Patents by Inventor Shohei SUGIKI

Shohei SUGIKI 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).

  • Patent number: 11970838
    Abstract: Provided is a construction machine in which travel operability is not impaired when a combined operation is performed in which a single-rod hydraulic cylinder is driven during a travel operation. A hydraulic excavator includes a controller that controls the delivery direction and delivery flow rate of a closed-circuit pump, opens and closes a travel switching valve and an assist switching valve, and controls the delivery flow rate of the open-circuit pump, according to a travel operation lever and a work operation lever. The controller holds the assist switching valve in a closed position irrespective of whether or not the work operation lever is operated in a case where the travel operation lever is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Shohei Sugiki, Kenji Hiraku, Hiromasa Takahashi, Teppei Saitoh, Juri Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20230349132
    Abstract: Provided is a construction machine in which travel operability is not impaired when a combined operation is performed in which a single-rod hydraulic cylinder is driven during a travel operation. A hydraulic excavator includes a controller that controls the delivery direction and delivery flow rate of a closed-circuit pump, opens and closes a travel switching valve and an assist switching valve, and controls the delivery flow rate of the open-circuit pump, according to a travel operation lever and a work operation lever. The controller holds the assist switching valve in a closed position irrespective of whether or not the work operation lever is operated in a case where the travel operation lever is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Shohei SUGIKI, Kenji HIRAKU, Hiromasa TAKAHASHI, Teppei SAITOH, Juri SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 10889964
    Abstract: Provided is a work machine that can selectively establish a closed circuit connection between a single rod-type hydraulic cylinder and a plurality of bidirectional-type hydraulic pumps, the work machine being capable of enhancing responsiveness of the single rod-type hydraulic cylinder when a high-speed lever switching operation is conducted in a state in which a rod pressure of the single rod-type hydraulic cylinder is higher than a bottom pressure. When a bucket lever (70a) is operated to a side of extending the bucket cylinder in a state in which a pressure in a rod chamber (5b) of the bucket cylinder (5) is higher than a pressure in a bottom chamber (5a), a controller (50) opens a rod-side proportional valve (45) and discharges a working fluid in the rod chamber to a working fluid tank (25) such that a differential pressure between the pressure in the rod chamber and the pressure in the bottom chamber is reduced below a switching pressure (Psw) of a flushing valve (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Juri Shimizu, Kenji Hiraku, Hiromasa Takahashi, Shohei Sugiki
  • Patent number: 10858805
    Abstract: A construction machine is provided which includes a hydraulic closed circuit in which a single rod hydraulic cylinder is driven directly by a bidirectionally tiltable variable displacement pump and can stably speed up the contraction action of the single rod hydraulic cylinder. In the case where a contraction action of a hydraulic cylinder 10 is instructed through an operation lever 30, when a differential pressure obtained by subtracting the pressure of a cap chamber 10a from the pressure of a rod chamber 10b is equal to or lower than a first threshold value a set to a level equal to or higher than a selection setting pressure of a flushing valve 14, a controller 20 closes a rod side selector valve 12b to disable rod assist action for supplying hydraulic fluid from a second hydraulic pump 8 to the rod chamber, and when the differential pressure is higher than the first threshold value, the controller 20 opens the rod side selector valve to enable the rod assist action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromasa Takahashi, Shohei Sugiki, Kenji Hiraku, Juri Shimizu, Teppei Saitoh
  • Publication number: 20200131736
    Abstract: Provided is a work machine that can selectively establish a closed circuit connection between a single rod-type hydraulic cylinder and a plurality of bidirectional-type hydraulic pumps, the work machine being capable of enhancing responsiveness of the single rod-type hydraulic cylinder when a high-speed lever switching operation is conducted in a state in which a rod pressure of the single rod-type hydraulic cylinder is higher than a bottom pressure. When a bucket lever (70a) is operated to a side of extending the bucket cylinder in a state in which a pressure in a rod chamber (5b) of the bucket cylinder (5) is higher than a pressure in a bottom chamber (5a), a controller (50) opens a rod-side proportional valve (45) and discharges a working fluid in the rod chamber to a working fluid tank (25) such that a differential pressure between the pressure in the rod chamber and the pressure in the bottom chamber is reduced below a switching pressure (Psw) of a flushing valve (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Juri SHIMIZU, Kenji HIRAKU, Hiromasa TAKAHASHI, Shohei SUGIKI
  • Publication number: 20200115887
    Abstract: A construction machine is provided which includes a hydraulic closed circuit in which a single rod hydraulic cylinder is driven directly by a bidirectionally tiltable variable displacement pump and can stably speed up the contraction action of the single rod hydraulic cylinder. In the case where a contraction action of a hydraulic cylinder 10 is instructed through an operation lever 30, when a differential pressure obtained by subtracting the pressure of a cap chamber 10a from the pressure of a rod chamber 10b is equal to or lower than a first threshold value a set to a level equal to or higher than a selection setting pressure of a flushing valve 14, a controller 20 closes a rod side selector valve 12b to disable rod assist action for supplying hydraulic fluid from a second hydraulic pump 8 to the rod chamber, and when the differential pressure is higher than the first threshold value, the controller 20 opens the rod side selector valve to enable the rod assist action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Hiromasa TAKAHASHI, Shohei SUGIKI, Kenji HIRAKU, Juri SHIMIZU, Teppei SAITOH
  • Patent number: 10415215
    Abstract: A drive system for a construction machine capable of appropriately controlling a distribution flow rate to each hydraulic actuator and improving operability by an operator is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromasa Takahashi, Kenji Hiraku, Juri Shimizu, Shohei Sugiki
  • Publication number: 20180251960
    Abstract: A drive system for a construction machine capable of appropriately controlling a distribution flow rate to each hydraulic actuator and improving operability by an operator is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Hiromasa TAKAHASHI, Kenji HIRAKU, Juri SHIMIZU, Shohei SUGIKI