Patents by Inventor Hajime Yoshida

Hajime Yoshida 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).

  • Publication number: 20140324322
    Abstract: During an operation, a control device (38) for performing output control of an engine (10) determines whether or not the engine (10) and/or an exhaust gas purifying device (18) has a malfunction. If it is determined that the engine (10) and/or the exhaust gas purifying device (18) has a malfunction, a highest rotational speed of the engine (10) is controlled to a second rotational speed (Nt) higher by a predetermined amount (?) than a first rotational speed (Ns) at which an engine maximum torque (Tm) before the malfunction can be outputted. In this case, a maximum fuel injection quantity of the engine (10) is limited so that a rated torque (Tr) before the malfunction can be outputted at the first rotational speed (Ns).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Hajime Yoshida, Shuuhei Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20140318883
    Abstract: A regeneration device that performs regeneration treatment of a particulate matter removing filter estimates a trapping amount of particulate matter trapped in the filter by two systems. Specifically, there are provided an estimating unit that estimates a first estimated trapping amount based upon a rotational speed of an engine and a fuel injection quantity and an estimating unit that estimates a second estimated trapping amount based upon a differential pressure across the particulate matter removing filter. The regeneration device determines whether or not the regeneration treatment is executed based upon whether or not at least one of the two estimated trapping amount is equal to or more than a preset trapping amount threshold value. Further, the regeneration device determines that there is a malfunction in the regeneration device in a case where the second estimated trapping amount is larger than the first estimated trapping amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Shuuhei Noguchi, Hajime Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8869928
    Abstract: A regeneration apparatus for executing a regeneration process to an exhaust gas purifying apparatus and an engine control device that controls a rotational speed of an engine according to an instruction value by a rotational speed instruction apparatus are provided. When a directional control valve is in a neutral position, the engine control device controls the rotational speed of the engine to an automatic idle rotational speed (Nai) by an automatic idle selection unit regardless of the instruction value. However, when it is determined that the regeneration process of the exhaust gas purifying apparatus is executed in a state of controlling the rotational speed of the engine at the automatic idle rotational speed (Nai), the engine control device increases the rotational speed of the engine to a regeneration processing rotational speed (N1) higher than the automatic idle rotational speed (Nai).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Yoshida, Hajime Ishii, Shuuhei Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20140290237
    Abstract: A control pressure switching valve is disposed between a displacement regulator and a pressure control valve. The control pressure switching valve is switched between a control position (j), in which a load sensing control pressure (PLS) is permitted to be outputted from the pressure control valve to the displacement regulator, and a control release position (k), in which the load sensing control pressure (PLS) to be outputted to the displacement regulator is reduced to a prescribed low pressure value. When the regeneration of a filter is determined to be necessary, the controller switches the control pressure switching valve to the control release position (k). When the load sensing control pressure (PLS) is reduced to the low pressure value with the control pressure switching valve switched to the control release position (k), the displacement regulator increases a delivery displacement of a hydraulic pump, thereby increasing rotational load of an engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Hajime Yoshida, Hajime Ishii, Yoshifumi Takebayashi, Shuuhei Noguchi, Hajime Kurikuma
  • Publication number: 20140251146
    Abstract: A regeneration device performs regeneration of a filter by burning particulate matter trapped by the filter of an exhaust gas purifying device. The regeneration device is configured to perform two types of processing, that is, automatic regeneration processing for automatically performing regeneration not on the basis of an operation by an operator and manual regeneration processing for performing regeneration by notifying an operator to manually perform the regeneration and by performing the regeneration on the basis of an operation by the operator. The automatic regeneration processing makes determination on whether or not to perform regeneration on the basis of an estimated trapping amount (H) estimated from an engine rotational speed (N) and a fuel injection quantity (F). The manual regeneration processing makes determination on whether or not to notify the operator on the basis of a differential pressure (?P) of the particulate matter removing filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Shuuhei Noguchi, Hajime Ishii, Hajime Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20140138177
    Abstract: An engine (10) electronically controlled by a control device (33), a hydraulic motor (24) for traveling which is driven by a pressurized oil delivered from a hydraulic pump (13), and a traveling speed switching member (29) which switches a traveling speed by the hydraulic motor (24) at least in two stages of a low speed and a high speed. The control device (33) includes an output lowering determination unit for determining whether or not a fuel injection amount to be supplied to the engine (10) is limited and an engine output is in a lowered state and a low-speed control unit in which, when the engine (10) output is in a lowered state, a traveling speed is controlled to a low speed state kept lower than a high speed even if the traveling speed switching member (29) has been switched to the high speed side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Yoshida, Hajime Ishii, Syuuhei Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20140116031
