Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Mizusaki

Hiroyuki Mizusaki 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: 10527750
    Abstract: To provide an electronic device which can be efficiently manufactured with stable quality. A photoelectric sensor 1A includes a cable 20 of which one end is drawn into a casing 10 through a cable insertion opening portion 10c, and a lead frame 25 which is electrically connected to a circuit board 34. A conductive wire 23 of the cable 20 is bonded to the lead frame 25, and an area from the cable insertion opening portion 10c to the bonded portion between the conductive wire 23 and the lead frame 25 is continuously sealed with resin R.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Mizusaki
  • Publication number: 20190288153
    Abstract: A photoelectric sensor having at least one of a light emitting unit emitting light and a light receiving unit detecting light, includes a substrate on which at least one of the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit is mounted, and a cover portion having a protective portion facing the substrate and protecting the substrate, and a side wall extending from a peripheral edge of the protective portion toward the substrate side, in which the side wall of the cover portion includes a first portion formed in a first width and a second portion formed in a second width smaller than the first width, the first portion is positioned between the protective portion and the second portion, a surface in an end portion of the substrate is in contact with the first portion, and a side surface in the end portion of the substrate faces the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Jumpei NAKAMURA, Tomohiro TSUJI, Makoto SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190288154
    Abstract: A photoelectric sensor capable of saving a space is provided. A photoelectric sensor includes a case body with a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that accommodates at least one of a light projecting section and a light receiving section. The case body has a front surface that has a light projecting and receiving surface that allows at least one of light from the light projecting section and light to the light receiving section to pass therethrough and a rear surface that is located on a side opposite to the front surface, and a cable that accommodates cords that are connected to at least one of the light projecting section and the light receiving section via a control section is attached to the rear surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Tsuyoshi MIYATA, Makoto SUGIMOTO, Jumpei NAKAMURA, Tomohiro TSUJI
  • Publication number: 20190285465
    Abstract: Provided is a photoelectric sensor that enables manufacturing of a sensor with high environmental durability in a case in which there is more variation in case bodies. A photoelectric sensor includes: a package that includes an optical unit and a sealing member that seals the optical unit, and the optical unit includes at least any one of a light projecting portion that emits light and a light receiving portion that detects light; and a case body that accommodates the package, and a gap is provided between the package and the case body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Jumpei NAKAMURA, Tomohiro TSUJI, Tsuyoshi MIYATA, Makoto SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190285463
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a small photoelectric sensor that can secure a capacity for accommodating optical components and secure sealing properties. The small photoelectric sensor includes a holder in which an opening, an edge that defines the opening, and four fixing parts that are independently provided at four corners of a front surface are formed on the front surface; a cover lens that is provided at a position interposed between the four fixing parts, and is connected to the edge in a region overlapping the edge; and an optical component that is held by the holder and projects or receives light through the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Tomohiro TSUJI
  • Publication number: 20190285462
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a photoelectric sensor that reliably guides light by a light guide member and is easy to be assembled. A light projecting side light guide part of a light guide member extends in the front-and-rear direction. A light receiving side light guide part extends with at least a part thereof inclined with respect to the front-and-rear direction. A light shielding member includes a fitting part, into which the light projecting side light guide part fits in the front-and-rear direction, and a contact part that is in contact with a base board in the front-and-rear direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Jumpei NAKAMURA, Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Motoki TANAKA, Yasuhito UETSUJI, Takahiro OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20190285464
    Abstract: A photoelectric sensor capable of suppressing breakage of a cable connected to a case body is provided. The photoelectric sensor includes a case body having an accommodation space which accommodates at least one of a light projecting portion and a light receiving portion therein, and a cable which accommodates a cord connected via a control portion to at least one of the light projecting portion and the light receiving portion, and a concave portion recessed toward an inside of the case body is provided in an outer surface of the case body, and the cable is mounted in the concave portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Tomohiro TSUJI, Jumpei NAKAMURA, Tsuyoshi MIYATA
  • Publication number: 20190288152
    Abstract: A photoelectric sensor including at least any one of a light projecting unit for emitting light and a light receiving unit for detecting light includes a substrate on which at least any one of the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit is mounted, a cover which has a protecting portion facing the substrate and for protecting the substrate and a side wall extending from a periphery of the protecting portion, and a sealing member which seals at least any one of the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit that is mounted on the substrate, in which the cover has a protruding portion on a surface which is positioned outside a side surface of the substrate and intersects an extending direction of the side wall, and the protruding portion is in contact with the sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Makoto SUGIMOTO, Jumpei NAKAMURA, Tomohiro TSUJI
  • Patent number: 10309826
