Patents by Inventor Masashige Suwa

Masashige Suwa 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: 11970108
    Abstract: A headlight device includes a light source unit to emit first light, a first optical unit to change a light distribution pattern of incident first light, a light-reception unit to detect incident second light, a second optical unit to project the light distribution pattern in a predetermined projection direction and receive incident light traveling in a direction opposite to the projection direction, a third optical unit to emit the first light toward the second optical unit and emit incident light that has passed through the second optical unit as second light toward the light-reception unit, and a fourth optical unit to focus the second light and direct toward the light-reception unit. The light distribution pattern is controlled based on a detection result of second light in the light-reception unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashige Suwa, Ritsuya Oshima, Muneharu Kuwata
  • Patent number: 11933468
    Abstract: A headlight device includes a first optical system and a second optical system. The first optical system emits first light in a predetermined emission direction. Part of an optical axis of the first optical system coincides with part of an optical axis of the second optical system in the emission direction. The second optical system includes a light receiver and a first optical part, and second light traveling in an incidence direction opposite to the emission direction is incident on the second optical system. The first optical part includes an aperture part that sets a diameter of the second light traveling toward the light receiver through the second optical system to be smaller than a diameter of the second light when entering the second optical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haruka Terashima, Masashige Suwa
  • Publication number: 20240083345
    Abstract: A headlight device includes a light source unit to emit first light, a first optical unit to change a light distribution pattern of incident first light, a light-reception unit to detect incident second light, a second optical unit to project the light distribution pattern in a predetermined projection direction and receive incident light traveling in a direction opposite to the projection direction, a third optical unit to emit the first light toward the second optical unit and emit incident light that has passed through the second optical unit as second light toward the light-reception unit, and a fourth optical unit to focus the second light and direct toward the light-reception unit. The light distribution pattern is controlled based on a detection result of second light in the light-reception unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masashige SUWA, Ritsuya OSHIMA, Muneharu KUWATA
  • Patent number: 11927742
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source, a pair of wedge prisms, and a driving portion. The pair of wedge prisms deflect incident light. The driving portion includes a gear and a gear, and causes the pair of wedge prisms to rotate about a rotation axis by using the gear and the gear. The pair of wedge prisms include a wedge prism held by a barrel and a wedge prism held by a barrel. The barrel is disposed inside the barrel. A gear whose center axis is the rotation axis is provided on an outer periphery of the barrel. A gear whose center axis is the rotation axis is provided on an inner periphery of the barrel. The gear is disposed on an outer peripheral side of the gear and meshes with the gear. The gear is disposed on an inner peripheral side of the gear and meshes with the gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ritsuya Oshima, Masashige Suwa, Akinori Heishi, Muneharu Kuwata, Kuniko Kojima
  • Patent number: 11926064
    Abstract: A remote control manipulator system includes: a manipulator being controlled by an operator remotely to handle an object; a stereoscopic display device that displays a right-eye image and a left-eye image so as to be stereoscopically viewed; a model image generator that generates a model image being an image of an integrated three-dimensional model viewed from a viewpoint designated by the operator, the integrated three-dimensional model being a three-dimensional model obtained by integrating the manipulator model and a surrounding environment model being generated by performing image processing on the right-eye image and the left-eye image and being a three-dimensional model of the object and a surrounding environment thereof; and a model image display device that displays the model image and is configured to be able to be viewed by the operator switching between the stereoscopic display device and the model image display device through moving the head of the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota Narasaki, Noboru Kawaguchi, Masaki Hirano, Muneharu Kuwata, Masashige Suwa, Toshiyuki Ando, Hitomi Ono, Akihiro Fujie, Yoshitaka Koda, Toru Sato
  • Patent number: 11898726
    Abstract: A light irradiation device includes a light source, a first reflecting surface, a second reflecting surface and a rotation mechanism that rotates the first reflecting surface around a first central axis passing through a center of the first reflecting surface and rotates the second reflecting surface around a second central axis passing through a center of the second reflecting surface. The first central axis is orthogonal to a first reference surface that is 45 degrees inclined with respect to a first plane that is orthogonal to an optical axis of light incident upon the first reflecting surface, the second central axis is orthogonal to a second reference surface parallel to the first reference surface, and the first reflecting surface is inclined with respect to the first reference surface and the second reflecting surface is inclined with respect to the second reference surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashige Suwa, Ritsuya Oshima, Muneharu Kuwata
  • Publication number: 20240033930
