Patents by Inventor Hirohiko Tsuji

Hirohiko Tsuji 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: 20160223740
    Abstract: This display includes a light source portion, a first heat radiation member for radiating heat generated by the light source portion, a rear housing covering the first heat radiation member in a state in contact with the first heat radiation member, and a cover member covering a rear surface of the rear housing so that the rear surface of the rear housing is partially exposed outward. The first heat radiation member is arranged on a region corresponding to a region of the rear housing exposed outward from the cover member as viewed from the side of the rear surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Akira YOKAWA, Yuki KITA, Akihiro FUJIKAWA, Yasuyuki FUKUMOTO, Yasuhiro MORI, Yuto SUZUKI, Hirofumi HORIUCHI, Hirohiko TSUJI, Takahito YAMANAKA, Hideo YONEZAWA
  • Patent number: 9329434
    Abstract: This display includes a light source portion, a first heat radiation member for radiating heat generated by the light source portion, a rear housing covering the first heat radiation member in a state in contact with the first heat radiation member, and a cover member covering a rear surface of the rear housing so that the rear surface of the rear housing is partially exposed outward. The first heat radiation member is arranged on a region corresponding to a region of the rear housing exposed outward from the cover member as viewed from the side of the rear surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Yokawa, Yuki Kita, Akihiro Fujikawa, Yasuyuki Fukumoto, Yasuhiro Mori, Yuto Suzuki, Hirofumi Horiuchi, Hirohiko Tsuji, Takahito Yamanaka, Hideo Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 9195084
    Abstract: A display device that prevents unnecessary radiation emitted from a circuit that drives a display panel from leaking to outside while achieving a reduction in the size of a cover member includes a liquid crystal panel, a drive circuit that drives the liquid crystal panel that is disposed on a rear surface of the liquid crystal panel, a rear frame in which the outer peripheral portion and an area around the outer peripheral portion other than the central portion constitute a rear case and which is made of a conductive material that covers, in the region constituting the rear case, sides and a rear of the drive circuit board disposed on the rear surface of the liquid crystal panel, and a cover member that covers from the rear the area of the rear frame other than the region constituting the rear case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Yokawa, Yuki Kita, Akihiro Fujikawa, Yasuyuki Fukumoto, Yasuhiro Mori, Yuto Suzuki, Hirofumi Horiuchi, Hirohiko Tsuji, Takahito Yamanaka, Hideo Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 8970793
    Abstract: This display device (100) includes a display panel (2) including a substrate mounting member (5) covering a backlight source (4b) and a cover member (6) arranged to partially cover the rear surface of the substrate mounting member and to expose a region in the periphery of at least an outer peripheral portion (51) of the rear surface of the substrate mounting member. The substrate mounting member has a side surface portion (51a, 51b, 51c, 51d), while a corner portion (51e, 51f, 51g, 51h) of the outer peripheral portion formed by the side surface portion of the substrate mounting member has such a shape that adjacent ones of the side surface portion are bonded to each other without a clearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Yokawa, Yasuyuki Fukumoto, Yasuhiro Mori, Takahito Yamanaka, Yuki Kita, Akihiro Fujikawa, Yuto Suzuki, Hirofumi Horiuchi, Hirohiko Tsuji, Hideo Yonezawa
  • Publication number: 20140184928
    Abstract: This display device (100) includes a display panel (2) including a substrate mounting member (5) covering a backlight source (4b) and a cover member (6) arranged to partially cover the rear surface of the substrate mounting member and to expose a region in the periphery of at least an outer peripheral portion (51) of the rear surface of the substrate mounting member. The substrate mounting member has a side surface portion (51a, 51b, 51c, 51d), while a corner portion (51e, 51f, 51g, 51h) of the outer peripheral portion formed by the side surface portion of the substrate mounting member has such a shape that adjacent ones of the side surface portion are bonded to each other without a clearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Yokawa, Yasuyuki Fukumoto, Yasuhiro Mori, Takahito Yamanaka, Yuki Kita, Akihiro Fujikawa, Yuto Suzuki, Hirofumi Horiuchi, Hirohiko Tsuji, Hideo Yonezawa
  • Publication number: 20130093959
    Abstract: This display includes a light source portion, a first heat radiation member for radiating heat generated by the light source portion, a rear housing covering the first heat radiation member in a state in contact with the first heat radiation member, and a cover member covering a rear surface of the rear housing so that the rear surface of the rear housing is partially exposed outward. The first heat radiation member is arranged on a region corresponding to a region of the rear housing exposed outward from the cover member as viewed from the side of the rear surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira YOKAWA, Yuki Kita, Akihiro Fujikawa, Yasuyuki Fukumoto, Yasuhiro Mori, Yuto Suzuki, Hirofumi Horiuchi, Hirohiko Tsuji, Takahito Yamanaka, Hideo Yonezawa
