Patents by Inventor Tadashi Kawaguchi

Tadashi Kawaguchi 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: 9004206
    Abstract: An engine control device is provided including: detection units for detecting a driving state of a work machine using a generator, target engine speed setting units for causing, on the basis of the driving state, a target engine speed set for a case where electric power generation by the generator is OFF to be the same as a target engine speed set for a case where the electric power generation by the generator is ON, and engine target output calculation units for calculating an engine target output during electric power generation OFF that can be output at most when the electric power generation by the generator is OFF, and calculates an engine target output obtained by adding an output corresponding to an electric power generation amount by the generator to the engine target output when the electric power generation by the generator is ON.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kawaguchi, Takao Suehiro, Kentaro Murakami, Jun Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20150081147
    Abstract: A hybrid excavator includes an engine, a generator motor, a capacitor, a swing motor, a transformer, a transformer temperature sensor, a capacitor temperature sensor, and a hybrid controller. An overheat suppression control unit of the hybrid controller changes the amount of power regenerated by the swing motor supplied to the capacitor and the amount of power regenerated by the swing motor supplied to the generator motor based on a temperature of the transformer detected by the transformer temperature sensor and a temperature of the capacitor detected by the capacitor temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Tadashi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20150009531
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus that stores print data in a cache memory while preventing performance from being degraded by cache flushing. The image processing apparatus includes a cache for storing print data, and an SD card for storing the print data stored in the cache. A cache controller of a CPU transmits an SD card write request for storing the print data stored in the cache into the SD card to a secondary storage device access controller. When the SD card write request is received after printing of the print data has been normally terminated, the secondary storage device access controller disables execution of the storage processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: Tadashi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20140230785
    Abstract: An engine control apparatus for controlling an engine which drives a hydraulic pump to discharge operation oil, the engine control apparatus includes: a pump driving power limit unit configured to limit pump driving power, which is power used to drive the hydraulic pump, based on pressure of the operation oil discharged by the hydraulic pump when in a state in which a part of the operation oil discharged by the hydraulic pump is released because pressure of the operation oil discharged by the hydraulic pump has become equal to or higher than preset relief pressure; and an engine output control unit configured to control output of the engine so that target speed, which is speed of the engine set as a target, becomes equal to or higher than a value of a point of time when limiting of the pump driving power is started.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kawaguchi, Kentaro Murakami
  • Publication number: 20140214250
    Abstract: A battery charge/discharge control device which performs battery charge/discharge control in a working machine with a battery capable of storing electric energy generated by a generator motor coupled to an engine and driving the generator motor or at least one of other electric actuators by the stored electric energy and a controller which controls a distribution of the electric energy among the battery, the generator motor, and the electric actuator, wherein the controller performs the charge/discharge control in which the electric energy of the battery is discharged when the engine is driven and recharging to the battery is permitted on a condition that a state in which an engine speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined engine speed is maintained for a predetermined time after the battery is completely discharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Murakami, Tadashi Kawaguchi, Makoto Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20140200795
    Abstract: An engine control device is provided including a detection unit for detecting the operating state of a working machine; a no-load maximum speed computation unit for computing a no-load maximum speed being an engine speed to be increased to the maximum upon a load of the working machine being released, based on the operating state; a target matching speed computation unit for computing a target matching speed being an engine speed to be increased upon a load being applied to the working machine, separately from the no-load maximum speed, based on the operating state; a target engine output computation unit for computing target engine output EL that can be outputted to the maximum, based on the operating state; and an engine control unit for controlling the engine speed between the no-load maximum speed and the target matching speed under a restriction of the target engine output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kawaguchi, Takao Suehiro, Kentaro Murakami, Jun Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20140188373
    Abstract: It is determined that assisting is required when a deviation of a target matching engine speed and a current engine speed is equal to or more than a predetermined value, and for a predetermined period of time since the time point at which it is determined that assisting is required, a target assist engine speed is set at a high rotation target matching engine speed which is more than the target matching engine speed, and thereafter the target assist engine speed is set gradually closer to the target matching engine speed, and an assist torque command value is output to the generator assisting output of the engine, and the engine speed is controlled, so that the engine speed attains the target assist engine speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kawaguchi, Kentaro Murakami, Jun Morinaga
