Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Minaguchi

Hiroyuki Minaguchi 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: 20090059488
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, an electronic apparatus comprises a housing including a keyboard mount portion. A keyboard is mounted on the keyboard mount portion. The keyboard has a plurality of fixing pieces. The fixing pieces are protruded at the rear of the keyboard mount portion, and are removably fixed to the housing. A receptacle on which a module is removably mounted is provided in the housing. The receptacle is located between the fixing pieces at the rear of the keyboard mount portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Hidemi Itakura, Takayuki Arisaka
  • Publication number: 20090059487
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, an electronic apparatus comprises a housing including a keyboard mount portion. A keyboard is mounted on the keyboard mount portion. The keyboard has a plurality of fixing pieces. The fixing pieces are protruded at the rear of the keyboard mount portion, and are removably fixed to the housing. A receptacle on which a module is removably mounted is provided in the housing. The receptacle is located between the fixing pieces at the rear of the keyboard mount portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Hidemi Itakura, Takayuki Arisaka
  • Patent number: 7500254
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided with a housing having a receptacle, a disk drive removably stored in the receptacle, and a grounding metal member attached to the disk drive. The disk drive has a depressed section, and this depressed section is exposed to the receptacle when the disk drive is stored in the receptacle. The grounding metal member is located in the depressed section and includes a first conduction portion. The receptacle of the housing has a second conduction portion. When the disk drive is stored in the receptacle, the second conduction portion comes into contact with the first conduction portion of the grounding metal member, thereby providing ground-connection between the disk drive and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Nobuyasu Tajima, Masanori Sato, Hidemi Itakura, Takayuki Arisaka
  • Publication number: 20080239641
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first housing to which a mounting component is attached, a second housing containing the display, and a hinge portion which rotatably connects the second housing to the first housing. A method of manufacturing the electronic apparatus includes preparing a subassembly product formed by connecting a cover member, which is to form part of the first housing and to which the mounting component is to be mounted, with a mask member, which is to form part of the second housing and is provided with an opening portion to expose a display screen of the display to outside, by the hinge portion, and mounting the mounting component on the cover member through the opening portion of the mask member, in a state where the subassembly product is folded such that the mask member is superposed on the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masanori Sato, Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Tomomi Murayama, Satoshi Ooya, Naoya Shigenobu, Ryosuke Saito, Masataka Tokoro
  • Publication number: 20080192426
    Abstract: A portable computer as an example of an electronic apparatus has a main unit, and a cover member placed on the upper surface of the main unit. The main unit has a housing. A component mounting part is formed on the upper surface of the housing. The component mounting part is covered with the cover member. The cover member has a sliding-type first cover, and a fitting-type second cover. The first cover is placed on a first area of the component mounting part. The first cover has a lock portion, which is slid in the width direction of the housing, and engages with the housing. The second cover is placed on a second area of the component mounting part not covered with the first cover. The second cover is fit to the housing from the upper side of the component mounting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Yasuyuki Horii, Masanori Sato, Tomohiro Hamada, Hidemi Itakura
  • Publication number: 20080165477
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus with a keyboard coupled to a cable, comprises a housing including a wall on which the keyboard is mounted, the wall including an opening, a circuit board which is accommodated inside the housing, and to which the cable is coupled through the opening, a sheet which is arranged between the wall and the keyboard, and which covers the opening, the sheet including a cable insertion portion through which the cable is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Hamada, Yasuyuki Horii, Masanori Sato, Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Hidemi Itakura, Fuminori Yamazaki, Satoshi Yokote
  • Patent number: 7385808
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus with a keyboard coupled to a cable, comprises a housing including a wall on which the keyboard is mounted, the wall including an opening, a circuit board which is accommodated inside the housing, and to which the cable is coupled through the opening, a sheet which is arranged between the wall and the keyboard, and which covers the opening, the sheet including a cable insertion portion through which the cable is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tomohiro Hamada, Yasuyuki Horii, Masanori Sato, Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Hidemi Itakura, Fuminori Yamazaki, Satoshi Yokote
  • Patent number: 7382604
    Abstract: A portable computer as an example of an electronic apparatus has a main unit, and a cover member placed on the upper surface of the main unit. The main unit has a housing. A component mounting part is formed on the upper surface of the housing. The component mounting part is covered with the cover member. The cover member has a sliding-type first cover, and a fitting-type second cover. The first cover is placed on a first area of the component mounting part. The first cover has a lock portion, which is slid in the width direction of the housing, and engages with the housing. The second cover is placed on a second area of the component mounting part not covered with the first cover. The second cover is fit to the housing from the upper side of the component mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Yasuyuki Horii, Masanori Sato, Tomohiro Hamada, Hidemi Itakura
  • Publication number: 20070258198
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus that includes: a housing having a wall having an opening; a display which is disposed in the housing, opposed to the opening, and having a screen; a panel having a transparency and disposed in the housing between the opening and the screen of the display; and a fixing member which fixes the panel to the display, one end of the fixing member being bonded to the display and the other end of the fixing member being bonded to the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Yasuyuki Horii, Shinji Hiratomo
  • Patent number: 7164577
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a housing, a case, a storage device, and a cable. The housing has a bottom wall and convex portions projecting upward from the bottom wall. The case has a top wall and is accommodated inside the housing while being supported by the convex portions. The storage device is supported by the case. The cable has a connector connected to the storage device. Gaps are formed between the bottom wall of the housing and the storage device and between the top wall of the case and the storage device, respectively. The cable passes through the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Hidemi Itakura, Takayuki Arisaka
