Patents by Inventor Kazutaka Iwata

Kazutaka Iwata 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: 20130008679
    Abstract: An electronic pulse driver includes a motor, a hammer, an anvil, an end tool mounting unit, a power supply unit, and a control unit. The hammer is rotationally driven in forward and reverse directions by the motor. The anvil is rotated upon striking the hammer against the anvil as a result of a rotation of the hammer in the forward direction after rotation of the hammer in the reverse direction for obtaining a distance for acceleration in the forward direction. The power supply unit alternately supplies to the motor a forward electric power and a reverse electric power in a first cycle. The control unit controls the power supply unit to alternately supplies the forward electric power and the reverse electric power in a second cycle shorter than the first cycle when an electric current flowing to the motor increases to a prescribed value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomomasa Nishikawa, Nobuhiro Takano, Kazutaka Iwata, Hironori Mashiko, Katsuhiro Oomori, Mizuho Nakamura, Yutaka Ito
  • Publication number: 20120318550
    Abstract: An impact tool including: a motor; a hammer connected to the motor; and an anvil struck by the hammer by driving the motor alternately in a normal rotation and a reverse rotation, wherein a magnitude of a fastening torque by the anvil is calculated in accordance with a current value of a current supplied to the motor immediately after the striking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Tanimoto, Nobuhiro Takano, Tomomasa Nishikawa, Kazutaka Iwata, Hironori Mashiko, Hayato Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20120279736
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an impact tool including: a motor drivable in an intermittent driving mode; a hammer connected to the motor; an anvil to be struck by the hammer to thereby rotate/strike a tip tool; and a control unit that controls a rotation of the motor by switching a driving pulse supplied to the motor in accordance with a load applied onto the tip tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Tanimoto, Nobuhiro Takano, Tomomasa Nishikawa, Kazutaka Iwata, Hironori Mashiko, Hayato Yamaguchi, Atsushi Nakagawa, Katsuhiro Oomori, Mizuho Nakamura, Hiroki Uchida, Saroma Nakano, Yutaka Ito
  • Patent number: 8253285
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, a brushless motor, and a cover member. The housing has an air intake hole and an air exhaust hole formed therein, the housing having an inner surface. The brushless motor has an outer surface disposed in the housing, a first endface near the air intake hole, and a second endface near the air exhaust hole. The cover member covers at least one of the first endface and the second endface for preventing dust from entering the brushless motor. The inner surface of the housing and outer surface of the brushless motor define a circulation path providing communication between the air intake hole and the air exhaust hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichirou Yoshida, Katsuhiro Oomori, Yoshihiro Komuro, Kazutaka Iwata
  • Publication number: 20120200181
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, a brushless motor, and a cover member. The housing has an air intake hole and an air exhaust hole formed therein, the housing having an inner surface. The brushless motor has an outer surface disposed in the housing, a first endface near the air intake hole, and a second endface near the air exhaust hole. The cover member covers at least one of the first endface and the second endface for preventing dust from entering the brushless motor. The inner surface of the housing and outer surface of the brushless motor define a circulation path providing communication between the air intake hole and the air exhaust hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Kenichirou Yoshida, Katsuhiro Oomori, Yoshihiro Komuro, Kazutaka Iwata
  • Publication number: 20120199372
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an impact tool including: a motor; a hammer connected to an output portion of the motor; and an anvil to be struck by the hammer in a rotation direction and having a rotary shaft, the hammer striking the anvil in the rotation direction by driving the motor in pulses, wherein the anvil is provided in front of the hammer, wherein the hammer is driven in pulses by the motor, and wherein a rotation angle of the hammer is substantially proportional to a rotation angle of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.,
    Inventors: Tomomasa Nishikawa, Nobuhiro Takano, Hideyuki Tanimoto, Kazutaka Iwata, Hironori Mashiko, Hayato Yamaguchi, Atsushi Nakagawa, Katsuhiro Oomori, Mizuho Nakamura, Hiroki Uchida, Saroma Nakano, Chikai Yoshimizu
  • Publication number: 20120191250
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a power tool including: a motor; a driving circuit that supplies an electric power from a power supply to the motor; a control part that sets a target rotation number for the motor in accordance with a mode selected from a plurality of modes, each mode having a corresponding target rotation number; and a voltage detecting circuit that detects a voltage of the power supply, wherein the target rotation number is varied based on the detected voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.,