  • Patent number: 8695566
    Abstract: An engine control apparatus includes a hydraulic pump driven by an engine, a hydraulic actuator to which pressure oil discharged form the hydraulic pump is supplied, an operation lever configured to operate the hydraulic actuators, a detection means detecting operation amounts of operation lever means, an target flow rate calculation unit (50) calculating an target flow rate of the hydraulic pump based on the operation amount of the operation lever, a first target speed calculation unit (61) calculating a first target speed of the engine according to the target flow rate, a pump output limit value calculation unit (500) limiting the maximum target speed of the engine in an relief operation according to a load pressure of the hydraulic pump, a fourth engine target speed calculation unit (63).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kawaguchi, Jun Morinaga, Hiroaki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20140084831
    Abstract: A control device of an electric motor includes: an operating state setting unit configured to set an operating state; a maximum output acquiring unit configured to acquire maximum output of the electric motor that is preset according to the operating state set; a speed detecting unit configured to detect a speed of the electric motor; a torque limit value calculating unit configured to calculate a torque limit value based on the speed and the maximum output; and a torque limiting unit configured to limit torque of the electric motor by the torque limit value when accelerating the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kawaguchi, Kazuki Takehara, Jun Morinaga
  • Publication number: 20140054902
    Abstract: An engine control device is provided including: detection units for detecting a driving state of a work machine using a generator, target engine speed setting units for causing, on the basis of the driving state, a target engine speed set for a case where electric power generation by the generator is OFF to be the same as a target engine speed set for a case where the electric power generation by the generator is ON, and engine target output calculation units for calculating an engine target output during electric power generation OFF that can be output at most when the electric power generation by the generator is OFF, and calculates an engine target output obtained by adding an output corresponding to an electric power generation amount by the generator to the engine target output when the electric power generation by the generator is ON.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kawaguchi, Takao Suehiro, Kentaro Murakami, Jun Morinaga
  • Patent number: 8612638
    Abstract: A wireless connection system capable of reducing a load on a user when constructing wireless connection environment including a host and devices. A wireless connection system comprises a host computer, a first device that has established a wireless connection with the host computer based on first association information, and a second device that has not established the wireless connection with the host computer. The host computer generates second association information for the wireless connection with the second device, and transmits the second association information to the first device by radio. The first device stores the second association information into a removable memory device when equipped with the removable memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tadashi Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 8607558
    Abstract: A work machine includes: hydraulic actuators 21, 22, 23, 31, and 32; a capacitor 61 for storing electric power when a generator motor 44 operates as a generator and for supplying electric power when the generator motor 44 operates as a motor; and a swing electric motor 10, the hydraulic actuators 21, 22, 23, 31, and 32 and the swing electric motor 10 are operated by operation of operating levers 50, 70. The work machine includes an idling stop control unit 110 for stopping the idling of an engine 40 and retains the swing electric motor 10 in an operation prohibited state at least on the condition that stored voltage of the capacitor 61 is predetermined voltage or higher when the neutral states of the operating levers 50, 70 continue for a predetermined stop time during operation of the engine 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kawaguchi, Jun Morinaga, Hiroaki Inoue
  • Patent number: 8555458
    Abstract: A cleaning sponge roller 1 is made of a polyvinyl acetal porous material having elasticity in a wet state, and includes a roller body 3 in an approximate cylinder form, and a plurality of protrusions 5 formed integrally on an outer peripheral surface 3a of the roller body 3, and rotates the multiple protrusions 5 to make contact with a surface to be cleaned so as to clean the surface. Outer surfaces of the protrusions 5 respectively have a top outer surface 5a (interior exposed surface) making contact with the surface to be cleaned while cleaning in a state where internal structures of the protrusions 5 are exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Aion Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tadashi Kawaguchi, Hidehiko Tsukada, Takashi Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 8534264
