Patents by Inventor Yuki Horiguchi

Yuki Horiguchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240055799
    Abstract: A lever-type connector is provided with a connector housing to be connected to a mating connector housing, a cover for covering wires pulled out from the connector housing in a state bent in a direction different from a pull-out direction from the connector housing, and a lever rotatable between a connection start position and a connection end position. The cover includes two side walls, a rear wall coupling the two side walls, base portions provided at positions near the connector housing with the cover mounted on the connector housing and bulging portions having a larger interval between the two side walls than the base portions at positions near the rear wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Ryousuke GIGA, Yuki HORIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240014598
    Abstract: A lever-type connector 1 is provided with a terminal retaining portion 11 having electric wire lead-out surfaces 20A, 31A, a housing 10 comprising lever retaining walls 37 disposed on both sides of the terminal retaining portion 11 and rotating shafts 38 which project from the lever retaining walls 37 toward the terminal retaining portion 11, a lever 50 which is disposed between each of the lever retaining walls 37 and the terminal retaining portion 11, which is provided with leg portions 52 having shaft holes 53 for accepting the rotating shafts 38, and which is capable of rotating from a mating initial position to a mating completed position, and a cover 80 which is assembled with the housing 10 to cover the electric wire lead-out surfaces 20A, 31A, wherein: the cover 80 includes extended wall portions 84A which extend along the terminal retaining portion 11 from positions adjacent to the electric wire lead-out surfaces 20A, 31A; and the extended wall portions 84A have outer surfaces 84C which abut the leg
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ryousuke GIGA, Yuki HORIGUCHI, Shoma SEKI
  • Publication number: 20230101222
    Abstract: A terminal module (10) is provided with a terminal fitting (12) to be connected to an end part of a cable (11), a rubber plug (13) to be held in close contact with the outer periphery of the cable (11), a housing (14) for supporting the terminal fitting (12), and a cover (15) to be mounted on the housing (14) to cover the terminal fitting (12). The rubber plug (13) is sandwiched and held between the housing (14) and the cover (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Yuki HORIGUCHI, Ryousuke GIGA
  • Publication number: 20230039983
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector having good space efficiency. A connector is provided with a first housing having a first facing surface and a first lock portion, and a second housing having a second facing surface and a second lock portion. The first lock portion and the second lock portion are respectively arranged in a rear part of the first facing surface and a rear part of the second facing surface. The first housing and the second housing include a recess for receiving a protrusion provided in a mating housing as a connection partner in a combined state. The recess is arranged between a front part of the first facing surface and a front part of the second facing surface and forward of a locked part of the first lock portion and the second lock portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Yuki HORIGUCHI, Ryousuke GIGA
  • Patent number: 10466525
    Abstract: A display apparatus has a display panel having a display region, a light shielding region surrounding the display region, and an outer region located outside of the light shielding region; a support frame disposed at a rear surface side of the display panel, the support frame including a panel supporting portion which supports a peripheral portion of the display panel from a rear side, and an extension beginning from the panel supporting portion and extending away from the display panel; and a light shield disposed at the rear surface side of the display panel, the light shield including a light-shielding portion which is disposed between the display panel and the support frame, the light-shielding portion extending so as to overlap at least a portion of the light shielding region and the outer region of the display panel as viewed from a normal direction of the display panel, and a fixture portion beginning from the light-shielding portion and extending away from the display panel, the fixture portion being
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Horiguchi, Kohhei Nanbu, Shigeyoshi Okazaki, Hiroki Azuma, Tomohiro Asamizu, Noriaki Miyoshi
  • Patent number: 10302851
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate (32) provided with one surface on which a light emitting element (31) is mounted; a light guide plate (5) which is provided with one side surface facing the one surface of the substrate (32) and emits light from one surface of the light guide plate (5), the light being emitted from the light emitting element (31) and entering the light guide plate (5) through the one side surface; a display panel (2) which displays an image with light from the light guide plate (5); and a holding section (8A) which holds the display panel (2), and at least one contact prevention section (81) is arranged between the substrate (32) and the light guide plate (5), in a direction where the one surface of the substrate (32) faces the one side surface of the light guide plate (5), a size of the at least one contact prevention section is larger than that of the light emitting element (31) and is provided in the holding section (8A) to prevent contact of the substrate (32) and the light guide
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventor: Yuki Horiguchi
  • Patent number: 10185080
