Patents by Inventor Shuhei ORIMOTO
Shuhei ORIMOTO 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: 11885099Abstract: To provide a drift-prevention valve device, a blade device, and a working machine capable of operating an actuated unit and preventing the machine body from drifting with a simple configuration. The drift-prevention valve device is provided with a non-return valve 41 that allows the flow of hydraulic oil from a control valve 28 to a head chamber 34h of a blade cylinder 34 and blocks the flow of the hydraulic oil in the reverse direction; and a piston accommodation part 42 separately disposed from an accommodation part 70 of the non-return valve 41, configured to movably accommodate a power piston 43. The power piston 43 defines a first piston chamber 42p1 communicating with a rod chamber of 34r of the blade cylinder 34 and a second piston chamber 42p2 for drain positioned on a poppet 71 side of the non-return valve 41 and communicating with a tank 52.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Shuhei Orimoto, Koichi Kiyasu, Hiroshi Maeda
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Patent number: 11428333Abstract: It is to provide a control valve that can make the valve body smaller and the structure simplified and the hydraulic pressure system equipped therewith. The plural number of parallel feeder oil paths that are respectively connected to the plural number of pumps and are not cut off by displacement of spools is provided in the valve body in a linearly through all spool holes. For each section, a connection oil path is provided to connect any one side of parallel feeder oil paths to the bridge circuit B of the internal spools. Parallel feeder oil paths can be positioned in a simple shape, but also, just by properly providing connection oil paths, without depending on each section belonging to any of pump systems, positioning of section can be freely done within the valve body. Making the valve body smaller and the structure simplification can be executed.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2017Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Shuhei Orimoto, Koichi Kiyasu
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Publication number: 20210372085Abstract: To provide a drift-prevention valve device, a blade device, and a working machine capable of operating an actuated unit and preventing the machine body from drifting with a simple configuration. The drift-prevention valve device is provided with a non-return valve 41 that allows the flow of hydraulic oil from a control valve 28 to a head chamber 34h of a blade cylinder 34 and blocks the flow of the hydraulic oil in the reverse direction; and a piston accommodation part 42 separately disposed from an accommodation part 70 of the non-return valve 41, configured to movably accommodate a power piston 43. The power piston 43 defines a first piston chamber 42p1 communicating with a rod chamber of 34r of the blade cylinder 34 and a second piston chamber 42p2 for drain positioned on a poppet 71 side of the non-return valve 41 and communicating with a tank 52.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2019Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Shuhei ORIMOTO, Koichi KIYASU, Hiroshi MAEDA
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Publication number: 20210285554Abstract: It is to provide a control valve that can make the valve body smaller and the structure simplified and the hydraulic pressure system equipped therewith. The plural number of parallel feeder oil paths that are respectively connected to the plural number of pumps and are not cut off by displacement of spools is provided in the valve body in a linearly through all spool holes. For each section, a connection oil path is provided to connect any one side of parallel feeder oil paths to the bridge circuit B of the internal spools. Parallel feeder oil paths can be positioned in a simple shape, but also, just by properly providing connection oil paths, without depending on each section belonging to any of pump systems, positioning of section can be freely done within the valve body. Making the valve body smaller and the structure simplification can be executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2017Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Shuhei Orimoto, Kochi Kiyasu
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Patent number: 10473125Abstract: To reduce the cost by reducing the number of parts and simplify the control of regeneration in the hydraulic actuator even though the meter-in control and the meter-out control can be performed separately while the supply and the discharge of hydraulic fluid is controlled. A meter-in valve that controls supply flow from a hydraulic pump into a hydraulic cylinder is provided, and meter-out switching valve that switches the direction of supply and discharge of the hydraulic oil into the hydraulic cylinder and controls the discharge flow from the hydraulic cylinder to the oil tank is installed on the down stream side of the meter-in valve, and further, a regeneration control valve is installed on the down stream side of the meter-out switching valve.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Hideki Nakajima, Shuhei Orimoto, Naoki Kuroda
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Patent number: 10415214Abstract: Provided are a hydraulic circuit and a work machine capable of improving an initial motion speed of a hydraulic cylinder during a contraction of the hydraulic cylinder and securing a necessary pump flow rate while hydraulic fluid is being accumulated in an accumulator. Hydraulic oil from a head side of a second boom cylinder is regenerated in a first boom cylinder and the second boom cylinder through a second control valve of a regeneration circuit. At the same time, oil from the head side of the first boom cylinder is accumulated to a first accumulator by a pressure accumulating circuit through a first control valve. The hydraulic oil supplied under pressure from a main pump is fed to a rod side of the first boom cylinder by a boom control valve. A bleed-off valve of a bleed-off circuit communicates the first control valve to a tank at the time of initial operation of the first control valve, thereby releasing hydraulic oil from the head end of the first boom cylinder to improve an initial motion speed.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Caterpilalr SARLInventors: Kouji Kishida, Mitsuhiro Toyoda, Yoshihiko Hata, Yuya Kanenawa, Shuhei Orimoto, Nobuaki Matoba
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Patent number: 10337532Abstract: A hydraulic system is disclosed. The hydraulic system may include a source of pressurized fluid; a tank; a hydraulic actuator including a first chamber and a second chamber; a first independent metering valve disposed between and fluidly connected to the source, the tank, and the first chamber of the hydraulic actuator; and a second independent metering valve disposed between and fluidly connected to the source, the tank, and the second chamber of the hydraulic actuator. Each of the first independent metering valve and the second independent metering valve may include a spool and a valve actuator disposed on one side of the spool. The valve actuator may include a push coil, a pull coil, and a force feedback mechanism configured to balance a force of the push coil and the pull coil.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Pengfei Ma, Aleksandar Egelja, Justin Speichinger, Shuhei Orimoto, Tetsuya Yoshino, Hideki Nakajima, Shogo Tada, Aleem Junaidi, Bryan Johnson, Matthew Beschorner
