Patents by Inventor Shinya Imura

Shinya Imura 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: 11739502
    Abstract: Provided is a work machine which can increase the operation speed of an actuator by a regeneration function while securing the position control accuracy of the actuator. A controller is configured to calculate a regeneration flow rate on the basis of an input amount of an operation lever and a target actuator flow rate, subtract the regeneration flow rate from the target actuator flow rate to calculate a target actuator supply flow rate, calculate a target flow rate control valve opening amount on the basis of the target actuator supply flow rate, calculate a target pump flow rate that is equal to or higher than a total target actuator supply flow rate, control a selector valve on the basis of the input amount of the operation lever, control a flow rate control valve according to the target flow rate control valve opening amount, and control a hydraulic pump according to the target pump flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kento Kumagai, Shinya Imura, Yasutaka Tsuruga, Takaaki Chiba, Hiroaki Amano, Shinji Nishikawa, Akihiro Narazaki, Genroku Sugiyama, Shinjiro Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230257963
    Abstract: Provided is an unmanned work machine capable of reliably coordinating with a manned work machine and smoothly executing work. An excavating machine 100 is an unmanned work machine capable of working in coordination with a hauling machine 200 that is a manned work machine. The excavating machine 100 includes sound collectors 31a and 31b that are a receiver receiving a notification regarding the operating status of the hauling machine 200 or an operating instruction to the excavating machine 100, which are transmitted from the hauling machine 200 in response to the operation by an operator aboard the hauling machine 200, and a controller 10 that controls the operation of the excavating machine 100 in accordance with the received notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Juri SHIMIZU, Teppei SAITOH, Shinya IMURA
  • Patent number: 11718977
    Abstract: Provided is a work machine which can achieve both of excellent operability when an operator manually operates a machine body or a work device and an accuracy of control of the machine body or the work device when a controller performs automatic control. The controller is configured to, in a case where the automatic control function selector switch gives an instruction to disable the automatic control function, adjust an opening amount of a bleed-off valve to a maximum opening amount or an opening amount corresponding to input amounts of control levers, and in a case where the automatic control function selector switch gives the instruction to enable the automatic control function, adjust the opening amount of the bleed-off valve, in at least part of an operation region of the control levers, so as to be smaller than the opening amount with the instruction to disable the automatic control function being given.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kento Kumagai, Shinya Imura, Yasutaka Tsuruga, Takaaki Chiba, Hiroaki Amano, Shinji Nishikawa, Akihiro Narazaki, Genroku Sugiyama
  • Publication number: 20230243126
    Abstract: Provided is a control system for a work machine that allows a worker in the operation around the work machine to safely approach the work machine. The control system for a work machine includes: a work machine 1 including a work implement 7, a lock mechanism 14 for the work implement 7, a lock controller 13 that controls the lock mechanism 14, and a communication device 20; and a communication terminal 30 that is able to communicate with the communication device 20 of the work machine 1. The lock controller 13 controls the lock mechanism 14 so as not to be released from a locked state in a case receiving a lock demand signal from the communication terminal 30, and controls the lock mechanism 14 so as to be released from the locked state in a case receiving a lock demand cancellation signal from the communication terminal 30.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Shinjiro YAMAMOTO, Shinya IMURA
  • Publication number: 20230235539
    Abstract: An overhead-view image of a work site is presented to an operator of a work machine even when the number of imaging devices at a construction site is lacking. The present disclosure provides an information presentation device for generating and outputting a terrain image relating to a construction site. The information presentation device includes a storage device that stores a program for performing a predetermined imaging process on the terrain image, and a processor for reading the program from the storage device and generating the terrain image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Yuho SAITO, Takaaki CHIBA, Shinjiro YAMAMOTO, Shinya IMURA
  • Publication number: 20230167622
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a work machine that can increase the operation speed of an actuator by a regenerating function while ensuring accuracy of position control of the actuator. For this purpose, a controller computes a target actuator supply flow rate by subtracting a regeneration flow rate from a target actuator flow rate, computes a target flow control valve opening amount on the basis of the target actuator supply flow rate, computes a target pump flow rate equal to or more than the sum of a plurality of the target actuator supply flow rates, controls flow control valves according to the target flow control valve opening amount, and controls a hydraulic pump according to the target pump flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Kento KUMAGAI, Shinya IMURA, Yasutaka TSURUGA, Takaaki CHIBA, Hiroaki AMANO, Shinji NISHIKAWA, Akihiro NARAZAKI, Genroku SUGIYAMA, Shinjiro YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230137344
    Abstract: A type of an object is determined and the movement direction of the object is predicted on the basis of a sensing result of the object sensed by an on-machine obstacle sensor. Information relating to the object that is the object sensed by the on-machine obstacle sensor and has been determined to have moved to the outside of a sensing range of the on-machine obstacle sensor is immediately deleted from an environment map on the basis of the type and the movement direction of the object. This can properly process information on the object that has gotten out of the sensing range, according to the cause of the object getting out of the sensing range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Yuho SAITO, Hidekazu MORIKI, Shinya IMURA, Takaaki CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20220412052
