Hitoshi Ikeda

Title: Hitoshi Ikeda: Disk-Device Inventor

Introduction

Hitoshi Ikeda is an inventor associated with Fukushima, Japan, and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. His patent work focuses on disk devices and mechanisms for transferring disks. He is credited with 2 patents.

Latest Patents

Ikeda’s listed patents address disk handling and device design:

- **Disk device having disk transferring mechanism capable of shortening disk replacement time.** This invention describes a disk device with one insertion and ejection slot, a transfer mechanism, and a vertically movable drive unit. A distributing plate directs an inserted disk toward one of two drive positions, allowing a disk already inside the device to be driven while another disk is transferred. The arrangement is intended to reduce disk replacement time.

- **Disk device having disk transferring mechanism capable of being made thin.** This invention describes upper and lower disk-transfer paths connected to an insertion and ejection slot. A transfer roller sits between the paths, with roller portions and opposing pressing surfaces that grip and move a disk. The configuration supports disk transfer in a thinner device.

Career Highlights

Ikeda’s listed inventions demonstrate a focus on practical improvements to disk-device mechanisms, including faster disk replacement and a thinner device profile. His work is associated with Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

Collaborations

Hideo Kikuchi and Takashi Nakashima are identified as Ikeda’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their roles in the listed patents.

Conclusion

Hitoshi Ikeda’s patent record highlights engineering approaches to improving disk transfer, replacement speed, and device thickness.