Patents by Inventor Yoichiro Mitsumoto
Yoichiro Mitsumoto 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: 8112773Abstract: A recording medium drive device includes: a holding unit configured to hold a recording medium inserted from a slot; a link mechanism including a plurality of arms turnably connected to each other; an eject lever activated in response to the turning motions of the link mechanism for pushing the recording medium to eject the recording medium from the slot; a drive source configured to supply a drive force for the turning operations of the link mechanism; an urging spring disposed in the link mechanism for applying an urging force in the ejecting direction to the recording medium when the recording medium is inserted from the slot; and position regulating means disposed at a position to suppress the urging spring for the recording medium, for regulating the arms of the link mechanism at the ejecting time.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideaki Tsutsumi, Shigeru Tamura, Kiyoshi Omori, Manabu Obata, Yoichiro Mitsumoto
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Patent number: 7856641Abstract: A disk drive device includes a device main body in which a disk slot for inserting and removing a disk-like recording medium is provided, a disk holding unit that rotatably holds the disk-like recording medium, a main chassis that supports the disk holding unit and a base unit, an arm unit rotatably supported on one or the other side in a plane parallel to the disk-like recording medium, an urging arm that urges the disk-like recording medium, a first centering member that supports the side of the disk-like recording medium, and a second centering member that supports the side of the disk-like recording medium. The first centering member and the second centering member are regulated in positions to support the side of the disk-like recording medium. The first centering member and the second centering member support the disk-like recording medium in a centering position.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2007Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kiyoshi Omori, Noriyoshi Ishii, Hideaki Tsutsumi, Shigeru Tamura, Katsunori Takahashi, Yuji Suzuki, Yoichiro Mitsumoto, Manabu Obata
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Patent number: 7827569Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording medium drive system including: a casing provided in a front face thereof with a slot through which to insert and discharge a recording medium having a principal surface and an opposite surface; and a sheet-formed member provided so as to close the slot and having a loop-formed deflected part which, while being deformed, is capable of making contact with at least one of the principal surface and the opposite surface of the recording medium at the times of insertion and discharge of the recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yoichiro Mitsumoto
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Patent number: 7676819Abstract: A recording medium driving device which records information in or reproduces information from the recording medium, includes a device body in which a recording medium is inserted and from which the recording medium is removed, a conveying mechanism that conveys the recording medium in a loading direction and an eject direction, a mounting section on which the recording medium is mounted, a conveyance arm that moves according to movement of the recording medium in the loading direction and the eject direction and conveys the recording medium, and a driving mechanism that has a driving source for imparting a driving force for moving the conveyance arm. The conveyance arm includes a contact section that brought into contact with the recording medium and an urging member that urges the contact section in the eject direction of the recording medium.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2006Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideaki Tsutsumi, Kiyoshi Omori, Shigeru Tamura, Manabu Obata, Yoichiro Mitsumoto
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Patent number: 7370338Abstract: A disk recording-reproducing apparatus ensures a large transport distance of a tray which moves a disk-shaped recording medium between an ejecting position and a recording-reproducing position while decreasing a dimension in the transport direction. A drive section (47) is built into a tray (13) which can be extracted from and retracted into an external chassis (10) and moves a disk-shaped recording medium between the ejecting position and the recording-reproducing position. A pinion (56) comprises an output end of the drive section (47) and rolls on a rack (24) of a chucking slider (20) to self-propel the tray (13). After the tray (13) completely moves to the recording-reproducing apparatus side, an output from the drive section (47) of the tray (13) is used to move the chucking slider (20) to the ejecting direction of the tray (13). Then, a cam groove (23) provided on the chucking slider (20) is used to raise a base unit (30).Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2002Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoichiro Mitsumoto, Ryuji Kusumi, Hideaki Tsutsumi, Yusuke Hirano
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Publication number: 20080005759Abstract: A disk drive device includes a device main body in which a disk slot for inserting and removing a disk-like recording medium is provided, a disk holding unit that rotatably holds the disk-like recording medium, a main chassis that supports the disk holding unit and a base unit, an arm unit rotatably supported on one or the other side in a plane parallel to the disk-like recording medium, an urging arm that urges the disk-like recording medium, a first centering member that supports the side of the disk-like recording medium, and a second centering member that supports the side of the disk-like recording medium. The first centering member and the second centering member are regulated in positions to support the side of the disk-like recording medium. The first centering member and the second centering member support the disk-like recording medium in a centering position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2007Publication date: January 3, 2008Applicant: Sony NEC Optiarc Inc.Inventors: Kiyoshi OMORI, Noriyoshi Ishii, Hideaki Tsutsumi, Shigeru Tamura, Katsunori Takahashi, Yuuji Suzuki, Yoichiro Mitsumoto, Manabu Obata
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Patent number: 7269834Abstract: A disc type recording and/or reproducing apparatus automatically performs the opening and closing of a shutter provided on a cartridge housing an optical disc in its case, and prevents the above-mentioned opening and closing mechanism from affecting the cartridge after an end of loading. When a DVR cartridge (51) is drawn into a recording and reproducing position by means of a tray (13), a shutter opening and closing mechanism (65) arranged on the side of the apparatus is relatively moved with regard to the cartridge (51). Thereby, shutter plates (100) of the cartridge (51) are opened or closed. Then, after the shutter plates (100) are completely released, the shutter opening and closing mechanism (65) is retracted by means of a cam (85) to be away from the cartridge (51).Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2005Date of Patent: September 11, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideaki Tsutsumi, Yoichiro Mitsumoto, Hisashi Negoro
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Publication number: 20070186223Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recording medium drive system including: a casing provided in a front face thereof with a slot through which to insert and discharge a recording medium having a principal surface and an opposite surface; and a sheet-formed member provided so as to close the slot and having a loop-formed deflected part which, while being deformed, is capable of making contact with at least one of the principal surface and the opposite surface of the recording medium at the times of insertion and discharge of the recording medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2007Publication date: August 9, 2007Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Yoichiro Mitsumoto
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Publication number: 20070107001Abstract: A recording medium driving device which records information in or reproduces information from the recording medium, includes a device body in which a recording medium is inserted and from which the recording medium is removed, a conveying mechanism that conveys the recording medium in a loading direction and an eject direction, a mounting section on which the recording medium is mounted, a conveyance arm that moves according to movement of the recording medium in the loading direction and the eject direction and conveys the recording medium, and a driving mechanism that has a driving source for imparting a driving force for moving the conveyance arm. The conveyance arm includes a contact section that brought into contact with the recording medium and an urging member that urges the contact section in the eject direction of the recording medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideaki Tsutsumi, Kiyoshi Omori, Shigeru Tamura, Manabu Obata, Yoichiro Mitsumoto
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Publication number: 20070107002Abstract: A recording medium drive device includes: a holding unit configured to hold a recording medium inserted from a slot; a link mechanism including a plurality of arms turnably connected to each other; an eject lever activated in response to the turning motions of the link mechanism for pushing the recording medium to eject the recording medium from the slot; a drive source configured to supply a drive force for the turning operations of the link mechanism; an urging spring disposed in the link mechanism for applying an urging force in the ejecting direction to the recording medium when the recording medium is inserted from the slot; and position regulating means disposed at a position to suppress the urging spring for the recording medium, for regulating the arms of the link mechanism at the ejecting time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Inventors: Hideaki Tsutsumi, Shigeru Tamura, Kiyoshi Omori, Manabu Obata, Yoichiro Mitsumoto
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Patent number: 7191455Abstract: There are provided: detection sections 71, 72 for detecting an edge of discs 52, 53 so as to be laterally symmetrical about a center, at a lower edge portion inside a long sideways opening 12 of a front panel 11; and a detection section 73 for detecting a reflective foil 60 having lack portions 61, 62 put on a lower surface of a tray 13. If the disc is not in a regular mounting position in the tray 13, the disc may be prevented from falling to the inside of the drive by detecting the discs 52, 53 mounted in a misaligned state and discontinuing an operation of pulling the tray 13 in, with the combination of detection outputs from those three detection sections.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2003Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Morihiro Murata, Yoichiro Mitsumoto
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Publication number: 20060294531Abstract: A disk recording-reproducing apparatus ensures a large transport distance of a tray which moves a disk-shaped recording medium between an ejecting position and a recording-reproducing position while decreasing a dimension in the transport direction. A drive section (47) is built into a tray (13) which can be extracted from and retracted into an external chassis (10) and moves a disk-shaped recording medium between the ejecting position and the recording-reproducing position. A pinion (56) comprises an output end of the drive section (47) and rolls on a rack (24) of a chucking slider (20) to self-propel the tray (13). After the tray (13) completely moves to the recording-reproducing apparatus side, an output from the drive section (47) of the tray (13) is used to move the chucking slider (20) to the ejecting direction of the tray (13). Then, a cam groove (23) provided on the chucking slider (20) is used to raise a base unit (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoichiro Mitsumoto, Ryuji Kusumi, Hideaki Tsutsumi, Yusuke Hirano
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Publication number: 20060294530Abstract: A disk recording-reproducing apparatus ensures a large transport distance of a tray which moves a disk-shaped recording medium between an ejecting position and a recording-reproducing position while decreasing a dimension in the transport direction. A drive section (47) is built into a tray (13) which can be extracted from and retracted into an external chassis (10) and moves a disk-shaped recording medium between the ejecting position and the recording-reproducing position. A pinion (56) comprises an output end of the drive section (47) and rolls on a rack (24) of a chucking slider (20) to self-propel the tray (13). After the tray (13) completely moves to the recording-reproducing apparatus side, an output from the drive section (47) of the tray (13) is used to move the chucking slider (20) to the ejecting direction of the tray (13). Then, a cam groove (23) provided on the chucking slider (20) is used to raise a base unit (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoichiro Mitsumoto, Ryuji Kusumi, Hideaki Tsutsumi, Yusuke Hirano
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Patent number: 7017167Abstract: A disc type recording and/or reproducing apparatus automatically performs the opening and closing of a shutter provided on a cartridge housing an optical disc in its case, and prevents the above-mentioned opening and closing mechanism from affecting the cartridge after an end of loading. When a DVR cartridge (51) is drawn into a recording and reproducing position by means of a tray (13), a shutter opening and closing mechanism (65) arranged on the side of the apparatus is relatively moved with regard to the cartridge (51). Thereby, shutter plates (100) of the cartridge (51) are opened or closed. Then, after the shutter plates (100) are completely released, the shutter opening and closing mechanism (65) is retracted by means of a cam (85) to be away from the cartridge (51).Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2002Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Hideaki Tsutsumi, Yoichiro Mitsumoto, Hisashi Negoro
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Publication number: 20060015882Abstract: There are provided: detection sections 71, 72 for detecting an edge of discs 52, 53 so as to be laterally symmetrical about a center, at a lower edge portion inside a long sideways opening 12 of a front panel 11; and a detection section 73 for detecting a reflective foil 60 having lack portions 61, 62 put on a lower surface of a tray 13. If the disc is not in a regular mounting position in the tray 13, the disc may be prevented from falling to the inside of the drive by detecting the discs 52, 53 mounted in a misaligned state and discontinuing an operation of pulling the tray 13 in, with the combination of detection outputs from those three detection sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2003Publication date: January 19, 2006Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Morihiro Murata, Yoichiro Mitsumoto
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Patent number: 6964056Abstract: Disclosed is a disk recording and reproduction apparatus for recording and/or reproduction of optical disks of multiple different formats impossible to record or reproduce with a single pickup. A disk recording and reproduction apparatus containing a base unit (25) with two separate optical pickups (31) and (32) corresponding to two different format types and installed around the center of a turntable (27) for rotating a disk.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2002Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Manabu Obata, Mitsunori Matsumura, Yoichiro Mitsumoto, Hideaki Tsutsumi
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Publication number: 20050193403Abstract: A disc type recording and/or reproducing apparatus automatically performs the opening and closing of a shutter provided on a cartridge housing an optical disc in its case, and prevents the above-mentioned opening and closing mechanism from affecting the cartridge after an end of loading. When a DVR cartridge (51) is drawn into a recording and reproducing position by means of a tray (13), a shutter opening and closing mechanism (65) arranged on the side of the apparatus is relatively moved with regard to the cartridge (51). Thereby, shutter plates (100) of the cartridge (51) are opened or closed. Then, after the shutter plates (100) are completely released, the shutter opening and closing mechanism (65) is retracted by means of a cam (85) to be away from the cartridge (51).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2005Publication date: September 1, 2005Inventors: Hideaki Tsutsumi, Yoichiro Mitsumoto, Hisashi Negoro
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Publication number: 20040066712Abstract: A disk recording-reproducing apparatus ensures a large transport distance of a tray which moves a disk-shaped recording medium between an ejecting position and a recording-reproducing position while decreasing a dimension in the transport direction. A drive section (47) is built into a tray (13) which can be extracted from and retracted into an external chassis (10) and moves a disk-shaped recording medium between the ejecting position and the recording-reproducing position. A pinion (56) comprises an output end of the drive section (47) and rolls on a rack (24) of a chucking slider (20) to self-propel the tray (13). After the tray (13) completely moves to the recording-reproducing apparatus side, an output from the drive section (47) of the tray (13) is used to move the chucking slider (20) to the ejecting direction of the tray (13). Then, a cam groove (23) provided on the chucking slider (20) is used to raise a base unit (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2003Publication date: April 8, 2004Inventors: Yoichiro Mitsumoto, Ryuji Kusumi, Hideaki Tsutsumi, Yusuke Hirano
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Publication number: 20040052167Abstract: A disc type recording and/or reproducing apparatus automatically performs the opening and closing of a shutter provided on a cartridge housing an optical disc in its case, and prevents the above-mentioned opening and closing mechanism from affecting the cartridge after an end of loading. When a DVR cartridge (51) is drawn into a recording and reproducing position by means of a tray (13), a shutter opening and closing mechanism (65) arranged on the side of the apparatus is relatively moved with regard to the cartridge (51). Thereby, shutter plates (100) of the cartridge (51) are opened or closed. Then, after the shutter plates (100) are completely released, the shutter opening and closing mechanism (65) is retracted by means of a cam (85) to be away from the cartridge (51).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2003Publication date: March 18, 2004Inventors: Hideaki Tsutsumi, Yoichiro Mitsumoto, Hisashi Negoro
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Publication number: 20040013071Abstract: Disclosed is a disk recording and reproduction apparatus for recording and/or reproduction of optical disks of multiple different formats impossible to record or reproduce with a single pickup. A disk recording and reproduction apparatus containing a base unit (25) with two separate optical pickups (31) and (32) corresponding to two different format types and installed around the center of a turntable (27) for rotating a disk.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2003Publication date: January 22, 2004Inventors: Manabu Obata, Mitsunori Matsumura, Yoichiro Mitsumoto, Hideaki Tsutsumi