Patents by Inventor Takeya IZUMIKAWA
Takeya IZUMIKAWA 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: 20210277624Abstract: A shovel includes: an arm rotatably attached to a boom rotatably attached to a revolving body; a bucket rotatably attached to the arm; a tilt mechanism configured to support the bucket that can be tilted to the arm; a bucket tilt angle sensor configured to detect a tilt angle of the bucket; and a tilt angle controller configured to control adjusting the tilt angle. The tilt angle controller adjusts the tilt angle by automatic control of the tilt mechanism so that a bucket line of the bucket becomes parallel to a target excavation surface. The automatic control of the tilt mechanism is enabled after moving the shovel and/or during rotating the shovel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventor: Takeya IZUMIKAWA
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Patent number: 11047113Abstract: A surroundings monitoring system for a work machine includes a display device in a cabin of the work machine, an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of the surroundings of the work machine, and a processor configured to generate a surrounding image of the work machine and to cause a monitoring image to be displayed on the display device. The monitoring image includes a work machine image and the surrounding image placed along the periphery of the work machine image. The processor is configured to cause a magnified monitoring image to be displayed on the display device. The magnified monitoring image magnifies a partial area of the surrounding image in the monitoring image. The partial area is centered on a position closer to a predetermined target object included in the surrounding image than to the work machine image and includes the target object.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Takeya Izumikawa
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Patent number: 11015319Abstract: A shovel includes an arm rotatably attached to a boom rotatably attached to a revolving body; a bucket rotatably attached to the arm; a tilt mechanism configured to support the bucket that can be tilted to the arm; a bucket tilt angle sensor configured to detect a tilt angle of the bucket; and a tilt angle controller configured to control adjusting the tilt angle, wherein the tilt angle controller adjusts the tilt angle by automatic control so that a bucket line of the bucket becomes parallel to a target excavation surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Takeya Izumikawa
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Patent number: 10934689Abstract: A shovel includes a traveling undercarriage, an upper rotating structure swingably mounted on the traveling undercarriage, an attachment attached to the upper rotating structure and including a boom, an arm, and a bucket, a guidance device configured to guide an operation of the attachment, and a display device configured to display information related to work by the attachment. The guidance device is configured to display multiple distance indicating parts with respect to the width direction of the bucket on the display device. The distance indicating parts schematically indicate relative distances to a target surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Takeya Izumikawa
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Patent number: 10920403Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, an image capturing device attached to the upper turning body, and a display device. The operating condition of an object detecting function using the image capturing device is displayed on the display device.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Takeya Izumikawa
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Publication number: 20210010228Abstract: A shovel (100) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a lower travelling body (1), an upper pivot body (3) pivotably mounted to the lower travelling body (1), an object detection device (70) provided to the upper pivot body (3), and a controller (30) that brakes a drive unit of the shovel. The controller (30) is configured to, when the object detection device (70) detects an object, automatically brake the drive unit. The controller is configured to, upon determining that an operator has an intention to continue operation during execution of the braking, deactivate the braking.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventor: Takeya IZUMIKAWA
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Publication number: 20210010227Abstract: A shovel (100) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a lower travelling body (1), an upper pivot body (3) pivotably mounted to the lower travelling body (1), an excavation attachment (AT) provided to the upper pivot body (3), a plurality of actuators that operate the excavation attachment (AT), an operation device (26) provided to the upper pivot body (3), and a controller (30) configured to, in response to an operation of the operation device (26) in a first direction, operate the plurality of actuators to move a predetermined portion of the excavation attachment (AT) based on position information. The controller (30) operates the plurality of actuators in a first control mode and a second control mode based on the position information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventor: Takeya IZUMIKAWA
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Publication number: 20210002863Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably attached to the lower traveling body, an actuator mounted on the lower traveling body or the upper turning body, and a controller configured to set a prohibited area for an obstacle located in a work area and restrict movement of the actuator. The controller determines whether the shovel has entered the prohibited area, and slows or stops movement of the shovel in response to determining that the shovel enters the prohibited area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Sou SAKUTA, Takeya IZUMIKAWA
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Publication number: 20200385953Abstract: A shovel includes a traveling lower body; a revolving upper body rotatably installed on the traveling lower body; an object detection device provided on the revolving upper body; a control device provided in the revolving upper body; and an actuator configured to move a driven object, wherein the object detection device is configured to detect an object in a detection space set in surroundings of the shovel, and wherein the control device is configured to allow a motion of the driven object in a direction other than a direction heading for the detected object.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Sou SAKUTA, Takeya IZUMIKAWA
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Publication number: 20200370282Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body mounted on the lower traveling body; and a receiver, a direction detecting device, a controller, and a display device mounted on the upper turning body, wherein the receiver is configured to receive an image captured by a camera-mounted autonomous aerial vehicle, the direction detecting device is configured to detect a direction of the shovel, the controller is configured to generate information related to a target rotation angle of the camera-mounted autonomous aerial vehicle based on the direction of the shovel, and the display device is configured to display the captured image in a same direction as a direction of an image that is captured when the camera-mounted autonomous aerial vehicle rotates by the target rotation angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Takashi NISHI, Sou SAKUTA, Takaaki MORIMOTO, Takeya IZUMIKAWA
