Patents by Inventor Naoki Hagiwara

Naoki Hagiwara 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: 11885108
    Abstract: In a hydraulic excavator including a machine body and a front work device, when an object is detected by sensors for detecting an object around the machine body when operation limiting control for limiting the operation of at least one of the machine body and the front work device is enabled, or when an operation device is operated, the detection of the object is notified to an operator by a first state warning, and when the operation limiting control is enabled and when the operation device is not operated, the detection of the object is notified to the operator by a second state warning that is weaker in warning intensity than the first state warning. Accordingly, the botheration for the operator can be suppressed while securing the effectiveness of an alarm in periphery monitoring, and the safety performance can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichirou Anahara, Naoki Hagiwara, Kazuhiko Mizoguchi, Akihiro Narazaki, Shinji Nishikawa
  • Patent number: 11739503
    Abstract: A hydraulic excavator is provided which makes it possible to allow an operator to surely recognize an alarm that notifies the operator of non-wearing of a seatbelt even when a work is performed in a situation in which a moving object is present around the machine. A controller outputs, when a moving object is detected and wearing of a seatbelt is detected by a seatbelt detection device, a first alarm through a notification device, outputs, when the moving object is not detected and non-wearing of the seatbelt is detected by the seatbelt detection device, a second alarm through the notification device, and outputs, when the moving object is detected and non-wearing of the seatbelt is detected by the seatbelt detection device, the second alarm preferentially over the first alarm through the notification device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Hagiwara, Kazuhiko Mizoguchi, Shigeru Hirasawa, Keitaro Ito, Keiichirou Anahara
  • Publication number: 20230123942
    Abstract: A work machine includes: a machine body; an actuator attached to the machine body; an operation device used to operate the actuator; an operation sensor that senses an operation of the operation device; a photographing device that photographs surroundings of the machine body; a video data recording device that records video data including video photographed by the photographing device; a controller that controls the video data recording device; and an object sensor that senses an object in the surroundings of the machine body. The controller determines whether or not a recording and retaining condition including a condition that an object is present in the surroundings of the machine body and a condition that the operation device is operated is satisfied on the basis of a result of sensing in the object sensor and a result of sensing in the operation sensor, and makes the video data recording device record and retain the video data when the recording and retaining condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Hisashi TAGO, Takenori HIROKI, Daiki MACHIDA, Naoki HAGIWARA, Taiki AIZAWA, Kouhei HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220341129
    Abstract: There is provided a construction machine capable of performing hanging work according to the intention of an operator. A hydraulic excavator 1 includes: an operating lever 420 for performing a turning operation; the cameras 61, 62, 63 for detecting any obstacle; and a controller 8 for controlling the operations of a vehicle body and a front working device 5. In the hydraulic excavator 1, in a case where the obstacle is detected by any of the cameras 61, 62, 63, the controller 8 performs an operation limiting process. The hydraulic excavator 1 further includes a hook 53A, a mode selector switch 64 for switching the operation to a hanging work mode. In a case where the obstacle is detected by any of the cameras 61, 62, 63, the controller 8 disables the operation limiting process and controls the operation of the vehicle body or the front working device 5 according to the manipulated variable of the operating lever 420.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Keiichirou ANAHARA, Naoki HAGIWARA, Kazuhiko MIZOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220333345
    Abstract: A hydraulic excavator includes: operation devices that output, based on operation by an operator, operation signals to operate a lower travel structure, an upper swing structure, and a front work implement; solenoid valves 23a, 23b, 24a, and 24b that limit the operation signals outputted from the operation devices; and a controller that controls the solenoid valves based on detection signals from sensors, and that detect objects in the surroundings of a machine body. The detection ranges of the sensors, and include a first detection range TR defined based on travel performance of the lower travel structure and a second detection range SW defined to be along a swing radius of a rear end of the upper swing structure. As a result, the influence of excessive alarm on the working operator can be reduced while enhancing detection accuracy by setting the detection range according to action range of the work machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki HAGIWARA, Kazuhiko MIZOGUCHI, Keiichirou ANAHARA
  • Publication number: 20220290411
    Abstract: In a hydraulic excavator 1 including a machine body 1B and a front work device 1A, when an object is detected by sensors 13a, 13b, and 13c for detecting an object around the machine body 1B, when operation limiting control for limiting the operation of at least one of the machine body 1B and the front work device 1A is enabled, or when an operation device 4 is operated, the detection of the object is notified to an operator by a first state warning, and when the operation limiting control is enabled and when the operation device 4 is not operated, the detection of the object is notified to the operator by a second state warning that is weaker in warning intensity than the first state warning. Accordingly, the botheration for the operator can be suppressed while securing the effectiveness of an alarm in periphery monitoring, and the safety performance can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Keiichirou ANAHARA, Naoki HAGIWARA, Kazuhiko MIZOGUCHI, Akihiro NARAZAKI, Shinji NISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11391373
