Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Horiuchi

Kazuhiro Horiuchi 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: 11919221
    Abstract: A blow molding device is provided in which a preform is injection-molded. The injection-molded preform is temperature-controlled by a temperature adjusting unit, and the temperature-adjusted preform is blow-molded, wherein the temperature adjusting unit has a multistage structure in which an uppermost stage has the highest temperature structure, and the mold surface temperatures of lower stages and other than the uppermost stage are set to be 10° C. or more lower than the glass transition temperature of the preform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Ogihara, Atsushi Nagasaki, Kazuhiro Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20240059004
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a resin container, the manufacturing apparatus includes an injection molding part, a temperature adjustment part, a blow molding part, a take-out part, and a rotation plate. The temperature adjustment part includes a first temperature adjustment mold into which the preform is inserted, the first temperature adjustment mold being configured to cool the preform from an outer surface of the preform, a second temperature adjustment mold into which the preform is inserted, the second temperature adjustment mold being configured to cool the preform from an inner surface of the preform, and wherein, in the temperature adjustment part, the preform is cooled so that at least the outer surface temperature of the preform is lowered within a temperature range from 10° C. to 50° C. as compared to the outer surface temperature of the preform when the preform is carried into the temperature adjustment part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi TSUCHIYA, Manabu OGIHARA, Atsushi NAGASAKI, Kazuhiro HORIUCHI
  • Patent number: 11900891
    Abstract: A backlight unit of the present disclosure includes: a backlight including a plurality of light-emitting devices that are allowed to emit light at mutually different timings and include a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device; and a controller that controls a light emission operation of the backlight to cause the first light-emitting device and the second light-emitting device to emit light with mutually different average light emission intensities in a first sub-frame period of a plurality of sub-frame periods provided corresponding to a frame period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Shingo Kimura, Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Kenichi Nakaki
  • Patent number: 11850788
    Abstract: In a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a resin container which includes an injection molding part configured to injection-mold a preform, a temperature adjustment part configured to adjust a temperature of the preform molded in the injection molding part, and a blow molding part configured to blow-mold the preform whose temperature has been adjusted in the temperature adjustment part, the preform is carried into the temperature adjustment part before an outer surface temperature of the preform molded in the injection molding part becomes higher than an inner surface temperature of the preform molded in the injection molding part, and the preform is cooled to be lowered within a range equal to or higher than 10° C. and equal to or lower than 50° C. in the temperature adjustment part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Tsuchiya, Manabu Ogihara, Atsushi Nagasaki, Kazuhiro Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20230302714
    Abstract: A temperature adjustment mold for a blow molding apparatus provided with at least an injection molding unit that injection-molds a preform made of a resin and having a bottomed shape, a temperature adjusting unit that adjusts a temperature of the preform manufactured by the injection molding unit, and a blow molding unit that blow-molds the preform to manufacture a resin container, the temperature adjustment mold including a cavity mold that accommodates the preform, and an air introduction member that includes a fitting core and a rod member with a multiple-tube structure to form at least three concentric air flow paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro HORIUCHI, Manabu OGIHARA, Atsushi NAGASAKI
  • Patent number: 11701811
    Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a resin container, in the adjusting the temperature of the preform, the preform is accommodated in a cavity mold, a refrigerant introduction member is inserted into the preform, the refrigerant introduction member including a first flow path and a second flow path which are different in introduction or discharge position of a refrigerant, the preform is cooled by bringing the preform into close contact with an inner wall of the cavity mold at a pressure of the refrigerant introduced from the refrigerant introduction member. When the preform is cooled, cooling is performed by switching between a first cooling blow for introducing the refrigerant from the first flow path and discharging the refrigerant from the second flow path and a second cooling blow for introducing the refrigerant from the second flow path and discharging the refrigerant from the first flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Manabu Ogihara, Atsushi Nagasaki
  • Publication number: 20220161481
    Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a resin container, in the adjusting the temperature of the preform, the preform is accommodated in a cavity mold, a refrigerant introduction member is inserted into the preform, the refrigerant introduction member including a first flow path and a second flow path which are different in introduction or discharge position of a refrigerant, the preform is cooled by bringing the preform into close contact with an inner wall of the cavity mold at a pressure of the refrigerant introduced from the refrigerant introduction member. When the preform is cooled, cooling is performed by switching between a first cooling blow for introducing the refrigerant from the first flow path and discharging the refrigerant from the second flow path and a second cooling blow for introducing the refrigerant from the second flow path and discharging the refrigerant from the first flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro HORIUCHI, Manabu OGIHARA, Atsushi NAGASAKI
