Patents by Inventor Masao Yamamura

Masao Yamamura 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: 11105072
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a display device provided in a cab and configured to display work assistance information to be overlaid on an actual view of a work site; a bucket position detector configured to detect a position of a bucket; and a display controller configured to control a content to be displayed on the display device and configured to cause the work assistance information to be displayed around the bucket while causing the work assistance information to follow the movement of the bucket based on the detected position. When work assistance information becomes close to a boundary of a display area of the display device due to the movement of the bucket, the display controller is configured to cause the work assistance information to be displayed on the display device with a relative position between the work assistance information and the bucket in the display area being changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Ohiwa, Masao Yamamura, Tomohiro Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10954655
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a work implement, a main body, a bucket position detector, a display device, and a display controller. The work implement has a bucket. To the main body, the work implement is attached, and the main body has a cab. The bucket position detector detects a position of the bucket. The display device is provided in the cab and configured to overlay and thus display work assistance information on an actual view of a work site. The display controller is configured to change displaying of the work assistance information on the display device based on a distance between the position of the bucket detected by the bucket position detector and design topography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Ohiwa, Masao Yamamura, Tomohiro Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10942351
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a main body having a cab; a display device provided in the cab and configured to display work assistance information to be overlaid on an actual view of a work site; a display controller configured to cause the work assistance information to be displayed on the display device; and a bucket position detector configured to detect a position of a bucket relative to the main body. The display controller is configured to cause a display position of the work assistance information on the display device to follow a movement of the bucket. The display controller is configured to change a display manner of the work assistance information on the display device based on the position detected by the bucket position detector, when the bucket is moved relative to the cab in a forward direction and a rearward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Ohiwa, Masao Yamamura, Tomohiro Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20200263395
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a display device provided in a cab and configured to display work assistance information to be overlaid on an actual view of a work site; a bucket position detector configured to detect a position of a bucket; and a display controller configured to control a content to be displayed on the display device and configured to cause the work assistance information to be displayed around the bucket while causing the work assistance information to follow the movement of the bucket based on the detected position. When work assistance information becomes close to a boundary of a display area of the display device due to the movement of the bucket, the display controller is configured to cause the work assistance information to be displayed on the display device with a relative position between the work assistance information and the bucket in the display area being changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji OHIWA, Masao YAMAMURA, Tomohiro NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 10662624
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a work implement having a bucket; a main body to which the work implement is attached, and having a cab; a display device provided in the cab and configured to overlay and thus display work assistance information on an actual view of a work site; a bucket teeth position calculator configured to calculate a position of teeth of the bucket of the work implement in an available display area of the display device; and a following process unit configured to display the work assistance information to follow movement of the bucket of the work implement in the available display area of the display device only at a position above the position of the teeth of the bucket of the work implement as calculated by the bucket teeth position calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Ohiwa, Masao Yamamura, Tomohiro Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10655305
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a work implement, a main body, a display device, and a display controller. To the main body, the work implement is attached, and the main body has a cab. The display device is provided in the cab and configured to overlay and thus display work assistance information on an actual view of a work site. The display controller causes the display device to display target design topography as work assistance information. When a work starts, the display controller causes the display device to display final target design topography that is achieved after the work is completed, and subsequently, switches to displaying target design topography to be achieved depending on a working step performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Ohiwa, Masao Yamamura, Tomohiro Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20180371724
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a work implement, a main body, a display device, and a display controller. To the main body, the work implement is attached, and the main body has a cab. The display device is provided in the cab and configured to overlay and thus display work assistance information on an actual view of a work site. The display controller causes the display device to display target design topography as work assistance information. When a work starts, the display controller causes the display device to display final target design topography that is achieved after the work is completed, and subsequently, switches to displaying target design topography to be achieved depending on a working step performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji OHIWA, Masao YAMAMURA, Tomohiro NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20180373032
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a main body having a cab; a display device provided in the cab and configured to display work assistance information to be overlaid on an actual view of a work site; a display controller configured to cause the work assistance information to be displayed on the display device; and a bucket position detector configured to detect a position of a bucket relative to the main body. The display controller is configured to cause a display position of the work assistance information on the display device to follow a movement of the bucket. The display controller is configured to change a display manner of the work assistance information on the display device based on the position detected by the bucket position detector, when the bucket is moved relative to the cab in a forward direction and a rearward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji OHIWA, Masao YAMAMURA, Tomohiro NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20180363273
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a work implement; a cab having a front pillar located at the work implement side; a display unit provided along the front pillar, the display unit being configured to display work assistance information to be overlaid on an actual view of a work site; a display unit provided along the front pillar at a position different from the display unit, the display unit being configured to display work assistance information to be overlaid on the actual view of the work site; and a display controller configured to control displaying on the display units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji OHIWA, Masao YAMAMURA, Tomohiro NAKAGAWA, Makoto SASAKI, Masashi KATOU
  • Publication number: 20180355586
