Patents by Inventor Jun Kuroda
Jun Kuroda 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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Publication number: 20140022026Abstract: Provided is an oscillator including a piezoelectric vibrator (10), a vibration member (20) that constrains the piezoelectric vibrator (10) on one surface thereof, an elastic member (40) that is provided on one surface of the vibration member (20) or the other surface opposite to one surface and provided so as to be located between edges of the piezoelectric vibrator (10) and the vibration member (20) when seen in a plan view, a fixing member (42) that is provided on one surface or the other surface of the vibration member (20) and provided so as to be located between the piezoelectric vibrator (10) and the elastic member (40) when seen in a plan view, and a supporting member (30) that supports the vibration member (20) through the elastic member (40) and the fixing member (42).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Jun Kuroda, Yuichiro Kishinami, Shigeo Satou, Yukio Murata, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Tatsuya Uchikawa, Motoyoshi Komoda
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Publication number: 20140015377Abstract: A piezoelectric element (20) is attached to a vibration member (10). A plurality of electrodes (22) are two-dimensionally arranged on one surface of the piezoelectric element (20) so as to be spaced apart from each other. A supporting frame (40) supports an edge of the vibration member (10). A control unit (50) inputs an independent driving signal to each of the plurality of electrodes (22). Thus, a large output can be obtained with a resonance frequency depending on what signal is input to which electrode (22). For example, the piezoelectric element (20) is a resin film that is formed of a high molecular material indicating a piezoelectric property.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2011Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Jun Kuroda, Yuichiro Kishinami, Yukio Murata, Shigeo Satou, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Motoyoshi Komoda, Tatsuya Uchikawa
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Publication number: 20140015617Abstract: Provided is an oscillator (100) including a piezoelectric body (70) that has a plurality of protrusions (72) on one surface thereof, a plurality of electrodes (80) that are respectively provided on the plurality of protrusions (72) so as to be separated from each other, and a plurality of electrodes (82) that are provided on the other surface opposite to the one surface of the piezoelectric body (70) so that each of the electrodes faces only one electrode (80). Thus, it is possible to prevent variation in acoustic characteristics from occurring. Therefore, the oscillator capable of improving the acoustic characteristics of an electronic device is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LTD.Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Jun Kuroda, Motoyoshi Komoda, Yuichiro Kishinami, Shigeo Satou, Yukio Murata, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Tatsuya Uchikawa
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Publication number: 20130307633Abstract: An oscillation device (electro-acoustic transducer (100)) includes an oscillation element (110) that has a vibrating member (120) and a piezoelectric element (111) that is attached to one surface of the vibrating member (120). The oscillation device includes a sheet-shaped waterproof member (140) that is constituted by a waterproof material. The oscillation device includes a frame-shaped supporting member (130) that holds an outer peripheral portion of the vibrating member (120) and an outer peripheral portion of the waterproof member (140) so that the waterproof member (140) and the oscillation element (110) face each other. The oscillation device includes a connection member (150) that partially connects mutual opposed surfaces of the oscillation element (110) and the waterproof member (140).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2011Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Yuichiro Kishinami, Jun Kuroda, Yukio Murata, Shigeo Satou, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Tatsuya Uchikawa
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Publication number: 20130286792Abstract: A second housing 200 is capable of moving in a direction in which the second housing covers one surface of a first housing 100. Oscillating elements of an oscillating element group 400 are arranged in a matrix and oscillate sound waves outward from the one surface of the first housing 100. A control unit controls the plurality of oscillating elements. A sound wave sensor constitutes the same matrix as the plurality of oscillating elements and detects sound waves having a specific wavelength. The detection results of the sound wave sensor are output to the control unit. A frame body holds the plurality of oscillating elements and the sound wave sensor. The control unit oscillates sensor sound waves having a specific wavelength outward from at least one of the oscillating elements. The control unit determines that the second housing 200 covers the one surface of the first housing 100 when the sound wave sensor detects the sound waves having the specific wavelength.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2011Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Yuichiro Kishinami, Yasuharu Onishi, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Yukio Murata, Jun Kuroda, Shigeo Satou
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Patent number: 8569930Abstract: One object of the present invention is to an achieve increase of amplitude of vibrations and/or flattening of frequency dependence of the amplitude of a piezoelectric actuator. Piezoelectric actuator (100) has first piezoelectric vibrator (102), second piezoelectric vibrator (104), and vibrating membrane (106). First piezoelectric vibrator (102) includes first pedestal (116) and first piezoelectric element (112) connected to the first pedestal. Second piezoelectric vibrator (104) includes second pedestal (118) and second piezoelectric element (114) connected to the second pedestal. Vibrating membrane (106) has opening (108). First piezoelectric vibrator (102) is connected to one surface of vibrating membrane (106) straddling opening (108) of the vibrating membrane. Second piezoelectric vibrator (102) is connected to another surface of vibrating membrane (106) straddling opening (108) of the vibrating membrane.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Masatake Takahashi, Yasuhiro Sasaki, Yasuharu Onishi, Yukio Murata, Ukyo Mori, Jun Kuroda
