Patents by Inventor Noriaki Miyata
Noriaki Miyata 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: 8188842Abstract: The rotation operation plane of the ring-shaped operation members that operate the rotation is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane so that the rotation operation of the ring-shaped operation member can be performed without holding a finger in the vertical direction. Furthermore, since the rotation operation plane is inclined with respect to the placement plane of the case, static friction on the placement plane is generated by a force component of the operation force acting on the rotation operation plane and is perpendicular to the placement plane, thus the case does not move toward the rotation operation direction during the rotation operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2009Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: SMK CorporationInventors: Kenji Otsuka, Ryuhei Noguchi, Noriaki Miyata
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Patent number: 8138942Abstract: An annular operation unit is formed as an outer shape to cover entire outline of a surface of a case, and inputting switches and displaying unit are attached inside of an opening at the center side of the annular operation unit, allowing the annular operation unit to have a size to perform fine rotational operations in case the entire size of the remote control transmitting device is miniaturized.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2009Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: SMK CorporationInventors: Kenji Otsuka, Ryuhei Noguchi, Noriaki Miyata
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Publication number: 20100052938Abstract: The rotation operation plane of the ring-shaped operation members that operate the rotation is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane so that the rotation operation of the ring-shaped operation member can be performed without holding a finger in the vertical direction. Furthermore, since the rotation operation plane is inclined with respect to the placement plane of the case, static friction on the placement plane is generated by a force component of the operation force acting on the rotation operation plane and is perpendicular to the placement plane, thus the case does not move toward the rotation operation direction during the rotation operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: SMK CorporationInventors: Kenji Otsuka, Ryuhei Noguchi, Noriaki Miyata
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Publication number: 20100052937Abstract: An annular operation unit is formed as an outer shape to cover entire outline of a surface of a case, and inputting switches and displaying unit are attached inside of an opening at the center side of the annular operation unit, allowing the annular operation unit to have a size to perform fine rotational operations in case the entire size of the remote control transmitting device is miniaturized.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2009Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: SMK CorporationInventors: Kenji Otsuka, Ryuhei Noguchi, Noriaki Miyata
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Container position measuring method and device for cargo crane and container landing/stacking method
Patent number: 7106883Abstract: When image data of a target container obtained by an image pickup unit such as a CCD installed on a hoisting accessory is processed, and a line approximating the arrangement of a pixel group which causes a change in luminance or hue larger than a set value can be fitted thereto, the pixel group having the arrangement that can be approximated by such a line is determined as a ridge of the container, that is, one representing the edge of the container held by the hoisting accessory, to detect the position of the target container. Thereby, edge extraction of the target container by the processing of the image data obtained by the image pickup unit such as a CCD camera installed on the hoisting accessory can be reliably and positively performed, while eliminating influences of various situations and conditions in the actual operating environment, and relative position detection of the target container and the suspended container can be performed accurately and reliably, by utilizing the edge extraction.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2001Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kouji Uchida, Noriaki Miyata, Kanji Obata, Hirohumi Yoshikawa -
Patent number: 6880712Abstract: A crane provided with a trolley, a hanging member, a rope member, and a hoisting device. The crane includes a horizontal position displacement detection unit which detects a horizontal positional displacement between at least two corners of the cargo and a landing place of the two corners; and a horizontal position displacement correction unit which corrects a horizontal positional displacement between the at least two corners of the cargo and the landing place of the two corners when the two corners have landed based on a detection signal from the horizontal position displacement detection unit. The horizontal position displacement correction unit corrects the position of a corner of the cargo so that the corner lands at the landing place of the corner, and then corrects the position of another corner so that the corner lands at the landing place of the corner.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2002Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Uchida, Nobuo Yoshioka, Kanji Obata, Noriaki Miyata, Masaki Nishioka, Tadaaki Monzen