    Abstract: A remote control manipulator system includes: a manipulator being controlled by an operator remotely to handle an object; a stereoscopic display device that displays a right-eye image and a left-eye image so as to be stereoscopically viewed; a model image generator that generates a model image being an image of an integrated three-dimensional model viewed from a viewpoint designated by the operator, the integrated three-dimensional model being a three-dimensional model obtained by integrating the manipulator model and a surrounding environment model being generated by performing image processing on the right-eye image and the left-eye image and being a three-dimensional model of the object and a surrounding environment thereof; and a model image display device that displays the model image and is configured to be able to be viewed by the operator switching between the stereoscopic display device and the model image display device through moving the head of the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shota NARASAKI, Noboru KAWAGUCHI, Masaki HIRANO, Muneharu KUWATA, Masashige SUWA, Toshiyuki ANDO, Hitomi ONO, Akihiro FUJIE, Yoshitaka KODA, Toru SATO
  • Patent number: 11788702
    Abstract: A headlight module includes a first light source that emits first light, and a first optical unit. The first optical unit includes a first optical surface that reflects the first light, and a lens surface that projects illuminating light including the first light reflected by the first optical surface. An edge part of the first optical surface close to the lens surface includes a first edge part and a second edge part differing from each other in a position in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the lens surface, and a position of the second edge part in a direction of the optical axis is closer to the lens surface than a position of the first edge part in the direction of the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashige Suwa, Ritsuya Oshima, Muneharu Kuwata
  • Patent number: 11754247
    Abstract: A headlight module includes: a light source for emitting light; a condensing optical element for concentrating the light; and an optical element including an incident surface for receiving the concentrated light, a reflecting surface for reflecting the received light, and an emitting surface for emitting the reflected light. The condensing optical element changes a divergence angle of the light to form a light distribution pattern. The reflected light and light that enters the optical element and is not reflected by the reflecting surface are superposed on a plane including a point located at a focal position of the emitting surface in a direction of an optical axis of the emitting surface and being perpendicular to the optical axis, thereby forming a high luminous intensity region in the light distribution pattern on the plane. The emitting surface has positive refractive power and projects the light distribution pattern formed on the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masashige Suwa, Ritsuya Oshima, Kuniko Kojima
  • Publication number: 20230280010
    Abstract: A headlight device includes a first optical system and a second optical system. The first optical system emits first light in a predetermined emission direction. Part of an optical axis of the first optical system coincides with part of an optical axis of the second optical system in the emission direction. The second optical system includes a light receiver and a first optical part, and second light traveling in an incidence direction opposite to the emission direction is incident on the second optical system. The first optical part includes an aperture part that sets a diameter of the second light traveling toward the light receiver through the second optical system to be smaller than a diameter of the second light when entering the second optical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Haruka TERASHIMA, Masashige SUWA
  • Publication number: 20230258309
    Abstract: A headlight module includes: a light source; a condensing optical unit that allows light generated by the light source to enter and transforms the light into condensed light; and a light guide member including a first cutoff line formation part that forms light in a first light distribution pattern from the condensed light, a second cutoff line formation part that forms light in a second light distribution pattern from the condensed light, a first emission surface that emits light in a first illuminance distribution pattern corresponding to the first light distribution pattern, and a second emission surface that emits light in a second illuminance distribution pattern corresponding to the second light distribution pattern. Light in a combined illuminance distribution pattern obtained by adding the light in the first illuminance distribution pattern and the light in the second illuminance distribution pattern is emitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masashige SUWA, Tomohide MORIMOTO, Muneharu KUWATA
  • Patent number: 11644172
    Abstract: A headlight device includes an optical unit to emit light and a support mechanism to support the optical unit. The optical unit includes supported pins as a first supported part and supported groove parts as a second supported part. The support mechanism includes support groove parts as a first support part that is provided on a first straight line in a predetermined first direction and contacts the supported pins and support pins as a second support part that is provided on a second straight line in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and contacts the supported groove parts. The support mechanism supports the optical unit to be freely rotatable around the first straight line passing through the support groove parts and freely rotatable around the second straight line passing through the support pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ritsuya Oshima, Masashige Suwa, Muneharu Kuwata
  • Publication number: 20230103239
    Abstract: A light irradiation device includes a light source, a first reflecting surface, a second reflecting surface and a rotation mechanism that rotates the first reflecting surface around a first central axis passing through a center of the first reflecting surface and rotates the second reflecting surface around a second central axis passing through a center of the second reflecting surface. The first central axis is orthogonal to a first reference surface that is 45 degrees inclined with respect to a first plane that is orthogonal to an optical axis of light incident upon the first reflecting surface, the second central axis is orthogonal to a second reference surface parallel to the first reference surface, and the first reflecting surface is inclined with respect to the first reference surface and the second reflecting surface is inclined with respect to the second reference surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masashige SUWA, Ritsuya OSHIMA, Muneharu KUWATA