    Inventors: Kazutaka Iwata, Nobuhiro Takano, Hideyuki Tanimoto, Yukihiro Shima
  • Publication number: 20120073846
    Abstract: An oil pulse tool including: a brushless motor which includes stator windings; a drive circuit configured to apply a driving voltage to any of the stator windings of the brushless motor at a predetermined timing; an oil pulse mechanism portion configured to be rotary driven by the brushless motor; and an output shaft which is connected to the oil pulse mechanism portion, wherein the drive circuit changes an advance angle of the driving voltage in accordance with a rotational position of the oil pulse mechanism portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKI CO., LTD.,
    Inventors: Shouichi HIRAI, Kazutaka IWATA
  • Patent number: 8084901
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a power tool including: a housing having a suction port formed thereon to introduce an cooling air from an outside of the housing; and a brushless motor that is housed in the housing and has an electric circuit, the electric circuit having a heat radiating surface, wherein the heat radiating surface is disposed in a neighborhood of the suction port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Oomori, Yoshihiro Komuro, Kenichirou Yoshida, Kazutaka Iwata
  • Patent number: 8074731
    Abstract: An impact tool (100) includes a spindle (11), a motor (1), a rotational impact system (10), a current detecting unit (32), and a current control unit (31). The spindle extends in an axial direction thereof. The motor provides the spindle with a rotational power in accordance with a motor current flowing therethrough. The rotational power rotates the spindle about the axis at an rpm value. The rotational impact system provides the spindle with an impact force in the axial direction, thereby transmitting both the rotational power and the impact force to an end bit. The current detecting unit detects a current value of the motor current. The current control unit reduces the current value if the current value detected by the current detecting unit exceeds a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Iwata, Shinji Watanabe, Nobuhiro Takano
  • Patent number: 8067913
    Abstract: The controller determines the presence or absence of operation of the trigger switch according to an ON/OFF state of the main contact of the trigger switch and designating the rotation speed of the motor based on a signal outputted from the speed contact. The controller stops the rotation of the motor, after the trigger switch is activated and the main contact is turned ON and the motor is driven according to a signal outputted from the speed contact, when an OFF state of the main contact is detected, only in the case where a signal value outputted from the speed contact is a predetermined value or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Watabe, Kazutaka Iwata, Nobuhiro Takano
  • Publication number: 20110284256
    Abstract: A power tool has a motor, a power supply unit, a trigger unit, a control unit, and a motor load detection unit. The power supply unit supplies power to the motor. The trigger unit causes the power supply unit to start applying a voltage to the motor. The control unit controls the power supply unit to increase the voltage to the motor at a constant increasing rate. The motor load detection unit detects a motor load. The control unit changes the constant increasing rate in accordance with the motor load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazutaka Iwata
  • Publication number: 20110284255
    Abstract: An electric boring tool comprises an electric motor, a switch trigger, a tip tool driven by driving force of the electric motor, a power transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force of the electric motor to the tip tool as rotational force and/or hammer force, and a motor control unit for controlling speed of the electric motor in response to an extent of pulling of the switch trigger. The motor control unit subjects the electric motor to low speed control after the electric motor is started up, and controls the speed of the electric motor in response to the extent of pulling of the switch trigger when the load current of the electric motor is set value or greater during the low speed control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Takahiro Ookubo, Kazutaka Iwata
  • Publication number: 20110214894
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an oil pulse tool includes: a motor generating a driving force according to a driving voltage; an oil pulse unit driven by the driving force and generating a torque in a pulse-like shape when the motor passes a strike position on a shaft thereof; and an output shaft on which a front end tool is mounted, the output shaft being connected to the shaft, characterized in that the oil pulse tool further comprises driving adjusting means to control the driving voltage, the driving voltage is reduced during a given period including a timing when the torque is transmitted to the output shaft, and the reduced driving voltage is increased when the given period is finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Harada, Tomomasa NIshikawa, Kazutaka Iwata, Shinki Ohtsu, Nobuhiro Takano
  • Publication number: 20110203822
