Patents by Inventor Yoshiyuki Tsuchie

Yoshiyuki Tsuchie 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: 11891776
    Abstract: When an automatic operation is finished, a detection process for detecting a ground contactable range where a work implement can be set is carried out on a basis of terrain profile information acquired by laser scanners, and, when the ground contactable range is detected, an automatic operation command signal for placing the work implement in contact with the ground contactable range is generated, whereas when the ground contactable range is not detected, an automatic operation command signal for placing the work implement in a predetermined standby posture is generated. As a result, a suitable standby posture can be taken according to the surrounding conditions when the automatic operation is finished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamada, Yoshiyuki Tsuchie, Shiho Izumi
  • Publication number: 20230114481
    Abstract: A work machine includes: an informing device that informs an operator; an input device for inputting predetermined information; a notification device that gives a notification to a worker around the work machine; a controller; and a communication device that communicates with a mobile terminal carried by the worker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Kazushige KUROKAMI, Takaaki ISHII, Shigeki TOKITA, Hiroshi SAKAMOTO, Yoshiyuki TSUCHIE
  • Publication number: 20220349151
    Abstract: Provided is a work machine capable of eliminating the inconvenience from the operator of the work machine as much as possible while deterring a contact between the work machine and workers, and suppressing a decrease in productivity of the work machine. A work machine 5 includes: an identification information recognition device 41 configured to recognize identification information on a person who enters a predetermined region R around the work machine 5; and a controller 7 configured to control the work machine in accordance with the identification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Shinya IMURA, Yoshiyuki TSUCHIE
  • Publication number: 20220259832
    Abstract: Provided is an on-site monitoring apparatus and an on-site monitoring system that can appropriately set an area to be subjected to on-site monitoring. The on-site monitoring apparatus includes warning devices 104 and 309 that output a warning, peripheral object detection devices 102 and 307 that detect a position of a partition object 512, work area input devices 101 and 305 that receive an input of information indicating boundaries AB and BC to be arranged with a partition object, and control devices 103 and 308.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki TSUCHIE, Shinya IMURA, Hidekazu MORIKI
  • Patent number: 11371212
    Abstract: In a work machine including a solenoid valve that generates a pilot pressure to drive a directional control valve with use of the delivery pressure of a pilot pump as a source pressure, a shut-off valve that shuts off a hydraulic operating fluid from the pilot pump to the solenoid valve, a first sensor that senses the amount of operation of an operation lever, and a second sensor that senses a state amount relating to operation of the solenoid valve, whether or not an abnormality of the second sensor exists is determined on the basis of a sensing signal of the second sensor. When it is determined that the second sensor is abnormal, on the basis of a sensing signal of the first sensor, an opening command is made to the shut-off valve if operation of the operation lever is sensed, and a closing command is made to the shut-off valve if the neutral state of the operation lever is sensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Tsuchie, Kouichi Shibata
  • Publication number: 20220074168
    Abstract: When an automatic operation is finished, a detection process for detecting a ground contactable range where a work implement can be set is carried out on a basis of terrain profile information acquired by laser scanners, and, when the ground contactable range is detected, an automatic operation command signal for placing the work implement in contact with the ground contactable range is generated, whereas when the ground contactable range is not detected, an automatic operation command signal for placing the work implement in a predetermined standby posture is generated. As a result, a suitable standby posture can be taken according to the surrounding conditions when the automatic operation is finished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroyuki YAMADA, Yoshiyuki TSUCHIE, Shiho IZUMI
  • Publication number: 20220064904
    Abstract: In a work machine including a solenoid valve that generates a pilot pressure to drive a directional control valve with use of the delivery pressure of a pilot pump as a source pressure, a shut-off valve that shuts off a hydraulic operating fluid from the pilot pump to the solenoid valve, a first sensor that senses the amount of operation of an operation lever, and a second sensor that senses a state amount relating to operation of the solenoid valve, whether or not an abnormality of the second sensor exists is determined on the basis of a sensing signal of the second sensor. When it is determined that the second sensor is abnormal, on the basis of a sensing signal of the first sensor, an opening command is made to the shut-off valve if operation of the operation lever is sensed, and a closing command is made to the shut-off valve if the neutral state of the operation lever is sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki TSUCHIE, Kouichi SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 11118327
