Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Sonobe
Hiroshi Sonobe 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: 11459804Abstract: The forward/backward movement device includes: a case; a forward/backward member, and a drive mechanism. In the forward/backward movement device, the drive mechanism includes: a drive section including a drive section main body and a drive shaft; a gear section; an arm section; and a lock portion including a conversion mechanism and an engaging section. In the forward/backward movement device, the forward/backward member and the drive section are housed in the case such that respective axes of the forward/backward member and the drive section are substantially parallel to each other, and the arm section includes a rotation axis, in which a plane containing a rotation direction of the arm section with the rotation axis is substantially parallel with respect to a plane containing an axial direction of the drive section and an axial direction of the forward/backward member.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: HI-LEX CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji Inose, Hiroshi Sonobe
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Publication number: 20210372172Abstract: A back-and-forth movement device includes a guiding section that regulates an operation between a case-side member and a forward/backward member, and a guided section to be guided by the guiding section. In the back-and-forth movement device, a case partly includes a proximate wall portion that is in proximity to the forward/backward member, the guiding section is provided on a side opposite to the forward/backward member with respect to the proximate wall portion, and an engaging section of a restriction member and an extending portion of the guided section extend substantially parallel to each other on the side opposite to the forward/backward member with respect to the proximate wall portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2018Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: HI-LEX CorporationInventors: Shohei TANAKA, Yuji INOSE, Hiroshi SONOBE
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Patent number: 10767400Abstract: An advancing/retreating movement mechanism 1 of an advancing/retreating member includes: a lifter 3; a coil spring 5; a lock pin 7 that limits the movement of the lifter 3; a case 2 that accommodates the lifter 3 and the coil spring 5; an advance/retreat position control mechanism 9 that controls an advance position, a retreat position, and a reciprocating movement of the lifter 3; and a receiving seat 11 that receives the coil spring 5 so that the lifter 3 is biased. The receiving seat 11 is arranged in a rearward position side of the lifter 3. An engaging part 27a engaging the lock pin 7 is arranged to the lifter 3. When the lifter 3 moves to the retreat position, the engaging part 27a moves to a rearward side beyond the receiving seat 11 and moves to a position where the engaging part 27a can be engaged with the lock pin 7. Therefore, the size of the advancing/retreating member in a protruding/withdrawing direction can be made small.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2015Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: HI-LEX CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroshi Sonobe
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Patent number: 10683685Abstract: A reciprocating device includes; a reciprocating component, a forward-backward position control mechanism that controls the reciprocating component in a forward-backward movement, and a restricting member that puts the reciprocating component in a restricted state in which the forward-backward movement is restricted. The reciprocating component is provided on the casing such that the reciprocating component moves forward or backward while rotating relative to the casing. The forward-backward position control mechanism includes; a casing-side member, and a reciprocating component-side member fitted with the reciprocating component such that the reciprocating component is rotatable relative to the reciprocating component-side member. The restricting member is movable between a restriction position where the reciprocating component is in the restricted state and a restriction-lift position where the restricted state is cleared.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2016Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: HI-LEX CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroshi Sonobe
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Publication number: 20200123817Abstract: The forward/backward movement device includes: a case; a forward/backward member, and a drive mechanism. In the forward/backward movement device, the drive mechanism includes: a drive section including a drive section main body and a drive shaft; a gear section; an arm section; and a lock portion including a conversion mechanism and an engaging section. In the forward/backward movement device, the forward/backward member and the drive section are housed in the case such that respective axes of the forward/backward member and the drive section are substantially parallel to each other, and the arm section includes a rotation axis, in which a plane containing a rotation direction of the arm section with the rotation axis is substantially parallel with respect to a plane containing an axial direction of the drive section and an axial direction of the forward/backward member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Yuji INOSE, Hiroshi SONOBE
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Publication number: 20180266151Abstract: A reciprocating device includes; a reciprocating component, a forward-backward position control mechanism that controls the reciprocating component in a forward-backward movement, and a restricting member that puts the reciprocating component in a restricted state in which the forward-backward movement is restricted. The reciprocating component is provided on the casing such that the reciprocating component moves forward or backward while rotating relative to the casing. The forward-backward position control mechanism includes; a casing-side member, and a reciprocating component-side member fitted with the reciprocating component such that the reciprocating component is rotatable relative to the reciprocating component-side member. The restricting member is movable between a restriction position where the reciprocating component is in the restricted state and a restriction-lift position where the restricted state is cleared.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: HI-LEX CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroshi SONOBE
