Patents by Inventor Yukimi NISHI

Yukimi NISHI 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: 20160377963
    Abstract: An illumination optical system is provided that is configured to guide light emitted from a light source to an image generation unit that is arranged to be movable in a direction perpendicular to incoming light and is configured to generate an image by reflecting the incoming light. The illumination optical system includes a first lens that is arranged to be movable in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the first lens, a second lens that is arranged to be movable in a direction that changes a face-to-face distance between the first lens and the second lens, and a lens position control unit configured to displace the first lens and the second lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Akihisa MIKAWA, Yukimi NISHI, Jun MASHIMO, Takahiro HIRAMATSU, Yoshito SAITO
  • Publication number: 20160277716
    Abstract: There is provided a image projection apparatus including an image generation unit for generating an image by using light emitted from a light source, comprising: a movable unit configured to hold the image generation unit and to be able to change a position of the image generation unit; and a drive unit configured to drive the movable unit to move, wherein the movable unit is disposed to move horizontally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihisa MIKAWA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Takahiro HIRAMATSU, Yukimi NISHI, Jun MASHIMO, Yoshito SAITO
  • Publication number: 20160274444
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes an outer casing having a mounting port, a light source unit detachably disposed in a body of image projection apparatus through the mounting port. The light source unit includes a light source to emit light to be used for projecting an image, a light source housing to retain the light source, and a cover integrated with the light source housing to cover the mounting port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Yasunari MIKUTSU, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Akihisa MIKAWA, Jun MASHIMO, Yukimi NISHI, Takahiro HIRAMATSU, Yoshito SAITO
  • Patent number: 9436070
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a light source; an exhaust fan having a rotary shaft provided with at least one blade, the rotary shift being rotated to exhaust air inside the apparatus to the outside of the apparatus; a guide having a sloped face that is sloped toward the exhaust fan, the sloped face having a first side surface facing the light source and a second side surface provided opposite of the first side surface; a first flow path, defined by the first side surface of the guide, to guide air heated by the light source toward the rotary shaft of the exhaust fan; and a second flow path, defined by the second side surface of the guide, to guide air having temperature lower than temperature of the air heated by the light source, toward the rotary shaft of the exhaust fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihisa Mikawa, Tetsuya Fujioka, Hideo Kanai, Masamichi Yamada, Yasunari Mikutsu, Satoshi Tsuchiya, Naoyuki Ishikawa, Yukimi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20160062219
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cooling device including a blower including an exhaust port; and a radiator including heat radiation fins, wherein the heat radiation fins include a first heat dissipation area and a second heat dissipation area, wherein a first surface area of the heat radiation fins disposed in the first heat dissipation area is greater than that of the heat radiation fins disposed in the second heat dissipation area, wherein the exhaust port of the air blowing part includes first and second exhaust areas for exhausting cooling air, wherein an amount of the cooling air exhausted from the second exhaust area is greater than that of the first exhaust area, and wherein the first heat dissipation area is disposed in the first exhaust area, and the second heat dissipation area is disposed in the second exhaust area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihisa MIKAWA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Yukimi NISHI, Jun MASHIMO
  • Publication number: 20150370153
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light source device including a light source that includes a light emitting tube; and a cooler configured to cool the light emitting tube. The cooler includes an inlet port for drawing cooling air for cooling the light emitting tube; a flow channel that extends from the inlet port to the light emitting tube in a horizontal direction and that is for flowing the cooling air toward the light emitting tube; and a baffle plate that is disposed in the flow channel and that can slide in a gravity direction. The baffle plate has a shape and openings such that, in an installation state, an upper portion of the flow channel is opened and a lower portion of the flow channel is closed by the shape and positions of the openings of the baffle plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoyuki ISHIKAWA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Akihisa MIKAWA, Masamichi YAMADA, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Yukimi NISHI
  • Publication number: 20150373873
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus including an air blow part including an air outtake port; and a heat dissipater including a plurality of heat dissipating fins, wherein an end side of an upper surface of the heat dissipater is linearly aligned, wherein the plurality of heat dissipating fins includes a first heat dissipating area and a second heat dissipating area, wherein a surface area of the heat dissipating fins arranged in the first heat dissipating area is smaller than a surface area of the heat dissipating fins arranged in the second heat dissipating area, wherein the heat dissipating fins are arranged at a position facing the air outtake port of the air blow part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihisa MIKAWA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Masamichi YAMADA, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Yukimi NISHI
  • Publication number: 20150311632