    Abstract: A hydraulic excavator for performing cooperative work with another hydraulic excavator or a worker includes: a driving device that makes the hydraulic excavator operate; a cooperative function device that shares information about the hydraulic excavator with an inside and an outside of the hydraulic excavator; and a controller that controls the driving device that makes the hydraulic excavator operate, the controller, when there is an abnormality in the cooperative function device, controlling the driving device so as to limit operation of the hydraulic excavator, and when the hydraulic excavator is performing the cooperative work, controlling the driving device so as to make a degree of limitation on the operation of the hydraulic excavator stronger than when the hydraulic excavator is not performing the cooperative work. It is thereby possible to suppress an unnecessary decrease in work efficiency by suppressing an excessive operation limitation on the hydraulic excavator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Hidekazu MORIKI, Ryu NARIKAWA, Shinya IMURA
  • Publication number: 20220349151
    Abstract: Provided is a work machine capable of eliminating the inconvenience from the operator of the work machine as much as possible while deterring a contact between the work machine and workers, and suppressing a decrease in productivity of the work machine. A work machine 5 includes: an identification information recognition device 41 configured to recognize identification information on a person who enters a predetermined region R around the work machine 5; and a controller 7 configured to control the work machine in accordance with the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Shinya IMURA, Yoshiyuki TSUCHIE
  • Publication number: 20220333352
    Abstract: Provided is a work machine which can achieve both of excellent operability when an operator manually operates a machine body or a work device and an accuracy of control of the machine body or the work device when a controller performs automatic control. The controller is configured to, in a case where the automatic control function selector switch gives an instruction to disable the automatic control function, adjust an opening amount of a bleed-off valve to a maximum opening amount or an opening amount corresponding to input amounts of control levers, and in a case where the automatic control function selector switch gives the instruction to enable the automatic control function, adjust the opening amount of the bleed-off valve, in at least part of an operation region of the control levers, so as to be smaller than the opening amount with the instruction to disable the automatic control function being given.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Kento KUMAGAI, Shinya IMURA, Yasutaka TSURUGA, Takaaki CHIBA, Hiroaki AMANO, Shinji NISHIKAWA, Akihiro NARAZAKI, Genroku SUGIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220333348
    Abstract: Provided is a work machine which can increase the operation speed of an actuator by a regeneration function while securing the position control accuracy of the actuator. A controller is configured to calculate a regeneration flow rate on the basis of an input amount of an operation lever and a target actuator flow rate, subtract the regeneration flow rate from the target actuator flow rate to calculate a target actuator supply flow rate, calculate a target flow rate control valve opening amount on the basis of the target actuator supply flow rate, calculate a target pump flow rate that is equal to or higher than a total target actuator supply flow rate, control a selector valve on the basis of the input amount of the operation lever, control a flow rate control valve according to the target flow rate control valve opening amount, and control a hydraulic pump according to the target pump flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Kento KUMAGAI, Shinya IMURA, Yasutaka TSURUGA, Takaaki CHIBA, Hiroaki AMANO, Shinji NISHIKAWA, Akihiro NARAZAKI, Genroku SUGIYAMA, Shinjiro YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220316184
    Abstract: There are provided: a monitoring apparatus that detects an obstacle located around a hydraulic excavator, and outputs obstacle information; and a controller that calculates an operation limiting command for limiting operation of the hydraulic excavator in accordance with an intrusion prohibited area set on the basis of a result of comparison between a movable range of the hydraulic excavator and a monitoring range of the monitoring apparatus and in accordance with the obstacle information from the monitoring apparatus. Thereby, it is possible to appropriately set an intrusion prohibited area, and reduce detection failures and detection errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Hidekazu MORIKI, Takuya NAKA, Shinya IMURA
  • Publication number: 20220307232
    Abstract: A construction management device computes a risk indicative of a degree of danger with which an accident occurs on the basis of information relating at least to a position of a worker measured by a worker position measuring device and a worker biometrical information measuring device, information relating at least to a position of a hydraulic excavator measured by a machine body position measuring device, a machine body posture measuring device, a machine front implement posture measuring device, and a machine operator biometrical information measuring device, personal information on a worker and an operator registered in a worker information registration device, and information on a construction environment from an environment information registration device, and outputs the computed risk as a coordinate risk associated with coordinates of the construction environment to a risk display device such that the computed risk is displayed in a map format on the risk display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Akira KANAZAWA, Hiroyuki YAMADA, Shiho IZUMI, Shinya IMURA
  • Patent number: 11453995
