Patents by Inventor Katsumasa UJI

Katsumasa UJI 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: 11913198
    Abstract: A controller mounted in a hydraulic excavator includes: a state transition section that performs switchover between two types of control that are manual control and semiautomatic control, on the basis of input of a state switching signal; and a velocity transition section that changes a rate of change with time in a velocity of a boom cylinder from a first rate of change I1 to a second rate of change I2 greater than the first rate of change I1 in a case in which input to an operation lever changes since the state transition section switches over between the two types of control until the velocity of the boom cylinder changes to a velocity Vo(t) specified by the control after the switchover between the two types of control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamada, Katsumasa Uji
  • Patent number: 11866913
    Abstract: First to third inertial sensors (16, 17, 18) are respectively mounted on a boom (5A), an arm (5B) and a bucket (5C) to rotate in coordinate axes different from each other at the time of operating the boom (5A). In a case where the boom (5A) is operated in a state where a traveling operation pressure Pa and a revolving operation pressure Pb are equal to or less than respective preset operation pressure threshold values, a controller (20) makes a determination on which movable part of the boom (5A), the arm (5B) and the bucket (5C) each of the inertial sensors (16, 17, 18) is mounted, based upon sensor outputs outputted from the inertial sensors (16, 17, 18). The controller (20) sets a corresponding relation between each of the boom (5A), the arm (5B) and the bucket (5C) and each of the inertial sensors (16, 17, 18) based upon the determination result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Katsumasa Uji
  • Patent number: 10975551
    Abstract: There is provided an information controller (60) that calculates a work amount based on the positions of a construction target surface and a current surface in a set coordinate system set in the operational plane of a multi-joint type front work device (30), and a construction distance (L) by which a construction target surface and a current surface of configurations equivalent to those of the construction target surface and the current surface continue on a construction object, and that calculates a predicted requisite time of the work amount of a work based on the work amount and processing speed. A construction completion prediction time calculated by the information controller (60) or a prediction time calculated from the construction completion prediction time is displayed by a display device (67).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumasa Uji, Yuichiro Morita, Kouichi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20210054600
    Abstract: First to third inertial sensors (16, 17, 18) are respectively mounted on a boom (5A), an arm (5B) and a bucket (5C) to rotate in coordinate axes different from each other at the time of operating the boom (5A). In a case where the boom (5A) is operated in a state where a traveling operation pressure Pa and a revolving operation pressure Pb are equal to or less than respective preset operation pressure threshold values, a controller (20) makes a determination on which movable part of the boom (5A), the arm (5B) and the bucket (5C) each of the inertial sensors (16, 17, 18) is mounted, based upon sensor outputs outputted from the inertial sensors (16, 17, 18). The controller (20) sets a corresponding relation between each of the boom (5A), the arm (5B) and the bucket (5C) and each of the inertial sensors (16, 17, 18) based upon the determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsumasa UJI
  • Publication number: 20210047808
    Abstract: A controller mounted in a hydraulic excavator includes: a state transition section that performs switchover between two types of control that are manual control and semiautomatic control, on the basis of input of a state switching signal; and a velocity transition section that changes a rate of change with time in a velocity of a boom cylinder from a first rate of change I1 to a second rate of change I2 greater than the first rate of change I1 in a case in which input to an operation lever changes since the state transition section switches over between the two types of control until the velocity of the boom cylinder changes to a velocity Vo(t) specified by the control after the switchover between the two types of control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroyuki YAMADA, Katsumasa UJI
  • Patent number: 10876274
    Abstract: To provide an identification system for a work machine which is capable of preventing a setting error, the identification system for a work machine includes: a main control unit to control the entirety of a work machine; and a plurality of power control units to control components of the work machine. The main control unit acquires information about the entire vehicle body of the work machine. Each of the power control units acquires different information about a state of one of the components from that acquired by the other power control units, on the basis of a installation site of the power control unit installed on the work machine. In addition, the power control unit sets a function of the power control unit on the basis of the information about the state and the information about the entire vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi Shibata, Yuichiro Morita, Taiki Aizawa, Katsumasa Uji
  • Publication number: 20200224386
