Patents by Inventor Mitsuo Kihara

Mitsuo Kihara 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: 8160778
    Abstract: A hydraulic steering unit 5 generates a control pressure corresponding to the rotational quantity and rotational direction of the steering wheel 109 on the basis of pressurized oil of a pilot pump 13. Signals of pressure sensors 6a and 6b used to detect the control pressure, and a signal of a front operation detection unit 31, are inputted into a controller 132. A controller 32 and solenoid valves 33a and 33b control a stroke of a steering valve 4 so that the stroke becomes larger with increase in control pressure detected by each of the pressure sensors 6a and 6b. In addition, when the operation of a front work device is detected, the controller 32 and the solenoid valves 33a and 33b control the stroke of the steering valve 4 so that the stroke becomes larger than that provided when the operation of the front work device is not detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunori Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Mitsuo Kihara, Hiroyuki Azuma, Atsushi Shimazu
  • Publication number: 20100228439
    Abstract: A hydraulic steering unit 5 generates a control pressure corresponding to the rotational quantity and rotational direction of the steering wheel 109 on the basis of pressurized oil of a pilot pump 13. Signals of pressure sensors 6a and 6b used to detect the control pressure, and a signal of a front operation detection unit 31, are inputted into a controller 132. A controller 32 and solenoid valves 33a and 33b control a stroke of a steering valve 4 so that the stroke becomes larger with increase in control pressure detected by each of the pressure sensors 6a and 6b. In addition when the operation of a front work device is detected, the controller 32 and the solenoid valves 33a and 33b control the stroke of the steering valve 4 so that the stroke becomes larger than that provided when the operation of the front work device is not detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Kazunori Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Mitsuo Kihara, Hiroyuki Azuma, Atsushi Shimazu
  • Patent number: 6036826
    Abstract: A titanium electrodeposition drum "a" n which a titanium plate 2 is positioned over an outer circumferetial surface 1a of an outer circumferential plate 1 of an inner drum b, with a circumferential copper system plate 3a such as a copper plate or a copper alloy plate, interposed between and intimately contacting the outer circumferential surface 1a of the outer circumferential plate 1 of the inner drum b and an inner circumferential surface 2a of the titanium plate 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Nitto Stainless Steel Kozai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuya Kawachi, Mitsuo Kihara
  • Patent number: 5957989
    Abstract: A calculating portion 7a calculates a distance from the tip end of a front device to an interference prevention area, and a detection line 7m detects a moving speed of a boom 1. If the tip end of the front device comes close to the interference prevention area when the boom 1 is moving upward, control is made such that, while continuing to move the boom 1 upward, a control gain calculating portion 7h and a multiplier 7i cooperatively calculate a target speed of an arm in the arm dumping direction (interference avoiding direction) corresponding to the boom-up speed, and an input limit value calculating portion 7c, an adder 7j and a minimum value selecting portion 7f cooperatively control the arm to move in the interference avoiding direction relative to a vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Egawa, Hiroshi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Adachi, Junichi Hosono, Toshiaki Nishida, Mitsuo Kihara, Masakazu Haga
  • Patent number: 5888358
    Abstract: An electric depositing drum is provided for a copper foil producing machine for producing copper foil. In the electrically depositing drum 3 provided with a top skin 2 on an outer circumferential surface of an outer circumferential plate 1a of an inner drum 1, nickel plating or brass plating is effected onto an inner circumferential surface of the top skin 2 to form a plated layer 2m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Nippon Stainless Steel Kozai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Kihara, Kanenobu Adachi
  • Patent number: 5638677
    Abstract: The current operational condition is discriminated as being the vehicle propulsion condition or the performing work condition. When the vehicle propulsion operational condition is discriminated, the maximum engine revolution speed is limited to a first revolution speed and the maximum displacement is limited to a first displacement value. When the performing work condition is discriminated, the maximum engine revolution speed is limited to a second revolution speed equal to or lower than the first revolution speed and the maximum displacement is limited to a second displacement value higher than the first displacement value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junichi Hosono, Seiji Tamura, Hideaki Sayama, Mitsuo Kihara, Kazuo Asano, Saburo Yoshio, Akira Tatsumi, Kazuhiro Ichimura
  • Patent number: 5477679
    Abstract: A prime mover revolution speed control system for a hydraulically propelled vehicle controls the revolution speed of a prime mover to optimize vehicle acceleration in a vehicle propelling mode, and to optimize engine output and economy in a working mode. A vehicle equipped with the control system may include a hydraulic pump for discharging hydraulic fluid, the amount of fluid discharged depending on the revolution speed of the prime mover, a hydraulic motor for vehicle propulsion that is driven by hydraulic fluid discharged from the hydraulic pump, and an actuator for performing work that is also driven by hydraulic fluid discharged from the hydraulic pump. The revolution speed of the prime mover may be controlled according to a depression amount of a revolution speed control pedal. When the control system is in the working mode, the revolution speed of the prime mover is controlled in accordance with revolution speed characteristics suitable for a working operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Tatsumi, Mitsuo Kihara, Seiji Tamura, Hideaki Sayama, Saburou Yoshio, Kazuo Asano, Junichi Hosono
  • Patent number: 5307631
    Abstract: The displacement of a variable displacement hydraulic pump (1) which is driven by a diesel engine (27) is so controlled as to be set to a first target displacement to keep a pump pressure higher than a load pressure by a predetermined target value, or a second target displacement to limit an input torque on the basis of the pump pressure. Provided is a stand-by flow rate control portion (65) which outputs a third target displacement larger than the minimum value of said first target displacement. The displacement of the pump (1) is controlled so as to be set to the third target displacement when the third target displacement is output from the stand-by flow rate control portion (65).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Tatsumi, Seiji Tamura, Mitsuo Kihara, Kazuhiro Ichimura, Hiroshi Onoue, Shigetaka Nakamura
  • Patent number: 5277269
    Abstract: An engine revolution speed control device according to the present invention comprises: a hydraulic pump (1) which is driven by an engine (21); a hydraulic motor (4) for vehicle movement which is driven by oil expelled from the hydraulic pump (1) during vehicle movement; an actuator (52) for working which is driven by the oil expelled from the hydraulic pump (1) during the working state; a vehicle driving pedal (6) which during vehicle movement controls vehicle speed according to its amount of operation; a means (33) for speed reduction decision which makes a decision as to whether the amount by which the vehicle driving pedal (6) is depressed is being reduced; and a means for revolution speed control (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ichimura, Seiji Tamura, Akira Tatsumi, Mitsuo Kihara, Junichi Hosono, Kazuo Asano
  • Patent number: 4726186
    Abstract: A control system of hydraulic construction machinery includes a prime mover, at least one variable displacement pump driven by the prime mover, at least one actuator hydraulically driven by the pump, maximum revolution number altering device for the prime mover, maximum displacment volume altering device for the pump and an information provider device for providing information on the operation mode of the actuator, whereby the maximum revolution number altering means and maximum displacement volume altering means are controlled by the information provider device to provide a maximum number of revolutions and a maximum displacement volume which suit the operation mode indicated by the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1988
    Assignee: Hitachi, Construction Machinery Co.
    Inventors: Akira Tatsumi, Nobuya Okabe, Mitsuo Kihara, Seiji Tamura