Patents Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Aichi Corporation
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Patent number: 11858789Abstract: A load detection means (180) that finds the live load on a work platform by detecting a load applied to a fifth mast member (150) is provided on the fifth mast member (150) provided on the work platform; a plurality of sliders (top-rear side fourth slider (155), bottom-rear side fourth slider (156), top-front side fourth slider (157), and bottom-front side fourth slider (158)) that allows the fifth mast member (150) and the fourth mast member to move relative to each other is provided in different locations in the vertical direction between the fifth mast member (150) and the fourth mast member; and the plurality of sliders are fixed to the fifth mast member (150).Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshio Kuwabara
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Publication number: 20230249955Abstract: A safety apparatus for an aerial work vehicle including a traveling body and a lifting apparatus supporting a work platform provided to the traveling body for lifting the work platform relative to the traveling body, the safety apparatus for the aerial work vehicle comprises a road surface inclination detecting device for detecting an inclination angle of an upcoming travel road surface ahead of the traveling body in a traveling direction; and an actuation restricting device for restricting actuation of the traveling body and/or the lifting apparatus according to the inclination angle of the upcoming travel road surface detected by the road surface inclination detecting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATIONInventors: Takaaki OBA, Sho KARINO
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Publication number: 20230101102Abstract: A work vehicle steering control apparatus comprises a vehicle body (11), front wheels and rear wheels both of which can be steered respectively; a front-wheel steering cylinder (92) and a rear-wheel steering cylinder (94); a steering dial (72); a steering actuation controller (50); and a steering angle detector. The steering actuation controller (50) is configured in a manner such that when a steering operation is performed, and when the steering angles of one set of wheels are less than a predetermined angle (?1), the controller (50) controls the steering actuator to steer only the one set of wheels in response to the directional-change steering operation. When the steering angles of the one set of wheels are equal to or more than the predetermined angle, the controller (50) controls the steering actuator to steer the other set of wheels in a direction opposite to steering direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATIONInventors: Osamu MUTO, Kunihiro MORI
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Patent number: 11472684Abstract: In a vehicle with aerial work platform, while not receiving an operation instruction to move down the work platform from the rise and fall operating device, when moving down of the work platform is detected based on the detecting result of the rise and fall position detecting device, the rise and fall control device controls the first switching valve to switch so that the bottom-side oil chamber is connected to the hydraulic pump and controls the second switching valve to switch to the first state so as to make oil pressure in the bottom-side oil chamber be kept by the second switching valve and the check valve. Then, the rise and fall hydraulic cylinder is stopped to be contracted.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuru Sato, Minoru Tano, Kou Yaegashi
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Publication number: 20220119035Abstract: A steering control device for a vehicle with an aerial work platform 1 in the embodiment a traveling body capable of traveling with a steering wheel, a work platform 30 provided thereon, a steering dial 42, which is biased to be located at a neutral position in a non-operation status, a steering angle detector 62, a steering cylinder 17, and a controller 50 for controlling an operation of the steering cylinder 17. The controller 50 controls the steering cylinder 17 so that a steering angle of the steering wheel becomes a target steering angle corresponding to a steering position of the steering operation tool. As far as a steering angle of the steering wheel detected by the steering angle detector is kept within a predetermined angle range including a neutral steering angle, the steering control unit make a steering control to stop the steering actuator and to maintain the present steering angle of the steering wheel when the steering operation tool returns to the neutral position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATIONInventors: Motoaki SUDA, Kotaro TERADA
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Publication number: 20220112062Abstract: A vehicle with an aerial work platform comprises a traveling body 10, a boom 30 vertically swingable, a work platform 50 attached to the boom, and a parallel link mechanism 70 installed between the tip of the boom and the work platform. The parallel link mechanism comprises a boom side vertical link member 72 pivotably connected to the boom on a first connecting pivot axis, an upper horizontal link member 73 pivotably connected to the boom side vertical link member on the first connecting pivot axis, a work platform side vertical link member 71 pivotably connected to the upper horizontal link member on a second connecting pivot axis, a lower horizontal link member 74 pivotably connected to the boom side vertical link member on a third connecting pivot axis. The lower horizontal link member is pivotaly connected to the work platform side vertical link member on a fourth connecting pivot axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATIONInventor: Yuya WATANABE
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Publication number: 20220106175Abstract: An operation control device for a vehicle with an aerial work platform comprises a vehicle body (3), a boom (5) provided on the vehicle body so as to be capable of rotating, vertically swinging, and extending and contracting, a work platform (8) provided at the tip of the boom, an operation device for operating the boom, an operation control device (9) for controlling rotating, vertically swinging, and extending and contracting the boom based on an operation signal from the operation device, a designation device for designating an allowable work range of the work platform, and an operation preventing device for preventing the operation of the boom by the operation control device so that the work platform does not exceed an allowable work range designated by the designation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATIONInventor: Takuya AOKI
