Patents by Inventor Kenichirou Minemoto

Kenichirou Minemoto 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).

  • Tape player having a cam and a mode detecting gear
    Patent number: 6185064
    Abstract: A tape player is provided to simplify a mechanical part, eliminate parts, and provide efficient assembly of the mechanical part and a more compact apparatus. The tape player includes pins respectively moving in four different grooves provided in one disk-like cam, and a lever in conjunction with the movement of the pins to use movement of the lever so as to perform a cassette tape carry in/out operation, a head base moving operation, a playback running direction switching operation, and a selective operation to transfer driving force to a reel rest during fast forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Nakanishi, Takao Morimoto, Kenichirou Minemoto, Takashi Matsuda
  • Tape player
    Patent number: 6149090
    Abstract: A tape player is provided to simplify a mechanical part, eliminate parts, and provide efficient assembly of the mechanical part and a more compact apparatus. The tape player includes pins respectively moving in four different grooves provided in one disk-like cam, and a lever in conjunction with the movement of the pins to use movement of the lever so as to perform a cassette tape carry in/out operation, a head base moving operation, a playback running direction switching operation, and a selective operation to transfer driving force to a reel rest during fast forward. A half blanking is provided for a periphery of a hole portion in the main base to prevent a gear portion of a reel rest from contacting the main base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Nakanishi, Takao Morimoto, Kenichirou Minemoto, Takashi Matsuda
  • Tape player having a cam and a mode detecting gear
    Patent number: 5986849
    Abstract: A tape player is provided to simplify a mechanical part, eliminate parts, and provide efficient assembly of the mechanical part and a more compact apparatus. The tape player includes pins respectively moving in four different grooves provided in one disk-like cam, and a lever in conjunction with the movement of the pins to use movement of the lever so as to perform a cassette tape carry in/out operation, a head base moving operation, a playback running direction switching operation, and a selective operation to transfer driving force to a reel rest during fast forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Nakanishi, Takao Morimoto, Kenichirou Minemoto, Takashi Matsuda