Patents by Inventor Hidenobu Tsukada
Hidenobu 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).
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Patent number: 8429904Abstract: Disclosed is a working machine capable of preventing damage to a filter due to excessive accumulation of particulate matter (PM), even under a situation that requires, prior to compulsory regeneration of the filter, moving the machine to a place in which to perform the regeneration work. The working machine that includes an exhaust treatment device 4 having a filter 6 to trap the PM, a regeneration control section 31 for compulsorily regenerating the filter, and a regeneration instruction device 23 for instructing the regeneration control section 31 to start the compulsory regeneration. Further, when a deposition quantity estimating element determines that an actual PM deposition quantity has reached a deposition alarm level, an alarm device 12 notifies an operator that the time has come to start the movement of the working machine to the place of regeneration.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Shibamori, Kazunori Nakamura, Kouji Ishikawa, Yoichi Kowatari, Hidenobu Tsukada, Shohei Kamiya, Masanori Ezawa
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Publication number: 20130035824Abstract: Disclosed is a display device that includes a display unit provided in a cabin of a construction machine, an operating unit with a switch for operating the display unit, and a monitor controller for controlling the display unit and the operating unit, wherein: upon some kind of abnormality being detected by abnormality detection means for detecting abnormalities in mechanisms equipped in/on the construction machine, a warning logo corresponding to the kind of abnormality is displayed on the display unit, and a warning item for displaying information inclusive of details of the abnormality is added to a menu in a list format that contains items, each for executing a previously assigned specific function.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2011Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Keiichiro Nakamura, Kazuhiro Shibamori, Hidenobu Tsukada, Kinya Odagiri, Yutaka Watanabe
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Publication number: 20120279203Abstract: When an output value of an exhaust resistance sensor 34 has reached or exceeded a set value ?Pa, a controller 20 executes recovery control of a filter of an exhaust gas purification device 32 after conducting exhaust temperature increasing control by operating a pump discharge pressure increasing device (solenoid proportional valve) 38 so that exhaust gas temperature as an output value of an exhaust temperature sensor 33 reaches a preset value Ta. Thus, the recovery process of the exhaust gas purification device can be executed with reliability by increasing the exhaust gas temperature irrespective of the operating environment and the fuel consumption can be kept at a minimum necessary level.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2011Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasushi Arai, Kouji Ishikawa, Shohei Kamiya, Hidenobu Tsukada, Tsuyoshi Nakamura
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Patent number: 8302386Abstract: Each time a starting process for a diesel engine 2 is conducted and before the diesel engine 2 is started, any differences of the pressures P1 and P2 detected by first and second pressure sensors 21 and 22, respectively, with respect to a predetermined reference pressure value Pref, are computed and stored as first and second correction values ?P1 and ?P2, and then a differential pressure P12 across a particulate filter in the diesel engine 2 is computed using the pressure detection results of the first and second pressure sensors 21, 22 and the first and second correction values ?P1, ?P2. Thus, use of simply constructed and highly durable sensors during the detection of the differential pressure existing across the filter allows accurate measurement of this differential pressure.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2008Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidenobu Tsukada, Kazunori Nakamura, Shohei Kamiya
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Patent number: 8290670Abstract: A clutch control device includes: a plurality of hydraulic clutches built into a transmission; a clutch switching pattern storage device in which a plurality of clutch switching patterns, each defining engage/release changeover timing with which the plurality of hydraulic clutches are engaged/released are stored in correspondence to individual speed change patterns adopted by the transmission; a clutch switching pattern selection device that selects a clutch switching pattern stored in the clutch switching pattern storage device in correspondence to a speed change pattern for the transmission at a time of speed change; and a hydraulic control device that executes hydraulic control for the plurality of hydraulic clutches in correspondence to the clutch switching pattern selected by the clutch switching pattern selection device.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2006Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuji Tanaka, Masami Higaki, Hideo Nakayama, Eiichi Sakai, Hidenobu Tsukada
