Patents by Inventor Koji Hyodo
Koji Hyodo 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).
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Patent number: 9644547Abstract: An engine control device for a work vehicle decides that an idling stop condition is established when the front device is in the unengaged state, the steering device is in the unengaged state, the accelerator pedal is in the non-operation state, either the transmission is in the neutral state or the parking brake device is in the engaged state or the transmission is in the neutral state and also the parking brake device is in the engaged state, and the service brake device is in the unengaged state, and stops an engine when it is decided that it passes the predetermined length of time since it was decided that the idling stop condition was established.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: KCM CorporationInventors: Koji Hyodo, Masaki Yoshikawa, Isamu Aoki, Tetsuji Tanaka
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Patent number: 9617716Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a hydraulic pump driven by an engine; a rotational speed detection unit that detects an actual rotational speed of the engine; an exhaust gas purification device that purifies nitrogen oxide in exhaust gas discharged from the engine using a reducing agent solution stored in a reducing agent tank; a torque control unit that decreases output torque of the engine according to decrease of a detected remaining amount of the reducing agent solution; and a storage device that stores a threshold value not less than an engine rotational speed at which the hydraulic pump starts discharge, wherein when the actual rotational speed of the engine is not more than the threshold value, the torque control unit does not decrease the output torque of the engine regardless of the remaining amount of the reducing agent solution detected by the remaining amount detection device.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: KCM CorporationInventors: Koji Hyodo, Atsushi Shimazu, Masashi Yamashita, Tetsuji Tanaka, Isamu Aoki, Shoroku Kawahara
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Publication number: 20170073923Abstract: Provided is a work vehicle which is capable of appropriately setting the height of a work tool as a control threshold value for a ride control device or an automatic transmission control device, and which is excellent in operability, travel stability, and work efficiency. A value detected by an angle sensor (39) when a signal import switch (46) is operated by an operator is stored in a height position storage unit (35b) of a main controller (35) as height position information about a bucket (13) for excavation work. In the height position storage unit (35b), the height position of the bucket (13) for hauling work and the height position of the bucket (13) for loading work are stored in advance as offset values from the height position information about the bucket (13) for excavation work. In this way, the ride control device or the automatic transmission control device can be appropriately controlled regardless of the preference or habit of the operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Isamu AOKI, Koji HYODO, Tetsuji TANAKA, Keigo KIKUCHI
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Publication number: 20160369479Abstract: A work vehicle, includes: a lift arm rotatably linked to a front portion of a vehicle body of a work vehicle so as to be allowed to swing along an up/down direction; an operation lever that can be operated within a range between a raising operation end position and a lowering operation end position, and is operated to raise and lower the lift arm; an up detent mechanism having a holding function for holding the operation lever at the raising operation end position once the operation lever is operated to the raising operation end position; and a down detent mechanism having a holding function for holding the operation lever at the lowering operation end position once the operation lever is operated to the lowering operation end position, wherein: when an angle of the lift arm becomes greater than a predetermined upper limit, the holding function of the up detent mechanism and the holding function of the down detent mechanism are disengaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2015Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Tetsuji TANAKA, Yasunori MIYAMOTO, Koji HYODO, Isamu AOKI, Katsuyuki KIRITA, Hiroaki YADA, Seiji NAKAGAWA, Masaki YOSHIKAWA
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Patent number: 9523315Abstract: An engine control device for work vehicle includes: a target rotation speed setting unit that sets a target rotation speed of an engine corresponding to an operation amount of an accelerator pedal; a rotation speed control unit that controls a rotation speed of the engine according to the target rotation speed; a travel driving unit that transmits rotation of the engine to wheels via a torque converter; a speed ratio detection unit that detects a speed ratio between an input shaft and an output shaft of the torque converter; and a target rotation speed correction unit that corrects the target rotation speed set by the target rotation speed setting unit so as to increase the target rotation speed based on the speed ratio when the operation amount of the accelerator pedal is smaller than a predetermined value and the speed ratio detected by the speed ratio detection unit is smaller than a predetermined value within a range which is equal to or greater than 0 and less than 1.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: KCM CorporationInventors: Koji Hyodo, Isamu Aoki, Tetsuji Tanaka, Keigo Kikuchi
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Patent number: 9511759Abstract: A clutch control device for a work vehicle includes a determination unit that determines as to whether or not a clutch cutoff condition has been established based upon whether or not the accelerator pedal is being operated, as determined by the accelerator pedal operation determination unit, the vehicle speed of the work vehicle detected by the vehicle speed detection unit and the braking force of the work vehicle detected by the braking force detection unit; and a clutch control unit that controls engagement/release of a clutch so as to release the clutch when the determination unit determines that the clutch cutoff condition has been established.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: KCM CorporationInventors: Koji Hyodo, Tetsuji Tanaka, Isamu Aoki, Keigo Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20160326720Abstract: Provided is a wheel loader having an HST type driving system. In order to make it possible to improve working efficiency in an eco mode when a power mode and the eco mode have been set in the wheel loader, the wheel loader is provided with a controller 18 which has an eco mode characteristic line 31, a power mode characteristic line 32, and a lifting operation characteristic line 34 having a matching point C located between a matching point A between a working device operating engine torque characteristic line 30 and the eco mode characteristic line 31 and a matching point B between the working device operating engine torque characteristic line 30 and the power mode characteristic line 32. The controller 18 includes a control portion which controls an HST pump 11 in accordance with the lifting operation characteristic line 34 when lifting operation of a lift arm 4 is detected in the condition that the eco mode has been selected by a work mode selecting portion 22.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2014Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kohtaroh UNO, Shoroku KAWAHARA, Keigo KIKUCHI, Koji HYODO, Atsushi SHIMAZU
