Patents by Inventor Hikosaburou Hiraki

Hikosaburou Hiraki 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: 10407864
    Abstract: The work implement requirement determination unit determines a work implement required horsepower on the basis of an operation amount of a work implement operating member and a hydraulic pressure of a hydraulic pump. A transmission requirement determination unit determines a transmission required horsepower on the basis of a vehicle speed and the operation amount of the accelerator operating member. An engine requirement determination unit determines an engine required horsepower on the basis of the work implement required horsepower and the transmission required horsepower. The required throttle determination unit determines a required throttle value based on an engine requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Miyamoto, Hiroshi Monden, Hikosaburou Hiraki, Yasuo Fujiwara, Yasunori Ohkura
  • Patent number: 9732499
    Abstract: The power-transmission device has an input shaft, an output shaft, a gear mechanism, and a motor. The gear mechanism includes a plurality of planetary gear mechanisms and a mode-switching mechanism, and transmits the rotations of the input shaft to the output shaft. The mode-switching mechanism selectively switches the drive-power transmission path of the power-transmission device between a plurality of modes. The motor is connected to the rotating elements of the planetary gear mechanisms. A target-input-torque determination unit determines the target input torque, which is a target value for the torque to be inputted to the power-transmission device. The target-output-torque determination unit determines the target output torque, which is a target value for the torque to be outputted from the power-transmission device. The command-torque determination unit uses the torque balance information to determine torque commands to the motor from the target input torque and the target output torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Miyamoto, Hiroshi Monden, Hikosaburou Hiraki, Yasuo Fujiwara, Yasunori Ohkura
  • Patent number: 9267269
    Abstract: A target-input-torque determination unit determines the target input torque on the basis of the transmission required horsepower. The target input torque is a target value for the torque to be inputted to a power-transmission device. A target-output-torque determination unit determines the target output torque, which is a target value for the torque to be outputted by the power-transmission device. A command-torque determination unit uses torque-balance information to determine command torque for the motor from the target input torque and the target output torque. The target-input-torque determination unit determines the upper limit of the target input torque on the basis of an upper-limit-target-input-torque line and the engine rotation speed. The upper-limit-target-input-torque line sets a value smaller than the target output torque of the engine determined using the engine required horsepower and the engine rotation speed for the upper-limit value of the target input torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Miyamoto, Hiroshi Monden, Hikosaburou Hiraki, Yasuo Fujiwara, Yasunori Ohkura
  • Publication number: 20150345111
    Abstract: A target-input-torque determination unit determines the target input torque on the basis of the transmission required horsepower. The target input torque is a target value for the torque to be inputted to a power-transmission device. A target-output-torque determination unit determines the target output torque, which is a target value for the torque to be outputted by the power-transmission device. A command-torque determination unit uses torque-balance information to determine command torque for the motor from the target input torque and the target output torque. The target-input-torque determination unit determines the upper limit of the target input torque on the basis of an upper-limit-target-input-torque line and the engine rotation speed. The upper-limit-target-input-torque line sets a value smaller than the target output torque of the engine determined using the engine required horsepower and the engine rotation speed for the upper-limit value of the target input torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Shunsuke MIYAMOTO, Hiroshi MONDEN, Hikosaburou HIRAKI, Yasuo FUJIWARA, Yasunori OHKURA
  • Publication number: 20150322645
    Abstract: The work implement requirement determination unit determines a work implement required horsepower on the basis of an operation amount of a work implement operating member and a hydraulic pressure of a hydraulic pump. A transmission requirement determination unit determines a transmission required horsepower on the basis of a vehicle speed and the operation amount of the accelerator operating member. An engine requirement determination unit determines an engine required horsepower on the basis of the work implement required horsepower and the transmission required horsepower. The required throttle determination unit determines a required throttle value based on an engine requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke MIYAMOTO, Hiroshi MONDEN, Hikosaburou HIRAKI, Yasuo FUJIWARA, Yasunori OHKURA
  • Publication number: 20150315767
    Abstract: The power-transmission device has an input shaft, an output shaft, a gear mechanism, and a motor. The gear mechanism includes a plurality of planetary gear mechanisms and a mode-switching mechanism, and transmits the rotations of the input shaft to the output shaft. The mode-switching mechanism selectively switches the drive-power transmission path of the power-transmission device between a plurality of modes. The motor is connected to the rotating elements of the planetary gear mechanisms. A target-input-torque determination unit determines the target input torque, which is a target value for the torque to be inputted to the power-transmission device. The target-output-torque determination unit determines the target output torque, which is a target value for the torque to be outputted from the power-transmission device. The command-torque determination unit uses the torque balance information to determine torque commands to the motor from the target input torque and the target output torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Shunsuke MIYAMOTO, Hiroshi MONDEN, Hikosaburou HIRAKI, Yasuo FUJIWARA, Yasunori OHKURA
  • Patent number: 8149567
