Patents by Inventor Noriyo Oshima

Noriyo Oshima 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).

  • Optical pickup feed device for sliding optical pickup
    Patent number: 8151287
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pickup feed device to accurately position an optical pickup in place with miniaturization. The pickup device includes a lead screw attached to a movable chassis, a pickup portion, a rack member, a torsion coil spring, a projection portion, and a recess portion. The pickup portion has a case receiving the pickup. The rack member is fixed to the case. The rack portion disposed on a rack one end portion and a case one end portion are engaged with the lead screw. A rack another end portion has the abut portion abutting an inner edge portion of the movable chassis. The torsion coil spring urges the abut portion toward a case another end portion. The projection portion is disposed on the abut portion and the recess portion is disposed on the case another end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyo Oshima, Yasuhiro Shinkai, Kuniya Satomi, Kazuyoshi Sato, Yuji Ando, Atsushi Shibuya
  • OPTICAL PICKUP FEED DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090249379
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pickup feed device to accurately position an optical pickup in place with miniaturization. The pickup device includes a lead screw attached to a movable chassis, a pickup portion, a rack member, a torsion coil spring, a projection portion, and a recess portion. The pickup portion has a case receiving the pickup. The rack member is fixed to the case. The rack portion disposed on a rack one end portion and a case one end portion are engaged with the lead screw. A rack another end portion has the abut portion abutting an inner edge portion of the movable chassis. The torsion coil spring urges the abut portion toward a case another end portion. The projection portion is disposed on the abut portion and the recess portion is disposed on the case another end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicants: PIONEER CORPORATION, TOHOKU PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriyo Oshima, Yasuhiro Shinkai, Kuniya Satomi, Kazuyoshi Sato, Yuji Ando