Patents by Inventor Yasuo Fujiwara

Yasuo Fujiwara 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: 10934685
    Abstract: A power transmission device of a work vehicle includes a motor control unit that controls first and second motors to keep the transmission speed ratio at a maximum value when a vehicle speed is greater than a second vehicle speed where the transmission speed ratio reaches the maximum value obtainable by the power transmission device, and less than a third vehicle speed where a rotation speed of the second motor reaches a predetermined limit value. A controller increases a rotation speed of an engine from a second rotation speed of the engine when the vehicle speed is greater than the second vehicle speed and less than a third vehicle speed, and increases the rotation speed of the engine from a third rotation speed of the engine when the vehicle speed is greater than the third vehicle speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Miyamoto, Masao Yoshizawa, Yasuo Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 10407864
    Abstract: The work implement requirement determination unit determines a work implement required horsepower on the basis of an operation amount of a work implement operating member and a hydraulic pressure of a hydraulic pump. A transmission requirement determination unit determines a transmission required horsepower on the basis of a vehicle speed and the operation amount of the accelerator operating member. An engine requirement determination unit determines an engine required horsepower on the basis of the work implement required horsepower and the transmission required horsepower. The required throttle determination unit determines a required throttle value based on an engine requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Miyamoto, Hiroshi Monden, Hikosaburou Hiraki, Yasuo Fujiwara, Yasunori Ohkura
  • Patent number: 10370823
    Abstract: A power transmission device of a work vehicle includes a mode switching mechanism configured to switch a drive power transmission route to one mode of at least two modes. A second mode is used in a range with the higher transmission speed ratio than a first mode. A controller increases the rotation speed of the engine from a first rotation speed for the engine corresponding to a first vehicle speed when the vehicle speed is within a range greater than the first vehicle speed where the transmission speed ratio reaches a predetermined first value that is less than the maximum value of the transmission speed ratio obtainable by the power transmission device. When the transmission route is in the second mode, the first value is greater than a second value of the transmission speed ratio at which the rotation speeds of the first motor and the second motor are equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Miyamoto, Masao Yoshizawa, Yasuo Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20180320339
    Abstract: A power transmission device of a work vehicle includes a motor control unit that controls first and second motors to keep the transmission speed ratio at a maximum value when a vehicle speed is greater than a second vehicle speed where the transmission speed ratio reaches the maximum value obtainable by the power transmission device, and less than a third vehicle speed where a rotation speed of the second motor reaches a predetermined limit value. A controller increases a rotation speed of an engine from a second rotation speed of the engine when the vehicle speed is greater than the second vehicle speed and less than a third vehicle speed, and increases the rotation speed of the engine from a third rotation speed of the engine when the vehicle speed is greater than the third vehicle speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Shunsuke MIYAMOTO, Masao YOSHIZAWA, Yasuo FUJIWARA
  • Patent number: 9885168
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a pump brake control determining unit determines that a pump brake control is to be executed for causing a braking force to be generated by using a load on a hydraulic pump during braking. A pump brake torque control unit increases a pump brake torque to correspond to the load on the hydraulic pump during the pump brake control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Miyamoto, Yasuo Fujiwara, Kaoru Yasuda
  • Patent number: 9732499
    Abstract: The power-transmission device has an input shaft, an output shaft, a gear mechanism, and a motor. The gear mechanism includes a plurality of planetary gear mechanisms and a mode-switching mechanism, and transmits the rotations of the input shaft to the output shaft. The mode-switching mechanism selectively switches the drive-power transmission path of the power-transmission device between a plurality of modes. The motor is connected to the rotating elements of the planetary gear mechanisms. A target-input-torque determination unit determines the target input torque, which is a target value for the torque to be inputted to the power-transmission device. The target-output-torque determination unit determines the target output torque, which is a target value for the torque to be outputted from the power-transmission device. The command-torque determination unit uses the torque balance information to determine torque commands to the motor from the target input torque and the target output torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Miyamoto, Hiroshi Monden, Hikosaburou Hiraki, Yasuo Fujiwara, Yasunori Ohkura
  • Patent number: 9695574
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a control unit having a motor switch control unit and a motor command determining unit. The motor switch control unit controls a motor switching mechanism so that a third motor connects to a first motor when a first rotation speed is less than a second rotation speed. The first rotation speed is the rotation speed of the first motor corresponding to that of a rotating shaft of the third motor. The second rotation speed is the rotation speed of the second motor corresponding to that of a rotating shaft of the third motor. When the third motor is connected to the first motor, the motor command determining unit determines a command torque for the first motor and the third motor so that the command torque for the third motor is no more than the command torque for the first motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Miyamoto, Takehiro Komatsu, Yasuo Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 9540006