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Publication number: 20130267275Abstract: An electronic apparatus (100) includes a first detachable speaker unit (120) including a first speaker having a relatively high directivity, and a second detachable speaker unit (130) including a second speaker having a relatively low directivity. The electronic apparatus (100) further includes a body unit (an electronic apparatus body (110)) provided with a slot (113) in which any one of the first detachable speaker unit (120) and the second detachable speaker unit (130) is detachably installed therein in an alternative way, and a control unit that is provided in the body unit and controls the first and second speakers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2011Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Yuichiro Kishinami, Shigeo Satou, Jun Kuroda, Yukio Murata, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Tatsuya Uchikawa
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Publication number: 20130266151Abstract: There is provided an electroacoustic transducer including: an oscillation device (10m) that outputs a sound wave (30) from a first vibrating surface, and outputs a sound wave (32), having an opposite phase to that of the sound wave (30), from a second vibrating surface which is opposite to the first vibrating surface; a waveguide (40) that is provided on the first vibrating surface and that includes an open end (46); a waveguide (50) that is provided on the second vibrating surface, and includes an open end (56) which faces the same direction as the open end (46); and a sound wave filter (80) that is provided in the waveguide (50) and attenuates the sound wave (32).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.Inventors: Yuichiro Kishinami, Yasuharu Onishi, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Yukio Murata, Jun Kuroda, Shigeo Satou
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Publication number: 20130257551Abstract: In an electro-acoustic transducer 100 which is an oscillator device, a flat piezoelectric film 120 that moves expansively and contractively through the application of an electric field is disposed on at least one surface of a flat elastic member 110 in which a plurality of holes 111 penetrate a principal surface thereof. Since the stiffness of the elastic member 110 is adjusted by the holes 111, the stiffness impedance with respect to the piezoelectric film 120 can be matched optimally. Thus, it is possible to suppress the amount of vibration displacement and to complement the conversion efficiency of the piezoelectric film 120.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2011Publication date: October 3, 2013Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Jun Kuroda, Yuichiro Kishinami, Yukio Murata, Shigeo Satou, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Motoyoshi Komoda, Tatsuya Uchikawa
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Publication number: 20130257552Abstract: Each of piezoelectric vibrators 110 includes an elastic member 112 and a piezoelectric element 111. The piezoelectric element 111 is attached to the elastic member 112. A supporting member 120 has an opening. A plurality of the piezoelectric vibrators 110 are arranged in the opening along a first direction. It is preferable that the plurality of piezoelectric vibrators 110 have the same fundamental resonance frequency. In addition, it is preferable that an arrangement pitch of the piezoelectric vibrators 110 is equal to or less than half the wavelength of the fundamental resonance frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2011Publication date: October 3, 2013Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Jun Kuroda, Yuichiro Kishinami, Shigeo Satou, Yukio Murata, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Tatsuya Uchikawa
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Publication number: 20130243224Abstract: An oscillation device includes a first oscillator (120), a second oscillator (112), and a control unit (50). The first oscillator (120) includes a first piezoelectric vibrator, and the second oscillator (112) includes a second piezoelectric vibrator. The control unit (50) inputs an audio signal of an audible sound to the first piezoelectric vibrator included in the first oscillator (120), and inputs a modulation signal of a parametric speaker to the second piezoelectric vibrator included in the second oscillator (112).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Jun Kuroda, Motoyoshi Komoda, Yuichiro Kishinami, Shigeo Satou, Yukio Murata, Tatsuya Uchikawa
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Publication number: 20130242702Abstract: In an electro-acoustic transducer 100 which is an oscillator device, center positions of principal surfaces of piezoelectric elements 130 that are positioned on both surfaces of an elastic member 120 are different from each other. As such, since the two piezoelectric elements 130 are disposed asymmetrically on the upper and lower sides in the electro-acoustic transducer 100, it is possible to prevent vibrations of reversed phases at the time of divided vibration in which the reversed phases overlap with each other. In other words, since it is possible to prevent the generation of sound waves due to the vibration of local reversed phases, the sound pressure level can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: NEC CASIO Mobile Communications, Ltd.Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Yuichiro Kishinami, Shigeo Satou, Jun Kuroda, Yukio Murata, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Tatsuya Uchikawa
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Publication number: 20130222704Abstract: An electronic apparatus (100) includes an image projection unit that projects an image plane (14): an oscillation device that oscillates an ultrasonic wave (24) for sensors and an ultrasonic wave (26) for an audio reproduction toward the image plane (14) : a control unit that controls the oscillation device: and an sound wave detection unit that is connected to the control unit. The sound wave detection unit detects the ultrasonic wave (24) for sensors, which is reflected from the image plane (14). The control unit adjusts a sound pressure of a sound to be reproduced based on detection strength detected by the sound wave detection unit. Accordingly, decreased power consumption in the electronic apparatus can be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.Inventors: Yuichiro Kishinami, Yasuharu Onishi, Motoyoshi Komoda, Yukio Murata, Jun Kuroda, Shigeo Satou
