Patents by Inventor Manabu Sugiura

Manabu Sugiura 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: 9725886
    Abstract: An abnormality control device for a construction machine includes: an abnormality detection means for detecting abnormality of an apparatus installed on the construction machine; an abnormality information output means for outputting abnormality information about the apparatus detected by the abnormality detection means in an ordinary mode, and negating or avoiding outputting the abnormality information about the apparatus detected by the abnormality detection means in a maintenance mode; and a mode switch means for determining a content of maintenance work and switching a work mode between an ordinary mode and a work mode according to the content of work or a situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Sugiura, Koichi Shibata, Taiki Aizawa
  • Patent number: 9581176
    Abstract: Both a hydraulic motor and an electric motor are provided for driving an upper swing structure. When the amount of electricity stored in a capacitor is appropriate, the upper swing structure is driven by both the hydraulic motor and the electric motor. When the amount of electricity stored in the capacitor exceeds an appropriate value, the mode is changed over to a mode in which the upper swing structure is driven only by the hydraulic motor, and an assist electric generation motor is assist-driven or engine-driven to thereby rapidly return the amount of electricity stored in the capacitor to an appropriate range. The capacity of the capacitor can be reduced, and the amount of electricity stored in the capacitor can be managed without losing the operability of swing motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiho Izumi, Manabu Edamura, Kouichi Shibata, Manabu Sugiura, Takatoshi Ooki
  • Patent number: 9290908
    Abstract: A hybrid construction machine is capable of performing satisfactory operations even when trouble occurs that disables the electric motor from outputting torque. The hybrid construction has both a hydraulic motor and an electric motor driving the swing structure and a controller for switching between a hydraulic/electric hybrid swing mode (using both the hydraulic motor and the electric motor) and a hydraulic-alone swing mode (using only the hydraulic motor). The switching is executed while achieving satisfactory operability and performance in each mode. Normally, an energy saving operation is performed in the hydraulic/electric hybrid swing mode. When the electric amount of an electricity storage device has gone out of a prescribed range or an abnormality has occurred in an electric system (e.g., failure of an inverter), the swing mode is switched to the hydraulic-alone swing mode so that driving with normal braking torque is possible by the hydraulic motor alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takenori Hiroki, Manabu Edamura, Toshihiko Ishida, Manabu Sugiura, Hidetoshi Satake, Kouji Ishikawa, Takatoshi Ooki, Shinji Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20160010313
    Abstract: An abnormality control device for a construction machine includes: an abnormality detection means for detecting abnormality of an apparatus installed on the construction machine; an abnormality information output means for outputting abnormality information about the apparatus detected by the abnormality detection means in an ordinary mode, and negating or avoiding outputting the abnormality information about the apparatus detected by the abnormality detection means in a maintenance mode; and a mode switch means for determining a content of maintenance work and switching a work mode between an ordinary mode and a work mode according to the content of work or a situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu SUGIURA, Koichi SHIBATA, Taiki AIZAWA
  • Patent number: 9127660
    Abstract: A compressor includes a rotary shaft, a cam, a cylinder block, pistons, a thrust bearing, a rotary valve, and an oil passage. The rotary shaft has an in-shaft passage formed therein. The cam rotates integrally with the rotary shaft. The pistons are coupled to the rotary shaft through the cam. The thrust bearing is provided between the cam and the cylinder block. The thrust bearing includes a first race in contact with the cam, a second race in contact with the cylinder block, and rolling elements retained between the first and second races to form a gap therebetween. The oil passage extends from the gap to the in-shaft passage and includes an oil retaining space formed in at least one of the cam and the cylinder block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Shinichi Sato, Manabu Sugiura, Toshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9103093
    Abstract: To automatically prevent a reverse movement by inhibiting an excessive increase in an output torque of an electric motor. A means (31) calculates a target value for a rotation speed based on a command from a system (20), a means (32) calculates a deviation between a detection value from a rotation speed sensor (81) and the target value, a means (33) calculates a first target torque in a direction that the deviation will be eliminated, and a means (34) calculates, based on a command from the system (20), a second target torque in the same direction as the target value. A means (50) calculates a variation in a rotation angle of an electric motor (12) in a first range, and a means (60) calculates the same variation in a second range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Udagawa, Mitsuo Sonoda, Manabu Edamura, Takenori Hiroki, Manabu Sugiura, Takako Satake
  • Patent number: 9057173
    Abstract: Provided is a hybrid construction machine capable of letting the operator immediately stop the swing structure by performing a stopping operation for ordinary construction machines even when the swing structure moves differently from the operator's will for some reason. The hybrid construction machine comprises: an inverter controller which outputs a PWM signal to an inverter and thereby controls the revolution speed of an electric motor; a first electric circuit including blocking means which blocks the PWM signal outputted from the inverter controller to the inverter in response to either an immobilization selection inputted through a gate lock lever switch or an OFF selection inputted through an ignition switch; and a second electric circuit including a swing brake solenoid valve which activates a swing brake in response to either the immobilization selection inputted through the gate lock lever switch or the OFF selection inputted through the ignition switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takenori Hiroki, Manabu Edamura, Manabu Sugiura, Kouji Ishikawa, Hidetoshi Satake
