Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Hatake
Kazuhiro Hatake 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: 12139880Abstract: A loading machine includes a swing body, work equipment provided on the swing body, a posture measuring device to measure a posture of the swing body, and a depth detecting device to detect a depth of at least part of a surrounding of the swing body in a detection range. A control device controls the loading machine. The control device includes a posture information acquisition unit that acquires posture information indicating the posture measured, a detection information acquisition unit that acquires depth information indicating the depth detected, a target azimuth direction determination unit, and an output unit. The target azimuth direction determination unit determines a target azimuth direction in swing control based on the posture information and the depth information acquired when the swing body is stopped swinging. The output unit outputs a swing operation signal based on the target azimuth direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Oi, Kazuhiro Hatake
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Publication number: 20240352705Abstract: A control device of a work machine includes work equipment including a work tool and is configured to perform an automatic loading control of holding a posture of the work tool in a target posture and moving a position of the work tool up to a target position, in which in the automatic loading control, when the posture of the work tool is out of a predetermined range from the target posture, the control device is configured to prioritize a control of the posture of the work tool over a control of the position of the work tool until the posture of the work tool falls within the predetermined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2022Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Kazuhiro HATAKE, Yusuke SAIGO
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Publication number: 20240254722Abstract: An operation signal input unit (613) receives an input of a manual operation signal for a swing body (120) and work equipment (130) on the basis of an operation of an operation device (143). A movement control unit (619) generates an automatic operation signal for driving the swing body and the work equipment. An output determination unit (621) performs a determination of which of the manual operation signal and the automatic operation signal is to be output on the basis of the manual operation signal. Particularly, the output determination unit determines to output the manual operation signal when the manual operation signal indicates an operation resisting the automatic operation signal. An operation signal output unit (622) outputs the manual operation signal or the automatic operation signal on the basis of a result of the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2022Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventors: Kazuhiro HATAKE, Yusuke SAIGO
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Patent number: 12037767Abstract: A work machine comprises: a travel unit; a swing unit provided on the travel unit swingably; an angular velocity sensor that is attached to the swing unit and outputs an azimuthal angular velocity of the swing unit; a measurement device that measures an azimuth of the swing unit; and a controller that corrects the azimuthal angular velocity based on azimuth information measured by the measurement device and controls the swing unit based on the corrected azimuthal angular velocity.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Tomoki Konda, Kenjiro Shimada, Kazuhiro Hatake, Yusuke Saigo
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Patent number: 12024851Abstract: A loading machine includes a swing body and work equipment with a bucket. A control device of the loading machine includes a loading target specifying unit that specifies a position and shape of a loading target, an avoidance position specifying unit, and a movement processing unit. The avoidance position specifying unit specifies an interference avoidance position based on the position and shape of the loading target. The movement processing unit outputs an operation signal to drive only the swing body until the bucket reaches the interference avoidance position from a loading position above the loading target, to cause the bucket to move to the interference avoidance position. The movement processing unit outputs an operation signal to drive the swing body and the work equipment after the bucket has reached the interference avoidance position, to cause the bucket to move to an excavation position above an excavation target.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Tomoki Konda, Kazuhiro Hatake, Takeshi Oi, Masanori Aizawa
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Publication number: 20240191458Abstract: A start angle determination unit determines a start angle which is an angle of a swing body at the start of loading of a loading machine. The movement control unit outputs an operation signal for driving the swing body until the angle of the swing body reaches the start angle after a bucket has reached a loading point above a loading target, and outputs an operation signal for driving the work equipment until a posture of the bucket with respect to the swing body reaches a preset target posture different from a posture of the bucket at the start of loading.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2022Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Kazuhiro HATAKE, Yusuke SAIGO
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Patent number: 11976438Abstract: A loading machine includes a swing body and work equipment attached to the swing body. The work equipment has a bucket. A control device of the loading machine includes an operation signal input unit that receives an input of a loading command signal from an operator, and an operation signal output unit. The operation signal output unit outputs operation signals of the work equipment and the swing body to move the bucket to a loading position above a loading target in a case in which the loading command signal is received. The operation signal output unit outputs a dumping operation signal to perform dumping to the bucket when the swing body faces a dump start azimuth direction that is closer to the swing body in a swing direction than an end point azimuth direction in which the swing body faces when the work equipment is positioned at the loading position.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Tomoki Konda, Kazuhiro Hatake
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Patent number: 11952745Abstract: A movement processing unit generates a work equipment operation signal for moving a bucket to a loading point and a swing operation signal related to a target swing speed, based on a command for starting an automatic movement of the bucket. A target speed changing unit changes the target swing speed so that the work equipment does not interfere with the loading target during a swing of a swing body.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Saigo, Kazuhiro Hatake
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Patent number: 11753792Abstract: A movement processing unit is configured to generate operation signals of a work equipment and a swing body for moving a bucket to a loading point based on a start command of an automatic movement of the bucket. A stop processing unit is configured to brake a swing of the swing body based on a stop command of the automatic movement of the bucket, and is further configured to generate an operation signal for retreating the work equipment when a height of the bucket is lower than the loading point.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Tomoki Konda, Yusuke Saigo, Ryuta Okuwaki, Kazuhiro Hatake
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Publication number: 20230243127Abstract: An excavation information processing device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire target object position information indicating an excavation target object by position information of a plurality of points, and an excavation earth amount estimation unit configured to sequentially estimate and output an excavation earth amount acquired by a bucket when the bucket performs holding at that point in time based on bucket position and posture information indicating a position and a posture of the bucket and the target object position information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Ryuta OKUWAKI, Kazuhiro HATAKE
