Patents by Inventor Kazunori Hiranuma

Kazunori Hiranuma 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).

  • Publication number: 20240025709
    Abstract: A work machine includes an attachment rotatably attached to an upper turning body; a gripping part rotatably attached to the attachment, the gripping part gripping a long carried-material; and processing circuitry, and a memory storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed, cause the processing circuitry to calculate a weight of the carried-material, based on a torque for rotating the attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Kazunori HIRANUMA
  • Publication number: 20230408322
    Abstract: A work machine includes processing circuitry, and a memory storing computer-readable instructions, which when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the work machine to perform a process including calculating a load weight of a carried material loaded on a vehicle, inputting a weighbridge measured value, and generating a correction value, based on the weighbridge measured value inputted in the inputting and the load weight calculated in the calculating, wherein the calculating includes correcting the load weight by the correction value to calculate a corrected load weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Kazunori HIRANUMA, Jun NISHIMAKI
  • Publication number: 20230279634
    Abstract: A work machine is provided that includes: an attachment attached on an upper rotating body and including at least a boom, an arm attached on an end of the boom, and an end attachment attached on an end of the arm; and a control device, wherein the control device compensates for a torque, which causes the boom to rotate, based on either or both of a centrifugal force on the arm and an inertial force on the arm, and calculates a weight of a conveyance object conveyed by the attachment based on the torque for which the compensation is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhiro YAMAMOTO, Kazunori HIRANUMA
  • Publication number: 20230257961
    Abstract: A work machine includes a lower structure, a slewing upper structure attached to the lower structure via a slewing mechanism, an attachment, including at least a boom, and attached to the slewing upper structure, a boom cylinder configured to drive the boom, a work tool attached to the attachment, and a controller. The controller includes a weight calculating part configured to measure a weight of a transporting object to be transported by the work tool, based on a boom cylinder pressure of the boom cylinder, and a vibration control part configured to generate a command for reducing vibration of the attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: Kazunori HIRANUMA
  • Patent number: 11655611
    Abstract: A shovel that corrects the movement of an attachment regardless of the operating state of the attachment by an operator is provided. The shovel includes a traveling body, a turning body turnably mounted on the traveling body, an attachment attached to the turning body, a hydraulic actuator configured to drive the attachment, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the hydraulic actuator to minimize a change in orientation of the traveling body or of the turning body, in response to a change in moment caused by an aerial movement of the attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Sano, Junichi Okada, Kazunori Hiranuma, Yoshiyasu Itsuji, Koichiro Tsukane, Keiji Honda
  • Publication number: 20220195690
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling structure, an upper swing structure swingably mounted on the lower traveling structure, and a hardware processor provided on the upper swing structure. The hardware processor is configured to recognize the position of a dump truck and create a target trajectory for a dumping operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Chunnan WU, Yusuke SANO, Yasuhiro YAMAMOTO, Yoshiyasu ITSUJI, Kazunori HIRANUMA
  • Publication number: 20220127817
    Abstract: An excavator includes an attachment attached to a revolving upper body; and a first actuator and a second actuator configured to drive the attachment; and a control device including a memory and a processor configured to execute calculating a weight of a loaded matter loaded in the attachment as a first weight, based on the first actuator, and calculating the weight of the loaded matter as a second weight, based on the second actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Yusuke SANO, Chunnan WU, Kazunori HIRANUMA
  • Patent number: 11242666
    Abstract: A shovel includes a traveling body, an upper turning body turnably provided on the traveling body, an attachment including a boom, an arm, and a bucket and attached to the upper turning body, and a processor. The processor is configured to correct the motion of the attachment in such a manner as to control a slip of the traveling body toward the back in the extension direction of the attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Okada, Kazunori Hiranuma
  • Patent number: 11225771
    Abstract: A shovel includes a traveling body, an upper turning body turnably provided on the traveling body, an attachment including a boom, an arm, and a bucket and attached to the upper turning body, and a processor. The processor is configured to correct a motion of the boom cylinder of the attachment in such a manner as to control a lift of the rear of the traveling body with the front of the traveling body serving as a tipping fulcrum. The processor is configured to correct the motion of the boom cylinder based on a rod pressure and a bottom pressure of the boom cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Okada, Kazunori Hiranuma
  • Publication number: 20220010520
    Abstract: A shovel includes an attachment attached to a revolving upper body; and a control device including a memory and a processor configured to execute estimating a center of gravity of loaded matter loaded in the attachment, and calculating a weight of the loaded matter based on the estimated center of gravity of the loaded matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Yusuke SANO, Chunnan WU, Kazunori HIRANUMA
  • Publication number: 20210010229
