Patents by Inventor Kenji Joko

Kenji Joko 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: 20200027816
    Abstract: A transmission device includes a first substrate on which a heat generation component is arranged, a heat sink that is placed on the heat generation component, a second substrate that is arranged above a surface of the first substrate on which the heat generation component is arranged and a pressing mechanism that presses the heat sink against the heat generation component arranged on the first substrate from the second substrate side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shota MORIMOTO, Minoru FUJII, Kenji JOKO, HIROFUMI IMABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20190373752
    Abstract: A plug-in unit includes a housing that includes a front surface plate, a lever member, when the housing has been inserted into the other housing, that is rotated, in response to an operation by an operator, so as to apply a force to the housing in a direction in which the housing is removed, a lock member that is slidably provided in the lever member and, when the housing has been inserted into the other housing, that is engaged with an engagement hole formed in the front surface plate, thereby locking the lever member so as to inhibit the rotation of the lever member, and a rotation regulating mechanism that temporarily regulates the rotation of the lever member in accordance with sliding of the lock member in a direction in which the engagement between the lock member and the engagement hole of the front surface plate is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Kenji JOKO
  • Patent number: 10091908
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes: a plurality of heat receiving members disposed on a plurality of electronic components mounted on a substrate; a plurality of heat pipes fixed to the respective heat receiving members; and a heat sink mounted on the substrate and includes a plurality of openings formed corresponding to the heat pipes, wherein the heat pipes are inserted in the respective openings, and an inner diameter of the openings in a perpendicular direction to a surface of the substrate is larger than a diameter of the heat pipes in the perpendicular direction to the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Osamu Saito, Takaharu Izuno, Minoru Fujii, Kenji Joko, Mitsuaki Hayashi, Hideaki Matsumoto, Katsumi Kanasaki
  • Patent number: 9820410
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a frame in which a unit is mounted on each of an upper row and a lower row of the frame; a rack configured to accommodate a plurality of frames; a back plate configured to close the rack on a rear side of the frame; and a duct configured to protrude from an insertion hole formed in the back plate, and form an opening with a hole edge of the insertion hole so as to discharge air passing through the unit on the lower row, the duct separating the unit on the upper row and the unit on the lower row from each other, wherein a cross-sectional area of the opening is adjusted by adjustment of a protrusion length from the insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsumi Kanasaki, Kenji Joko, Osamu Saito, Hideaki Matsumoto, Minoru Fujii, Takaharu Izuno, Mitsuaki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20160360641
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a plurality of board units, each configured to include a board and a heat generation part installed on the board, the plurality of board units configured to be arranged in an axial direction perpendicular to the board; and a radiating structure configured to thermally connect with the heat generation part, and include a plurality of duct formation portions provided in the plurality of board units, the plurality of duct formation portions being arranged in the axial direction perpendicular to the board so that an air duct extending in an axial direction perpendicular to each board is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Minoru FUJII, Hideaki MATSUMOTO, Marco Scifoni, Kenji JOKO, Katsumi Kanasaki, Takaharu IZUNO, Mitsuaki HAYASHI, Osamu SAITO
  • Patent number: 9433131
    Abstract: A board unit includes a board to have an object to be cooled, the object being implemented on the board, a baffle plate to be rotatably coupled to the board and to be displaced to a first rotary position to guide a cooling air, flowing from a first direction to the board, to the object to be cooled and a second rotary position to guide a cooling air, flowing from a second direction to the board, to the object to be cooled, and an arm to be movably attached to the board and also to be rotatably coupled to a rotary end of the baffle plate to displace the baffle plate to the first rotary position and the second rotary position with movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenji Joko, Hideaki Matsumoto, Mitsuaki Hayashi, Osamu Saito, Takaharu Izuno, Minoru Fujii
  • Publication number: 20160249479
