Patents by Inventor Keiji Harada
Keiji Harada 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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Patent number: 11929701Abstract: The electronic apparatus including a DC motor that is driven based on a current supplied from a power source, and including: a detection circuit that detects an instantaneous interruption of the power source; an H bridge circuit having an upper arm circuit having two switching elements connected in parallel to the power source and a lower arm circuit having two switching elements connected in parallel to a ground, the upper arm circuit and the lower arm circuit being connected in series, and controlling a current to be supplied to the DC motor; and a switching control circuit that controls the switching element, and in a case where an instantaneous interruption of the power source is detected by the detection circuit, the switching control circuit sets the switching elements of the upper arm circuit to off and sets the switching elements of the lower arm circuit to on.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keiji Harada, Masayuki Hongo
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Patent number: 11557521Abstract: Provided are a heat sink capable of suppressing overcooling of an electronic component which should not be overcooled and highly efficiently cooling only an electronic component which should be cooled, and a circuit device including the same. A heat sink includes a pipe and a cooling block. At least one projection is formed in the cooling block. The pipe is in contact with the projection. The pipe is arranged with a spacing from a portion of the cooling block other than the projection.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Keiji Harada, Shuhei Mizutani, Yoshihiro Taniguchi, Masaki Takata
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Publication number: 20210378084Abstract: Provided are a heat sink capable of suppressing overcooling of an electronic component which should not be overcooled and highly efficiently cooling only an electronic component which should be cooled, and a circuit device including the same. A heat sink includes a pipe and a cooling block. At least one projection is formed in the cooling block. The pipe is in contact with the projection. The pipe is arranged with a spacing from a portion of the cooling block other than the projection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Keiji HARADA, Shuhei MIZUTANI, Yoshihiro TANIGUCHI, Masaki TAKATA
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Patent number: 11129309Abstract: A cooling device to be provided is capable of being reduced in size, capable of cooling a heating component uniformly, having high radiating performance, and facilitating implementation of a work in a flat state. A first cooler body includes a first base plate and first blades. The first base plate has a first component mounting surface. A second cooler body includes a second base plate and second blades. The second base plate has a second component mounting surface. With the second cooler body maintained connected to the first cooler body, a rotary mechanism allows the second cooler body to rotate relative to the first cooler body between a state in which the first component mounting surface and the second component mounting surface are pointed to the same direction and a state in which the second blades get into gaps between the first blades without interfering with the first blades.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshikazu Tsunoda, Kazushi Ikurumi, Yuji Shirakata, Keiji Harada, Masanori Kageyama
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Patent number: 11015820Abstract: An outdoor unit comprises a casing, a fan, a heat exchanger, an electrical component, a heat radiation member, and a duct. The casing is provided with an air outlet. The fan is disposed inside the casing and configured to blow air to the outside of the casing via the air outlet. The heat exchanger is disposed inside the casing at a position lower than the fan. The electrical component is disposed inside the casing at a position lower than the heat exchanger. The heat radiation member is connected to the electrical component inside the casing. The duct is configured to accommodate at least part of the heat radiation member inside the casing and extend in the vertical direction. An upper end of the duct is configured to protrude upward higher than a lower end of the heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Muramatsu, Keiji Harada, Shinji Murata, Shinsaku Kusube, Osamu Morimoto, Shigetoshi Ipposhi
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Patent number: 10958197Abstract: The technique of the present disclosure has an object to perform PWM control of DC motors with a CPU and a motor drive circuit connected by a smaller number of serial interfaces, and provides a motor drive circuit comprising: energization control units to switch the directions of energization of motors by using switching elements to be driven by PWM signals; a reception unit to receive data indicating energization of the motor and the duty ratio of the PWM signal for each energization control unit from a computation apparatus by serial communication; a first signal generation unit to generate a motor control signal for controlling energization of the motor and the duty ratio based on the data for each energization control unit; and a second signal generation unit to generate the PWM signal having the duty ratio set according to the corresponding motor control signal for each energization control unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiji Harada, Yuichi Naoi, Norio Sugiyama, Noboru Hada