    Abstract: A gasket is provided which gives stable sealing performance even when an insertion member is inclined with respect to an insertion hole. The gasket includes a body portion 121 which is to be fixed in close contact with an inner peripheral surface of an insertion hole 810 while being spaced apart from an insertion member 900, and a flexible portion 122 which is flexurally deformable and provided to extend from the body portion 121 toward an inner peripheral surface side of the body portion 121. The flexible portion 122 is flexurally bent by being pressed by an extended surface portion 920 of the insertion member 900 and comes into close contact with the extended surface portion 920 while being spaced apart from each of a housing 800 and the insertion portion 910.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20220170244
    Abstract: A work machine includes a sensor that detects a retroreflective material and other objects in a distinguishable manner, a solenoid valve that restricts an operation signal outputted from an operation device, and a controller configured to control the solenoid valve based on the detection result. The controller controls the solenoid valve based on information concerning whether or not the object detected by the sensor is a retroreflective material and information concerning whether a position of the object detected by the sensor is in a first detection region at least partially including an operation range of a machine body or a second detection region located adjacent to and above the first detection region. This makes it possible to restrain contact between the work machine and an obstacle while restraining a reduction in a detection range due to exclusion of a structure of the work machine from an object of detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Naoki HAGIWARA, Kazuhiko MIZOGUCHI, Keiichirou ANAHARA
  • Patent number: 11313469
    Abstract: A sealing structure includes a sealing device including a first seal lip having a first seal-lip end, and a support ring that supports the first seal lip; and a plurality of members that define an attachment space into which the sealing device is attached, the members including an inner peripheral wall arranged on the inner periphery side of the sealing device, a first end wall arranged on one axial end of the sealing device, and a second end wall arranged on another axial end of the sealing device. The first seal-lip end has a certain amount of interference with the inner peripheral wall and the first end wall so that its radial reaction force radially presses the support ring outward and its axial reaction force presses the support ring toward the second end wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20220042285
    Abstract: A hydraulic excavator includes a plurality of cameras that are attached to an upper swing structure and photograph images of surroundings, a controller configured to detect an obstacle present around the upper swing structure on the basis of the camera images, and a speaker that makes a notification that the obstacle is detected when the controller detects the obstacle. When a lock lever is at a lock release position and control levers are maintained in a non-operating state from a time of a start of the controller, the controller permits the notification by the speaker. When the lock lever is at the lock release position and the control levers are changed from an operating state to a non-operating state, the controller permits the notification by the speaker when the non-operating state is continued for a predetermined time or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Saito KATAYAMA, Kazuhiko MIZOGUCHI, Hidenobu TSUKADA, Keiichirou NAKAMURA, Shinichi SASAZAKI, Naoki HAGIWARA
  • Publication number: 20210404556
    Abstract: A sealing device includes a reinforcing ring and an elastic body part formed from an elastic body and attached to the reinforcing ring. The elastic body part includes a seal lip projecting toward one side in a direction of an axis, a secondary lip portion projecting toward another side in the direction of the axis, and an outer peripheral portion covering the reinforcing ring from an outer periphery side. The seal lip projects beyond the reinforcing ring toward the one side, and the secondary lip portion projects beyond the reinforcing ring toward the other side. In the outer peripheral portion, at least one identification part acting as a mark is formed further on the one side or the other side than a middle of the outer peripheral portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki HAGIWARA
  • Publication number: 20210396316
    Abstract: A gasket includes an annular reinforcing ring formed around an axis, an annular base that is formed around the axis and that is formed from an elastic body into which the reinforcing ring is embedded, and an annular seal lip formed around the axis. The annular seal lip is disposed on an inner periphery side of the base and is integrated with the base. The seal lip includes one lip portion extending to the inner periphery side as progress toward one side in a direction of the axis and another seal lip portion extending to the inner periphery side as progress toward another side in the axis direction. A sum of a width of the base in a radial direction and a width of the seal lip in the radial direction is greater than a thickness of the base in the axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki HAGIWARA
  • Publication number: 20210310218
    Abstract: A hydraulic excavator is provided which makes it possible to allow an operator to surely recognize an alarm that notifies the operator of non-wearing of a seatbelt even when a work is performed in a situation in which a moving object is present around the machine. A controller outputs, when a moving object is detected and wearing of a seatbelt is detected by a seatbelt detection device, a first alarm through a notification device, outputs, when the moving object is not detected and non-wearing of the seatbelt is detected by the seatbelt detection device, a second alarm through the notification device, and outputs, when the moving object is detected and non-wearing of the seatbelt is detected by the seatbelt detection device, the second alarm preferentially over the first alarm through the notification device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Naoki HAGIWARA, Kazuhiko MIZOGUCHI, Shigeru HIRASAWA, Keitaro ITO, Keiichirou ANAHARA
  • Patent number: 11041290