  • Publication number: 20120287369
    Abstract: A backlight unit includes a light source unit and a light guide plate. The light source unit emits light. The light guide plate includes a first end surface and a second end surface. The first end surface faces with the light source unit. The second end surface has first and second inclined faces. A first total internal reflection of the light that is incident from the light source unit onto one of the first and second inclined faces occurs at the one of the first and second inclined faces. A second total internal reflection of the light that is reflected at the one of the first and second inclined faces and is incident onto the other of the first and second inclined faces occurs at the other of the first and second inclined faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirohiko TSUJI
  • Patent number: 7580249
    Abstract: A display unit 5 of an image forming apparatus 1 has an LCD 52 held with an outer frame 51 made of resin molding. The display unit 5 is rotatably attached to a scanner housing 21 with rotation shafts 51 a of the outer frame 51 on the scanner housing 21. The LCD 52 is connected to a circuit board accommodated in the scanner housing 21 through a flexible circuit board 81. A portion of the flexible circuit board 81 extended outward from the vicinity of the rotation shafts 51 a of the outer frame 51 toward the inside of the scanner housing 21 is covered with a protector 53 integrally formed with the outer frame 51. Thus, a creeping distance between the vicinity of the rotation shafts 51 a of the outer frame 51 and the portion of the flexible circuit board 81 drawn from the outer frame 51 becomes larger than a predetermined distance necessary for preventing discharge of static electricity to the flexible circuit board 81 from the outside of the housing 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirohiko Tsuji
  • Patent number: 7452066
    Abstract: An inkjet printer includes a carriage body configured to receive an ink cartridge, an openable/closable cover body pivotally attached to the carriage body, a substantially L-shaped pressing member integrally formed of a resin and arranged on an underside of the cover body, a spring disposed between the cover body and the top face pressing lever for biasing the second end portion side of the top face pressing lever away from the carriage body, and a stopper arranged to prevent the back end face pressing lever from projecting flirter than necessary when the cover body is opened. The pressing member includes a top face pressing lever, having a first end portion configured to press a top face of the ink cartridge and a second end portion, and a back end face pressing lever joined integrally with the top face pressing lever at the second end portion thereof, the back end face pressing lever having a distal end portion configured to press a back end face of the ink cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirohiko Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20070115608
    Abstract: A display unit 5 of an image forming apparatus 1 has an LCD 52 held with an outer frame 51 made of resin molding. The display unit 5 is rotatably attached to a scanner housing 21 with rotation shafts 51a of the outer frame 51 on the scanner housing 21. The LCD 52 is connected to a circuit board accommodated in the scanner housing 21 through a flexible circuit board 81. A portion of the flexible circuit board 81 extended outward from the vicinity of the rotation shafts 51a of the outer frame 51 toward the inside of the scanner housing 21 is covered with a protector 53 integrally formed with the outer frame 51. Thus, a creeping distance between the vicinity of the rotation shafts 51a of the outer frame 51 and the portion of the flexible circuit board 81 drawn from the outer frame 51 becomes larger than a predetermined distance necessary for preventing discharge of static electricity to the flexible circuit board 81 from the outside of the housing 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicants: Funai Electric Co., Ltd, Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventor: Hirohiko Tsuji
  • Publication number: 20060146110
    Abstract: A carriage body and an openable/closable cover body pivotally attached to the carriage body are included. A pressing member shaped in a bending manner is arranged on the underside of the cover body. The pressing member includes a top face pressing lever having a first end portion pressing the top face of an ink cartridge and a second end portion, and a back end face pressing lever continuous to the second end portion of the top face pressing lever in the bending direction and having its lower end portion pressing the back end face of the ink cartridge. The pressing member is rotatably held to the cover body. Biased by a spring provided between the cover body and the top face pressing lever, the back end face pressing lever presses the back end face of the ink cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirohiko Tsuji