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Patent number: 8262540Abstract: A shift control device for a work vehicle that has a stepped automatic transmission includes: a control device that controls an engine rotation rate at the work vehicle and the stepped automatic transmission; a forward/reverse switchover member that outputs a forward/reverse switchover command for the work vehicle; and an operation quantity detection device that detects an accelerator pedal operation quantity in the work vehicle is operated. As the forward/reverse switchover command is output via the forward/reverse switchover member, the control device executes forward/reverse switchover control for the stepped automatic transmission and also controls the engine rotation rate so as to decrease the engine rotation rate gradually to a target lower limit value selected to ensure that a reverse rotation of a turbine runner at a torque converter in the work vehicle does not occur.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2006Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masami Higaki, Tetsuji Tanaka, Hideo Nakayama, Eiichi Sakai, Hidenobu Tsukada
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Publication number: 20120197465Abstract: A remote management system for at least one working machine manages an upper limit of an engine rpm. A hydraulic excavator includes a controller and an instruction switch for selectively instructing three kinds of work modes. The controller includes a target rpm storage unit, a target rpm computer for selecting one of stored upper limits of the target rpm according to an instruction by an instruction switch and computing a target rpm in a range smaller than the selected upper limit, and a communication unit. A server selects a work mode, according to an instruction by an input device, and instructs the selected work mode to the controller. When the work mode is instructed from the server, the target rpm computer computes a target rpm based on the instructed work mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2010Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuuki Gotou, Kazuhiro Shibamori, Hidenobu Tsukada
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Publication number: 20120163996Abstract: A hydraulic drive system for a hydraulic working machine sets a delivery pressure at a preset value upon raising a temperature of exhaust gas to a temperature needed for combustion of particulate matter by increasing a load to be applied to an engine. In a non-operation state, a variable restrictor is controlled by a controller and a delivery pressure control valve to increase a delivery pressure of a variable displacement hydraulic pump, so that the load is increased to raise the temperature of exhaust gas to the temperature needed for the particulate matter combustion. At this time, the controller controls the delivery pressure control valve such that a delivery pressure to be detected by a delivery pressure sensor will conform with a preset reference delivery pressure. The reference delivery pressure is set to a minimum pressure that can provide the exhaust gas with combustion heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2010Publication date: June 28, 2012Applicant: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Kouji Ishikawa, Yasushi Arai, Hidenobu Tsukada, Shohei Kamiya
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Patent number: 8161736Abstract: An exhaust gas cleaning system for an engineering vehicle, such as a hydraulic excavator, is capable of performing manual regeneration control of a regeneration fuel injector 40 that is started only under the following conditions: a manual regeneration starting switch 39 is enabled; an engine control dial 2 commands a low-speed idle revolution speed; and a gate lock lever 22 is switched to a second position B at which generation of control pilot pressures a through f by use of remote control valves 25, 26, and 27 is disabled. Even when the manual regeneration control is being executed, if the gate lock lever 22 is switched to a first position A, the manual regeneration control immediately ends. As a result, the manual regeneration control of a filter for collecting particulate matter included in the exhaust gas and the operation of the work system do not influence each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidenobu Tsukada, Kazunori Nakamura, Shohei Kamiya
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Publication number: 20120047883Abstract: An exhaust gas cleaning system is provided in an engineering vehicle such as a hydraulic excavator. During automatic regeneration, when a gate lock lever 5 is in a locked state and work is not performed, the exhaust gas temperature detected by the exhaust temperature detecting device 37 may be lower than the threshold value, so temperature-rising assistance is started as follows. The minimum engine output PS1 (pump discharge pressure P1 and pump discharge amount Q1) is brought to engine output PS2 (pump discharge pressure P2 and pump discharge amount Q2). In this way, a hydraulic load is applied to an engine to thereby increase exhaust gas temperature. When the work is resumed during the regeneration, an operator pulls down the gate lock lever to the first position A, and the engine output is returned to PS1. Thus, the temperature-rising assistance is stopped, however the automatic regeneration is continued.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Shohei KAMIYA, Hidenobu TSUKADA, Kensuke SATO
