Patents by Inventor Satoru Kaneko
Satoru Kaneko 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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Publication number: 20230272598Abstract: A work vehicle includes: an engine; a hydraulic pump that is driven by the engine; hydraulic cylinders that are extended and contracted by pressurized fluid delivered from the hydraulic pump; a work device that is moved according to the extension/contraction operations of the hydraulic cylinders; a travel device that is driven independently of the work device; an electrically driven motor that is driven by electric power generated by the engine to operate the travel device; and a controller that controls the hydraulic cylinders and the electrically driven motor. The controller controls the output power of the hydraulic pump and the output power of the electrically driven motor by changing the distribution ratios of a first torque consumed by the work device and a second torque consumed by the travel device among torques output by the engine, on the basis of a reaction force received by the vehicle body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Masatoshi YOSHIMURA, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Satoru KANEKO, Noritaka ITOU, Satoshi SEKINO, Katsuhiko TOKUDA
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Publication number: 20230273229Abstract: Provided is a sample transport device, a sample analysis system, and a sample pretreatment device which have high positional accuracy when stopping a sample and can adjust a minute position when stopping the sample. A sample transport device (1a) according to the present invention includes: a sample provided with a permanent magnet (10); a transport path through which the sample is to be transported via the permanent magnet (10); a plurality of coils provided on a surface of the transport path opposite to a surface on which the sample is to be transported; and a drive circuit that causes a current to flow through the coils.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech CorporationInventors: Yasuaki AOYAMA, Satoru KANEKO, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Takeshi TAMAKOSHI, Ryosuke HOSHI, Hiroshi WATANABE, Kuniaki ONIZAWA
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Publication number: 20230211964Abstract: Provided are a transport device and an analysis system in which a stability of transport at a time of restart is further enhanced while achieving cost reduction by a position-sensorless configuration. A transport device includes: a plurality of coils 25a, 25b configured to generate a thrust to transport a transport container 20; a drive circuit 50 configured to apply a voltage to each of the plurality of coils 25a, 25b; and a calculation unit 40 configured to estimate a position of the transport container 20 based on current information when voltage pulses 80, 81 are applied to the coils 25a, 25b. When a power supply of the device is activated, the calculation unit 40 applies a voltage pulse 80 in a positive direction and a voltage pulse 81 in a negative direction to the target coils 25a, 25b so as to detect the position of the transport container 20 from the current information of current flowing through the coils 25a, 25b.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Satoru KANEKO, Takeshi TAMAKOSHI, Yasuaki AOYAMA, Ryosuke HOSHI, Hiroshi WATANABE, Kuniaki ONIZAWA
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Publication number: 20230184799Abstract: A transport device includes: a calculation unit 40 configured to estimate a position of a transport container 20 based on a current value detected by a current detection unit 30; and a storage unit 45 configured to store a current change amount for each of a plurality of magnetic poles 25 when a pulse voltage of a fixed value is applied to respective coils 21 of the plurality of magnetic poles 25 in a state where a permanent magnetic 10 is not on a transport surface. The calculation unit 40 estimates the position of the transport container 20 based on a deviation between a current change amount of a coil 21 acquired at a time of detecting the position of the transport container 20 and the current change amount of the corresponding coil 21 in the state where the permanent magnetic 10 is not present, which is stored in the storage unit 45.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Takeshi TAMAKOSHI, Satoru KANEKO, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Yasuaki AOYAMA, Ryosuke HOSHI
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Publication number: 20230184798Abstract: A sample transport device includes: a sample container configured to accommodate a sample and provided with a magnetic body; a transport surface on which the sample container is to be transported; a plurality of coils disposed on a surface of the transport surface that is opposite to a surface facing the magnetic body; a coil drive unit configured to apply a voltage to the coils; and a position estimation unit configured to estimate a position of the sample container based on a current change generated when the coil drive unit applies the voltage to the coils. The position estimation unit estimates the position of the transport container by the coil drive unit applying voltage pulses having a phase difference to adjacent coils among the plurality of coils.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Satoru KANEKO, Yasuaki AOYAMA, Ryosuke HOSHI, Takeshi TAMAKOSHI, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Kuniaki ONIZAWA
