Patents by Inventor Junji Miyagi

Junji Miyagi 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: 8456813
    Abstract: An optical disc reproduction apparatus includes a main body, a display unit, a two-axis hinge, and a battery pack. The two-axis hinge has a joint member to connect the two-axis hinge to the main body. The main body has not only a hinge mounting-housing portion to attach and house the joint member of the two-axis hinge but also a housing recess to house a battery housing of the battery pack on right and left sides of the hinge mounting-housing portion on a back end. The battery pack has a U-shaped recess in a center. The recess is located in a position corresponding to the hinge mounting-housing portion in the main body and has a width larger than that of the hinge mounting-housing portion in a rightward-leftward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Miyagi, Hideki Kume, Mari Muroi, Takayuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8379385
    Abstract: An optical disc reproduction apparatus as electronic apparatus comprises a lock lever for keeping a battery pack attached to a case. The lock lever comprises a lever body and a tongue portion extending from the lever body in a length direction of the lever body. A tongue portion of the lock lever is inserted into the case through an operation opening of the case. The tongue portion is allowed to temporarily escape to a tongue portion escape section of the case, and the entire lever body is housed in the case through the operation opening, so as to assemble the lock lever to the case. This prevents ends of the lever body from being exposed to the operation opening in any position of the lock lever assembled to the case, making it possible to easily assemble the lock lever, and preventing the assembled lock lever from easily falling off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Miyagi, Takayuki Yamamoto, Mari Muroi
  • Patent number: 8225338
    Abstract: An optical disc reproduction apparatus as electronic apparatus has a display unit mounted via a hinge unit on a main body unit which has a main body case having lower and upper cases for housing a control board and a hinge connecting portion connected to a main body-side joint member of the hinge unit. The hinge connecting portion is formed of a part of the main body case, and has upper and lower connecting members formed of a part of the upper case and a part of the lower case, respectively. The lower connecting member is overlaid on a lower surface of the upper connecting member. The main body-side joint member is attached to the upper connecting member, and connected to both the upper and lower connecting members with hinge mounting screws so as to be connected to the hinge connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junji Miyagi, Takayuki Yamamoto, Mari Muroi
  • Publication number: 20120039031
    Abstract: An optical disc reproduction apparatus as electronic apparatus comprises a lock lever for keeping a battery pack attached to a case. The lock lever comprises a lever body and a tongue portion extending from the lever body in a length direction of the lever body. A tongue portion of the lock lever is inserted into the case through an operation opening of the case. The tongue portion is allowed to temporarily escape to a tongue portion escape section of the case, and the entire lever body is housed in the case through the operation opening, so as to assemble the lock lever to the case. This prevents ends of the lever body from being exposed to the operation opening in any position of the lock lever assembled to the case, making it possible to easily assemble the lock lever, and preventing the assembled lock lever from easily falling off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Junji Miyagi, Takayuki Yamamoto, Mari Muroi
  • Publication number: 20110249542
    Abstract: An optical disc reproduction apparatus as electronic apparatus has a display unit mounted via a hinge unit on a main body unit which has a main body case having lower and upper cases for housing a control board and a hinge connecting portion connected to a main body-side joint member of the hinge unit. The hinge connecting portion is formed of a part of the main body case, and has upper and lower connecting members formed of a part of the upper case and a part of the lower case, respectively. The lower connecting member is overlaid on a lower surface of the upper connecting member. The main body-side joint member is attached to the upper connecting member, and connected to both the upper and lower connecting members with hinge mounting screws so as to be connected to the hinge connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Junji MIYAGI, Takayuki YAMAMOTO, Mari MUROI
  • Publication number: 20110209163
    Abstract: An optical disc reproduction apparatus as an electronic apparatus comprises a display unit which is mounted on a main body unit via a hinge unit, and electrically connected to the main body by electrical wirings. The main body unit comprises a main body case, a hinge connecting portion and a control board which has connectors provided thereon. The hinge connecting portion and the connectors are placed in a housing portion formed in the main body unit, while the housing portion is open facing outward from the main body case. In a state where the main body unit is already assembled, the main body-side joint member of the hinge unit and the electrical wirings are housed into the housing portion to connect the main body-side joint member to the hinge connecting portion, and to connect the electrical wirings to the connectors. This structure increases assembling efficiency of the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Junji MIYAGI, Takayuki YAMAMOTO, Mari MUROI
  • Publication number: 20110164369
    Abstract: An optical disc reproduction apparatus as an electronic apparatus comprises a display unit mounted on a main body unit via a hinge unit. The main body unit comprises a main body case and a hinge connecting portion provided in a hinge housing portion formed in the main body unit. The hinge housing portion is recessed downward from its periphery in the main body case, and has an opening facing outward from the main body case. A main body-side joint member of the hinge unit is introduced into the hinge housing portion from outside the main body case in a state where upper and lower cases of the main body case are connected to each other (state where the main body unit is already assembled). The main body-side joint member, while housed in the hinge housing portion, is connected to the hinge connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Junji Miyagi, Hideki Kume, Mari Muroi, Takayuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20110164360
    Abstract: An optical disc reproduction apparatus includes a main body, a display unit, a two-axis hinge, and a battery pack. The two-axis hinge has a joint member to connect the two-axis hinge to the main body. The main body has not only a hinge mounting-housing portion to attach and house the joint member of the two-axis hinge but also a housing recess to house a battery housing of the battery pack on right and left sides of the hinge mounting-housing portion on a back end. The battery pack has a U-shaped recess in a center. The recess is located in a position corresponding to the hinge mounting-housing portion in the main body and has a width larger than that of the hinge mounting-housing portion in a rightward-leftward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Junji Miyagi, Hideki Kume, Mari Muroi, Takayuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7047539
    Abstract: A disc drive apparatus using a disc-like recording medium includes a casing, a substrate, two LEDs, a light guiding member, a white print portion, and a motor. The light guiding member is arranged adjacent to the two LEDs on the substrate for guiding light emitted from the LEDs. The white print portion is positioned in a light emitting direction of the LEDs, and is formed on a surface of the substrate positioned below the light guiding member. The motor is arranged adjacent to the light guiding member and the white print portion on the substrate. The light guiding member is provided with a satin finish at a surface of a portion facing the LEDs. The front panel includes a protrusion protruding below a portion that is farthest from the LEDs in a portion adjacent to a light emitting indication portion of the light guiding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junji Miyagi
  • Publication number: 20040017739
    Abstract: A disc drive apparatus using a disc-like recording medium includes a casing, a substrate, two LED, a light guiding member, a white print portion, and a motor. The light guiding member is arranged adjacent to the two LED on the substrate for guiding light emitted from LED. The white print portion is positioned in a light emitting direction of LED, and formed on a surface of the substrate positioned below the light guiding member. The motor is arranged adjacent to the light guiding member and the white print portion on the substrate. The light guiding member is provided with a satin finish at a surface of a portion facing to the LED. The front panel includes a protrusion protruding below a portion that is farthest from the LED in a portion adjacent to a light emitting indication portion of the light guiding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventor: Junji Miyagi