Patents by Inventor Kohei Tsuchidate

Kohei Tsuchidate 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: 7160014
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism that adjusts an inclination and a position of an optical axis of an excitation light optical system with respect to an optical axis of a white light optical system is provided. The adjustment mechanism includes a frame plate, a plate-shaped lever, a fixing unit, a first adjuster, and a second adjuster. The frame plate is orthogonally placed with respect to the optical axis of the white light optical system, and perforated with a pair of circular holes, and an elliptical hole. The plate-shaped lever is perforated with a first elliptical hole and a second elliptical hole and a cylindrical projection. The fixing unit fixes the excitation light optical system to the plate-shaped lever. The first adjuster includes a first supporting axle and a first disc-shaped cam to which the first supporting axle is eccentrically fixed, the first disc-shaped cam being rotatably and slidably fitted in the first elliptical hole of the plate-shaped lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: PENTAX Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko Sasaki, Kohei Tsuchidate
  • Publication number: 20050197532
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism that adjusts an inclination and a position of an optical axis of an excitation light optical system with respect to an optical axis of a white light optical system is provided. The adjustment mechanism includes a frame plate, a plate-shaped lever, a fixing unit, a first adjuster, and a second adjuster. The frame plate is orthogonally placed with respect to the optical axis of the white light optical system, and perforated with a pair of circular holes, and an elliptical hole. The plate-shaped lever is perforated with a first elliptical hole and a second elliptical hole and a cylindrical projection. The fixing unit fixes the excitation light optical system to the plate-shaped lever. The first adjuster includes a first supporting axle and a first disc-shaped cam to which the first supporting axle is eccentrically fixed, the first disc-shaped cam being rotatably and slidably fitted in the first elliptical hole of the plate-shaped lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: PENTAX Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiko Sasaki, Kohei Tsuchidate