Patents by Inventor Masayuki Kagoshima
Masayuki Kagoshima 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).
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Publication number: 20080082240Abstract: In a rotation control device for rotating a rotation motor at speed in accordance with a boom raising operation amount, at the time of a combined operation for simultaneously performing a rotation action and a boom raising action, a limitation value of rotation torque in accordance with the boom raising operation amount is determined by rotation torque limitation value setting means of a controller, the limitation value serving as a rotation torque limitation value is sent to rotation speed control means, and a command value of the rotation torque is torque-limited by rotation torque limiting means.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2007Publication date: April 3, 2008Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki KAGOSHIMA, Masayuki KOMIYAMA
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Patent number: 7279801Abstract: A hybrid construction machine according to the present invention is constructed to drive electric motors (6, 7, 13, 15, 23, 25) by means of power of a power generator (11) to be driven by an engine (10), power of an auxiliary battery (42) and power of a main battery (12) charged with power of the power generator (11). The hybrid construction machine has a switch (43) for switching to drive the electric motors (6, 7, 13, 15, 23, 25) by means of power of at least one of the power generator (11) and the main battery (12) when operating normally and to drive the electric motors (6, 7, 13, 15, 23, 25) by means of power of the auxiliary battery (42) when operating emergency such that the electric motors (6, 7, 13, 15, 23, 25) can not be driven by means of the normal power.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2004Date of Patent: October 9, 2007Assignee: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masayuki Kagoshima
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Publication number: 20070214782Abstract: In a hybrid excavator, a hydraulic pump and a generator motor are connected in parallel to an output shaft of an engine and a rotation motor is driven by a battery. The generator motor assists the engine by performing a motor function. Power consumption of each of the hydraulic pump and the rotation motor is detected. The output of the hydraulic pump and the rotation motor is controlled such that the sum of the detected power consumption does not exceed maximum supply power set as the sum of power that can be supplied to the hydraulic pump and the rotation motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2007Publication date: September 20, 2007Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki KOMIYAMA, Masayuki KAGOSHIMA
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Publication number: 20070187180Abstract: Power distribution of an engine and an electric power storage device is determined according to a charge amount of the power storage device, and the charge amount of the power storage device is maintained in an adequate range. A power source device for working machines includes a hydraulic pump, a generator-motor, an engine, serving as a common power source, to which the hydraulic pump and the generator-motor are connected parallel, and a battery, serving as an electric power storage device, for storing a power thereof by the generator function of the generator-motor. The generator-motor is driven by a discharge power of the battery to perform the motor function.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2005Publication date: August 16, 2007Applicants: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko ShoInventors: Masayuki Kagoshima, Toshio Sora, Masayuki Komiyama
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Publication number: 20070096667Abstract: In a hybrid construction machine, its display device displays, toward an operator, an artificial engine sound serving as load information according to a magnitude of a workload, instead of an engine sound. Furthermore, the display device issues an alarm sound to surrounding workers when performing an operation by only stored electrical power of an electrical energy storage device without using an engine. In this hybrid construction machine, in addition to the issuing of alarm from the display device during the operation without using the engine, the display device issues an advance notice sound for engine restart when at least one value out of the workload and a charge amount of the electrical energy storage device has become an advance notice set value close to a set value of engine restart.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2006Publication date: May 3, 2007Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayuki KOMIYAMA, Masayuki Kagoshima
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Patent number: 7069673Abstract: Maximum charging power of a battery (63) is set by a battery-charging power setting unit (75), while maximum discharging power of the battery (63) is set by a battery-discharging power setting unit (76). Lower and upper limit of generator output power is set by a generator output power setting unit (77). A generator/battery power distribution determining unit (81) distributes power between the battery (63) and the generator (62) using the set values above.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2002Date of Patent: July 4, 2006Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.), Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Kagoshima, Toshio Sora, Masayuki Komiyama
