Patents by Inventor Toshiya Tanaka

Toshiya Tanaka 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: 8998457
    Abstract: A self-ballasted lamp includes: a base body; a light-emitting module and a globe which are provided at one end side of the base body; a cap provided at the other end side of the base body; and a lighting circuit housed between the base body and the cap. The light-emitting module has light-emitting portions each using a semiconductor light-emitting element, and a support portion projected at one end side of the base body, and the light-emitting portions are disposed at least on a circumferential surface of the support portion. A light-transmissive member is interposed between the light-emitting module and an inner face of the globe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Sakai, Masao Segawa, Nobuo Shibano, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Kozo Ogawa, Masahiko Kamata, Toshiya Tanaka, Miho Watanabe, Shuhei Matsuda
  • Patent number: 8899795
    Abstract: In a lamp device 12 using a GX53-type cap 31 and also using an LED 56 as a light source, there is regulated an appropriate configuration of a metallic cover 32. A cap 31 and a lighting device 36 are arranged on an upper surface side of the metallic cover 32, and a substrate 33 on which the LED 56 is mounted is arranged on a lower surface side thereof. The metallic cover 32 has an approximately cylindrical shape with a maximum outer diameter D of 80 to 150 mm, a height H of 5 to 25 mm, and 2? (D/2) H/W, that is, an area of the outer peripheral surface per gross input power W to the lamp device 12 being in a range of 200 to 800 mm2/W. The gross input power W is 5 to 20 W.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignees: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Toshiya Tanaka, Keiichi Shimizu, Takumi Suwa, Makoto Sakai, Kozo Ogawa, Sigeru Osawa, Takeshi Hisayasu, Hitoshi Kawano
  • Publication number: 20140334072
    Abstract: A terminal box that can be reliably fixed to a solar cell module is provided. The terminal box includes a bottom wall facing a back surface of the solar cell module, a top wall facing the bottom wall, side walls, and a housing space defined by the bottom wall, the top wall and the side walls to accommodate a component to be mounted. The bottom wall includes a limiting wall formed in a periphery of the bottom wall to project toward the solar cell module, and a communication opening for allowing a charging space defined by the limiting wall and the bottom wall to communicate with the housing space. The limiting wall defines a gap for allowing the charging space to communicate with external space of the limiting wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiya Tanaka, Yuta Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8803409
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lamp device includes a base body, a light-emitting module and a lens unit. The base body includes a recess part. The light-emitting module includes a board mounted with a light-emitting element. The board is arranged in the recess part. The lens unit includes a metal surface member to hold a lens. The surface member is arranged in the recess part and is thermally coupled to the base body and the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiya Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140217880
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lamp device includes a base body, a light-emitting module and a lens unit. The base body includes a recess part. The light-emitting module includes a board mounted with a light-emitting element. The board is arranged in the recess part. The lens unit includes a metal surface member to hold a lens. The surface member is arranged in the recess part and is thermally coupled to the base body and the board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiya Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8785772
    Abstract: A terminal box includes a box body having a bottom portion, a terminal portion fixed to the box body, a pressing portion, a holding portion and a slide mechanism The bottom portion has an opening portion capable of receiving a terminal inserted therein from the outside. The terminal portion is capable of establishing electric conduction between the terminal portion and the terminal upon contact therewith. The pressing portion is switchable between a contacting state in which the pressing portion clamps the terminal with the terminal portion for establishing electric conduction between the terminal portion and the terminal and a spaced state spaced apart from the terminal portion. The holding portion holds the pressing portion integrally and is slidable on the box body in the direction of movement of the pressing portion to/away from the terminal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ohmori, Toshiya Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140191658
    Abstract: The invention provides a self-ballasted lamp having high heat radiation performance, which is lightweight and inexpensive. A substrate having LED elements mounted is provided at one edge side of the radiator, and a cap is provided at the other edge side the radiator. A lighting circuit is accommodated between the radiator and the cap. The radiator includes a cylindrical cover member and an annular radiation member fitted to the outer circumferential part of the cover member and is composed by combining the cover member and the radiation member together. The cover member and the radiation member are made of metal and are formed by press-working.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto SAKAI, Toshiya TANAKA, Keiichi SHIMIZU, Hitoshi KAWANO
