Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Koitabashi

Hiroyuki Koitabashi 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).

  • Patent number: 9391705
    Abstract: A non-contact connector is the solving means that a plurality of new light sources discretely distributed over a circumferential direction are generated from one light source on a rotator, and the lining is performed as the new light source with the characteristic which are not in an original light source. At the time of rotation of the light source, at least one in two or more new light sources maintain connection with an external output terminal and switch the remaining new light sources, so an always-on connection state is secured and the hit of the time-axis of the line signal at the time of an optical path change is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: CHUBU NIHON MARUKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kojima, Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Publication number: 20150222362
    Abstract: A non-contact connector is the solving means that a plurality of new light sources discretely distributed over a circumferential direction are generated from one light source on a rotator, and the lining is performed as the new light source with the characteristic which are not in an original light source. At the time of rotation of the light source, at least one in two or more new light sources maintain connection with an external output terminal and switch the remaining new light sources, so an always-on connection state is secured and the hit of the time-axis of the line signal at the time of an optical path change is avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kojima, Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Patent number: 7885495
    Abstract: With the light-emitting side focal point F1 of a three-dimensional elliptical reflecting body A being on the side of a rotating body, the light-receiving side focal point F2 being on the side of a fixed body, the condensing action from the F1 to F2 is used to configure an optical path from a rotating-side light-emitting element A set at F1, via a fixed-side elliptical partial mirror in which a portion of the three-dimensional elliptical body is used as a mirror face, to a fixed-side light-receiving element A set at F2, and to configure a simultaneous bidirectional single-channel optical path from a fixed-side light-emitting element A set at F1 of a three-dimensional elliptical reflecting body B, via a rotating-side elliptical partial mirror, to a rotating-side light-receiving element A set at F2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Chubu Nihon Maruko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Patent number: 7813602
    Abstract: A non-contact connector (10), having a rotation-side light-emitting element (13) and a rotation-side light-receiving element (14), positioned on a rotating body (1) which rotates about a rotation axis (4), a fixed-side light-emitting element (23) and a fixed-side light-receiving element (24), positioned on a fixed body (2), and a first partial ellipsoidal reflecting mirror (8) installed on the fixed body (2) and a second partial ellipsoidal reflecting mirror (6) installed on rotating body (1), each with one focal point positioned on the rotation axis (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Chubu Nihon Maruko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Publication number: 20100040378
    Abstract: With the light-emitting side focal point F1 (3) of a three-dimensional elliptical reflecting body A (500) being on the side of a rotating body (1), the light-receiving side focal point F2 (5) being on the side of a fixed body (2), the condensing action from the F1 (3) to F2 (5) is used to configure an optical path from a rotating-side light-emitting element A (13) set at F1 (3), via a fixed-side elliptical partial mirror (8) in which a portion of the three-dimensional elliptical body is used as a mirror face, to a fixed-side light-receiving element A (24) set at F2 (5), and to configure a simultaneous bidirectional single-channel optical path from a fixed-side light-emitting element A (23) set at F1 (3) of a three-dimensional elliptical reflecting body B (501), via a rotating-side elliptical partial mirror (6), to a rotating-side light-receiving element A (14) set at F2 (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: CHUBU NIHON MARUKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Publication number: 20090136175
    Abstract: A non-contact connector, which has a rotation-side optical element positioned on a rotating body which rotates about a rotation axis, and a fixed-side optical element positioned on a fixed body, and which performs data transmission and reception without contact between the rotation-side optical element and the fixed-side optical element, the non-contact connector further having a reflecting body, which reflects light emitted from the rotation-side optical element or from the fixed-side optical element on the rotation axis; and the reflecting body being a cubic mirror, the outer shape of which is a rectangular parallelepiped, and which is formed by evaporation depositing a thin metal film on one face of one of two rectangular parallelepiped members that are transparent from the visible wavelength range to the infrared wavelength range, and then bonding to the same to the other one of the rectangular parallelepiped members, with the evaporation-deposited film face intervening therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: CHUBU NIHON MARUKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Patent number: 7539372
