Patents by Inventor Tomotaka IMAI

Tomotaka IMAI 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: 10144409
    Abstract: An engine control device of a work machine controls an internal-combustion engine of the work machine including a swing body, an implement attached to the swing body, a hydraulic actuator that operates the implement, a hydraulic pump that operates the hydraulic actuator, and the internal-combustion engine that drives the hydraulic pump and of which a rotation speed is changed according to a load. The engine control device of the work machine includes: a determination unit configured to determine whether a condition not requiring work with the implement is established; and an engine control unit configured to enable control at relief time of determining a target rotation speed targeted by the internal-combustion engine based on horsepower sucked by the hydraulic pump of when a hydraulic oil ejected by the hydraulic pump is relieved when the condition is established, and disables the control at relief time when the condition is not established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomotaka Imai, Tsubasa Ohira, Masaru Shizume
  • Publication number: 20170203645
    Abstract: A control method for a hybrid work machine including an internal combustion engine which includes an exhaust gas treatment device, a generator motor which is connected to an output shaft of the internal combustion engine, and an electrical storage device which stores electric power generated by the generator motor or supplies electric power to the generator motor, the control method for the hybrid work machine includes: determining whether the hybrid work machine is in a regeneration state in which a regeneration is performed by the exhaust gas treatment device; setting a threshold value for starting a generation of power by the generator motor to a minimum generation torque as a lower limit value when it is determined that the exhaust gas treatment device performs a regeneration; and controlling the generator motor based on the set threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Tomotaka Imai, Masaru Shizume
  • Publication number: 20170203753
    Abstract: A hybrid work machine engine control device which is mounted on a hybrid work machine having a working unit that operates with operating oil supplied from a hydraulic pump and which controls an internal combustion engine that drives a generator motor and the hydraulic pump with generated power, includes: a processing unit that increases torque required for the generator motor to generate electric power with a lapse of time and decreases absorption torque that the hydraulic pump absorbs when the generator motor generates electric power during operation of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Tomotaka Imai, Tsubasa Ohira, Masaru Shizume, Tadashi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20170204589
    Abstract: A construction machine includes a swing speed detection unit that detects an actual swing speed of an upper structure, a lever command speed calculation unit that calculates a lever command speed based on an operation amount of a swing lever for swinging the upper structure, a torque command value calculation unit that calculates a torque command value based on a command speed based on the calculated lever command speed, a command value output unit that outputs a command torque to a rotary motor generator based on the torque command value calculated by the torque command value calculation unit and the swing speed detected by the swing speed detection unit, and a command value output restriction unit that restricts the output of the torque command value from the command value output unit under predetermined conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Tsubasa Ohira, Tomotaka Imai, Hiroaki Take, Masaru Shizume
  • Publication number: 20170203749
    Abstract: An engine control device of a work machine controls an internal-combustion engine of the work machine including a swing body, an implement attached to the swing body, a hydraulic actuator that operates the implement, a hydraulic pump that operates the hydraulic actuator, and the internal-combustion engine that drives the hydraulic pump and of which a rotation speed is changed according to a load. The engine control device of the work machine includes: a determination unit configured to determine whether a condition not requiring work with the implement is established; and an engine control unit configured to enable control at relief time of determining a target rotation speed targeted by the internal-combustion engine based on horsepower sucked by the hydraulic pump of when a hydraulic oil ejected by the hydraulic pump is relieved when the condition is established, and disables the control at relief time when the condition is not established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomotaka Imai, Tsubasa Ohira, Masaru Shizume
  • Publication number: 20170203748
    Abstract: A control method for a hybrid work machine that includes an internal combustion engine that drives a working unit, and a generator motor connected to the internal combustion engine and transfers and receives electric power to/from a power storage device, the control method includes: determining whether a situation is at a time of an output limitation in which an output of the internal combustion engine is limited; at the time of the output limitation, limiting an assist operation of supplying the electric power stored in the power storage device to the generator motor in a case of increasing an output of the internal combustion engine based on a work request for the working unit at a time of working; and controlling the internal combustion engine and the generator motor in a state in which the assist operation is limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Tomotaka Imai, Masaru Shizume
  • Publication number: 20170089039
    Abstract: In controlling an engine generating motive power of which an output shaft extracting the generated motive power is connected to a generator motor, an engine control device causes the generator motor to generate motive power when both of a first condition satisfied based on a comparison of an actual revolution speed of the engine with a revolution speed acquired from first and second relationships and a second condition satisfied based on a comparison of a torque of the engine at the actual revolution speed with a torque acquired using the first relationship at the actual revolution speed are satisfied. The first relationship is between the revolution speed of the engine and the torque generated by the engine at the revolution speed, and the second relationship is between the torque and the revolution speed of the engine and defines a magnitude of the motive power generated from the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Tomotaka Imai, Tsubasa Ohira, Masaru Shizume, Tadashi Kawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20170058490
    Abstract: A working vehicle is provided with a hydraulic pump is driven using an engine. A hydraulic actuator is driven using hydraulic fluid which is discharged from the hydraulic pump. A power generator motor driven using the engine. An electric actuator is driven using electrical power which is generated using the power generator motor. An exhaust processing apparatus cleans exhaust from the engine. A reducing agent tank retains reducing agent which is supplied to the exhaust processing apparatus. A retention amount detecting section detects the retention amount of the reducing agent inside the reducing agent tank. An engine control section performs output restriction control where the output of the engine is reduced when the retention amount is equal to or less than a first threshold. The electric actuator control section restricts the output of the electric actuator during executing of the output restriction control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiko KAMADO, Shinya ARIMATSU, Tomotaka IMAI
  • Publication number: 20150299985
    Abstract: A hybrid work machine includes: an engine; a generator motor connected to an output shaft of the engine; a storage battery configured to store power generated by the generator motor and supply power to the generator motor; a motor configured to be driven by at least one of power generated by the generator motor and power stored in the storage battery; a transformer disposed between the storage battery and both the generator motor and the motor; and a control unit configured to stop the transformer at a time of satisfying a plurality of conditions including a condition that the engine is in an idling state and a condition that a motor driving command to drive the motor is not output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki TAKEHARA, Hiroaki TAKEHARA, Tomotaka IMAI