Patents by Inventor Kazuyuki Sagara

Kazuyuki Sagara 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: 8727588
    Abstract: A wheel loader, which is a construction machine, includes: a rear vehicle body and a front frame; an operating device provided at the front frame; and a working lamp unit attached to a sidewall of the rear vehicle body. The working lamp unit has a light source and a bracket including a downward illuminating portion that covers at least an upper part of the light source and that protrudes more in the light illumination direction than a lens surface of the light source and that is inclined downward with respect to a horizontal direction. Thus, there is obtained a construction machine including a working lamp, in which visibility can be ensured both in a distant area and in an area near the construction machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Miyasaka, Kazuyuki Sagara, Shuichi Osawa
  • Publication number: 20140078761
    Abstract: A wheel loader, which is a construction machine, includes: a rear vehicle body and a front frame; an operating device provided at the front frame; and a working lamp unit attached to a sidewall of the rear vehicle body. The working lamp unit has a light source and a bracket including a downward illuminating portion that covers at least an upper part of the light source and that protrudes more in the light illumination direction than a lens surface of the light source and that is inclined downward with respect to a horizontal direction. Thus, there is obtained a construction machine including a working lamp, in which visibility can be ensured both in a distant area and in an area near the construction machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Hisashi Miyasaka, Kazuyuki Sagara, Shuichi Osawa
  • Patent number: 6435264
    Abstract: A cooling system that is capable of cooling a working vehicle, such as a wheeled loader, at a good efficiency and at a reduced level of noise. Plural radiators are arranged in a V-shaped form within a plane behind an engine mounted in the rear of the engine compartment of the vehicle. The radiators are spread a part rearwardly to form a space between them. A cooling fan is mounted in this space. The side surfaces of the radiators are provided with intake ports that are covered by openable side covers. The top of each intake ports is covered by a hood whose top surface can be tilted rearwardly and downwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Osahiro Konno, Kazuyuki Sagara, Yutaka Tanaka