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a work implement, a main body, a bucket position detector, a display device, and a display controller. The work implement has a bucket. To the main body, the work implement is attached, and the main body has a cab. The bucket position detector detects a position of the bucket. The display device is provided in the cab and configured to overlay and thus display work assistance information on an actual view of a work site. The display controller is configured to change displaying of the work assistance information on the display device based on a distance between the position of the bucket detected by the bucket position detector and design topography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji OHIWA, Masao YAMAMURA, Tomohiro NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20180355585
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a work implement having a bucket; a main body to which the work implement is attached, and having a cab; a display device provided in the cab and configured to overlay and thus display work assistance information on an actual view of a work site; a bucket teeth position calculator configured to calculate a position of teeth of the bucket of the work implement in an available display area of the display device; and a following process unit configured to display the work assistance information to follow movement of the bucket of the work implement in the available display area of the display device only at a position above the position of the teeth of the bucket of the work implement as calculated by the bucket teeth position calculator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji OHIWA, Masao YAMAMURA, Tomohiro NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 9828747
    Abstract: A display system for an excavating machine allowing an upper swing body including a work implement to swing about a predetermined swing central axis. The display system includes a processing unit that obtains target swing information indicating an amount of swing of the upper swing body, based on information including a direction of a tooth edge of the bucket, information including a direction orthogonal to a target plane indicating a target shape of a work object, and information including a direction of the swing central axis, and displays an image corresponding to the obtained target swing information, the amount of swing being required for the tooth edge of the bucket to face the target plane, and the direction of the tooth edge of the bucket being determined based on information about a current position and posture of the excavating machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiki Arimatsu, Masao Yamamura, Takashi Kurihara, Azumi Nomura
  • Patent number: 9624648
    Abstract: An excavating machine obtains first and second target swing information indicating an amount of rotation of the work implement, based on a direction of a tooth edge of the bucket, a direction orthogonal to the target plane, and a direction of a swing central axis, and selects the first or second target swing information, based on the obtained first and second target swing information and a first angle and a second angle, and displays the selected target swing information, the amount of rotation being required for the tooth edge to face the target plane, the first angle being a minimum value and the second angle being a maximum value among angles formed by an axis orthogonal to the swing central axis and parallel to an operating plane of the work implement, and imaginary lines passing through the swing central axis and ends of the target plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Daiki Arimatsu, Masao Yamamura
  • Patent number: 9556593
    Abstract: A display system of an excavating machine that includes a work machine having a bucket, and a main body to which the work machine is attached, the display system includes: a storage unit configured to store at least position information of a design surface; a display unit configured to display the position information of the design surface on a screen; and a processing unit configured to display an outer edge of a second plane of the design surface, the second plane including a first plane existing in the design surface, the second plane existing in a part of a periphery of the first plane, on the screen of the display unit, in a different form from inside and outside of the outer edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Azumi Nomura, Masao Yamamura
  • Publication number: 20160251834
    Abstract: An excavating machine obtains first and second target swing information indicating an amount of rotation of the work implement, based on a direction of a tooth edge of the bucket, a direction orthogonal to the target plane, and a direction of a swing central axis, and selects the first or second target swing information, based on the obtained first and second target swing information and a first angle and a second angle, and displays the selected target swing information, the amount of rotation being required for the tooth edge to face the target plane, the first angle being a minimum value and the second angle being a maximum value among angles formed by an axis orthogonal to the swing central axis and parallel to an operating plane of the work implement, and imaginary lines passing through the swing central axis and ends of the target plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Daiki Arimatsu, Masao Yamamura
  • Publication number: 20160237654
    Abstract: A display system for an excavating machine allowing an upper swing body including a work implement to swing about a predetermined swing central axis. The display system includes a processing unit that obtains target swing information indicating an amount of swing of the upper swing body, based on information including a direction of a tooth edge of the bucket, information including a direction orthogonal to a target plane indicating a target shape of a work object, and information including a direction of the swing central axis, and displays an image corresponding to the obtained target swing information, the amount of swing being required for the tooth edge of the bucket to face the target plane, and the direction of the tooth edge of the bucket being determined based on information about a current position and posture of the excavating machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Daiki Arimatsu, Masao Yamamura, Takashi Kurihara, Azumi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20150218781
    Abstract: A display system of an excavating machine that includes a work machine having a bucket, and a main body to which the work machine is attached, the display system includes: a storage unit configured to store at least position information of a design surface; a display unit configured to display the position information of the design surface on a screen; and a processing unit configured to display an outer edge of a second plane of the design surface, the second plane including a first plane existing in the design surface, the second plane existing in a part of a periphery of the first plane, on the screen of the display unit, in a different form from inside and outside of the outer edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Azumi Nomura, Masao Yamamura
  • Patent number: 8914199
    Abstract: The display system of the excavating machine has a work machine condition detection unit which detects information related to a current position of an excavating machine and a processing unit. This processing unit calculates an icon display of the bucket and the positions of the excavation edge portions viewed from a top of the excavating machine based on the information related to the current position of the excavating machine, the information related to the posture of the main body, the information about the positions of the excavation edge portions and the outer shape information about the bucket, and displays on a screen of a display device the target surface, the icon display position of the bucket, and an image which indicates the positions of the excavation edge portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Azumi Nomura, Masao Yamamura, Daishi Iwanaga, Etsuo Fujita, Eiji Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20140099178
    Abstract: The display system of the excavating machine has a work machine condition detection unit which detects information related to a current position of an excavating machine and a processing unit. This processing unit calculates an icon display of the bucket and the positions of the excavation edge portions viewed from a top of the excavating machine based on the information related to the current position of the excavating machine, the information related to the posture of the main body, the information about the positions of the excavation edge portions and the outer shape information about the bucket, and displays on a screen of a display device the target surface, the icon display position of the bucket, and an image which indicates the positions of the excavation edge portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Azumi Nomura, Masao Yamamura, Daishi Iwanaga, Etsuo Fujita, Eiji Morinaga