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Publication number: 20210059068Abstract: A cooling device to be provided is capable of being reduced in size, capable of cooling a heating component uniformly, having high radiating performance, and facilitating implementation of a work in a flat state. A first cooler body includes a first base plate and first blades. The first base plate has a first component mounting surface. A second cooler body includes a second base plate and second blades. The second base plate has a second component mounting surface. With the second cooler body maintained connected to the first cooler body, a rotary mechanism allows the second cooler body to rotate relative to the first cooler body between a state in which the first component mounting surface and the second component mounting surface are pointed to the same direction and a state in which the second blades get into gaps between the first blades without interfering with the first blades.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshikazu TSUNODA, Kazushi IKURUMI, Yuji SHIRAKATA, Keiji HARADA, Masanori KAGEYAMA
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Publication number: 20200221611Abstract: A power conversion device includes a rectifier module configured to rectify an alternating current supplied from an alternating-current power supply; an inverter unit configured to convert a direct current rectified by the rectifier module into an alternating current, output the alternating current to an electric motor, and drive the electric motor; and a cooling mechanism. The inverter unit has a plurality of inverter modules. The cooling mechanism is configured to cool the rectifier module and the plurality of inverter modules. Thermal resistance between the rectifier module and the cooling mechanism and thermal resistance between the plurality of inverter modules and the cooling mechanism are different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Takahiko KOBAYASHI, Shinsaku KUSUBE, Keiji HARADA, Masaki MURAMATSU
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Publication number: 20200028458Abstract: The technique of the present disclosure has an object to perform PWM control of DC motors with a CPU and a motor drive circuit connected by a smaller number of serial interfaces, and provides a motor drive circuit comprising: energization control units to switch the directions of energization of motors by using switching elements to be driven by PWM signals; a reception unit to receive data indicating energization of the motor and the duty ratio of the PWM signal for each energization control unit from a computation apparatus by serial communication; a first signal generation unit to generate a motor control signal for controlling energization of the motor and the duty ratio based on the data for each energization control unit; and a second signal generation unit to generate the PWM signal having the duty ratio set according to the corresponding motor control signal for each energization control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Keiji Harada, Yuichi Naoi, Norio Sugiyama, Noboru Hada
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Publication number: 20190360705Abstract: An outdoor unit comprises a casing, a fan, a heat exchanger, an electrical component, a heat radiation member, and a duct. The casing is provided with an air outlet. The fan is disposed inside the casing and configured to blow air to the outside of the casing via the air outlet. The heat exchanger is disposed inside the casing at a position lower than the fan. The electrical component is disposed inside the casing at a position lower than the heat exchanger. The heat radiation member is connected to the electrical component inside the casing. The duct is configured to accommodate at least part of the heat radiation member inside the casing and extend in the vertical direction. An upper end of the duct is configured to protrude upward higher than a lower end of the heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2017Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaki MURAMATSU, Keiji HARADA, Shinji MURATA, Shinsaku KUSUBE, Osamu MORIMOTO, Shigetoshi IPPOSHI
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Publication number: 20190334461Abstract: The electronic apparatus including a DC motor that is driven based on a current supplied from a power source, and including: a detection circuit that detects an instantaneous interruption of the power source; an H bridge circuit having an upper arm circuit having two switching elements connected in parallel to the power source and a lower arm circuit having two switching elements connected in parallel to a ground, the upper arm circuit and the lower arm circuit being connected in series, and controlling a current to be supplied to the DC motor; and a switching control circuit that controls the switching element, and in a case where an instantaneous interruption of the power source is detected by the detection circuit, the switching control circuit sets the switching elements of the upper arm circuit to off and sets the switching elements of the lower arm circuit to on.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Keiji Harada, Masayuki Hongo
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Patent number: 9457590Abstract: There are provided a printing apparatus, a method for controlling the printing apparatus, and a storage medium. The printing apparatus includes a conveying unit that conveys a print medium; a print head that applies a color material on the print medium; an obtaining unit configured to obtain, in the case where a first surface of the print medium on which a first image is printed comes in contact with the conveying unit, information on a printing condition of the first surface that becomes a factor of changing a conveying speed of the print medium in the predetermined direction; and a control unit configured to control timing of applying a color material on a second surface of the print medium that is a surface at the opposite to the first surface according to the printing condition indicated by the information obtained by the obtaining unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuya Koizumi, Yasutaka Mitani, Yosuke Ushigome, Yoshiaki Kaburagi, Takayuki Tanabe, Atsushi Takahashi, Yusuke Kadokura, Keiji Harada, Yoshiaki Takayanagi, Hideo Horigome, Susumu Hirosawa, Atsushi Sakamoto, Satoshi Masuda, Toshiki Takeuchi, Kengo Nieda
