Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Konta

Tsuyoshi Konta 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).

  • Loading/ejecting mechanism for a tape recorder
    Patent number: 5754362
    Abstract: There is provided a loading/ejecting mechanism which comprises a moving mechanism for engaging with a cassette and for moving the cassette between an inserting position and a reproducing position. A sliding member is capable of applying a driving force to the moving mechanism so as to cause the moving mechanism to move between the inserting position and the reproducing position. A first gear is driven by a motor and provided such that in a cassette loading operation, the first gear engages with the sliding member thereby causing the sliding member to move in the loading direction. A second gear is driven by the first gear and provided such that in a cassette ejecting operation, the second gear rotates in an opposite direction to the first gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignees: Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tohoku Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Konta, Michihiro Sato, Katsuhiko Abiko, Kenji Kawamura, Nobuyuki Sato