    Abstract: contactless connector that secures communication continuity is provided. The contactless connector comprises a rotation-side light element disposed on a rotating body that rotates about a rotational axis and a fixed-side light element disposed on a fixed body in a position facing the rotation-side light element, and which sends and receives data contactlessly between the rotation-side light element and the fixed-side light element, wherein the rotating body is formed in a cylindrical shape with the rotational axis serving as the center axis of the rotating body; the rotation-side light element is on the cylindrical face of the rotating body and is disposed to emit light in the circumferential direction in which the rotating body rotates; and the fixed-side light element is disposed on the fixed body so as to be able to receive the light that is emitted from the rotation-side light element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Chubu Nihon Maruko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Patent number: 7534992
    Abstract: The present invention is a contactless connector that comprises a rotation-side light element that is provided on a rotating body of rotating about an axis of rotation and a fixed-side light element that is provided on a fixed body, data transmission and reception being contactlessly performed between the rotation-side light element and the fixed-side light element. The rotation-side light element and the fixed-side light element are provided on a disk face of the rotating body and a disk face of the fixed body respectively, which are substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation, and provided oblique with respect to the respective disk faces to form a light path that is oblique with respect to the axis of rotation. The contactless connector further comprises an aperture that allows light emitted from the rotation-side light element or the fixed-side light element to pass, between the rotating body and the fixed body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Chubu Nihon Maruko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Patent number: 7532788
    Abstract: A contactless connector which secures continuity of communication is provided. A contactless connector comprises a rotating-side light element on a rotating body which rotates about a rotation axis, and a fixed-side light element on a fixed body which is fixed in place; further, the rotating body comprises a reflecting body which rotates about the rotation axis. Two light elements are configured such that when a particular fixed-side light element is positioned on the light path line segment on which light emitted from a particular rotation-side light element is reflected by the reflecting body, a light path is formed between the two light elements. The reflecting body rotates at half the rotation speed of the rotating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Chubu Nihon Maruko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Publication number: 20090067074
    Abstract: A non-contact connector (10), having a rotation-side light-emitting element (13) and a rotation-side light-receiving element (14), positioned on a rotating body (1) which rotates about a rotation axis (4), a fixed-side light-emitting element (23) and a fixed-side light-receiving element (24), positioned on a fixed body (2), and a first partial ellipsoidal reflecting mirror (8) installed on the fixed body (2) and a second partial ellipsoidal reflecting mirror (6) installed on rotating body (1), [each] with one focal point positioned on the rotation axis (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: CHUBU NIHON MARUKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Patent number: 7474819
    Abstract: The contactless connector comprises a rotation-side light element on a rotating body that rotates about an axis of rotation and a fixed side light element on a fixed body that is fixed, and the rotating body further comprises a reflective body that rotates about the axis of rotation. The two light elements are constituted so that a light path is formed between the two light elements when a specified fixed-side light element is located on a light path line segment where light that is emitted from a specified rotation-side light element is reflected by the reflective body. The reflective body is rotated at half the rotation speed of the rotating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Chubu Nihon Maruko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Publication number: 20070069116
    Abstract: The present invention is a contactless connector that comprises a rotation-side light element that is provided on a rotating body of rotating about an axis of rotation and a fixed-side light element that is provided on a fixed body, data transmission and reception being contactlessly performed between the rotation-side light element and the fixed-side light element. The rotation-side light element and the fixed-side light element are provided on a disk face of the rotating body and a disk face of the fixed body respectively, which are substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation, and provided oblique with respect to the respective disk faces to form a light path that is oblique with respect to the axis of rotation. The contactless connector further comprises an aperture that allows light emitted from the rotation-side light element or the fixed-side light element to pass, between the rotating body and the fixed body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Publication number: 20060202135
    Abstract: The contactless connector comprises a rotation-side light element on a rotating body that rotates about an axis of rotation and a fixed side light element on a fixed body that is fixed, and the rotating body further comprises a reflective body that rotates about the axis of rotation. The two light elements are constituted so that a light path is formed between the two light elements when a specified fixed-side light element is located on a light path line segment where light that is emitted from a specified rotation-side light element is reflected by the reflective body. The reflective body is rotated at half the rotation speed of the rotating body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Publication number: 20060133799
