Patents by Inventor Shinichi Wakabayashi

Shinichi Wakabayashi 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).

  • Patent number: 11886067
    Abstract: An optical device includes an optical member having an optical area on which light incidents, the optical area having a rectangular shape in a plan view, a first actuator configured to displace the optical member around a first axis which passes through the center of the optical area in the plan view, and which forms an angle smaller than 90° with a first side of the optical area, and a second actuator configured to displace the glass plate around a second axis which passes through the center of the optical area, and which is perpendicular to the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Wakabayashi, Masatoshi Ito
  • Patent number: 11874524
    Abstract: A method of driving an optical device is provided. The optical device including an optical member, a first actuator which displaces the optical member around a first axis, and a second actuator which displaces the optical member around a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The method including exciting the first actuator by inputting a first drive signal to the first actuator, exciting the second actuator by inputting a second drive signal to the second actuator, and setting a value of the second drive signal to a value for substantially stopping exciting the second actuator in a period of the exciting the first actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Wakabayashi, Masatoshi Ito
  • Publication number: 20230417549
    Abstract: Provided is a physical quantity sensor attached to an electronic device provided with an actuator. The physical quantity sensor includes: a sensor element configured to output a detection signal corresponding to a physical quantity; and a circuit device configured to output an actuator drive signal for driving the actuator based on the detection signal. The circuit device has a resonance characteristic measurement mode of outputting the actuator drive signal for measuring a resonance characteristic of the electronic device by vibrating the electronic device, and a vibration-damping mode of outputting the actuator drive signal for reducing a vibration of the electronic device based on the resonance characteristic measured in the resonance characteristic measurement mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Hideyuki YAMADA, Hideo HANEDA, Shinichi WAKABAYASHI, Tatsuya TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20230311160
    Abstract: A vibration generation device includes: a base configured to transmit vibration to an object; an arm provided at the base swingably around a rotation axis; and at least one driving unit including a magnet, and a coil disposed to face the magnet in a non-contact manner, and configured to swing the arm. One of the magnet and the coil is disposed at a position separated from the rotation axis at the arm. The arm includes a disposition portion provided at a position separated from the rotation axis at the arm, and a weight portion detachably attached to the disposition portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Shinichi WAKABAYASHI, Tatsuya TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20230314917
    Abstract: A vibration generation device includes: a base configured to transmit vibration to an object; a pendulum supported by the base swingably around a rotation axis; a first induction unit including a magnet, provided at an opposite-side end portion of the pendulum from the rotation axis, and configured to induce swing of the pendulum; and a first driving unit including a coil and configured to apply a driving force to the pendulum. The coil of the first driving unit faces the magnet of the first induction unit in a non-contact manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Shinichi WAKABAYASHI, Tatsuya TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20230291875
    Abstract: A display device includes a base having a first surface, and a second surface at an opposite side to the first surface, a reflective light modulation element disposed on the first surface, and electrically coupled to the base, a drive circuit board having a third surface electrically coupled to the second surface, and a fourth surface at an opposite side to the third surface, and configured to drive the reflective light modulation element, a vapor chamber having a heat receiver, a heat radiator, and a fluid housing chamber, and a radiation member coupled to the heat radiator in a thermally-transferable manner, wherein the heat receiver has a first area opposed to the second surface, and a second area opposed to the fourth surface, and the first area projects toward the base side from the second area, and is coupled to the second surface in a thermally-transferable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Shinichi WAKABAYASHI, Norikazu KADOTANI
  • Publication number: 20230273510
    Abstract: A vibration generation device includes: a base configured to transmit vibration to an object; a pendulum provided at the base swingably around a rotation axis; and at least one driving unit including a magnet that is provided at the pendulum and a coil that is provided at a configuration other than the pendulum and that is disposed to face the magnet in a non-contact manner, and configured to apply a driving force to the pendulum. The pendulum includes a first side surface portion and a second side surface portion that intersect with a direction parallel to the rotation axis and are at opposite sides. A first driving unit includes a first magnet provided at the first side surface portion to be separated from the rotation axis, and a first coil disposed to face the first magnet in a non-contact manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Shinichi WAKABAYASHI, Tatsuya TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20230275497
