Patents by Inventor Kaname Nagatani

Kaname Nagatani 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: 20160299414
    Abstract: A projector includes a cooling device configured to cool an electrooptical device serving as a cooling target. The cooling device includes a closed housing in which the electrooptical device is disposed and a circulation channel for circulating cooling air is formed, a circulation fan configured to circulate the cooling air in the closed housing, and a heat absorber disposed on the circulation channel and configured to absorb heat of the cooling air in the closed housing. The closed housing includes, on the inner side, an inner wall section that forms the circulation channel having an annular shape. The heat absorber is disposed on the opposite side of the electrooptical device across the inner wall section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuya Usuda, Kaname Nagatani, Kentaro Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9442353
    Abstract: A projector (1) includes a light source device (2), a light modulating device (5) configured to modulate a light beam emitted from the light source device, a projection optical device (7) configured to project the light beam modulated by the light modulating device, and a flexible printed circuit board (6), one end of which is connected to the light modulating device (5). The light source device (2) includes a light emitting device mounted on the flexible printed circuit board (6). The flexible printed circuit board is bent, whereby the light source device is disposed in an emission position where the light source device (2) emits the light beam to the light modulating device (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norikazu Kadotani, Akira Hashimoto, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Kaname Nagatani, Norio Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9389496
    Abstract: A projector includes an optical engine unit including a light source unit configured to emit light, a light modulating unit configured to modulate, according to image information, the light emitted from the light source unit, and a projecting unit configured to project the light modulated by the light modulating unit, a connecting unit connectable to a bulb socket, a power supply unit configured to supply electric power received from the connecting unit to the optical engine unit, and a cooling unit arranged between the connecting unit and the optical engine unit and configured to circulate the air to cool the power supply unit and the optical engine unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kaname Nagatani
  • Patent number: 9341930
    Abstract: A light source device includes a plurality of solid-state light sources, and a base member on which the plurality of solid-state light sources are provided, wherein each of the solid-state light sources includes a stem on which a light-emitting element is provided and terminals connected to the light-emitting element, and the base member includes a hole portion into which one of the terminals is inserted and a planar portion that is in contact with the stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Zakoji, Kaname Nagatani, Susumu Wada
  • Patent number: 9316896
    Abstract: A projector (1) includes a light source device (2), a light modulating device (5) that modulates a light beam emitted from the light source device (2), a projection optical device (7) that projects the light beam modulated by the light modulating device (5), a flexible printed circuit board (6), one end of which is connected to the light modulating device (5), and a housing (8) in which the light source device (2), the light modulating device (5), and the projection optical device (7) are housed. In a position in the housing (8) where the light modulating device (5) is disposed, a first insert-through section (8L1) for drawing around the flexible printed circuit (6) board to the outside (8L) of the housing (8) and a second insert-through section (8D1), through which a part of the light modulating device (5) is inserted, are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norikazu Kadotani, Kaname Nagatani
  • Patent number: 9277081
    Abstract: A multi-functional device comprising an image forming apparatus to form a printing image and a scanner module to scan an image. The scanner module includes an illuminator to illuminate a light to a document mount, a sensor unit to read an image information of an object placed on the document mount, and an imaging lens to focus the light reflected from the object onto the sensor unit. The illuminator includes a light source to emit light, a light guiding unit and changes a traveling path of the light emitted from the light source to illuminate the document mount, and a guide holder which comprises an installation part where the light guiding unit is installed, and a mounting part where the light source holder is mounted to provide the light source at least one side of the light guiding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaname Nagatani, Dong-hun Lee
  • Patent number: 9250502
    Abstract: A projector includes: a spatial light modulator provided for each color light flux and configured to modulate the light flux in accordance with an image signal; a light combining system configured to combine the color light flux outputted from the spatial light modulator; a projection system configured to project the light combined by the light combining system; a fixing member configured to integrally fix the spatial light modulator, the light combining system, and the projection system; a base on which the spatial light modulators and the light combining system fixed to the fixing member are mounted; and a cover member configured to cover the spatial light modulator and the light combining system mounted on the base, wherein the base and the cover member form a cooling duct through which cooling air for sequentially cooling the spatial light modulator for the respective color light flux flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Egawa, Kaname Nagatani, Kunihiko Takagi, Tetsuo Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20150268536
