Patents by Inventor Imao Hiraga
Imao Hiraga 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: 7961560Abstract: To provide a display device for a timepiece wherein model changes can be easily made with a simple structure in a timepiece with a retro display. In a day display device, an hour wheel, day intermediate wheel, and cam are disposed on the same axis, and a lever and small day indicator are disposed so as to enclose these components, whereby a simple configuration can be achieved. A large space for accommodating the lever can be provided between the substantial center and the peripheral edge of a main plate on which the hour wheel, day intermediate wheel, and cam rotate on the same axis, and various shapes are made possible by freely extending the lever from the substantial middle to the peripheral edge of the main plate. Therefore, it is possible to form first through third gear parts through, and to provide three positions A through C for incorporating the small day indicator.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2006Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Imao Hiraga, Kenichi Okuhara
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Patent number: 7742364Abstract: A timepiece display apparatus causes a day hand to move reciprocally by means of center wheel, driven day wheel, cam, lever, and rack. These wheels, cam, lever, and rack can be easily arranged to fit the available space on the main plate of the movement, and the construction of the display apparatus can thus be simplified. Furthermore, locating the cam between the rotary shaft and rack of the lever portion enables arranging a plurality of parts more compactly than if the cam is disposed to a different location, and affords a simple assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2005Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Imao Hiraga, Shigeyuki Fujimori, Yoichi Hayashi, Kenichi Okuhara
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Publication number: 20080253235Abstract: A timepiece display apparatus causes a day hand to move reciprocally by means of center wheel, driven day wheel, cam, lever, and rack. These wheels, cam, lever, and rack can be easily arranged to fit the available space on the main plate of the movement, and the construction of the display apparatus can thus be simplified. Furthermore, locating the cam between the rotary shaft and rack of the lever portion enables arranging a plurality of parts more compactly than if the cam is disposed to a different location, and affords a simple assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2005Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Imao Hiraga, Shigeyuki Fujimori, Yoichi Hayashi, Kenichi Okuhara
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Publication number: 20080159082Abstract: To provide a display device for a timepiece wherein model changes can be easily made with a simple structure in a timepiece with a retro display. In a day display device, an hour wheel, day intermediate wheel, and cam are disposed on the same axis, and a lever and small day indicator are disposed so as to enclose these components, whereby a simple configuration can be achieved. A large space for accommodating the lever can be provided between the substantial center and the peripheral edge of a main plate on which the hour wheel, day intermediate wheel, and cam rotate on the same axis, and various shapes are made possible by freely extending the lever from the substantial middle to the peripheral edge of the main plate. Therefore, it is possible to form first through third gear parts through, and to provide three positions A through C for incorporating the small day indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2006Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Imao Hiraga, Kenichi Okuhara
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Publication number: 20030174590Abstract: A push button structure reduces the manufacturing cost as well as thickness by improving the configuration of functional parts of the push button structure. A pipe is fixed in a through-hole of an external case, and the shaft of an operating member is inserted slidably to the pipe. A cylindrical flexible member is held between the pipe and the crown of the operating member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2002Publication date: September 18, 2003Inventors: Yasuo Arikawa, Imao Hiraga, Takumi Oshio
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Patent number: 4970952Abstract: A date-stamping apparatus having a casing, a bridge member located at the lower end of the casing, a tension roller located above the casing and forced upwardly, an endless date-printing belt having printing letters on its outside surface and spanned between the bridge member and the tension roller, a date-belt driving wheel located within the casing at a substantially intermediate portion. The date of driving wheel has a circumferential engagement section co-operating with the belt and being contacted by the outside surface of the belt, and an electric motor intermittently energized by a timing circuit and operatively connected with the belt-driving wheel, so that stamped date is electrically adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 1990Date of Patent: November 20, 1990Assignee: Shachihata Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Imao Hiraga, Masamori Uchikawa, Makoto Mizuno
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Patent number: 4862434Abstract: An electronic timepiece in which a gear train is driven and the hand is moved by a stepping motor and, more particularly, the timepiece which surely permits time correcting owing to the simple structure even if the gear train is formed of plastic materials. One end of the third wheel and pinion engaged with the center wheel is guided or held by the operating lever interlocked with the external control member. When the external operating member is moved into the axis direction, this operating lever is rotated and the third wheel and pinion is radially removed from the engagement of the center wheel and pinion.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1987Date of Patent: August 29, 1989Assignee: Shiojiro Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Imao Hiraga, Satoshi Yamazaki, Takehide Yamada, Tadashi Nishitani
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Patent number: 4862432Abstract: A timepiece construction member comprises a timepiece frame, trains, a motor, circuit member and so on. A supporting member for keeping and securing the timepiece construction member is made of a spring plate. The supporting member is engaged with the plate at the periphery thereof and as a result, the timepiece construction member is secured by a simple means. It is possible to provide a securing construction having a high reliability and a small number of members. Further, since the supporting member also serves as the other operating member such as a battery plus terminal, it is possible to provide a small sized securing construction for members. Furthermore, since the members of the timepiece are in contact with an elastic beam of the spring plate, the members of the timepiece can be secured stably.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1987Date of Patent: August 29, 1989Assignees: Shiojiri Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Imao Hiraga, Noriaki Shimura, Yojiro Okakura, Masaru Kubota, Osamu Takashi
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Patent number: 4496246Abstract: A precision, reliable, analog timepiece uses plastic frame elements reinforced with metal, and plastic wheel and pinions pivoting in holes formed in the plastic of the frame elements. The plastic frame elements are separated into portions corresponding to the functional timepiece portions. Exposed areas of the reinforcing metal provide reference locations in molding the frame elements and for component mounting. The entire timepiece is assembled from one side of a base frame element.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 1981Date of Patent: January 29, 1985Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Suwa SeikoshaInventors: Tomio Ota, Mamoru Miyasaka, Imao Hiraga
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Patent number: 4365899Abstract: The size of an electronic timepiece is decreased through improvement in the design of the gear train. The improvements are directed primarily to the number of teeth on the wheel attached to the seconds hand and the relation of the pitch interval of this wheel to that of the wheel which drives the seconds wheel.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1980Date of Patent: December 28, 1982Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Suwa SeikoshaInventors: Kenichi Ushikoshi, Imao Hiraga