126 patents
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Utility
Imaging Device
5 Aug 20
An imaging device includes an image sensor that captures an image of a subject, a first substrate on which the image sensor is mounted, a second substrate located frontward from the first substrate in an optical axis direction and having a first opening, and a lens barrel holding a lens.
Yuta NAKAMURA
Filed: 29 Aug 18
Utility
Focal-plane Shutter and Imaging Device
5 Aug 20
A focal-plane shutter for electronic front curtain scanning allows blades to move in two directions across the opening in a balanced manner, rather than in one direction.
Yusuke SUZUKI
Filed: 29 Jan 20
Utility
Imaging Blade Driving Device
22 Jul 20
An imaging blade driving device includes a lens frame holding lenses, and a blade driver mounted on the lens frame including a front frame holding a front lens, a rear frame holding a rear lens and including a step with a larger diameter than the front frame, a pair of slits in a side surface of the front frame along the step, and a connector connecting the front and rear frames outside the slits.
Kenzo IMAI, Nobuaki WATANABE
Filed: 20 Sep 18
Utility
Imaging Device
15 Jul 20
An imaging device includes a substrate on which an image sensor is mounted, a lens barrel holding a lens, a holder holding the lens barrel and connected to the substrate, a first urging member located between the holder and the lens barrel to urge the lens barrel relative to the holder in a direction of an optical axis, at least one second urging member located between the holder and the substrate to urge the substrate relative to the holder in the optical axis direction, and at least one fastener connecting the holder and the substrate together to adjust a distance between the holder and the substrate in the optical axis direction.
Yuta NAKAMURA
Filed: 24 Jul 18
Utility
Imaging device, optical device provided with same, electronic device provided with same, and method for producing imaging device
13 Jul 20
An imaging device has a lens holding member; a base member for holding the lens holding member; and a substrate to which the base member is secured.
Yuta Nakamura, Ryo Kikuta
Filed: 26 Feb 19
Utility
Blade Driving Device and Electronic Device
24 Jun 20
A blade driving device includes a blade for covering an opening for an imaging device operable through motor driving and a user manual operation.
Kenzo IMAI, Daisuke KAKEMIZU, Taizo Takiguchi
Filed: 16 Dec 19
Utility
Vibration actuator
8 Jun 20
A vibration actuator has a frame; a first spring, supported on one end within the frame and the other end vibrates along an axial direction.
Shin Odajima
Filed: 13 Apr 17
Utility
Imaging Device
3 Jun 20
An imaging device includes a substrate on which an image sensor is mounted, a lens barrel holding a lens, and a case covering the substrate and the lens barrel.
Yuta NAKAMURA
Filed: 19 Jun 18
Utility
Blade Operating Device and Blade Operating Method
3 Jun 20
A technique prevents leakage of private images and/or images unintended by a user from an imaging device connected to a network, without a troublesome manual operation of opening and closing a cover.
Kenzo IMAI, Nobuaki WATANABE, Daisuke KAKEMIZU
Filed: 28 Nov 19
Utility
Imaging Device and Electronic Device
3 Jun 20
An imaging device used in, for example, a smartphone controls a blade to avoid remaining open after unauthorized external access or a drop impact.
Kenzo IMAI, Nobuaki WATANABE, Daisuke KAKEMIZU
Filed: 28 Nov 19
Utility
Focal-plane shutter and imaging device
11 May 20
Provides a focal-plane shutter comprising: a base plate that has an opening portion for exposure; a blade group for opening and closing the opening portion; an arm that is linked to a blade group; and a driving mechanism portion, linked to the arm, for driving the blade group through the arm, wherein: the blade group and the arm are linked through a coupling plated with a metal crystallized structure with crystallization degree of no less than 99%.
Kenta Kawakami, Ushio Uemura
Filed: 21 May 17
Utility
Linear vibration motor, and portable electronic device provided with said linear vibration motor
11 May 20
The object of the present invention is to shorten the dimension in the axial direction to achieve compactness.
