Patents by Inventor Muneki Nishii

Muneki Nishii 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).

  • SWITCH DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140231232
    Abstract: A switch device has an operation part, an upper case in which a hollow tube supporting the operation part is formed, a lower case that is fitted in the upper case, a first drain hole opened upward provided near the tube of the upper case, and a second drain hole opened downward provided in the lower case. The second drain hole communicates with the first drain hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Mori, Yuichi Fujii, Muneki Nishii
  • Switch device
    Patent number: 8383974
    Abstract: A switch device has a casing, a tubular portion provided on the casing, an upper surface and a lower surface of the tubular portion being opened, a support shaft provided in the tubular portion, a manipulation knob attached to the tubular portion such that an opening in the upper surface is covered therewith, the manipulation knob being turned about the support shaft by manipulation, a first hitting portion provided in the manipulation knob, a first hit portion provided in the tubular portion, the first hitting portion hitting the first hit portion when the manipulation knob is turned to reach a limit of an operating range of a turning operation of the manipulation knob, and a second hitting portion provided in the manipulation knob independently of the first hitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Kotaro Wada, Shinichi Togawa, Muneki Nishii
  • SWITCH DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100219055
    Abstract: A switch device has a casing, a tubular portion provided on the casing, an upper surface and a lower surface of the tubular portion being opened, a support shaft provided in the tubular portion, a manipulation knob attached to the tubular portion such that an opening in the upper surface is covered therewith, the manipulation knob being turned about the support shaft by manipulation, a first hitting portion provided in the manipulation knob, a first hit portion provided in the tubular portion, the first hitting portion hitting the first hit portion when the manipulation knob is turned to reach a limit of an operating range of a turning operation of the manipulation knob, a second hitting portion provided in the manipulation knob independently of the first hitting portion, and a second hit portion provided in the casing so as to be separated from the tubular portion, the second hitting portion hitting the second hit portion when the manipulation knob is turned to reach the limit of the operating range of the t
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro Wada, Shinichi Togawa, Muneki Nishii