    Abstract: A lighting device, comprising a light guide plate being housed in a casing with an opening and having one surface facing the opening, and a light source placed to face a side surface of the light guide plate, and emitting, from the one surface of the light guide plate, light emitted from the light source and entering the light guide plate through the side surface, comprising a frame body covering an edge of the one surface of the light guide plate from a side of the one surface, wherein the frame body has a rib facing at least a part of a side surface of the light guide plate, except for a side surface at a side proximal to the light source, and extending toward a bottom surface of the casing, and the rib is configured to be capable of being bent by pressing force from the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventor: Yuki Horiguchi
  • Patent number: 10180533
    Abstract: A light source module includes a substrate on which a light source is mounted, a light guide plate having one surface configured to emit light made incident from a side surface of the light guide plate opposed to the light source, a support configured to support the substrate at an opposite surface opposed to the side surface of the light guide plate, and an attachment member configured to attach the substrate to the support, wherein the attachment member includes a latch part to be latched to the support and a holding part configured to hold the substrate between the opposite surface and the holding part, and a height of the holding part that is holding the substrate from a surface of the substrate is higher than a height of the light source from the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Horiguchi, Takayuki Nakazawa, Tomoo Sasaki
  • Patent number: 10113719
    Abstract: A display apparatus, comprising: a display panel configured to display an image; a support plate which is disposed on a rear side of the display panel and supports a light source; and a support cylinder which is disposed between the support plate and the display panel, which is provided along an edge portion of the support plate, and which is made up of a plurality of sheet metal members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Horiguchi, Takayuki Nakazawa, Hiroki Azuma, Shigeyoshi Okazaki
  • Patent number: 10048517
    Abstract: A backlight device including an optical sheet diffusing and outputting light from a light guide plate, a frame member having an opening corresponding to a light output surface of the light guide plate, the frame member being provided between the light guide plate and the optical sheet to secure a positional relationship therebetween. The device also includes a plurality of securing members provided at a peripheral edge of the frame member, which secure the optical sheet, are each coupled with the frame member via a thin hinge, and each include a pressing portion having a hole, where the pressing portion presses the optical sheet to the frame member. The frame member is provided with protrusions respectively fit into the holes. The optical sheet includes perforations, and the protrusions are inserted through the perforations and fit into the holes, and the pressing portions press the optical sheet to the frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventor: Yuki Horiguchi
  • Patent number: 9977176
    Abstract: Provided are a compact and inexpensive backlight device that can prevent a large movement of an optical sheet, and a display apparatus including the backlight device. In a backlight device, light emitted by the plurality of LEDs enters an upper end face of a light guide plate, and the light guide plate emits the light from one plane. The optical sheet faces one plane of the light guide plate. A cover body is provided between one plane of the light guide plate and the optical sheet, and covers the plurality of LEDs and the circumferential part of one plane of the light guide plate on the LED side. A regulation member is engaged with each of the optical sheet and the cover body to regulate a movement of the optical sheet in the plane direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventor: Yuki Horiguchi
  • Patent number: 9964694
    Abstract: A plurality of LEDs emit light to a right end surface of a light guide plate. The light guide plate emits the light from a front surface, the light being made incident on the right end surface. The heat dissipater dissipates heat generated by the plurality of LEDs. A backlight chassis supports the light guide plate. The backlight chassis includes: a cover plate for covering a rear surface of the light guide plate; and an upper wall connected to the cover plate, for covering an upper end surface of the light guide plate adjacent to the right end surface. The heat dissipater includes a right side wall for covering the right end surface of the light guide plate. The right end of the upper wall of the backlight chassis and the upper end of the right side wall of the heat dissipater are connected by a non-transparent connecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motoaki Okitsu, Tomoo Sasaki, Yuki Horiguchi
  • Publication number: 20180120628
    Abstract: A display apparatus has a display panel having a display region, a light shielding region surrounding the display region, and an outer region located outside of the light shielding region; a support frame disposed at a rear surface side of the display panel, the support frame including a panel supporting portion which supports a peripheral portion of the display panel from a rear side, and an extension beginning from the panel supporting portion and extending away from the display panel; and a light shield disposed at the rear surface side of the display panel, the light shield including a light-shielding portion which is disposed between the display panel and the support frame, the light-shielding portion extending so as to overlap at least a portion of the light shielding region and the outer region of the display panel as viewed from a normal direction of the display panel, and a fixture portion beginning from the light-shielding portion and extending away from the display panel, the fixture portion being
