Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Ohwada

Yoshinori Ohwada 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: 7979229
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a displacement altering unit for generating a displacement control pressure corresponding to a displacement control signal; an input unit for inputting a target displacement; a pressure calculating unit for calculating a displacement control pressure corresponding to the target displacement based upon predetermined reference characteristics of the displacement altering unit; a pressure detecting unit for detecting a pressure corresponding to the displacement control pressure; a signal calculating unit for calculating a displacement control signal corresponding to the input target displacement; and a correcting unit for correcting the displacement control signal calculated by the signal calculating unit based upon the displacement control pressure having been calculated by the pressure calculating unit and the measured pressure detected by the pressure detecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Saimon Otaka, Yoshinori Ohwada, Gen Yasuda, Kenji Kakizawa
  • Patent number: 7587264
    Abstract: A diagnostic information presenting apparatus comprises sensors 40, etc. for detecting status variables regarding operating status or ambient environments of a construction machine, and a controller 2 for outputting, to a display unit 50, a basic data display signal to display basic data necessary for an initial screen 100 in accordance with detected signals from the sensors 40, etc., and for outputting, to the display unit 50, an alarm display signal or a failure display signal to present alarm display or failure display in accordance with alarm information regarding the status variables detected by the sensors 40, etc. or failure information from the sensors 40, etc. This enables information regarding an abnormality in the construction machine to be presented to an operator with an alarm in the least necessary way without giving nuisances to the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Furuno, Koji Fujita, Takanobu Ikari, Shinji Akino, Yoshinori Ohwada
  • Patent number: 7433777
    Abstract: An engine protection system for a construction machine can individually diagnose the exhaust temperature specific to each cylinder of an engine corresponding to an engine revolution speed in order to find an abnormal condition of each engine cylinder in advance. A revolution speed sensor 14 detects revolution speed of an engine mounted in the construction machine and, a plurality, e.g., 16, cylinder temperature sensors 20a-20p detect exhaust temperatures of respective cylinders of the engine. A data recording unit 26 and a display controller 24 store the detected engine revolution speed and the detected exhaust temperatures of the respective cylinders. Trend data, which is produced based on the stored data, is sent to an office via a portable terminal and the display controller 24 outputs, a signal for playing back and displaying snapshots based on the stored data to a display unit 23 disposed in the cab 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanobu Ikari, Yoshinori Ohwada, Yoshinori Furuno, Shinji Akino, Daisuke Takagi
  • Publication number: 20070193263
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a displacement altering means 4 for generating a displacement control pressure P corresponding to a displacement control signal i; an input means 12 for inputting a target displacement ?; a pressure calculating means 10 for calculating a displacement control pressure P corresponding to the target displacement ? based upon predetermined reference characteristics of the displacement altering means 4; a pressure detecting means 5 for detecting a pressure Pa corresponding to the displacement control pressure P; a signal calculating means 10 for calculating a displacement control signal i corresponding to the input target displacement ?; and a correcting means 10 for correcting the displacement control signal calculated by the signal calculating means 10 based upon the displacement control pressure P having been calculated by the pressure calculating means 10 and the measured pressure Pa detected by the pressure detecting means 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Saimon Otaka, Yoshinori Ohwada, Gen Yasuda, Kenji Kakizawa
  • Publication number: 20070171035
    Abstract: An engine protection system for a construction machine can individually diagnose the exhaust temperature specific to each cylinder of an engine corresponding to an engine revolution speed in order to find an abnormal condition of each engine cylinder in advance. A revolution speed sensor 14 detects revolution speed of an engine mounted in the construction machine and a plurality, e.g., 16, cylinder temperature sensors 20a-20p detect exhaust temperatures of respective cylinders of the engine. A data recording unit 26 and a display controller 24 store the detected engine revolution speed and the detected exhaust temperatures of the respective cylinders. Trend data, which is produced based on the stored data, is sent to an office via a portable terminal and the display controller 24 outputs a signal for playing back and displaying snapshots based on the stored data to a display unit 23 disposed in the cab 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Takanobu Ikari, Yoshinori Ohwada, Yoshinori Furuno, Shinji Akino, Daisuke Takagi
  • Patent number: 7171295
    Abstract: An intermediate server 6 or a main server 5 executes the steps of displaying a work site of a construction machine or a predetermined area regarding the work site on a subcontractor's personal computer 62, prompting an input for applying to an order for work of repair/replacement of parts belonging to a predetermined component section of the construction machine, extracting the predetermined qualification requirements, which have been stored in a database 6A beforehand, from the database based on received applying information, producing an examination sheet for determining whether a local subcontractor meets the extracted qualification requirements, transmitting the examination sheet produced in the producing step to the subcontractor's personal computer 62 via a communication network, and prompting an input in predetermined places of the examination sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinori Furuno, Fujio Matsuda, Shinji Akino, Yoshinori Ohwada, Takanobu Ikari, Hiroshi Watanabe, Yoshinori Eguchi, Hiroyuki Adachi
  • Publication number: 20060200283
    Abstract: A diagnostic information presenting apparatus comprises sensors 40, etc. for detecting status variables regarding operating status or ambient environments of a construction machine, and a controller 2 for outputting, to a display unit 50, a basic data display signal to display basic data necessary for an initial screen 100 in accordance with detected signals from the sensors 40, etc., and for outputting, to the display unit 50, an alarm display signal or a failure display signal to present alarm display or failure display in accordance with alarm information regarding the status variables detected by the sensors 40, etc. or failure information from the sensors 40, etc. This enables information regarding an abnormality in the construction machine to be presented to an operator with an alarm in the least necessary way without giving nuisances to the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshinori Furuno, Koji Fujita, Takanobu Ikari, Shinji Akino, Yoshinori Ohwada
  • Publication number: 20060047630
    Abstract: An intermediate server 6 or a main server 5 executes the steps of displaying a work site of a construction machine or a predetermined area regarding the work site on a subcontractor's personal computer 62, prompting an input for applying to an order for work of repair/replacement of parts belonging to a predetermined component section of the construction machine, extracting the predetermined qualification requirements, which have been stored in a database 6A beforehand, from the database based on received applying information, producing an examination sheet for determining whether a local subcontractor meets the extracted qualification requirements, transmitting the examination sheet produced in the producing step to the subcontractor's personal computer 62 via a communication network, and prompting an input in predetermined places of the examination sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Yoshinori Furuno, Fujio Matsuda, Shinji Akino, Yoshinori Ohwada, Takanobu Ikari, Hiroshi Watanabe, Yoshinori Eguchi, Hiroyuki Adachi
  • Publication number: 20050021245
    Abstract: An information providing system for a construction machine has a plurality of information terminals (4) provided on the side of users or owners of hydraulic excavators (1), a main server (5) provided on the side of a manufacturer of the hydraulic excavators, and an intermediate server (6) provided on the side of a dealer in charge of services presented to the users or the owners. The main server (5) obtains data regarding machine operation of each hydraulic excavator (1) via information communication and stores the obtained data in a database (5A ), and outputs the obtained data regarding the machine operations of the plurality of hydraulic excavators (1), as basic information for services presented to the users or the owners, to the intermediate server (6). The intermediate server (6) outputs, to the corresponding information terminal (4), the basic information directly or after optionally selecting the basic information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Yoshinori Furuno, Fujio Matsuda, Takanobu Ikari, Shinji Akino, Yoshinori Ohwada, Hiroshi Watanabe, Yoshinori Eguchi, Hiroyuki Adachi