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a frame in which a unit is mounted on each of an upper row and a lower row of the frame; a rack configured to accommodate a plurality of frames; a back plate configured to close the rack on a rear side of the frame; and a duct configured to protrude from an insertion hole formed in the back plate, and form an opening with a hole edge of the insertion hole so as to discharge air passing through the unit on the lower row, the duct separating the unit on the upper row and the unit on the lower row from each other, wherein a cross-sectional area of the opening is adjusted by adjustment of a protrusion length from the insertion hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Katsumi Kanasaki, Kenji JOKO, Osamu SAITO, Hideaki MATSUMOTO, Minoru FUJII, Takaharu IZUNO, Mitsuaki HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20160212881
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes: a plurality of heat receiving members disposed on a plurality of electronic components mounted on a substrate; a plurality of heat pipes fixed to the respective heat receiving members; and a heat sink mounted on the substrate and includes a plurality of openings formed corresponding to the heat pipes, wherein the heat pipes are inserted in the respective openings, and an inner diameter of the openings in a perpendicular direction to a surface of the substrate is larger than a diameter of the heat pipes in the perpendicular direction to the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Osamu SAITO, Takaharu IZUNO, Minoru FUJII, Kenji JOKO, Mitsuaki HAYASHI, Hideaki MATSUMOTO, Katsumi Kanasaki
  • Patent number: 9382938
    Abstract: A fixing-device that fixes a second member to be fastened to a first member to be fastened, the fixing-device includes, a base fixed to the first member to be fastened, a sprung-washer attached to the base and interposed between the base and the second member to be fastened, and a fastener that fastens the second member to be fastened and the base to each other, wherein the sprung-washer includes a threaded-portion insertion-hole into which a threaded-portion of the fastener is inserted, an edge-portion that is formed around the threaded-portion insertion-hole, and with which a pressing-portion provided in the fastener comes into contact and that is thereby pressed when the fastener is tightened, and a leaf-spring that extends from the edge-portion forward in a direction in which the fastener is inserted into the threaded-portion insertion-hole and outward, and that has a bent-portion midway along the length of the leaf-spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Hayashi, Osamu Saito, Wataru Takano, Takaharu Izuno, Kenji Joko, Hideaki Matsumoto, Takashi Shirakami, Minoru Fujii
  • Publication number: 20150108630
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first circuit board; a heat sink fixed to the first circuit board to form a cavity between the heat sink and the first circuit board; and a plurality of electronic components fixed to a surface of the heat sink facing the first circuit board inside the cavity, the plurality of electric components having heights different from each other, wherein each of the plurality of electronic components is electrically coupled to the first circuit board by a second circuit board and being different from the first circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Takaharu IZUNO, Osamu SAITO, Mitsuaki HAYASHI, Kenji JOKO, Hideaki MATSUMOTO, Minoru FUJII
  • Patent number: 9007764
    Abstract: There is provided an electric device configured to cool a plurality of plug-in units, the electric device including a plurality of slots, each slot configured to install a plug-in unit, a first fan configured to create a current of air for cooling the plug-in units, a first plug-in unit installed into a first slot, and a second plug-in unit including a second fan configured to create a current of air for cooling the first plug-in unit, the second plug-in unit being installed into a second slot adjacent to the first slot, arranged to a side of mounting component of the first plug-in unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Minoru Fujii, Mitsuaki Hayashi, Kenji Joko, Osamu Saito, Wataru Takano, Takashi Shirakami, Kouichi Kuramitsu, Yusuke Kira
  • Publication number: 20150055296
    Abstract: An air guiding structure includes a shaft that is provided on a substrate body in an upright manner; a baffle plate coupled to the shaft so as to rotate around the shaft, the baffle plate guiding air that has been introduced into the substrate body; and a rotation restricting member that restricts a rotation of the baffle plate caused by the air that has been introduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenji JOKO, Osamu Saito, Hideaki Matsumoto, Mitsuaki Hayashi, Takaharu Izuno, Minoru Fujii
  • Patent number: 8840453
    Abstract: An apparatus on which a fan can be mounted, including a casing; a plurality of cooling fan units arranged in line on a lower portion of the casing and capable of being inserted into and removed from the casing on an individual basis; and a plurality of plate members disposed above the line in which the cooling fan units are arranged and above a gap between the cooling fan units, the plate members extending in a direction to which an upper surface of each of the cooling fan units is substantially perpendicular and in which the cooling fan unit is inserted into and removed from the casing, wherein each of the plate members is supported so as to be able to pivot about its lower end portion toward both directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Takaharu Izuno, Mitsuaki Hayashi, Kenji Joko, Osamu Saito, Minoru Fujii