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Publication number: 20130223657Abstract: An electronic device (100) includes a housing (110) and an oscillator (200) that is provided inside the housing (110), wherein the oscillator (200) includes a piezoelectric element (210) and a first elastic member (220) that binds one surface of the piezoelectric element (210), and wherein the housing (110) includes a support section (111) that protrudes inside and supports the oscillator (200). Since the housing (110) itself is used as a support body, it is possible to reduce the size and weight of the electronic device (100).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2011Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Yuichiro Kishinami, Shigeo Satou, Jun Kuroda, Yukio Murata, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Tatsuya Uchikawa
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Publication number: 20130216082Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including: a housing (110) in which at least one sound hole (113) and at least one sound hole (114) are formed; an oscillator (120) that is provided inside the housing (110) and outputs a modulated wave for a parametric loudspeaker; a sound demodulation unit (130) that is not provided in the sound hole (113) but provided in the sound hole (114) and demodulates the modulated wave; and a sound hole opening and closing unit (112) that is mounted to the housing (110) and opens and closes the sound hole (113).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.Inventors: Yuichiro Kishinami, Yasuharu Onishi, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Yukio Murata, Jun Kuroda, Shigeo Satou
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Publication number: 20130216069Abstract: An oscillation device (100) includes a piezoelectric element (121), a vibrating member (122) which binds one surface of the piezoelectric element (121) and is formed of a metal material, a resin member (123) which holds an outer circumferential portion of the vibrating member (122), a piezoelectric element (111), a vibrating member (122) which binds one surface of the piezoelectric element (111), is overlapped with the vibrating member (121) and the resin member (123) when seen in a plan view, and is formed of a metal material, and a support member (140) which supports the resin member (123) and the vibrating member (112), wherein at least one opening (150), which connects a space (170) positioned between the vibrating member (121) and the resin member (123), and the vibrating member (122) to the outside of the space (170), is provided in at least one of the vibrating member (121), the resin member (123), and the vibrating member (112).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Yuichiro Kishinami, Jun Kuroda, Yukio Murata, Shigeo Satou, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Tatsuya Uchikawa
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Publication number: 20130201796Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a substrate and an oscillation device (100) which is supported over the substrate, wherein the oscillation device (100) includes a piezoelectric element (110), a vibrating member (120) which binds one surface of the piezoelectric element (110), and a tubular support member (140) which supports an outer edge portion of the vibrating member (120) in an inner surface and is joined to the substrate so that an opening of one end side is closed by the substrate, and the support member (140) includes at least one hole (141) which connects a space, which is surrounded by the substrate and the vibrating member (120) in an inner portion of the support member (140), to an outer portion of the support member (140).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.Inventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Yuichiro Kishinami, Shigeo Satou, Jun Kuroda, Yukio Murata, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Tatsuya Uchikawa
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Publication number: 20130089218Abstract: A mobile phone (100) detects at least a direction of an utterance position of a user from the voice input to a plurality of microphones (121,122) and controls an output direction of a voice out of a speaker unit (110) to match the detected utterance position. Accordingly, it is possible to provide sound with sufficient volume only for a specific user without causing noise in the neighborhood. The microphones may form a matrix together with piezoelectric vibrators that form a speaker unit, or may be formed separately from the speaker unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.Inventors: Yuichiro Kishinami, Yasuharu Onishi, Motoyoshi Komoda, Yukio Murata, Jun Kuroda, Shigeo Satou
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Publication number: 20130083630Abstract: An elastic vibration plate (110) is divided into a plurality of elastic vibrating regions (112) through slits (111) having a predetermined shape, a plurality of piezoelectric vibrators (120) which are individually mounted on at least some of the plurality of elastic vibrating regions (112) on the elastic vibration plate (110) undergo elastic vibration due to application of an electric field. Therefore, it is possible to vibrate the plurality of elastic vibrating regions (112) on a single elastic vibration plate (110) using the plurality of piezoelectric vibrators (120). Therefore, it is possible to adjust the peak value and the like of the oscillation frequency at will in each of the plurality of elastic vibrating regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuharu Onishi, Jun Kuroda, Motoyoshi Komoda, Shigeo Satou, Yukio Murata, Yuichiro Kishinami, Nobuhiro Kawashima
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Publication number: 20130077812Abstract: A portable terminal device has first and second casings (1, 2) and a biaxial hinge (3) coupling the first and second casings (1, 2). The portable terminal device also has a speaker (60) provided in the first casing (1) or the biaxial hinge (3), a sound emission hole (4), a waveguide (5) guiding a sound wave to the sound emission hole (4), and a display device (6) provided for the second casing (2). A display screen (6a) of the display device (6) and the sound emission hole (4) are disposed in a face (2a) whose orientation changes when the second casing (2) turns about a second axis, in the second casing (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.Inventors: Yuichiro Kishinami, Yasuharu Onishi, Motoyoshi Komoda, Nobuhiro Kawashima, Yukio Murata, Jun Kuroda, Shigeo Satou