Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Fukuoka

Hitoshi Fukuoka 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: 20240194392
    Abstract: In the coil component, the thickness of the first coil portion and the thickness of the second coil portion are different from each other in the thickness direction of the substrate, thereby achieving improvement in characteristics such as self-resonance frequencies and heat dissipation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masataro SAITO, Hitoshi OHKUBO, Masazumi ARATA, Hokuto EDA, Kohei TAKAHASHI, Takamasa IWASAKI, Ryo FUKUOKA
  • Patent number: 11267458
    Abstract: An industrial vehicle includes a body, an axle pivotally supported by the body, a lateral acceleration sensor determining lateral acceleration applied to the body when the industrial vehicle is turned, an actuator temporally restricting pivoting of the axle while the industrial vehicle is being turned, a vehicle speed limiter limiting traveling speed of the industrial vehicle when the industrial vehicle is turned, and a controller driving the actuator based on the lateral acceleration determined by the lateral acceleration sensor to temporally restrict pivoting of the axle and to limit traveling speed of the industrial vehicle based on the lateral acceleration. In the controller a first lateral acceleration threshold value which is used in judging whether traveling speed of the industrial vehicle should be limited is set larger than a second lateral acceleration threshold value which is used in judging whether pivoting of the axle should be temporally restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takehiro Kubotani, Norihiko Kato, Hitoshi Fukuoka
  • Patent number: 10981762
    Abstract: The industrial vehicle includes a body, an axle, a lateral acceleration sensor determining lateral acceleration, an actuator temporally restricting pivoting of the axle, a vehicle speed limiter limiting vehicle traveling speed, and a controller driving the actuator based on the lateral acceleration determined by the lateral acceleration sensor to temporally restrict pivoting of the axle while the industrial vehicle is being turned and to limit traveling speed of the industrial vehicle based on lateral acceleration determined by the lateral acceleration sensor when the industrial vehicle is turned. A first lateral acceleration threshold value which is used in judging whether traveling speed of the industrial vehicle should be limited is set smaller than a second lateral acceleration threshold value which is used in judging whether pivoting of the axle should be temporally restricted. An upper limit deceleration rate is set for limiting the traveling speed of the industrial vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takehiro Kubotani, Norihiko Kato, Hitoshi Fukuoka
  • Patent number: 10017206
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling steering of an industrial vehicle includes a wheel angle detector, a travel determining device, and a control calculation device that calculates a wheel angle average and a maximum variation of wheel angle in the specified period and learns a reference steering limit angle. The control calculation device determines that the steerable wheel is in a steering limit state if an actual traveling speed is maintained at the specified speed or higher for the specified period of time or longer, the average wheel angle in the specified period of time is at a specified angle or greater, and the maximum variation of wheel angle in the specified period of time is at a specified value or less. The control calculation device renews the reference steering limit angle if the steerable wheel is determined to be in the steering limit state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Gouki Kawaguchi, Norihiko Kato, Hitoshi Fukuoka
  • Publication number: 20180162383
    Abstract: An industrial vehicle includes a body, an axle pivotally supported by the body, a lateral acceleration sensor determining lateral acceleration applied to the body when the industrial vehicle is turned, an actuator temporally restricting pivoting of the axle while the industrial vehicle is being turned, a vehicle speed limiter limiting traveling speed of the industrial vehicle when the industrial vehicle is turned, and a controller driving the actuator based on the lateral acceleration determined by the lateral acceleration sensor to temporally restrict pivoting of the axle and to limit traveling speed of the industrial vehicle based on the lateral acceleration. In the controller a first lateral acceleration threshold value which is used in judging whether traveling speed of the industrial vehicle should be limited is set larger than a second lateral acceleration threshold value which is used in judging whether pivoting of the axle should be temporally restricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takehiro Kubotani, Norihiko Kato, Hitoshi Fukuoka
  • Publication number: 20180162705