Yoshinori Katada, Shin Odajima, Shiori Ishii, Noboru Segawa
Filed: 26 Jul 16
Utility
Touchpad Module
29 Apr 20
A touchpad module includes a movable plate in which one surface is an operation surface of a touchpad, a support member including a facing portion facing the other surface of the movable plate, damper members for connecting the movable plate and the support member, and an actuator for vibrating the movable plate.
Takashi MORI
Filed: 23 Oct 19
Utility
Tactile Feedback Device and Electronic Device Equipped with Said Tactile Feedback Device
22 Apr 20
In order to obtain a desirable sensation of pressing upon a touch input unit, this tactile feedback device is configured so as to comprise a case body, a touch input unit which is pressed toward the inner side of the case body by a touch operation, a vibration actuator which is fixed to the touch input unit so as to be integrated therewith and which vibrates according to the touch operation, and an elastic support member which supports the touch input unit on the case body, where the elastic support member is extended along a direction which intersects with a pressing direction P in which the touch operation is performed, with one part of the elastic support member in said extension direction being fixed to the touch input unit and another part thereof in said extension direction being fixed to the case body.
Yoshinori OIKAWA, Hideaki KAMIJO, Hiroyuki HORI, Hiroyuki SUZUKI
Filed: 14 Dec 17
Utility
Lens driving device
30 Mar 20
Disclosed is a lens driving device includes: a lens frame; a support frame that elastically supports the lens frame in the optical-axis direction through plate springs; a base support member that elastically supports the lens frame supported by the support frame, in a direction intersecting the optical axis, through support wires; and a driving unit that drives the lens frame in one or both of the optical-axis direction and the direction intersecting the optical axis.
Longji Bai
Filed: 21 Oct 15
Utility
Blade Drive Device
18 Mar 20
A blade driving device comprising: a driving member; one or more blade members that are caused to undergo sliding motion by the driving member; a blade supporting unit for supporting the blade member slidably; and a frame for containing the driving member and a portion of the blade supporting unit, wherein the blade supporting unit comprises a blade chamber for containing a blade member between opposing thin plate members, along with an insertion portion that has an opening and that protrudes from a frame, wherein the opposing thin plate members are integrated together at least the tip end of the insertion portion.
Shozo IWATO, Koji SAWANOBORI, Kazuo SHIKAMA, Kenzo IMAI, Nobuaki WATANABE
Filed: 23 Nov 17
Utility
Actuator and Electronic Device
26 Feb 20
The actuator includes a stationary portion that has a permanent magnet; a movable portion, having a coil, that can move in respect to the stationary portion; an elastic member that is provided on a side of the movable portion in the movement direction; and a lead wire that is provided next to the elastic member, to supply electric power to the coil while bending.
Satoru ISHIKAWA, Yoshihide TONOGAI
Filed: 25 Aug 19
Utility
Actuator and Electronic Device
26 Feb 20
An actuator, having a case portion that includes a permanent magnet; a movable portion that is able to move in respect to the case portion; and elastic members that are provided between the case portion and the movable portion, wherein: the movable portion includes a weight portion that has a flat portion that faces the case portion and an opening portion in the flat portion, and a coil that is provided on the inside of the opening portion, wherein: a groove for connecting the opening portion and the outer surface of the weight portion is provided in the flat portion.
Satoru ISHIKAWA, Yoshihide TONOGAI
Filed: 25 Aug 19
Utility
Imaging Device
19 Feb 20
An imaging device, having a substrate for mounting an imaging portion; a lens barrel for holding a lens group; a shield plate covering the vicinity of the substrate; a case disposed so as to cover the lens barrel, the substrate, and the shield plate; and a coupling, for connecting the substrate and another member, connected electrically to the ground electropotential, and a biasing portion that contacts the coupling so as to receive a biasing force in the optical axial direction.
Yuta NAKAMURA
Filed: 29 Mar 18
Utility
Blade driving device
17 Feb 20
To enable achievement of a reduction in the thickness in a blade driving device that includes a driving member, and to enable a reduction in size of an installation area in a blade driving device that includes a driving member.
Kazuo Shikama, Longji Bai, Nobuaki Watanabe
Filed: 25 Feb 16