Patents by Inventor Masaya Hirashima
Masaya Hirashima 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).
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Publication number: 20220216660Abstract: A connector includes a casing and a contact pin. The casing includes a storage portion. A connection body is mounted in the storage portion by being relatively displaced in a first direction. The contact pin is held by the casing. The contact pin includes an elastic contact part. The elastic contact part includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion. The first protrusion protrudes toward the storage portion. The second protrusion is separated from the first protrusion. The second protrusion faces a direction crossing the storage portion. The second protrusion protrudes in a direction crossing the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2021Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akira TANAKA, Masaya HIRASHIMA
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Publication number: 20210295487Abstract: According to one embodiment, a crimping judgment method is a method of judging a goodness of a crimped state of a wire harness including a crimping terminal crimped to an electrical wire. The crimping judgment method includes a first process, a second process, and a third process. The first process includes acquiring image data of a crimped portion of the wire harness. The second process includes determining first data, which is numerical data, of a void of the crimped portion from the image data. The third process includes judging the goodness of the crimped state of the crimped portion based on the first data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2020Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akira TANAKA, Masaya HIRASHIMA
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Patent number: 11092168Abstract: According to one embodiment, a fastener installed between a blower fan and a rotating mechanism includes a fastener main body, a first flange portion, a second flange portion, and a slit portion. The fastener main body has a cylindrical outline which is partly cut. The slit portion is continuously cut from the first flange portion to the second flange portion via the fastener main body.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tsubasa Koyama, Masaya Hirashima, Naonori Watanabe
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Patent number: 10804621Abstract: According to one embodiment, a printed wiring board includes a wiring board, a connector part, a connection pad provided between the wiring board and the connector part and connected with the connector part with a solder material and a guide groove provided in the wiring board to be continuous to the connection pad, to guide a portion of the solder material from the connection pad.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akira Tanaka, Masaya Hirashima, Satoru Yasui, Shukuyo Yamada, Masashi Watanabe
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Publication number: 20200044366Abstract: According to one embodiment, a printed wiring board includes a wiring board, a connector part, a connection pad provided between the wiring board and the connector part and connected with the connector part with a solder material and a guide groove provided in the wiring board to be continuous to the connection pad, to guide a portion of the solder material from the connection pad.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akira TANAKA, Masaya HIRASHIMA, Satoru YASUI, Shukuyo YAMADA, Masashi WATANABE
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Patent number: 10531559Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided are an electronic device and an electronic component protection substrate in which an electronic component is prevented from entering an irregular state. According to the electronic device of the present embodiment, an electronic component is soldered onto a pattern line of a printed circuit substrate, and a surface of the printed circuit substrate where the electronic component is disposed is formed as a recess such that the thickness of the printed circuit substrate in the recess part is thinned.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akira Tanaka, Masaya Hirashima, Satoru Yasui, Shukuyo Yamada
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Publication number: 20190390689Abstract: According to one embodiment, a fastener installed between a blower fan and a rotating mechanism includes a fastener main body, a first flange portion, a second flange portion, and a slit portion. The fastener main body has a cylindrical outline which is partly cut. The slit portion is continuously cut from the first flange portion to the second flange portion via the fastener main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tsubasa Koyama, Masaya Hirashima, Naonori Watanabe
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Patent number: 10348012Abstract: According to one embodiment, a connector includes an insulator and a contact terminal in which an end side is pressed into a counter-press-fit portion of the insulator, and the other end side comprises a soldered portion attached to a substrate with soldering. The contact terminal comprises a flux accumulation portion inside the counter-press-fit portion and/or in an extended end portion of the soldered portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shukuyo Yamada, Masaya Hirashima, Tsuyoshi Kozai
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Patent number: 10219393Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing including a wall portion, a printed circuit board including a plurality of lines and provided in the housing, and a connector formed of a part of the housing and a part of the printed circuit board. The connector includes an engagement hole formed in the wall portion and into which a connector plug is inserted. The connector further includes a shell formed of a portion located around the engagement hole in the wall portion, a tongue portion formed of a part of the printed circuit board and provided in the engagement hole, and connection terminals formed of the lines extending to and on a surface of the tongue portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA CLIENT SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoru Yasui, Masaya Hirashima, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Tsuyoshi Kozai
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Publication number: 20180366849Abstract: According to one embodiment, a connector includes an insulator and a contact terminal in which an end side is pressed into a counter-press-fit portion of the insulator, and the other end side comprises a soldered portion attached to a substrate with soldering. The contact terminal comprises a flux accumulation portion inside the counter-press-fit portion and/or in an extended end portion of the soldered portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Shukuyo Yamada, Masaya Hirashima, Tsuyoshi Kozai