    Abstract: A hydraulic excavator (1) is provided with a controller (40) including an actuator control section (81) which, when an operation device (45, 46) is operated, controls at least one of a plurality of hydraulic actuators (5, 6, 7) in accordance with the velocities of the plurality of hydraulic actuators (5, 6, 7) and a predetermined condition. The controller (40) determines, based on a sensed value from a posture sensor (50), the direction of a load exerted on an arm cylinder (6) due to the weight of an arm (9), outputs, upon determining that the direction of the load is opposite to a driving direction of the arm cylinder (6), a second velocity Vamt2 to the actuator control section (81), and outputs, upon determining that the direction of the load is the same as the driving direction of the arm cylinder (6), a third velocity Vamt3 to the actuator control section (81).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Ito, Ryuu Narikawa, Shinya Imura
  • Patent number: 11454004
    Abstract: To provide a work machine that makes it possible to drive actuators faster and more accurately by supplying flows to the actuators accurately at target rates without depending on load variations in a case where the machine body is controlled automatically by command inputs of a controller, while high operability is ensured for manual operation by an operator. In a case where a machine control function is cancelled via a machine control switch, a controller cancels limitation of the flow rate of a hydraulic fluid supplied to a plurality of directional control valves, the limitation being performed by the auxiliary flow rate control devices, and in a case where the machine control function is selected via the machine control switch, the controller causes the auxiliary flow rate control devices to limit the flow rate of the hydraulic fluid supplied to the plurality of directional control valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kento Kumagai, Shinya Imura, Genroku Sugiyama, Katsuaki Kodaka, Yasutaka Tsuruga
  • Publication number: 20220298752
    Abstract: There is provided a work machine which can improve accuracy of control of an actuator when a pressure difference between a hydraulic pump and the actuator is large and the demanded flow rate of the actuator is small. An auxiliary flow rate controller is configured such that an opening area of a main valve changes between a maximum opening area and zero according to the opening area of a pilot variable restrictor when the opening area of the pilot variable restrictor is equal to or more than a predetermined opening area and that the opening area of the main valve is zero irrespective of the opening area of the pilot variable restrictor when the opening area of the pilot variable restrictor is less than the predetermined opening area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Kento KUMAGAI, Shinya IMURA, Genroku SUGIYAMA, Katsuaki KODAKA, Yasutaka TSURUGA, Takaaki CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20220290406
    Abstract: A work machine that can keep the control accuracy of actuators irrespective of temperature variation of a hydraulic operating fluid that passes through flow rate controllers that control the flow rates of supply to the actuators is provided. For this purpose, the flow rate controllers each have a valve body that is disposed on a main hydraulic line connecting a delivery line of a hydraulic pump and the actuator and that moves according to an operation pressure from a solenoid proportional pressure reducing valve, a sampling hydraulic line that branches from the main hydraulic line, and a temperature sensor set on the sampling hydraulic line. The controller is configured to correct a command electrical signal to the solenoid proportional pressure reducing valve according to a signal from the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Kento KUMAGAI, Shinya IMURA, Yasutaka TSURUGA, Takaaki CHIBA, Hiroaki AMANO, Shinji NISHIKAWA, Akihiro NARAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20220282459
    Abstract: Provided is an operation assistance system for a work machine having both operation assistance and work assistance functions, capable of reducing the inconvenience to an operator or the like of setting an area of the operation assistance function and an area of the work assistance function, and preventing a collision of the work machine with an object in a work area. The operation assistance system for a work machine has the operation assistance function of stopping a hydraulic excavator (work machine) 1 when an object is detected in a stop area 40 set in advance and the work assistance function of preventing the hydraulic excavator (work machine) 1 from going out of a work area 51 set in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Takaaki CHIBA, Shinya IMURA, Shinjiro YAMAMOTO, Masamichi ITO, Koji SHIWAKU
  • Publication number: 20220259832
    Abstract: Provided is an on-site monitoring apparatus and an on-site monitoring system that can appropriately set an area to be subjected to on-site monitoring. The on-site monitoring apparatus includes warning devices 104 and 309 that output a warning, peripheral object detection devices 102 and 307 that detect a position of a partition object 512, work area input devices 101 and 305 that receive an input of information indicating boundaries AB and BC to be arranged with a partition object, and control devices 103 and 308.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki TSUCHIE, Shinya IMURA, Hidekazu MORIKI
  • Patent number: 11391020
    Abstract: There is provided a work machine that can limit operation of a work device by MC, and improves the responsiveness of a hydraulic actuator to operation of an operation device by an operator, and ensures operability equivalent to that of a work machine that does not have MC functions, and allows the hydraulic actuator for which the operation device is not being operated to automatically operate in either direction of the operation directions thereof. For this purpose, a drive system includes a selector valve 203a disposed between a secondary port 134a of an operation device 45a and a flow control valve 15a and between a proportional solenoid valve 54a and the flow control valve 15a and a selector valve 203b disposed between a secondary port 134b of the operation device 45a and the flow control valve 15a and between a proportional solenoid valve 54b and the flow control valve 15a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Ishii, Shinjiro Yamamoto, Masamichi Itou, Yasutaka Tsuruga, Shinya Imura