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes a casing, a light source unit detachably mounted to the casing, a first connector having a first engagement member, disposed on a housing of the light source unit, a second connector having a second engagement member, disposed on the casing, and one or more supporters disposed at least one of the first connector and the second connector. The first connector is detachably engageable with the second connector. At least one of the first connector and the second connector is moveable in a direction substantially perpendicular to a connection direction of the first connector and the second connector. The one or more supporters guides one of the first engagement member and the second engagement member to the other one of the first engagement member and the second engagement member when engaging the first connector and the second connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Naoyuki ISHIKAWA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Akihisa MIKAWA, Masamichi YAMADA, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Yukimi NISHI
  • Publication number: 20150241047
    Abstract: A light source housing to which a light source lamp having a light emission tube and a reflector is attached includes a pair of flow paths bifurcating onto upper and lower sides of the light emission tube from an air intake port for introducing a cooling air; a flow path open and close unit that slides in a direction of the gravitational force so as to open the flow path on the upper side of the light emission tube and close the flow path on the lower side of the light emission tube; and an air outtake port that outtakes the cooling air introduced into the reflector from the flow path on the upper side of the light emission tube to an outside of the reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoyuki ISHIKAWA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Akihisa MIKAWA, Masamichi YAMADA, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Yukimi NISHI
  • Publication number: 20150241763
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus including a light source, a projection unit to project light from the light source, a dust-proof member to protect the projection unit from outside dust and through which light from the light source passes, a light detector provided at an end surface of the dust-proof member to detect reflected light of light projected from the projection unit, the reflected light being internally reflected light trapped within the dust-proof member, and a controller that executes a protective action when the amount of internally reflected light detected by the light detector meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Yukimi NISHI, Naoyuki Ishikawa, Satoshi Tsuchiya, Akihisa Mikawa, Hideo Kanai, Tetsuya Fujioka, Masamichi Yamada, Yasunari Mikutsu, Yoshio Kubo
  • Publication number: 20150198870
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a light source; an exhaust fan having a rotary shaft provided with at least one blade, the rotary shift being rotated to exhaust air inside the apparatus to the outside of the apparatus; a guide having a sloped face that is sloped toward the exhaust fan, the sloped face having a first side surface facing the light source and a second side surface provided opposite of the first side surface; a first flow path, defined by the first side surface of the guide, to guide air heated by the light source toward the rotary shaft of the exhaust fan; and a second flow path, defined by the second side surface of the guide, to guide air having temperature lower than temperature of the air heated by the light source, toward the rotary shaft of the exhaust fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihisa MIKAWA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Masamichi YAMADA, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Naoyuki ISHIKAWA, Yukimi NISHI
  • Publication number: 20150138514
    Abstract: A projection optical device to project an image on a projection plane, includes a reflection mirror, a plurality of projection lenses, a projection lens supporting member to support the plurality of projection lenses, and a position-arrangement member provided at the projection lens supporting member to arrange the reflection mirror at a predefined position on the projection lens supporting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Masamichi YAMADA, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Naoyuki ISHIKAWA, Akihisa MIKAWA, Yukimi NISHI
  • Patent number: 9004696
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a light source; an exhaust fan having a rotary shaft provided with at least one blade, the rotary shaft being rotated to exhaust air inside the apparatus to the outside of the apparatus; a guide having a sloped face that is sloped toward the exhaust fan, the sloped face having a first side surface facing the light source and a second side surface provided opposite of the first side surface; a first flow path, defined by the first side surface of the guide, to guide air heated by the light source toward the rotary shaft of the exhaust fan; and a second flow path, defined by the second side surface of the guide, to guide air having temperature lower than temperature of the air heated by the light source, toward the rotary shaft of the exhaust fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihisa Mikawa, Tetsuya Fujioka, Hideo Kanai, Masamichi Yamada, Yasunari Mikutsu, Satoshi Tsuchiya, Naoyuki Ishikawa, Yukimi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20150092165
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a light source; an exhaust fan having a rotary shaft provided with at least one blade, the rotary shaft being rotated to exhaust air inside the apparatus to the outside of the apparatus; a guide having a sloped face that is sloped toward the exhaust fan, the sloped face having a first side surface facing the light source and a second side surface provided opposite of the first side surface; a first flow path, defined by the first side surface of the guide, to guide air heated by the light source toward the rotary shaft of the exhaust fan; and a second flow path, defined by the second side surface of the guide, to guide air having temperature lower than temperature of the air heated by the light source, toward the rotary shaft of the exhaust fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihisa MIKAWA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Masamichi YAMADA, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Naoyuki ISHIKAWA, Yukimi NISHI
  • Publication number: 20150049311
    Abstract: An image projection apparatus includes: a grid portion provided on a housing of the apparatus and having a plurality of grids through which air flows in or out of the apparatus. The grid portion includes an edge portion of the grid portion, and a central portion of the grid portion, having a thickness thicker than a thickness of the edge portion of the grid portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoyuki ISHIKAWA, Tetsuya FUJIOKA, Hideo KANAI, Akihisa MIKAWA, Masamichi YAMADA, Yasunari MIKUTSU, Satoshi TSUCHIYA, Yukimi NISHI