  • Publication number: 20220403999
    Abstract: A headlight device includes an optical unit to emit light and a support mechanism to support the optical unit. The optical unit includes supported pins as a first supported part and supported groove parts as a second supported part. The support mechanism includes support groove parts as a first support part that is provided on a first straight line in a predetermined first direction and contacts the supported pins and support pins as a second support part that is provided on a second straight line in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and contacts the supported groove parts. The support mechanism supports the optical unit to be freely rotatable around the first straight line passing through the support groove parts and freely rotatable around the second straight line passing through the support pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ritsuya OSHIMA, Masashige SUWA, Muneharu KUWATA
  • Patent number: 11493365
    Abstract: A light irradiation device includes a light source, an optical member and a sensor. The light source emits light. The optical member is supported so as to rotate around a rotation axis and includes a prism part that emits detection light based on the light. The sensor receives the detection light and detects a light amount of the detection light. The light amount of the detection light received by the sensor changes depending on a position of the optical member in a rotation direction when the optical member rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akinori Heishi, Ritsuya Oshima, Masashige Suwa
  • Publication number: 20220299183
    Abstract: A headlight module includes a first light source that emits first light, and a first optical unit. The first optical unit includes a first optical surface that reflects the first light, and a lens surface that projects illuminating light including the first light reflected by the first optical surface. An edge part of the first optical surface close to the lens surface includes a first edge part and a second edge part differing from each other in a position in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the lens surface, and a position of the second edge part in a direction of the optical axis is closer to the lens surface than a position of the first edge part in the direction of the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masashige SUWA, Ritsuya OSHIMA, Muneharu KUWATA
  • Publication number: 20220074565
    Abstract: A headlight module includes: a light source for emitting light; a condensing optical element for concentrating the light; and an optical element including an incident surface for receiving the concentrated light, a reflecting surface for reflecting the received light, and an emitting surface for emitting the reflected light. The condensing optical element changes a divergence angle of the light to form a light distribution pattern. The reflected light and light that enters the optical element and is not reflected by the reflecting surface are superposed on a plane including a point located at a focal position of the emitting surface in a direction of an optical axis of the emitting surface and being perpendicular to the optical axis, thereby forming a high luminous intensity region in the light distribution pattern on the plane. The emitting surface has positive refractive power and projects the light distribution pattern formed on the plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masashige SUWA, Ritsuya OSHIMA, Kuniko KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 11209143
    Abstract: A headlight module includes: a light source for emitting light; a condensing optical element for concentrating the light; and an optical element including an incident surface for receiving the concentrated light, a reflecting surface for reflecting the received light, and an emitting surface for emitting the reflected light. The condensing optical element changes a divergence angle of the light to form a light distribution pattern. The reflected light and light that enters the optical element and is not reflected by the reflecting surface are superposed on a plane including a point located at a focal position of the emitting surface in a direction of an optical axis of the emitting surface and being perpendicular to the optical axis, thereby forming a high luminous intensity region in the light distribution pattern on the plane. The emitting surface has positive refractive power and projects the light distribution pattern formed on the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashige Suwa, Ritsuya Oshima, Kuniko Kojima
  • Publication number: 20210263301
    Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source, a pair of wedge prisms, and a driving portion. The pair of wedge prisms deflect incident light. The driving portion includes a gear and a gear, and causes the pair of wedge prisms to rotate about a rotation axis by using the gear and the gear. The pair of wedge prisms include a wedge prism held by a barrel and a wedge prism held by a barrel. The barrel is disposed inside the barrel. A gear whose center axis is the rotation axis is provided on an outer periphery of the barrel. A gear whose center axis is the rotation axis is provided on an inner periphery of the barrel. The gear is disposed on an outer peripheral side of the gear and meshes with the gear. The gear is disposed on an inner peripheral side of the gear and meshes with the gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ritsuya OSHIMA, Masashige SUWA, Akinori HEISHI, Muneharu KUWATA, Kuniko KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20210255004
    Abstract: A light irradiation device includes a light source, an optical member and a sensor. The light source emits light. The optical member is supported so as to rotate around a rotation axis and includes a prism part that emits detection light based on the light. The sensor receives the detection light and detects a light amount of the detection light. The light amount of the detection light received by the sensor changes depending on a position of the optical member in a rotation direction when the optical member rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Akinori HEISHI, Ritsuya OSHIMA, Masashige SUWA