Patents Assigned to Tadano Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20210163270
    Abstract: To accurately obtain the shapes of a hoisting load and an object located near the hoisting load, and the height of the ground surface, and present an accurate warning display when the hoisting load approaches the object. A guide information display device is equipped with a data processing unit which: estimates the top surface of a hoisting load, the ground surface, and the top surface of the object, on the basis of a data point group obtained by a laser scanner; generates guide frames representing guide frames that surround the top surface of the hoisting load and the top surface of the object, and also generates height information and height information which represent the elevation of the hoisting load and the object; calculates the distance between the hoisting load and the object on the basis of the estimated top surfaces of the hoisting load and object; and outputs a warning display when the distance is equal to or less than a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicants: TADANO LTD., THE SCHOOL CORPORATION KANSAI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Takayuki KOSAKA, Iwao ISHIKAWA, Satoshi KUBOTA, Shigenori TANAKA, Kenji NAKAMURA, Yuhei YAMAMOTO, Masaya NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210147193
    Abstract: To estimate the top surface of a measurement target on the basis of a data point group that corresponds to the top surface of the measurement target and is obtained using a laser scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicants: TADANO LTD., THE SCHOOL CORPORATION KANSAI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Takayuki KOSAKA, Iwao ISHIKAWA, Satoshi KUBOTA, Shigenori TANAKA, Kenji NAKAMURA, Yuhei YAMAMOTO, Masaya NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210147194
    Abstract: To estimate the top surface of a measurement target on the basis of a data point group that corresponds to the top surface of a measurement target and is obtained using a laser scanner. This top-surface estimation method for hoisting loads and objects is provided with: a data point group acquisition step in which a laser scanner acquires data point groups in a hoisting load region which includes a hoisting load and an object from above the hoisting load and the object; a group allocation step in which a data processing unit divides the hoisting load region into layers which constitute a plurality of groups which have a prescribed thickness in the vertical direction, and allocates the acquired data point groups to the plurality of layer groups; and a top-surface estimation step in which the data processing unit estimates the top surfaces of the hoisting load and the object in each layer group on the basis of the data point groups allocated to the plurality of layer groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicants: TADANO LTD., THE SCHOOL CORPORATION KANSAI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Takayuki KOSAKA, Iwao ISHIKAWA, Satoshi KUBOTA, Shigenori TANAKA, Kenji NAKAMURA, Yuhei YAMAMOTO, Masaya NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210139292
    Abstract: A crane comprising a traveling body and a turning body turnably supported by the traveling body, the crane performing power feeding and communication between the traveling body and the turning body. The traveling body is provided with: a power supply; a lower controller which controls the traveling body and transmits power to the devices included in the traveling body; and a lower transmitter-receiver which wirelessly transmits and receives the power and data signal from the power supply. The turning body is provided with: an upper controller which controls the turning body and transmits power to the devices included in the turning body; and an upper transmitter-receiver which wirelessly transmits and receives the power and data signal to and from the lower transmitter-receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki SHINDO, Hiroshi YAMAUCHI, Hiroki MIZOBUCHI, Naoki ISHIHARA, Shinsuke KANDA
  • Patent number: 10995778
    Abstract: This hydraulic system is provided with: a hydraulic pump; a pilot-type control valve; an electromagnetic proportional valve; a controller; and a pilot pressure switching unit which is capable of switching the electromagnetic proportional valve supply pressure to a first pressure during a normal operation, or to a second pressure lower than the first pressure. The control valve is provided with a bleed-off passage, and is capable of controlling the operating oil pressure supplied to the actuator, according to the opening area thereof. During an emergency operation, the electromagnetic proportional valve supply pressure is switched from the first pressure to the second pressure, the electromagnetic proportional valve is brought into a fully opened state, and the operating oil discharge amount from the hydraulic pump increases and decreases, and the operating oil pressure increases and decreases, and thus the operating speed of the actuator is controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Kawabuchi, Naofumi Yoshida, Naotaka Masuda, Yasuhiro Fukumori
  • Patent number: 10947093
    Abstract: A remote operation terminal T for remotely operating a mobile crane C is configured to include: a mode selection unit 34 for selecting an operation mode corresponding to work of the mobile crane C from a plurality of operation modes; an operation unit 35, 36 for instructing the mobile crane C on operation; and a control unit T1 that, when the operation mode is selected by the mode selection unit 34, assigns the operation corresponding to the selected operation mode to the operation unit 35, 36, and transmits an operation signal from the operation unit 35, 36 to the mobile crane C. Thereby, various operations can be performed by remote operation while securing safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hayashi, Masato Miyoshi
  • Publication number: 20210061621