    Abstract: A vibration generation device includes: a base configured to transmit vibration to an object; a pendulum supported by the base swingably around a rotation axis; and a driving unit including a magnet, and a coil disposed to face the magnet in a non-contact manner, and configured to swing the pendulum. One member of the magnet and the coil is provided at a position on the pendulum away from the rotation axis. The base includes a support portion supporting the pendulum swingably around the rotation axis. A part of an extension surface of a facing surface of the support portion facing the pendulum is included in a swingable range of the pendulum. The support portion is provided outside the swingable range of the pendulum when viewed along the rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Shinichi WAKABAYASHI, Tatsuya TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 11720008
    Abstract: A projector according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an optical path changer that is provided between an image formation unit and an projection optical unit and changes the optical path of image light from the image formation unit, a linkage frame that links the image formation unit and the projection optical unit to each other, and a vibration absorbing member that absorbs vibration generated by the optical path changer. The optical path changer includes a base member, an optical member, and a swing frame that supports the optical member and is swingably supported relative to the base member. The vibration absorbing member has vibration absorbing surfaces that are in contact with the base member of the optical path changer, and the vibration absorbing surfaces are in contact with support surfaces of the linkage frame to cause the support surfaces to support the optical path changer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi Ito, Shinichi Wakabayashi, Yoshiyuki Yanagisawa
  • Patent number: 11683457
    Abstract: An optical device includes an optical device including, a movable frame configured to hold an optical member, and a coupling frame to be coupled to the movable frame via an oscillation axis, and a stationary frame to which the coupling frame is fixed via a vibration absorbing member. The stationary frame has a shaft part to which the vibration absorbing member is attached, and a first surface and a second surface opposed to each other outside the shaft part, the coupling frame is disposed so as to be separated from the shaft part, the first surface, and the second surface with the vibration absorbing member, and a thickness of the vibration absorbing member existing between the coupling frame and the first surface and/or the second surface is thicker than a thickness of the vibration absorbing member existing between the coupling frame and the shaft part of the stationary frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corportation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Yanagisawa, Masatoshi Ito, Shinichi Wakabayashi
  • Patent number: 11659147
    Abstract: A liquid crystal projector includes a liquid crystal panel configured to generate a modulated image, a sensor configured to detect a temperature of the liquid crystal panel, an optical shift element configured to shift an emission optical path of the modulated image generated by the liquid crystal panel, and a control circuit configured to control a velocity of a shift in the optical shift element according to the temperature detected by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru Aoki, Shinichi Wakabayashi, Masatoshi Ito, Daigo Hokazono
  • Patent number: 11537032
    Abstract: An optical path shifting device includes: a holding frame holding a rectangular glass plate; a support part supporting the holding frame in a swingable state; an actuator causing the holding frame to swing; a magnetic sensor detecting a position of the holding frame; and a thermistor detecting a temperature of the magnetic sensor. A drive signal processing circuit includes: an amplifier amplifying a reference signal to generate a drive signal and supplying the drive signal to the actuator; and a signal processing unit inputting the reference signal and an amplifier gain to the amplifier. The signal processing unit performs gain adjustment processing to correct an amplitude value found from an output from the magnetic sensor, based on an output from the thermistor, and to adjust the amplifier gain, based on a corrected value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Wakabayashi, Akira Nemura, Takao Hirakura, Daisuke Yanagihara, Nozomi Fujishige, Kazunori Maeta
  • Publication number: 20220404690
    Abstract: A light source device includes a first light source configured to emit first color light, a wavelength conversion element configured to convert a wavelength of excitation light made incident thereon and emit converted light having a wavelength larger than the wavelength of the excitation light, and an emission-position changing mechanism configured to change an emission position of the incident excitation light to thereby change an incident position of the excitation light on the wavelength conversion element and change an emission position of the first color light and an emission position of the converted light in the same direction in synchronization with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Shinichi WAKABAYASHI, Kunihiko TAKAGI