    Abstract: A shovel includes a lower traveling body, an upper turning body turnably mounted on the lower traveling body, a boom attached to the upper turning body, an arm attached to the boom, an end attachment attached to the arm, a sensor configured to output detection information about an orientation of a work part of the end attachment, and a processor configured to control operation of the work part to cause the work part to perform compaction of ground by pressing the work part against the ground, wherein the processor is configured to control an operation of the arm and the end attachment according to a lowering operation of the boom to cause an end portion of the work part to perform the compaction of the ground on the basis of the detection information of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Yusuke SANO, Chunnan WU, Kazunori HIRANUMA, Junichi MORITA
  • Patent number: 10858808
    Abstract: An excavator attachment is attached to a rotating platform of an excavator. A display unit visually displays a predicted stability indicating stability of the posture of the excavator after the excavator is manipulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Okada, Kazunori Hiranuma
  • Publication number: 20200115882
    Abstract: A shovel that corrects the movement of an attachment regardless of the operating state of the attachment by an operator is provided. The shovel includes a traveling body, a turning body turnably mounted on the traveling body, an attachment attached to the turning body, a hydraulic actuator configured to drive the attachment, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the hydraulic actuator to minimize a change in orientation of the traveling body or of the turning body, in response to a change in moment caused by an aerial movement of the attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yusuke SANO, Junichi OKADA, Kazunori HIRANUMA, Yoshiyasu ITSUJI, Koichiro TSUKANE, Keiji HONDA
  • Publication number: 20190218746
    Abstract: A shovel includes a traveling body, an upper turning body turnably provided on the traveling body, an attachment including a boom, an arm, and a bucket and attached to the upper turning body, and a processor. The processor is configured to correct a motion of the boom cylinder of the attachment in such a manner as to control a lift of the rear of the traveling body with the front of the traveling body serving as a tipping fulcrum. The processor is configured to correct the motion of the boom cylinder based on a rod pressure and a bottom pressure of the boom cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Junichi OKADA, Kazunori HIRANUMA
  • Publication number: 20190211526
    Abstract: A shovel includes a traveling body, an upper turning body turnably provided on the traveling body, an attachment including a boom, an arm, and a bucket and attached to the upper turning body, and a processor. The processor is configured to correct the motion of the attachment in such a manner as to control a slip of the traveling body toward the back in the extension direction of the attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Junichi OKADA, Kazunori HIRANUMA
  • Publication number: 20190017248
    Abstract: An excavator attachment is attached to a rotating platform of an excavator. A display unit visually displays a predicted stability indicating stability of the posture of the excavator after the excavator is manipulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi OKADA, Kazunori HIRANUMA
  • Patent number: 9518374
    Abstract: Provided is a shovel including a swiveling motor, and a swiveling speed reducer that reduces the rotational speed of an output shaft of the swiveling motor. The swiveling speed reducer includes a first gear mechanism; a first gear case that houses the first gear mechanism; a first oil check pipe that is disposed in the first gear case; a first communication portion that allows an inside of the first gear case and the first oil check pipe to communicate with each other; and a second communication portion that connects a position of the first gear case higher than a position where the first communication portion is connected, and a high position of the first oil check pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Furusho, Kazunori Hiranuma, Takeshi Okada, Yoshitaka Shizu
  • Patent number: 9476499
    Abstract: A shovel includes: a speed reducer configured by stacking a plurality of gear speed reducers each having a sun gear, a planetary gear, an internal gear, and a carrier member supporting the planetary gear provided in a case, in a direction of an axis of rotation of an upper turning body; and a movement restriction section which is provided between the sun gear of one gear speed reducer among the gear speed reducers stacked in a plurality and another gear speed reducer stacked so as to face the sun gear and restricts movement of the sun gear of the one gear speed reducer toward the other gear speed reducer, wherein the movement restriction section is provided at the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Furusho, Kazunori Hiranuma, Takeshi Okada, Yoshitaka Shizu
  • Patent number: 9388880
    Abstract: A simple planetary reduction gear includes a sun gear, a planetary gear which revolves around the sun gear and is supported by a carrier, and an internal gear with which the planetary gear internally meshes, and is used in a vertically installed state. The sun gear includes a shaft portion protruding to a load side (lower side) coaxially with a shaft center O1 of the sun gear, and the shaft portion is supported by a ball bearing which is disposed between the outer circumference of the shaft portion and the inner circumference of the carrier. Accordingly, high maintainability is secured and a problem of generation of heat is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Shizu, Kazunori Hiranuma
  • Patent number: 9279233
    Abstract: A shovel includes a turning drive unit. The turning drive unit includes a turning electric motor, a turning speed reducer configured to transmit the rotational driving force of the turning electric motor to a turnable body, a brake unit configured to maintain the turnable body in a state where the turning of the turnable body is stopped, a case forming a space in which the turning speed reducer and the brake unit are lubricated with lubricant oil and accommodated, a collar fixed around an output shaft of the turning speed reducer so as to rotate with the output shaft and covering at least a part of a relief part formed at a time of forming splines on the output shaft, and a sealing member provided between the collar and the case and hermetically sealing the lubricant oil inside the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Okada, Akihiko Inada, Terukazu Matsugi, Kazunori Hiranuma