Patents by Inventor Motohiko Mizutani
Motohiko Mizutani 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: 10190285Abstract: Provided are an excavating apparatus, an excavation blade plate and an excavating method which are capable of reducing a shear force to be applied to a fastening member fixedly fastening the excavation blade plate and a chain together. The excavating apparatus comprises a cutter post, a chain, a plurality of cutter bit plates, and a shoe bolt S1. The chain 11 is formed by mutually coupling a plurality of pairs of links arranged along a circulating movement direction thereof Each of the cutter bit plates includes: a support-target surface supported by a supporting surface of the chain; and a central convex portion formed to protrude with respect to the support-target surface and inserted in a space between the pair of links, wherein the central convex portion is in surface contact with inner side surfaces of the pair of links along the circulating movement direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Motohiko Mizutani
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Patent number: 10156058Abstract: Provided are an excavating apparatus and an excavating method which are capable of reducing a shear force to be applied to a fastening member fixedly fastening an excavation blade plate and a chain together. A trench excavator serving as the excavating apparatus is equipped with a cutter post, a chain, a second cutter bit plate, and a shoe bolt. The second cutter bit plate includes a pair of restraint plates disposed on both sides of and across the chain in a width direction of the chain to extend from a reverse surface of a plate body. The pair of restraint plates are configured to be brought into contact with the cutter post along with a circulating movement of the chain and the second cutter bit plate, to thereby restrict the second cutter bit plate from being rotated about an axis extending along a circulating movement direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Motohiko Mizutani
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Publication number: 20180094402Abstract: Provided are an excavating apparatus, an excavation blade plate and an excavating method which are capable of reducing a shear force to be applied to a fastening member fixedly fastening the excavation blade plate and a chain together. The excavating apparatus comprises a cutter post, a chain, a plurality of cutter bit plates, and a shoe bolt S1. The chain 11 is formed by mutually coupling a plurality of pairs of links arranged along a circulating movement direction thereof Each of the cutter bit plates includes: a support-target surface supported by a supporting surface of the chain; and a central convex portion formed to protrude with respect to the support-target surface and inserted in a space between the pair of links, wherein the central convex portion is in surface contact with inner side surfaces of the pair of links along the circulating movement direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Motohiko MIZUTANI
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Publication number: 20180094401Abstract: Provided are an excavating apparatus and an excavating method which are capable of reducing a shear force to be applied to a fastening member fixedly fastening an excavation blade plate and a chain together. A trench excavator serving as the excavating apparatus is equipped with a cutter post, a chain, a second cutter bit plate, and a shoe bolt. The second cutter bit plate includes a pair of restraint plates disposed on both sides of and across the chain in a width direction of the chain to extend from a reverse surface of a plate body. The pair of restraint plates are configured to be brought into contact with the cutter post along with a circulating movement of the chain and the second cutter bit plate, to thereby restrict the second cutter bit plate from being rotated about an axis extending along a circulating movement direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Motohiko MIZUTANI
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Patent number: 8600652Abstract: A crane operation evaluation device for evaluating an operation status of an operator of a crane performing a crane work by using drive power of an engine. The crane operation evaluation device includes: a display device provided at a position of the crane that is visible to the operator and serving to display predetermined data; a detector for detecting a state of a given part of the crane; and a data control unit that, after a stopping operation of the engine, derives a first fuel consumption index for analyzing a fuel consumption efficiency of the crane work performed between the most recent start of the engine and the stop of the engine by the stopping operation and a first work index for analyzing content of such crane work, on the basis of detection data of the detector, and causes the display device to display the derived first fuel consumption index and first work index.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2009Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Kobelco Cranes Co., Ltd.Inventor: Motohiko Mizutani
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Publication number: 20110276261Abstract: A crane operation evaluation device for evaluating an operation status of an operator of a crane performing a crane work by using drive power of an engine. The crane operation evaluation device includes: a display device provided at a position of the crane that is visible to the operator and serving to display predetermined data; a detector for detecting a state of a given part of the crane; and a data control unit that, after a stopping operation of the engine, derives a first fuel consumption index for analyzing a fuel consumption efficiency of the crane work performed between the most recent start of the engine and the stop of the engine by the stopping operation and a first work index for analyzing content of such crane work, on the basis of detection data of the detector, and causes the display device to display the derived first fuel consumption index and first work index.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2009Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: Kobelco Cranes Co., Ltd.Inventor: Motohiko Mizutani
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Patent number: 7010873Abstract: This invention provides with a continuous underground trench excavating method and an excavator for the method, which performs vertical excavation in which a trencher of the excavator is inserted into the ground and horizontal excavation in which a travel body of the excavator is moved substantially horizontally, characterized in that it determines a penetration resistance under penetration of the trencher to a predetermined depth, estimates a ground strength in the underground depth direction on the basis of the penetration resistance, and a continuous underground trench excavating is carried out with a thrust matching the estimated ground strength, whereby capable of carrying out an appropriate excavation with better understanding of the ground condition.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2003Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignee: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fumio Kinoshita, Motohiko Mizutani