    Abstract: A contactless connector which secures continuity of communication is provided. A contactless connector comprises a rotating-side light element on a rotating body which rotates about a rotation axis, and a fixed-side light element on a fixed body which is fixed in place; further, the rotating body comprises a reflecting body which rotates about the rotation axis. Two light elements are configured such that when a particular fixed-side light element is positioned on the light path line segment on which light emitted from a particular rotation-side light element is reflected by the reflecting body, a light path is formed between the two light elements. The reflecting body rotates at half the rotation speed of the rotating body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Publication number: 20060072920
    Abstract: A contactless connector that secures communication continuity is provided. The contactless connector comprises a rotation-side light element disposed on a rotating body that rotates about a rotational axis and a fixed-side light element disposed on a fixed body in a position facing the rotation-side light element, and which sends and receives data contactlessly between the rotation-side light element and the fixed-side light element, wherein the rotating body is formed in a cylindrical shape with the rotational axis serving as the center axis of the rotating body; the rotation-side light element is on the cylindrical face of the rotating body and is disposed to emit light in the circumferential direction in which the rotating body rotates; and the fixed-side light element is disposed on the fixed body so as to be able to receive the light that is emitted from the rotation-side light element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Patent number: 6950633
    Abstract: A rotary non-contact connector and a non-rotary non-contact connector enable data transmission in a non-contact mode by radio transmitters-receivers by combining rotary transformers or stationary transformers and radio transmitters-receivers, and providing power systems with buffer functions by a storage means to receive supplied electric power. Each of the rotary non-contact connector and the non-rotary non-contact connector has first and second radio transmitters-receivers provided between a rotor and an annular stator of a rotary transformer and between first and second stationary members of a stationary transformer to permit two-way radio data communication in a non-contact mode. Furthermore, storage means are provided to implement a buffering function for a power system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignees: Tamagawa Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Chubu Nihon Maruki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kojima, Akifumi Arai, Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Patent number: 6759759
    Abstract: A rotary contactless connector and a non-rotary contactless connector enable data transmission in a contactless mode by optical elements by combining a rotary transformer or a stationary transformer and a means for coupling the optical elements, and providing a power system with or without a buffer feature by a storage means to receive supplied electric power. The rotary contactless connector has a rotary transformer (1), a light emitting element (8) or a light receiving element provided in the rotor (3), and a stationary light emitting element or light receiving element (11). Data is transmitted between the light emitting element (8) and the light receiving element (11) while supplying electric power to the rotor (3) through the intermediary of the rotary transformer (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignees: Tamagawa Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Chubu Maruko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kojima, Akifumi Arai, Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Publication number: 20040012471
    Abstract: A rotary contactless connector and a non-rotary contactless connector enable data transmission in a contactless mode by optical elements by combining a rotary transformer or a stationary transformer and a means for coupling the optical elements, and providing a power system with or without a buffer feature by a storage means to receive supplied electric power. The rotary contactless connector has a rotary transformer (1), a light emitting element (8) or a light receiving element provided in the rotor (3), and a stationary light emitting element or light receiving element (11). Data is transmitted between the light emitting element (8) and the light receiving element (11) while supplying electric power to the rotor (3) through the intermediary of the rotary transformer (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2001
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicants: TAMAGAWA SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CHUBU NIHON MARUKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kojima, Akifumi Arai, Hiroyuki Koitabashi
  • Publication number: 20020132589
    Abstract: A rotary non-contact connector and a non-rotary non-contact connector enable data transmission in a non-contact mode by radio transmitters-receivers by combining rotary transformers or stationary transformers and radio transmitters-receivers, and providing power systems with buffer functions by a storage means to receive supplied electric power. Each of the rotary non-contact connector and the non-rotary non-contact connector has first and second radio transmitters-receivers provided between a rotor and an annular stator of a rotary transformer and between first and second stationary members of a stationary transformer to permit two-way radio data communication in a non-contact mode. Furthermore, storage means are provided to implement a buffering function for a power system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: TAMAGAWA SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kojima, Akifumi Arai, Hiroyuki Koitabashi