Patents by Inventor Nobuyuki Okazaki
Nobuyuki Okazaki 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: 20220295890Abstract: An atomization device, an atomization device assembly, and a control system therefor capable of stably spraying are provided. An atomization device of the disclosure includes: a main body that has a vibrating device and a cavity part and in which the vibrating device is disposed above the cavity part and includes a vibrating element; and a tank assembly that is detachably provided with respect to the main body and is accommodated in the cavity part in a coupled state attached to the main body, wherein the tank assembly includes a liquid supply tank that has a space to hold a liquid, and a liquid supply core that supplies the liquid in the liquid supply tank to one side of the vibrating device, and wherein the atomization device further includes a relay absorber that is installed between the vibrating element and the liquid supply core.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: NOBUYUKI OKAZAKI, AIICHIRO IKEDA, FUMINORI TANAKA
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Publication number: 20220297152Abstract: An atomization device of the disclosure includes a main body and a tank assembly. The tank assembly includes a liquid supply tank, a support rod, a liquid supply core, and an elastic member. The liquid supply core penetrates an inward side of the support rod. The elastic member is positioned on a bottom surface of the liquid supply tank and has the liquid supply core disposed on the inward side of the support rod while being adjacent to the liquid suction end with a predetermined gap therebetween. The elastic member is constituted of a fixing part and a movable part which come into close contact with each other. The movable part is provided so as to be able to move forward and rearward with respect to the support rod via the elastic member.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Nobuyuki OKAZAKI
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Patent number: 7788682Abstract: A disk device of the present invention includes a first cam mechanism, a disk transfer mechanism, a second cam mechanism, a slider positioning mechanism and a positioning release mechanism. The slider positioning mechanism prevents movement of a slider in a reverse direction by engaging the slider when the slider is at a forward limit position. The positioning release mechanism operates the slider positioning mechanism so as to release an engagement of the slider positioning mechanism with the slider in conjunction with a return of an optical pickup.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2006Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Okazaki, Ryuuji Hayashi
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Publication number: 20100205620Abstract: A disc tray is ejectably accommodated in a main chassis, and mounts a disc thereon. A motor rotates in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction. A traverse chassis has a turn table for clamping the disc, and is moved between a first position and a second position. The traverse chassis is moved toward the first position by a rotation of the motor in the first direction and toward the second position by a rotation of the motor in the second direction. A detector detects that the traverse chassis is disposed in a first position. A controller allows the motor to rotate. In a case that the detector does not detect that the traverse chassis is disposed in the first position during the controller allows the motor to rotate in the first direction for a first time period, the controller allows the motor to rotate in the second direction for a second time period, and to rotate in the first direction again after an elapse of the second time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventors: Yasuhiro Nishina, Nobuyuki Okazaki
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Patent number: 7757244Abstract: When a shift lever is fitted under a front part of a traverse mechanism, dampers have previously been fitted in a total of two, front-left and front-right, parts, called mount parts, of a mechanism chassis. A flat gear rotatably engages with a cylindrical sleeve protruding downward from the front-right mount part of the mechanism chassis. A feed gear in a rear part of transmission means rotatably engages with a boss protruding downward behind the sleeve, and is prevented from dropping off with a screw put from below. Now, the flat gear is, in a rear part thereof, supported by the feed gear, and is thereby prevented from dropping off.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2006Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Okazaki, Ryuuji Hayashi
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Patent number: 7757246Abstract: When a motor rotates and a traverse mechanism integrated with a turntable pivots, a clamper holder moves downward together with the turntable whereby an end part of a first flange of the clamp holder abuts the bottom surface of a flange provided at an outer peripheral edge part at the upper end side of the clamper. The first flange is so arranged at the side opposite to the pivoting axis of the traverse mechanism as viewed from the center of the clamper. Further downward movement of the turntable separates the clamper from the turntable in such a manner as to leave the clamper in the clamper holder.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2006Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nobuyuki Okazaki, Ryuuji Hayashi
