Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Saruwatari
Toshihiro Saruwatari 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: 8529656Abstract: A projection display device includes: a leg section that supports a main body of the projection display device with respect to an installation surface on which the main body is installed; and a filter section that is disposed on a bottom of the main body and exposes a first air intake surface to the outside. In this arrangement, the first air intake surface is inclined with respect to the bottom surface of the main body in a direction that departs from the installation surface, and air flows into the filter section through a clearance between the first air intake surface and the installation surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2011Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignees: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., SANYO Technology Center (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuji Hashiba, Toshihiro Saruwatari, Lei Zhang
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Patent number: 8511832Abstract: A projector which includes a first exhaust fan discharging exhaust air from a light source lamp to exterior and a second exhaust fan discharging exhaust air from parts other than the light source lamp are arranged to be adjacent to each other. An end of the exhaust fan facing the other exhaust fan is moved to the inner side and the one exhaust fan is inclined to discharge air in an exhaust direction toward a direction along which air is discharged from the other exhaust fan. There is provided a cooling fan that blows air to an interior air blow outlet communicating with the interior of the light source lamp and exterior air blow outlets communicating with an outer surface to cool the light source lamp. The exterior air blow outlets are deviated from the center of the outer surface of the light source lamp.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignees: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Technology Center (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wanjun Zheng, Yanyun Yan, Xiangdong Liang, Xiangfei Kong, Yun Wang, Xiaoling Mao, Yi Guan, Yanshan Huang, Toshihiro Saruwatari, Shoji Okazaki, Tadashi Renbutsu
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Patent number: 8474988Abstract: A projector to which a ceiling suspension attachment is fixed. The projector accommodates an internal device. The projector is provided with an outer case including a bottom wall that defines an outer bottom surface and an inner bottom surface of the outer case. Insert nuts are arranged on the bottom wall. Each insert nut includes a threaded hole to which a first coupling screw is fastened and a second coupling screw can be fastened. The first coupling screw couples the attachment to the outer bottom surface of the bottom wall, and the second coupling screw is fastened to the threaded hole from a side opposite to the first coupling screw. The second coupling screw is fastened at least one of the insert nuts to couple the inner device to the inner bottom surface of the bottom wall.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignees: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., SANYO Technology Center (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Yamamoto, Toshihiro Saruwatari, Chao Wang
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Patent number: 8177372Abstract: This invention provide a projector apparatus enabled to lower its exhaust air temperature by adding only minor modifications to the existing structure, without altering its basic structure. The liquid crystal projector apparatus of the invention has a casing (1) for accommodating therein a light source (4), an optical system adapted to construct imaging light in response to a beam of light received from the light source, a power supply (9), and a cooling unit (6) mounted on the side wall of the casing (1) to cool the components in the casing. Provided on the inner wall of the casing is an air inspiration mechanism (16, 17, 18, 126) in association with the exhaust unit (6), whereby the exhaust unit (6) can inspire ambient air through the air inspiration mechanism to lower the temperature of the air to be expired from the exhaust unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2007Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wanjun Zheng, Toshihiro Saruwatari, Xianglin Zhang
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Publication number: 20120075597Abstract: A projector to which a ceiling suspension attachment is fixed. The projector accommodates an internal device. The projector is provided with an outer case including a bottom wall that defines an outer bottom surface and an inner bottom surface of the outer case. Insert nuts are arranged on the bottom wall. Each insert nut includes a threaded hole to which a first coupling screw is fastened and a second coupling screw can be fastened. The first coupling screw couples the attachment to the outer bottom surface of the bottom wall, and the second coupling screw is fastened to the threaded hole from a side opposite to the first coupling screw. The second coupling screw is fastened at least one of the insert nuts to couple the inner device to the inner bottom surface of the bottom wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicants: SANYO TECHNOLOGY CENTER (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Yamamoto, Toshihiro Saruwatari, Chao Wang
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Publication number: 20120075595Abstract: A video projector including a light source used to display an image, an optical component that differs from the light source, a power supply unit that supplies power, and a centrifugal fan including a rotation shaft and a blade that rotates about the rotation shaft. The centrifugal fan is a double intake fan that draws in gas from first and second axial directions, which are parallel to the rotation shaft, by rotating the blade and sends the gas outward in a radial direction from the rotation shaft. The centrifugal fan sends gas that has cooled the optical component and the power supply unit to the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicants: Sanyo Technology Center (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke YAMAMOTO, Toshihiro Saruwatari, Chao Wang
