Abstract: A combiner-type head-up display device has a simplified lid body opening/closing mechanism. The device has a combiner for reflecting light from an indicator toward the driver side to cause the driver to recognize the light as a virtual image. A holder, to which the combiner is attached, moves in the vertical direction from a stored position to a display position through an aperture. Pins are provided on side surfaces of the holder. A support body has vertical guide grooves for guiding the pins. A vertical drive mechanism is provided for driving the holder in the vertical direction. A lid body which has driven arms, which swing by being pushed by the pins as the pins move vertically as the holder is vertically driven, and opens/closes the aperture. Angle adjustment grooves, which enable pins to rotate about pins with pins abutted on one end of the guide grooves, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Yukio OGASAWARA, Hidehisa TAKADA