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Patent number: 7650611Abstract: In a disc apparatus, a tray gear has a boss protruding from one predetermined place in an inner circumference edge part thereof. During assembly of a tray into the apparatus cabinet, when the boss is located within a predetermined range of rotation of the tray gear, the boss meshes with a groove-forming rib provided on the tray and is thereby centered so that the tray gear and the rack mesh with each other always at the same teeth thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2006Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuuji Hayashi, Nobuyuki Okazaki
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Patent number: 7610590Abstract: There are provided a disc tray, a traverse unit, and a main chassis unit. The main chassis unit has a main chassis, which has, as observed when the traverse unit is in a stand-by position, a latch portion that engages with a projection portion of a sub rack and a stopper member that restricts the movement of the cam slider. The stopper member has a rotary shaft in the shape of a circular column, a lever portion which the projection portion makes contact, and a lock portion that makes contact with the cam slider and thereby restricts the sliding movement of the cam slider.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2006Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazumasa Nasu, Katsunori Onishi, Takayuki Murakami, Katsuo Ichinohe, Yasuhiro Nishina, Shinya Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki Okazaki, Ryuuji Hayashi
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Patent number: 7451465Abstract: An optical pickup device is provided that permits, with an inexpensive construction, adjustment of the parallelism of a pair of guide rods for guiding an optical head relative to a recording surface of an optical disc. The guide rods 2 receive, from twist coil springs 5 fitted to a chassis, an elastic restoring force and are thereby loaded with a force that tends to move the guide rods 2 away from the recording surface of the optical disc. At a position close to each of at least three of a total of four ends 2a of the guide rods 2, an adjustment screw 5 is fitted to the chassis by being screw-engaged into a nut 6 so as to, when rotated, move close to and away from the recording surface of the optical disc. The position in which the guide rods 2 remain loaded with the force is determined as a result of the outer circumference of the guide rods 2 at the at least three ends 2a thereof making contact with a flat inner end face 5aa on the head portion 5a of each of the adjustment screws 5.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2006Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuuji Hayashi, Nobuyuki Okazaki
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Publication number: 20070124747Abstract: A disk device of the present invention includes a first cam mechanism, a disk transfer mechanism, a second cam mechanism, a slider positioning mechanism and a positioning release mechanism. The slider positioning mechanism prevents movement of a slider in a reverse direction by engaging the slider when the slider is at a forward limit position. The positioning release mechanism operates the slider positioning mechanism so as to release an engagement of the slider positioning mechanism with the slider in conjunction with a return of an optical pickup.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2006Publication date: May 31, 2007Applicant: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobuyuki Okazaki, Ryuuji Hayashi
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Publication number: 20070118846Abstract: There are provided a disc tray, a traverse unit, and a main chassis unit. The main chassis unit has a main chassis, which has, as observed when the traverse unit is in a stand-by position, a latch portion that engages with a projection portion of a sub rack and a stopper member that restricts the movement of the cam slider. The stopper member has a rotary shaft in the shape of a circular column, a lever portion which the projection portion makes contact, and a lock portion that makes contact with the cam slider and thereby restricts the sliding movement of the cam slider.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2006Publication date: May 24, 2007Inventors: Kazumasa Nasu, Katsunori Onishi, Takayuki Murakami, Katsuo Ichinohe, Yasuhiro Nishina, Shinya Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki Okazaki, Ryuuji Hayashi
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Publication number: 20070011696Abstract: When a motor rotates and a traverse mechanism integrated with a turntable pivots, a clamper holder moves downward together with the turntable whereby an end part of a first flange of the clamp holder abuts the bottom surface of a flange provided at an outer peripheral edge part at the upper end side of the clamper. The first flange is so arranged at the side opposite to the pivoting axis of the traverse mechanism as viewed from the center of the clamper. Further downward movement of the turntable separates the clamper from the turntable in such a manner as to leave the clamper in the clamper holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2006Publication date: January 11, 2007Inventors: Nobuyuki Okazaki, Ryuuji Hayashi
