Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Terasaki

Yasuhiro Terasaki 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: 11303783
    Abstract: A drive apparatus includes an actuator, an engaging body configured to frictionally engage the actuator, and an optical-path-changing member configured so as to be magnetically linked to the engaging body, and configured to change the direction of an optical path. The actuator causes the engaging body to move in a first direction and in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The optical-path-changing member moves due to being biased by the engaging body when the engaging body has moved in the first direction, and the optical-path-changing member moves following movement of the engaging body due to magnetic attraction when the engaging body has moved in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Terasaki, Naoki Yusa
  • Publication number: 20190260913
    Abstract: A drive apparatus includes an actuator, an engaging body configured to frictionally engage the actuator, and an optical-path-changing member configured so as to be magnetically linked to the engaging body, and configured to change the direction of an optical path. The actuator causes the engaging body to move in a first direction and in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The optical-path-changing member moves due to being biased by the engaging body when the engaging body has moved in the first direction, and the optical-path-changing member moves following movement of the engaging body due to magnetic attraction when the engaging body has moved in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro TERASAKI, Naoki YUSA
  • Patent number: 10272789
    Abstract: A wireless power supply system is a wireless power supply system provided with a travel lane for wirelessly transmitting power to a moving body and includes a power transmitting coil that is disposed such that the axial direction of the coil is substantially parallel to the width direction of the travel lane, and electromagnetic shielding walls that are disposed on the respective sides of the travel lane in the extension direction of the travel lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noritaka Chiyo, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Mitsunari Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10014105
    Abstract: A coil unit includes a non-magnetic conductive plate which is disposed along an axis of a coil, and a magnetic body. The magnetic body includes a first portion which is positioned in an outer side than an outline of one side of the conductive plate in the axis direction of the coil, and a second portion which is positioned in an outer side than an outline of the other side of the conductive plate in the axis direction of the coil. When viewing from the axis direction of the coil, the first and second portions are positioned on a side of the conductive plate where is opposite to a side which faces the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noritaka Chiyo, Tetsuya Nishiyama, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Mitsunari Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10002708
    Abstract: A coil unit includes a non-magnetic conductive plate which is disposed in an arrangement direction of first and second coils have reverse winding direction to each other, and a magnetic body. The magnetic body includes a first portion which is positioned in an outer side than an outline of one side of the conductive plate in the arrangement direction of the first and second coils, and a second portion which is positioned in an outer side than an outline of the other side of the conductive plate in the arrangement direction of the first and second coils. When viewing from the arrangement direction of the first and second coils, the first and second portions are positioned on a side of the conductive plate where is opposite to a side which faces the first and second coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noritaka Chiyo, Tetsuya Nishiyama, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Mitsunari Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9984817
    Abstract: A coil for wireless power transmission in which a plurality of magnetic connection members are disposed in a manner which magnetically connects coils among a plurality of coils, which are adjacent with one or more coils therebetween, and does not magnetically connect coils among the plurality of coils, which are next to each other, and in adjacent coils among the plurality of coils, which are magnetically connected, directions of magnetic fields that are generated when a current flows through the coils are mutually inverse directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noritaka Chiyo, Yasuhiro Terasaki
  • Patent number: 9728325
    Abstract: A power feeding coil unit includes a power feeding coil, and first and second auxiliary coils located outside of the region defined by a wire of the power feeding coil. The axis of the first auxiliary coil and the axis of the second auxiliary coil are substantially perpendicular to the axis of the power feeding coil. The power feeding coil and the first and second auxiliary coils simultaneously generate respective magnetic fluxes, each of which interlinks the corresponding one of the power feeding coil and the first and second auxiliary coils in a direction from the center to the outside of the power feeding coil unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noritaka Chiyo, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Tetsuya Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20170043668