    Abstract: Provided is a work machine with which responsiveness of a hydraulic actuator can be improved when driving the hydraulic actuator through an electric lever-type operation device. A controller 100 further includes: an operation direction determining section 116 configured to determine operation directions of operation devices 2a and 2b; and a standby pressure switching command section 117 configured to output a standby pressure switching command to a first target pilot pressure correction section 112 or a second target pilot pressure correction section 113 which corresponds to a solenoid proportional valve that does not correspond to the operation direction from among first solenoid proportional valves 41a, 42a, 42b, 43a, 43b, and 44a and second solenoid proportional valves 41b, 42c, 42d, 43c, 43d, and 44b.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki Tsuchie, Hidekazu Moriki, Hiroshi Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20210207345
    Abstract: Provided is a work machine with which responsiveness of a hydraulic actuator can be improved when driving the hydraulic actuator through an electric lever-type operation device. A controller 100 further includes: an operation direction determining section 116 configured to determine operation directions of operation devices 2a and 2b; and a standby pressure switching command section 117 configured to output a standby pressure switching command to a first target pilot pressure correction section 112 or a second target pilot pressure correction section 113 which corresponds to a solenoid proportional valve that does not correspond to the operation direction from among first solenoid proportional valves 41a, 42a, 42b, 43a, 43b, and 44a and second solenoid proportional valves 41b, 42c, 42d, 43c, 43d, and 44b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Yoshiyuki TSUCHIE, Hidekazu MORIKI, Hiroshi SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10983539
    Abstract: A work machine includes an operation intention determining section that determines whether or not an operator has an intention of operating an operation member based on a state change of the operation member, a current supply section that supplies a current to a solenoid valve device based on an operation of the operation member, and a current control section that permits supply of a standby current from the current supply section to the solenoid valve device when it has been determined by an operation position determining section that the operation member is disposed within a preset neutral range and it has been determined by the operation intention determining section that there is an intention of operating the operation member, the standby current being lower than a current of the time when a hydraulic actuator starts driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Tsuchie, Hiroshi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 10920394
    Abstract: Lever neutrality is determined by whether or not operation levers are at a neutral position based on operation signals from operation levers. Pilot pressures are computed based on the operation signals from the operation levers; and pilot pressure signals are converted to current signals. A current interruption controller controls interruption and communication of the current signals to the solenoid proportional valves; and an operating condition is determined by determining whether a construction machine is in a manual operation state or a semiautomatic operation state. At least one hydraulic actuator is controlled to assist the operation of the operator, and when it is determined that the construction machine is in the semiautomatic operation state, the current interruption controller interrupts the current signals to all of the solenoid proportional valves only when it is determined that all the operation levers are at the neutral position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Hiroshi Sakamoto, Yoshiyuki Tsuchie
  • Publication number: 20210018942
    Abstract: A work machine includes an operation intention determining section that determines whether or not an operator has an intention of operating an operation member based on a state change of the operation member, a current supply section that supplies a current to a solenoid valve device based on an operation of the operation member, and a current control section that permits supply of a standby current from the current supply section to the solenoid valve device when it has been determined by an operation position determining section that the operation member is disposed within a preset neutral range and it has been determined by the operation intention determining section that there is an intention of operating the operation member, the standby current being lower than a current of the time when a hydraulic actuator starts driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki TSUCHIE, Hiroshi SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10626575
    Abstract: A control system for a construction machine includes an electric lever operating device that outputs a command to a hydraulic actuator, a travel control lever device that outputs a command to a travel device, and a controller that outputs a drive command to a solenoid proportional valve that decompresses hydraulic fluid supplied from a pilot hydraulic source. The control system includes a machine body state judgment part that judges the state of the machine body based on an electric signal from the electric lever operating device and an operation amount of the travel control lever device and a dead zone calculation part that calculates a dead zone for the electric signal from the electric lever operating device based on the state of the machine body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Hiroshi Sakamoto, Yoshiyuki Tsuchie, Hidekazu Moriki, Yasutaka Tsuruga
  • Patent number: 10533303
    Abstract: A construction machine includes a control device having a reaction-force correction control section. When a difference between a target operator input and an actual operator input for a front member exceeds a preset range, the reaction-force correction control section executes correction to increase an operation reaction force to be applied by a reaction-force applying device to an operating unit operating an actuator driving the front member. When the difference falls within the range, the reaction-force correction control section executes correction to decrease the operation reaction force to be applied by the reaction-force applying device to the operating unit operating the actuator driving the front member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Tsuchie, Hiroshi Sakamoto, Hidekazu Moriki, Yasutaka Tsuruga