    Abstract: The capacitor module includes a capacitor, in which a screw hole is arranged on an outer bottom wall surface of a capacitor case housing a capacitor element, and a heat dissipater, on which a plurality of capacitor cases are fixated by screwing fixation screws in the screw holes of the capacitors. As a result, for example, the capacitor can be fixated with reliability and durability secured even under a condition where very strong vibration is continuously applied, for example, when the capacitor module is mounted on construction machinery. Further, because, an adherence of the outer bottom wall surface of the capacitor case on a fixation surface of the heat dissipater is strengthened by screwing the fixation screw in the screw hole, the capacitor can be cooled down by transferring heat produced by the capacitor to the heat dissipater as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Niigaki, Hikosaburou Hiraki, Satoru Nishimuru
  • Patent number: 8037963
    Abstract: An engine room is divided into a left room and a right room by a cooling unit. An intake chamber is disposed at a left side and an engine and the like are disposed at a right side. A cooling heat sink is provided on a side of the intake chamber, and a storage and a controller for controlling hybrid electronic devices are formed in this order in a cooling heat sink. Further, a cooling pump for supplying cooling liquid to the cooling heat sink is provided in the intake chamber. A radiator for cooling the cooling liquid is provided in front of the cooling unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Nishimura, Hikosaburou Hiraki
  • Publication number: 20100060243
    Abstract: The capacitor module includes a capacitor, in which a screw hole is arranged on an outer bottom wall surface of a capacitor case housing a capacitor element, and a heat dissipater, on which a plurality of capacitor cases are fixated by screwing fixation screws in the screw holes of the capacitors. As a result, for example, the capacitor can be fixated with reliability and durability secured even under a condition where very strong vibration is continuously applied, for example, when the capacitor module is mounted on construction machinery. Further, because, an adherence of the outer bottom wall surface of the capacitor case on a fixation surface of the heat dissipater is strengthened by screwing the fixation screw in the screw hole, the capacitor can be cooled down by transferring heat produced by the capacitor to the heat dissipater as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Niigaki, Hikosaburou Hiraki, Satoru Nishimuru
  • Publication number: 20090199553
    Abstract: An engine room is divided into a left room and a right room by a cooling unit. An intake chamber is disposed at a left side and an engine and the like are disposed at a right side. A cooling heat sink is provided on a side of the intake chamber, and a storage and a controller for controlling hybrid electronic devices are formed in this order in a cooling heat sink. Further, a cooling pump for supplying cooling liquid to the cooling heat sink is provided in the intake chamber. A radiator for cooling the cooling liquid is provided in front of the cooling unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Nishimura, Hikosaburou Hiraki
  • Publication number: 20090020263
    Abstract: An apparatus for efficiently cooling the heat of a hot target without enlarging the size of a cooling device or needing either a piping to connect an evaporation portion and a condensation portion or a steam circulation pump. An exoergic-side heat exchanger has a fluid passage for the target fluid, and stores a coolant for cooling the fluid in the fluid passage through heat exchange. An endoergic-side heat exchanger has at least two coolant passages, the one ends of which communicate with the endoergic-side heat exchanger, and the other ends of which communicate with each other through a common coolant passage. A cooling device cools the coolant by exchanging heat with the coolant passing through the exoergic-side heat exchanger. The coolant passage has a diameter or an equivalent diameter within a range of 2 mm to 16 mm, and all the coolant passages have a substantially identical or equivalent diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Akihiro Ohsawa, Shinji Tsujimura, Rencai Chu, Hikosaburou Hiraki
  • Patent number: 6959241
    Abstract: An engine control device capable of improving engine efficiency by operating the engine in an area where fuel consumption is small (good) while allowing high responsivity of the engine to be maintained. The object can be achieved by operating to match at a point on a target torque line of a torque diagram and operating an electric motor when a matching point moves on the target torque line in a direction in which a load applied to the engine output shaft becomes large.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichiro Itow, Hikosaburou Hiraki, Jun Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20040088103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an engine control device and aims to improve engine efficiency by operating the engine in an area where fuel consumption is small (good) and to allow keeping high responsivity of the engine. The object can be achieved by operating to match at a point on a target torque line of a torque diagram and operating an electric motor when a matching point moves on the target torque line in a direction that a load applied to the engine output shaft becomes large.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Koichiro Itow, Hikosaburou Hiraki, Jun Morinaga
  • Patent number: 5845895
    Abstract: This invention relates to a liquid sealed rubber mount capable of displaying an excellent vibration isolating effect in intermediate and high frequency ranges, having a vibration isolating effect with no resonation occurring with respect to even the impact vibration of a wide frequency band, capable of obtaining a large attenuation force for large amplitude vibration, and capable of preventing the occurrence of lateral vibration. Accordingly, a case (11, 51) and a guide shaft (14) are joined to each other by a cylindrical rubber mounting element (17, 58), and a high attenuation liquid (21, 59) is sealed in a liquid sealing chamber housing (20, 53) fixed to a lower end of the case (11, 51), a damper plate (23, 28, 55) being held on a lower end of the guide shaft (14). An elastic member (24, 26, 34, 35, 36a, 36b, 39, 56), which is deformed finely by the distance a due to the resistance of the high attenuation liquid (21, 59) when vertical vibration occurs, is fixed the damper plate (23, 28, 55).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho
    Inventors: Kuniaki Nakada, Hikosaburou Hiraki