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Publication number: 20230138212Abstract: The present invention provides a transport device and a specimen analysis system including the transport device that reduce the pulsation of thrust for moving an object to be transported, reduce vibration of the object to be transported during transport, and realize stable transport. The transport device of the present invention includes a first electromagnet unit including a first tooth made of a magnetic body, a first core connected to the first tooth and made of a magnetic body, and a first winding formed around the first core; a second electromagnet unit including a second tooth installed adjacent to the first electromagnet unit and made of a magnetic body, a second core connected to the second tooth and made of a magnetic body, a second winding formed around the second core; and a magnetic coupling unit made of a magnetic body between the first tooth of the first electromagnet unit and the second tooth of the second electromagnet unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Yasuaki AOYAMA, Ryosuke HOSHI, Satoru KANEKO, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Takeshi TAMAKOSHI, Hiroshi WATANABE, Katsuhiro KAMBARA, Kuniaki ONIZAWA
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Publication number: 20220306405Abstract: Provided is a transport device in which reliability is increased by suppressing deterioration of the transport surface and transport efficiency is increased by suppressing electrical current loss. A transport device 1 comprising a transported body having either a permanent magnet 10 or a magnetic body, and an electromagnet unit in which coils 21 are wound around teeth 25 comprising magnetic bodies, and having recesses on surfaces of the teeth 25 facing the transported body. Specifically, the surfaces of the teeth 25 facing the transported body have at least two surfaces (first facing surface 22, second facing surface 23, etc.) which have different distances to the transported body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Yasuaki AOYAMA, Ryosuke HOSHI, Satoru KANEKO, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Takeshi TAMAKOSHI, Katsuhiro KAMBARA, Hiroshi WATANABE, Kuniaki ONIZAWA
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Publication number: 20220274792Abstract: A conveying device conveys a container including a magnetic body to a target position along a conveyance path and includes a conveyance surface configured by arranging a plurality of magnetic poles including a core and a coil, and including a conveyance path, a drive unit supplying a current to the coil, and a position detection unit estimating the position of the container. The position detection unit excites a first magnetic pole to detect the position of the container and applies a voltage to at least one second magnetic pole that is peripheral in a predetermined range from the first magnetic pole and is different from the first magnetic pole in a direction in which the polarity becomes opposite to the exciting current of the first magnetic pole, and a process of estimating the position of the container based on the current value of the first magnetic pole.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: Hitachi High-Tech CorporationInventors: Takeshi TAMAKOSHI, Yasuaki AOYAMA, Satoru KANEKO, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Ryosuke HOSHI, Hiroshi WATANABE, Katsuhiro KAMBARA, Kuniaki ONIZAWA
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Publication number: 20220252628Abstract: A conveying device detects an abnormality due to a change in the surface state of the conveying plane. The conveying device has a conveying plane for conveying thereabove a conveying container equipped with a magnetic body, a position detection unit for detecting the position of the conveying container above the conveying plane, a magnetic pole disposed below the conveying plane and equipped with a core and a coil, a drive unit for applying a voltage to the magnetic pole, and a calculation unit for controlling the drive unit. The calculation unit calculates the conveying speed of the conveying container on the basis of the position of the conveying container above the conveying plane and the time at which the conveying container passes through the position, and detects the surface state of the conveying plane on the basis of the calculated conveying speed of the conveying container.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Takeshi TAMAKOSHI, Satoru KANEKO, Yasuaki AOYAMA, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Ryosuke HOSHI, Hiroshi WATANABE, Katsuhiro KAMBARA, Kuniaki ONIZAWA