  • Patent number: 7102880
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a main body containing an electronic component. The main body includes a receptacle in which a functional component is detachably received therein, and a label indicating that the electronic apparatus provided with the electronic component is certified. The label is exposed to the outside of the main body through the receptacle when the functional component is detached from the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Yasuyuki Horii, Nobuyasu Tajima, Masataka Tokoro, Takayuki Arisaka, Yasuyuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7075785
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a lower housing, an electronic component provided in the lower housing, an upper housing connected to the lower housing, a plurality of fastening members fastening the upper housing and the lower housing to each other and fixed to the lower housing through the upper housing, and a plurality of top covers connected to the upper housing and covering the plurality of fastening members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Nobuyasu Tajima, Masanori Sato, Hidemi Itakura, Takayuki Arisaka
  • Publication number: 20060077630
    Abstract: A portable computer as an example of an electronic apparatus has a main unit, and a cover member placed on the upper surface of the main unit. The main unit has a housing. A component mounting part is formed on the upper surface of the housing. The component mounting part is covered with the cover member. The cover member has a sliding-type first cover, and a fitting-type second cover. The first cover is placed on a first area of the component mounting part. The first cover has a lock portion, which is slid in the width direction of the housing, and engages with the housing. The second cover is placed on a second area of the component mounting part not covered with the first cover. The second cover is fit to the housing from the upper side of the component mounting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Yasuyuki Horii, Masanori Sato, Tomohiro Hamada, Hidemi Itakura
  • Publication number: 20060066769
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a cover, a rib, an elastic member, and a mask. A non-display surface of a display device is covered with the cover. The cover has a bottom wall and an side wall. The rib is disposed between a side portion of the display device and the side wall of the cover so as to be located in a position separate from the side wall. The rib rise out of the bottom wall of the cover. The elastic members is attached to at least one of an inner surface of the bottom wall and an inner surface of the rib facing the side portion of the display device. The elastic members retain the display device. The mask is fixed to the cover while exposing a display surface of the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Yasuyuki Horii, Masanori Sato, Tomohiro Hamada, Hidemi Itakura, Noriyasu Kawamura, Toshio Ooe, Hiroyuki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20060067035
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus with a keyboard coupled to a cable, comprises a housing including a wall on which the keyboard is mounted, the wall including an opening, a circuit board which is accommodated inside the housing, and to which the cable is coupled through the opening, a sheet which is arranged between the wall and the keyboard, and which covers the opening, the sheet including a cable insertion portion through which the cable is inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Tomohiro Hamada, Yasuyuki Horii, Masanori Sato, Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Hidemi Itakura, Fuminori Yamazaki, Satoshi Yokote
  • Patent number: 6992884
    Abstract: A display device including a housing having a support wall and an opening opposite to the support wall, a display unit provided in the housing, and having a display screen exposed through the opening, and one pair of brackets provided between lateral sides of the display main unit. Each of the pair of brackets includes a pair of first portions fixed to the display unit, a connecting portion connecting the pair of first portions, and a second portion provided on the connecting portion and fixed to the housing, wherein the connecting portion being elastically deformable between a side of the display unit and the housing. An electronic apparatus with the display device includes a main body having a data processor, data processed by the processor being displayed on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Nobuyasu Tajima, Masanori Sato, Hidemi Itakura, Takayuki Arisaka
  • Patent number: 6933981
    Abstract: A camera is detachably attached to the central portion of the rear end of an apparatus main body of a personal computer and positioned between a pair of hinge portions. A lens is provided at the camera main body of the camera and this camera main body is rotatably arranged about the axis of the camera main body substantially coaxial with the rotation axis of a display unit. When the camera main body is detached from the apparatus main body, the camera is connected to the apparatus main body through an extension adapter and put at a remote position from the personal computer. A shutter button is provided at each of the camera main body and the apparatus main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ken Kishida, Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Kohei Wada, Takumi Omura, Hajime Kotegawa, Motoki Tomita
  • Publication number: 20050115025
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing and a hinge device which rotatably connects the first housing with the second housing. The hinge device has a first bracket to be fixed to the first housing, a second bracket to be fixed to the second housing, and a hinge shaft which extends between the brackets. The first housing has a holding portion in a position corresponding to the first bracket. The holding portion catches the first bracket and thereby holds the hinge device accompanied with the second housing on the first housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Hidemi Itakura, Takayuki Arisaka
  • Publication number: 20050111202
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a housing, a case, a storage device, and a cable. The housing has a bottom wall and convex portions projecting upward from the bottom wall. The case has a top wall and is accommodated inside the housing while being supported by the convex portions. The storage device is supported by the case. The cable has a connector connected to the storage device. Gaps are formed between the bottom wall of the housing and the storage device and between the top wall of the case and the storage device, respectively. The cable passes through the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Hidemi Itakura, Takayuki Arisaka
  • Publication number: 20050110761
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, an electronic apparatus comprises a housing including a keyboard mount portion. A keyboard is mounted on the keyboard mount portion. The keyboard has a plurality of fixing pieces. The fixing pieces are protruded at the rear of the keyboard mount portion, and are removably fixed to the housing. A receptacle on which a module is removably mounted is provided in the housing. The receptacle is located between the fixing pieces at the rear of the keyboard mount portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Hidemi Itakura, Takayuki Arisaka