    Abstract: The industrial vehicle includes a body, an axle, a lateral acceleration sensor determining lateral acceleration, an actuator temporally restricting pivoting of the axle, a vehicle speed limiter limiting vehicle traveling speed, and a controller driving the actuator based on the lateral acceleration determined by the lateral acceleration sensor to temporally restrict pivoting of the axle while the industrial vehicle is being turned and to limit traveling speed of the industrial vehicle based on lateral acceleration determined by the lateral acceleration sensor when the industrial vehicle is turned. In the controller, a first lateral acceleration threshold value which is used in judging whether traveling speed of the industrial vehicle should be limited is set smaller than a second lateral acceleration threshold value which is used in judging whether pivoting of the axle should be temporally restricted. An upper limit value is set in deceleration in limiting traveling speed of the industrial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Takehiro KUBOTANI, Norihiko KATO, Hitoshi FUKUOKA
  • Publication number: 20170072999
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling steering of an industrial vehicle includes a wheel angle detector, a travel determining device, and a control calculation device that calculates a wheel angle average and a maximum variation of wheel angle in the specified period and learns a reference steering limit angle. The control calculation device determines that the steerable wheel is in a steering limit state if an actual traveling speed is maintained at the specified speed or higher for the specified period of time or longer, the average wheel angle in the specified period of time is at a specified angle or greater, and the maximum variation of wheel angle in the specified period of time is at a specified value or less. The control calculation device renews the reference steering limit angle if the steerable wheel is determined to be in the steering limit state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Gouki KAWAGUCHI, Norihiko KATO, Hitoshi FUKUOKA
  • Patent number: 8862303
    Abstract: An industrial vehicle has a vehicle travel mode including a vehicle speed control mode. The industrial vehicle includes an acceleration control member, a target vehicle speed calculator, a direction indicating member, a vehicle direction calculator, a vehicle speed calculator and a controller. The target vehicle speed calculator calculates a target vehicle speed based on an operation amount of the accelerator control member. The vehicle direction calculator calculates an instructing travel direction of the industrial vehicle based on a position of the direction indicating member. The vehicle speed calculator calculates an actual vehicle speed of the industrial vehicle. In the vehicle speed control mode, when the instructing travel direction is the same as an actual travel direction of the industrial vehicle and the target vehicle speed is lower than the actual vehicle speed, the controller maintains the vehicle travel mode in the vehicle speed control mode for controlling the traveling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takehiro Kubotani, Norihiko Kato, Hitoshi Fukuoka
  • Publication number: 20140005869
    Abstract: An industrial vehicle has a vehicle travel mode including a vehicle speed control mode. The industrial vehicle includes an acceleration control member, a target vehicle speed calculator, a direction indicating member, a vehicle direction calculator, a vehicle speed calculator and a controller. The target vehicle speed calculator calculates a target vehicle speed based on an operation amount of the accelerator control member. The vehicle direction calculator calculates an instructing travel direction of the industrial vehicle based on a position of the direction indicating member. The vehicle speed calculator calculates an actual vehicle speed of the industrial vehicle. In the vehicle speed control mode, when the instructing travel direction is the same as an actual travel direction of the industrial vehicle and the target vehicle speed is lower than the actual vehicle speed, the controller maintains the vehicle travel mode in the vehicle speed control mode for controlling the traveling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Takehiro KUBOTANI, Norihiko KATO, Hitoshi FUKUOKA
  • Patent number: 5215415
    Abstract: In a cutting insert, a base plate is formed into a polygonal configuration having a plurality of corners. At least one cutting-edge element is mounted on an upper surface of the corner of the base plate. The cutting-edge element is composed of a high-hardness sintered section and a super-hard sintered section which are superimposed one upon the other. The cutting-edge element is brazed to the upper surface of the corner of the base plate under such a condition that the super-hard sintered section is exposed to an upper surface of the base plate. The super-hard sintered section has its upper surface which is formed therein with a chip breaker having a surface roughness within a range of from 0.5S to 10S. Furthermore, in a polygonal cutting insert having a plurality of corners which have formed therein respective chip breakers, at least one of the chip breakers is different in form from the remaining chip breakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Fukuoka, Katsuhiko Sato, Yuichi Kodera