Patents by Inventor Masaaki Takeshima

Masaaki Takeshima 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: 10788708
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a technique capable of enhancing evenness of a planar light. A planar light source device includes a light source, a holding substrate, a light distribution control element having a light incident surface and a light outputting surface, a reflection part reflecting the light which has been reflected in an inner side of the light distribution control element toward the side of the display surface, and a case which houses the light source, the holding substrate, the light distribution control element, and the reflection part. A part opposite to the side of the display surface, in relation to at least the light distribution control element in a region between the light distribution control element and an inner wall of the case, is covered by the reflection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Sawanaka, Masaaki Takeshima, Saki Maeda, Masayoshi Aoshima, Kengo Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20200233269
    Abstract: A surface light source device includes: a source to emit light including first rays and second rays emitted in mutually perpendicular directions; and an element to change a light distribution of the light. The element includes: an incident surface to receive the first and second rays; a layer including a material for diffusing the first and second rays; a first surface through which an optical axis of the element passes, part of the first rays reaching the first surface after passing through the layer without being diffused by the material; a second surface extending from the first surface toward the source, part of the second rays reaching the second surface after passing through the layer without being diffused by the material; and a reflecting surface facing the first surface, part of the first rays being reflected by the reflecting surface toward the second surface after reflected by the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Saki MAEDA, Eiji NIIKURA, Tomohiko SAWANAKA, Masaaki TAKESHIMA, Shinya SUGINO, Takeshi YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10539825
    Abstract: A planar light source apparatus according to the present invention includes a light source, a holding substrate that holds the light source at a main surface, and a light-distribution control element that is disposed at the main surface of the holding substrate so as to cover the light source, and changes light distribution of light rays emitted from the light source. The light-distribution control element includes a diffusion part that is provided at at least at one surface of a plurality of surfaces that structure the outer shape of the light-distribution control element. The at least one surface where the diffusion part is provided is a surface different from an installation surface capable of abutting on the main surface of the holding substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiko Sawanaka, Masaaki Takeshima, Saki Maeda, Tatsuya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10281768
    Abstract: A surface light source device includes: a plurality of LEDs emitting a light; a substrate having the plurality of LEDs mounted thereon; a light distribution control element arranged on the substrate, and distributing the light emitted from the plurality of LEDs; a reflection sheet reflecting a part of the light distributed by the light distribution control element to a display surface side of the surface light source device; a housing accommodating the plurality of LEDs, the substrate, the light distribution control element, and the reflection sheet; and a retaining member retaining the light distribution control element and the substrate under a state in which the retaining member is in contact with a surface of the light distribution control element that is opposite to a surface of the light distribution control element in contact with the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideyuki Murai, Masaaki Takeshima, Kengo Nishikawa, Nobuhiro Miura
  • Patent number: 10088706
    Abstract: A surface light source device includes a laser beam source, a laser beam guide rod for converting a laser beam into first linear light, an LED light source, an LED light guide rod for converting LED light into second linear light extended in the same direction as the first linear light, a reflecting bar for reflecting the first linear light and the second linear light, and a light reflecting portion formed in a box shape and having an opening portion with an emission side opened and a reflecting surface on an inside of the box shape. The first linear light and the second linear light are reflected by the reflecting bar and the reflecting surface, and are emitted from the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nami Okimoto, Saki Maeda, Eiji Niikura, Tomohiko Sawanaka, Masaaki Takeshima, Ikuo Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20180246379
    Abstract: A surface light source device includes: a plurality of LEDs emitting a light; a substrate having the plurality of LEDs mounted thereon; a light distribution control element arranged on the substrate, and distributing the light emitted from the plurality of LEDs; a reflection sheet reflecting a part of the light distributed by the light distribution control element to a display surface side of the surface light source device; a housing accommodating the plurality of LEDs, the substrate, the light distribution control element, and the reflection sheet; and a retaining member retaining the light distribution control element and the substrate under a state in which the retaining member is in contact with a surface of the light distribution control element that is opposite to a surface of the light distribution control element in contact with the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Murai, Masaaki Takeshima, Kengo Nishikawa, Nobuhiro Miura
