Patents by Inventor Shunichi Tanae

Shunichi Tanae 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: 7740111
    Abstract: An elevator group control system for controlling multiple elevators cars each of which serves a plurality of floors includes a route preparation section which, at a time of assigning a hall call to one of the elevator cars, calculates a future trajectory for each of the elevator cars. The future trajectory for each elevator is for a case in which the hall call is assigned to the elevator car. A selecting unit which determines a selected one of the elevator cars to which the hall call is to be assigned using the calculated future trajectories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Mito Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Atsuya Fujino, Shunichi Tanae, Hiromi Inaba, Kenji Yoneda, Toru Yamaguchi, Ryo Okabe
  • Patent number: 7730999
    Abstract: An elevator group control system includes a reference route generating portion, which for each elevator, generates a reference route which the elevator should follow with respect to the time axis and position axis; and an assignment portion which selects an elevator for assignment to a generated hall call so as to make the actual trajectory of each elevator closer to its reference route. Reference routes which guide the cage's trajectory into temporally equal interval condition are generated, and car assignment is executed to allow the cages to settle in temporally equal interval condition over a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Mito Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Atsuya Fujino, Shunichi Tanae, Hiromi Inaba, Kenji Yoneda, Toru Yamaguchi, Ryo Okabe
  • Publication number: 20090283368
    Abstract: An elevator group control system includes a reference route generating portion, which for each elevator, generates a reference route which the elevator should follow with respect to the time axis and position axis; and an assignment portion which selects an elevator for assignment to a generated hall call so as to make the actual trajectory of each elevator closer to its reference route. Reference routes which guide the cage's trajectory into temporally equal interval condition are generated, and car assignment is executed to allow the cages to settle in temporally equal interval condition over a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicants: HITACHI, LTD., Hitachi Mito Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Atsuya Fujino, Shunichi Tanae, Hiromi Inaba, Kenji Yoneda, Toru Yamaguchi, Ryo Okabe
  • Patent number: 7562746
    Abstract: A method and a display for elevator allocation evaluating are provided. When an elevator allocated to a hall call is selected by employing two different view points such as a real and a future call evaluation index, an elevator allocation reason and a balance between the two view points can be easily grasped. An elevator allocated to a hall call is evaluated on orthogonal coordinates in which the real call evaluation index and the future call evaluation index are defined as an X and a Y coordinate axis. Evaluation indexes of first to fourth elevator cars are evaluated by employing contour lines of a synthetic evaluation function, which is represented as the real and the future call evaluation index. A weight for allocating is displayed visually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Mito Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Shunichi Tanae, Atsuya Fujino, Ryou Okabe, Masaya Furuhashi, Kenji Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20080289911
    Abstract: An elevator group control system includes a reference route generating portion, which for each elevator, generates a reference route which the elevator should follow with respect to the time axis and position axis; and an assignment portion which selects an elevator for assignment to a generated hall call so as to make the actual trajectory of each elevator closer to its reference route. Reference routes which guide the cage's trajectory into temporally equal interval condition are generated, and car assignment is executed to allow the cages to settle in temporally equal interval condition over a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Mito Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi YOSHIKAWA, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Atsuya Fujino, Shunichi Tanae, Hiromi Inaba, Kenji Yoneda, Toru Yamaguchi, Ryo Okabe
  • Patent number: 7426982
    Abstract: An elevator group control system is provided which stably keeps cage's position in temporally equal interval condition over a long period of time. The present invention provides a system comprising: reference route generating means, which for each elevator, generates a reference route which the elevator should follow with respect to the time axis and position axis; and assignment means which selects an elevator for assignment to a generated hall call so as to make the actual trajectory of each elevator closer to its reference route. Since reference routes which guides the cage's trajectory into temporally equal interval condition are generated and car assignment is executed so as to make the respective cages follow their reference routes, it is possible to allow the cages to settle in temporally equal interval condition over a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Mito Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Atsuya Fujino, Shunichi Tanae, Hiromi Inaba, Kenji Yoneda, Toru Yamaguchi, Ryo Okabe
  • Publication number: 20060249335
    Abstract: A method and a display for elevator allocation evaluating are provided. When an elevator allocated to a hall call is selected by employing two different view points such as a real and a future call evaluation index, an elevator allocation reason and a balance between the two view points can be easily grasped. An elevator allocated to a hall call is evaluated on orthogonal coordinates in which the real call evaluation index and the future call evaluation index are defined as an X and a Y coordinate axis. Evaluation indexes of first to fourth elevator cars are evaluated by employing contour lines of a synthetic evaluation function, which is represented as the real and the future call evaluation index. A weight for allocating is displayed visually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Mito Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Shunichi Tanae, Atsuya Fujino, Ryou Okabe, Masaya Furuhashi, Kenji Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20060213728
    Abstract: An elevator group control system is provided which stably keeps cage's position in temporally equal interval condition over a long period of time. The present invention provides a system comprising: reference route generating means, which for each elevator, generates a reference route which the elevator should follow with respect to the time axis and position axis; and assignment means which selects an elevator for assignment to a generated hall call so as to make the actual trajectory of each elevator closer to its reference route. Since reference routes which guides the cage's trajectory into temporally equal interval condition are generated and car assignment is executed so as to make the respective cages follow their reference routes, it is possible to allow the cages to settle in temporally equal interval condition over a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Hitachi Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Atsuya Fujino, Shunichi Tanae, Hiromi Inaba, Kenji Yoneda, Toru Yamaguchi, Ryo Okabe
  • Patent number: 5453972
    Abstract: A portable-type disk apparatus for a 3.5-inch or less optical disk implemented in a thin, light-weight and miniaturized structure having a vibration-withstanding capability. An optical head assembly is disposed stationarily while an optical disk and a spindle motor for rotating the optical disk are disposed movably in a diametrical direction of the optical disk. The spindle motor is constituted by a brushless motor of a substantially semi-circular form in cross section and having a laterally truncated portion. The optical head assembly including an optical head and a laser circuit is disposed at the side of the laterally truncated portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kanazawa, Fumio Tajima, Ryoichi Naganuma, Nobuyoshi Mutoh, Tadashi Takahashi, Hideki Nihei, Shunichi Tanae, Hideaki Horie, Syooichi Kawamata