Patents by Inventor Takayuki SAIJO
Takayuki SAIJO 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: 12180754Abstract: A door opener for a vehicle includes a housing; an operation lever attached to the housing such as to be rotatable around a rotation shaft between an initial position and a terminal position; a first switch configured to generate a control signal; a connector connected to a second switch that mechanically opens a door of a vehicle; a tactile sensation generating mechanism; and an elastic body that returns the operation lever. The first and second switch are turned off when a rotation angle of the operation lever is in a first angle range. When the rotation angle is in a second angle range, the first switch is turned on, a tactile sensation is generated by the tactile sensation generating mechanism, and the second switch remains turned off. When the rotation angle is in a third angle range, the second switch is turned on.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2022Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventor: Takayuki Saijo
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Publication number: 20240385700Abstract: An input device includes: a housing; an operation panel that includes an operation portion configured to receive touching and pressing from an operator, and is supported so as to be rockable relative to the housing; a substrate that is housed in the housing; an electrostatic detection electrode configured to detect the touching; and a pressure detector configured to detect the pressing. The operation portion includes a first operation portion configured to receive both of the touching and the pressing, and a second operation portion configured to receive only the touching without receiving the pressing. The input device includes a restrainer configured to differentiate operation that moves the operation panel toward the substrate upon pressing on the first operation portion from operation that moves the operation panel toward the substrate upon pressing on the second operation portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventor: Takayuki SAIJO
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Publication number: 20230260721Abstract: An input device includes a base, an operation panel, and a shaft portion. The input device includes a first operation knob having a first operation part to swing the panel in a first swing direction and a second operation part to swing the panel in a second swing direction, the second operation knob having a third operation part to swing the panel in the second swing direction and a fourth operation part to swing the operation panel in the first swing direction. The input device includes a control unit to discriminate between a pressing operation and a pulling-up operation based on based on output of each of a swing detector, a first capacitance detection electrode, and a second capacitance detection electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventor: Takayuki SAIJO
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Patent number: 11726518Abstract: An operating device includes a control knob, an actuator, a first switch, a second switch, and a holder. An accommodating space of the holder is defined by a first accommodating portion extending in a first direction. A first arm is accommodated in a first accommodating portion. A second arm is accommodated in a second accommodating portion. The first arm or the first accommodating portion includes an allowance portion that allows for tilting of the actuator in the second direction, without interference between the first arm and the first accommodating portion. The second arm or the second accommodating portion includes an allowance portion that allows for tilting of the actuator in the first direction, without interference between the second arm and the second accommodating portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventor: Takayuki Saijo
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Publication number: 20220396979Abstract: A door opener for a vehicle includes a housing; an operation lever attached to the housing such as to be rotatable around a rotation shaft between an initial position and a terminal position; a first switch configured to generate a control signal; a connector connected to a second switch that mechanically opens a door of a vehicle; a tactile sensation generating mechanism; and an elastic body that returns the operation lever. The first and second switch are turned off when a rotation angle of the operation lever is in a first angle range. When the rotation angle is in a second angle range, the first switch is turned on, a tactile sensation is generated by the tactile sensation generating mechanism, and the second switch remains turned off. When the rotation angle is in a third angle range, the second switch is turned on.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventor: Takayuki SAIJO
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Patent number: 11415739Abstract: An illuminating device including a circuit board, a first light emitting member, a housing, a transparent support member, a light diffusing member, and a light guide member is provided. The first light emitting member is disposed on the top surface of the circuit board to emit light. The housing is disposed to cover the circuit board from above, and has a symbol configured to be illuminated by the light. The support member is disposed under the housing. A first surface of the support member is shaped to conform to the bottom surface of the housing and a second surface of the support member is flat. The light diffusing member has a side surface that receives the light, is fixed to the second surface of the support member, and diffuses the light toward the symbol. The light guide member guides the light to the side surface of the light diffusing member.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventor: Takayuki Saijo
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Publication number: 20220083090Abstract: An operating device includes a control knob, an actuator, a first switch, a second switch, and a holder. An accommodating space of the holder is defined by a first accommodating portion extending in a first direction. A first arm is accommodated in a first accommodating portion. A second arm is accommodated in a second accommodating portion. The first arm or the first accommodating portion includes an allowance portion that allows for tilting of the actuator in the second direction, without interference between the first arm and the first accommodating portion. The second arm or the second accommodating portion includes an allowance portion that allows for tilting of the actuator in the first direction, without interference between the second arm and the second accommodating portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventor: Takayuki SAIJO
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Publication number: 20210356644Abstract: An illuminating device including a circuit board, a first light emitting member, a housing, a transparent support member, a light diffusing member, and a light guide member is provided. The first light emitting member is disposed on the top surface of the circuit board to emit light. The housing is disposed to cover the circuit board from above, and has a symbol configured to be illuminated by the light. The support member is disposed under the housing. A first surface of the support member is shaped to conform to the bottom surface of the housing and a second surface of the support member is flat. The light diffusing member has a side surface that receives the light, is fixed to the second surface of the support member, and diffuses the light toward the symbol. The light guide member guides the light to the side surface of the light diffusing member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventor: Takayuki SAIJO