Patents by Inventor Shogo Yamazoe

Shogo Yamazoe 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: 10861432
    Abstract: Provided are a soundproof structure and an opening structure which is easy to be manufactured, has a light weight, and is capable of absorbing sound in a wide frequency bandwidth. The soundproof structure includes a tubular member and a film member arranged so as to block a hollow portion of the tubular member. Assuming that a wavelength corresponding to a resonance frequency in a single film vibration element of the film member is ?a, lengths from a position at which the film member is attached to two opened end surfaces of the tubular member are L1 and L2, an opened end correction length is ?, and n is an integer of 0 or more, at least one of (?a/4??a/8)+n×?a/2???L1?(?a/4+?a/8)+n×?a/2?? or (?a/4??a/8)+n×?a/2???L2?(?a/4+?a/8)+n×?a/2?? is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Hakuta, Shogo Yamazoe, Akihiko Ohtsu
  • Patent number: 10854183
    Abstract: There is provided a soundproof structure which is light and thin, which has air permeability so that wind and heat can pass therethrough and accordingly no heat accumulates on the inside, and which is suitable for equipment, automobiles, and household applications. The soundproof structure has one or more soundproof cells. Each soundproof cell includes a frame having a through-hole through which sound passes, a film fixed to the frame, an opening portion configured to include one or more holes drilled in the film, and a weight disposed on the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Yamazoe, Shinya Hakuta, Tadashi Kasamatsu, Masayuki Naya
  • Patent number: 10847133
    Abstract: Provided is a soundproof structure with a small size and high soundproofing performance of a low frequency band. The soundproof structure includes at least one soundproof cell which includes a frame having a hole portion, an elastic layer laminated on a frame of one opening surface of the frame, and a film laminated on the elastic layer so as to cover the hole portion. An effective displacement amount at a position at which an amplitude is maximized in a region bonded to the elastic layer in a case where a film vibration of the film occurs is 0.4% to 10% of an effective displacement amount at a position at which an amplitude of the film is maximized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Yamazoe, Shinya Hakuta, Akihiko Ohtsu, Yoshihiro Sugawara
  • Publication number: 20200349914
    Abstract: Provided is a soundproof structure that is small and light and can reduce a noise with a high specific frequency of a sound source at a plurality of frequencies at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya HAKUTA, Shogo YAMAZOE
  • Publication number: 20200349915
    Abstract: Provided is a soundproof structure that is small and light and can reduce noise with a high natural frequency of a sound source at a plurality of frequencies at the same time. The soundproof structure according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of membrane-like members that are overlapped to be spaced from each other, a support that is made of a rigid body and supports each of the plurality of membrane-like members so as to perform membrane vibration, an inter-membrane space that is sandwiched between two adjacent membrane-like members among the plurality of membrane-like members, and a rear surface space that is formed between one membrane-like member at one end of the support in the support among the plurality of membrane-like members and the one end of the support, in which each of the plurality of membrane-like members absorbs a sound by performing the membrane vibration in a state where the one end of the support is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya HAKUTA, Shogo YAMAZOE
  • Publication number: 20200342844
    Abstract: Provided is a soundproof structure that is small and light and can reduce a noise with a high specific frequency of a sound source at a plurality of frequencies at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya HAKUTA, Shogo YAMAZOE
  • Patent number: 10789929
    Abstract: A soundproof structure has two or more soundproof units. Each of the soundproof units has an outer shell having a cylindrical shape, has a hollow inner space inside the outer shell, and has a first opening portion opened to outside on a surface that is one end portion of the outer shell in an axis direction of the cylindrical shape. The two soundproof units adjacent to each other are disposed in the axis direction such that the first opening portions face each other. The first opening portions facing each other are spaced apart from each other in the axis direction. An average distance in the axis direction between the first opening portions facing each other is less than 20 mm. Accordingly, there are provided a soundproof structure and a soundproof system which can insulate sounds on the low frequency side with a simple configuration, are small and lightweight, and can easily change the frequency characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Hakuta, Shogo Yamazoe
  • Publication number: 20200300478