  • Patent number: 11460756
    Abstract: A projector includes an optical path change device placed between a light modulation device and a projection optical device. The optical path change device has an optical member holding part that holds an optical member that a light modulated by the light modulation device enters, and a supporting member that swingably supports the optical member holding part. The supporting member is supported by a holding member that holds the light modulation device or the projection optical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Wakabayashi, Masatoshi Ito, Takahiro Totsuka
  • Publication number: 20220299848
    Abstract: A projector according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an optical path changer that is provided between an image formation unit and an projection optical unit and changes the optical path of image light from the image formation unit, a linkage frame that links the image formation unit and the projection optical unit to each other, and a vibration absorbing member that absorbs vibration generated by the optical path changer. The optical path changer includes a base member, an optical member, and a swing frame that supports the optical member and is swingably supported relative to the base member. The vibration absorbing member has vibration absorbing surfaces that are in contact with the base member of the optical path changer, and the vibration absorbing surfaces are in contact with support surfaces of the linkage frame to cause the support surfaces to support the optical path changer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi ITO, Shinichi WAKABAYASHI, Yoshiyuki YANAGISAWA
  • Patent number: 11448945
    Abstract: An optical path shifting device includes: a holding frame holding a rectangular glass plate; a support part supporting the holding frame in a swingable state; and an actuator causing the holding frame to swing. The holding frame has a first shaft part at a position opposed to a first corner part of the glass plate, and a second shaft part at a position opposed to a second corner part situated in a diagonal direction from the first corner part. The holding frame is connected to the support part by the first and the second shaft parts. The actuator is arranged at a position opposed to a third corner part and has a permanent magnet and a coil opposed to each other. A first opposing surface of the permanent magnet and a second opposing surface of the coil are arranged in a direction intersecting a surface of the glass plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Wakabayashi
  • Patent number: 11372237
    Abstract: A projector includes a light outputting apparatus that outputs video light, a projection system that enlarges and projects the video light, and an optical device disposed between the light outputting apparatus and the projection system. The optical device includes a movable section including a glass plate (optical section) having a light incident surface on which the video light is incident, a shaft section that swingably supports the movable section around a first swing axis, and an actuator that causes the movable section to swing. The cross-sectional shape of the shaft section viewed in the direction along the first swing axis is a shape having a plurality of recesses recessed inward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Wakabayashi, Masatoshi Ito
  • Publication number: 20220163829
    Abstract: An optical device includes an optical member having an optical area on which light incidents, the optical area having a rectangular shape in a plan view, a first actuator configured to displace the optical member around a first axis which passes through the center of the optical area in the plan view, and which forms an angle smaller than 90° with a first side of the optical area, and a second actuator configured to displace the glass plate around a second axis which passes through the center of the optical area, and which is perpendicular to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi WAKABAYASHI, Masatoshi ITO
  • Publication number: 20220163756
    Abstract: A method of driving an optical device is provided. The optical device including an optical member, a first actuator which displaces the optical member around a first axis, and a second actuator which displaces the optical member around a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The method including exciting the first actuator by inputting a first drive signal to the first actuator, exciting the second actuator by inputting a second drive signal to the second actuator, and setting a value of the second drive signal to a value for substantially stopping exciting the second actuator in a period of the exciting the first actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi WAKABAYASHI, Masatoshi ITO
  • Publication number: 20220159224
    Abstract: A liquid crystal projector includes a liquid crystal panel configured to generate a modulated image, a sensor configured to detect a temperature of the liquid crystal panel, an optical shift element configured to shift an emission optical path of the modulated image generated by the liquid crystal panel, and a control circuit configured to control a velocity of a shift in the optical shift element according to the temperature detected by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru AOKI, Shinichi WAKABAYASHI, Masatoshi ITO, Daigo HOKAZONO