Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Niino

Tetsuya Niino 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).

  • Patent number: 6735161
    Abstract: A recording-medium transfer device having a anti-rattle construction is provided. A transfer roller 6 of the recording-medium transfer device is arranged above a chassis 5 to be perpendicular to a direction X of transferring recording medium. The transfer roller 6 has a structure in which a shaft is inserted in rolling member made of a material having flexibility. Projecting portions 13 and 14 are formed on the chassis 5 to oppose to both ends of the rolling member. In both ends of the rolling member, clearances are respectively formed to permit the deformation produced by its abutment with the projecting portions 13 and 14. In the process for inserting the disc, the projecting portions 13 and 14 are moved away from the transfer roller 6. Upon receiving a driving force from a driving motor 7 and gears 8 to 11, the rolling member of the transfer roller 6 is rotated keeping in contact with the disc so as to transfer the disc toward a clamping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Michihiro Sato, Nobuyuki Sato, Hideyuki Takahashi, Tetsuya Niino, Noritaka Kunimaru, Shigeharu Furusawa, Yasuhiro Shinkai
  • Patent number: 6469971
    Abstract: A main chassis is provided to mount a system for reproducing a large diameter disc and a small diameter disc, a pair of disc carrying rollers is mounted on the main chassis for carrying an inserted disc to the system, and a large diameter disc detector arm is provided to be pivoted by a large diameter disc carried by the disc carrying rollers so that the large diameter disc is clamped. An adapter is detachably mounted on the main chassis. A pair of centering arms are mounted on the adapter for centering a small diameter disc carried by the disc carrying rollers, and a small diameter disc detector arm mounted on the adapter for operating the large diameter disc detector arm for clamping the carried small diameter disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignees: Pioneer Corporation, Toboku Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Michihiro Sato, Nobuyuki Sato, Tetsuya Niino, Hideyuki Takahashi, Noritaka Kunimaru, Shigeharu Furusawa, Yasuhiro Shinkai
  • Patent number: 6373795
    Abstract: A supporting mechanism is provided to be moved between a disc insertion opening and a disc storing device, and a driving roller is rotatably mounted on the supporting mechanism for carrying a disc inserted in the opening toward the disc storing device. The supporting mechanism is moved between the opening and the disc storing device, and the driving roller is driven for carrying the disc from the opening to the disc storing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignees: Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Kaoru Takemasa, Susumu Yoshida, Toru Suzuki, Kenjiro Ido, Masami Fujimoto, Kenji Uchiyama, Tomomichi Kimura, Takashi Mizoguchi, Michihiro Satoh, Tetsuya Niino
  • Publication number: 20010043552
    Abstract: A supporting means is provided to be moved between a disc insertion opening and a disc storing device, and a driving roller is rotatably mounted on the supporting means for carrying a disc inserted in the opening toward the disc storing device. The supporting means is moved between the opening and the disc storing means, and the driving roller is driven for carrying the disc from the opening to the disc storing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: KAORU TAKEMASA, SUSUMU YOSHIDA, TORU SUZUKI, KENJIRO IDO, MASAMI FUJIMOTO, KENJI UCHIYAMA, TOMOMICHI KIMURA, TAKASHI MIZOGUCHI, MICHIHIRO SATOH, TETSUYA NIINO