Patents by Inventor Kazuyoshi Hanakawa

Kazuyoshi Hanakawa 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: 10041225
    Abstract: A drive control system for a work machine. A gradual stoppage command and an operation speed limitation command are calculated and output. A pilot pressure is corrected such that, upon a stoppage operation of a control lever, a drive actuator is stopped gradually; and the pilot pressure is corrected such that an operation speed of the drive actuator is limited. A supply of the pilot hydraulic fluid to the speed increasing unit is interrupted when a failure of a speed increasing solenoid proportional valve of the speed increasing unit is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mariko Mizuochi, Akinori Ishii, Kazuyoshi Hanakawa
  • Patent number: 10024032
    Abstract: The work machine includes a stabilization control calculation unit that calculates and outputs a gradual stoppage command for making a drive actuator stop gradually and an operation speed limitation command for limiting an upper limit operation speed according to the status of stability of the work machine, a stoppage characteristic modification unit that corrects pilot pressure so as to make the drive actuator stop gradually when a stoppage operation is performed on a control lever, and an operation speed limitation unit that corrects the pilot pressure so as to limit the operation speed of the drive actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mariko Mizuochi, Akinori Ishii, Kazuyoshi Hanakawa
  • Publication number: 20170284056
    Abstract: A drive control system for a work machine includes: a stabilization control calculation unit (60a) that calculates and outputs a gradual stoppage command and an operation speed limitation command; a stoppage characteristic modification unit (210) that includes a speed increasing unit and corrects a pilot pressure such that, upon a stoppage operation of a control lever, a drive actuator is stopped gradually; an operation speed limitation unit (240) that includes a speed reducing unit and corrects the pilot pressure such that an operation speed of the drive actuator is limited; and a speed increase interruption unit (330) that interrupts, when a failure of a speed increasing solenoid proportional valve of the speed increasing unit is detected, supply of the pilot hydraulic fluid to the speed increasing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Mariko MIZUOCHI, Akinori ISHII, Kazuyoshi HANAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160369480
    Abstract: The work machine includes a stabilization control calculation unit that calculates and outputs a gradual stoppage command for making a drive actuator stop gradually and an operation speed limitation command for limiting an upper limit operation speed according to the status of stability of the work machine, a stoppage characteristic modification unit that corrects pilot pressure so as to make the drive actuator stop gradually when a stoppage operation is performed on a control lever, and an operation speed limitation unit that corrects the pilot pressure so as to limit the operation speed of the drive actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Mariko MIZUOCHI, Akinori ISHII, Kazuyoshi HANAKAWA
  • Patent number: 8387289
    Abstract: A hydraulic circuit system for a hydraulic excavator, which has a hydraulic circuit for an attachment, includes: a directional control valve 16 that supplies a hydraulic fluid to an attachment connected to the hydraulic circuit for an attachment; a first over-load relief valve unit 38 that is provided in one of lines of the hydraulic circuit for an attachment; a second over-load relief valve unit 39 that is provided in the other of the lines of the hydraulic circuit for an attachment; a first proportional solenoid valve 40 that controls set relief pressure of the first over-load relief valve unit 38; and a second proportional solenoid valve 41 that controls set relief pressure of the second over-load relief valve unit 39. The attachment having various characteristics and capacity, such as a hydraulic breaker or a crusher, can be applied to the hydraulic circuit for an attachment in a simple configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Hanakawa, Makoto Mitsuhashi, Tsuyoshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20110061755
    Abstract: A hydraulic circuit system for a hydraulic excavator, which has a hydraulic circuit for an attachment, includes: a directional control valve 16 that supplies a hydraulic fluid to an attachment connected to the hydraulic circuit for an attachment; a first over-load relief valve unit 38 that is provided in one of lines of the hydraulic circuit for an attachment; a second over-load relief valve unit 39 that is provided in the other of the lines of the hydraulic circuit for an attachment; a first proportional solenoid valve 40 that controls set relief pressure of the first over-load relief valve unit 38; and a second proportional solenoid valve 41 that controls set relief pressure of the second over-load relief valve unit 39. The attachment having various characteristics and capacity, such as a hydraulic breaker or a crusher, can be applied to the hydraulic circuit for an attachment in a simple configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Hanakawa, Makoto Mitsuhashi, Tsuyoshi Nakamura