    Abstract: A projector includes an illumination unit which has an optical system including a light source apparatus, an image formation unit which has an optical system including a light modulator (liquid crystal panels), a projection unit which has an optical system including a projection lens, to which the image formation unit is coupled, and which is coupled to the illumination unit, and a base frame which fixes one of the illumination unit and the projection unit and holds the other shiftably in a direction parallel to a projection direction. In a case where the projection unit is fixed to the base frame, second fixing portions (projection unit fixing portions) of the projection unit are fixed, and first fixing portions (illumination unit fixing portions) of the illumination unit are shiftably held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: Kaname Nagatani
  • Publication number: 20150268540
    Abstract: A projector includes an illumination unit having an optical system including a light source apparatus, an image formation unit having an optical system including liquid crystal panels, a projection unit having an optical system including a projection lens, and a base frame on which the illumination unit and the projection unit to which the image formation unit is coupled are disposed, and a gap is provided between the illumination unit and the projection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: Kaname Nagatani
  • Patent number: 9016869
    Abstract: An optical device includes: a light modulation unit configured to modulate a light according to image information, including an element substrate having a pixel electrode and a switching element connected with the pixel electrode, and an opposed substrate disposed opposed to the element substrate; a frame configured to hold the light modulation unit; and an incident side dustproof glass disposed in close contact with a light incident side end surface of the opposed substrate, the incident side dustproof glass having the plane size larger than the plane size of the opposed substrate is disposed on the light incident side of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Egawa, Kaname Nagatani, Kunihiko Takagi, Tetsuo Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20150009544
    Abstract: A multi-functional device comprising an image forming apparatus to form a printing image and a scanner module to scan an image in a main scanning direction. The scanner module includes an illuminator to illuminate a light to a document mount, a sensor unit to read an image information of an object placed on the document mount, and an imaging lens which is disposed between the document mount and the sensor unit and focuses the light reflected from the object onto the sensor unit. The illuminator includes a light source to emit light, a light guiding unit which is lengthened in a sub-scanning direction, faces the document mount and changes a traveling path of the light emitted from the light source to illuminate the document mount, and a guide holder which comprises an installation part where the light guiding unit is installed, and a mounting part where the light source holder is mounted to provide the light source at least one side of the light guiding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaname NAGATANI, Dong-hun Lee
  • Patent number: 8861046
    Abstract: A multi-functional device comprising an image forming apparatus to form a printing image and a scanner module to scan an image. The scanner module includes an illuminator to illuminate a light to a document mount, a sensor unit to read an image information of an object placed on the document mount, and an imaging lens to focus the light reflected from the object onto the sensor unit. The illuminator includes a light source to emit light, a light guiding unit and changes a traveling path of the light emitted from the light source to illuminate the document mount, and a guide holder which comprises an installation part where the light guiding unit is installed, and a mounting part where the light source holder is mounted to provide the light source at least one side of the light guiding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaname Nagatani, Dong-hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20140139812
    Abstract: A projector includes an optical engine unit including a light source unit configured to emit light, a light modulating unit configured to modulate, according to image information, the light emitted from the light source unit, and a projecting unit configured to project the light modulated by the light modulating unit, a connecting unit connectable to a bulb socket, a power supply unit configured to supply electric power received from the connecting unit to the optical engine unit, and a cooling unit arranged between the connecting unit and the optical engine unit and configured to circulate the air to cool the power supply unit and the optical engine unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kaname NAGATANI
  • Publication number: 20140118708
    Abstract: A projector (1) includes a light source device (2), a light modulating device (5) that modulates a light beam emitted from the light source device (2), a projection optical device (7) that projects the light beam modulated by the light modulating device (5), a flexible printed circuit board (6), one end of which is connected to the light modulating device (5), and a housing (8) in which the light source device (2), the light modulating device (5), and the projection optical device (7) are housed. In a position in the housing (8) where the light modulating device (5) is disposed, a first insert-through section (8L1) for drawing around the flexible printed circuit (6) board to the outside (8L) of the housing (8) and a second insert-through section (8D1), through which a part of the light modulating device (5) is inserted, are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norikazu Kadotani, Kaname Nagatani