    Abstract: An engine control system for a working machine measures the sulfur content of an exhaust gas since sulfur is detrimental to normal functioning of an exhaust gas aftertreatment device. Each time a key switch is turned ON to start an engine, the engine control system compares a remaining fuel amount memorized at the last stop of the engine and a remaining fuel amount detected at the current start of the engine. The engine control system performs a sulfur concentration measurement process only when the remaining fuel amount is increased. A target revolution speed Na appropriate for measuring the concentration of sulfur is set and when the temperature of the exhaust gas is within a predetermined temperature range and a target time has elapsed, the engine control system determines whether the sulfur concentration exceeds a threshold value. If the sulfur concentration exceeds the threshold value, an alarm display device is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Yoshida, Hajime Ishii
  • Patent number: 8651219
    Abstract: Provided is a hybrid construction machine capable of facilitating the hybridization (conversion, redesigning, etc. into a hybrid construction machine) even for construction machines of the minimal tail swing radius type or the minimal swing radius type. A hybrid mini-shovel of the minimal tail swing radius type comprises an engine, a hydraulic pump whose input shaft is coaxially connected to the output shaft of the engine, a generator/motor whose rotating shaft is connected to the output shaft of the engine and the input shaft of the hydraulic pump via a gear mechanism, and a battery which receives and supplies electric power from/to the generator/motor. The generator/motor is placed at a vertical position where its lower end is situated above the shaft center of the input shaft of the hydraulic pump, and when viewed from above at a horizontal position where it overlaps with the hydraulic pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Yoshida, Hajime Ishii
  • Publication number: 20140008140
    Abstract: A regeneration apparatus for executing a regeneration process to an exhaust gas purifying apparatus and an engine control device that controls a rotational speed of an engine according to an instruction value by a rotational speed instruction apparatus are provided. When a directional control valve is in a neutral position, the engine control device controls the rotational speed of the engine to an automatic idle rotational speed (Nai) by an automatic idle selection unit regardless of the instruction value. However, when it is determined that the regeneration process of the exhaust gas purifying apparatus is executed in a state of controlling the rotational speed of the engine at the automatic idle rotational speed (Nai), the engine control device increases the rotational speed of the engine to a regeneration processing rotational speed (N1) higher than the automatic idle rotational speed (Nai).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Yoshida, Hajime Ishii, Shuuhei Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20130266123
    Abstract: An X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a generating unit and a display controller. The generating unit generates a diagram illustrating the angle information of an arm. The display controller performs display control to visualize, together with the diagram generated by the generating unit, at least one of information showing the status of the arm when the arm is at an angle illustrated in the diagram and information showing the status of a subject to be imaged when the arm is at the angle illustrated in the diagram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicants: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hajime YOSHIDA, Ryuji ZAIKI, Masahiro OZAWA, Yusuke NARABU, Masaki KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20130227936
    Abstract: A hydraulic drive system executing load sensing control is capable of efficiently combusting and removing filter deposits inside an exhaust gas purification device by pump output power increasing control when there is no actuator operation, eliminating interference between the actuator operation and the pump output power increasing control. A first solenoid selector valve selects between tank pressure and delivery pressure of a pilot pump. A second solenoid selector valve is arranged in a line leading the output pressure of a differential pressure reducing valve to an LS control valve for selecting between enabling and disabling of the load sensing control. When the exhaust gas purification device needs regeneration, a controller executes switching to make the first solenoid selector valve output the delivery pressure of the pilot pump as dummy load pressure and to make the second solenoid selector valve disable the load sensing control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiwamu Takahashi, Yasutaka Tsuruga, Hajime Yoshida, Yoshifumi Takebayashi, Kazushige Mori
  • Patent number: 8482788
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus, a terminal, a printer apparatus and an image processing method for restoring, when document image obtained from an original image is read and turned to electronic data, the image data in the form of electronic data to the state of original image, are provided. An image processing apparatus reading a document image formed from an original image includes a print condition recognizing unit recognizing a mark on the read image and confirming contents represented by the mark; and an image restoring unit restoring, if the print condition recognizing unit confirms that conditions for forming a document are included in the mark, the read image to the state of original image based on the conditions for forming the document represented by the mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hajime Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20130152573
    Abstract: When the actuator drive torque of a hydraulic pump is lower than a switching torque ?0, a controller closes a solenoid switching valve and makes a rotary electric machine function as a generator. With the increase in the actuator drive torque, the controller controls a pressure compensated flow control valve so that the flow rate of hydraulic fluid supplied from the hydraulic pump to a rotary hydraulic device decreases. When the actuator drive torque is higher than the switching torque, the controller opens the solenoid switching valve, makes the rotary electric machine function as an electric motor, and controls the pressure compensated flow control valve so that the hydraulic fluid discharged by the hydraulic pump is not supplied to the rotary hydraulic device. Consequently, shocks due to flow rate fluctuation are prevented when operational states of the rotary hydraulic device and the rotary electric machine are switched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Tsuruga, Kiwamu Takahashi, Hajime Ishii, Hajime Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20130148783