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Patent number: 6644485Abstract: An apparatus for controlling stacking of a load by a crane estimates a periodical displacement of a horizontal position of a tool. A speed with which the tool descends is controlled such that the tool or a load held by the tool lands on a desired position when the amplitude of the periodical displacement becomes maximum.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kouji Uchida, Noriaki Miyata, Kanji Obata, Tadaaki Monzen
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Publication number: 20030015489Abstract: A crane provided with a trolley, a hanging member, a rope member, and a hoisting device. The crane includes a horizontal position displacement detection unit which detects a horizontal positional displacement between at least two corners of the cargo and a landing place of the two corners; and a horizontal position displacement correction unit which corrects a horizontal positional displacement between the at least two corners of the cargo and the landing place of the two corners when the two corners have landed based on a detection signal from the horizontal position displacement detection unit. The horizontal position displacement correction unit corrects the position of a corner of the cargo so that the corner lands at the landing place of the corner, and then corrects the position of another corner so that the corner lands at the landing place of the corner.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2002Publication date: January 23, 2003Inventors: Koji Uchida, Nobuo Yoshioka, Kanji Obata, Noriaki Miyata, Masaki Nishioka, Tadaaki Monzen
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Container position measuring method and device for cargo crane and container landing/stacking method
Publication number: 20020191813Abstract: When image data of a target container obtained by an image pickup unit such as a CCD installed on a hoisting accessory is processed, and a line approximating the arrangement of a pixel group which causes a change in luminance or hue larger than a set value can be fitted thereto, the pixel group having the arrangement that can be approximated by such a line is determined as a ridge of the container, that is, one representing the edge of the container held by the hoisting accessory, to detect the position of the target container. Thereby, edge extraction of the target container by the processing of the image data obtained by the image pickup unit such as a CCD camera installed on the hoisting accessory can be reliably and positively performed, while eliminating influences of various situations and conditions in the actual operating environment, and relative position detection of the target container and the suspended container can be performed accurately and reliably, by utilizing the edge extraction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2002Publication date: December 19, 2002Inventors: Kouji Uchida, Noriaki Miyata, Kanji Obata, Hirohumi Yoshikawa -
Publication number: 20020108919Abstract: The apparatus for controlling stacking of a load by a crane estimates a periodical displacement of a horizontal position of a tool. A speed with which the tool descends is controlled such that the tool or a load held by the tool lands on a desired position when the amplitude of the periodical displacement becomes maximum.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2002Publication date: August 15, 2002Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kouji Uchida, Noriaki Miyata, Kanji Obata, Tadaaki Monzen
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Patent number: 6234332Abstract: A transverse trolley 11 is transversally movable on a crane girder. A driver is provided for the transverse trolley 11. A pair of sheave blocks 14, 15 which is movable relative to a transverse trolley 11 are disposed on both (right and left) sides of a transverse trolley 11. Drivers are provided for the sheave blocks. Detectors 31 through 38 are provided which detect the displacement and velocity of the transverse trolley 11, the sway displacement and velocity of a hoisted load-piece 23 on both (right and left) sides and the displacement and velocity of the two sheave blocks 14, 15. A notch is disposed on an operation controlling panel of the transverse trolley 11 for setting a trolley transverse velocity by an operator. A transverse notch-driving control quantity detector 40 is provided which outputs signals indicative of notch-driving control quantity (a trolley transverse velocity set value) which is set by operating the notch.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2000Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tadaaki Monzen, Susumu Kouno, Takashi Toyohara, Yoshiaki Okubo, Noriaki Miyata
