Patents by Inventor Tadashi MATSUNOBE
Tadashi MATSUNOBE 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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Patent number: 9793646Abstract: There is provided an electronic device includes a terminal port disposed at a side surface of a casing, and a cap for covering the terminal port in an openable and closable manner, wherein the cap includes a fitting portion for fitting into the terminal port, a pressing surface exposed on the side surface of the casing, and a cap-turning support configured to support the cap in the openable and closable manner with respect to the terminal port, the pressing surface of the cap is perpendicular to a fitting direction of the cap into the terminal port, and a portion located above and/or below the terminal port in the side surface of the casing constitutes a first protrusion configured to outwardly protrude in an arc-like shape from the side surface of the casing more than the pressing surface in a state where the cap is closed.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Iwamoto, Tadashi Matsunobe, Masaru Furujiku, Jun Satoh
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Patent number: 9608243Abstract: There is provided an electronic device includes a detachable battery pack from a casing; and a battery pack loading section in which the battery pack is loaded. The battery pack loading section includes a battery receiving surface that receives a battery and a peripheral wall that is formed at the peripheral edge of the battery receiving surface and faces the side surface of the battery. A connector to be connected to a battery terminal of the battery pack is disposed on the peripheral wall. A raised portion that is raised toward the battery pack is formed on the battery receiving surface and on the peripheral wall in the battery pack loading section. The battery pack has an elastic sealing member surrounding the battery terminal at a portion in contact with the raised portion in a manner disposed in the battery pack loading section.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2016Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Iwamoto, Tadashi Matsunobe, Masaru Furujiku, Jun Satoh
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Publication number: 20160141568Abstract: There is provided an electronic device includes a detachable battery pack from a casing; and a battery pack loading section in which the battery pack is loaded. The battery pack loading section includes a battery receiving surface that receives a battery and a peripheral wall that is formed at the peripheral edge of the battery receiving surface and faces the side surface of the battery. A connector to be connected to a battery terminal of the battery pack is disposed on the peripheral wall. A raised portion that is raised toward the battery pack is formed on the battery receiving surface and on the peripheral wall in the battery pack loading section. The battery pack has an elastic sealing member surrounding the battery terminal at a portion in contact with the raised portion in a manner disposed in the battery pack loading section.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2016Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Akira IWAMOTO, Tadashi MATSUNOBE, Masaru FURUJIKU, Jun SATOH
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Patent number: 9276251Abstract: There is provided an electronic device includes a detachable battery pack from a casing; and a battery pack loading section in which the battery pack is loaded. The battery pack loading section includes a battery receiving surface that receives a battery and a peripheral wall that is formed at the peripheral edge of the battery receiving surface and faces the side surface of the battery. A connector to be connected to a battery terminal of the battery pack is disposed on the peripheral wall. A raised portion that is raised toward the battery pack is formed on the battery receiving surface and on the peripheral wall in the battery pack loading section. The battery pack has an elastic sealing member surrounding the battery terminal at a portion in contact with the raised portion in a manner disposed in the battery pack loading section.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Iwamoto, Tadashi Matsunobe, Masaru Furujiku, Jun Satoh
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Patent number: 9213377Abstract: There is provided an electronic device includes a casing; a substrate which is arranged inside the casing, and provided with a fixation hole; a fixation member which is integrally formed with the casing, and inserted into the fixation hole of the casing, and positioned therein so that an outer periphery thereof is apart from an inner periphery of the fixation hole; and a first elastic body which is disposed in a surrounding area of the fixation hole, and sandwiched between the casing and a front surface of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Akira Iwamoto, Tadashi Matsunobe, Masaru Furujiku, Jun Satoh
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Patent number: 9070922Abstract: There is provided an electronic device includes a lock member disposed at a part of a peripheral wall of a battery pack loading section so as to be freely shift between a lock position for locking a loaded battery pack and an unlock position for releasing the lock; an unlock restricting member provided so as to be freely shift between a restriction position for restricting the lock member from being shifted to the unlock position and a non-restriction position for releasing the restriction; and a restricting member abutting portion provided at the outer surface of the battery pack, for abutting against the unlock restricting member to shift the unlock restricting member to the non-restriction position, when the unlock restricting member is located at the restriction position even though no battery pack is loaded in the battery pack loading section.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Iwamoto, Tadashi Matsunobe, Masaru Furujiku, Jun Satoh