  • Publication number: 20220148529
    Abstract: A backlight unit of the present disclosure includes: a backlight including a plurality of light-emitting devices that are allowed to emit light at mutually different timings and include a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device; and a controller that controls a light emission operation of the backlight to cause the first light-emitting device and the second light-emitting device to emit light with mutually different average light emission intensities in a first sub-frame period of a plurality of sub-frame periods provided corresponding to a frame period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Shingo Kimura, Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Kenichi Nakaki
  • Publication number: 20220097284
    Abstract: A blow molding device is provided in which a preform is injection-molded. The injection-molded preform is temperature-controlled by a temperature adjusting unit, and the temperature-adjusted preform is blow-molded, wherein the temperature adjusting unit has a multistage structure in which an uppermost stage has the highest temperature structure, and the mold surface temperatures of lower stages and other than the uppermost stage are set to be 10° C. or more lower than the glass transition temperature of the preform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu OGIHARA, Atsushi NAGASAKI, Kazuhiro HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220097286
    Abstract: In a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a resin container which includes an injection molding part configured to injection-mold a preform, a temperature adjustment part configured to adjust a temperature of the preform molded in the injection molding part, and a blow molding part configured to blow-mold the preform whose temperature has been adjusted in the temperature adjustment part, the preform is carried into the temperature adjustment part before an outer surface temperature of the preform molded in the injection molding part becomes higher than an inner surface temperature of the preform molded in the injection molding part, and the preform is cooled to be lowered within a range equal to or higher than 10° C. and equal to or lower than 50° C. in the temperature adjustment part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi TSUCHIYA, Manabu OGIHARA, Atsushi NAGASAKI, Kazuhiro HORIUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220097287
    Abstract: A temperature adjustment device and a temperature adjustment method for a preform in a blow molding device with which it is possible to reduce a molding cycle time is provided. A temperature adjustment device for a preform in which a hollow rod member is inserted into an injection-molded, bottomed preform retained by a retention member, and a first air circulation path is formed between the preform and the hollow rod member to adjust the temperature of the preform. The temperature adjustment device is characterized in that a flow path adjustment member is fitted and attached to the outer periphery of the hollow rod member, whereby the cross-sectional area of the first air circulation path is partially adjusted and changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu OGIHARA, Atsushi NAGASAKI, Kazuhiro HORIUCHI
  • Patent number: 11276356
    Abstract: A backlight unit of the present disclosure includes: a backlight including a plurality of light-emitting devices that are allowed to emit light at mutually different timings and include a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device; and a controller that controls a light emission operation of the backlight to cause the first light-emitting device and the second light-emitting device to emit light with mutually different average light emission intensities in a first sub-frame period of a plurality of sub-frame periods provided corresponding to a frame period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Shingo Kimura, Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Kenichi Nakaki
  • Patent number: 10618694
    Abstract: A handle of the present invention is a handle configured to be attached on a side surface of a container body along an upward and downward direction of the container body, the handle including an elongated grip portion, an upper attachment arm provided on an upper side of the grip portion, and a lower attachment arm provided on a lower side of the grip portion, wherein on at least a part of a lower surface of a distal end side of the upper attachment arm, a first inclined surface is formed to be inclined toward A center portion of the grip portion, and on at least a part of an upper surface of a distal end side of the lower attachment arm, a second inclined surface is formed to be inclined toward the center portion of the grip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Usami, Atsushi Nagasaki, Kazuhiro Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20190096338
    Abstract: A backlight unit of the present disclosure includes: a backlight including a plurality of light-emitting devices that are allowed to emit light at mutually different timings and include a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device; and a controller that controls a light emission operation of the backlight to cause the first light-emitting device and the second light-emitting device to emit light with mutually different average light emission intensities in a first sub-frame period of a plurality of sub-frame periods provided corresponding to a frame period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Norimasa Furukawa, Shingo Kimura, Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Kenichi Nakaki
  • Publication number: 20180170616