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Publication number: 20040148818Abstract: This invention provides with a continuous underground trench excavating method and an excavator for the method, which performs vertical excavation in which a trencher of the excavator is inserted into the ground and horizontal excavation in which a travel body of the excavator is moved substantially horizontally, characterized in that it determines a penetration resistance under penetration of the trencher to a predetermined depth, estimates a ground strength in the underground depth direction on the basis of the penetration resistance, and a continuous underground trench excavating is carried out with a thrust matching the estimated ground strength, whereby capable of carrying out an appropriate excavation with better understanding of the ground condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2003Publication date: August 5, 2004Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERTY CO., LTDInventors: Fumio Kinoshita, Motohiko Mizutani
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Patent number: 6574893Abstract: The present invention provides a system for supporting construction of an underground continuous wall wherein a control server connected to each excavator through a network comprises a ground strength evaluating unit for obtaining the ground strength distribution of the ground to be excavated in a depth direction on the basis of imparted ground property; a necessary excavating ability operating unit for obtaining the accumulated ground strength from said ground strength distribution, and obtaining necessary excavating ability of said cutter post balanced with the excavation resistant force obtained from said accumulated ground strength; a comparing unit for comparing the obtained said necessary excavating ability with the excavating ability of the excavator carried into a work site; an excavating efficiency evaluating unit for evaluating excavating efficiency on the basis of the comparison result of the comparing unit; and a transmit-receive unit for receiving a request from said excavator and transmitting thType: GrantFiled: December 27, 2001Date of Patent: June 10, 2003Assignee: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventor: Motohiko Mizutani
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Patent number: 6536142Abstract: An excavator of the invention comprises an excavating body having an excavating element and a clinometer detecting an inclination angle of ditch wall in a excavating ditch; a traveling distance recorder for measuring moving distance of said excavator; a calculator for calculating and accumulating the inclination signal for every moving distance of said excavator on the basis of the inclination signal outputted from said clinometer and the moving distance signal outputted from the traveling distance recorder; and a display device for displaying accumulated said inclination signal outputted from said calculator, thereby can excavate the ditch with excellent flatness of the ditch wall.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2001Date of Patent: March 25, 2003Assignee: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Motohiko Mizutani, Tadao Nakayama
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Publication number: 20020112381Abstract: The present invention provides a system for supporting construction of an underground continuous wall wherein a control server connected to each excavator through a network comprises a ground strength evaluating unit for obtaining the ground strength distribution of the ground to be excavated in a depth direction on the basis of imparted ground property; a necessary excavating ability operating unit for obtaining the accumulated ground strength from said ground strength distribution, and obtaining necessary excavating ability of said cutter post balanced with the excavation resistant force obtained from said accumulated ground strength; a comparing unit for comparing the obtained said necessary excavating ability with the excavating ability of the excavator carried into a work site; an excavating efficiency evaluating unit for evaluating excavating efficiency on the basis of the comparison result of the comparing unit; and a transmit-receive unit for receiving a request from said excavator and transmitting thType: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2001Publication date: August 22, 2002Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventor: Motohiko Mizutani
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Patent number: 6381882Abstract: The present invention provides a work control system for a trencher type excavator for soil cement wall, wherein in controlling the work of forming a soil cement wall carried out in the procedure such that a cutter post provided on a trencher type excavator for soil cement wall and having a chain cutter wound endlessly is inserted into the object ground, the cutter post is rotated while discharging a ground filler out of a discharge opening provided in the cutter post, and the cutter post is moved in a lateral direction of the ground, execution width of the soil cement wall based on a fixed work load, and filling quantity of the ground filler at each position of the soil cement wall forming work are displayed on a two-dimensional coordinate in a lateral axis and a longitudinal axis, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1999Date of Patent: May 7, 2002Assignee: Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Motohiko Mizutani, Tadao Nakayama, Shozo Kajikawa, Fujio Itoh
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Publication number: 20010049891Abstract: An excavator of the invention comprises an excavating body having an excavating element and a clinometer for detecting an inclination angle of ditch wall in a excavating ditch; a traveling distance recorder for measuring moving distance of said excavator; a calculator for calculating and accumulating the inclination signal for every moving distance of said excavator on the basis of the inclination signal outputted from said clinometer and the moving distance signal outputted from the traveling distance recorder; and a display device for displaying accumulated said inclination signal outputted from said calculator, thereby can excavate the ditch with excellent flatness of the ditch wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2001Publication date: December 13, 2001Applicant: KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Motohiko Mizutani, Tadao Nakayama
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Patent number: 6219945Abstract: A method of excavating an underground continuous ditch by rotating a chain type cutter 4 while pressing the cutter horizontally against the ground A, with the cutter positioned underground. According to this method, when a lower ground portion is left unexcavated due to a deficiency in traversing force at the lower portion of the cutter particularly during excavation at a large depth, the rotating direction of the cutter 4 is changed from a rake-up direction in normal excavation to a rake-down direction and excavation is performed while the cutter is moved vertically, to excavate the lower ground portion (A1) left unexcavated.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 1998Date of Patent: April 24, 2001Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko ShoInventors: Mituo Heishi, Motohiko Mizutani