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Patent number: 9052872Abstract: There is provided an electronic device having a terminal port disposed at a side surface of a casing and opened outward; and a lid that openably covers the terminal port. The terminal port includes: a back wall on which connection terminals are mounted; a bottom wall; and a pair of side walls. The lid includes a slide support that is supported slidably inward and outward along the bottom wall and a lid main body that is turnably supported at the outer edge of the slide support by a hinge. The slide support is located at its initial position at which the slide support slides inward when the lid is closed. The slide support is allowed to slide outward and the hinge is located outward of the outer edge of the bottom wall when the lid is opened.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akira Iwamoto, Tadashi Matsunobe, Masaru Furujiku, Jun Satoh
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Publication number: 20140182926Abstract: There is provided an electronic device includes a casing; a substrate which is arranged inside the casing, and provided with a fixation hole; a fixation member which is integrally formed with the casing, and inserted into the fixation hole of the casing, and positioned therein so that an outer periphery thereof is apart from an inner periphery of the fixation hole; and a first elastic body which is disposed in a surrounding area of the fixation hole, and sandwiched between the casing and a front surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Akira IWAMOTO, Tadashi MATSUNOBE, Masaru FURUJIKU, Jun SATOH
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Publication number: 20140185210Abstract: There is provided an electronic device includes a terminal port disposed at a side surface of a casing, and a cap for covering the terminal port in an openable and closable manner, wherein the cap includes a fitting portion for fitting into the terminal port, a pressing surface exposed on the side surface of the casing, and a cap-turning support configured to support the cap in the openable and closable manner with respect to the terminal port, the pressing surface of the cap is perpendicular to a fitting direction of the cap into the terminal port, and a portion located above and/or below the terminal port in the side surface of the casing constitutes a first protrusion configured to outwardly protrude in an arc-like shape from the side surface of the casing more than the pressing surface in a state where the cap is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Akira IWAMOTO, Tadashi MATSUNOBE, Masaru FURUJIKU, Jun SATOH
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Publication number: 20140185235Abstract: There is provided an electronic device having a terminal port disposed at a side surface of a casing and opened outward; and a lid that openably covers the terminal port. The terminal port includes: a back wall on which connection terminals are mounted; a bottom wall; and a pair of side walls. The lid includes a slide support that is supported slidably inward and outward along the bottom wall and a lid main body that is turnably supported at the outer edge of the slide support by a hinge. The slide support is located at its initial position at which the slide support slides inward when the lid is closed. The slide support is allowed to slide outward and the hinge is located outward of the outer edge of the bottom wall when the lid is opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Akira IWAMOTO, Tadashi MATSUNOBE, Masaru FURUJIKU, Jun SATOH
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Publication number: 20140178738Abstract: There is provided an electronic device includes a detachable battery pack from a casing; and a battery pack loading section in which the battery pack is loaded. The battery pack loading section includes a battery receiving surface that receives a battery and a peripheral wall that is formed at the peripheral edge of the battery receiving surface and faces the side surface of the battery. A connector to be connected to a battery terminal of the battery pack is disposed on the peripheral wall. A raised portion that is raised toward the battery pack is formed on the battery receiving surface and on the peripheral wall in the battery pack loading section. The battery pack has an elastic sealing member surrounding the battery terminal at a portion in contact with the raised portion in a manner disposed in the battery pack loading section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Akira IWAMOTO, Tadashi MATSUNOBE, Masaru FURUJIKU, Jun SATOH
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Publication number: 20140177174Abstract: There is provided an electronic device includes a lock member disposed at a part of a peripheral wall of a battery pack loading section so as to be freely shift between a lock position for locking a loaded battery pack and an unlock position for releasing the lock; an unlock restricting member provided so as to be freely shift between a restriction position for restricting the lock member from being shifted to the unlock position and a non-restriction position for releasing the restriction; and a restricting member abutting portion provided at the outer surface of the battery pack, for abutting against the unlock restricting member to shift the unlock restricting member to the non-restriction position, when the unlock restricting member is located at the restriction position even though no battery pack is loaded in the battery pack loading section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Akira IWAMOTO, Tadashi MATSUNOBE, Masaru FURUJIKU, Jun SATOH