Patents by Inventor Kazuaki Kawada
Kazuaki Kawada 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: 20200150488Abstract: A light reflecting assembly for a backlight module includes a cabinet and a light reflecting member. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, four peripheral parts, and a tongue part. The peripheral parts at least partially form trapezoidal peripheral reflecting parts of the light reflecting member, respectively. The tongue part extend from an end edge of one of the peripheral parts towards an adjacent one of the peripheral parts. The tongue part at least partially overlaps with the adjacent one of the peripheral parts while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet. The end edge of the one of the peripheral parts is arranged to form a corner section of the light reflecting member at a corner portion of the center reflecting part while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventor: Kazuaki KAWADA
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Patent number: 10642099Abstract: A light reflecting assembly for a backlight module includes a cabinet and a light reflecting member. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, four peripheral parts, and a tongue part. The peripheral parts at least partially form trapezoidal peripheral reflecting parts of the light reflecting member, respectively. The tongue part extend from an end edge of one of the peripheral parts towards an adjacent one of the peripheral parts. The tongue part at least partially overlaps with the adjacent one of the peripheral parts while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet. The end edge of the one of the peripheral parts is arranged to form a corner section of the light reflecting member at a corner portion of the center reflecting part while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada
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Patent number: 10534220Abstract: A light reflecting assembly includes a cabinet and a light reflecting member. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, four peripheral reflecting parts and a tongue part. Side end portions of an adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts form a corner section of the light reflecting member at a corner portion of the center reflecting part while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet. The tongue part extends from one of the side end portions of the adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts towards the other of the side end portions of the adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts. The tongue part at least partially overlaps with the other of the side end portions of the adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada
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Publication number: 20190064593Abstract: A light reflecting assembly includes a cabinet and a light reflecting member. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, four peripheral reflecting parts and a tongue part. Side end portions of an adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts form a corner section of the light reflecting member at a corner portion of the center reflecting part while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet. The tongue part extends from one of the side end portions of the adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts towards the other of the side end portions of the adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts. The tongue part at least partially overlaps with the other of the side end portions of the adjacent pair of the peripheral reflecting parts while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventor: Kazuaki KAWADA
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Patent number: 10139677Abstract: A backlight module includes at least one light source, a light reflecting member, and a cabinet. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, and four peripheral reflecting parts. The center reflecting part and the peripheral reflecting parts are integrally formed as a one-piece, unitary member. The peripheral reflecting parts are slanted with respect to the center reflecting part, respectively, while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2015Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada
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Publication number: 20160026029Abstract: Provided is a display device having a narrower bezel without deteriorating quality of an image displayed in an image display area. A display device (A) includes a display unit (6), a light source (3), an optical process member (4) having a peripheral edge part with a first depression (401), a support member (2) for supporting a peripheral edge part of a first surface of the optical process member (4), a holding member (5) disposed on a second surface side different from the first surface of the optical process member, and a second protrusion (52) protruding from the holding member (5) so as to be entered in the first depression (401).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuaki KAWADA
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Publication number: 20150234231Abstract: A backlight module includes at least one light source, a light reflecting member, and a cabinet. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, and four peripheral reflecting parts. The center reflecting part and the peripheral reflecting parts are integrally formed as a one-piece, unitary member. The peripheral reflecting parts are slanted with respect to the center reflecting part, respectively, while the light reflecting member is attached to the cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventor: Kazuaki KAWADA
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Patent number: 9046243Abstract: A backlight module includes at least one light source, a light reflecting member, and a frame. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, two first peripheral reflecting parts, two second peripheral reflecting parts, and two extension parts. The extension parts extend from either first upper bases of the first peripheral reflecting parts or second upper bases of the second peripheral reflecting parts, respectively. The center reflecting part, the first peripheral reflecting parts, the second peripheral reflecting parts and the extension parts are integrally formed as a one-piece, unitary member. The extension parts of the light reflecting member are disposed on either first side parts of the frame or second side parts of the frame, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada
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Publication number: 20140347864Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a light source provided with a plurality of LEDs and an LED board on which the plurality of LEDs are mounted, a heatsink configured by a plate-shaped member that dissipates heat emitted by the plurality of LEDs, and a reflective member including a fixed region that is fixed by being sandwiched between the heatsink and the LED board of the light source and which reflects light from the LEDs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazuaki KAWADA
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Publication number: 20140139784Abstract: In the present invention, a liquid crystal module is provided with a box-shaped rear frame, a back light unit disposed inside of the rear frame, a liquid crystal display panel disposed above the back light, and a panel support part that is formed by bending the upper part of a lateral wall of the rear frame inward, and that supports the end edges of the liquid crystal display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada
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Publication number: 20140092337Abstract: A backlight module includes at least one light source, a light reflecting member, and a frame. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting part, two first peripheral reflecting parts, two second peripheral reflecting parts, and two extension parts. The extension parts extend from either first upper bases of the first peripheral reflecting parts or second upper bases of the second peripheral reflecting parts, respectively. The center reflecting part, the first peripheral reflecting parts, the second peripheral reflecting parts and the extension parts are integrally formed as a one-piece, unitary member. The extension parts of the light reflecting member are disposed on either first side parts of the frame or second side parts of the frame, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuaki KAWADA
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Patent number: 8622565Abstract: A backlight device for a liquid crystal module includes a linear light source and a light reflecting member. The light reflecting member reflects light emitted from the linear light source. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting face, a pair of first peripheral reflecting faces and a pair of second peripheral reflecting faces. The center reflecting face and the first and second peripheral reflecting faces are integrally formed from a sheet-like member as a one-piece, unitary member.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2009Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada
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Patent number: 7929078Abstract: A liquid crystal module includes a frame, a light reflecting sheet, a cold cathode tube, an optical sheet, a liquid crystal panel, a bezel and a pair of lamp frames. The frame includes a pair of opposing side plates and a bottom plate. The side plates have a plurality of engagement components. The bottom plate has a plurality of latching holes. Each of the lamp frames has a front plate part with a latching leg piece and a rear plate part with a latching component. The latching leg piece is inserted into one of the latching holes of the bottom plate of the frame to latch to the respective one of the latching hole. The latching component latches upward to respective one of the engagement components of the side plates of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada
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Publication number: 20100046206Abstract: A backlight device for a liquid crystal module includes a linear light source and a light reflecting member. The light reflecting member reflects light emitted from the linear light source. The light reflecting member includes a center reflecting face, a pair of first peripheral reflecting faces and a pair of second peripheral reflecting faces. The center reflecting face and the first and second peripheral reflecting faces are integrally formed from a sheet-like member as a one-piece, unitary member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuaki KAWADA
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Publication number: 20080316387Abstract: A liquid crystal module includes a frame, a light reflecting sheet, a cold cathode tube, an optical sheet, a liquid crystal panel, a bezel and a pair of lamp frames. The frame includes a pair of opposing side plates and a bottom plate. The side plates have a plurality of engagement components. The bottom plate has a plurality of latching holes. Each of the lamp frames has a front plate part with a latching leg piece and a rear plate part with a latching component. The latching leg piece is inserted into one of the latching holes of the bottom plate of the frame to latch to the respective one of the latching hole. The latching component latches upward to respective one of the engagement components of the side plates of the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuaki Kawada