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Publication number: 20110276842Abstract: A machine abnormality monitoring device has basic information and a priority level preset for each type of abnormality. When an abnormality occurs, snapshot data regarding the abnormality occurrence is stored while being associated with the basic information. In cases where a new abnormality occurs when the snapshot data storage unit has no free storage area, if snapshot data at a priority level lower than that of the new abnormality exists in prior snapshot data stored in the snapshot data storage unit, the storage control unit stores the snapshot data regarding the new abnormality in the snapshot data storage unit in place of the prior snapshot data at the lower priority level while associating the new snapshot data with the basic information. Thus, the administrator is able to acquire the snapshot data regarding an abnormality in question with high reliability.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro Shibamori, Yoichi Kowatari, Hidenobu Tsukada, Akira Kimura, Kyouhei Kotsuji
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Patent number: 7970522Abstract: A work machine gear shifting control system provides gear shifting conditions for an automatic gear shifting mode in accordance with work site conditions. An area 62 of a display device 49 displays a permissible velocity setting range and setup operation guidance, and another area 64 shows guidance to indicate whether the setting is acceptable or unacceptable. When the traveling velocity falls within the permissible velocity setting range, the displayed guidance changes to indicate that the setting is acceptable. When, in this instance, an operator presses a setup switch 23 with desired timing, a transmission gear shifting control section 45 acquires the prevailing vehicle velocity and velocity ratio (or vehicle velocity), and stores adjustment values in an adjustment value storage section 43 so that the vehicle velocity and velocity ratio become the gear shifting control threshold values for normal gear shifting control (steps S535 to S545).Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidenobu Tsukada, Kazunori Nakamura, Youichi Kowatari, Masaki Yoshikawa
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Publication number: 20110128116Abstract: In a work machine, a communication system is provided, in which, when damage of disconnection or the like of a communication line occurs, desired communication is enabled without requiring manual replacement of the damaged communication line. The communication system is provided in a hydraulic excavator and comprises a vehicle body controller 12 and a monitor controller 13, serving as a first controller coupled to each of a drive-system communication line 10 and an information-system communication line 11. The communication system also comprises an engine controller 14, serving as a second controller coupled to either one of the communication lines 10 and 11.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2009Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsuhiko Kanehama, Hidenobu Tsukada, Kouji Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20110113766Abstract: An exhaust gas post-treatment system for a vehicle is provided, which in the course of regeneration ascertains whether or not there is any object approaching a body of the vehicle from behind. A filter is arranged in an exhaust passage of an engine to trap PM therein. A trapped and deposited PM amount sensing device senses a deposited amount of PM deposited in the filter. A fuel injector burns and removes PM deposited in the filter to conduct regeneration of the filter. A rearward monitoring camera monitors a scene rearward of a vehicle body. A display module displays monitoring information from the rearward monitoring camera, and a controller having a regeneration processing unit executes control processing to actuate the fuel injector and to perform regeneration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shohei Kamiya, Kouji Ishikawa, Yasushi Arai, Hidenobu Tsukada, Tsuyoshi Nakamura
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Patent number: 7912616Abstract: A work machine gear shifting control device is capable of readily identifying the cause of failure in learning the clutch hydraulic pressure for operating a transmission clutch. A transmission gear shifting control section 46 is provided for each of clutches 61-65, and performs a learning process in which each of a plurality of handling processes learns the clutch hydraulic pressure for each of the clutches 61-65 and determines the clutch hydraulic pressure characteristic values for operating the individual clutches. Further, the transmission gear shifting control section 46 performs a learning monitoring process in each of the plurality of handling processes to formulate an error judgment, which indicates whether learning has failed in each of the plurality of subprocesses, and displays the result of the judgment.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidenobu Tsukada, Youichi Kowatari, Kazunori Nakamura, Masaki Yoshikawa
