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).

  • Publication number: 20220216660
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira TANAKA, Masaya HIRASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20210295487
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira TANAKA, Masaya HIRASHIMA
  • Patent number: 11092168
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tsubasa Koyama, Masaya Hirashima, Naonori Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10804621
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira Tanaka, Masaya Hirashima, Satoru Yasui, Shukuyo Yamada, Masashi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20200044366
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira TANAKA, Masaya HIRASHIMA, Satoru YASUI, Shukuyo YAMADA, Masashi WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10531559
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira Tanaka, Masaya Hirashima, Satoru Yasui, Shukuyo Yamada
  • Publication number: 20190390689
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Tsubasa Koyama, Masaya Hirashima, Naonori Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10348012
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shukuyo Yamada, Masaya Hirashima, Tsuyoshi Kozai
  • Patent number: 10219393
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA CLIENT SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Yasui, Masaya Hirashima, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Tsuyoshi Kozai
  • Publication number: 20180366849
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shukuyo Yamada, Masaya Hirashima, Tsuyoshi Kozai
  • Publication number: 20180359849
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira TANAKA, Masaya HIRASHIMA, Satoru YASUI, Shukuyo YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20180279491
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Satoru Yasui, Masaya Hirashima, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Tsuyoshi Kozai
  • Patent number: 9877391
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masaya Hirashima, Takahiro Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 9825385
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Akira Tanaka, Masaya Hirashima, Shukuyo Yamada
  • Patent number: 9658128
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akira Tanaka, Masaya Hirashima, Satoru Yasui, Mayumi Naito
  • Publication number: 20170102285
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Akira TANAKA, Masaya HIRASHIMA, Satoru YASUI, Mayumi NAITO
  • Publication number: 20170099734
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Masaya Hirashima, Takahiro Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 9590331
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akira Tanaka, Masaya Hirashima, Satoru Yasui, Mayumi Machino
  • Patent number: 9438846
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Masaya Hirashima, Tsuyoshi Kozai
  • Publication number: 20160118733
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Akira TANAKA, Masaya HIRASHIMA, Satoru YASUI, Mayumi MACHINO