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Publication number: 20120075587Abstract: A projector is provided with a lamp including an arc tube, which generates light, and a reflector. The reflector includes an inner surface that reflects light from the arc tube and an opposite outer surface. The arc tube and the inner surface define an inner portion of the lamp. At least the outer surface defines an outer portion of the lamp. A housing accommodates the lamp and includes an air inlet through which air is drawn in from outside the housing. An air mixing structure mixes a cooling current that has cooled the inner portion of the lamp with the air drawn into the housing through the air inlet. A cooling current guide structure guides the cooling current mixed with the air mixing structure to the outer portion of the lamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicants: Sanyo Technology Center (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke YAMAMOTO, Toshihiro Saruwatari, Chao Wang
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Publication number: 20120047857Abstract: A projection display device includes: a leg section that supports a main body of the projection display device with respect to an installation surface on which the main body is installed; and a filter section that is disposed on a bottom of the main body and exposes a first air intake surface to the outside. In this arrangement, the first air intake surface is inclined with respect to the bottom surface of the main body in a direction that departs from the installation surface, and air flows into the filter section through a clearance between the first air intake surface and the installation surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicants: SANYO TECHNOLOGY CENTER (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji Hashiba, Toshihiro Saruwatari, Lei Zhang
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Patent number: 8104902Abstract: In a projection image display apparatus, a noise removal filter portion 15 is separated from a power source unit body 14. The separated noise removal filter portion 15 is provided in the vicinity of a side wall of a housing on which a power source inlet is provided, and of the power source unit body 14, respectively. Specifically, the power source unit body 14 is provided along a side wall of a front face of the horizontally-long housing of the projection image display apparatus and the noise removal filter portion 15 is provided in a position opposed to the power source unit body 14 in a side wall of the back face. As a result, even when a light source lamp has a higher output, the projection image display apparatus can achieve reduced noise by an improved cooling capability and reduced cost enabled by an efficient Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) measure and the like.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignees: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Technology Center (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiaolin Mao, Yanyun Yan, Xiangdong Liang, Xiangfei Kong, Yun Wang, Wanjun Zheng, Yi Guan, Yanshan Huang, Toshihiro Saruwatari, Shoji Okazaki, Tadashi Renbutsu
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Patent number: 8038298Abstract: A liquid crystal projector device of the present invention includes an optical system for receiving light from a lamp unit. The optical system is provided with a polarization beam splitter for extracting only an S wave out of P and S waves of the light emitted from the lamp unit, and also provided with a latter stage slit plate in contact with a light incidence surface of the polarization beam splitter. The latter stage slit plate is provided with a plurality of slits for allowing light incidence on the polarization beam splitter. A former stage slit plate is arranged in a position spaced apart from the latter stage slit plate along the optical axis toward the lamp unit. The former stage slit plate is provided with a plurality of slits overlapping in the optical axis direction with the respective slits of the latter stage slit plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2006Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norio Nakagawa, Toshihiro Saruwatari
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Publication number: 20110199590Abstract: A projection display device includes a terminal which is disposed on a surface of a main body cabinet, and a terminal cover which is attached to the surface of the main body cabinet to cover the terminal connected to a cable. In this arrangement, the terminal cover is formed with an opening portion on a surface thereof for passing the cable therethrough, the surface of the terminal cover facing upward when the projection display device is installed in a suspended state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke YAMAMOTO, Yuji Hashiba, Toshihiro Saruwatari
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Publication number: 20110199584Abstract: A display device includes a display window, an light emitting portion which is disposed away from the display window by a predetermined distance, and a light guiding portion which is disposed between the display window and the light emitting portion, and which guides light from the light emitting portion to the display window. In this arrangement, the light guiding portion includes a distal end surface located on the side of the display window, and a base end surface located on the side of the light emitting portion. The base end surface has an area larger than an area of the distal end surface. Further, at least a part of the light guiding portion is formed into a tapered portion whose cross sectional area is gradually reduced, as the light guiding portion extends from the base end surface toward the distal end surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke YAMAMOTO, Yuji HASHIBA, Toshihiro SARUWATARI
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Publication number: 20110194081Abstract: A projection display device includes an imager; a cooling portion which supplies an air drawn in from an outside of the projection display device to the imager through an air outlet; an air exhaust portion which discharges an air that has passed the imager to the outside of the projection display device; and a circuit board which is disposed at a position opposite to the air outlet with respect to the imager. In this arrangement, the circuit board is disposed at such a position that the circuit board is not overlapped above the imager, when viewed from an aligning direction of the air outlet and the imager.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke YAMAMOTO, Yuji HASHIBA, Toshihiro SARUWATARI