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Patent number: 9195287Abstract: This invention is directed to a power supply apparatus and a printing apparatus, which have a function of easily relaxing an output voltage rise caused by an abrupt decrease in load current by a simple arrangement. In an embodiment of the invention, a dummy load is connected to some of power supply circuits included in the power supply apparatus. When an input voltage from a DC power supply falls below a predetermined threshold value, a power supply from the power supply circuit to an integrated circuit to which an electric power is supplied is stopped in synchronism with a reset signal output to the integrated circuit. At this time, an electric power from the power supply circuit is partially supplied to the dummy load, thereby relaxing an abrupt variation of the output voltage.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Keiji Harada
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Publication number: 20150273896Abstract: There are provided a printing apparatus, a method for controlling the printing apparatus, and a storage medium. The printing apparatus includes a conveying unit conveys a print medium; a print head applies a color material on the print medium; an obtaining unit configured to obtain, in the case where a first surface of the print medium on which a first image is printed comes in contact with the conveying unit, information on a printing condition of the first surface that becomes a factor of changing a conveying speed of the print medium in the predetermined direction; and a control unit configured to control timing of applying a color material on a second surface of the print medium that is a surface at the opposite to the first surface according to the printing condition indicated by the information obtained by the obtaining unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Kazuya KOIZUMI, Yasutaka Mitani, Yosuke Ushigome, Yoshiaki Kaburagi, Takayuki Tanabe, Atsushi Takahashi, Yusuke Kadokura, Keiji Harada, Yoshiaki Takayanagi, Hideo Horigome, Susumu Hirosawa, Atsushi Sakamoto, Satoshi Masuda, Toshiki Takeuchi, Kengo Nieda
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Patent number: 7508161Abstract: An electronic device and its power supply method for charging a battery of the device, which normally operates as a master, through a power supply line, without impairing a function as a master. For example, in an environment where a battery-driven first electronic device and an AC power-driven second electronic device are interconnected via a communication path including a power supply line, it is detected whether or not the capacity of the battery in the first electronic device is sufficient, and in accordance with the result of detection, power supply from the second electronic device is requested. In accordance with the request, electric power from the AC power source of the second electronic device is supplied to the first electronic device via the power supply line, to charge the battery of the first electronic device with the power supply, and it is monitored whether or not the charging has been completed.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2004Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Keiji Harada
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Publication number: 20050057223Abstract: An electronic device and its power supply method for charging a battery of the device, which normally operates as a master, through a power supply line, without impairing a function as a master. For example, in an environment where a battery-driven first electronic device and an AC power-driven second electronic device are interconnected via a communication path including a power supply line, it is detected whether or not the capacity of the battery in the first electronic device is sufficient, and in accordance with the result of detection, power supply from the second electronic device is requested. In accordance with the request, electric power from the AC power source of the second electronic device is supplied to the first electronic device via the power supply line, to charge the battery of the first electronic device with the power supply, and it is monitored whether or not the charging has been completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2004Publication date: March 17, 2005Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Keiji Harada
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Patent number: 5986247Abstract: A high frequency heating device having a switching member screwed into a screw hole formed in a flange and fixed to the exterior. When the exterior is fixed to the body, a through-hole formed at that portion in the rear plate of the body through which the switching member passes is too large for the switching member. Thus, while the switching member is fixable to the exterior, the switching member cannot be fixed to the body onto which the exterior is not mounted. Therefore, a high frequency heating device can be provided, wherein an exterior switch more surely keeps the power supply circuit open when the exterior is removed.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1997Date of Patent: November 16, 1999Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Hayashi, Hideki Yamauchi, Junji Murata, Kazuhiko Kawamura, Keiji Harada
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Patent number: 4496435Abstract: A thin film circuit including resistor elements and capacitor elements is prepared by forming a tantalum film for capacitor on an insulating substrate, forming a tantalum film for resistor over the substrate, covering a predetermined region of the tantalum resistor film with a titanium film, heat treating a resulting assembly, removing the titanium film, and then covering the predetermined region with a metal film to provide ohmic contact therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 1984Date of Patent: January 29, 1985Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Keiji Harada, Akio Sato