    Abstract: A wireless power supply system is a wireless power supply system provided with a travel lane for wirelessly transmitting power to a moving body and includes a power transmitting coil that is disposed such that the axial direction of the coil is substantially parallel to the width direction of the travel lane, and electromagnetic shielding walls that are disposed on the respective sides of the travel lane in the extension direction of the travel lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noritaka CHIYO, Yasuhiro TERASAKI, Mitsunari SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 9570229
    Abstract: A power feeding coil unit includes a power feeding coil, and first and second auxiliary coils located outside of the region defined by a wire of the power feeding coil. The axis of the first auxiliary coil and the axis of the second auxiliary coil are substantially perpendicular to the axis of the power feeding coil. The power feeding coil and the first and second auxiliary coils simultaneously generate respective magnetic fluxes, each of which interlinks the corresponding one of the power feeding coil and the first and second auxiliary coils in a direction from the center to the outside of the power feeding coil unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noritaka Chiyo, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Tetsuya Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20160284466
    Abstract: A coil which maintains a balance of a parasitic capacitance and has a structure that can be multilayered. The coil is stacked with a structure which includes winding wire portions formed of a wire wound for several turns in a plane in each layer, wherein winding wire portions in each layer include a first winding portion formed by performing a single turn of winding in each layer in a same winding direction from a bottom layer to an uppermost layer, and a second winding portion formed by performing a single turn of winding in each layer in a same winding direction from the uppermost layer to the bottom layer, and the winding directions of the first and second winding portions are identical to each other and the first winding portion and the second winding portion are joined in the uppermost layer or the bottom layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsunari SUZUKI, Takeshi KAMONO, Yasuhiro TERASAKI, Noritaka CHIYO
  • Patent number: 9390851
    Abstract: A coil which maintains a balance of a parasitic capacitance and has a structure that can be multilayered. The coil is stacked with a structure which includes winding wire portions formed of a wire wound for several turns in a plane in each layer, wherein winding wire portions in each layer include a first winding portion formed by performing a single turn of winding in each layer in a same winding direction from a bottom layer to an uppermost layer, and a second winding portion formed by performing a single turn of winding in each layer in a same winding direction from the uppermost layer to the bottom layer, and the winding directions of the first and second winding portions are identical to each other and the first winding portion and the second winding portion are joined in the uppermost layer or the bottom layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsunari Suzuki, Takeshi Kamono, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Noritaka Chiyo
  • Publication number: 20150279557
    Abstract: A coil for wireless power transmission in which a plurality of magnetic connection members are disposed in a manner which magnetically connects coils among a plurality of coils, which are adjacent with one or more coils therebetween, and does not magnetically connect coils among the plurality of coils, which are next to each other, and in adjacent coils among the plurality of coils, which are magnetically connected, directions of magnetic fields that are generated when a current flows through the coils are mutually inverse directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Noritaka CHIYO, Yasuhiro TERASAKI
  • Publication number: 20150279555
    Abstract: A coil unit includes a non-magnetic conductive plate which is disposed along an axis of a coil, and a magnetic body. The magnetic body includes a first portion which is positioned in an outer side than an outline of one side of the conductive plate in the axis direction of the coil, and a second portion which is positioned in an outer side than an outline of the other side of the conductive plate in the axis direction of the coil. When viewing from the axis direction of the coil, the first and second portions are positioned on a side of the conductive plate where is opposite to a side which faces the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Noritaka CHIYO, Tetsuya NISHIYAMA, Yasuhiro TERASAKI, Mitsunari SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20150279556
    Abstract: A coil unit includes a non-magnetic conductive plate which is disposed in an arrangement direction of first and second coils have reverse winding direction to each other, and a magnetic body. The magnetic body includes a first portion which is positioned in an outer side than an outline of one side of the conductive plate in the arrangement direction of the first and second coils, and a second portion which is positioned in an outer side than an outline of the other side of the conductive plate in the arrangement direction of the first and second coils. When viewing from the arrangement direction of the first and second coils, the first and second portions are positioned on a side of the conductive plate where is opposite to a side which faces the first and second coils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Noritaka CHIYO, Tetsuya NISHIYAMA, Yasuhiro TERASAKI, Mitsunari SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20150145630