    Abstract: An engine control apparatus includes an engine target speed set unit 51 setting a first target speed through a throttle dial, a relief engine maximum speed calculation unit 52 calculating a second target speed limiting a maximum target speed in a relief operation according to a load pressure of a hydraulic pump, a speed control means controlling an engine speed such that the engine speed is equal to lower one of the first target speed and the second target speed, a determination means determining whether an engine torque assist action of a generator motor is performed, based on a deviation between an target speed and a real speed of the engine. When the determination means determines that the engine torque assist action is performed, the speed control means controls the engine speed to be equal to the target speed through the engine torque assist action of the generator motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kawaguchi, Jun Morinaga, Hiroaki Inoue
  • Patent number: 8505145
    Abstract: An approximately cylindrical central core for cleaning sponge roller having an axially extending internal hole and multiple small holes realizing communication from the internal hole to the circumferential external surface. The central core for cleaning sponge roller is characterized in that the external surface of the central core is provided in the circumferential direction with multiple axially slender projections and that the projections each has an axial section viewed from a direction perpendicular to the axial direction that is not flat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Aion Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nagayo Oohiro, Tadashi Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Miyaji
  • Patent number: 8467942
    Abstract: A rotation controller of an electric rotary excavator is provided with a gear drive controller that includes a backlash determination device and a torque limit setting device. With the arrangement, since an output torque of an electric motor is limited by a torque limit when a backlash is eliminated, an excessive torque is prevented from being output. After that, the output torque is gradually changed by an output control device of the gear drive controller. Accordingly, since acceleration and deceleration of a rotary body is performed without causing an operator to feel uncomfortableness, a shock generated when the backlash is eliminated can be suppressed. As a result, smooth rotation operation free from an influence of the backlash can be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Komatsu, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kawaguchi, Jun Morinaga
  • Patent number: 8457310
    Abstract: A print system which are capable of inhibiting simultaneous use of the encrypted print and the box storage to thereby increase the security of print data. A host computer has an encryption function of encrypting print data, and issues a print job for the print data encrypted by the encryption function. A print server receives the issued print job, and has a decryption function of decrypting the encrypted print data of the received print job. A printer has a storage function of storing the print data decrypted by the decryption function, and outputs the stored print data. At least one of the host computer and the print server inhibits simultaneous use of the encryption function and the storage function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroshi Uchikawa, Yushi Matsukubo, Fumio Mikami, Yoshinobu Umeda, Tadashi Kawaguchi, Yoshio Kimura, Yasuhiko Hirano, Hitoshi Imai, Hiroyasu Morita
  • Patent number: 8439139
    Abstract: A method of controlling a hybrid construction machine capable of preventing a system from being rendered inoperative without increasing a capacitance of a capacitor and of inhibiting delay of a swing operation relative to an operation command at the time of swing operation, and the hybrid construction machine are provided. For this purpose, at the time of discharge of the capacitor, actual torque command values are respectively generated by referring to an assist torque limit value corresponding to capacitor voltage of a generator motor and a swing power running torque limit value corresponding to the capacitor voltage of a swing motor, as well as, at the time of charge of the capacitor, an actual target output value of the generator motor is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Morinaga, Tadashi Kawaguchi, Hiroaki Inoue
  • Patent number: 8424302
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to operate the working machine etc. with satisfactory responsiveness as intended by the operator while enhancing engine efficiency, pump efficiency, and the like, where a first engine target revolution ncom1 adapted to a current pump target discharge flow rate Qsum is set, and when determined that the current pump target discharge flow rate Qsum is greater than a predetermined flow rate (10 (L/min)), a revolution nM (e.g., 1400 rpm) greater than an engine low idle revolution nL is set as a second engine target revolution ncom2 determining that operation levers 41 to 44 switched from a non-operation state to an operation state. The engine revolution is controlled so that the second engine target revolution ncom2 is obtained if the second engine target revolution ncom2 is equal to or greater than the first engine target revolution ncom1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Morinaga, Tadashi Kawaguchi, Hiroaki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20130073111
    Abstract: A control device of an electric actuator adapted to perform a forward-reverse movement includes a control unit adapted to be operated in a forward direction or a reverse direction in accordance with the forward-reverse movement of the electric actuator. It also includes a pilot circuit, which is connected to the control unit and which generates a forward pilot pressure or a reverse pilot pressure in accordance with the forward operation or the reverse operation of the control unit. The control device has a differential pressure acquiring unit that acquires a differential pressure between a pilot pressure corresponding to an operation direction of the control unit and a pilot pressure, in a direction opposite to the operation direction, and it has a control command generator that generates a control command for controlling the electric actuator based on the differential pressure acquired by the differential pressure acquiring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Take, Tadashi Kawaguchi, Jun Morinaga