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a work vehicle with which it is difficult for an operator to lose a sense of directionality even when the operator performs an operation while seeing an image of a remote control terminal. In a work vehicle (crane 1) which is provided with: a traveling body (2); a boom (7) supported by the traveling body (2); and a camera (61) supported by the boom (7), and which can guide a pivot operation of the boom (7) by means of a remote control terminal (70), an image display device (73) is provided in the remote control terminal (70) and a control device (20) is provided which is capable of recognizing the support direction of the camera (61) by the boom (7) and an angle ? of a location direction of the remote control terminal (70) with respect to the camera (61), whereby an image rotated on the basis of the angle (?) and cut in a circular shape is displayed on the image display device (73).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210061622
    Abstract: A problem to be addressed by the present invention is to provide a remote operation terminal and work vehicle comprising said remote operation terminal for enabling easy and straightforward carrying out of a remote operation of a work device. Provided is a remote operation terminal (32) of a crane device (6), said terminal comprising: a terminal-side control device (42) being a control part for controlling an operation of the remote operation terminal (32) and configured to enable communication with a control device (31) of the crane device (6); a load movement operation instrument (35) being a first operation part for remotely operating the crane device (6); and a reference change operation instrument (34) being a second operation part for setting a reference of an operation direction of the crane device (6) operated by the load movement operation instrument (35).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HAYASHI, Shinsuke KANDA
  • Publication number: 20210053800
    Abstract: This crane is provided with: a operable functional unit; an operation unit for receiving an operation input for operating the operable functional unit; an actuator that drives the operable functional unit; a first generation unit that generates a first control signal for the actuator on the basis of the operation input; a switch unit that can be switched between a first state and a second state; a first filter unit that filters the first control signal to generate a second control signal when the switch unit is in the second state; and a control unit that controls the actuator on the basis of the first control signal when the switch unit is in the first state, and controls the actuator on the basis of the second control signal when the switch unit is in the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu GOTO, Shinsuke KANDA, Kazuma MIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210053803
    Abstract: There is provided a crane for enabling easily carrying out an operation of a boom such as raising and lowering, telescoping, or turning, by displaying a range wherein a hook may be moved or may not be moved in a direction approaching a vehicle part of the crane. The crane includes: a vehicle; a boom positioned upon the vehicle; a wire rope being suspended from a base end side of the boom toward a leading end side thereof; a hook being hung from the leading end side of the boom and raised and lowered by winding and unwinding the wire rope; a camera for photographing an image including the hook; a display device for displaying the image; and a control device connected to the camera and the display device, the control device being for processing information. On the basis of the length of the boom or the height of the hook, the control device computes an inner boundary which is a boundary between a range where the hook may move, and a range where the hook may not move, in a direction approaching the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210047153
    Abstract: Provided is a crane including: an operable function part; an actuator; a generation part; a filter part filtering a first control signal and generating a second control signal; a control part controlling the actuator based on the second control signal; and a computation part computing information relating to a flow quantity estimated as the operable function part moving, if a stop signal has been inputted into the actuator at the present position of the operable function part, from when the stop signal has been inputted into the actuator to when the operation of the operable function part stops. The control part outputs the stop signal to the actuator if information relating to the present position of the operable function part, information relating to a target stop position whereat the operable function part is to be stopped, and the information relating to the flow quantity satisfy prescribed conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuma MIZUKI, Shinsuke KANDA, Tatsuya YANAGISAWA
  • Publication number: 20210047151
    Abstract: This crane is provided with: a boom; a wire rope suspended down from a leading end section of the boom; a suspender that is fixed to a lower end of the wire rope and is for suspending a slinging tool for hanging a load; a calculation unit that calculates a first load, which is the weight of a member that is suspended down from the suspender; a slinging tool database unit that stores information pertaining to the slinging tool corresponding to the first load; a determination unit that determines whether a load is being suspended from the suspender; and a control unit that acquires the information pertaining to the slinging tool corresponding to the first load from the slinging tool database unit if the load is being suspended, and sets the vertical length of the slinging tool on the basis of the acquired information pertaining to the slinging tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu GOTO, Shinsuke KANDA, Kazuma MIZUKI
  • Publication number: 20210047154
    Abstract: The present invention provides a remote control terminal which achieves both easy visibility and easy control by indicating the movement direction and the movement speed of a work device as a directed segment according to the operation direction and the operation amount of an operation tool. The present invention provides a remote control terminal which remotely controls a crane device of a crane, the remote control terminal being provided with: a terminal-side communication unit; a suspended load movement operation tool; a terminal-side display device; and a terminal-side control device. The terminal-side control device calculates a vector which represents the movement direction and the movement speed of the crane device according to the operation direction and the operation amount of the suspended load movement operation tool, and the terminal-side control device displays an image in which the directed segment representing the vector is superimposed on the image captured by the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HAYASHI, Shinsuke KANDA