    Abstract: A handle of the present invention is a handle configured to be attached on a side surface of a container body along an upward and downward direction of the container body, the handle including an elongated grip portion, an upper attachment arm provided on an upper side of the grip portion, and a lower attachment arm provided on a lower side of the grip portion, wherein on at least a part of a lower surface of a distal end side of the upper attachment arm, a first inclined surface is formed to be inclined toward A center portion of the grip portion, and on at least a part of an upper surface of a distal end side of the lower attachment arm, a second inclined surface is formed to be inclined toward the center portion of the grip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki USAMI, Atsushi NAGASAKI, Kazuhiro HORIUCHI
  • Patent number: 7944554
    Abstract: A pair of angular contact bearings 20A, 20B are disposed between a bearing house 16b of an inspection head 16 and a head supporting tube 8, and a spacer 25 and a spring bearing ring 26 are disposed between outer races 20o of the bearings 20A, 20B. The spacer 25 and the spring bearing ring 26 are urged by a coil spring 27 toward the side of the outer race 20o. An O-ring 28 is disposed between the spacer 25 and the outer race 20o of the bearing 20B, and the outer circumference of the O-ring is brought into closely contact with the inner circumference of the bearing house 16b. The outer races 20o are constrained by a step part 16f in the bearing house 16b and an end cap 29 screwed into the inspection head 16. Removing the end cap 29 makes it possible to take out the bearing housing 16b and a main shaft part 16c integrally from atop of the bearings 20A, 20B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Kirin Techno-System Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Tatsunari Arito
  • Publication number: 20090262354
    Abstract: A pair of angular contact bearings 20A, 20B are disposed between a bearing house 16b of an inspection head 16 and a head supporting tube 8, and a spacer 25 and a spring bearing ring 26 are disposed between outer races 20o of the bearings 20A, 20B. The spacer 25 and the spring bearing ring 26 are urged by a coil spring 27 toward the side of the outer race 20o. An O-ring 28 is disposed between the spacer 25 and the outer race 20o of the bearing 20B, and the outer circumference of the O-ring is brought into closely contact with the inner circumference of the bearing house 16b. The outer races 20o are constrained by a step part 16f in the bearing house 16b and an end cap 29 screwed into the inspection head 16. Removing the end cap 29 makes it possible to take out the bearing housing 16b and a main shaft part 16c integrally from atop of the bearings 20A, 20B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicants: KIRIN TECHNO-SYSTEMS COMPANY, LIMITED, KTS OPTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Tatsunari Arito
  • Patent number: 7434857
    Abstract: A chuck device having a pair of arms rotatably supported by arm shafts and an operation member. One of the arms is provided with a roller shaft rotatable together with the arm about one of the arm shafts. The other arm is provided with an arm drive portion rotatable together with the arm. The arm drive portion is biased so as to press a second roller. Between the operation member and the roller shaft is provided a motion input mechanism for converting the motion of the operation member to rotational motion of the roller shaft about the arm shaft as the center of rotation. Between the roller shaft and the arm drive portion is provided an interlock mechanism that causes the arm drive portion to rotate about the arm shaft in conjunction with the motion of the roller shaft about the arm shaft as the center of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Kirin Techno-System Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyoharu Nakajima, Kunihiko Kubota, Keiichi Fujimoto, Kazuhiro Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20060042911
    Abstract: A chuck device having a pair of arms rotatably supported by arm shafts and an operation member. One of the arms is provided with a roller shaft rotatable together with the arm about one of the arm shafts. The other arm is provided with an arm drive portion rotatable together with the arm. The arm drive portion is biased so as to press a second roller. Between the operation member and the roller shaft is provided a motion input mechanism for converting the motion of the operation member to rotational motion of the roller shaft about the arm shaft as the center of rotation. Between the roller shaft and the arm drive portion is provided an interlock mechanism that causes the arm drive portion to rotate about the arm shaft in conjunction with the motion of the roller shaft about the arm shaft as the center of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Kiyoharu Nakajima, Kunihiro Kubota, Keiichi Fujimoto, Kazuhiro Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 6121614
    Abstract: A pyroelectric-type IR receiving element comprises a pyroelectric substrate which is fixed to a supporting body at its support ends and at least one rectangular patch formed in the substrate. The patch is formed on its opposite surfaces with first and second electrodes which are overlapped to each other. The substrate has a U-shaped slit composed of a pair of side slits and a base slit connecting the side slits. The U-shaped slit surrounds continuously three sides of the patch, so that the patch is supported by the substrate in a cantilever fashion at a cantilever end which is opposed to one of the support ends of the substrate. Since a thermal stress applied to the substrate when the substrate is exposed to a temperature change is absorbed by the U-shaped slit, a stress concentration to be considered is not developed in the patch. As a result, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of popcorn noise, while maintaining good IR sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignees: Matsushita Electricworks, Ltd., Yamaju Ceramics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo Taniguchi, Motoo Ikari, Tomoaki Matsushima, Hiroyuki Yagyu, Yoshihiro Matsumura, Kyosuke Iribe, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Sadayuki Sumi, Kazuhiro Horiuchi, Hideki Ohashi