Patents by Inventor Tadatoshi Hukuta

Tadatoshi Hukuta 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).

  • Mode setting arrangement for use in video tape recorder
    Patent number: 4780775
    Abstract: A mode setting arrangement for use in a video tape recorder includes a cam arrangement defined by first and second cams provided integrally and mounted on an axle and a spiral guide groove formed in said cam arrangement with the center of the spiral being at the center of the axle. A first lever is provided operatively in association with the first cam for moving a pinch roller, a second lever is provided operatively in association with the second cam for effecting the transmital of driving force to a reel for winding magnetic tape, and arm mechanisms are provided operatively in association with the spiral guide groove for effecting the extraction of magnetic tape from a cassette and extending the magnetic tape around a drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Hirose, Tadatoshi Hukuta, Hiroshi Horiuchi, Toyozo Urakami, Minoru Yoshida
  • Mode setting arrangement for use in video tape recorder
    Patent number: 4566047
    Abstract: A mode setting arrangement for use in a video tape recorder includes a cam arrangement defined by first and second cams provided integrally and mounted on an axle and a spiral guide groove formed in said cam arrangement with the center of the spiral being at the center of the axle. A first lever is provided operatively in association with the first cam for moving a pinch roller, a second lever is provided operatively in association with the second cam for effecting the transmital of driving force to a reel for winding manetic tape, and arm mechanisms are provided operatively in association with the spiral guide groove for effecting the extraction of magnetic tape from a cassette and extending the magnetic tape around a drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Hirose, Tadatoshi Hukuta, Hiroshi Horiuchi, Toyozo Urakami, Minoru Yoshida