Patents by Inventor Kohei Okazaki

Kohei Okazaki 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: 20240392536
    Abstract: A method for controlling a work machine includes executing a restriction process of restricting a motion of the work machine when a result of detection performed by a detector that detects a detection target in a monitoring area around the work machine satisfies a specific condition and a specific operation is performed on an operation device of the work machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohei Okazaki
  • Patent number: 12140723
    Abstract: A metal detector 20 includes a cover 25, a detection signal acquisition unit 31, a determination unit 32, a display unit 24, and a display control unit 34. The cover 25 is removably attached to a tip portion 18 of a handheld power tool 10. The detection signal acquisition unit 31 acquires a detection signal that changes according to the detection strength of rebar W1 in concrete W. The determination unit 32 determines the presence or absence of the rebar W1 on the basis of the acquisition result acquired by the detection signal acquisition unit 31. The display unit 24 displays the presence or absence of the rebar W1 by lighting lamps in different colors. The display control unit 34 controls so as to switch the color of the light displayed on the display unit 24 on the basis of the determination result by the determination unit 32.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoji Okazaki, Kohei Fujio
  • Patent number: 12136853
    Abstract: An electric-rotating-machine rotor has a rotor core in which ring-shaped plate materials that are each magnetic materials are stacked in an axial direction and a shaft-press-fitted into an inner circumferential surface of the rotor core; the inner circumferential surface has a first press-fitting portion that is an axial-direction section into which the shaft is inserted and a second press-fitting portion that is an axial-direction section adjacent to the first press-fitting portion and into which the shaft is inserted with an interference larger than that of the first press-fitting portion, and the shaft is press-fitted into the inner circumferential surface of the rotor core from the first press-fitting portion side. As a result, the electric-rotating-machine rotor in which no gap is caused between the stacked plate materials can be realized at low cost. Moreover, it is made possible to produce the electric-rotating-machine rotor through simple processes and at low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kohei Yamaguchi, Masafumi Okazaki, Satoru Akutsu
  • Publication number: 20240318403
    Abstract: A turning work vehicle comprises a lower travel body, an upper turning body, a work device, a rotation body, and a support column. The lower travel body is provided with a blade. The upper turning body is supported by the lower travel body so as to be able to turn. The work device is supported by the upper turning body so as to be able to rotate. The rotation body is provided to the blade. The support column is provided so as to project from the rotation body. A target prism, which is the measurement object of a total station, can be secured to the support column. The rotation body rotates in relation to the blade, whereby the posture of the support column is configured so as to be able to switch between an upright posture and a fallen posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventor: Kohei OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240254730
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a display system of a turning work vehicle is used for the turning work vehicle in which a work machine having a bucket can be offset relative to a revolving superstructure in the horizontal direction. The display system includes: an arithmetic unit that calculates the position of the bucket on the basis of a detection result obtained by a position detecting device provided on the turning work vehicle, and calculates a necessary revolving amount of the revolving superstructure and a necessary offset amount of the work machine that are needed to align a side section of the bucket with a side edge of a predetermined excavation area; and a display device that displays the positional relationship between the bucket and the predetermined excavation area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kohei Okazaki
  • Patent number: 12037765
    Abstract: A turning work vehicle includes a lower travel body, an upper turning body, a work device, a rotation body, and a support column. The lower travel body is provided with a blade. The upper turning body is supported by the lower travel body so as to be able to turn. The work device is supported by the upper turning body so as to be able to rotate. The rotation body is provided to the blade. The support column projects from the rotation body. A target prism, which is the measurement object of a total station, can be secured to the support column. The rotation body rotates in relation to the blade, whereby the posture of the support column is configured so as to be able to switch between an upright posture and a fallen posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kohei Okazaki
  • Patent number: 11982071
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a display system of a turning work vehicle is used for the turning work vehicle in which a work machine having a bucket 8 can be offset relative to a revolving superstructure in the horizontal direction. The display system includes: an arithmetic unit that calculates the position of the bucket on the basis of a detection result obtained by a position detecting device provided on the turning work vehicle, and calculates a necessary revolving amount of the revolving superstructure and a necessary offset amount of the work machine that are needed to align a side section of the bucket with a side edge of a predetermined excavation area; and a display device that displays the positional relationship between the bucket and the predetermined excavation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohei Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20240117606
    Abstract: A shovel is provided with a traveling body, a turning body, and a reception unit. The turning body is disposed on top of the traveling body, and turns about a turning axis with respect to the traveling body. The reception unit receives, from a reference station, specification information for specifying the position of the turning body. The reception unit is disposed between the turning axis and the rear end of the turning body. The turning body preferably includes a cabin. The reception unit is preferably disposed in a rear portion of the cabin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohei Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20240018747
    Abstract: On a turn frame of an excavation machine, a hydraulic oil tank is placed in the center of a right engine chamber in the front-back direction, a control valve is placed in front of the hydraulic oil tank, a battery is further placed in front of the control valve, and a cool mechanism is placed behind the hydraulic oil tank. The control valve is supported by a support member, and a controller that outputs a signal for driving the control valve is mounted to a side plate part of the support member, thereby to be placed in a position in front of the control valve and above the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohei OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240018748
    Abstract: On a turn frame of an excavation machine, a hydraulic oil tank is placed in the center of a right engine chamber in the front-back direction, a control valve is placed in front of the hydraulic oil tank, a battery is further placed in front of the control valve, and a cool mechanism is placed behind the hydraulic oil tank. The controller, which outputs a signal to drive the control valve, is placed opposite the hydraulic oil tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohei OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230265639