  • Publication number: 20180180943
    Abstract: A planar light source apparatus according to the present invention includes a light source, a holding substrate that holds the light source at a main surface, and a light-distribution control element that is disposed at the main surface of the holding substrate so as to cover the light source, and changes light distribution of light rays emitted from the light source. The light-distribution control element includes a diffusion part that is provided at at least at one surface of a plurality of surfaces that structure the outer shape of the light-distribution control element. The at least one surface where the diffusion part is provided is a surface different from an installation surface capable of abutting on the main surface of the holding substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiko SAWANAKA, Masaaki TAKESHIMA, Saki MAEDA, Tatsuya MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180031923
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a technique capable of enhancing evenness of a planar light. A planar light source device includes a light source, a holding substrate, a light distribution control element having a light incident surface and a light outputting surface, a reflection part reflecting the light which has been reflected in an inner side of the light distribution control element toward the side of the display surface, and a case which houses the light source, the holding substrate, the light distribution control element, and the reflection part. A part opposite to the side of the display surface, in relation to at least the light distribution control element in a region between the light distribution control element and an inner wall of the case, is covered by the reflection part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiko SAWANAKA, Masaaki TAKESHIMA, Saki MAEDA, Masayoshi AOSHIMA, Kengo NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160054517
    Abstract: A surface light source device includes a laser beam source, a laser beam guide rod for converting a laser beam into first linear light, an LED light source, an LED light guide rod for converting LED light into second linear light extended in the same direction as the first linear light, a reflecting bar for reflecting the first linear light and the second linear light, and a light reflecting portion formed in a box shape and having an opening portion with an emission side opened and a reflecting surface on an inside of the box shape. The first linear light and the second linear light are reflected by the reflecting bar and the reflecting surface, and are emitted from the opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nami OKIMOTO, Saki MAEDA, Eiji NIIKURA, Tomohiko SAWANAKA, Masaaki TAKESHIMA, Ikuo NAGASHIMA
  • Patent number: 7059211
    Abstract: A rack and pinion gear mechanism includes a rack forming member having a rack; a pinion gear which engages releasably with the rack of rack forming member; and an elastic member which contacts with one portion of the rack forming member and deformed by an elastic deformation corresponding to a displacement of the rack forming member by a confliction of tooth points, the one portion is located opposite side to a tooth of the rack that contacts firstly with a tooth of the pinion gear and the gear mechanism further includes a positioning means to fix the elastic member in a cantilever manner to define a positioning of a free end of the elastic member in height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiji Sasaki, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Tetsurou Nagami, Kiichiro Murotani, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe, Takeshi Inatani, Masaaki Takeshima, Eiji Niikura
  • Patent number: 6954935
    Abstract: A disk device for reproducing information includes a clamper that is used to clamp exchangeable disks. The disk device has a movement regulating member which is engaged with a sliding hole made on a base. A clamper base is engaged with a cam hole made on the movement regulating member to swing around a swinging axis on the base as a center. A clamper arm is supported on the clamper base to hold the clamper which clamps the disk. A positioning member is arranged on the base to abut with the clamper base when the clamper base swings. An energizing member urges the movement regulating member along a direction substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction of the movement regulating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiji Niikura, Takeshi Inatani, Masaaki Takeshima, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Tetsurou Nagami, Kiichiro Murotani, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6948178
    Abstract: A disk device including a movable portion which supports pivotally and enably to swing a feed screw axis, a thread motor to drive a small gear and the like which engage with a gear interlocked in an end portion of the feed screw axis thereby to rotate the feed screw axis, and a control screw to perform a height control of the movable portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Inatani, Masaaki Takeshima, Eiji Niikura, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Tetsurou Nagami, Kiichiro Murotani, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6912720