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Patent number: 11180122Abstract: The safety device comprises a vehicle body inclination angle detector to detect an inclination angle of the vehicle body. In a vehicle body attitude in which the inclination angle of the vehicle body detected by the vehicle body inclination angle detector is less than a predetermined inclination angle, while any travel operation by the travel operation device is not performed, when a steering operation by the steering operation device is performed, the travel controller performs control to release braking the front wheels and the rear wheels by the brake device and to make the steering device turn the front wheels and the rear wheels in accordance with the steering operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATIONInventor: Mitsuru Sato
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Publication number: 20210276846Abstract: In a vehicle with aerial work platform, while not receiving an operation instruction to move down the work platform from the rise and fall operating device, when moving down of the work platform is detected based on the detecting result of the rise and fall position detecting device, the rise and fall control device controls the first switching valve to switch so that the bottom-side oil chamber is connected to the hydraulic pump and controls the second switching valve to switch to the first state so as to make oil pressure in the bottom-side oil chamber be kept by the second switching valve and the check valve. Then, the rise and fall hydraulic cylinder is stopped to be contracted.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsuru SATO, Minoru TANO, Kou YAEGASHI
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Publication number: 20210261102Abstract: The safety device comprises a vehicle body inclination angle detector to detect an inclination angle of the vehicle body. In a vehicle body attitude in which the inclination angle of the vehicle body detected by the vehicle body inclination angle detector is less than a predetermined inclination angle, while any travel operation by the travel operation device is not performed, when a steering operation by the steering operation device is performed, the travel controller performs control to release braking the front wheels and the rear wheels by the brake device and to make the steering device turn the front wheels and the rear wheels in accordance with the steering operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATIONInventor: Mitsuru SATO
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Publication number: 20210047163Abstract: A load detection means (180) that finds the live load on a work platform by detecting a load applied to a fifth mast member (150) is provided on the fifth mast member (150) provided on the work platform; a plurality of sliders (top-rear side fourth slider (155), bottom-rear side fourth slider (156), top-front side fourth slider (157), and bottom-front side fourth slider (158)) that allows the fifth mast member (150) and the fourth mast member to move relative to each other is provided in different locations in the vertical direction between the fifth mast member (150) and the fourth mast member; and the plurality of sliders are fixed to the fifth mast member (150).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshio KUWABARA
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Patent number: 9975575Abstract: A travel control section 60b is configured to control the revolution velocities of transversely opposite travel motors 51 and 52 such that when turning amount command signals are inputted from a turning amount operation dial 48, transversely opposite crawler travel devices 12a and 12b are caused to realize a turn according to the turning amount command signals by decelerating the traveling velocities of the transversely opposite crawler travel devices 12a and 12b from a target straight traveling velocity set by a travel operation lever 47 by equal values of velocity which are predetermined according to the turning amount command signals inputted from the turning amount operation dial 48 and further decelerating the traveling velocity of the crawler travel device 12a or 12b which is positioned inwardly relative to the other in the turning direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATIONInventors: Shunichi Nakazawa, Hiroaki Mizuguchi, Hiroshi Furusho, Akira Moriyama, Hiroshi Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20140093345Abstract: A travel control section 60b is configured to control the revolution velocities of transversely opposite travel motors 51 and 52 such that when turning amount command signals are inputted from a turning amount operation dial 48, transversely opposite crawler travel devices 12a and 12b are caused to realize a turn according to the turning amount command signals by decelerating the traveling velocities of the transversely opposite crawler travel devices 12a and 12b from a target straight traveling velocity set by a travel operation lever 47 by equal values of velocity which are predetermined according to the turning amount command signals inputted from the turning amount operation dial 48 and further decelerating the traveling velocity of the crawler travel device 12a or 12b which is positioned inwardly relative to the other in the turning direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Aichi CorporationInventors: Shunichi NAKAZAWA, Hiroaki MIZUGUCHI, Hiroshi FURUSHO, Akira MORIYAMA, Hiroshi MIYAMOTO