    Abstract: Provided is a range hood that is small, that can reliably provide the flow path for waste smoke, that has high soundproof performance, and that allows oil stains and the like to be easily removed. The range hood includes: a suction portion that has a suction opening and that sucks air from below in a vertical direction; a connection opening connected to the suction portion; a duct portion that conveys air sucked from the connection opening and discharges the air from a discharge opening to an outside; an air blowing mechanism that is disposed in the duct portion and that moves air in the duct portion to the discharge opening; and a flow regulation plate that is disposed in the suction opening of the suction portion or is disposed so as to cover a part of the suction opening. A distance between the suction portion and the flow regulation plate is 110 mm or smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo YAMAZOE, Yoshihiro SUGAWARA
  • Publication number: 20200243058
    Abstract: Provided is a soundproof structure that is small and light and can sufficiently reduce noise with a high natural frequency of a sound source. There is provided a soundproof structure including a frame having an opening, and at least one membrane-like member fixed to an opening surface where the opening of the frame is formed, in which a rear surface space is formed to be surrounded by the frame and the membrane-like member, and a sound is absorbed due to vibration of the membrane-like member, and a sound absorption coefficient of the vibration of the membrane-like member at a frequency in at least one high-order vibration mode existing at frequencies of 1 kHz or higher is higher than a sound absorption coefficient at a frequency in a fundamental vibration mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya HAKUTA, Takafumi HOSOKAWA, Shogo YAMAZOE
  • Publication number: 20200234687
    Abstract: A soundproof structure body includes a first tube structure and a second tube structure connected to the first tube structure and having a cross-sectional area different from the first tube structure, in which a structure body having a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of the first tube structure is installed in the first tube structure, and a transmission loss in a case where the structure body is installed in the first tube structure with respect to a case where the structure body is not installed in the first tube structure is positive at two frequencies adjacent to each other and difficult to generate an air column resonance mode in the first tube structure. This soundproof structure body generates a soundproof effect even at frequencies other than air column resonance of a tube structure such as a duct or a muffler, has a small size, and can obtain a high transmission loss in a wide-band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko OHTSU, Shinya HAKUTA, Shogo YAMAZOE, Yoshihiro SUGAWARA
  • Publication number: 20200223375
    Abstract: Provided is a box-shaped soundproof structure that is small and light and can sufficiently reduce noise with a natural frequency of a sound source. A box at least a part of which is opened; and a sound reduction structure including a resonator disposed in the box are included, and a sound generated from a sound source disposed in contact with an outer surface of a wall of the box or in the box and emitted from an open surface of the box to the outside is reduced by the sound reduction structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya HAKUTA, Shogo YAMAZOE
  • Publication number: 20200224810
    Abstract: Provided is a silencing tubular structure body that has high strength and can be disposed in a narrow space. A tubular member including a tubular portion having a tubular shape, and a frame portion having at least a part formed integrally with an inner peripheral surface side of the tubular portion; and a lid member that is exchangeably disposed on an opening surface of the frame portion of the tubular member are included, in which the frame portion and the lid member form a resonant silencing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya HAKUTA, Shogo YAMAZOE, Akihiko OHTSU, Yoshihiro SUGAWARA
  • Publication number: 20200219475
    Abstract: Provided is a soundproof structure that can obtain high soundproofing performance and suitably maintain characteristics of a forming material. A soundproof structure includes: a microperforated sheet having a plurality of through-holes penetrating in a thickness direction, in which an average opening diameter of the through-holes in a main surface of the microperforated sheet is 0.1 ?m or more and less than 100 ?m, at least some of the plurality of through-holes are a through-hole A that has a shape having an internal maximum hole diameter, and in the through-hole A, assuming that a minimum hole diameter is ?1 and a maximum hole diameter is ?2, 1<?2/?1?5 is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya HAKUTA, Shogo YAMAZOE, Akihiko OHTSU
  • Patent number: 10704255