  • Patent number: 8740422
    Abstract: In a bulb and a luminaire according to one embodiment, plural fins for thermal radiation are provided on the outer circumferential surface of a main body in which a lighting circuit is attached, a light-emitting module is attached to a module attaching section integrated with the front of the main body, and a cylindrical section that surrounds the light-emitting module is protrudingly provided on a light extracting side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiya Tanaka, Kozo Ogawa, Yoshihiro Nomura, Kunihiko Ikada
  • Publication number: 20140145590
    Abstract: A self-ballasted lamp includes: a base body; a light-emitting module and a globe which are provided at one end side of the base body; a cap provided at the other end side of the base body; and a lighting circuit housed between the base body and the cap. The light-emitting module has light-emitting portions each using a semiconductor light-emitting element, and a support portion projected at one end side of the base body, and the light-emitting portions are disposed at least on a circumferential surface of the support portion. A light-transmissive member is interposed between the light-emitting module and an inner face of the globe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto SAKAI, Masao SEGAWA, Nobuo SHIBANO, Kiyoshi NISHIMURA, Kozo OGAWA, Masahiko KAMATA, Toshiya TANAKA, Miho WATANABE, Shuhei MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 8721125
    Abstract: The invention provides a self-ballasted lamp having high heat radiation performance, which is lightweight and inexpensive. A substrate having LED elements mounted is provided at one edge side of the radiator, and a cap is provided at the other edge side the radiator. A lighting circuit is accommodated between the radiator and the cap. The radiator includes a cylindrical cover member and an annular radiation member fitted to the outer circumferential part of the cover member and is composed by combining the cover member and the radiation member together. The cover member and the radiation member are made of metal and are formed by press-working.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Sakai, Toshiya Tanaka, Keiichi Shimizu, Hitoshi Kawano
  • Patent number: 8678618
    Abstract: A self-ballasted lamp includes: a base body; a light-emitting module and a globe which are provided at one end side of the base body; a cap provided at the other end side of the base body; and a lighting circuit housed between the base body and the cap. The light-emitting module has light-emitting portions each using a semiconductor light-emitting element, and a support portion projected at one end side of the base body, and the light-emitting portions are disposed at least on a circumferential surface of the support portion. A light-transmissive member is interposed between the light-emitting module and an inner face of the globe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Sakai, Masao Segawa, Nobuo Shibano, Kiyoshi Nishimura, Kozo Ogawa, Masahiko Kamata, Toshiya Tanaka, Miho Watanabe, Shuhei Matsuda
  • Patent number: 8650978
    Abstract: There is provided a linear actuator provided with a dust-proof mechanism capable of preventing dust-proof belts from being deformed, improving a sealing performance between the dust-proof belts and a housing member, and achieving high dust-proof performance irrespective of a size of the linear actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: THK Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Aso, Toshiya Tanaka, Toshiaki Mizuno, Norinobu Ogawa, Minoru Tsukada, Yukitoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8613529
    Abstract: There is provided a lighting fixture 11 capable of efficiently radiating heat of a lamp device 14 attached to a socket device 13. By attaching the lamp device 14 to the socket device 13, a cap portion 38 of the lamp device is brought into contact with a fixture body 12, and pressed against and brought into contact with the fixture body 12 by an elastic body 30. Heat generated by lighting of LEDs 35 of the lamp device 14 is conducted from the cap portion 38 to the fixture body 12 and efficiently radiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Watanabe, Keiichi Shimizu, Takeshi Osada, Keiichi Shimizu, Toshiya Tanaka, Shigeru Osawa, Takeshi Hisayasu, Hirokazu Otake, Hitoshi Kawano, Makoto Sakai
  • Patent number: 8540396
    Abstract: A lighting fixture capable of efficiently radiating heat of a lamp device may be configured to be attached to a socket device. In some examples, by attaching the lamp device to the socket device, a cap portion of the lamp device is brought into contact with a fixture body, and pressed against and brought into close contact with the fixture body by an elastic body. Heat generated by lighting of LEDs of the lamp device is conducted from the cap portion to the fixture body and efficiently radiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Watanabe, Keiichi Shimizu, Takeshi Osada, Keiichi Shimizu, Toshiya Tanaka, Shigeru Osawa, Takeshi Hisayasu, Hirokazu Otake, Hitoshi Kawano, Makoto Sakai