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Patent number: 8332089Abstract: A vehicle 1 used for work at elevated locations comprises a travel body 10, whose front wheels 11a, 11b are drive wheels, a steering cylinder 17, two travel motors 12, a battery B, an inverter IV, a travel operation lever 41, and a steering dial 42. In the vehicle, the steering cylinder 17 drives a steering mechanism 13, which directs the drive wheels 11a, 11b, to change the steering angle of the drive wheels 11a, 11b, and the travel motors 12a, 12b, which receive electric power from the battery B, respectively, drive the drive wheels 11a, 11b. The inverter IV converts DC power from the battery B to AC power, which is supply to the travel motors 12a, 12b to drive the rotation of both the drive motors. The travel operation lever 41 is operated for travel control while the steering dial 42 is operated to steer the travel body 10. The vehicle further comprises a steering control unit 53 and an inverter control unit 51.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Aichi CorporationInventor: Shunichi Nakazawa
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Patent number: 8152433Abstract: A loader vehicle includes a main frame, a lift arm, and a lift cylinder. The lift arm is connected to the main frame. A working implement is attached to the lift arm at the front end thereof. The lift cylinder is connected to the lift arm and the main frame. The lift cylinder includes a piston, a piston rod fixed to the piston, and a cylinder tube. The piston rod is connected to the main frame. The cylinder tube has a bottom portion and a side wall portion. The cylinder tube is connected to the lift arm by a connecting portion. The connecting portion is provided at the side wall portion of the cylinder tube.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2008Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Aichi CorporationInventors: Masami Yamada, Hidehito Kondou, Masami Sakamoto, Koichiro Mori
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Patent number: 7957866Abstract: In a configuration in which a control is performed for actuating the steering cylinder 17 so that the steering angle of the front wheel 11a (steering wheel), which is detected by the steering angle detector 62, becomes a target steering angle which is set in accordance with an operational state of the steering dial 42, the target steering angle of the front wheel 11a (steering wheel), which is set in accordance with an operational state of the steering dial 42, is compared with a detected steering angle of the front wheel 11a, which is detected by the steering detector 62, and when the difference between the target steering angle and the detected steering angle is a predetermined value or higher, the traveling speed of the vehicle 10 is regulated so that the traveling speed of the vehicle 10 becomes a predetermined speed or lower.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2006Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Aichi CorporationInventors: Takaaki Oba, Shunichi Nakazawa, Futoshi Kobayashi, Yukio Yoshida, Motoaki Suda
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Publication number: 20110060488Abstract: A vehicle 1 used for work at elevated locations comprises a travel body 10, whose front wheels 11a, 11b are drive wheels, a steering cylinder 17, two travel motors 12, a battery B, an inverter IV, a travel operation lever 41, and a steering dial 42. In the vehicle, the steering cylinder 17 drives a steering mechanism 13, which directs the drive wheels 11a, 11b, to change the steering angle of the drive wheels 11a, 11b, and the travel motors 12a, 12b, which receive electric power from the battery B, respectively, drive the drive wheels 11a, 11b. The inverter IV converts DC power from the battery B to AC power, which is supply to the travel motors 12a, 12b to drive the rotation of both the drive motors. The travel operation lever 41 is operated for travel control while the steering dial 42 is operated to steer the travel body 10. The vehicle further comprises a steering control unit 53 and an inverter control unit 51.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2008Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATIONInventor: Shunichi Nakazawa
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Publication number: 20080230320Abstract: The vehicle for high lift work 10 comprises: a lifting and lowering device 4, 5 disposed on the vehicle; a work platform 9 which is attached to the lifting and lowering device 4, 5 and raised and lowered by the lifting and lowering device 4, 5; an operating device 20, provided on the work platform 9, for operating the lifting and lowering device 5; and a hoisting device 30, provided on the work platform 9, for lifting a heavy load 60 up and down toward the work platform 9, wherein the operating device 20 and the hoisting device 30 are disposed in the vicinity of one of margins (91a) forming a floor face 91 of the work platform 9.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2006Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATIONInventors: Masanobu Soeda, Masakazu Yakuwa
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Publication number: 20080097666Abstract: In a configuration in which a control is performed for actuating the steering cylinder 17 so that the steering angle of the front wheel 11a (steering wheel), which is detected by the steering angle detector 62, becomes a target steering angle which is set in accordance with an operational state of the steering dial 42, the target steering angle of the front wheel 11a (steering wheel), which is set in accordance with an operational state of the steering dial 42, is compared with a detected steering angle of the front wheel 11a, which is detected by the steering detector 62, and when the difference between the target steering angle and the detected steering angle is a predetermined value or higher, the traveling speed of the vehicle 10 is regulated so that the traveling speed of the vehicle 10 becomes a predetermined speed or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2006Publication date: April 24, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATIONInventors: Takaaki Oba, Shunichi Nakazawa, Futoshi Kobayashi, Yukio Yoshida
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Patent number: 6378653Abstract: In a boom lift vehicle comprising a vehicle equipped with a travel apparatus and capable of travel, a boom that is attached to said vehicle and is at least vertically tiltable and horizontally rotatable, and a work platform attached to the distal end of said boom; a travel and rotation control device for controlling the travel of said vehicle and/or the rotation of said boom.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1999Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Aichi CorporationInventor: Norihisa Takahashi