Patents by Inventor Takahiro Ikunami

Takahiro Ikunami 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).

  • Publication number: 20100165219
    Abstract: A frame cover and a back cover constituting a panel-shaped first casing having an image display surface include a plurality of primary engaging means provided at least in the butt-edge portions on the side to which hinges are attached and engaging between the butt edge portions; and a secondary engaging means located internally in front of a rectangular lock hole in which a movable type lock claw of a second casing is inserted and locked in order to hold the first casing, having a flexible piece extending from one of the covers toward the other thereof, and engaging the other of the covers with the free end of the flexible piece; wherein a fit state where the frame cover and the back cover are combined is established by both the engagements of the primary engaging means and the secondary engaging means, whereas the engagement of the primary engaging means is set in a releasable state by inserting a tool into the rectangular lock hole and inwardly flexing the flexible piece to release the secondary engaging me
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Publication number: 20100163697
    Abstract: A display unit has upright sections provided in the vicinity of the right and left ends of a rotating shaft, a bearing supporting member has a supporting piece section for attaching a bearing of the rotating shaft and an attaching piece section with respect to a base plate, formed at an end of the supporting piece section in the direction perpendicular thereto, and a positioning structure for positioning the bearing supporting member with respect to the display unit is provided between the supporting piece section and the upright section in the vicinity of the rotating shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Patent number: 7688397
    Abstract: A display unit includes a display mounting main body 1 secured to a ceiling to which a display is installed; the display 3 openably/closably and rotatably attached to the display mounting main body 1 through a pair of lateral rotating hinge shafts 2; and a circuit board provided as a control system of the display, wherein a wiring-relay circuit board 8 is mounted and disposed on the axis of rotation at the upper part in the extending rotating position of the display 3, and electrically connects a main circuit board disposed in the display mounting main body 1 with an LCD 4 to thereby intermediately connect wirings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Serizawa, Takahiro Ikunami
  • Patent number: 7639477
    Abstract: A rotating shaft supporting means 3 is provided with a rotating shaft shifting means 18 for shifting a rotating shaft 2 by a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction when a display means 1 is rotated on the rotating shaft 2 to a predetermined angle. Further, the rotating shaft of the display means is electrically driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Patent number: 7606473
    Abstract: An image reproducing device has a post pin that is protrusively provided on a reproducing mechanism built-in box, a first post-pin locking mechanism that locks the post pin at the folding position of the reproducing mechanism built-in box by the folding/developing operation of the box, a second post-pin locking mechanism that responds to the operation of an image display unit to lock the post pin at the developing position of the reproducing mechanism built-in box, an image-display-unit locking mechanism in association with the folding operation of the image display unit to lock the image display unit at the storing position of the unit, and a common lock release actuating mechanism that simultaneously releases the lock of the first post-pin locking mechanism and the lock of the image-display-unit locking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Publication number: 20090251624
    Abstract: A display opening and closing angle detecting mechanism includes a display 1 mounted on a ceiling of a vehicle, and rotating with a rotating shaft 3 as the fulcrum integrally with the rotating shaft in an opening or closing direction; a supporting means 4 supporting the rotating shaft 3; a means 18 causing the supporting means to displace the rotating shaft vertically according to the rotation of the display; a rotor displaced up and down and rotating, integrally with the rotating shaft; a lever 9 pressed and moved by a projecting and recessed part at a plurality of rotation positions of the rotor; and a switch 14 operating according to the operation of the lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Publication number: 20090251868
    Abstract: A vehicle entertainment system and method to prevent a mechanical connection between certain components of an entertainment system for a vehicle can include an entertainment system housing containing a plurality of entertainment components and a remote control module. The remote control module can include a user interface on a surface of the remote control module. In addition, the remote control module can be configured to prevent secure mounting of the remote control module to the entertainment system housing when the remote control module is not the appropriate remote control module for the particular vehicle entertainment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: JASON MICHAEL STROHMAIER, Eric Joshua Wecker, Aaron Michael Ambrose, Steven Feit, Jason Alexander Dutter, Takahiro Ikunami, Hideyuki Hirota
  • Publication number: 20090251328
    Abstract: An on-vehicle display device mounted on a ceiling including an open and close mechanism, which secures the rearward visibility during the backward driving of the vehicle and also enables the user to continue to enjoy display images. The on-vehicle display device includes a control means which controls the display 1, when the display 1 is open at a best view-angle position, to move in even more widely open direction to a predetermined angle (an displacement-angle position 1b), upon detection of entering a backward driving state of the vehicle. The display 1 is controlled to return to the best view-angle position when the backward driving state of the vehicle is terminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Publication number: 20090242718
    Abstract: A bracket includes a first surface being fastened to a mounting surface, and a second surface disposed opposite the first surface, to which second surface a body of the electronic device is fastened. A fitting concavity is formed in one of the electronic device body and the bracket. A fitting convexity is formed in other one of the electronic device body and the bracket and fittable into the fitting concavity. A cover, which covers the electronic device body, includes a cover attaching and detaching mechanism, which one of attaches and detaches the cover to and from the electronic device body. For a detached state the cover is rotated to be completely detached from the electronic device body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takahiro IKUNAMI
  • Patent number: 7588227