    Abstract: This construction machine includes a lower traveling body; an upper swiveling body; and a rotary coupling member that swivels, together with the upper swiveling body, with respect to the lower traveling body. The rotary coupling member has a swivel joint; a rotary joint that includes a slip ring; a cable; a coupling part; and a detent part that is fixed to the body of the swivel joint and that restricts the rotation of a terminal part of the slip ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi YONEKURA, Kohei OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230257967
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a base carrier; a revolving superstructure provided above the base carrier in a manner capable of revolving; a boom bracket supported by the revolving superstructure in a horizontally rotatable manner about a center axis of the revolving superstructure and about an axis parallel to the center axis; a work machine supported by the boom bracket in a horizontally rotatable manner about the axis parallel to the center axis and in a vertically rotatable manner; a first position detecting sensor that is installed on the swing body and that detects a horizontal movement of the swing body about the axis; a second position detecting sensor that is installed on the work machine and that detects a vertical movement of the work machine; and a position detecting apparatus detecting a horizontal movement of the revolving superstructure about the center axis of the revolving superstructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kohei Okazaki
  • Patent number: 11674289
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a base carrier; a revolving superstructure provided above the base carrier in a manner capable of revolving; a boom bracket supported by the revolving superstructure in a horizontally rotatable manner; a work machine supported by the boom bracket in a vertically rotatable manner; a first position detecting device that detects a horizontal position of the boom bracket with respect to the revolving superstructure; a second position detecting device that detects a vertical position of the work machine with respect to the revolving superstructure; and an arithmetic unit that calculates a position of a working end of the work machine based on the results of detection by those position detecting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohei Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20230084302
    Abstract: This construction machine comprises: includes a work machine; an automatic controller for automatically controlling the work machine according to design information; an operation lever for manually controlling the work machine; and an automatic switch mounted on the operation lever and alternatively switching between activation and deactivation of the automatic control. The manual control of the work machine has higher priority than the automatic control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohei Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20220263232
    Abstract: A revolving work vehicle includes a lower traveling body and an upper revolving body. The upper revolving body is revolvably supported by the lower traveling body. The upper revolving body comprises: a roof; rear-side support columns; a base body; antenna support columns; and GNSS antennas. The roof is disposed above an operator's seat. The rear-side support columns are disposed as a pair and extend upwards from the rear section of the upper revolving body so as to support the roof. The base body is attached to both of the pair of rear-side support columns so as to connect the pair of rear-side support columns to each other. The antenna columns are disposed as a pair and extend upwards from the base body at positions which do not overlap with the roof in a plan view. The GNSS antennas are disposed as a pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kohei Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20220162830
    Abstract: A turning work vehicle comprises a lower travel body, an upper turning body, a work device, a rotation body, and a support column. The lower travel body is provided with a blade. The upper turning body is supported by the lower travel body so as to be able to turn. The work device is supported by the upper turning body so as to be able to rotate. The rotation body is provided to the blade. The support column is provided so as to project from the rotation body. A target prism, which is the measurement object of a total station, can be secured to the support column. The rotation body rotates in relation to the blade, whereby the posture of the support column is configured so as to be able to switch between an upright posture and a fallen posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kohei OKAZAKI
  • Patent number: 11305641
    Abstract: A construction machine in which an electrical unit can be reliably cooled at low cost by effectively utilizing an intake pipe connected to an intake port of an engine. This construction machine includes: an engine; and a hood covering the engine, wherein a space inside the hood has a placement space in which an electrical unit is placed and which communicates with outside air, and a distal-end opening of an intake pipe connected to an inlet port of the engine is disposed in the placement space to cause outside air sucked into the intake pipe due to a suction pressure occurred in the intake pipe to pass through the placement space to form a cooling air path in the placement space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kohei Okazaki, Umpei Nonaka, Takeshi Takaira
  • Publication number: 20200399862
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a display system of a turning work vehicle is used for the turning work vehicle in which a work machine having a bucket 8 can be offset relative to a revolving superstructure in the horizontal direction. The display system includes: an arithmetic unit that calculates the position of the bucket on the basis of a detection result obtained by a position detecting device provided on the turning work vehicle, and calculates a necessary revolving amount of the revolving superstructure and a necessary offset amount of the work machine that are needed to align a side section of the bucket with a side edge of a predetermined excavation area; and a display device that displays the positional relationship between the bucket and the predetermined excavation area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kohei Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20200399868
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a base carrier; a revolving superstructure provided above the base carrier in a manner capable of revolving; a boom bracket supported by the revolving superstructure in a horizontally rotatable manner; a work machine supported by the boom bracket in a vertically rotatable manner; a first position detecting device that detects a horizontal position of the boom bracket with respect to the revolving superstructure; a second position detecting device that detects a vertical position of the work machine with respect to the revolving superstructure; and an arithmetic unit that calculates a position of a working end of the work machine based on the results of detection by those position detecting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kohei Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20200361306
    Abstract: A construction machine in which an electrical unit can be reliably cooled at low cost by effectively utilizing an intake pipe connected to an intake port of an engine. This construction machine includes: an engine; and a hood covering the engine, wherein a space inside the hood has a placement space in which an electrical unit is placed and which communicates with outside air, and a distal-end opening of an intake pipe connected to an inlet port of the engine is disposed in the placement space to cause outside air sucked into the intake pipe due to a suction pressure occurred in the intake pipe to pass through the placement space to form a cooling air path in the placement space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Kohei OKAZAKI, Umpei NONAKA, Takeshi TAKAIRA