  • Publication number: 20190040605
    Abstract: Lever neutrality is determined by whether or not operation levers are at a neutral position based on operation signals from operation levers. Pilot pressures are computed based on the operation signals from the operation levers; and pilot pressure signals are converted to current signals. A current interruption controller controls interruption and communication of the current signals to the solenoid proportional valves; and an operating condition is determined by determining whether a construction machine is in a manual operation state or a semiautomatic operation state. At least one hydraulic actuator is controlled to assist the operation of the operator, and when it is determined that the construction machine is in the semiautomatic operation state, the current interruption controller interrupts the current signals to all of the solenoid proportional valves only when it is determined that all the operation levers are at the neutral position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Hiroshi SAKAMOTO, Yoshiyuki TSUCHIE
  • Publication number: 20180223500
    Abstract: A construction machine includes a control device having a reaction-force correction control section. When a difference between a target operator input and an actual operator input for a front member exceeds a preset range, the reaction-force correction control section executes correction to increase an operation reaction force to be applied by a reaction-force applying device to an operating unit operating an actuator driving the front member. When the difference falls within the range, the reaction-force correction control section executes correction to decrease the operation reaction force to be applied by the reaction-force applying device to the operating unit operating the actuator driving the front member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki TSUCHIE, Hiroshi SAKAMOTO, Hidekazu MORIKI, Yasutaka TSURUGA
  • Publication number: 20180119386
    Abstract: At times of a travel-solo state of the machine body, the outputting of unnecessary electric lever operating device signals caused by machine body oscillation due to the traveling is inhibited. At times of traveling work, the output limitation of electric lever operating device signals necessary for work is inhibited. A control system for a construction machine includes an electric lever operating device that outputs a command to a hydraulic actuator, a travel control lever device that outputs a command to a travel device, and a controller that outputs a drive command to a solenoid proportional valve that decompresses hydraulic fluid supplied from a pilot hydraulic source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Hiroshi SAKAMOTO, Yoshiyuki TSUCHIE, Hidekazu MORIKI, Yasutaka TSURUGA
  • Patent number: 9805147
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an EMC design technique of a device including an electronic device mounted therein for implementing noise amount analysis of a system in which individual electronic devices are combined. A housing model is acquired, component models are selected and acquire, the acquired component models are connected using a wire, the acquired component models are arranged in the acquired housing model, the arranged component models connected using the wire is driven to generate electromagnetic noise from the component models and the wire, the generated electromagnetic noise is propagated in the housing model to calculate a noise amount, and an output process of outputting data of the calculated noise amount is performed. Thus, even in the system in which a plurality of electronic devices are combined, electromagnetic noise analysis of the system can be easily performed, and a noise reduction design can be supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Funato, Takashi Suga, Yoshiyuki Tsuchie, Satoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9500689
    Abstract: Provided is a noise equivalent circuit for completing an EMC analysis in a practical time and through a low-cost calculation process at an upstream stage of system design. The noise equivalent circuit includes one or more energy sources; a propagation path for propagation of energy from the energy source including a conductive path such as a cable and an electromagnetic field coupling path due to the coupling of an electric field and a magnetic field with another electronic device or cable; and a GND port connected to a system, and each port is represented by the noise voltage source or the noise current source and the internal impedance. This noise equivalent circuit can determine an external impedance that is varied depending on a load connected externally or the distance from an external device or a cable, whereby the noise of the system as a whole can be analyzed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Torigoe, Hiroki Funato, Takashi Suga, Hideki Osaka, Yoshiyuki Tsuchie, Keisuke Fukumasu, Hitoshi Yokota
  • Publication number: 20160182001
    Abstract: A common mode noise filter adapted for connection in series between a noise source and a load having a first and second inductor connected in series respectively between the noise source and the load. A capacitor which exhibits stray inductance is connected in series with a third inductor having its other end connected to a junction of the first and second inductors. The first, second, and third inductors are selected and positioned relative to each other so that an absolute value of the third inductor and mutual inductance of the first, second, and third inductors minus the stray inductance of the capacitor is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Hua Zeng, Yoshiyuki Tsuchie, Masayoshi Takahashi, Hiroki Funato