    Abstract: A temporary clamping structure for electronics includes a bracket fastened to a ceiling surface of the interior of a room, an electronic device body connected to the ceiling surface by screwing down to the bracket, fitting holes formed on the bracket side, and a fitting pawl provided on the electronic device body and fittable into the fitting holes. The temporary clamping structure for electronics is arranged such that the fitting pawl is unfixed from the fitting hole by bending the tip end of second protrusion of the electronic device body in the direction in which the second protrusion goes away from the first protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Publication number: 20090135328
    Abstract: A display unit includes a display mounting main body 1 secured to a ceiling to which a display is installed; the display 3 openably/closably and rotatably attached to the display mounting main body 1 through a pair of lateral rotating hinge shafts 2; and a circuit board provided as a control system of the display, wherein a wiring-relay circuit board 8 is mounted and disposed on the axis of rotation at the upper part in the extending rotating position of the display 3, and electrically connects a main circuit board disposed in the display mounting main body 1 with an LCD 4 to thereby intermediately connect wirings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Shinji Serizawa, Takahiro Ikunami
  • Patent number: 7484702
    Abstract: A temporary clamping structure for electronics includes a bracket fastened to a ceiling surface of the interior of a room, an electronic device body connected to the ceiling surface by screwing down to the bracket, fitting holes formed on the bracket side, and a fitting pawl provided on the electronic device body and fittable into the fitting holes. The temporary clamping structure for electronics is arranged such that the fitting pawl is unfixed from the fitting hole by bending the tip end of second protrusion of the electronic device body in the direction in which the second protrusion goes away from the first protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Publication number: 20090020675
    Abstract: A temporary fixing structure includes one hooking part 14a provided on a ceiling of a compartment or a room; the other hooking part 7a that is provided on an information device 1, and is rotatably hooked on the one hooking part 14a; and a stopper holding back rotation of the information device due to self-weight moment exerted on the information device 1 in hooked condition of these hooking parts 14a and 7a in a temporally fixed posture of the information device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Shinji Serizawa, Takahiro Ikunami
  • Publication number: 20080170358
    Abstract: A rotating shaft supporting means 3 is provided with a rotating shaft shifting means 18 for shifting a rotating shaft 2 by a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction when a display means 1 is rotated on the rotating shaft 2 to a predetermined angle. Further, the rotating shaft of the display means is electrically driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Patent number: 7268306
    Abstract: A temporary clamping structure for electronics includes a bracket fastened to a ceiling surface of the interior of a room, an electronic device body connected to the ceiling surface by screwing down to the bracket, fitting holes formed on the bracket side, and a fitting pawl provided on the electronic device body and fittable into the fitting holes. The temporary clamping structure for electronics is arranged such that the fitting pawl is unfixed from the fitting hole by bending the tip end of second protrusion of the electronic device body in the direction in which the second protrusion goes away from the first protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Publication number: 20070091215
    Abstract: A display holding member 3 includes an insertion hole 3c which is made to face toward a vehicle's ceiling 1 when the display holding member 3 is placed in an accommodated position, the insertion hole 3c being formed in the vicinity of a housing 2 and an axis of rotation 6, and an FPC cover 4 which is pressed by a spring 4b so as to be pivotably disposed. When the display holding member 3 is placed in the accommodated position, the appearance of the display holding member 3 in which the insertion hole 3c is formed covers the FPC 7 so that the FPC 7 cannot be visually identified from outside, and the FPC cover 4 also covers the FPC 7 while the display holding member 3 pivots from the folded position to a visually-identified position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Publication number: 20050199772
    Abstract: A temporary clamping structure for electronics includes a bracket fastened to a ceiling surface of the interior of a room, an electronic device body connected to the ceiling surface by screwing down to the bracket, fitting holes formed on the bracket side, and a fitting pawl provided on the electronic device body and fittable into the fitting holes. The temporary clamping structure for electronics is arranged such that the fitting pawl is unfixed from the fitting hole by bending the tip end of second protrusion of the electronic device body in the direction in which the second protrusion goes away from the first protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Publication number: 20050167560
    Abstract: A temporary clamping structure for electronics includes a bracket fastened to a ceiling surface of the interior of a room, an electronic device body connected to the ceiling surface by screwing down to the bracket, fitting holes formed on the bracket side, and a fitting pawl provided on the electronic device body and fittable into the fitting holes. The temporary clamping structure for electronics is arranged such that the fitting pawl is unfixed from the fitting hole by bending the tip end of second protrusion of the electronic device body in the direction in which the second protrusion goes away from the first protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Publication number: 20050031317
    Abstract: An image reproducing device has a post pin that is protrusively provided on a reproducing mechanism built-in box, a first post-pin locking mechanism that locks the post pin at the folding position of the reproducing mechanism built-in box by the folding/developing operation of the box, a second post-pin locking mechanism that responds to the operation of an image display unit to lock the post pin at the developing position of the reproducing mechanism built-in box, an image-display-unit locking mechanism in association with the folding operation of the image display unit to lock the image display unit at the storing position of the unit, and a common lock release actuating mechanism that simultaneously releases the lock of the first post-pin locking mechanism and the lock of the image-display-unit locking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
  • Publication number: 20030213884
    Abstract: A temporary clamping structure for electronics includes a bracket fastened to a ceiling surface of the interior of a room, an electronic device body connected to the ceiling surface by screwing down to the bracket, fitting holes formed on the bracket side, and a fitting pawl provided on the electronic device body and fittable into the fitting holes. The temporary clamping structure for electronics is arranged such that the fitting pawl is unfixed from the fitting hole by bending the tip end of second protrusion of the electronic device body in the direction in which the second protrusion goes away from the first protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami