Patents by Inventor Yuji Motegi

Yuji Motegi 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: 6895592
    Abstract: In a disc changer, improvements of the taking-out operation, housing operation, stabilization of disc transfer and downsizing of a conveyance mechanism and stabilization of reproducing operation are intended. The disc changer comprises a disc housing unit, a disc transfer mechanism provided on the upper surface of the disc housing unit, and a disc playback unit. The disc housing unit 100 is provided with disc exchange support mechanism for pushing up a disc inside disc housing groove 101 formed in the disc housing unit and light-emitting means 107 for allowing groove 101 to be recognized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kenwood
    Inventors: Tomomi Matsumura, Toshihiko Fujinami, Yuji Motegi, Tetsushi Onishi
  • Publication number: 20030039183
    Abstract: Easiness of the taking-out operation and the housing operation of the disc from a desired slot in the disc changer, stabilization of the disc transfer from the disc housing portion to the playback portion, downsizing of a conveyance mechanism and stabilization of reproducing operation at a disc reproducing time are intended. In the disc changer comprising a disc-shaped disc housing portion a disc transfer mechanism provided on the upper surface of the disc housing portion, and a disc playback portion, a disc housing portion 100 comprises a disc exchange support mechanism 104 having means for pushing up the disc inside a disc housing groove 101 arranged at a disc exchange position and light-emitting means 107 for allowing the groove 101 to be recognized. A disc conveyance mechanism 200 is constituted by having a carrier 204 allowing the disc to be transferred by moving together with a carriage 203 inside a sub-chassis 201.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kenwood
    Inventors: Tomomi Matsumura, Toshihiko Fujinami, Yuji Motegi, Tetsushi Onishi