  • Publication number: 20140104585
    Abstract: A projector (1) includes a light source device (2), a light modulating device (5) configured to modulate a light beam emitted from the light source device, a projection optical device (7) configured to project the light beam modulated by the light modulating device, and a flexible printed circuit board (6), one end of which is connected to the light modulating device (5). The light source device (2) includes a light emitting device mounted on the flexible printed circuit board (6). The flexible printed circuit board is bent, whereby the light source device is disposed in an emission position where the light source device (2) emits the light beam to the light modulating device (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norikazu Kadotani, Akira Hashimoto, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Kaname Nagatani, Norio Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8395306
    Abstract: A light source unit includes: an arc tube having a light-emitting portion; a secondary reflector covering part of the periphery of the light-emitting portion and being provided with a secondary reflecting surface for reflecting light emitted from the light-emitting portion; a primary reflector having a primary reflecting surface for reflecting the light emitted from the light-emitting portion and the light reflected from the secondary reflector; a first electrode; and a second electrode; wherein the second electrode is arranged at a position which causes an ionic wind to be induced by applying a voltage between the second electrode and the first electrode and causes air between the secondary reflecting surface and the light-emitting portion to flow, and either one of the first electrode or the second electrode is arranged between the arc tube and the secondary reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kaname Nagatani, Kunihiko Takagi, Tetsuo Shimizu, Yuji Takado, Akira Egawa, Satoshi Kinoshita
  • Publication number: 20130038841
    Abstract: A light source device includes a plurality of solid-state light sources, and a base member on which the plurality of solid-state light sources are provided, wherein each of the solid-state light sources includes a stem on which a light-emitting element is provided and terminals connected to the light-emitting element, and the base member includes a hole portion into which one of the terminals is inserted and a planar portion that is in contact with the stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Zakoji, Kaname Nagatani, Susumu Wada
  • Patent number: 8360584
    Abstract: A projector includes: an optical system includes a light source, a light modulation element for modulating light emitted from the light source to form an optical image, and a projection lens for projecting the optical image, the optical system is structured such that an illumination optical axis of the light source and a projection optical axis of the projection lens cross each other substantially at right angles in the plan view; and a cooling fan configured to the light modulation element, and has a rotation axis crossing each other substantially at right angles with a discharge direction where a cooling air is discharged, the cooling fan is disposed in the vicinity of the projection lens and on the side where the light source is provided such that the rotation axis extends in the thickness direction of the projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Egawa, Kaname Nagatani, Kunihiko Takagi
  • Patent number: 8308303
    Abstract: A projector includes: spatial light modulation devices; and a cooling duct configured to flow a cooling air for sequentially cooling the spatial light modulation devices, the cooling duct has a first flow path formed by portions including the light entrance surface of at least one of the spatial light modulation devices for the respective color lights, a second flow path formed by portions including the light exit surface of the corresponding spatial light modulation device, and a junction area where the cooling air flowing through the first flow path and the cooling air flowing through the second flow path join each other, and the junction area is disposed at a downstream position of the cooling air with respect to the spatial light modulation device provided for a predetermined color light whose light amount is the maximum in the respective color lights that enter the light entrance surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Takagi, Kaname Nagatani, Akira Egawa, Tetsuo Shimizu, Joji Karasawa, Fumihide Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20120281246
    Abstract: A multi-functional device comprising an image forming apparatus to form a printing image and a scanner module to scan an image. The scanner module includes an illuminator to illuminate a light to a document mount, a sensor unit to read an image information of an object placed on the document mount, and an imaging lens to focus the light reflected from the object onto the sensor unit. The illuminator includes a light source to emit light, a light guiding unit and changes a traveling path of the light emitted from the light source to illuminate the document mount, and a guide holder which comprises an installation part where the light guiding unit is installed, and a mounting part where the light source holder is mounted to provide the light source at least one side of the light guiding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaname NAGATANI, Dong-hun Lee