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Publication number: 20170306665Abstract: An advancing/retreating movement mechanism 1 of an advancing/retreating member includes: a lifter 3; a coil spring 5; a lock pin 7 that limits the movement of the lifter 3; a case 2 that accommodates the lifter 3 and the coil spring 5; an advance/retreat position control mechanism 9 that controls an advance position, a retreat position, and a reciprocating movement of the lifter 3; and a receiving seat 11 that receives the coil spring 5 so that the lifter 3 is biased. The receiving seat 11 is arranged in a rearward position side of the lifter 3. An engaging part 27a engaging the lock pin 7 is arranged to the lifter 3. When the lifter 3 moves to the retreat position, the engaging part 27a moves to a rearward side beyond the receiving seat 11 and moves to a position where the engaging part 27a can be engaged with the lock pin 7. Therefore, the size of the advancing/retreating member in a protruding/withdrawing direction can be made small.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: HI-LEX CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroshi SONOBE
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Patent number: 9074619Abstract: A terminal support device mounting structure has a terminal support device and a bracket. The bracket has an opening, a mounting hole, a thick portion, and an engagement portion. The thick portion is located around the opening and the mounting hole. The engagement portion is provided to extend from the thick portion in an axial line direction X. The terminal support device has a socket. The socket has a mounted portion having an introduction portion and a sliding contact portion, a pair of flanges, a flexible portion having a pawl and an arm, and a rotation restriction portion. The pawl is engaged with the engagement portion during rotation. The arm supports the pawl such that the pawl can be engaged with the engagement portion. The rotation restriction portion restricts rotation of the socket after rotation causes the pawl to pass over the engagement portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: HI-LEX CORPORATIONInventors: Akitomo Yamauchi, Hiroshi Sonobe
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Publication number: 20140157941Abstract: A terminal support device mounting structure has a terminal support device and a bracket. The bracket has an opening, a mounting hole, a thick portion, and an engagement portion. The thick portion is located around the opening and the mounting hole. The engagement portion is provided to extend from the thick portion in an axial line direction X. The terminal support device has a socket. The socket has a mounted portion having an introduction portion and a sliding contact portion, a pair of flanges, a flexible portion having a pawl and an arm, and a rotation restriction portion. The pawl is engaged with the engagement portion during rotation. The arm supports the pawl such that the pawl can be engaged with the engagement portion. The rotation restriction portion restricts rotation of the socket after rotation causes the pawl to pass over the engagement portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: HI-LEX CORPORATIONInventors: Akitomo Yamauchi, Hiroshi Sonobe
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Patent number: 7906365Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar cell panel, includes steps (a) to (e). The step (a) is a step of forming a solar cell module by laminating solar cell films on a transparency substrate. The step (b) is a step of performing an inspection of electric power generation on the solar cell module. The step (c) is a step of forming a solar cell panel by executing a panel formation on the solar cell module. The step (d) is a step of cleaning a light incidence surface of the solar cell panel. The step (e) is a step of performing an inspection of electric power generation on the solar cell panel. The step (d) is executed immediately before the step (e).Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Sonobe, Akemi Takano, Yoshikazu Nawata, Kazumasa Uchihashi, Kazuhiko Ogawa, Tsukasa Yamane, Nobuki Yamashita
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Publication number: 20090304135Abstract: A synchronous clock generation apparatus including a multiplier for multiplying a horizontal synchronizing signal by a horizontal synchronizing pulse signal to generate multiplication data, a gain variable digital LPF for extracting only DC components from the multiplication data and capable of performing gain adjustment, and a controller for calculating gain adjustment data, lock center frequency setting data, and LPF gain adjustment data based on the correction data. The controller detects an amount of deviation from the lock center frequency and an amount of variation, displaces the lock center frequency and shifts the lock range along the frequency axis to enlarge the apparent lock range when the amount of deviation is large, and reduces the gain to improve lock precision when the amount of variation is small, without expanding bits in the circuit configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2008Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventors: Akihiro Suzuki, Hiroshi Sonobe
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Patent number: 7565582Abstract: In a semiconductor integrated circuit, one of two signals generated from a first logic circuit is delayed in a first delay addition circuit, looped back by an input/output terminal, and then inputted to a second logic circuit. The other output of the first logic circuit is looped back by a reference input/output terminal, further delayed in a second delay addition circuit, and then inputted to the second logic circuit. By varying respective amounts of delay added by the first and second delay addition circuits from each other, AC timing specifications are satisfied and it is determined whether or not the semiconductor integrated circuit has passed a test based on whether or not the output of the second logic circuits is a desired signal relative to the input of the first logic circuit.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2007Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tomomitsu Masuda, Hiroshi Sonobe, Masayuki Motohama, Keisuke Kodera
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Patent number: 7532250Abstract: A clock generation apparatus is provided with a frequency phase error calculation circuit 120, whereby a clock synchronized with burst lock and a line lock clock can be simultaneously generated by a DTO 121 on the basis of frequency information of a DTO 10 and phase error information from a phase comparator 7 and a digital LPF 8. Therefore, the clock generation apparatus can cope with a system that required plural clocks, and frequency spread is easily carried out by generating spread information by a frequency spread information generation circuit 90, and adding it in the DTO 121. As a result, interference to a video terminal from the clock can be reduced, and performance of a video terminal such as a television receiver can be exploited.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2007Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Sonobe
