Patents by Inventor Hidekazu Hirabayashi
Hidekazu Hirabayashi 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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Publication number: 20150099443Abstract: A vehicle includes an air conditioning apparatus configured to be capable of executing ventilation operation to supply air outside the vehicle into a passenger compartment, and cooling operation to supply cool air into the passenger compartment; and a control unit that causes the air conditioning apparatus to execute remote air conditioning in which air conditioning is performed while a user is not in the vehicle, and operated air conditioning in which air conditioning is performed by the user's operation while the user is in the vehicle. The control unit controls the air conditioning apparatus such that a condition in which the ventilation operation is executed in the remote air conditioning is more relaxed than a condition in which the ventilation operation is executed in the operated air conditioning. In this way, power consumption by pre-air conditioning can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Hidekazu HIRABAYASHI, Kunihiko JINNO, Hiroaki MATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20150097041Abstract: A vehicle includes an air conditioning apparatus for heating inside of a passenger compartment using electric power of an external power supply or of the vehicle, the apparatus being configured to be capable of executing a foot mode to blow air toward feet and a moisture prevention mode to blow air also through a defroster unit while the foot mode is selected, and a control unit that causes the air conditioning apparatus to execute remote air conditioning in which air conditioning is performed while a user is not in the vehicle, and operated air conditioning in which air conditioning is performed by the user's operation while the user is in the vehicle. The control unit limits the execution of the moisture prevention mode in the remote air conditioning more than the execution of the moisture prevention mode in the operated air conditioning.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Hidekazu Hirabayashi, Kunihiko Jinno, Hiroaki Matsumoto
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Patent number: 8928852Abstract: An electro-optical panel is disposed in a panel housing portion formed inside of a frame. A heat radiation member made of metal is provided so as to overlap an exposed part from a first light transmitting plate on a second surface of a first substrate using the electro-optical panel, and the heat radiation member and the frame are fixed by an adhesive. A step portion is formed on a side surface of the panel housing portion, a surface facing the heat radiation member in a Z-axis direction is used as a first bonding surface, and a surface facing the heat radiation member in an X-axis direction (inner side surface of a plate-like portion) is used as a second bonding surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hidekazu Hirabayashi
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Publication number: 20140223943Abstract: An air conditioner for a vehicle, including: a discharge capability control section that controls refrigerant discharge capability of a compressor; an upper limit value determination section that determines an upper limit value of the refrigerant discharge capability; and a gear shift position detection section that determines a gear shift position of a gear shift device of a vehicle, wherein the gear shift device having a forward range for moving the vehicle forward and a range other than the forward range as the gear shift position; when the gear shift position determined by the gear shift position detection section is in a range other than the forward range, the upper limit value determination section decreases the upper limit value compared to when the gear shift position determined by the gear shift position detection section is in the forward range.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori Ichishi, Tetsuya Takechi, Satoshi Furukawa, Hidekazu Hirabayashi, Yoshihisa Shimada, Yoshinori Okuno
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Publication number: 20140144998Abstract: An air conditioner for a vehicle having an electric motor for traveling and an internal combustion engine as driving sources for outputting a driving force for causing the vehicle to travel, the air conditioner including: a heating section that heats blown air to be blown into a vehicle interior by using a coolant of the internal combustion engine as a heat source; a request signal output section that outputs a request signal to a driving force control section in heating the vehicle interior, the driving force control section controlling an operation of the internal combustion engine, the request signal causing the internal combustion engine to operate until a temperature of the coolant reaches an upper limit temperature; and a suppression section for suppressing output of the request signal from the request signal output section until a predetermined condition is satisfied after startup of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2012Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori Ichishi, Tetsuya Takechi, Yoshinori Kumamoto, Hidekazu Hirabayashi, Yoshihisa Shimada
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Publication number: 20140102666Abstract: An air conditioner for a vehicle includes a blower that generates blown air; a heating heat exchanger that heats the blown air by heat exchange between the blown air and a heat medium; a target temperature setup device that sets a target temperature for a passenger compartment in accordance with an operation performed by an occupant; and a control device that determines the availability factor of the blower in accordance with the temperature of the heat medium wherein the control device increases the availability factor of the blower as the target temperature increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2012Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori Ichishi, Tetsuya Takeuchi, Hidekazu Hirabayashi, Yoshihisa Shimada
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Publication number: 20140060796Abstract: An air conditioner for a vehicle includes a blower; a heat exchanger that heats the blown air by heat exchanger between blown air and a heat medium, a control device, and an air outlet mode switching device that switches between air outlet modes by switching proportions of air flow blown out from outlets which includes a face air outlet and a foot air outlet, wherein the control device limits the availability factor of the blower based on a temperature of the heat medium; and relaxes limitation on the availability factor of the blower when the air outlet mode is a bi-level mode in which the blown air is blown out from both of the face air outlet and the foot air outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori Ichishi, Yoshinori Yanagimachi, Yasushi Kondo, Ryuji Hayashi, Yoshihisa Shimada, Hidekazu Hirabayashi
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Publication number: 20130083268Abstract: An electro-optical panel is disposed in a panel housing portion formed inside of a frame. A heat radiation member made of metal is provided so as to overlap an exposed part from a first light transmitting plate on a second surface of a first substrate using the electro-optical panel, and the heat radiation member and the frame are fixed by an adhesive. A step portion is formed on a side surface of the panel housing portion, a surface facing the heat radiation member in a Z-axis direction is used as a first bonding surface, and a surface facing the heat radiation member in an X-axis direction (inner side surface of a plate-like portion) is used as a second bonding surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hidekazu Hirabayashi