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Publication number: 20180359849Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided are an electronic device and an electronic component protection substrate in which an electronic component is prevented from entering an irregular state. According to the electronic device of the present embodiment, an electronic component is soldered onto a pattern line of a printed circuit substrate, and a surface of the printed circuit substrate where the electronic component is disposed is formed as a recess such that the thickness of the printed circuit substrate in the recess part is thinned.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2017Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akira TANAKA, Masaya HIRASHIMA, Satoru YASUI, Shukuyo YAMADA
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Publication number: 20180279491Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing including a wall portion, a printed circuit board including a plurality of lines and provided in the housing, and a connector formed of a part of the housing and a part of the printed circuit board. The connector includes an engagement hole formed in the wall portion and into which a connector plug is inserted. The connector further includes a shell formed of a portion located around the engagement hole in the wall portion, a tongue portion formed of a part of the printed circuit board and provided in the engagement hole, and connection terminals formed of the lines extending to and on a surface of the tongue portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Satoru Yasui, Masaya Hirashima, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Tsuyoshi Kozai
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Patent number: 9877391Abstract: According to one embodiment, a electronic module includes a circuit board including an electronic component mounted thereon, a flexible conducting member including a conductor including a portion covered with a covering member and a portion exposed from an edge of the covering member and soldered to the circuit board, and an engagement member engaging with the flexible conducting member to place the engaged flexible conducting member in a predetermined position on the circuit board and is attached to the circuit board by an attachment method the same as a method of mounting the electronic component on the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masaya Hirashima, Takahiro Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 9825385Abstract: According to one embodiment, a holder includes a recessed portion and including an opening, and includes a contact exposed from part of a bottom surface of the recessed portion. A lid covers the holder from the recessed portion side, makes a space in the recessed portion airtight in an engaged state in which the opening of the recessed portion is closed, and includes an elastic member pushing down a contained object contained in the recessed portion. And a lock mechanism forms the engaged state between the lid and the holder.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Akira Tanaka, Masaya Hirashima, Shukuyo Yamada
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Patent number: 9658128Abstract: A defect inspection method according to an embodiment has: exposing a target object to a tracer having higher absorptance for a neutron ray than the target object; radiating the neutron ray to the target object exposed to the tracer; generating at least one neutron image based on the neutron ray having penetrated the target object exposed to the tracer; and detecting a defect of the target object based on the generated at least one neutron image.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Akira Tanaka, Masaya Hirashima, Satoru Yasui, Mayumi Naito
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Publication number: 20170102285Abstract: A defect inspection method according to an embodiment has: exposing a target object to a tracer having higher absorptance for a neutron ray than the target object; radiating the neutron ray to the target object exposed to the tracer; generating at least one neutron image based on the neutron ray having penetrated the target object exposed to the tracer; and detecting a defect of the target object based on the generated at least one neutron image.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Akira TANAKA, Masaya HIRASHIMA, Satoru YASUI, Mayumi NAITO
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Publication number: 20170099734Abstract: According to one embodiment, a electronic module includes a circuit board including an electronic component mounted thereon, a flexible conducting member including a conductor including a portion covered with a covering member and a portion exposed from an edge of the covering member and soldered to the circuit board, and an engagement member engaging with the flexible conducting member to place the engaged flexible conducting member in a predetermined position on the circuit board and is attached to the circuit board by an attachment method the same as a method of mounting the electronic component on the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Masaya Hirashima, Takahiro Sakaguchi
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Patent number: 9590331Abstract: A card connector includes a base, a shell and a contact. The contact has a contact portion, a first elastic portion and a second elastic portion. The contact portion abuts an electrode of an IC card inserted into a slot between the base and the shell. The first elastic portion extends from the contact portion in an insertion direction of the IC card and has a first end fixed to the base. The second elastic portion extends from the contact portion in an ejection direction of the IC card and has a second end fixed to the base.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Akira Tanaka, Masaya Hirashima, Satoru Yasui, Mayumi Machino
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Patent number: 9438846Abstract: According to one embodiment, a television receiver includes: housing; display; circuit board; and connector. The connector is electrically connected to the circuit board, and connected with an external connector. The connector includes: an insulating member; terminal members; and a container. The insulating member includes: a base portion; and an insertion portion extending from the base portion toward the second opening and inserted into a connection portion of the external connector. The terminal members are provided to the insertion portion, and coupled to the connection portion. The container is configured to house the insertion portion. The insertion portion includes: a side surface; and a slanted surface provided to at least one of ends of the side surface at the base portion side and the other one of the ends of the side surface. The slanted surface is slanted with respect to the side surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2012Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Masaya Hirashima, Tsuyoshi Kozai
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Publication number: 20160118733Abstract: A card connector includes a base, a shell and a contact. The contact has a contact portion, a first elastic portion and a second elastic portion. The contact portion abuts an electrode of an IC card inserted into a slot between the base and the shell. The first elastic portion extends from the contact portion in an insertion direction of the IC card and has a first end fixed to the base. The second elastic portion extends from the contact portion in an ejection direction of the IC card and has a second end fixed to the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Akira TANAKA, Masaya HIRASHIMA, Satoru YASUI, Mayumi MACHINO