  • Patent number: 8540399
    Abstract: A lighting fixture capable of efficiently radiating heat of a lamp device may be configured to be attached to a socket device. In some examples, by attaching the lamp device to the socket device, a cap portion of the lamp device is brought into contact with a fixture body, and pressed against and brought into close contact with the fixture body by an elastic body. Heat generated by lighting of LEDs of the lamp device is conducted from the cap portion to the fixture body and efficiently radiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Watanabe, Keiichi Shimizu, Takeshi Osada, Keiichi Shimizu, Toshiya Tanaka, Shigeru Osawa, Takeshi Hisayasu, Hirokazu Otake, Hitoshi Kawano, Makoto Sakai
  • Patent number: 8523402
    Abstract: A lighting fixture capable of efficiently radiating heat of a lamp device may be configured to be attached to a socket device. In some examples, by attaching the lamp device to the socket device, a cap portion of the lamp device is brought into contact with a fixture body, and pressed against and brought into close contact with the fixture body by an elastic body. Heat generated by lighting of LEDs of the lamp device is conducted from the cap portion to the fixture body and efficiently radiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Watanabe, Keiichi Shimizu, Takeshi Osada, Keiichi Shimizu, Toshiya Tanaka, Shigeru Osawa, Takeshi Hisayasu, Hirokazu Otake, Hitoshi Kawano, Makoto Sakai
  • Publication number: 20130178083
    Abstract: A terminal box includes a box body having a bottom portion, a terminal portion fixed to the box body, a pressing portion, a holding portion and a slide mechanism The bottom portion has an opening portion capable of receiving a terminal inserted therein from the outside. The terminal portion is capable of establishing electric conduction between the terminal portion and the terminal upon contact therewith. The pressing portion is switchable between a contacting state in which the pressing portion clamps the terminal with the terminal portion for establishing electric conduction between the terminal portion and the terminal and a spaced state spaced apart from the terminal portion. The holding portion holds the pressing portion integrally and is slidable on the box body in the direction of movement of the pressing portion to/away from the terminal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro OHMORI, Toshiya TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20130147286
    Abstract: There is provided a linear actuator provided with a dust-proof mechanism capable of preventing dust-proof belts from being deformed, improving a sealing performance between the dust-proof belts and a housing member, and achieving high dust-proof performance irrespective of a size of the linear actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: THK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Aso, Toshiya Tanaka, Toshiaki Mizuno, Norinobu Ogawa, Minoru Tsukada, Yukitoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8450915
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an LED bulb in which temperature of a lighting circuit is suppressed from rising during lighting of an LED so that life time of the lighting circuit is maintained without increasing manufacturing cost of components. According to the invention, an LED module 11 having multiple LEDs surface-mounted thereon is mounted in a heat dissipating unit 12. Heat generated by the LEDs is dissipated through multiple heat dissipating fins 18 of the heat dissipating unit 12. A glove 14, covering the LED module 11, radiates outward radiant light from the LEDs. A lighting circuit 17 for lighting the LEDs is incorporated in an inner hollow portion 23 of a cap 16 arranged on a side opposite to the glove 14 of the heat dissipating unit 12. Accordingly, the heat generated by the LEDs of the LED module 11 is mostly dissipated by the heat dissipating unit 12, thereby suppressing the temperature of the lighting circuit from rising.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignees: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shigeru Osawa, Kazuto Morikawa, Toshiya Tanaka, Takeshi Hisayasu
  • Patent number: 8439338
    Abstract: A rotary table device includes a cooling structure and a rotary bearing provided with a cooling structure. A rotary table device provided with a cooling structure includes a hollow motor as a drive source, a table rotated by the hollow motor, and a rotary bearing supporting rotational motion of the table, in which the rotary bearing includes an outer ring having an inner peripheral surface to which a rolling surface is formed, an inner ring having an outer peripheral surface to which a rolling surface facing the rolling surface of the outer ring is formed, and a number of rolling members in a rolling passage formed by the rolling surface of the outer ring and the rolling surface of the inner ring, and a heat sink is formed to either one of the inner and outer rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: THK Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Taniguchi, Toshiyuki Aso, Toshiya Tanaka