    Abstract: To provide a work machine that can stop unexpected operation of actuators faster than it actually occurs even if unintended operation occurs at the time of gate lock lever switching that leads to such unexpected operation. In the work machine, a controller switches a lock valve from a lock position to a release position in a case where a lock operation device is operated from a permission position to a prohibition position; decides, on the basis of a result of detection by a pressure sensor, whether or not a pilot hydraulic fluid has been output from a pilot valve until first time elapses after the lock valve is switched to the release position; keeps the lock valve at the lock position if it is decided that the pilot hydraulic fluid has been output until the first time elapses; and switches the lock valve from the lock position to the release position if it is decided that the pilot hydraulic fluid has not been output until the first time elapses, and second time elapses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuaki Kodaka, Ryohei Fukuchi, Kazuhiko Mizoguchi, Naoki Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20210172524
    Abstract: A gasket is provided which gives stable sealing performance even when an insertion member is inclined with respect to an insertion hole. The gasket includes a body portion 121 which is to be fixed in close contact with an inner peripheral surface of an insertion hole 810 while being spaced apart from an insertion member 900, and a flexible portion 122 which is flexurally deformable and provided to extend from the body portion 121 toward an inner peripheral surface side of the body portion 121. The flexible portion 122 is flexurally bent by being pressed by an extended surface portion 920 of the insertion member 900 and comes into close contact with the extended surface portion 920 while being spaced apart from each of a housing 800 and the insertion portion 910.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: Naoki HAGIWARA
  • Publication number: 20210079624
    Abstract: To provide a work machine that can stop unexpected operation of actuators faster than it actually occurs even if unintended operation occurs at the time of gate lock lever switching that leads to such unexpected operation. In the work machine, a controller switches a lock valve from a lock position to a release position in a case where a lock operation device is operated from a permission position to a prohibition position; decides, on the basis of a result of detection by a pressure sensor, whether or not a pilot hydraulic fluid has been output from a pilot valve until first time elapses after the lock valve is switched to the release position; keeps the lock valve at the lock position if it is decided that the pilot hydraulic fluid has been output until the first time elapses; and switches the lock valve from the lock position to the release position if it is decided that the pilot hydraulic fluid has not been output until the first time elapses, and second time elapses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuaki KODAKA, Ryohei FUKUCHI, Kazuhiko MIZOGUCHI, Naoki HAGIWARA
  • Publication number: 20200386315
    Abstract: A sealing structure includes a sealing device including a first seal lip having a first seal-lip end, and a support ring that supports the first seal lip; and a plurality of members that define an attachment space into which the sealing device is attached, the members including an inner peripheral wall arranged on the inner periphery side of the sealing device, a first end wall arranged on one axial end of the sealing device, and a second end wall arranged on another axial end of the sealing device. The first seal-lip end has a certain amount of interference with the inner peripheral wall and the first end wall so that its radial reaction force radially presses the support ring outward and its axial reaction force presses the support ring toward the second end wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki HAGIWARA
  • Patent number: 10612660
    Abstract: The invention provides a gasket having sealing lips in axial both ends of a gasket body in which a reinforcing ring is embedded. The gasket, has a structure in which the gasket body is displaced to the one axial side within the mounting groove when pressure acts on the gasket because the rigidity of a second sealing lip is set to be higher than the rigidity of a first sealing lip or a reinforcing ring is disposed closer to the one axial side within the gasket body. Furthermore, a seal bead which is brought into close contact to the bottom surface of the mounting groove when mounted is provided in the gasket body and a space portion surrounded by the second sealing lip, the seal bead, and the bottom surface and the other side surface of the mounting groove when mounted is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tokunori Yanagi, Masasuke Uchiyama, Takuya Amano, Yuki Nakagawa, Naoki Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20190032783
    Abstract: The invention provides a gasket having sealing lips in axial both ends of a gasket body in which a reinforcing ring is embedded. The gasket, has a structure in which the gasket body is displaced to the one axial side within the mounting groove when pressure acts on the gasket because the rigidity of a second sealing lip is set to be higher than the rigidity of a first sealing lip or a reinforcing ring is disposed closer to the one axial side within the gasket body. Furthermore, a seal bead which is brought into close contact to the bottom surface of the mounting groove when mounted is provided in the gasket body and a space portion surrounded by the second sealing lip, the seal bead, and the bottom surface and the other side surface of the mounting groove when mounted is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tokunori YANAGI, Masasuke UCHIYAMA, Takuya AMANO, Yuki NAKAGAWA, Naoki HAGIWARA
  • Patent number: 9511374
    Abstract: It is intended to, in a horizontal dry mill, prevent blow-up and adhesion of a raw material, etc., to a raw material input section. In a horizontal dry mill (10) of the present invention, a diameter of a raw material supply section (13) provided in a grinding tank (14) is set to be less than a diameter of a grinding chamber (12). Further, a diameter of a mechanical thrust generating device of the raw material supply section (13) is set to a small value according to the diameter of the raw material supply section. Furthermore, a gap (e1) between an outside dimension of a screw (26) as the mechanical thrust generating device and an inner diameter of the grinding tank (14) in the raw material supply section (13) is set between 0.5 mm and ? of a diameter of each grinding medium M.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: ASHIZAWA FINETECH LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Naoki Hagiwara, Toshihiro Yamada