    Abstract: A soundproof structure has a plurality of soundproof cells arranged in a two-dimensional manner. Each of the plurality of soundproof cells includes a frame formed of a frame member forming an opening and a film fixed to the frame. Two or more types of soundproof cells having different first resonance frequencies are present in the plurality of soundproof cells. A shielding peak frequency at which transmission loss is maximized is present within a range equal to or higher than a lowest frequency among first resonance frequencies of the soundproof cells and equal to or lower than a highest frequency among the first resonance frequencies of the soundproof cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya Hakuta, Shogo Yamazoe, Tadashi Kasamatsu, Masayuki Naya
  • Publication number: 20200200433
    Abstract: A first ventilation duct line has a first portion having a first sectional area, a second portion having a second sectional area larger than the first sectional area, and a third portion having an inclined inner face connecting the first portion and the second portion to each other. Further, there is a second ventilation duct line having an opening portion positioned on an inner side of the first portion of the first ventilation duct line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicants: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi KUMETA, Fuyuki KOKUBU, Shinya MITOURIDA, Koh UMENAI, Shogo YAMAZOE, Shinya HAKUTA, Akihiko OHTSU
  • Publication number: 20200184942
    Abstract: An object is to provide a soundproof structure body and a sound absorbing panel that can obtain a high soundproofing performance in a wide frequency band, achieve miniaturization, and be used in various environments. A soundproof structure body includes three or more sheet members each having a plurality of through-holes that penetrate the sheet member in a thickness direction, in which an average opening diameter of the through-holes is 1 ?m or more and 250 ?m or less, the three or more sheet members are laminated in the thickness direction to be spaced apart from each other, and an inter-sheet distance of the sheet members adjacent to each other is 0.1 mm or more and 10 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shinya HAKUTA, Shogo YAMAZOE
  • Patent number: 10676919
    Abstract: Two or more soundproof cells arranged in a two-dimensional manner are provided. At least one of the soundproof cells is a first soundproof cell configured to include a first frame having a first through-hole. At least one of the other soundproof cells is a second soundproof cell including a second frame having a second through-hole and a film fixed to the second frame. A first shielding peak frequency, which is determined by the first through-hole of the first soundproof cell and at which a transmission loss is maximized, is present on a lower frequency side than a first natural vibration frequency of the film of the second soundproof cell, and sound in a predetermined frequency band centered on the first shielding peak frequency is selectively insulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Yamazoe, Shinya Hakuta, Tadashi Kasamatsu, Masayuki Naya
  • Publication number: 20200175954
    Abstract: Provided is a soundproof structure including a film-shaped member which has a plurality of through-holes penetrating in a thickness direction, in which in a hole radius distribution histogram function ?(r), in a case where the hole radius at which an opening ratio ? is maximum is denoted by r0, a total opening ratio of all the through-holes is denoted by ?sum, and a thickness of the film-shaped member is denoted by t, an acoustic impedance Z0 of the film-shaped member represented by the following Expression (1) satisfies the following Expression (2) and the hole radius distribution histogram satisfies the following Expression (3). Z 0 = i ? ?? ? ? t ? sum ? ( 1 - 2 ? J 1 ? ( k ? ? - i ) k ? ? - i ? J 0 ? ( k ? ? - i ) ) - 1 + 2 ? ??? 2 ? ? sum + i ? 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko OHTSU, Shinya HAKUTA, Shogo YAMAZOE, Yoshihiro SUGAWARA
  • Publication number: 20200126532
    Abstract: A soundproof system includes a tube structure having one or more opening ends and a soundproof structure having an opening portion or a radiation surface. The following Expression (1) is satisfied in a case in which a phase difference between sound incident on the soundproof structure and sound re-radiated from the soundproof structure is defined a phase difference as ?1; for one or more maximum values of the pressure of sound formed in the tube structure, a distance between the opening portion or the radiation surface and a position where the sound pressure has a maximum value in the tube structure is L; a wavelength of the incident sound is ?; and a phase difference ?2 is defined as 2?×2L/?: |?1??2|??/2??(1). The soundproof system with a small size can obtain high transmission loss in a wide band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiko OHTSU, Shinya HAKUTA, Shogo YAMAZOE
  • Publication number: 20200124320
    Abstract: An object is to provide a silencing system that can achieve both high ventilation performance and high soundproof performance, can silence a plurality of pieces of resonant sound, and has high general-purpose properties since the silencing system does not need to be designed according to a tubular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro SUGAWARA, Shogo YAMAZOE, Shinya HAKUTA, Akihiko OHTSU