Patents by Inventor Shohei Kamiya

Shohei Kamiya 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).

  • Publication number: 20240091771
    Abstract: An assay device and an assay method are each capable of ensuring the accuracy of a target substance detection section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Yusuke FUCHIWAKI, Masato TANAKA, Shohei YAMAMURA, Naoki MORISHITA, Kumiko KAMIYA, Seiichiro MATSUZAKI
  • Patent number: 10066531
    Abstract: In order to purify NOx in exhaust gas discharged from an engine, a urea water supply system is configured by a urea water injection valve, a urea water tank, urea water supply piping (22) and a urea water supply device (30). Cooling water piping (40) that allows cooling water of the engine to flow through is laid along the urea water supply piping (22), while the cooling water piping (40) is connected to the urea water supply device (30) at a connection portion (34) of an inflow pipe and a connection portion (35) of an outflow pipe, and a part (46) of the inflow pipe is installed to be close to connection portions (31, 32, 33) of the urea water supply piping (22) to the urea water supply device (30) within a predetermined distance range in which heat of the cooling water reaches the connection portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenori Mano, Shohei Kamiya, Toshinori Fujii
  • Publication number: 20160230633
    Abstract: In order to purify NOx in exhaust gas discharged from an engine, a urea water supply system is configured by a urea water injection valve, a urea water tank, urea water supply piping (22) and a urea water supply device (30), Cooling water piping (40) that allows cooling water of the engine to flow through is laid along the urea water supply piping (22), while the cooling water piping (40) is connected to the urea water supply device (30) at a connection portion (34) of an inflow pipe and a connection portion (35) of an outflow pipe, and a part (46) of the inflow pipe is installed to be close to connection portions (31, 32, 33) of the urea water supply piping (22) to the urea water supply device (30) within a predetermined distance range in which heat of the cooling water reaches the connection portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Hidenori MANO, Shohei KAMIYA, Toshinori FUJII
  • Patent number: 9366011
    Abstract: A work machine management device includes: a receiving unit that receives, from a work machine, sensor data indicating states of various sections of the work machine, and alarm data indicating that the work machine has determined that an abnormality has occurred in the work machine; and an operating level classifying unit that, based on the sensor data received by the receiving unit, classifies an operating state of the work machine as being any one of a plurality of predetermined operating levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Corporation Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Kubota, Hiroyuki Adachi, Shohei Kamiya, Yutaka Watanabe, Hiroshi Sazanami, Masashi Shoji
  • Publication number: 20150259878
    Abstract: In a NOx selective catalytic reduction device that purifies NOx in exhaust gas exhausted from an engine, a urea water supply system is constructed of a urea water injection valve, a urea water tank, urea water supply piping and a urea water supply device, a connection frame member is provided on a revolving superstructure to extend in a longitudinal direction in a center in a width direction to reinforce the revolving superstructure and to be located between a pair of main frame members that connects a working device so that a rear side faces the engine, the urea water tank is placed on the revolving superstructure on a front side from a center of revolution of the revolving superstructure, the engine is placed on the revolving superstructure on a rear side from the center of revolution of the revolving superstructure, and the urea water supply device is installed on the connection frame member to face the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Toshinori FUJII, Hidenori MANO, Shohei KAMIYA
  • Publication number: 20150149047
    Abstract: A work machine management device includes: a receiving unit that receives, from a work machine, sensor data indicating states of various sections of the work machine, and alarm data indicating that the work machine has determined that an abnormality has occurred in the work machine; and an operating level classifying unit that, based on the sensor data received by the receiving unit, classifies an operating state of the work machine as being any one of a plurality of predetermined operating levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Kubota, Hiroyuki Adachi, Shohei Kamiya, Yutaka Watanabe, Hiroshi Sazanami, Masashi Shoji
  • Publication number: 20150135685
    Abstract: An exhaust gas cleaning system is provided in an engineering vehicle such as a hydraulic excavator. During automatic regeneration, when a gate lock lever 5 is in a locked state and work is not performed, the exhaust gas temperature detected by the exhaust temperature detecting device 37 may be lower than the threshold value, so temperature-rising assistance is started as follows. The minimum engine output PS1 (pump discharge pressure P1 and pump discharge amount Q1) is brought to engine output PS2 (pump discharge pressure P2 and pump discharge amount Q2). In this way, a hydraulic load is applied to an engine to thereby increase exhaust gas temperature. When the work is resumed during the regeneration, an operator pulls down the gate lock lever to the first position A, and the engine output is returned to PS1. Thus, the temperature-rising assistance is stopped, however the automatic regeneration is continued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Shohei KAMIYA, Hidenobu TSUKADA, Kensuke SATO
  • Patent number: 8904766