  • Patent number: 8822395
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerating machine oil composition for use in a compressor for a refrigerator in which a sliding surface of at least a part of constitutional members of the compressor is coated with a lubrication film-forming composition containing a resin having a heat distortion temperature of 100° C. or higher as a binder, and a solid lubricant, wherein the refrigerating machine oil composition contains a base oil made of a polyoxyalkylene glycol having a kinematic viscosity of from 3 to 50 mm2/s as measured at 100° C., and a compound selected from the group consisting of amide compounds, amidated amino acid compounds and aliphatic amines having a specific structural formula which compound is contained in an amount of from 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harutomo Ikeda, Takayuki Kato, Manabu Sugiura, Masami Ohno, Shuichi Yasuda, Takahiro Sugioka
  • Patent number: 8825316
    Abstract: A hybrid-type construction machine is provided which permits swing operation without a sense of awkwardness compared with conventional construction machines and which allows the amount of stored electricity in an electrical storage device to be controlled within an appropriate range of use in consideration of the service life of the electrical storage device without enlarging its capacity. The hybrid-type construction machine includes an electric motor and a hydraulic motor for driving a swing structure, an electrical storage device, and a controller for controlling charging and discharging of the electrical storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiho Izumi, Manabu Edamura, Kouichi Shibata, Manabu Sugiura, Takatoshi Ooki
  • Patent number: 8700275
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hybrid construction machine that includes a control device and an auxiliary control device. The control device switches between a hydraulic/electric complex swing mode in which both the electric motor and the hydraulic motor are driven to drive the swing structure by using the sum of the torque of the electric motor and the torque of the hydraulic motor; and a hydraulic-only swing mode in which only the hydraulic motor is driven to drive the swing structure by using only the torque of the hydraulic motor. The auxiliary control device includes a monitoring controller that is connected to the control device and to the electric motor to monitor the temperature or electrical leakage in the electric motor as a substitute controller for the power control unit or the electrical storage device when the power control unit or the electrical storage device is removed due to a fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Edamura, Kouji Ishikawa, Manabu Sugiura, Takenori Hiroki, Toshihiko Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20140017100
    Abstract: A compressor includes a rotary shaft, a cam, a cylinder block, pistons, a thrust bearing, a rotary valve, and an oil passage. The rotary shaft has an in-shaft passage formed therein. The cam rotates integrally with the rotary shaft. The pistons are coupled to the rotary shaft through the cam. The thrust bearing is provided between the cam and the cylinder block. The thrust bearing includes a first race in contact with the cam, a second race in contact with the cylinder block, and rolling elements retained between the first and second races to form a gap therebetween. The oil passage extends from the gap to the in-shaft passage and includes an oil retaining space formed in at least one of the cam and the cylinder block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shinichi Sato, Manabu Sugiura, Toshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20130325269
    Abstract: A hybrid-type construction machine is provided which permits swing operation without a sense of awkwardness compared with conventional construction machines and which allows the amount of stored electricity in an electrical storage device to be controlled within an appropriate range of use in consideration of the service life of the electrical storage device without enlarging its capacity. The hybrid-type construction machine includes an electric motor and a hydraulic motor for driving a swing structure, an electrical storage device, and a controller for controlling charging and discharging of the electrical storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiho Izumi, Manabu Edamura, Kouichi Shibata, Manabu Sugiura, Takatoshi Ooki
  • Publication number: 20130311052
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hybrid construction machine that includes a control device and an auxiliary control device. The control device switches between a hydraulic/electric complex swing mode in which both the electric motor and the hydraulic motor are driven to drive the swing structure by using the sum of the torque of the electric motor and the torque of the hydraulic motor; and a hydraulic-only swing mode in which only the hydraulic motor is driven to drive the swing structure by using only the torque of the hydraulic motor. The auxiliary control device includes a monitoring controller that is connected to the control device and to the electric motor to monitor the temperature or electrical leakage in the electric motor as a substitute controller for the power control unit or the electrical storage device when the power control unit or the electrical storage device is removed due to a fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Sugiura, Toshihiko Watanabe, Takenori Hiroki, Manabu Edamura, Takako Satake, Kouji Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20130298544
    Abstract: To provide a hybrid type construction machine in which work can be kept on even if the amount of electricity stored in an electric storage device is out of an appropriate value. Both a hydraulic motor 27 and an electric motor 25 are provided for driving an upper swing structure 20. When the amount of electricity stored in a capacitor 24 is appropriate, the upper swing structure 20 is driven by both the hydraulic motor 27 and the electric motor 25. When the amount of electricity stored in the capacitor 24 exceeds an appropriate value, the mode is changed over to a mode in which the upper swing structure 20 is driven only by the hydraulic motor 27, and an assist electric generation motor 23 is assist-driven or engine-driven to thereby rapidly return the amount of electricity stored in the capacitor 24 to an appropriate range. The capacity of the capacitor 24 can be reduced, and the amount of electricity stored in the capacitor can be managed without losing the operability of swing motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shiho Izumi, Manabu Edamura, Kouichi Shibata, Manabu Sugiura, Takatoshi Ooki