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an oil pulse tool includes: a motor generating a driving force; an oil pulse unit including a shaft, the oil pulse unit being driven by the motor and generating an impact torque on the shaft when the motor passes an impact position; and an output shaft on which a front end tool is attached, the output shaft being fixed to the shaft, wherein the oil pulse tool is provided with a rotational position detecting sensor of detecting a rotational position of the output shaft, and a torque detecting sensor of detecting generation of an impact torque, and the oil pulse tool is provided with detecting means for measuring a state required for reversely rotating the motor by generating an impact, and regularly rotating again the motor and passing a position of generating the impact, and detecting a reduction in a performance of the oil pulse unit by an aging change of the state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Harada, Tomomasa Nishikawa, Kazutaka Iwata, Shiniki Otsu, Nobuhiro Takano
  • Publication number: 20110079407
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rotary striking tool, including: a motor; an impact unit having a driving part being driven by the motor and an output part; a tip-tool side output shaft that is coupled to the output part; an impact detection unit that detects an impact generated at the impact unit; and a control unit programmed to: control the impact unit to perform a confirmation striking when the impact detected by the impact detection unit reaches a prescribed value, detect a rotation angle of the output shaft at the confirmation striking, determine whether a fastening operation is completed when the detected rotation angle is equal to or smaller than a predetermined angle, and continue the fastening operation when the detected rotation angle is larger than the predetermined angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Yoshio Iimura, Kenro Ishimaru, Kazutaka Iwata, Nobuhiro Takano
  • Publication number: 20110073334
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rotary striking tool includes: a motor; an oil pulse unit that is driven by the motor; an output shaft that is coupled to the oil pulse unit so that a tip tool can be attached to the output shaft; a first detection unit that detects a rotation angle of the motor and outputs a first output signal; a second detection unit that detects an impact generated at the oil pulse unit and outputs a second output signal; and a control unit that controls a rotation of the motor, wherein the control unit uses a portion of the second output signal based on the first output signal for control of the rotation of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Yoshio Iimura, Kenro Ishimaru, Kazutaka Iwata, Nobuhiro Takano
  • Publication number: 20110000688
    Abstract: Tightening torque is appropriately managed by a simple means. An electric rotating tool (40) has a brushless DC motor (2), an inverter circuit part (3), and a control circuit part (4). The control circuit part (4) has a current detecting circuit (18), which detects a motor current I, a rotation number detecting circuit (17), which detects the number of rotations of the motor (N), and a computing part (19), which calculates first tightening torque (T1) based on the detection information of the motor current (I) and calculates second tightening torque (T2) based on the number of rotations of the motor (N). The computing part (19) estimates tightening torque Tave based on the estimate value of the first tightening torque (T1) or the second tightening torque (T2). The computing part (19) stops driving the motor (2) when the estimated tightening torque Tave exceeds a set value Tset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventor: Kazutaka Iwata
  • Publication number: 20100307782
    Abstract: A current detection circuit (18) detects that a drive current of the stator coil (2d) is exceeding a threshold value Ir. A rotation number detection circuit (17) detects that the number of rotations of a rotor (2a) is lower than a threshold value Nr. A computing part (20) outputs a PWM signal which switches a semiconductor switching element (3a) of the inverter circuit part (3). The computing part (20) changes the threshold values Ir and Nr in accordance with the PWM duty of the PWM signal determined in accordance with a pressed distance of a switch trigger (7) and detects a locked state of the motor (2) on the conditions that the motor current I is exceeding the set threshold value Ir and that the number of rotations N thereof is lower than the threshold value Nr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Iwata, Kenichirou Yoshida, Shinji Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20100244592
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a power tool including: a housing having a suction port formed thereon to introduce an cooling air from an outside of the housing; and a brushless motor that is housed in the housing and has an electric circuit, the electric circuit having a heat radiating surface, wherein the heat radiating surface is disposed in a neighborhood of the suction port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: HITACHI KOKI CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Oomori, Yoshihiro Komuro, Kenichirou Yoshida, Kazutaka Iwata