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Patent number: 7902832Abstract: An antenna cable break detector used with a construction machine wireless communication apparatus to detect a break in an antenna cable. The antenna cable 4 includes a central wire 6 and an armor wire 7 that is positioned concentrically outside the central wire. One end of the central wire and the armor wire is connected to a communication device. The other end of the central wire is connected to an antenna 3. The other end of the armor wire is grounded. The antenna cable break detector has a direct current shutoff device that is connected to the armor wire to shut off the flow of direct current 15 from the armor wire to the communication device. There is also a current shutoff detection device that is connected to the armor wire to detect the shutoff of the flow of a direct current to the armor wire.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2007Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tadatoshi Shimamura, Hidenobu Tsukada
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Publication number: 20110000197Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment filter removes particulate matter from exhaust gas of a diesel engine. The particulate matter which accumulates on the filter is removed by a manual regeneration system that can simply be controlled. After a manual regeneration switch 22 is shifted to an ON-position, load control section 66 keeps at least one of the revolution speed N of an engine 1, the displacement volume q and discharge pressure P of a hydraulic pressure pump 11 at a corresponding first target value (N1, q1, or P1) or second target value (N2, q2, or P2) depending on a temperature of the cooling water in relation to a flame-out prevention temperature T1. A regeneration control section 67 starts the compulsory regeneration after the manual regeneration switch has been shifted to the ON-position and when the cooling water temperature is equal to or higher than T0.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Shohei KAMIYA, Kensuke SATO, Hidenobu TSUKADA, Kazuhiro SHIBAMORI
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Publication number: 20110004559Abstract: In a server 10, a standard setting section 11 establishes a standard amount of deposits and a standard amount of money of a maintenance charge in advance; a first calculating section 12 calculates the maintenance charge by multiplying the standard amount of money by a ratio of a deposition level at returning to a standard deposition level; a memory section 13 stores in memory an engine operating time, the number of regeneration sequences performed, and a reduction coefficient table; a second calculating section 14 establishes a reduction coefficient based on the reduction coefficient table and reduces the maintenance charge after reduction by multiplying the maintenance charge calculated by the first calculating section 12 by the reduction coefficient; and a third calculating section 15 calculates an amount of refund by subtracting the value of the maintenance charge from the value of a maintenance guarantee.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro SHIBAMORI, Hidenobu TSUKADA, Kazunori NAKAMURA, Yoichi KOWATARI
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Publication number: 20100326058Abstract: Disclosed is a working machine capable of preventing damage to a filter due to excessive accumulation of particulate matter (PM), even under a situation that requires, prior to compulsory regeneration of the filter, moving the machine to a place in which to perform the regeneration work. The working machine that includes an exhaust treatment device 4 having a filter 6 to trap the PM, a regeneration control section 31 for compulsorily regenerating the filter, and a regeneration instruction device 23 for instructing the regeneration control section 31 to start the compulsory regeneration. Further, when a deposition quantity estimating element determines that an actual PM deposition quantity has reached a deposition alarm level, an alarm device 12 notifies an operator that the time has come to start the movement of the working machine to the place of regeneration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhiro SHIBAMORI, Kazunori NAKAMURA, Kouji ISHIKAWA, Yoichi KOWATARI, Hidenobu TSUKADA, Shohei KAMIYA, Masanori EZAWA
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Publication number: 20100277590Abstract: [Problem] To provide a construction machine, which can surely perform confirmation of conditions around a machine body upon starting work and can start a prime mover even when obstruction exists around the machine body. [Solution] A picture display control means and an engine start delay means are provided. The control means includes a picture switch means 22 for switching a picture of a monitor 13 to a picture of peripheral image information, which is based on video signals from a monitor camera 12, based on an ON signal outputted from an engine key switch device 16.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2008Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. LtdInventors: Nobuei Ariga, Hidenobu Tsukada