    Abstract: A required traction force determining part is configured to determine a required traction force corresponding to an output rotational speed based on a required traction force characteristic. A command torque determining part is configured to determine a command torque to be transmitted to a motor to obtain the required traction force. An opposite movement determining part is configured to determine that a vehicle is oppositely moving when a vehicle speed becomes a predetermined speed threshold or greater in a direction opposite to a moving direction corresponding to a position of a forward/rearward movement operating member. A traction force assisting part is configured to perform a traction force assisting control when it is determined that the vehicle is oppositely moving. The traction force assisting part is configured to increase the required traction force in the moving direction corresponding to the position of the forward/rearward movement operating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Masao Yoshizawa, Yasuo Fujiwara, Shunsuke Miyamoto
  • Publication number: 20160237651
    Abstract: A power transmission device of a work vehicle includes a mode switching mechanism configured to switch a drive power transmission route to one mode of at least two modes. A second mode is used in a range with the higher transmission speed ratio than a first mode. A controller increases the rotation speed of the engine from a first rotation speed for the engine corresponding to a first vehicle speed when the vehicle speed is within a range greater than the first vehicle speed where the transmission speed ratio reaches a predetermined first value that is less than the maximum value of the transmission speed ratio obtainable by the power transmission device. When the transmission route is in the second mode, the first value is greater than a second value of the transmission speed ratio at which the rotation speeds of the first motor and the second motor are equal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Shunsuke MIYAMOTO, Masao YOSHIZAWA, Yasuo FUJIWARA
  • Patent number: 9267269
    Abstract: A target-input-torque determination unit determines the target input torque on the basis of the transmission required horsepower. The target input torque is a target value for the torque to be inputted to a power-transmission device. A target-output-torque determination unit determines the target output torque, which is a target value for the torque to be outputted by the power-transmission device. A command-torque determination unit uses torque-balance information to determine command torque for the motor from the target input torque and the target output torque. The target-input-torque determination unit determines the upper limit of the target input torque on the basis of an upper-limit-target-input-torque line and the engine rotation speed. The upper-limit-target-input-torque line sets a value smaller than the target output torque of the engine determined using the engine required horsepower and the engine rotation speed for the upper-limit value of the target input torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Miyamoto, Hiroshi Monden, Hikosaburou Hiraki, Yasuo Fujiwara, Yasunori Ohkura
  • Publication number: 20160024754
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a control unit having a motor switch control unit and a motor command determining unit. The motor switch control unit controls a motor switching mechanism so that a third motor connects to a first motor when a first rotation speed is less than a second rotation speed. The first rotation speed is the rotation speed of the first motor corresponding to that of a rotating shaft of the third motor. The second rotation speed is the rotation speed of the second motor corresponding to that of a rotating shaft of the third motor. When the third motor is connected to the first motor, the motor command determining unit determines a command torque for the first motor and the third motor so that the command torque for the third motor is no more than the command torque for the first motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke MIYAMOTO, Takehiro KOMATSU, Yasuo FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20160017570
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a pump brake control determining unit determines that a pump brake control is to be executed for causing a braking force to be generated by using a load on a hydraulic pump during braking. A pump brake torque control unit increases a pump brake torque to correspond to the load on the hydraulic pump during the pump brake control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Shunsuke MIYAMOTO, Yasuo FUJIWARA, Kaoru YASUDA
  • Publication number: 20150367851
    Abstract: A required traction force determining part is configured to determine a required traction force corresponding to an output rotational speed based on a required traction force characteristic. A command torque determining part is configured to determine a command torque to be transmitted to a motor to obtain the required traction force. An opposite movement determining part is configured to determine that a vehicle is oppositely moving when a vehicle speed becomes a predetermined speed threshold or greater in a direction opposite to a moving direction corresponding to a position of a forward/rearward movement operating member. A traction force assisting part is configured to perform a traction force assisting control when it is determined that the vehicle is oppositely moving. The traction force assisting part is configured to increase the required traction force in the moving direction corresponding to the position of the forward/rearward movement operating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Masao YOSHIZAWA, Yasuo FUJIWARA, Shunsuke MIYAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20150345111
