Patents by Inventor Eisuke OKANO

Eisuke OKANO 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: 10730537
    Abstract: An anomaly determination device includes a changeover force measurement unit that measures a changeover force output by a driving device, the driving device outputting a changeover force for switching a direction of a branch rail whose direction is variable, a voltage measurement unit that measures a voltage supplied to the driving device, a current measurement unit that measures a current flowing through the driving device, and an anomaly determination unit that determines whether or not there is an anomaly in the branch rail, there is an anomaly in the driving device, and there is an anomaly in power supplied to the driving device on the basis of the magnitude of the changeover force, the magnitude of the voltage, and the magnitude of the current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kono, Yukihide Yanobu, Takeshi Kora, Eisuke Okano
  • Publication number: 20190054939
    Abstract: An anomaly determination device includes a changeover force measurement unit that measures a changeover force output by a driving device, the driving device outputting a changeover force for switching a direction of a branch rail whose direction is variable, a voltage measurement unit that measures a voltage supplied to the driving device, a current measurement unit that measures a current flowing through the driving device, and an anomaly determination unit that determines whether or not there is an anomaly in the branch rail, there is an anomaly in the driving device, and there is an anomaly in power supplied to the driving device on the basis of the magnitude of the changeover force, the magnitude of the voltage, and the magnitude of the current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KONO, Yukihide YANOBU, Takeshi KORA, Eisuke OKANO
  • Patent number: 10202050
    Abstract: A power rail-support unit includes: a base portion that is integrally fixed on a track; a guide rail on which a guide wheel of a side portion of a vehicle travelling on the track abuts; a first fixing portion that is configured to fix the guide rail on the base portion; a second fixing portion that is connected to the guide rail so as to be independent of the first fixing portion; a bracket that is supported on the guide rail; and a power rail that is supported by the bracket so as to be arranged at a predetermined relative position relative to the guide rail, and that slides on and makes contact with a collector of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Kubo, Kosaku Murase, Eisuke Okano
  • Patent number: 10156044
    Abstract: An intersecting track includes: two main tracks; a pair of first guide portions disposed in the main tracks and guide a pair of first guide wheels of the vehicle; a pair of crossover tracks disposed over the main tracks to intersect each other; a second guide portion disposed inside each of the pair of crossover tracks and guides a second guide wheel; a switching portion that switches a direction of the vehicle to a direction along the main tracks and a direction along the crossover track; and a switching device disposed in an intersecting area of the second guide portions in the pair of crossover tracks, selectively switches a direction to a direction along one of the second guide portions and a direction along the other of the second guide portions, and guides the second guide wheel in any one of the directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosaku Murase, Eisuke Okano, Yutaka Doi
  • Publication number: 20180327004
    Abstract: Provided is a course correction procedure generation device that comprises: a measurement data acquisition unit for acquiring measurement data on a course; a simulation execution unit with which a travel simulation for simulating travel by the vehicle on the course is executed on the basis of the measurement data and a speed that is established in accordance with the location of the vehicle on the course; and a correction procedure generation unit for generating a correction procedure on the basis of the result of the travel simulation, the correction procedure being information indicative of content for correcting the course.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihisa KAWAUCHI, Koji UCHIDA, Hiroyuki KONO, Yukihide YANOBU, Eisuke OKANO, Kosaku MURASE
  • Publication number: 20170183827
    Abstract: An intersecting track includes: two main tracks; a pair of first guide portions disposed in the main tracks and guide a pair of first guide wheels of the vehicle; a pair of crossover tracks disposed over the main tracks to intersect each other; a second guide portion disposed inside each of the pair of crossover tracks and guides a second guide wheel; a switching portion that switches a direction of the vehicle to a direction along the main tracks and a direction along the crossover track; and a switching device disposed in an intersecting area of the second guide portions in the pair of crossover tracks, selectively switches a direction to a direction along one of the second guide portions and a direction along the other of the second guide portions, and guides the second guide wheel in any one of the directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Kosaku MURASE, Eisuke OKANO, Yutaka DOI
  • Publication number: 20170015214
    Abstract: A power rail-support unit includes: a base portion that is integrally fixed on a track; a guide rail on which a guide wheel of a side portion of a vehicle travelling on the track abuts; a first fixing portion that is configured to fix the guide rail on the base portion; a second fixing portion that is connected to the guide rail so as to be independent of the first fixing portion; a bracket that is supported on the guide rail; and a power rail that is supported by the bracket so as to be arranged at a predetermined relative position relative to the guide rail, and that slides on and makes contact with a collector of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Akihiro KUBO, Kosaku MURASE, Eisuke OKANO