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).

  • Patent number: 12139880
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Oi, Kazuhiro Hatake
  • Publication number: 20240352705
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuhiro HATAKE, Yusuke SAIGO
  • Publication number: 20240254722
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuhiro HATAKE, Yusuke SAIGO
  • Patent number: 12037767
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki Konda, Kenjiro Shimada, Kazuhiro Hatake, Yusuke Saigo
  • Patent number: 12024851
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki Konda, Kazuhiro Hatake, Takeshi Oi, Masanori Aizawa
  • Publication number: 20240191458
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuhiro HATAKE, Yusuke SAIGO
  • Patent number: 11976438
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki Konda, Kazuhiro Hatake
  • Patent number: 11952745
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Saigo, Kazuhiro Hatake
  • Patent number: 11753792
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoki Konda, Yusuke Saigo, Ryuta Okuwaki, Kazuhiro Hatake
  • Publication number: 20230243127
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Ryuta OKUWAKI, Kazuhiro HATAKE
  • Publication number: 20230193588
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kazuhiro HATAKE, Ryuta OKUWAKI
  • Patent number: 11661725
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoki Konda, Yusuke Saigo, Kazuhiro Hatake
  • Patent number: 11619025
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoki Konda, Yusuke Saigo, Ryuta Okuwaki, Kazuhiro Hatake
  • Patent number: 11447928
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Hatake, Yukinori Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20220251802
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki KONDA, Kenjiro SHIMADA, Kazuhiro HATAKE, Yusuke SAIGO
  • Publication number: 20220162832
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoki KONDA, Kenjiro SHIMADA, Kazuhiro HATAKE, Yusuke SAIGO
  • Patent number: 11286638
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Saigo, Kazuhiro Hatake
  • Patent number: 11118326
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Saigo, Kazuhiro Hatake
  • Publication number: 20210254304
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Tomoki KONDA, Kazuhiro HATAKE
  • Publication number: 20210246625
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Takeshi OI, Kazuhiro HATAKE