    Abstract: A disk device in which a precut portion of sub cam plate and a protruding portion of locking plate are made in a slanted shape and at the same time the sub cam plate is rotated by a pressure when the protruding portion is inserted into the precut portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiichiro Murotani, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Tetsurou Nagami, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe, Takeshi Inatani, Masaaki Takeshima, Eiji Niikura
  • Patent number: 6907612
    Abstract: By a disk device including: a reproducing base which is supported pivotally and enably to swing on a base, and on which a turntable is set; a supporting member which is supported pivotally and enably to swing on the base and which supports the reproducing base in a predetermined position; a clamper which is supported pivotally and enably to swing on the base and which opposes to the turntable to pinch and hold a disk; and a movement regulating member which regulates swing movements of the supporting member and the clamper, supporting by the supporting member in relation to the reproducing base is made sure to prevent deformation of the reproducing base by a clamping force of the clamper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaaki Takeshima, Eiji Niikura, Takeshi Inatani, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Tetsurou Nagami, Kiichiro Murotani, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6807673
    Abstract: A disc player for containing a plurality of discs and playing back a disc selected therefrom, comprises a disc holding/separating mechanism which holds the plurality of discs concentrically and which separates the selected disc from the remaining discs to form a first space below the selected disc; a turntable; an optical pickup; a turntable support mechanism which supports the turntable and which moves between an outside of the discs held by the disc holding/separating mechanism and the first space; a disc carrier mechanism which holds and conveys the selected disc between the disc holding/separating mechanism and the turntable; a clamper which secures the selected disc to the turntable; a clamper support mechanism which supports the clamper and which moves between an outside of the discs held by the disc holding/separating mechanism and a second space formed above the selected disc; and a control mechanism which controls motions of the turntable support mechanism and the clamper support mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaaki Takeshima, Atsushi Michimori
  • Publication number: 20040035235
    Abstract: A rack and pinion gear mechanism includes a rack forming member having a rack; a pinion gear which engages releasably with the rack of rack forming member; and an elastic member which contacts with one portion of the rack forming member and deformed by an elastic deformation corresponding to a displacement of the rack forming member by a confliction of tooth points, the one portion is located opposite side to a tooth of the rack that contacts firstly with a tooth of the pinion gear. The elastic member contacts with the one portion of rack forming member at just before and just after beginning of the engagement between the rack and the pinion gear, and the elastic member is apart from the rack forming member when the engagement is achieved. The rack and pinion gear mechanism further includes a positioning means to fix the elastic member in a cantilever manner to define a positioning of a free end of the elastic member in height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Eiji Sasaki, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Tetsurou Nagami, Kiichiro Murotani, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe, Takeshi Inatani, Masaaki Takeshima, Eiji Niikura
  • Publication number: 20040032819
    Abstract: A disk device including a movable portion which supports pivotally and enably to swing a feed screw axis, a thread motor to drive a small gear and the like which engage with a gear interlocked in an end portion of the feed screw axis thereby to rotate the feed screw axis, and a control screw to perform a height control of the movable portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Takeshi Inatani, Masaaki Takeshima, Eiji Niikura, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Tetsurou Nagami, Kiichiro Murotani, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040017741
    Abstract: A disk device constituted that a disk attitude stabilizing mechanism to rotate a disk when a front arm or a rear arm fails to grip the disk 11 and to retry a griping operation of the disk, is included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Shoji Tatehata, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Eiji Sasaki, Tetsurou Nagami, Kiichiro Murotani, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe, Takeshi Inatani, Masaaki Takeshima, Eiji Niikura
  • Publication number: 20040017767
    Abstract: A disk device in which an energizing spring is arranged to energize a movement regulating member in a direction substantially perpendicular to a sliding direction of the movement regulating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Eiji Niikura, Takeshi Inatani, Masaaki Takeshima, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Tetsurou Nagami, Kiichiro Murotani, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20040017756
    Abstract: A disc drive comprising a movement control member (12) for controlling the rotational motion of a supporting member (7) and a clamper (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Masaaki Takeshima, Eiji Niikura, Takeshi Inatani, Kei Shirahata, Kazutoshi Taniguchi, Takashi Kuzuu, Shoji Tatehata, Eiji Sasaki, Tetsurou Nagami, Kiichiro Murotani, Hisashi Morita, Nao Watanabe