  • Patent number: 8562309
    Abstract: A compressor includes a rotary shaft, a cam, a cylinder block, pistons, a thrust bearing, a rotary valve, and an oil passage. The rotary shaft has an in-shaft passage formed therein. The cam rotates integrally with the rotary shaft. The pistons are coupled to the rotary shaft through the cam. The thrust bearing is provided between the cam and the cylinder block. The thrust bearing includes a first race in contact with the cam, a second race in contact with the cylinder block, and rolling elements retained between the first and second races to form a gap therebetween. The oil passage extends from the gap to the in-shaft passage and includes an oil retaining space formed in at least one of the cam and the cylinder block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Shinichi Sato, Manabu Sugiura, Toshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20130243557
    Abstract: Provided is a hybrid construction machine capable of letting the operator immediately stop the swing structure by performing a stopping operation for ordinary construction machines even when the swing structure moves differently from the operator's will for some reason. The hybrid construction machine comprises: an inverter controller which outputs a PWM signal to an inverter and thereby controls the revolution speed of an electric motor; a first electric circuit including blocking means which blocks the PWM signal outputted from the inverter controller to the inverter in response to either an immobilization selection inputted through a gate lock lever switch or an OFF selection inputted through an ignition switch; and a second electric circuit including a swing brake solenoid valve which activates a swing brake in response to either the immobilization selection inputted through the gate lock lever switch or the OFF selection inputted through the ignition switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takenori Hiroki, Manabu Edamura, Manabu Sugiura, Kouji Ishikawa, Hidetoshi Satake
  • Patent number: 8419382
    Abstract: A compressor includes a rotary shaft, a cam, a cylinder block, pistons, a thrust bearing, a rotary valve, and an oil passage. The rotary shaft has an in-shaft passage formed therein. The in-shaft passage has an outlet open to the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft. The cam rotates integrally with the rotary shaft. The pistons are coupled to the rotary shaft through the cam. The thrust bearing is provided between the cam and the cylinder block. The thrust bearing includes a first race in contact with the cam, a second race in contact with the cylinder block, and rolling elements retained between the first and second races to form a gap therebetween. The oil passage is formed in the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft so as to extend from the gap to the outlet of the in-shaft passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Shinichi Sato, Manabu Sugiura, Toshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20130058750
    Abstract: A hybrid construction machine is capable of performing satisfactory operations even when trouble occurs that disables the electric motor from outputting torque. The hybrid construction has both a hydraulic motor and an electric motor driving the swing structure and a controller for switching between a hydraulic/electric hybrid swing mode (using both the hydraulic motor and the electric motor) and a hydraulic-alone swing mode (using only the hydraulic motor). The switching is executed while achieving satisfactory operability and performance in each mode. Normally, an energy saving operation is performed in the hydraulic/electric hybrid swing mode. When the electric amount of an electricity storage device has gone out of a prescribed range or an abnormality has occurred in an electric system (e.g., failure of an inverter), the swing mode is switched to the hydraulic-alone swing mode so that driving with normal braking torque is possible by the hydraulic motor alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takenori Hiroki, Manabu Edamura, Toshihiko Ishida, Manabu Sugiura, Hidetoshi Satake, Kouji Ishikawa, Takatoshi Ooki, Shinji Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 8197229
    Abstract: A double-headed piston type compressor includes front and rear housings, a cylinder block defining therein a crank chamber and a plurality of cylinder bores and having a shaft hole therethrough, a double-headed piston accommodated in the cylinder bores for reciprocating therein, a rotary shaft rotatably supported by the shaft hole, compression chambers defined by the cylinder bores, a suction chamber defined by the front housing and an introduction passage having a rotary valve for introducing refrigerant from the suction chamber into the compression chambers. The introduction passage includes a communication passage formed in the cylinder block for connecting the suction chamber to the shaft hole, suction passages connecting the shaft hole and the compression chambers and a recessed passage formed in the outer circumferential surface of the rotary shaft for connecting intermittently between the communication passage and the respective suction passages in accordance with the rotation of the rotary shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Tsubasa Mitsui, Shinichi Sato, Manabu Sugiura, Keishi Nakagaki, Akio Saiki
  • Patent number: 8047810
    Abstract: A double-headed piston type compressor connected with an external device is provided. The compressor includes a plurality of cylinder bore pairs, double-headed pistons, a first rotary valve, a second rotary valve, first suction passages, and second suction passages. In each cylinder bore pair, a first time period from a first top dead center timing, which is timing when the double-headed piston reaches a top dead center in a first compression chamber, to a first communication start timing, which is timing when a first introduction passage starts to communicate with a first suction passage, is different from a second time period from a second top dead center timing, which is timing when the double-headed piston reaches a top dead center in a second compression chamber, to a second communication start timing, which is timing when the second introduction passage starts to communicate with a second suction passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Manabu Sugiura, Akio Saiki, Norikazu Deto, Kazuhiro Hotta