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).
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Publication number: 20100165219Abstract: 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 meType: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
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Publication number: 20100163697Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
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Patent number: 7688397Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 14, 2006Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shinji Serizawa, Takahiro Ikunami
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Patent number: 7639477Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 16, 2006Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Takahiro Ikunami
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Patent number: 7606473Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 21, 2004Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takahiro Ikunami
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Publication number: 20090251624Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2006Publication date: October 8, 2009Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
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Publication number: 20090251868Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: October 8, 2009Inventors: JASON MICHAEL STROHMAIER, Eric Joshua Wecker, Aaron Michael Ambrose, Steven Feit, Jason Alexander Dutter, Takahiro Ikunami, Hideyuki Hirota
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Publication number: 20090251328Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2007Publication date: October 8, 2009Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
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Publication number: 20090242718Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takahiro IKUNAMI
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Patent number: 7588227Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 19, 2005Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takahiro Ikunami
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Publication number: 20090135328Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2006Publication date: May 28, 2009Inventors: Shinji Serizawa, Takahiro Ikunami
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Patent number: 7484702Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 24, 2003Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takahiro Ikunami
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Publication number: 20090020675Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2006Publication date: January 22, 2009Inventors: Shinji Serizawa, Takahiro Ikunami
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Publication number: 20080170358Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2006Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
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Patent number: 7268306Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 19, 2005Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takahiro Ikunami
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Publication number: 20070091215Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2005Publication date: April 26, 2007Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
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Publication number: 20050199772Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2005Publication date: September 15, 2005Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
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Publication number: 20050167560Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2005Publication date: August 4, 2005Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
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Publication number: 20050031317Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2004Publication date: February 10, 2005Inventor: Takahiro Ikunami
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Publication number: 20030213884Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2003Publication date: November 20, 2003Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takahiro Ikunami