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Publication number: 20180156244Abstract: A hydraulic system is disclosed. The hydraulic system may include a source of pressurized fluid; a tank; a hydraulic actuator including a first chamber and a second chamber; a first independent metering valve disposed between and fluidly connected to the source, the tank, and the first chamber of the hydraulic actuator; and a second independent metering valve disposed between and fluidly connected to the source, the tank, and the second chamber of the hydraulic actuator. Each of the first independent metering valve and the second independent metering valve may include a spool and a valve actuator disposed on one side of the spool. The valve actuator may include a push coil, a pull coil, and a force feedback mechanism configured to balance a force of the push coil and the pull coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Pengfei Ma, Aleksandar Egelja, Justin Speichinger, Shuhei Orimoto, Tetsuya Yoshino, Hideki Nakajima, Shogo Tada, Aleem Junaidi, Bryan Johnson, Matthew Beschorner
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Publication number: 20180142444Abstract: Provided are a hydraulic circuit and a work machine capable of improving an initial motion speed of a hydraulic cylinder during a contraction of the hydraulic cylinder and securing a necessary pump flow rate while hydraulic fluid is being accumulated in an accumulator. Hydraulic oil from a head side of a second boom cylinder is regenerated in a first boom cylinder and the second boom cylinder through a second control valve of a regeneration circuit. At the same time, oil from the head side of the first boom cylinder is accumulated to a first accumulator by a pressure accumulating circuit through a first control valve. The hydraulic oil supplied under pressure from a main pump is fed to a rod side of the first boom cylinder by a boom control valve. A bleed-off valve of a bleed-off circuit communicates the first control valve to a tank at the time of initial operation of the first control valve, thereby releasing hydraulic oil from the head end of the first boom cylinder to improve an initial motion speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Kouji KISHIDA, Mitsuhiro TOYODA, Yoshihiko HATA, Yuya KANENAWA, Shuhei ORIMOTO, Nobuaki MATOBA
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Publication number: 20180017087Abstract: To reduce the cost by reducing the number of parts and simplify the control of regeneration in the hydraulic actuator even though the meter-in control and the meter-out control can be performed separately while the supply and the discharge of hydraulic fluid is controlled. A meter-in valve that controls supply flow from a hydraulic pump into a hydraulic cylinder is provided, and meter-out switching valve that switches the direction of supply and discharge of the hydraulic oil into the hydraulic cylinder and controls the discharge flow from the hydraulic cylinder to the oil tank is installed on the down stream side of the meter-in valve, and further, a regeneration control valve is installed on the down stream side of the meter-out switching valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2016Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: Caterpillar SARLInventors: Hideki Nakajima, Shuhei Orimoto, Naoki Kuroda
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Publication number: 20160017901Abstract: A pressure loss reducing circuit reduces a pressure loss of oil returning from an actuator to a direction switching valve with a simple configuration while suppressing an increase in the manufacturing cost and substantially eliminating the need of an additional installation space. The pressure loss reducing circuit includes a bypass valve disposed between an actuator oil path and a tank oil path of a direction switching valve, and opened and closed according to a signal from a controller, and moreover screwed into and attached to the direction switching valve. According to an operation signal of a switching spool when oil returning from an actuator is caused to flow to the actuator oil path, the controller opens the bypass valve so that the actuator oil path and the tank oil path communicate with each other and supplies the returning oil to the switching spool and the bypass valve to reduce a pressure loss.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Yuya KANENAWA, Shuhei ORIMOTO, Genta MINE, Yudai ADOMI, Yutaka YOKOYAMA
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Publication number: 20160017897Abstract: An object of the present invention is to solve such problems associated with installing of a spool-type regenerative valve, in that an overall installation space of a hydraulic valve increases and processing that requires accuracy becomes complex. A regenerative circuit includes: a regenerative oil path provided in a valve body of a direction switching valve so as to connect a supply oil path connected to one side of a hydraulic actuator and a discharge oil path connected to the other side; and a regenerative valve which is a poppet-type flow regulating valve that is screwed into and attached to the valve body so as to control the flow of oil in the regenerative oil path according to an operation state of the direction switching valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Yuya KANENAWA, Shuhei ORIMOTO, Genta MINE, Yudai ADOMI
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Publication number: 20160017898Abstract: An object of the present invention is to solve such problems associated with a merging circuit using a pair of spool-type direction switching valves, in that the installation space of a hydraulic valve device increases and the processing that requires accuracy becomes complex. A merging circuit includes a direction switching valve that merges oil discharged from first and second pumps to supply the oil to an actuator; and a controller. The direction switching valve includes a central bypass oil path connected to the discharge oil paths of the first and second pumps, a first parallel supply oil path connected to the discharge oil path of the first pump, and a second parallel supply oil path connected to the discharge oil path of the second pump and connected to a first parallel oil path via a poppet-type flow regulating valve. The poppet-type flow regulating valve regulates the flow rate to a predetermined magnitude according to a signal of the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Yuya KANENAWA, Shuhei ORIMOTO, Genta MINE, Yudai ADOMI