  • Publication number: 20140268568
    Abstract: A board unit includes a board to have an object to be cooled, the object being implemented on the board, a baffle plate to be rotatably coupled to the board and to be displaced to a first rotary position to guide a cooling air, flowing from a first direction to the board, to the object to be cooled and a second rotary position to guide a cooling air, flowing from a second direction to the board, to the object to be cooled, and an arm to be movably attached to the board and also to be rotatably coupled to a rotary end of the baffle plate to displace the baffle plate to the first rotary position and the second rotary position with movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenji JOKO, Hideaki Matsumoto, Mitsuaki Hayashi, Osamu Saito, Takaharu Izuno, Minoru Fujii
  • Patent number: 8760881
    Abstract: A plug-in unit includes: a printed circuit board on which a connector is mounted; and a cover in which the printed circuit board is accommodated; wherein the cover allows the connector to be exposed when the plug-in unit is inserted into a housing and to be covered when the plug-in unit is in a standalone state in which the plug-in unit is not inserted into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Osamu Saito, Hideaki Matsumoto, Mitsuaki Hayashi, Kenji Joko, Minoru Fujii, Takaharu Izuno
  • Publication number: 20140161558
    Abstract: A fixing-device that fixes a second member to be fastened to a first member to be fastened, the fixing-device includes, a base fixed to the first member to be fastened, a sprung-washer attached to the base and interposed between the base and the second member to be fastened, and a fastener that fastens the second member to be fastened and the base to each other, wherein the sprung-washer includes a threaded-portion insertion-hole into which a threaded-portion of the fastener is inserted, an edge-portion that is formed around the threaded-portion insertion-hole, and with which a pressing-portion provided in the fastener comes into contact and that is thereby pressed when the fastener is tightened, and a leaf-spring that extends from the edge-portion forward in a direction in which the fastener is inserted into the threaded-portion insertion-hole and outward, and that has a bent-portion midway along the length of the leaf-spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Mitsuaki Hayashi, Osamu Saito, Wataru Takano, Takaharu Izuno, Kenji Joko, Hideaki Matsumoto, Takashi Shirakami, Minoru Fujii
  • Publication number: 20130003327
    Abstract: A plug-in unit includes: a printed circuit board on which a connector is mounted; and a cover in which the printed circuit board is accommodated; wherein the cover allows the connector to be exposed when the plug-in unit is inserted into a housing and to be covered when the plug-in unit is in a standalone state in which the plug-in unit is not inserted into the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Osamu Saito, Hideaki Matsumoto, Mitsuaki Hayashi, Kenji Joko, Minoru Fujii, Takaharu Izuno
  • Publication number: 20120133255
    Abstract: An apparatus on which a fan can be mounted, including a casing; a plurality of cooling fan units arranged in line on a lower portion of the casing and capable of being inserted into and removed from the casing on an individual basis; and a plurality of plate members disposed above the line in which the cooling fan units are arranged and above a gap between the cooling fan units, the plate members extending in a direction to which an upper surface of each of the cooling fan units is substantially perpendicular and in which the cooling fan unit is inserted into and removed from the casing, wherein each of the plate members is supported so as to be able to pivot about its lower end portion toward both directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Takaharu IZUNO, Mitsuaki Hayashi, Kenji Joko, Osamu Saito, Minoru Fujii
  • Publication number: 20100218929
    Abstract: A heat sink includes a radiator fin for dissipating heat of an electronic device provided on a printed board; a plurality of radiator fins included in the heat sink is formed in an arbitrary diameter size; and the radiator fins are connected to each other by inserting a pair of fastening screws through a through hole provided on each of the radiator fins, and a tip end of the fastening screws is screwed and fastened to a screw hole of a base heat sink fixed on the upper surface of an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Akira Sawada, Hideaki Matsumoto, Minoru Fujii, Takaharu Izuno, Kenji Joko
  • Patent number: 7450377
    Abstract: A cooling device able to blow cooling air in a larger amount than a conventional amount and in addition selectively with respect to a specific cooled element even in a case where an area of an intake port which can be secured in a front surface of a case to be cooled inside is restricted small. This cooling device is constituted by an air duct spread in a bag shape from the intake port into the case. At least a group of small openings oriented to the cooled element is provided in a wall of this air duct. Then, cooling air is blown from this group of small openings for the cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Hideaki Matsumoto, Kazuaki Kashiwada, Kenji Joko, Masahiko Saito, Koji Sasaki