Patents by Inventor Yoko Tsukada

Yoko Tsukada 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: 11926995
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes a lift arm, bucket, a lift cylinder that rotates the lift arm, a hydraulic force detection unit that detects a hydraulic force of the lift cylinder, an arm angle detection unit that detects a rotation angle of the lift arm, and a controller that calculates a weight of the load. A hydraulic force measurement unit measures a hydraulic force with the rotation angle of the lift arm within a predetermined measurement angle range; and a hydraulic-force-change-rate calculation unit calculates a change rate of the hydraulic force with respect to the rotation angle of the lift arm, and then calculates a new hydraulic force change rate within the measurement angle range. The controller corrects an error of the weight of the load occurring due to the inclination angle of the body on the basis of the new hydraulic force change rate calculated by the hydraulic-force-change-rate calculation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoko Tsukada, Masanori Ichinose, Masaki Higurashi
  • Publication number: 20230304254
    Abstract: Provided is a wheel loader capable of evenly loading a target object for loading onto a target area for loading with simple operation to thus mitigate a burden on an operator. The wheel loader 100 includes a travel device 120 that causes a vehicle body to travel, a drive device 150 that actuates a lift arm and a bucket, an area detection device 160 that detects a loading area, and a control device 170. The control device 170 recognizes the loading area on the basis of a detection result of the area detection device 160 and controls the travel device 120 and the drive device 150, so that the target object for loading contained in the bucket is distributed to be loaded in a plurality of different positions of the loading area while changing the position of the vehicle body in the front-back direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yoko TSUKADA, Hidekazu MORIKI, Yoshiaki TSUTSUMI
  • Publication number: 20210372091
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes a lift arm, bucket, a lift cylinder that rotates the lift arm, a hydraulic force detection unit that detects a hydraulic force of the lift cylinder, an arm angle detection unit that detects a rotation angle of the lift arm, and a controller that calculates a weight of the load. A hydraulic force measurement unit measures a hydraulic force with the rotation angle of the lift arm within a predetermined measurement angle range; and a hydraulic-force-change-rate calculation unit calculates a change rate of the hydraulic force with respect to the rotation angle of the lift arm, and then calculates a new hydraulic force change rate within the measurement angle range. The controller corrects an error of the weight of the load occurring due to the inclination angle of the body on the basis of the new hydraulic force change rate calculated by the hydraulic-force-change-rate calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Yoko TSUKADA, Masanori ICHINOSE, Masaki HIGURASHI
  • Patent number: 10017918
    Abstract: Provided is a working machine capable of regenerating and utilizing surplus energy. The working machine related to the present invention is provided with a branching flow path (150) through which hydraulic oil flows between a hydraulic actuator (24) and a hydraulic pump-motor (14), an accumulator (30) arranged in the branching flow path, a first opening/closing valve (31) arranged between the accumulator and the hydraulic pump-motor, and a second opening/closing valve (32) arranged between the accumulator and the hydraulic actuator. A control device (41) selectively introduces the hydraulic oil from the hydraulic actuator and the hydraulic oil from the hydraulic pump-motor to the accumulator and accumulates the same by controlling opening/closing of the first opening/closing valve and the second opening/closing valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: KCM Corporation
    Inventors: Yoko Tsukada, Noritaka Itou, Takashi Ikimi, Satoru Kaneko, Takashi Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20170130426
    Abstract: Provided is a working machine capable of regenerating and utilizing surplus energy. The working machine related to the present invention is provided with a branching flow path (150) through which hydraulic oil flows between a hydraulic actuator (24) and a hydraulic pump-motor (14), an accumulator (30) arranged in the branching flow path, a first opening/closing valve (31) arranged between the accumulator and the hydraulic pump-motor, and a second opening/closing valve (32) arranged between the accumulator and the hydraulic actuator. A control device (41) selectively introduces the hydraulic oil from the hydraulic actuator and the hydraulic oil from the hydraulic pump-motor to the accumulator and accumulates the same by controlling opening/closing of the first opening/closing valve and the second opening/closing valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Yoko TSUKADA, Noritaka ITOU, Takashi IKIMI, Satoru KANEKO, Takashi FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130034460
    Abstract: A variable displacement vane pump has an inner peripheral face of a cam ring formed so that in a maximum eccentric state, a radius vector gradually shortens according to the rotation of a rotor in an area from a starting point of a first seal interval to an intermediate point of the first seal interval and an area from an intermediate point of a second seal interval to an end point of the second seal interval. The inner peripheral face of the cam ring is formed so that in a minimum eccentric state, the radius vector is substantially fixed or gradually lengthens according to the rotation of the rotor in other areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoko TSUKADA, Shinji Seto, Yukio Uchida
  • Patent number: 5621010
    Abstract: Urea derivatives of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein the valuable groups are as defined in the specification, which possess both an ACAT inhibitory activity and an antioxidative activity. Those derivatives are useful in the prophylaxis and treatment of hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyoshi Sueda, Kazuhiko Yamada, Makoto Yanai, Katsutoshi Miura, Masato Horigome, Norio Oshida, Shigeru Hiramoto, Koichi Katsuyama, Fumihisa Nakata, Nobuhiro Kinoshita, Yoko Tsukada
  • Patent number: 5576335
    Abstract: Urea derivatives of formula (1) ##STR1## wherein the valuable groups are as defined in the specification, which possess both an ACAT inhibitory activity and an antioxidative activity. Those derivatives are useful in the prophylaxis and treatment of hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyoshi Sueda, Kazuhiko Yamada, Makoto Yanai, Katsutoshi Miura, Masato Horigome, Norio Oshida, Shigeru Hiramoto, Koichi Katasuyama, Fumihisa Nakata, Nobuhiro Kinoshita, Yoko Tsukada