    Abstract: A coil which maintains a balance of a parasitic capacitance and has a structure that can be multilayered. The coil is stacked with a structure which includes winding wire portions formed of a wire wound for several turns in a plane in each layer, wherein winding wire portions in each layer include a first winding portion formed by performing a single turn of winding in each layer in a same winding direction from a bottom layer to an uppermost layer, and a second winding portion formed by performing a single turn of winding in each layer in a same winding direction from the uppermost layer to the bottom layer, and the winding directions of the first and second winding portions are identical to each other and the first winding portion and the second winding portion are joined in the uppermost layer or the bottom layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Mitsunari SUZUKI, Takeshi KAMONO, Yasuhiro TERASAKI, Noritaka CHIYO
  • Publication number: 20150145343
    Abstract: A power feeding coil unit includes a power feeding coil, and first and second auxiliary coils located outside of the region defined by a wire of the power feeding coil. The axis of the first auxiliary coil and the axis of the second auxiliary coil are substantially perpendicular to the axis of the power feeding coil. The power feeding coil and the first and second auxiliary coils simultaneously generate respective magnetic fluxes, each of which interlinks the corresponding one of the power feeding coil and the first and second auxiliary coils in a direction from the center to the outside of the power feeding coil unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Noritaka CHIYO, Yasuhiro TERASAKI, Tetsuya NISHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 7468851
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical head device in which the influence of mechanical vibration generated at resonance frequencies of high orders (second and higher orders) can be eliminated and an optical recording/reproducing apparatus utilizing the same. Sidewalls are formed from both ends of a sidewall constituting the top side of a trapezoidal contour of a lens holder portion, the sidewalls extending in the form of a fan to define a predetermined angle between them. A damping system includes a weight in the form of a metal thin plate and a visco-elastic adhesive for bonding the weight to the sidewalls. The visco-elastic adhesive transfers vibration of the lens holder in the direction of an optical axis of an objective lens to the weight and has a viscous damping property which damps vibration of the weight in the direction of the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignees: TDK Corporation, TDK Taiwan Corporation
    Inventors: Masara Uno, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Nobuo Uekusa, Yi Lang Chan
  • Publication number: 20070011694
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical head device in which the influence of mechanical vibration generated at resonance frequencies of high orders (second and higher orders) can be eliminated and an optical recording/reproducing apparatus utilizing the same. Sidewalls are formed from both ends of a sidewall constituting the top side of a trapezoidal contour of a lens holder portion, the sidewalls extending in the form of a fan to define a predetermined angle between them. A damping system includes a weight in the form of a metal thin plate and a visco-elastic adhesive for bonding the weight to the sidewalls. The visco-elastic adhesive transfers vibration of the lens holder in the direction of an optical axis of an objective lens to the weight and has a viscous damping property which damps vibration of the weight in the direction of the optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicants: TDK CORPORATION, TDK TAIWAN CORP.
    Inventors: Masaru Uno, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Nobuo Uekusa, Yi Chan
  • Patent number: 6285517
    Abstract: An objective lens driver in which a movable portion 1 with an objective lens 11 is supported on a fixed portion by two groups of elastic supporting members each being horizontally bent which are disposed on both sides of the objective lens 11 such that each group of elastic supporting members are vertically arranged on each side of the objective lens, and the upper elastic supporting members of the groups of elastic supporting members are spaced from each other horizontally, is improved such that each group of elastic supporting members vertically arranged on each side of the objective lens are not parallel to each other. Further, damping material are fixedly disposed between both ends of the elastic supporting members and stuck onto the elastic supporting members, and the amount of the damping material on one side of the objective lens is different from that of the damping material on the other side of the objective lens, and a method of manufacturing the objective lens driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuo Uekusa, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Noriyuki Kawano
  • Patent number: 6163416
    Abstract: An objective lens driver in which a movable portion 1 with an objective lens 11 is supported on a fixed portion by two groups of elastic supporting members each being horizontally bent which are disposed on both sides of the objective lens 11 such that each group of elastic supporting members are vertically arranged on each side of the objective lens, and the upper elastic supporting members of the groups of elastic supporting members are spaced from each other horizontally, is improved such that each group of elastic supporting members vertically arranged on each side of the objective lens are not parallel to each other. Further, damping material are fixedly disposed between both ends of the elastic supporting members and stuck onto the elastic supporting members, and the amount of the damping material on one side of the objective lens is different from that of the damping material on the other side of the objective lens, and a method of manufacturing the objective lens driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuo Uekusa, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Noriyuki Kawano