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Patent number: 8373806Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the disclosure, an electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel including a display area. The electro-optical panel has an incidence face side that faces incident light from a light source and an opposite side which is opposite to the incidence face side. A holding member houses the electro-optical panel. A heat radiation member is provided at the opposite side of the electro-optical panel. A light-shielding plate is formed so as to at least partially surround the display area of the electro-optical panel. The light-shielding plate is provided so as to make contact with the holding member and the incidence face side of the electro-optical panel.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2011Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hidekazu Hirabayashi, Tomoaki Miyashita
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Patent number: 8351208Abstract: An electro-optical device may include: an electro-optical panel, a holding member that includes a main body part arranged to surround the periphery of the electro-optical panel, and a holding part protruded from the main body part and holding the electro-optical panel, and a heat radiating member that is disposed opposing the electro-optical panel through an opening of the holding member from the opposite side of the light incident plane of the electro-optical panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hidekazu Hirabayashi, Yoshitaka Hama
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Publication number: 20110211152Abstract: An electro-optic device including an electro-optic panel, a dust-proof substrate attached to one of surfaces of the electro-optic panel, and a holding member having a supporting portion that supports an end portion of the dust-proof substrate and a main body portion arranged so as to surround the electro-optic panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hidekazu Hirabayashi
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Publication number: 20110199733Abstract: An electro-optical device may include: an electro-optical panel, a holding member that includes a main body part arranged to surround the periphery of the electro-optical panel, and a holding part protruded from the main body part and holding the electro-optical panel, and a heat radiating member that is disposed opposing the electro-optical panel through an opening of the holding member from the opposite side of the light incident plane of the electro-optical panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hidekazu Hirabayashi, Yoshitaka Hama
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Publication number: 20110194037Abstract: In at least one embodiment of the disclosure, an electro-optical device includes an electro-optical panel including a display area. The electro-optical panel has an incidence face side that faces incident light from a light source and an opposite side which is opposite to the incidence face side. A holding member houses the electro-optical panel. A heat radiation member is provided at the opposite side of the electro-optical panel. A light-shielding plate is formed so as to at least partially surround the display area of the electro-optical panel. The light-shielding plate is provided so as to make contact with the holding member and the incidence face side of the electro-optical panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hidekazu Hirabayashi, Tomoaki Miyashita
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Patent number: 7967454Abstract: An electro-optic apparatus includes an electro-optic panel, a wiring board, and an integrated circuit unit. The integrated circuit unit including a heat radiating member arranged so as to overlap at least partly with the integrated circuit unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2008Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hidekazu Hirabayashi, Tomoaki Miyashita
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Patent number: 7616270Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a liquid crystal device; a holder that holds the liquid crystal device; and an incident window bored through the holder, the incident window allowing a light beam emitted from a light source to be transmitted therethrough to the liquid crystal device. A window frame of the incident window has low reflectivity portions having a low reflectivity of diagonal light toward the liquid crystal device, the diagonal light being included in the light beam directed to the window frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2007Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hidekazu Hirabayashi, Tomoaki Miyashita, Masafumi Sakaguchi
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Publication number: 20090080154Abstract: An electro-optic apparatus includes an electro-optic panel, a wiring board, and an integrated circuit unit. The integrated circuit unit including a heat radiating member arranged so as to overlap at least partly with the integrated circuit unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2008Publication date: March 26, 2009Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hidekazu HIRABAYASHI, Tomoaki MIYASHITA
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Patent number: 7455531Abstract: The disclosure is directed to flexible boards, electrooptic devices having flexible boards, and electronic devices. In one example, wires are disposed longitudinally along the length of a flexible board. Terminals are arranged laterally across the width of the flexible board near an end of the flexible board, the terminals being electrically connected to the wires. Plating lead wires are electrically connected to the terminals and extend longitudinally from the terminals to a lateral edge of the flexible board. The width of the plating lead wires is less than the width of the wires. In certain embodiments, at least a portion of the terminals are alternatingly displaced on the flexible board in a staggered manner. This abstract is intended only to aid those searching patents, and is not intended to be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims in any manner.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorportionInventors: Hidekazu Hirabayashi, Tomoaki Miyashita
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Publication number: 20080084530Abstract: The disclosure is directed to flexible boards, electrooptic devices having flexible boards, and electronic devices. In one example, wires are disposed longitudinally along the length of a flexible board. Terminals are arranged laterally across the width of the flexible board near an end of the flexible board, the terminals being electrically connected to the wires. Plating lead wires are electrically connected to the terminals and extend longitudinally from the terminals to a lateral edge of the flexible board. The width of the plating lead wires is less than the width of the wires. In certain embodiments, at least a portion of the terminals are alternatingly displaced on the flexible board in a staggered manner. This abstract is intended only to aid those searching patents, and is not intended to be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims in any manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2007Publication date: April 10, 2008Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hidekazu Hirabayashi, Tomoaki Miyashita
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Publication number: 20070195222Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a liquid crystal device; a holder that holds the liquid crystal device; and an incident window bored through the holder, the incident window allowing a light beam emitted from a light source to be transmitted therethrough to the liquid crystal device. A window frame of the incident window has low reflectivity portions having a low reflectivity of diagonal light toward the liquid crystal device, the diagonal light being included in the light beam directed to the window frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2007Publication date: August 23, 2007Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hidekazu Hirabayashi, Tomoaki Miyashita, Masafumi Sakaguchi