    Abstract: A sensor device includes a body case provided with an opening, and a body cover assembled to the body case to cover the opening. The body cover has at an outer peripheral portion thereof an overlapping region overlapping a portion of the body case located at a peripheral edge of the opening. The body cover is fixed to the body case by providing a welded portion surrounding the opening using laser-welding at a portion distant from an end surface of the body cover in a boundary of the overlapping region of the body cover and a portion of the body case overlapping the overlapping region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mizusaki, Hirotaka Nakashima
  • Patent number: 10293973
    Abstract: A sensor device includes: a casing provided with an opening; a cover member covering the opening; a gasket interposed between the cover member and the casing; and a fixing cover which fixes both the gasket and the cover member to the casing. A plurality of welded portions bonding the casing and the fixing cover together are provided in a region outside the cover member such that the welded portions are distant from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mizusaki, Hirotaka Nakashima, Kazuyuki Ohashi, Makoto Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20180268960
    Abstract: Provided is a cable disconnection preventing structure or the like in which a conducting wire is not cut at a connecting portion at which a distal end of a conducting wire is connected to a substrate or the like even when a cable is pulled. The cable disconnection preventing structure (100) comprises a case (30) and a conducting wire fixing member (20) which fixes a conducting wire (2) exposed from a sheath (1) to the sheath (1) at one end portion of the cable (10). The conducting wire (2) is disposed between an inner surface (31) around the cable hole (30a) and the conducting wire fixing member (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki USHIRO, Naomi UEHARA, Motoharu OKUNO, Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI
  • Publication number: 20180239054
    Abstract: To provide an electronic device which can be efficiently manufactured with stable quality. A photoelectric sensor 1A includes a cable 20 of which one end is drawn into a casing 10 through a cable insertion opening portion 10c, and a lead frame 25 which is electrically connected to a circuit board 34. A conductive wire 23 of the cable 20 is bonded to the lead frame 25, and an area from the cable insertion opening portion 10c to the bonded portion between the conductive wire 23 and the lead frame 25 is continuously sealed with resin R.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI
  • Publication number: 20170253369
    Abstract: A sensor device includes: a casing provided with an opening; a cover member covering the opening; a gasket interposed between the cover member and the casing; and a fixing cover which fixes both the gasket and the cover member to the casing. A plurality of welded portions bonding the casing and the fixing cover together are provided in a region outside the cover member such that the welded portions are distant from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Hirotaka NAKASHIMA, Kazuyuki OHASHI, Makoto SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170254700
    Abstract: An optical electronic device comprises: a casing having an external surface provided with an opening; a cable inserted through the opening; a bush attached to the cable; and a resin sealing portion. The bush is brought into close contact with the cable and the casing to seal a gap between the cable and the casing. The resin sealing portion is provided locally inside the casing to cover an internal surface of a portion of the casing surrounding the opening and a surface of a portion of the cable drawn from the opening into the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Makoto SUGIMOTO, Hirotaka NAKASHIMA, Kazuyuki OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20170254698
    Abstract: A sensor device includes a body case provided with an opening, and a body cover assembled to the body case to cover the opening. The body cover has at an outer peripheral portion thereof an overlapping region overlapping a portion of the body case located at a peripheral edge of the opening. The body cover is fixed to the body case by providing a welded portion surrounding the opening using laser-welding at a portion distant from an end surface of the body cover in a boundary of the overlapping region of the body cover and a portion of the body case overlapping the overlapping region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIZUSAKI, Hirotaka NAKASHIMA
  • Patent number: 8624585
    Abstract: A proximity sensor includes a circuit board provided with a processing circuit, a light emitting device mounted on the surface of the circuit board, and a light-transmitting cylindrical light guide surrounding the portion of the circuit board having the light emitting device mounted thereon and guiding the outgoing light from the light emitting device to be emitted to outside. The cylindrical light guide includes the first light emitting surface as the first light outgoing region causing the light emitted from the light emitting device to pass therethrough and directly emitting the light to outside, a reflective surface reflecting the light emitted from the light emitting device to guide the light through the cylindrical light guide in the circumferential direction, and the second light emitting surface as the second light outgoing region emitting, to outside, the light reflected on the reflective surface and propagated through the cylindrical light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mizusaki, Daisuke Inoue, Susumu Kutsuhara
  • Publication number: 20110187353
    Abstract: A proximity sensor includes a circuit board provided with a processing circuit, a light emitting device mounted on the surface of the circuit board, and a light-transmitting cylindrical light guide surrounding the portion of the circuit board having the light emitting device mounted thereon and guiding the outgoing light from the light emitting device to be emitted to outside. The cylindrical light guide includes the first light emitting surface as the first light outgoing region causing the light emitted from the light emitting device to pass therethrough and directly emitting the light to outside, a reflective surface reflecting the light emitted from the light emitting device to guide the light through the cylindrical light guide in the circumferential direction, and the second light emitting surface as the second light outgoing region emitting, to outside, the light reflected on the reflective surface and propagated through the cylindrical light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mizusaki, Daisuke Inoue, Susumu Kutsuhara