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Patent number: 9458605Abstract: A work vehicle including a front work device, contains: a variable displacement hydraulic pump that is driven by an engine and supplies pressure oil to an actuator that drives the front work device; an exhaust gas purification device that purifies nitrogen oxide in exhaust gas discharged from the engine using a reducing agent solution stored in a reducing agent tank; a remaining amount detection device that detects a remaining amount of the reducing agent solution in the reducing agent tank; and a control unit that decreases output torque of the engine and also decreases a rotational speed of the engine in a rated point according to decrease of the remaining amount of the reducing agent solution detected by the remaining amount detection device.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignees: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., KABUSHIKI KAISHA KCMInventors: Koji Hyodo, Takashi Takeyama, Tetsuji Tanaka, Isamu Aoki, Katsutaka Hara, Tatsuo Oouchi
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Patent number: 9458758Abstract: A cooling fan control unit, in response to an operation performed at the rotation direction selector switch to select a reverse rotation setting while the cooling fan is rotating forward, lowers a relief pressure setting at the variable relief valve to a predetermined lower limit value over a predetermined length of time, and once the discharge pressure at the hydraulic pump detected by the pressure sensor is lowered to a predetermined switch-over pressure, executes control so as to switch the direction of flow of pressure oil to the hydraulic motor to the reverse direction by switching the direction switching valve and raises the relief pressure setting at the variable relief valve to a reverse rotation pressure setting, at which the hydraulic motor rotates in the reverse direction, over a predetermined length of time.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: KCM CorporationInventors: Koji Hyodo, Atsushi Shimazu, Isamu Aoki, Tetsuji Tanaka, Keigo Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20160201582Abstract: A prime mover control device for a work vehicle, includes: a rotation speed control unit that controls a rotation speed of a prime mover in correspondence to an operation quantity of an accelerator operation member; a temperature detection unit that detects a temperature of cooling oil used to cool a brake; and a speed limiting unit that limits a maximum rotation speed of the prime mover by setting a lower limit for the maximum rotation speed when the temperature of the cooling oil detected by the temperature detection unit is higher than a predetermined temperature, compared to a limit set when the temperature of the cooling oil detected by the temperature detection unit is lower than the predetermined temperature, wherein: a maximum vehicle speed is limited by limiting the maximum rotation speed of the prime mover by the speed limiting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2015Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Isamu AOKI, Koji HYODO, Tetsuji TANAKA, Kentaro OOMAE
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Patent number: 9322603Abstract: A work machine includes a thermostat provided upon a path that conducts the cooling water to the radiator, and that opens and closes the path according to a temperature of the cooling water, a fan device that blows external air at the radiator, an output changeover switch that changes over output of the engine between high and low, a rotational speed setting unit that sets a rotational speed for the fan device according to the temperature of the cooling water, and a rotational speed adjustment unit that adjusts rotational speed of the fan device, wherein, within a temperature range for the cooling water in which the thermostat is fully opened from fully closed, the rotational speed of the fan device to be lower when the output changeover switch is changed over so as to limit the output of the engine.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hyodo, Kazuo Chounan, Tetsuji Tanaka
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Patent number: 9255386Abstract: A construction machine includes a condenser 24 for cooling refrigerant for an air conditioner; a fan 21 for cooling the condenser 24 by using forward cooling air produced during normal-rotation drive; other cooled objects such as a radiator 25 and the like disposed under the lee of the forward cooling air with respect to the condenser 24; a refrigerant pressure detector 27 for detecting the pressure of the refrigerant flowing in the condenser 24; and a controller 136 for executing reverse-rotation stop processing for returning the fan 21 to the normal-rotation drive when the pressure P of the air conditioner refrigerant detected by the refrigerant pressure detector 27 reaches a preset normal-rotation return pressure P1 during reverse-rotation drive of the fan 21. Thus, the lowering of the cooling effect of an air conditioner can be suppressed while reducing the burden of cleaning an engine room.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Keigo Kikuchi, Koji Hyodo, Isamu Aoki, Tetsuji Tanaka
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Patent number: 9091221Abstract: An engine speed control device for an industrial vehicle includes an approach detector that detects an approach of the industrial vehicle to an object to be approached; and an engine speed controller that restricts an upper limit of a rotation speed of an engine when the approach detector detects an approach of the industrial vehicle to an object to be approached.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2010Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hyodo, Masaki Yoshikawa, Tadayoshi Aoki, Katsutaka Hara