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Publication number: 20050001606Abstract: A hybrid construction machine according to the present invention is constructed to drive electric motors (6, 7, 13, 15, 23, 25) by means of power of a power generator (11) to be driven by an engine (10), power of an auxiliary battery (42) and power of a main battery (12) charged with power of the power generator (11). The hybrid construction machine has a switch (43) for switching to drive the electric motors (6, 7, 13, 15, 23, 25) by means of power of at least one of the power generator (11) and the main battery (12) when operating normally and to drive the electric motors (6, 7, 13, 15, 23, 25) by means of power of the auxiliary battery (42) when operating emergency such that the electric motors (6, 7, 13, 15, 23, 25) can not be driven by means of the normal power.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2004Publication date: January 6, 2005Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTDInventor: Masayuki Kagoshima
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Patent number: 6789335Abstract: An excavator in which a generator is driven by an engine as a power source. Electric motors are driven by electric power supplied from the generator, and a lower traveling body, an upper turning body, and operating parts of an excavation attachment are operated by the electric motors.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2000Date of Patent: September 14, 2004Assignee: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Kinugawa, Masayuki Komiyama, Hirokazu Araya, Masayuki Kagoshima
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Publication number: 20040148817Abstract: Maximum charging power of a battery (63) is set by a battery-charging power setting unit (75), while maximum discharging power of the battery (63) is set by a battery-discharging power setting unit (76). Lower and upper limit of generator output power is set by a generator output power setting unit (77). A generator/battery power distribution determining unit (81) distributes power between the battery (63) and the generator (62) using the set values above.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Inventors: Masayuki Kagoshima, Toshio Sora, Masayuki Komiyama
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Patent number: 6635973Abstract: A working machine, such as an excavator, provided with a condenser, capable of satisfying condensing conditions required for various works, while minimizing the condensers and maintaining a light-weight. The working machine includes a generator and at a an electrically-operated actuator for generating power for operating a work member by electric power generated by the generator. Further, as for charging-discharging electric power, a plurality of kinds of condensers are provided, and the condensers used are selectively switched according to power required, work contents, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2000Date of Patent: October 21, 2003Assignee: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Kagoshima, Hirokazu Araya, Hideki Kinugawa, Masayuki Komiyama
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Patent number: 6618658Abstract: The control apparatus for a hydraulic excavator according to the present invention comprises: an operating amount sensor for detecting operating amounts of operating levers; a characteristic amount extraction portion for operating the characteristic amounts on the basis of the operating amount; a membership function memory portion for storing a plurality of membership functions; a fitness operation portion for operating fitnesses with respect to works for the characteristic amounts by applying the operated characteristic amounts to the membership functions; an operating characteristic set value memory portion for storing preset operating characteristic set values; and an operating characteristic operation portion for outputting the operating characteristic for controlling a hydraulic excavator on the basis of the fitnesses operated corresponding to a plurality of kinds of work and the stored operating characteristic set values.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2000Date of Patent: September 9, 2003Assignee: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Kagoshima, Hideki Kinugawa
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Patent number: 6199307Abstract: It is intended to keep low the moment of inertia of a boom, etc. and maintain the whole of a working machine in good weight balance. At the same time, a highly efficient recovery of energy is to be attained to increase a continuous working time of a battery. A battery-powered working machine using a battery as a power source is provided. Rotation of a rotatable superstructure 12 and rising and falling motions of a boom 28 are performed directly by electric motors 22 and 34. The recovery of energy is attained by utilizing the electric motors 22 and 34. An arm 30 and a bucket 32 both located remote from a centroid position of the machine are actuated by an arm cylinder 38 and a bucket cylinder 40, which are hydraulic actuators less heavy than electric motors. Further, a hydraulic pump 18 for supplying those hydraulic actuators with a hydraulic oil is actuated by a hydraulic pump actuating electric motor 20 which utilizes the battery 14 as a power source.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1999Date of Patent: March 13, 2001Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko ShoInventors: Masayuki Kagoshima, Hideki Kinugawa