    Abstract: Front and rear side flange portions of a filter accommodating cylinder are provided with positioning pins. A flange portion of an upstream cylinder is provided with a notched groove and a flange portion of a downstream cylinder is provided with a notched groove. In consequence, when the filter accommodating cylinder is connected between the upstream cylinder and the downstream cylinder, each of the positioning pins disposed at the front and rear flange portions is engaged with each notched groove of the upstream cylinder and the downstream cylinder. The filter accommodating cylinder can be positioned to be coaxial with the upstream cylinder and the downstream cylinder. As a result, after performing a cleaning operation to a DPF, an operation of once again connecting the filter accommodating cylinder between the upstream cylinder and the downstream cylinder can be quickly and easily performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Saito, Hiroyuki Kamata, Hiroki Sugawara, Toshihiro Abe, Shohei Kamiya
  • Patent number: 8881506
    Abstract: A hydraulic drive system for a hydraulic working machine sets a delivery pressure at a preset value upon raising a temperature of exhaust gas to a temperature needed for combustion of particulate matter by increasing a load to be applied to an engine. In a non-operation state, a variable restrictor is controlled by a controller and a delivery pressure control valve to increase a delivery pressure of a variable displacement hydraulic pump, so that the load is increased to raise the temperature of exhaust gas to the temperature needed for the particulate matter combustion. At this time, the controller controls the delivery pressure control valve such that a delivery pressure to be detected by a delivery pressure sensor will conform with a preset reference delivery pressure. The reference delivery pressure is set to a minimum pressure that can provide the exhaust gas with combustion heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Kouji Ishikawa, Yasushi Arai, Hidenobu Tsukada, Shohei Kamiya
  • Patent number: 8708087
    Abstract: A fuel tank (12) is constructed such that a front flange portion (14A1) of a top surface plate (14A) of a second plate (14) extends outside in relation to a front surface plate (13B) of a first plate (13). As a result, a front surplus space (15A) projected in the upper and lower directions in a range of the front flange portion (14A1) of the top surface plate is formed in the front surface side of the front surface plate. A urea water tank (24) is arranged along the fuel tank (12) in such a manner that a rear side portion thereof enters into the front surplus space. Therefore, the rear side portion of the urea water tank can enter into the front surplus space using the front surplus space formed in the fuel tank (12), thereby increasing the tank capacity without downsizing the article accommodating box (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Kashu, Hideki Haramoto, Shohei Kamiya, Yasushi Arai
  • Patent number: 8677737
    Abstract: An engine powered machine is provided with a high-performance exhaust gas purification system and is capable of promptly raising a temperature of an operator's cab to a comfortable temperature. The exhaust gas purification system that makes use of an NOx removal catalyst and a reducing agent is provided with a reducing agent heater for heating a reducing agent, which is stored in a reducing agent tank, with heat of an engine cooling medium and an on/off device for controlling an introduction of the engine cooling medium into the reducing agent heater. When a temperature of the engine cooling medium is higher than a first predetermined temperature, a temperature of the reducing agent in the tank is lower than a second predetermined temperature and a temperature in an operator's cab is lower than a third predetermined temperature, a controller switches the on/off device into a closed state to increase a flow rate of the engine cooling medium to be guided to a heat exchanger of a heating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shohei Kamiya, Kazunori Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8672082
    Abstract: A urea water tank (23) is arranged in a cab (10) at which an operator boards, thereby making it possible to arrange urea water under a preferred temperature environment for preventing freeze and crystallization of the urea water. A water supply port (24A) is provided to be opened to a left surface portion (19C) of a cab box (19) constituting the cab (10) for supplying the urea water to the urea water tank (23) from an outside of the cab (10). Therefore, even in a case of resupplying the urea water to the urea water tank (23), an operator can easily resupply the urea water through a water supply hose (24) to the urea water tank (23) from the outside of the cab (10) without entering into the cab (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Kashu, Shohei Kamiya, Hideki Haramoto, Yasushi Arai
  • Patent number: 8646255
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification system for an engineering machine is capable of avoiding decreases in working efficiency during regeneration control by burning off a deposit of particulate matter from a filter efficiently during a work pause time. An operating section 17 of a display monitor 16 is used to set a work pause time and a work pause switch 13 notifies a vehicle body control unit 21 that the hydraulic excavator has entered a work pause state. In response, the vehicle body control unit 21 calculates the time required for a regenerating device to burn off the current amount of particulate matter deposited on the filter, and when the calculated time is longer than the preset work pause time, a regeneration controller 4a of an engine control unit 4 is activated, and a solenoid control valve 15 is switched to a closed position during the preset work pause time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidenobu Tsukada, Kouji Ishikawa, Yasushi Arai, Shohei Kamiya
  • Patent number: 8573646
    Abstract: A mounting structure is provided for an NOx reduction system for a hydraulic excavator. The NOx reduction system includes a PM collection filter to be arranged in an exhaust passage of an engine to collect suspended particulate matter in exhaust gas from the engine, a urea SCR catalyst for reducing and purifying nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas from the engine, a urea water spay device for spraying a urea water into the exhaust passage of the engine, a urea water feeder for feeding the urea water to the urea water spray device, and a urea water storage tank for storing therein the urea water to be guided to the urea water feeder. In the mounting structure, the counterweight is provided with a recessed section formed therein, the urea SCR catalyst is arranged in the recessed section, and the PM collection filter is arranged in the engine compartment. The urea SCR catalyst and PM collection filter are arranged to form an ā€œLā€ pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shohei Kamiya