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Patent number: 7460628Abstract: A synchronous clock generation apparatus including a multiplier for multiplying a horizontal synchronizing signal by a horizontal synchronizing pulse signal to generate multiplication data, a gain variable digital LPF for extracting only DC components from the multiplication data and capable of performing gain adjustment, and a controller for calculating gain adjustment data, lock center frequency setting data, and LPF gain adjustment data based on the correction data. The controller detects an amount of deviation from the lock center frequency and an amount of variation, displaces the lock center frequency and shifts the lock range along the frequency axis to enlarge the apparent lock range when the amount of deviation is large, and reduces the gain to improve lock precision when the amount of variation is small, without expanding bits in the circuit configuration.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2004Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Akihiro Suzuki, Hiroshi Sonobe
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Publication number: 20080121613Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar cell panel, includes steps (a) to (e). The step (a) is a step of forming a solar cell module by laminating solar cell films on a transparency substrate. The step (b) is a step of performing an inspection of electric power generation on the solar cell module. The step (c) is a step of forming a solar cell panel by executing a panel formation on the solar cell module. The step (d) is a step of cleaning a light incidence surface of the solar cell panel. The step (e) is a step of performing an inspection of electric power generation on the solar cell panel. The step (d) is executed immediately before the step (e).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi SONOBE, Akemi TAKANO, Yoshikazu NAWATA, Kazumasa UCHIHASHI, Kazuhiko OGAWA, Tsukasa YAMANE, Nobuki YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20070257707Abstract: In a semiconductor integrated circuit, one of two signals generated from a first logic circuit is delayed in a first delay addition circuit, looped back by an input/output terminal, and then inputted to a second logic circuit. The other output of the first logic circuit is looped back by a reference input/output terminal, further delayed in a second delay addition circuit, and then inputted to the second logic circuit. By varying respective amounts of delay added by the first and second delay addition circuits from each other, AC timing specifications are satisfied and it is determined whether or not the semiconductor integrated circuit has passed a test based on whether or not the output of the second logic circuits is a desired signal relative to the input of the first logic circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2007Publication date: November 8, 2007Inventors: Tomomitsu Masuda, Hiroshi Sonobe, Masayuki Motohama, Keisuke Kodera
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Patent number: 7259599Abstract: In a semiconductor device of the present invention, a clock is not changed instantaneously but it is changed over maximum N+1/M clocks (N: integer not less than 2) by shifting delay cells in a step by step manner to make the phase state of a previous reference signal and the phase state of a present reference signal coincide with each other, whereby the clock is synchronized with the reference signal with accuracy, and the duty of the output clock is kept constant. With this semiconductor device, it is possible to prevent the duty of the clock from being discontinuous when a signal whose reference signal does not coincide with the clock is inputted and reset is made to a rising edge of this reference signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2004Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hisao Kunitani, Satoru Tanigawa, Hiroshi Sonobe, Atsuhisa Kageyama
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Publication number: 20070153126Abstract: A clock generation apparatus is provided with a frequency phase error calculation circuit 120, whereby a clock synchronized with burst lock and a line lock clock can be simultaneously generated by a DTO 121 on the basis of frequency information of a DTO 10 and phase error information from a phase comparator 7 and a digital LPF 8. Therefore, the clock generation apparatus can cope with a system that required plural clocks, and frequency spread is easily carried out by generating spread information by a frequency spread information generation circuit 90, and adding it in the DTO 121. As a result, interference to a video terminal from the clock can be reduced, and performance of a video terminal such as a television receiver can be exploited.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2007Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventor: Hiroshi Sonobe
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Publication number: 20060146891Abstract: In a semiconductor device of the present invention, a clock is not changed instantaneously but it is changed over maximum N+1/M clocks (N: integer not less than 2) by shifting delay cells stepwisely to make the phase state of a previous reference signal and the phase state of a present reference signal coincide with each other, whereby the clock is synchronized with the reference signal with accuracy, and the duty of the output clock is kept constant. According to the semiconductor device of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the duty of the clock from being discontinuous when a signal whose reference signal does not coincide with the clock is inputted and reset is made to a rising edge of this reference signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2004Publication date: July 6, 2006Inventors: Hisao Kunitani, Satoru Tanigawa, Hiroshi Sonobe, Atsuhisa Kageyama
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Publication number: 20060077297Abstract: A clock generation apparatus is provided with a frequency phase error calculation circuit 120, whereby a clock synchronized with burst lock and a line lock clock can be simultaneously generated by a DTO 121 on the basis of frequency information of a DTO 10 and phase error information from a phase comparator 7 and a digital LPF 8. Therefore, the clock generation apparatus can cope with a system that required plural clocks, and frequency spread is easily carried out by generating spread information by a frequency spread information generation circuit 90, and adding it in the DTO 121. As a result, interference to a video terminal from the clock can be reduced, and performance of a video terminal such as a television receiver can be exploited.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2005Publication date: April 13, 2006Inventor: Hiroshi Sonobe