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Publication number: 20230193588Abstract: A stage specifying unit specifies a work stage of a work machine. A target decision unit decides target postures of a boom and an arm based on the specified work stage. A control amount calculation unit calculates a control amount of the boom and the arm based on the target postures. A limiting unit limits the control amount of the arm such that a change amount of the control amount of the arm is within a predetermined change amount when the specified work stage is a work stage related to a hoist swing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Kazuhiro HATAKE, Ryuta OKUWAKI
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Patent number: 11661725Abstract: A loaded machine information acquisition unit acquires position information and azimuth direction information of a transport vehicle. An earth removal position-specifying unit specifies an earth removal position for loading a load target onto the transport vehicle, based on the position information and the azimuth direction information. A bucket position-specifying unit specifies a position of a bucket. An operation signal generation unit generates an operation signal for moving the bucket from the specified position to the earth removal position.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Tomoki Konda, Yusuke Saigo, Kazuhiro Hatake
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Patent number: 11619025Abstract: A control device outputs an operation signal of a work equipment and a swing body for moving a work equipment to a loading point when receiving a loading command signal. The control device does not output a dumping operation signal for causing the bucket to dump earth in a case where an azimuth direction in which the swing body faces is within a first region from a starting point azimuth direction to a predetermined reference azimuth direction, the starting point azimuth direction being an azimuth direction in which the swing body faces when the loading command signal is received. The control device outputs the dumping operation signal in a case where the azimuth direction is within a second region from the reference azimuth direction to an end point azimuth direction in which the swing body faces when the work equipment is positioned at the loading point.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Tomoki Konda, Yusuke Saigo, Ryuta Okuwaki, Kazuhiro Hatake
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Patent number: 11447928Abstract: A display system includes: an image data acquisition unit that acquires a front image and a side image captured by an imaging device mounted on a work machine having a swing body swinging about a swing axis and working equipment supported by the swing body, the front image including at least an image in a front direction with respect to the swing axis, the side image including at least an image in a lateral direction to the swing axis, the lateral direction being orthogonal to the front direction; and a display control unit that displays the front image and the side image acquired by the image data acquisition unit on a display device existing outside the work machine.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Hatake, Yukinori Matsumura
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Publication number: 20220251802Abstract: Occurrence of a skid due to revolution of a revolving unit is suppressed. A work machine includes a traveling unit, a revolving unit revolvably mounted on the traveling unit, and a controller that controls operations of the work machine. The controller determines whether or not a skid of the traveling unit has occurred in a revolving operation of the revolving unit during an automatic operation of the work machine. When the controller determines that the skid has occurred, it performs processing for weakening rotational inertial force generated in the revolving operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Tomoki KONDA, Kenjiro SHIMADA, Kazuhiro HATAKE, Yusuke SAIGO
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Publication number: 20220162832Abstract: A work machine comprises: a travel unit; a swing unit provided on the travel unit swingably; an angular velocity sensor that is attached to the swing unit and outputs an azimuthal angular velocity of the swing unit; a measurement device that measures an azimuth of the swing unit; and a controller that corrects the azimuthal angular velocity based on azimuth information measured by the measurement device and controls the swing unit based on the corrected azimuthal angular velocity.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Tomoki KONDA, Kenjiro SHIMADA, Kazuhiro HATAKE, Yusuke SAIGO
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Patent number: 11286638Abstract: An avoidance position specification unit specifies an interference avoidance position that is higher than a loading object and has no loading object therebelow. A timing determination unit determines a swing start timing based on a remaining swing angle formed by a straight line that extends from a center of swing to a work equipment and a straight line that extends from the center of swing to an interference avoidance position, and a height of the interference avoidance position. An operation signal output unit outputs an operation signal of the work equipment in a case of not reaching the swing start timing and outputs an operation signal for swinging a swing body at swing speed higher than that when not reaching the swing start timing and an operation signal of the work equipment, in a case of reaching the swing start timing.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Saigo, Kazuhiro Hatake
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Patent number: 11118326Abstract: A control device generates an operation signal for controlling a pressure of hydraulic oil on a downstream side of the swing motor in a hydraulic device based on an azimuth direction, a swing speed, and a target stopping azimuth direction of a swing body during braking of a swing motor.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Saigo, Kazuhiro Hatake
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Publication number: 20210254304Abstract: A loading machine includes a swing body and work equipment attached to the swing body. The work equipment has a bucket. A control device of the loading machine includes an operation signal input unit that receives an input of a loading command signal from an operator, and an operation signal output unit. The operation signal output unit outputs operation signals of the work equipment and the swing body to move the bucket to a loading position above a loading target in a case in which the loading command signal is received. The operation signal output unit outputs a dumping operation signal to perform dumping to the bucket when the swing body faces a dump start azimuth direction that is closer to the swing body in a swing direction than an end point azimuth direction in which the swing body faces when the work equipment is positioned at the loading position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Tomoki KONDA, Kazuhiro HATAKE
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Publication number: 20210246625Abstract: A loading machine includes a swing body, work equipment provided on the swing body, a posture measuring device to measure a posture of the swing body, and a depth detecting device to detect a depth of at least part of a surrounding of the swing body in a detection range. A control device controls the loading machine. The control device includes a posture information acquisition unit that acquires posture information indicating the posture measured, a detection information acquisition unit that acquires depth information indicating the depth detected, a target azimuth direction determination unit, and an output unit. The target azimuth direction determination unit determines a target azimuth direction in swing control based on the posture information and the depth information acquired when the swing body is stopped swinging. The output unit outputs a swing operation signal based on the target azimuth direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Takeshi OI, Kazuhiro HATAKE