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Patent number: 6182844Abstract: A transverse trolley 11 is transversally movable on a crane girder. A driver is provided for the transverse trolley 11. A pair of sheave blocks 14, 15 which is movable relative to a transverse trolley 11 are disposed on both (right and left) sides of a transverse trolley 11. Drivers are provided for the sheave blocks. Detectors 31 through 38 are provided which detect the displacement and velocity of the transverse trolley 11, the sway displacement and velocity of a hoisted load-piece 23 on both (right and left) sides and the displacement and velocity of the two sheave blocks 14, 15. A notch is disposed on an operation controlling panel of the transverse trolley 11 for setting a trolley transverse velocity by an operator. A transverse notch-driving control quantity detector 40 is provided which outputs signals indicative of notch-driving control quantity (a trolley transverse velocity set value) which is set by operating the notch.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2000Date of Patent: February 6, 2001Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tadaaki Monzen, Susumu Kouno, Takashi Toyohara, Yoshiaki Okubo, Noriaki Miyata
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Patent number: 6135301Abstract: A transverse trolley (11) is transversally movable on a crane girder. A driver is provided for the transverse trolley (11). A pair of sheave blocks (14, 15) which is movable relative to a transverse trolley (11) are disposed on both (right and left) sides of a transverse trolley (11). Drivers are provided for the sheave blocks. Detectors (31 through 38) are provided which detect the displacement and velocity of the transverse trolley (11), the sway displacement and velocity of a hoisted load-piece (23) on both (right and left) sides and the displacement and velocity of the two sheave blocks (14, 15). A notch is disposed on an operation controlling panel of the transverse trolley (11) for setting a trolley transverse velocity by an operator. A transverse notch-driving control quantity detector (40) is provided which outputs signals indicative of notch-driving control quantity (a trolley transverse velocity set value) which is set by operating the notch.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1997Date of Patent: October 24, 2000Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tadaaki Monzen, Susumu Kouno, Takashi Toyohara, Yoshiaki Okubo, Noriaki Miyata
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Patent number: 6065619Abstract: A cargo handling path setting method and apparatus determine arbitrary hoisting and lowering speeds of a suspended load and the times required for hoisting and lowering to set hoisting and lowering speed patterns, determine an arbitrary traversing speed of the suspended load and the time required for traversing to set a traversing speed pattern, set the positions and heights of obstacles present around the cargo handling path based on data from stacked load sensors, and further set an arbitrary waiting time for traversing and an arbitrary waiting time for lowering; then conduct a theoretical simulation test based on these set conditions to compute a cargo handling path, and if it is determined that the suspended load passing along the cargo handling path will collide with the obstacles, repeat the procedure of revising the set conditions and conducting a theoretical simulation test again.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1997Date of Patent: May 23, 2000Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Noriaki Miyata, Takashi Toyohara
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Patent number: 5967347Abstract: A lowering collision avoidance device includes a hoisting accessory swing detector, a rope winding speed detector, an arithmetic unit, a rope winding speed controller, and if desired, a rope length detector. The arithmetic unit computes a command value for the lowering speed based on the results of comparison between the amount of swing of a hoisting accessory detected by the hoisting accessory swing detector and a predetermined threshold level or a plurality of predetermined threshold levels; the direction of changes in the amount of swing computed based on the amount of swing of the hoisting accessory; and the lowering speed detected by the rope winding speed detector. The rope winding speed controller controls the lowering speed based on this command value.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 1997Date of Patent: October 19, 1999Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Noriaki Miyata, Toshio Taguchi
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Patent number: 5924582Abstract: A lowering collision avoidance device includes a container detector, a rope winding speed detector, a rangefinder for detecting the distance to an adjacent container, a rope length detector, and a controller which controls a hoisting/lowering drive motor, thereby controlling the lowering speed, in such a manner that when the container detector becomes ON, a lowering stop action is performed to start decreasing the lowering speed at a predetermined rate; even during this period, the remaining lowering distance and a normal stopping distance are computed; and when the container detector becomes OFF for one period of swing computed from the rope length detected by the rope length detector, and after a judgment is made that the risk of collision of a lowered container with the adjacent container has vanished, lowering is resumed if the remaining lowering distance is larger than the normal stopping distance, or an emergency stop action is performed if the remaining lowering distance is not larger than the normal sType: GrantFiled: December 3, 1997Date of Patent: July 20, 1999Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Noriaki Miyata, Toshio Taguchi, Masanori Masumoto
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Patent number: D591583Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2007Date of Patent: May 5, 2009Inventor: Noriaki Miyata