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Publication number: 20110181843Abstract: A projection display device includes an imager portion which modulates light based on an image signal; a projection lens unit which includes a resin lens and projects the light modulated by the imager portion; a projection port which is formed in a main body cabinet, and passes light from the projection lens unit; an air inlet which is formed in a vicinity of the projection port of the main body cabinet; and an air passing portion which draws in an air through the air inlet and passes the drawn-in air along the projection lens unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji HASHIBA, Yusuke YAMAMOTO, Toshihiro SARUWATARI
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Publication number: 20110181847Abstract: A projection display device includes a projecting portion which enlarges and projects light modulated by an imager; a projection port which is formed in a main body cabinet, and passes light emitted from the projecting portion; and a cover which covers the projection port. In this arrangement, the main body cabinet is formed with a first attachment portion for attaching the cover thereon in covering the projection port, and a second attachment portion for attaching the cover detached from the first attachment portion thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Yamamoto, Yuji Hashiba, Toshihiro Saruwatari
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Publication number: 20110181844Abstract: A projection display device includes a main body cabinet; a shield member which is disposed in the main body cabinet, and shields an electromagnetic wave; an air inlet which is formed in the main body cabinet; and a filter device which removes unwanted matters from an air drawn into the main body cabinet through the air inlet. In this arrangement, the filter device includes a metal filter. The metal filter and the shield member are electrically connected to each other when the filter device is mounted in the main body cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuji HASHIBA, Yusuke YAMAMOTO, Toshihiro SARUWATARI
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Patent number: 7946712Abstract: A projector apparatus equipped with a metal plate structure serving as a light shield against a light source and as a heat radiator is provided. The metal plate structure is arranged over the light source to hide the light source. The metal plate structure extends farther to a cooling fan and connects to the upper end of the air expiration face of the fan. The metal plate structure thus serves as the top plate of the baffle section of the exhaust duct of the fan for leading the air expired from the fan. The metal plate structure also serves as a shield plate, which can be connected to a grounded metal piece.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2007Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., SANYO Technology Center (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xianglin Zhang, Qiang Lv, Shoji Okazaki, Yanshan Huang, Tadashi Renbutsu, Toshihiro Saruwatari, Xiangfei Kong, Wentian Tang
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Patent number: 7943898Abstract: A projector apparatus and a lamp fixation structure for use with the projector apparatus are disclosed. The lamp fixation structure has a lower holder, which includes an integrally formed lower holder lens section and a lower holder lamp section. The lower holder lens section defines a lens fitting slot for fixing a lens, and a lower holder lamp section defines a lamp fitting slot for fixing a lamp. The lens fixing slot includes an upper holder connected to the lower holder. The lamp fixation structure also includes an integrally formed metal holder, which has an elastic top plate, elastic lateral plates, a front plate, an elastic bottom plate, and elastic jointing plates. The inventive lamp fixation structure of the projector apparatus consists of a fewer components and can be assembled in a simple manner, yet it is highly wrought.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2007Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Technology Center (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiangfen Kong, Xianglin Zhang, Shoji Okazaki, Yanshan Huang, Tadashi Renbutsu, Toshihiro Saruwatari, Wentian Tang, Qiang Lv
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Patent number: 7922334Abstract: A projector having optical components, a power source unit, and a light source unit. The projector is capable of lowering its internal temperature utilizing: a first, second, and third fan (41, 42, 43) provided near the optical components for introducing external air from outside the projector to cool the optical components; and a fourth, fifth, and sixth exhaust fan (16, 17, 18). The fourth fan (16) blows the air that was taken in by the first, second, and third fan (41, 42, 43) and has cooled the optical components, onto the light source unit to further cool the light source unit. The fifth and sixth exhaust fans (17, 18) discharge the air that has cooled the light source unit and power supply unit out of the projector.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2008Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Technology Center (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wanjun Zheng, Yanyun Yan, Xiangdong Liang, Xiangfei Kong, Yun Wang, Xiaoling Mao, Yi Guan, Yanshan Huang, Toshihiro Saruwatari, Shoji Okazaki, Tadashi Renbutsu
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Patent number: 7845803Abstract: The invention enables efficient cooling of: a light source providing source light; an optical system adapted to split the source light received from the light source into three primary colors R, G, and B; and a power supply unit for supplying electric power to various electric components installed in a casing of a projector apparatus. To do so, a first fan is arranged between the light source and the power supply unit such that its air inspiration face is directed to the power supply unit and its air expiration face is directed to the light source. Further, a second fan, adapted to inspire air from within the projector apparatus, is provided in the central area of the projector apparatus. On the air expiration side of the second fan is a cooling duct for cooling the light source and optical system.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2007Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Huaqiang Sanyo Technology Design Co., Ltd.Inventors: Qiang Lv, Xianglin Zhang, Toshihiro Saruwatari, Yanshan Huang, Tadashi Renbutsu, Shoji Okazaki, Xiangfei Kong, Wentian Tang