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Publication number: 20200299935Abstract: A shovel includes a cabin, a display device attached to the cabin, and a main pump. An internal combustion is configured to drive the main pump. An information acquiring device is provided. A controller is configured to calculate an amount of work based on the information acquired by the information acquiring device and to cause the display device to display the amount of work per predetermined period of time in a chronological order.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventor: Takeya IZUMIKAWA
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Publication number: 20200291606Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper swiveling body that is rotatably mounted on the lower traveling body, and a controller configured to perform straight facing control by which an actuator is operated to cause the upper swiveling body to face a target construction surface straight, based on information related to the target construction surface and information related to a direction of the upper swiveling body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Takeya IZUMIKAWA, Hiroyuki TSUKAMOTO
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Patent number: 10767347Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body mounted on the lower traveling body; and a receiver, a direction detecting device, a controller, and a display device mounted on the upper turning body, wherein the receiver is configured to receive an image captured by a camera-mounted autonomous aerial vehicle, the direction detecting device is configured to detect a direction of the shovel, the controller is configured to generate information related to a target rotation angle of the camera-mounted autonomous aerial vehicle based on the direction of the shovel, and the display device is configured to display the captured image in a same direction as a direction of an image that is captured when the camera-mounted autonomous aerial vehicle rotates by the target rotation angle.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Nishi, Sou Sakuta, Takaaki Morimoto, Takeya Izumikawa
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Publication number: 20200273191Abstract: A measurement device of a shovel, wherein the measurement device is installed in the shovel including a lower travelling body that performs traveling operation; an upper turning body pivotably mounted on the lower traveling body; a boom that is attached to the upper turning body, the boom being included in an attachment; and an arm that is attached to the boom, the arm being included in the attachment, wherein the measurement device measures a landform in a vicinity of the shovel at a plurality of positions based on an output of a device that captures information on a distance to a surrounding measurement target, the device being located above the lower traveling body.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventor: Takeya IZUMIKAWA
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Patent number: 10697152Abstract: An excavator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body pivotably mounted on the lower traveling body, an operator's compartment provided to the upper turning body, an attachment attached to the upper turning body, a first display device installed in the operator's compartment, a second display device installed in the operator's compartment, and a controller configured to calculate a distance between a height of a working part of the attachment and a predetermined target height. The first display device is configured to display operation information of the excavator and working part guidance information based on the distance. The second display device is configured to display at least one of a target terrain image and an image representing the excavator.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Takeya Izumikawa
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Patent number: 10687026Abstract: A shovel includes a lower travelling body; an upper turning body pivotably attached to the lower traveling body; a camera attached to the upper turning body; a processor; and a memory that includes instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to generate an output image including a camera image captured by the camera; and to display an image representing an extending direction of a work target surface or a direction orthogonal to the extending direction and the camera image while superposing the image on the camera image.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeya Izumikawa, Hidehiko Katoh
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Patent number: 10679371Abstract: A shovel includes a lower travelling body; an upper turning body pivotably mounted on the lower traveling body; a camera that is attached to the upper turning body and that is capable of stereo photographing; and a measurement device including a processor; and a memory that includes instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to execute the following step: measuring a landform in a vicinity of the shovel based on stereo-pair images captured by the camera during turning or traveling of the shovel.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: SUMITOMO(S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Takeya Izumikawa
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Patent number: 10584466Abstract: A shovel includes a lower-part traveling body, an upper-part turning body, an attachment, and a controller. The upper-part turning body is turnably mounted on the lower-part traveling body. The attachment is mounted on the upper-part turning body, and has a consumable part attached to its leading edge. The controller is configured to obtain coordinates of the consumable part when the consumable part is caused to contact a predetermined feature, and to calculate the amount of wear of the consumable part based on at least two sets of the coordinates obtained under different conditions.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: SUMITOMO (S.H.I.) CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Takeya Izumikawa
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Publication number: 20200056346Abstract: A shovel management apparatus configured to manage a shovel including a lower traveling body, an upper turning body mounted on the lower traveling body via a turning mechanism, and an excavation attachment attached to the upper turning body includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to obtain fuel consumption information regarding the fuel consumption of the shovel and work mode information indicating the work mode of the shovel set by an operator and aggregate the fuel consumption information according to the work mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventor: Takeya IZUMIKAWA
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Publication number: 20200018046Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, an attachment attached to the upper turning body, and a display device provided in a cab mounted on the upper turning body. The display device is configured to display a first image and a second image. The first image includes a first graphic representing the position of a preset target work surface and a second graphic vertically arranged relative to the first graphic. The second graphic represents a change in the size of the distance between a working part of the attachment and the target work surface by changing an indicator position. The second image represents the change in the size of the distance by changing a display format in the same part. The first graphic is displayed at the same height as the second image.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventor: Takeya IZUMIKAWA