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Publication number: 20220252627Abstract: The invention provides a conveyance device having a smaller loss of a winding than that of a related art while increasing thrust for conveying a body to be conveyed, and a specimen analysis system and a specimen pretreatment device including the same. A conveyance device 1 includes: a permanent magnet 10 provided on the side of a specimen rack 111; teeth 22 formed of a second magnetic body; and a winding 21 wound around the side of an outer periphery of the teeth 22, wherein a cross-sectional area of a cross section of a part of the teeth facing the permanent magnet 10 is larger than that of other parts thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Yasuaki AOYAMA, Ryosuke HOSHI, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Takeshi TAMAKOSHI, Satoru KANEKO, Hiroshi WATANABE, Katsuhiro KAMBARA, Kuniaki ONIZAWA
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Publication number: 20220238267Abstract: A transport device and a transport method efficiently increase a thrust to suppress power consumption. The transport device has a first magnetic body on a side of a to-be-transported object, a magnetic circuit with a core consisting of a second magnetic body, and a winding wound around an outside of the core, and a drive circuit supplying a current to the winding of the magnetic circuit. The magnetic circuit has first and second magnetic circuits, and in a case where the first magnetic body is located on a side of the second magnetic circuit relative to a first predetermined position between the first magnetic circuit and the second magnetic circuit, the drive circuit supplies a current to a winding of the first magnetic circuit in such a manner to cause an electromagnetic repulsive force to be generated between the first magnetic body and the first magnetic circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Ryosuke HOSHI, Yasuaki AOYAMA, Satoru KANEKO, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Takeshi TAMAKOSHI, Katsuhiro KAMBARA, Hiroshi WATANABE, Kuniaki ONIZAWA
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Publication number: 20220144556Abstract: The invention provides a conveying device having a conveying performance higher than that of the related art, a sample analysis system and sample pretreatment device with the conveying device and a method for conveying a conveyance object. A conveying device 1 includes a permanent magnet 10 which is provided on a sample rack 111 side, magnetic poles 25 each of which includes a core 22 made of a second magnetic body and a winding 21 wound around an outer periphery of the core 22, drive circuits 50 each of which supplies a current to the winding 21 of the magnetic pole 25, and current command calculation units 55 each of which controls a value of the current to be supplied to the winding 21 from the drive circuit 50. The current command calculation unit 55 makes the currents to be supplied to the windings 21 vary.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Yasuaki AOYAMA, Ryosuke HOSHI, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Satoru KANEKO, Takeshi TAMAKOSHI, Hiroshi WATANABE, Katsuhiro KAMBARA, Kuniaki ONIZAWA
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Patent number: 11303236Abstract: An induction motor overheat monitoring method and device detects overheating of an induction motor from a detection value of a current sensor. A resistance calculation relationship data indicating a relationship between a resistance and a feature amount at the time of starting of the induction motor and a determination reference value for determining overheating are stored in advance. At each starting, a current of the induction motor is detected, a signal regarding a phase angle difference is calculated, and a feature amount of the motor is calculated from the signal regarding the phase angle difference. Further, a resistance of the induction motor is calculated by using the feature amount of the motor and the resistance calculation reference data stored in advance. Then, a temperature of the induction motor is calculated from the resistance of the induction motor, and it is determined if the motor is overheated.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: HITACHI INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Guangbin Zhou, Yoshitaka Iwaji, Satoru Kaneko, Kazuaki Tobari
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Publication number: 20210398723Abstract: The present invention comprises: an object to be conveyed that has at least one permanent magnet 10; a magnetic pole 25 that has a core 22 comprising a second magnetic body and a winding 21 wound around the outer periphery of the core 22; a drive circuit 50 for supplying a current to the winding 21 of the magnetic pole 25; a current detection unit 30 for detecting the value of the current flowing through the winding 21; and a computation unit 40 for estimating the position of the permanent magnet 10 on the basis of the current value detected by the current detection unit 30 and controlling the value of the current supplied from the drive circuit 50 to the winding 21 on the basis of information about the estimated position of the permanent magnet 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Yasuaki AOYAMA, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Satoru KANEKO, Takeshi TAMAKOSHI, Ryosuke HOSHI, Katsuhiro KAMBARA, Hiroshi WATANABE, Kuniaki ONIZAWA
