Patents by Inventor Shinobu Kida

Shinobu Kida 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: 10070541
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module, a rear cover that covers the rear surface of the display module, a main circuit board placed in an internal space formed between the rear cover and the rear surface of the display module, flexible wiring members that mutually connects the display module and the main circuit board, and a male screw having a head exposed to the outside of the rear cover, the male screw passing through the rear cover and engaging a female screw formed in the main circuit board. The main circuit board is fixed to the rear cover with the male screw in a state in which the main circuit board is not fixed to the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuki Oda, Shinobu Kida
  • Patent number: 10061146
    Abstract: A front panel, a touchpad, and a display cell are adhered and fixed, and these and a back light are held by a bracket to construct a display body unit. When the display body unit is mounted on a support, the front panel is fixed to the support with an adhesive layer therebetween. In this state, each of mounting portions has position adjustability in the vertical direction (Z direction). In the state having position adjustability, the mounting portion is fixed to the support by a fixing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinobu Kida, Kenji Matsumoto, Takashi Nitsuma
  • Publication number: 20180110138
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module, a rear cover that covers the rear surface of the display module, a main circuit board placed in an internal space formed between the rear cover and the rear surface of the display module, flexible wiring members that mutually connects the display module and the main circuit board, and a male screw having a head exposed to the outside of the rear cover, the male screw passing through the rear cover and engaging a female screw formed in the main circuit board. The main circuit board is fixed to the rear cover with the male screw in a state in which the main circuit board is not fixed to the display module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuki ODA, Shinobu KIDA
  • Patent number: 9814147
    Abstract: A housing includes a first chassis and a second chassis which are each formed of a metal sheet. Support projections integrally formed with support pieces formed in the first chassis are fitted into support holes of a circuit board on both left and right sides of a connector. A lower surface of the circuit board is supported by receiving portions formed in the support pieces, and part of the circuit board facing the connector is pressed downward by a pressing projection formed in the second chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Igari, Shinobu Kida, Tatsuya Watanabe, Takao Okabe
  • Publication number: 20160187711
    Abstract: A front panel, a touchpad, and a display cell are adhered and fixed, and these and a back light are held by a bracket to construct a display body unit. When the display body unit is mounted on a support, the front panel is fixed to the support with an adhesive layer therebetween. In this state, each of mounting portions has position adjustability in the vertical direction (Z direction). In the state having position adjustability, the mounting portion is fixed to the support by a fixing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Shinobu Kida, Kenji Matsumoto, Takashi Nitsuma
  • Publication number: 20160044799
    Abstract: A housing includes a first chassis and a second chassis which are each formed of a metal sheet. Support projections integrally formed with support pieces formed in the first chassis are fitted into support holes of a circuit board on both left and right sides of a connector. A lower surface of the circuit board is supported by receiving portions formed in the support pieces, and part of the circuit board facing the connector is pressed downward by a pressing projection formed in the second chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Igari, Shinobu Kida, Tatsuya Watanabe, Takao Okabe
  • Patent number: 9238408
    Abstract: In a display device to be mounted in a vehicle, a space is secured between a cover with which a first opening of a case main body is sealed and a liquid crystal panel of a display unit mounted on the backside of the case main body, ventilation openings (spaces around protrusions and through holes) that communicate with an external space are formed in portions of a casing, which is a component member of the display unit, except for the front surface of the casing, and protruding portions each partially supporting the outer edge portion of the front surface of the liquid crystal panel are formed on the inner surface of the front wall of the casing. Thus, a long and complicated air flow path is secured around the liquid crystal panel by the protruding portions, and the space and the external space communicates with each other via the path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Motoki Fujita, Shinobu Kida, Shotaro Omine, Koki Yaehata
  • Publication number: 20140125914
    Abstract: In a display device to be mounted in a vehicle, a space is secured between a cover with which a first opening of a case main body is sealed and a liquid crystal panel of a display unit mounted on the backside of the case main body, ventilation openings (spaces around protrusions and through holes) that communicate with an external space are formed in portions of a casing, which is a component member of the display unit, except for the front surface of the casing, and protruding portions each partially supporting the outer edge portion of the front surface of the liquid crystal panel are formed on the inner surface of the front wall of the casing. Thus, a long and complicated air flow path is secured around the liquid crystal panel by the protruding portions, and the space and the external space communicates with each other via the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Motoki Fujita, Shinobu Kida, Shotaro Omine, Koki Yaehata
  • Patent number: 7038195
    Abstract: In a photoelectric device-part, a bonding pad is formed without increasing a plane area of a concave part for housing a photoelectric device to implement miniaturization and improvement of the light usability efficiency. A light reflecting surface 3 of nearly a parabola configuration or the like provided for light emission and reception by a photoelectric device 5 is formed on a slanting curved surface constituting a concave part 2 of a circuit substrate 1. A convex portion 9a projecting from the light reflecting surface 3 and a receding concave portion 9b are formed in the middle of the concave part 2. A stage 9 is formed by an upper and bottom surfaces of the convex and concave portions 9a and 9b, respectively. A bonding pad 7 for connecting circuits of the photoelectric device 5 is formed at the stage 9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinobu Kida, Jun Tatsuta, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Mikio Masui
  • Patent number: 6713844
    Abstract: A semiconductor-chip mounting substrate with a high degree of reliability of an electrical connection between a substrate and a semiconductor chip such as IC chips is provided. The substrate has at least one projection thereon, which is integrally molded with the substrate. A conductive layer is formed on the projection to obtain a first bump. The semiconductor chip has a terminal projecting as a second bump on its surface. The semiconductor chip is mounted on the substrate such that the first bump contacts the second bump. A required contact pressure between the first bump and the second bump is held by use of a pressure holding means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Tatsuta, Masao Kubo, Shinobu Kida, Shigenari Takami, Ikko Kuzuhara, Kyoji Tanaka, Yoshiharu Sanagawa
  • Publication number: 20040016873
    Abstract: In a photoelectric device-part, a bonding pad is formed without increasing a plane area of a concave part for housing a photoelectric device to implement miniaturization and improvement of the light usability efficiency. A light reflecting surface 3 of nearly a parabola configuration or the like provided for light emission and reception by a photoelectric device 5 is formed on a slanting curved surface constituting a concave part 2 of a circuit substrate 1. A convex portion 9a projecting from the light reflecting surface 3 and a receding concave portion 9b are formed in the middle of the concave part 2. A stage 9 is formed by an upper and bottom surfaces of the convex and concave portions 9a and 9b, respectively. A bonding pad 7 for connecting circuits of the photoelectric device 5 is formed at the stage 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinobu Kida, Jun Tatsuta, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Mikio Masui
  • Publication number: 20020121706
    Abstract: A semiconductor-chip mounting substrate with a high degree of reliability of an electrical connection between a substrate and a semiconductor chip such as IC chips is provided. The substrate has at least one projection thereon, which is integrally molded with the substrate. A conductive layer is formed on the projection to obtain a first bump. The semiconductor chip has a terminal projecting as a second bump on its surface. The semiconductor chip is mounted on the substrate such that the first bump contacts the second bump. A required contact pressure between the first bump and the second bump is held by use of a pressure holding means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTIC WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Tatsuta, Masao Kubo, Shinobu Kida, Shigenari Takami, Ikko Kuzuhara, Kyoji Tanaka, Yoshiharu Sanagawa