  • Publication number: 20210047152
    Abstract: This crane is provided with: a operable functional unit; an actuator; a generation unit that generates a first control signal including a first deceleration signal section composed of a control signal for decelerating a speed of the operable functional unit from a first speed to a second speed and a first constant-speed signal section composed of a control signal for maintaining the speed of the operable functional unit at the second speed; a filter unit for filtering the first control signal to generate a second control signal; and a control unit that controls the actuator so as to decelerate the operable functional unit based on the second control signal, then controls the actuator so as to maintain the speed at the second speed, and controls the actuator so as to zero the speed when a load has been moved to a location satisfying a prescribed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu GOTO, Shinsuke KANDA, Kazuma MIZUKI
  • Patent number: 10919584
    Abstract: A first controller of a work vehicle executes a first composition process for composition of a first video imaged by a camera and a second video imaged by a camera and generating composite video data indicating a composite video, and a transmission process for transmitting, to a second controller, the composite video data generated in the first composition process. The second controller of the work vehicle executes a reception process for receiving the composite video data from the first controller, and a display process for displaying the composite video indicated by the composite video data received in the reception process on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Takahashi, Hiroyuki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10919739
    Abstract: This overload preventing device is mounted on a mobile work machine, and is provided with: a storage unit which stores lifting performance data in which lifting performance is configured for each operation state, and performance region data in which switching angles are configured that define performance regions, including a front region, a back region, and a side region; and a work machine control unit which controls operation of the mobile work machine on the basis of the actual load and the lifting performance corresponding to the present operation state of the mobile work machine. The lifting performance includes a maximum deployment width performance configured for the front region and the back region, and the switching angles are configured for each operation state on the basis of stability calculations and strength factors such as jack strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Furuichi
  • Patent number: 10920804
    Abstract: The failure detection device is a failure detection device of a pilot circuit, the pilot circuit including: a pilot pressure source; a pilot pressure supply unit that supplies pilot pressure to a control valve; a pilot oil path that connects the pilot pressure source and a pilot pressure supply unit; and a pressure control unit that controls a pressure of the pilot oil path, the failure detection device including: a pressure sensor that measures the pressure on a downstream side in a pilot pressure supply direction of the pressure control unit; and a controller that controls the pressure control unit to sequentially switch the pressure of the pilot oil path and performs a failure diagnosis based on a measurement result of the pressure sensor at this time, as an operation lever which receives an operation for operating the actuator returns to a neutral state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Naoto Kawabuchi, Naofumi Yoshida, Yasuhiro Fukumori
  • Publication number: 20210039926
    Abstract: There is provided a crane including: a telescopic boom having an inner boom element and an outer boom element; a telescoping actuator that displaces the inner boom element or the outer boom element in the telescoping direction; a first coupling member that releasably couples the telescoping actuator to one of the boom elements; a second coupling member that releasably couples the pair of boom elements to each other; an electric drive source provided at the telescoping actuator; a first coupling mechanism that displaces the first coupling member or the second coupling member on the basis of motive power of the electric drive source, thereby switching a coupled state and a non-coupled state of the members that are releasably coupled by one of the coupling members; and a position information detection device that detects information relating to the position of one of the coupling members on the basis of output from the electric drive source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Masahide ZUSHI, Kazu NAGAHAMA
  • Publication number: 20210039924
    Abstract: This crane is configured by being provided with: a telescopic boom having an inside boom element and an outside boom element that overlap each other in an extendable and contractible manner; an extension/contraction actuator that displaces one boom element among the inside boom element and the outside boom element in the extending and contracting directions; at least one electric drive source provided in the extension/contraction actuator; a first coupling mechanism that operates on the basis of power from the electric drive source and that switches between the coupled state and the uncoupled state of the extension/contraction actuator and one of the boom elements; and a second coupling mechanism that operates on the basis of power from the electric drive source and that switches between the coupled state and the uncoupled state of the inside boom element and the outside boom element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Masahide ZUSHI, Kazu NAGAHAMA
  • Patent number: D916418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: TADANO LTD.
    Inventors: Nanami Ikeuchi, Kazue Inoshita, Makoto Tsuji, Kazunori Koishi, Mami Nagata