Patents by Inventor HIKARU TSUCHITANI

HIKARU TSUCHITANI 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: 20230035644
    Abstract: An imaging device includes: a heat source; a heat dissipation mechanism for dissipating heat of the heat source; and a main body to which the heat source and the heat dissipation mechanism are attached, wherein the heat dissipation mechanism is disposed on an outer peripheral portion of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KUROKI, Hikaru TSUCHITANI, Yuuji MATSUO, Norikazu KANEDA
  • Patent number: 11086204
    Abstract: An imaging device main-body of an imaging device of the present disclosure includes a first engaged portion, a second engaged portion and a locked portion, and an accessory holding unit includes a first engaging portion, a second engaging portion and a locking portion. When the accessory holding unit is to be mounted to the imaging device main-body, the first engaging portion and the first engaged portion are engaged with each other, the second engaged portion and the second engaging portion are engaged with each other, and the locking portion is locked to the locked portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sato, Hikaru Tsuchitani
  • Publication number: 20200326612
    Abstract: An imaging device main-body of an imaging device of the present disclosure includes a first engaged portion, a second engaged portion and a locked portion, and an accessory holding unit includes a first engaging portion, a second engaging portion and a locking portion. When the accessory holding unit is to be mounted to the imaging device main-body, the first engaging portion and the first engaged portion are engaged with each other, the second engaged portion and the second engaging portion are engaged with each other, and the locking portion is locked to the locked portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Tatsuya SATO, Hikaru TSUCHITANI
  • Patent number: 10768511
    Abstract: An imaging device of the present disclosure is configured that when the accessory holding unit is mounted to the imaging device main-body, the first mounting/removing movable portion and the second mounting/removing movable portion are moved to the mounted positions, the first engaging portion and the first engaged portion are engaged with each other, the second engaged portion and the second engaging portion are engaged with each other, the locking portion and the locked portion are locked to each other, and the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal are electrically connected to each other, and when an accessory component is mounted only to the first engaged portion, the first mounting/removing movable portion is moved to the mounted position, and the second mounting/removing movable portion is held at the non-mounted position to protect the second engaged portion, the locked portion, and the first connection terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sato, Hikaru Tsuchitani
  • Patent number: 10116847
    Abstract: The imaging apparatus of the present invention includes a main body, first camera fixedly arranged on the main body, an opening-closing unit provided rotatably with respect to the main body via a first hinge unit, a second camera mounted on the opposite side of the opening-closing unit from the first hinge unit, and a second hinge unit for rotatably supporting the imaging direction of the second camera. A body surface of the second camera is uneven, and the rotation direction of the first hinge unit and the rotation direction of the second hinge unit are the same rotation direction at the time of starting shooting with the second camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuo Taniguchi, Tomohiro Murakami, Tetsuya Ohno, Hikaru Tsuchitani
  • Publication number: 20170318204
    Abstract: The imaging apparatus of the present invention includes a main body, first camera fixedly arranged on the main body, an opening-closing unit provided rotatably with respect to the main body via a first hinge unit, a second camera mounted on the opposite side of the opening-closing unit from the first hinge unit, and a second hinge unit for rotatably supporting the imaging direction of the second camera. A body surface of the second camera is uneven, and the rotation direction of the first hinge unit and the rotation direction of the second hinge unit are the same rotation direction at the time of starting shooting with the second camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Takuo TANIGUCHI, Tomohiro MURAKAMI, Tetsuya OHNO, Hikaru TSUCHITANI
  • Patent number: 9749510
    Abstract: The imaging unit of the present disclosure is an imaging unit rotatable about a first axis. The imaging unit includes a lens holder and an operating member. The lens holder holds a lens on its surface, has a first gear on its rear face, and is rotatable about a second axis in forward and backward directions. The operating member has a second gear engaged with the first gear, is rotatable about a third axis in forward and backward directions, and faces the rear face of the lens holder. A plane with the first axis as a normal, a plane with the second axis as a normal, and a plane with the third axis as a normal are orthogonal to each other. The lens holder rotates by rotating the operating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuo Taniguchi, Tomohiro Murakami, Tetsuya Ohno, Hikaru Tsuchitani
  • Publication number: 20160191770
    Abstract: The imaging unit of the present disclosure is an imaging unit rotatable about a first axis. The imaging unit includes a lens holder and an operating member. The lens holder holds a lens on its surface, has a first gear on its rear face, and is rotatable about a second axis in forward and backward directions. The operating member has a second gear engaged with the first gear, is rotatable about a third axis in forward and backward directions, and faces the rear face of the lens holder. A plane with the first axis as a normal, a plane with the second axis as a normal, and a plane with the third axis as a normal are orthogonal to each other. The lens holder rotates by rotating the operating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: TAKUO TANIGUCHI, TOMOHIRO MURAKAMI, TETSUYA OHNO, HIKARU TSUCHITANI