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Publication number: 20070008857Abstract: When a shift lever is fitted under a front part of a traverse mechanism, dampers have previously been fitted in a total of two, front-left and front-right, parts, called mount parts, of a mechanism chassis. A flat gear rotatably engages with a cylindrical sleeve protruding downward from the front-right mount part of the mechanism chassis. A feed gear in a rear part of transmission means rotatably engages with a boss protruding downward behind the sleeve, and is prevented from dropping off with a screw put from below. Now, the flat gear is, in a rear part thereof, supported by the feed gear, and is thereby prevented from dropping off.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2006Publication date: January 11, 2007Inventors: Nobuyuki Okazaki, Ryuuji Hayashi
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Publication number: 20060294532Abstract: In a disc apparatus, a tray gear has a boss protruding from one predetermined place in an inner circumference edge part thereof. During assembly of a tray into the apparatus cabinet, when the boss is located within a predetermined range of rotation of the tray gear, the boss meshes with a groove-forming rib provided on the tray and is thereby centered so that the tray gear and the rack mesh with each other always at the same teeth thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventors: Ryuuji Hayashi, Nobuyuki Okazaki
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Publication number: 20060236330Abstract: An optical pickup device is provided that permits, with an inexpensive construction, adjustment of the parallelism of a pair of guide rods for guiding an optical head relative to a recording surface of an optical disc. The guide rods 2 receive, from twist coil springs 5 fitted to a chassis, an elastic restoring force and are thereby loaded with a force that tends to move the guide rods 2 away from the recording surface of the optical disc. At a position close to each of at least three of a total of four ends 2a of the guide rods 2, an adjustment screw 5 is fitted to the chassis by being screw-engaged into a nut 6 so as to, when rotated, move close to and away from the recording surface of the optical disc. The position in which the guide rods 2 remain loaded with the force is determined as a result of the outer circumference of the guide rods 2 at the at least three ends 2a thereof making contact with a flat inner end face 5aa on the head portion 5a of each of the adjustment screws 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2006Publication date: October 19, 2006Inventors: Ryuuji Hayashi, Nobuyuki Okazaki
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Publication number: 20050262523Abstract: Mechanical components necessary for carrying out an optical processing for a disk are built in a housing and a disk-driving mechanism equipped with a disk tray for carrying the disk in and out is accommodated inside an outer housing. The housing of the disk-driving mechanism is integrally molded with a synthetic resin on the basal plate of the outer housing, and a main chassis to which the mechanical components are assembled is formed by the basal plate and the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2005Publication date: November 24, 2005Inventors: Nobuyuki Okazaki, Ryuji Hayashi
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Patent number: 6913220Abstract: A braking device for an magnetic tape apparatus includes a switching unit for selectively transmitting the rotation of a capstan motor to a take-up reel table or to a supply reel table, a clutch for changing the switching unit to a slide rotation mode or to a direct-coupled rotation mode, a brake, a loading motor for driving the brake, and an end sensor. Based on a tape end detection signal produced during an operation in a fast forward mode, the capstan motor is rotated in reverse to permit the switching unit to select a second path, while the switching unit is maintained in the direct-coupled mode. Thereafter, the capstan motor is halted, and the loading motor is rotated to use the brake to halt the take-up reel table.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2003Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuji Hayashi, Nobuyuki Okazaki
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Publication number: 20040079824Abstract: A braking device for an magnetic tape apparatus includes a switching unit for selectively transmitting the rotation of a capstan motor to a take-up reel table or to a supply reel table, a clutch for changing the switching unit to a slide rotation mode or to a direct-coupled rotation mode, a brake, a loading motor for driving the brake, and an end sensor. Based on a tape end detection signal produced during an operation in a fast forward mode, the capstan motor is rotated in reverse to permit the switching unit to select a second path, while the switching unit is maintained in the direct-coupled mode. Thereafter, the capstan motor is halted, and the loading motor is rotated to use the brake to halt the take-up reel table.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2003Publication date: April 29, 2004Inventors: Ryuji Hayashi, Nobuyuki Okazaki