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Patent number: 9043099Abstract: When a vehicle speed of a wheel loader (1) is determined to be not higher than a reference value (Yes) in step S4 and a forward/reverse command switch (40) is determined to have been switchingly operated (Yes) in step S5, the routine advances to step S6 where an increment ?N of engine speed according to an engine load factor is determined. In step S7, the increment ?N of engine speed is then added to a target engine speed Na corresponding to a depression stroke of an accelerator pedal (38), the thus-determined Na=Na+?N is set as a new target engine speed Na, and a target engine speed command i1 is sent to an engine controller (37).Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuji Tanaka, Koji Hyodo, Isamu Aoki, Keigo Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20150098783Abstract: A work vehicle including a front work device, contains: a variable displacement hydraulic pump that is driven by an engine and supplies pressure oil to an actuator that drives the front work device; an exhaust gas purification device that purifies nitrogen oxide in exhaust gas discharged from the engine using a reducing agent solution stored in a reducing agent tank; a remaining amount detection device that detects a remaining amount of the reducing agent solution in the reducing agent tank; and a control unit that decreases output torque of the engine and also decreases a rotational speed of the engine in a rated point according to decrease of the remaining amount of the reducing agent solution detected by the remaining amount detection device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Koji HYODO, Takashi TAKEYAMA, Tetsuji TANAKA, Isamu AOKI, Katsutaka HARA, Tatsuo OOUCHI
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Publication number: 20150098784Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a hydraulic pump driven by an engine; a rotational speed detection unit that detects an actual rotational speed of the engine; an exhaust gas purification device that purifies nitrogen oxide in exhaust gas discharged from the engine using a reducing agent solution stored in a reducing agent tank; a torque control unit that decreases output torque of the engine according to decrease of a detected remaining amount of the reducing agent solution; and a storage device that stores a threshold value not less than an engine rotational speed at which the hydraulic pump starts discharge, wherein when the actual rotational speed of the engine is not more than the threshold value, the torque control unit does not decrease the output torque of the engine regardless of the remaining amount of the reducing agent solution detected by the remaining amount detection device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Koji HYODO, Atsushi SHIMAZU, Masashi YAMASHITA, Tetsuji TANAKA, Isamu AOKI, Shoroku KAWAHARA
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Publication number: 20140379243Abstract: An engine control device for work vehicle includes: a target rotation speed setting unit that sets a target rotation speed of an engine corresponding to an operation amount of an accelerator pedal; a rotation speed control unit that controls a rotation speed of the engine according to the target rotation speed; a travel driving unit that transmits rotation of the engine to wheels via a torque converter; a speed ratio detection unit that detects a speed ratio between an input shaft and an output shaft of the torque converter; and a target rotation speed correction unit that corrects the target rotation speed set by the target rotation speed setting unit so as to increase the target rotation speed based on the speed ratio when the operation amount of the accelerator pedal is smaller than a predetermined value and the speed ratio detected by the speed ratio detection unit is smaller than a predetermined value within a range which is equal to or greater than 0 and less than 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Koji Hyodo, Isamu Aoki, Tetsuji Tanaka, Keigo Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20140330490Abstract: Provided is a work vehicle which is capable of appropriately setting the height of a work tool as a control threshold value for a ride control device or an automatic transmission control device, and which is excellent in operability, travel stability, and work efficiency. A value detected by an angle sensor (39) when a signal import switch (46) is operated by an operator is stored in a height position storage unit (35b) of a main controller (35) as height position information about a bucket (13) for excavation work. In the height position storage unit (35b), the height position of the bucket (13) for hauling work and the height position of the bucket (13) for loading work are stored in advance as offset values from the height position information about the bucket (13) for excavation work. In this way, the ride control device or the automatic transmission control device can be appropriately controlled regardless of the preference or habit of the operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2012Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventors: Isamu Aoki, Koji Hyodo, Tetsuji Tanaka, Keigo Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20140311140Abstract: A cooling fan control unit, in response to an operation performed at the rotation direction selector switch to select a reverse rotation setting while the cooling fan is rotating forward, lowers a relief pressure setting at the variable relief valve to a predetermined lower limit value over a predetermined length of time, and once the discharge pressure at the hydraulic pump detected by the pressure sensor is lowered to a predetermined switch-over pressure, executes control so as to switch the direction of flow of pressure oil to the hydraulic motor to the reverse direction by switching the direction switching valve and raises the relief pressure setting at the variable relief valve to a reverse rotation pressure setting, at which the hydraulic motor rotates in the reverse direction, over a predetermined length of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Koji Hyodo, Atsushi Shimazu, Isamu Aoki, Tetsuji Tanaka, Keigo Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20140303879Abstract: An engine control device for a work vehicle decides that an idling stop condition is established when the front device is in the unengaged slate, the steering device is in the engaged state, the accelerator pedal is in the non-operation state, either the transmission is in the neutral state or the parking brake device is in the engaged state or the transmission is in the neutral state and also the parking brake device is in the engaged state, and the service brake device is in the unengaged state, and stops an engine when it is decided that it passes the predetermined length of time since it was decided that the idling stop condition was established.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Koji Hyodo, Masaki Yoshikawa, Isamu Aoki, Tetsuji Tanaka