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Publication number: 20210324607Abstract: In an electric drive system in which a battery is not connected to a DC bus, even when a load on a traveling electric motor increases suddenly, it is made possible to avoid such a situation that the DC bus voltage drops to a level equal to or lower than an operating voltage of an inverter and the inverter stops working. To this end, a DC bus voltage drop prevention device controls such that, when the voltage of the DC bus drops below a first threshold value, the output torque of the traveling electric motor is decreased according to an amount of decrease in the voltage of the DC bus, and when the voltage of the DC bus drops below a second threshold voltage lower than the first threshold voltage, the output torque of the traveling electric motor is decreased to zero or a value within a range of magnitude with which a work vehicle stays stationary on a level ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Satoru KANEKO, Akinori KAMIYA, Noritaka ITOU, Hiroshi UTASHIRO
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Patent number: 11124075Abstract: A dump truck 100 including: an engine 1; a generator 10 driven by the engine 1; and a pair of driving wheels 3L and 3R arranged to the left and right of a vehicle body frame 7 includes: a traveling electric motor 12L including a plurality of electric motors 12La, 12Lb, and 12Lc that are coupled to the driving wheel 3L and simultaneously drive the driving wheel 3L; and a traveling electric motor 12R including a plurality of electric motors 12Ra, 12Rb, and 12Rc that are coupled to the driving wheel 3R and simultaneously drive the driving wheel 3R. Thereby, drive systems corresponding to loads of dump trucks or the like can be configured using identical components.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Satoru Kaneko, Shinji Sugimoto, Takayoshi Nakamura, Tadashi Osaka, Masatsugu Arai, Naoki Fukuda
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Publication number: 20210152111Abstract: An induction motor overheat monitoring method and device detects overheating of an induction motor from a detection value of a current sensor. A resistance calculation relationship data indicating a relationship between a resistance and a feature amount at the time of starting of the induction motor and a determination reference value for determining overheating are stored in advance. At each starting, a current of the induction motor is detected, a signal regarding a phase angle difference is calculated, and a feature amount of the motor is calculated from the signal regarding the phase angle difference. Further, a resistance of the induction motor is calculated by using the feature amount of the motor and the resistance calculation reference data stored in advance. Then, a temperature of the induction motor is calculated from the resistance of the induction motor, and it is determined if the motor is overheated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Guangbin ZHOU, Yoshitaka IWAJI, Satoru KANEKO, Kazuaki TOBARI
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Publication number: 20200156483Abstract: A dump truck 100 including: an engine 1; a generator 10 driven by the engine 1; and a pair of driving wheels 3L and 3R arranged to the left and right of a vehicle body frame 7 includes: a traveling electric motor 12L including a plurality of electric motors 12La, 12Lb, and 12Lc that are coupled to the driving wheel 3L and simultaneously drive the driving wheel 3L; and a traveling electric motor 12R including a plurality of electric motors 12Ra, 12Rb, and 12Rc that are coupled to the driving wheel 3R and simultaneously drive the driving wheel 3R. Thereby, drive systems corresponding to loads of dump trucks or the like can be configured using identical components.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Satoru KANEKO, Shinji SUGIMOTO, Takayoshi NAKAMURA, Tadashi OSAKA, Masatsugu ARAI, Naoki FUKUDA
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Patent number: 10272900Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a hybrid working vehicle that enables enhancing efficiency of an engine.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: KCM CorporationInventors: Satoru Kaneko, Takashi Ikimi, Noritaka Itou, Yuuichi Kunitomo
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Patent number: 10207700Abstract: A hybrid type work vehicle includes a power source, a traveling unit, a hydraulic work unit, an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal, an operation lever device, and a control apparatus. The control apparatus is configured such that when the current operation state is determined to be that of an excavation work which is a combined operation of the traveling unit and the hydraulic work unit and the output power limitation signal is outputted, the control apparatus limits the output power of the traveling unit. The control apparatus is also configured to decrease the tilting angle of the hydraulic pump, such that a ratio between the output power of the traveling unit and the output power of the hydraulic work unit is maintained at a preset ratio.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: KCM CorporationInventors: Satoru Kaneko, Kazuo Ishida, Noritaka Ito, Takashi Ikimi