    Abstract: A target-input-torque determination unit determines the target input torque on the basis of the transmission required horsepower. The target input torque is a target value for the torque to be inputted to a power-transmission device. A target-output-torque determination unit determines the target output torque, which is a target value for the torque to be outputted by the power-transmission device. A command-torque determination unit uses torque-balance information to determine command torque for the motor from the target input torque and the target output torque. The target-input-torque determination unit determines the upper limit of the target input torque on the basis of an upper-limit-target-input-torque line and the engine rotation speed. The upper-limit-target-input-torque line sets a value smaller than the target output torque of the engine determined using the engine required horsepower and the engine rotation speed for the upper-limit value of the target input torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Shunsuke MIYAMOTO, Hiroshi MONDEN, Hikosaburou HIRAKI, Yasuo FUJIWARA, Yasunori OHKURA
  • Publication number: 20150322645
    Abstract: The work implement requirement determination unit determines a work implement required horsepower on the basis of an operation amount of a work implement operating member and a hydraulic pressure of a hydraulic pump. A transmission requirement determination unit determines a transmission required horsepower on the basis of a vehicle speed and the operation amount of the accelerator operating member. An engine requirement determination unit determines an engine required horsepower on the basis of the work implement required horsepower and the transmission required horsepower. The required throttle determination unit determines a required throttle value based on an engine requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke MIYAMOTO, Hiroshi MONDEN, Hikosaburou HIRAKI, Yasuo FUJIWARA, Yasunori OHKURA
  • Publication number: 20150315767
    Abstract: The power-transmission device has an input shaft, an output shaft, a gear mechanism, and a motor. The gear mechanism includes a plurality of planetary gear mechanisms and a mode-switching mechanism, and transmits the rotations of the input shaft to the output shaft. The mode-switching mechanism selectively switches the drive-power transmission path of the power-transmission device between a plurality of modes. The motor is connected to the rotating elements of the planetary gear mechanisms. A target-input-torque determination unit determines the target input torque, which is a target value for the torque to be inputted to the power-transmission device. The target-output-torque determination unit determines the target output torque, which is a target value for the torque to be outputted from the power-transmission device. The command-torque determination unit uses the torque balance information to determine torque commands to the motor from the target input torque and the target output torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Shunsuke MIYAMOTO, Hiroshi MONDEN, Hikosaburou HIRAKI, Yasuo FUJIWARA, Yasunori OHKURA
  • Patent number: 9024714
    Abstract: A static apparatus includes an iron core which includes a plurality of magnetic plates stacked in one direction and in which a shaft portion having a main surface and a side surface is formed, and a coil wound around the shaft portion. Slits extending in an axial direction of the shaft portion are formed in at least a surface layer magnetic plate constituting the main surface, of the plurality of magnetic plates. Some of the slits are formed in the main surface, at an end portion close to the side surface, at a predetermined formation density. The formation density of the slits is highest at the predetermined formation density, and is reduced as at least one of a minimum distance from the side surface within the main surface and a distance from the main surface on a side close to the slits in the stacking direction is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Matsuda, Ryuichi Nishiura, Hiroyuki Akita, Takeshi Imura, Yasuo Fujiwara, Yoshinori Shimizu, Kazuaki Aono
  • Patent number: 8928446
    Abstract: An electromagnetic shield includes a plurality of magnetic thin plates stacked on each other, a pair of metal plates sandwiching the plurality of magnetic thin plates, and a plurality of seat plates each connected to the pair of metal plates. The plurality of seat plates are disposed at positions where the total sum of a leakage flux interlinked with a region between mutually adjacent first and second seat plates among the plurality of seat plates is equal to zero. Preferably, a distance between the first and second seat plates is equal to a value which is an integral multiple of a half period of the distribution of the leakage flux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shotaro Yamashita, Yasuo Fujiwara, Yuichiro Ishida, Shingo Kano
  • Patent number: 8872614
    Abstract: A transformer includes a leg iron core including a plurality of magnetic sheets stacked in one direction (Z axis direction), and a coil wound around the leg iron core. A slit is formed in at least a magnetic sheet which faces an inner peripheral surface of the coil in a stacking direction of the plurality of magnetic sheets, of the plurality of magnetic sheets. Since eddy current is divided by the slit, eddy current density can be reduced. By reducing the eddy current density, loss density in an iron core can be reduced. By reducing the loss density in the iron core, loss in the transformer can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuichi Nishiura, Yasuo Fujiwara, Yoshinori Shimizu, Tetsuya Matsuda, Takeshi Imura, Kazuaki Aono, Hiroyuki Akita
  • Publication number: 20130314199
    Abstract: An electromagnetic shield includes a plurality of magnetic thin plates stacked on each other, a pair of metal plates sandwiching the plurality of magnetic thin plates, and a plurality of seat plates each connected to the pair of metal plates. The plurality of seat plates are disposed at positions where the total sum of a leakage flux interlinked with a region between mutually adjacent first and second seat plates among the plurality of seat plates is equal to zero. Preferably, a distance between the first and second seat plates is equal to a value which is an integral multiple of a half period of the distribution of the leakage flux.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shotaro Yamashita, Yasuo Fujiwara, Yuichiro Ishida, Shingo Kano