  • Patent number: 8549847
    Abstract: A support member (40) is provided on a cylindrical member (23) of an upstream cylinder (22). A connector portion (34C) of a first temperature detector (34) for detecting the temperature of exhaust gas flowing into an oxidation catalyst (25), a connector portion (35C) of a second temperature detector (35) for detecting the temperature of the exhaust gas flowing into a particulate matter removing filter (31), and a sensor portion (39A) of a pressure detector (39) for detecting the front and rear pressures of the particulate matter removing filter (31) are arranged to be mounted on this support member (40). Accordingly, the support member (40) is capable of supporting the connector portions (34C, 35C) of the temperature detectors (34, 35) and the sensor portion (39A) of the pressure detector (39) in one location in a concentrated manner, so that harnesses on a controller side can be easily connected thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shohei Kamiya, Tomoyuki Saito
  • Patent number: 8459008
    Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment filter removes particulate matter from exhaust gas of a diesel engine. The particulate matter which accumulates on the filter is removed by a manual regeneration system that can simply be controlled. After a manual regeneration switch 22 is shifted to an ON-position, a load control section 66 keeps at least one of the revolution speed N of an engine 1, the displacement volume q and discharge pressure P of a hydraulic pressure pump 11 at a corresponding first target value (N1, q1, or P1) or second target value (N2, q2, or P2) depending on a temperature of the cooling water in relation to a flame-out prevention temperature T1. A regeneration control section 67 starts the compulsory regeneration after the manual regeneration switch has been shifted to the ON-position and when the cooling water temperature is equal to or higher than T1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shohei Kamiya, Kensuke Sato, Hidenobu Tsukada, Kazuhiro Shibamori
  • Patent number: 8459014
    Abstract: A mounting structure for an NOx reduction system for a construction machine is provided for relaxing restrictions on a space for the arrangement of the NOx reduction system. The mounting structure includes a urea-water SCR catalyst for reducing and purifying nitrogen oxides emitted from an engine, a urea water spray device for spraying urea water into an exhaust passage of the engine, a urea water feeder for feeding the urea water to the urea water spray device, a first urea-water tank and second urea-water tank for storing the urea water to be guided to the urea water feeder, and a controller for controlling drive of the urea water spray device and urea water feeder. A counterweight is provided with a cavity formed therein, the urea water feeder, first urea-water tank, second urea-water tank and controller are integrally arranged as an assembly arranged in the cavity of the counterweight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shohei Kamiya, Masanori Ezawa, Kazunori Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8429904
    Abstract: Disclosed is a working machine capable of preventing damage to a filter due to excessive accumulation of particulate matter (PM), even under a situation that requires, prior to compulsory regeneration of the filter, moving the machine to a place in which to perform the regeneration work. The working machine that includes an exhaust treatment device 4 having a filter 6 to trap the PM, a regeneration control section 31 for compulsorily regenerating the filter, and a regeneration instruction device 23 for instructing the regeneration control section 31 to start the compulsory regeneration. Further, when a deposition quantity estimating element determines that an actual PM deposition quantity has reached a deposition alarm level, an alarm device 12 notifies an operator that the time has come to start the movement of the working machine to the place of regeneration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Shibamori, Kazunori Nakamura, Kouji Ishikawa, Yoichi Kowatari, Hidenobu Tsukada, Shohei Kamiya, Masanori Ezawa
  • Patent number: 8336299
    Abstract: Before a large amount of PM is deposited in a filter, an exhaust gas cleaning system for a construction machine regenerates the filter. In a non-operational state with the engine 1 of the construction machine left running for a certain time, a controller 4 monitors the non-operational state. After this state continues for a predetermined time Ta, when the pressure sensed by a differential pressure sensor 36 is higher than a second predetermined pressure level P2, the controller 4 controls the rotating speed of the engine 1 to a predetermined speed Na before starting forced regeneration to burn off the PM deposited in a filter 32. When the pressure sensed by the differential pressure sensor 36 decreases below a first predetermined pressure level P1, the controller 4 terminates the regeneration automatically and returns the engine to normal control mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shohei Kamiya, Kazunori Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20120279203
    Abstract: When an output value of an exhaust resistance sensor 34 has reached or exceeded a set value ?Pa, a controller 20 executes recovery control of a filter of an exhaust gas purification device 32 after conducting exhaust temperature increasing control by operating a pump discharge pressure increasing device (solenoid proportional valve) 38 so that exhaust gas temperature as an output value of an exhaust temperature sensor 33 reaches a preset value Ta. Thus, the recovery process of the exhaust gas purification device can be executed with reliability by increasing the exhaust gas temperature irrespective of the operating environment and the fuel consumption can be kept at a minimum necessary level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Arai, Kouji Ishikawa, Shohei Kamiya, Hidenobu Tsukada, Tsuyoshi Nakamura