Patents by Inventor Keiichirou ANAHARA

Keiichirou ANAHARA 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: 11885108
    Abstract: In a hydraulic excavator including a machine body and a front work device, when an object is detected by sensors for detecting an object around the machine body when operation limiting control for limiting the operation of at least one of the machine body and the front work device is enabled, or when an operation device is operated, the detection of the object is notified to an operator by a first state warning, and when the operation limiting control is enabled and when the operation device is not operated, the detection of the object is notified to the operator by a second state warning that is weaker in warning intensity than the first state warning. Accordingly, the botheration for the operator can be suppressed while securing the effectiveness of an alarm in periphery monitoring, and the safety performance can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichirou Anahara, Naoki Hagiwara, Kazuhiko Mizoguchi, Akihiro Narazaki, Shinji Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 11739503
    Abstract: A hydraulic excavator is provided which makes it possible to allow an operator to surely recognize an alarm that notifies the operator of non-wearing of a seatbelt even when a work is performed in a situation in which a moving object is present around the machine. A controller outputs, when a moving object is detected and wearing of a seatbelt is detected by a seatbelt detection device, a first alarm through a notification device, outputs, when the moving object is not detected and non-wearing of the seatbelt is detected by the seatbelt detection device, a second alarm through the notification device, and outputs, when the moving object is detected and non-wearing of the seatbelt is detected by the seatbelt detection device, the second alarm preferentially over the first alarm through the notification device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Hagiwara, Kazuhiko Mizoguchi, Shigeru Hirasawa, Keitaro Ito, Keiichirou Anahara
  • Publication number: 20220341129
    Abstract: There is provided a construction machine capable of performing hanging work according to the intention of an operator. A hydraulic excavator 1 includes: an operating lever 420 for performing a turning operation; the cameras 61, 62, 63 for detecting any obstacle; and a controller 8 for controlling the operations of a vehicle body and a front working device 5. In the hydraulic excavator 1, in a case where the obstacle is detected by any of the cameras 61, 62, 63, the controller 8 performs an operation limiting process. The hydraulic excavator 1 further includes a hook 53A, a mode selector switch 64 for switching the operation to a hanging work mode. In a case where the obstacle is detected by any of the cameras 61, 62, 63, the controller 8 disables the operation limiting process and controls the operation of the vehicle body or the front working device 5 according to the manipulated variable of the operating lever 420.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Keiichirou ANAHARA, Naoki HAGIWARA, Kazuhiko MIZOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220333345
    Abstract: A hydraulic excavator includes: operation devices that output, based on operation by an operator, operation signals to operate a lower travel structure, an upper swing structure, and a front work implement; solenoid valves 23a, 23b, 24a, and 24b that limit the operation signals outputted from the operation devices; and a controller that controls the solenoid valves based on detection signals from sensors, and that detect objects in the surroundings of a machine body. The detection ranges of the sensors, and include a first detection range TR defined based on travel performance of the lower travel structure and a second detection range SW defined to be along a swing radius of a rear end of the upper swing structure. As a result, the influence of excessive alarm on the working operator can be reduced while enhancing detection accuracy by setting the detection range according to action range of the work machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki HAGIWARA, Kazuhiko MIZOGUCHI, Keiichirou ANAHARA
  • Publication number: 20220290411
    Abstract: In a hydraulic excavator 1 including a machine body 1B and a front work device 1A, when an object is detected by sensors 13a, 13b, and 13c for detecting an object around the machine body 1B, when operation limiting control for limiting the operation of at least one of the machine body 1B and the front work device 1A is enabled, or when an operation device 4 is operated, the detection of the object is notified to an operator by a first state warning, and when the operation limiting control is enabled and when the operation device 4 is not operated, the detection of the object is notified to the operator by a second state warning that is weaker in warning intensity than the first state warning. Accordingly, the botheration for the operator can be suppressed while securing the effectiveness of an alarm in periphery monitoring, and the safety performance can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Keiichirou ANAHARA, Naoki HAGIWARA, Kazuhiko MIZOGUCHI, Akihiro NARAZAKI, Shinji NISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220170244
    Abstract: A work machine includes a sensor that detects a retroreflective material and other objects in a distinguishable manner, a solenoid valve that restricts an operation signal outputted from an operation device, and a controller configured to control the solenoid valve based on the detection result. The controller controls the solenoid valve based on information concerning whether or not the object detected by the sensor is a retroreflective material and information concerning whether a position of the object detected by the sensor is in a first detection region at least partially including an operation range of a machine body or a second detection region located adjacent to and above the first detection region. This makes it possible to restrain contact between the work machine and an obstacle while restraining a reduction in a detection range due to exclusion of a structure of the work machine from an object of detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki HAGIWARA, Kazuhiko MIZOGUCHI, Keiichirou ANAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210310218
    Abstract: A hydraulic excavator is provided which makes it possible to allow an operator to surely recognize an alarm that notifies the operator of non-wearing of a seatbelt even when a work is performed in a situation in which a moving object is present around the machine. A controller outputs, when a moving object is detected and wearing of a seatbelt is detected by a seatbelt detection device, a first alarm through a notification device, outputs, when the moving object is not detected and non-wearing of the seatbelt is detected by the seatbelt detection device, a second alarm through the notification device, and outputs, when the moving object is detected and non-wearing of the seatbelt is detected by the seatbelt detection device, the second alarm preferentially over the first alarm through the notification device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Naoki HAGIWARA, Kazuhiko MIZOGUCHI, Shigeru HIRASAWA, Keitaro ITO, Keiichirou ANAHARA