    Abstract: To provide an identification system for a work machine which is capable of preventing a setting error, the identification system for a work machine includes: a first control device to control the entirety of a work machine; and a plurality of second control devices to control components of the work machine. The first control device acquires information about the entire vehicle body of the work machine. Each of the second control devices acquires different information about a state of one of the components from that acquired by the other second control devices, on the basis of a installation site of the second control device installed on the work machine. In addition, the second control device sets a function of the second control device on the basis of the information about the state and the information about the entire vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kouichi SHIBATA, Yuichiro MORITA, Taiki AIZAWA, Katsumasa UJI
  • Patent number: 10207703
    Abstract: At the time of starting up an engine (9) using an assist motor generator (10), a main controller (28) lowers a lower limit value in a charge/discharge range of an electricity storage device (19) from a first lower limit value (min1) to a second lower limit value (min2) through an energy management control part (28B). The main controller (28) heightens the lower limit value in the charge/discharge range of an electricity storage device (19) from the second lower limit value (min2) to the first lower limit value (min1) when the start of the engine (9) is completed. Further, the main controller (28) displays engine stop prohibition information on a display device (30) when the start of the engine (9) is completed and when an SOC of the electricity storage device (19) falls below the first lower limit value (min1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumasa Uji, Yuichiro Morita, Kouichi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20190017249
    Abstract: There is provided an information controller (60) that calculates a work amount based on the positions of a construction target surface and a current surface in a set coordinate system set in the operational plane of a multi-joint type front work device (30), and a construction distance (L) by which a construction target surface and a current surface of configurations equivalent to those of the construction target surface and the current surface continue on a construction object, and that calculates a predicted requisite time of the work amount of a work based on the work amount and processing speed. A construction completion prediction time calculated by the information controller (60) or a prediction time calculated from the construction completion prediction time is displayed by a display device (67).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Katsumasa UJI, Yuichiro MORITA, Kouichi SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 9988791
    Abstract: A management server (32) is provided in a position away from a hydraulic excavator (1). An operator ID and a vehicle body ID and output characteristic information are stored in a memory device (32A) in the management server (32) in such a manner as to be associated with operability desired by each of operators. The management server (32) extracts the output characteristic information in conformity with the operability desired by an operator from the operator ID and the vehicle body ID, and outputs the extracted output characteristic information to the hydraulic excavator (1). A control device (17) in the hydraulic excavator (1) changes the output characteristics of hydraulic actuators (4D), (4E), (4F), (2B), (3B) based upon the output characteristic information stored in a memory (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumasa Uji, Yuuichirou Morita, Kouichi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20180106016
    Abstract: A management server (32) is provided in a position away from a hydraulic excavator (1). An operator ID and a vehicle body ID and output characteristic information are stored in a memory device (32A) in the management server (32) in such a manner as to be associated with operability desired by each of operators. The management server (32) extracts the output characteristic information in conformity with the operability desired by an operator from the operator ID and the vehicle body ID, and outputs the extracted output characteristic information to the hydraulic excavator (1). A control device (17) in the hydraulic excavator (1) changes the output characteristics of hydraulic actuators (4D), (4E), (4F), (2B), (3B) based upon the output characteristic information stored in a memory (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Katsumasa UJI, Yuuichirou MORITA, Kouichi SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20170282907
    Abstract: At the time of starting up an engine (9) using an assist motor generator (10), a main controller (28) lowers a lower limit value in a charge/discharge range of an electricity storage device (19) from a first lower limit value (min1) to a second lower limit value (min2) through an energy management control part (28B). The main controller (28) heightens the lower limit value in the charge/discharge range of an electricity storage device (19) from the second lower limit value (min2) to the first lower limit value (min1) when the start of the engine (9) is completed. Further, the main controller (28) displays engine stop prohibition information on a display device (30) when the start of the engine (9) is completed and when an SOC of the electricity storage device (19) falls below the first lower limit value (min1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Katsumasa UJI, Yuichiro MORITA, Kouichi SHIBATA