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a holding apparatus includes an arcuated arm, a first roller, and a second roller. The arcuated arm is provided with a guide groove along the outer surface, has a hollow portion inside, and holds the X-ray generator and X-ray detector while making them squarely face each other. The first roller runs in the hollow portion in contact with the inner wall of the hollow portion on the outer surface side. The second roller runs in the guide groove while being fitted in the guide groove, and holds the arm together with the first roller so as to allow the arm to slide along the arcuated direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Katsuie IKAWA, Masaki KOBAYASHI, Hajime YOSHIDA, Satoshi YAMASHITA
  • Patent number: 8408788
    Abstract: An X-ray image diagnostic apparatus has an X-ray irradiating unit, a receiving unit, a supporting unit, a registering unit, a calculating unit and a presenting unit. The X-ray irradiating unit irradiates an X-ray. The receiving unit receives the X-ray. The supporting unit supports the X-ray irradiating unit and the receiving unit to be opposed to each other, and the supporting unit is movable in a room. The registering unit registers in advance a target position after movement of the supporting unit. The calculating unit calculates a track of the supporting unit from a present position to the registered target position. The presenting unit presents the track until the supporting unit moves to reach the register target position. For example, the registering unit registers a target position coordinate and a target vertical axis rotation angle of the supporting unit as the target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Ozawa, Hajime Yoshida, Nobuo Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8411306
    Abstract: A data processing system is provided, which improves convenience for a user in setting an operation parameter for application software to be executed by a server apparatus connected to an image forming apparatus via a network. An extracting portion of the image forming apparatus extracts a parameter entered by the user from a parameter setting sheet bearing the parameter entered therein, and transmits the extracted parameter to the server apparatus. Application software installed in the server apparatus receiving the parameter apply various kinds of information processing to document image data transmitted from the image forming apparatus, based on the parameter extracted by the extracting portion of the image forming apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hajime Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8392979
    Abstract: It is facilitated to execute a workflow requiring user authentication. When an IC card reading/writing apparatus reads information recorded in an IC card owned by a user, an image forming apparatus transmits user credential information included in the read information to an authentication server. The authentication server performs authentication of the user based on the user credential information transmitted from the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus transmits workflow program information included in the information recorded in an authentication token and parameter information for the workflow program to an application server. The application server controls the image forming apparatus based on the workflow program information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hajime Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8351574
    Abstract: An X-ray diagnosis apparatus includes a display-image creating unit that creates a display image from three-dimensional medical image data such that a display image of three-dimensional medical image data substantially matches up with an anatomical structure on an acquired image by the X-ray diagnosis apparatus. Moreover, the X-ray diagnosis apparatus includes a display-image changing unit that changes a display image so as to maintain consistency of an anatomical structure in accordance with change in acquiring conditions by the X-ray diagnosis apparatus. Furthermore, the X-ray diagnosis apparatus includes a display unit that displays a display image that is at least one of created and changed by at least one of the display-image creating unit and the display-image changing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Hisato Takemoto, Hajime Yoshida, Satoru Ohishi
  • Publication number: 20120186889
    Abstract: Provided is a hybrid construction machine capable of facilitating the hybridization (conversion, redesigning, etc. into a hybrid construction machine) even for construction machines of the minimal tail swing radius type or the minimal swing radius type. A hybrid mini-shovel of the minimal tail swing radius type comprises an engine, a hydraulic pump whose input shaft is coaxially connected to the output shaft of the engine, a generator/motor whose rotating shaft is connected to the output shaft of the engine and the input shaft of the hydraulic pump via a gear mechanism, and a battery which receives and supplies electric power from/to the generator/motor. The generator/motor is placed at a vertical position where its lower end is situated above the shaft center of the input shaft of the hydraulic pump, and when viewed from above at a horizontal position where it overlaps with the hydraulic pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Yoshida, Hajime Ishii
  • Patent number: 8166791
    Abstract: A die cushion pad 13 is divided into four small pads 15 and a large pad 16. With this arrangement, a load applied to an action point of each of the small pads 15 can be equalized by the large pad 16, and an overturning moment arising between the action point and a reaction force point that equates the center of the small pad 15 can be canceled, thereby preventing flexure of the small pad 15. Accordingly, since flexure of the cushion pin and the like can be prevented, there is no risk that the cushion pin is frictioned against the penetrating hole of a bolster, and the lifting operation can be smoothly performed, whereby a higher-accuracy pressing forming operation can be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignees: Komatsu Ltd, Komatsu Industries Corp., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Baba, Hiroaki Honma, Masahide Sunata, Hajime Yoshida, Hirohide Satou