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Yuki Horiguchi, Kohhei Nanbu, Shigeyoshi Okazaki, Hiroki Azuma, Tomohiro Asamizu, Noriaki Miyoshi
  • Patent number: 9939679
    Abstract: The display device comprises a display panel, a light source, an optical plate being arranged to face the display panel and diffusing or guiding the light from the light source, and an optical sheet arranged on one surface of the optical plate, and further comprises a pressing part pressing an edge of the optical sheet, and a facing part coordinating with the pressing part and having a facing surface facing an end surface of the optical plate. The facing surface is slanting so that the distance between the facing surface and the end surface decreases toward the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Horiguchi, Hiroki Fukai
  • Patent number: 9904106
    Abstract: The display device comprises a display panel, a light source, an optical plate being arranged to face the display panel and diffusing or guiding the light from the light source, and an optical sheet arranged on one surface of the optical plate, and further comprises a pressing part pressing an edge of the optical sheet, and a facing part coordinating with the pressing part and having a facing surface facing an end surface of the optical plate. The facing surface is slanting so that the distance between the facing surface and the end surface decreases toward the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Horiguchi, Hiroki Fukai
  • Patent number: 9798069
    Abstract: A backlight device comprising a light source, a light guide plate with a side surface receiving light entering from the light source and with one surface emitting light, a frame body surrounding the light source and an edge of the light guide plate, and an optical sheet placed at a region facing the one surface, wherein the frame body has a first covering part covering, at a side proximal to the light source, an edge of the one surface, the optical sheet is placed on the first covering part at the side proximal to the light source, and is placed at least partly on the one surface at a side where the light source is not provided, a support body for support of the light guide plate is arranged between the light guide plate and a bottom plate of the frame body, and the first covering part holds the light guide plate between the first covering part and the support body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventor: Yuki Horiguchi
  • Publication number: 20170261769
    Abstract: A backlight device including an optical sheet diffusing and outputting light from a light guide plate, a frame member having an opening corresponding to a light output surface of the light guide plate, the frame member being provided between the light guide plate and the optical sheet to secure a positional relationship therebetween. The device also includes a plurality of securing members provided at a peripheral edge of the frame member, which secure the optical sheet, are each coupled with the frame member via a thin hinge, and each include a pressing portion having a hole, where the pressing portion presses the optical sheet to the frame member. The frame member is provided with protrusions respectively fit into the holes. The optical sheet includes perforations, and the protrusions are inserted through the perforations and fit into the holes, and the pressing portions press the optical sheet to the frame member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventor: Yuki Horiguchi
  • Patent number: 9739932
    Abstract: A light source module includes a substrate on which a light source is mounted, a light guide plate emitting light from one surface of the light guide plate, the light having entered the light guide plate through an end surface of the light guide plate, a frame body covering a periphery of the light guide plate, and a fixing element fixing the substrate to the frame body in a state where the substrate is put between the frame body and the fixing element, wherein the light source includes a plurality of LEDs arranged side by side along the end surface, and the fixing element is engaged with the frame body and includes a positioning part positioning the light guide plate in a direction along which the plurality of LEDs are arranged side by side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Yasumori Kuromizu, Yuki Horiguchi
  • Publication number: 20170234512
    Abstract: A display apparatus, comprising: a display panel configured to display an image; a support plate which is disposed on a rear side of the display panel and supports a light source; and a support cylinder which is disposed between the support plate and the display panel, which is provided along an edge portion of the support plate, and which is made up of a plurality of sheet metal members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Horiguchi, Takayuki Nakazawa, Hiroki Azuma, Shigeyoshi Okazaki
  • Patent number: 9684123
    Abstract: The display device comprises a light guide plate arranged at the side of a surface, of a display panel which has a display surface on one surface, opposite to the display surface, a plurality of light source elements arranged to face an end surface of the light guide plate, an optical sheet arranged at the display panel side of the light guide plate, and the display panel arranged to face the optical sheet, and further comprises a first holding portion shielding the light from the plurality of the light source elements to the display panel and holding the optical sheet at the light guide plate side, and a second holding portion separating the optical sheet from the display panel and holding the optical sheet at the side opposite to the first holding portion. A space is formed between the optical sheet and the display panel by the second holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventor: Yuki Horiguchi