Patents by Inventor Hirofumi IKAI

Hirofumi IKAI 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: 10766742
    Abstract: A safety device for a hydraulic elevator includes an open-door running prevention unit and a pressure sensor. The open-door running prevention unit includes a memory configured to sequentially store values of the pressure sensor during a period in which the hydraulic elevator is in the open-door state as time-series data. When it is determined that the car speed, detected when the hydraulic elevator is in the open-door state, is equal to or larger than a preset first threshold value, the open-door running prevention unit calculates a differential value between a maximum value and a minimum value of the time-series data stored in the memory in a period of a preset determination time. When the differential value is out of a preset allowable range, the open-door running prevention unit determines that the open-door running abnormality is present, and executes the car braking processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hirofumi Ikai
  • Publication number: 20180370765
    Abstract: A safety device for a hydraulic elevator includes an open-door running prevention unit and a pressure sensor. The open-door running prevention unit includes a memory configured to sequentially store values of the pressure sensor during a period in which the hydraulic elevator is in the open-door state as time-series data. When it is determined that the car speed, detected when the hydraulic elevator is in the open-door state, is equal to or larger than a preset first threshold value, the open-door running prevention unit calculates a differential value between a maximum value and a minimum value of the time-series data stored in the memory in a period of a preset determination time. When the differential value is out of a preset allowable range, the open-door running prevention unit determines that the open-door running abnormality is present, and executes the car braking processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Hirofumi IKAI