Patents Assigned to Yamabiko Corporation
  • Patent number: 8910840
    Abstract: A shoulder harness includes a harness network (102) composed of right and left shoulder belts (104) and a side-fitting belt (114) for fitting on the left side of an operator's chest and joining at one end with front ends of the shoulder belts (104) on a stomach area of the operator. The shoulder harness further includes an intermediary member (120) connected to the harness network (102) via a holding member (122) and supporting a hook (108) for retaining a working machine. The right and left shoulder belts (104) are shaped asymmetric such that a shoulder-fitting portion (110Le) of the left shoulder belt (104Le) curves or slants toward the working machine retained on the hanging element (108).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Keita Kamo, Masayoshi Miyamoto, Osamu Tada, Mitsutane Chiba
  • Patent number: 8894735
    Abstract: The intake device for an engine includes a carburetor section and an air cleaner section. The carburetor section includes a body having an intake passage which has an opening communicating with the air cleaner section and a choke valve being a butterfly valve having a plate-like valve body. The air cleaner section includes an air filter, an air-flow chamber provided between the air filter and the intake passage, and a reverse-flow restriction surface provided within the air-flow chamber. The air cleaner section further includes a plate-like partition extending from a location near an air-cleaner side periphery of the valve body of the choke valve in the full-open position to a location near the reverse-flow restriction surface so as to continue the periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Yamazaki, Ken Shirai, Hisato Osawa, Yuji Numakunai
  • Publication number: 20140299099
    Abstract: A main nozzle (38) of a carburetor (10) communicates with a metering chamber (26) through a first fuel feeding passage (44) originally included in the carburetor and a first additional fuel feeding passage (46). The first additional fuel feeding passage (46) includes a flow rate adjusting valve (48). The flow rate adjusting valve (48) is driven by a solenoid actuator (50). The solenoid actuator (50) is controlled on the basis of engine speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Takuo Yoshizaki, Shirou Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8832947
    Abstract: A top-handle portable working machine includes a grip configuration that makes it easy for a worker to manipulate the implement as intended in order to adapt to tasks in which accuracy, fineness, or an attractive finish is needed. The direction of an axis in which the top grip extends and the direction of a working axis of the implement are inclined relative to each other in a vertical direction so as to intersect at a point to the rear of the housing at angle between 15 and 25°. A detachable grip-position restricting member is attachable to a concave part of the top grip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Hisato Osawa, Kazuhiro Yoneyama
  • Publication number: 20140238371
    Abstract: The scavenging passage includes a wall surface that defines an orientation direction of a main scavenging gas flow spouting from the scavenging port to the cylinder chamber. In a boundary portion between the scavenging port and the scavenging passage, a wall surface located on an opposite side of the exhaust port is composed of an inclined surface inclined in a direction further away from the exhaust port than a wall surface of a deep portion of the scavenging passage. The scavenging port includes a rear wall surface located in a portion on the opposite side of the exhaust port. The rear wall surface continues to the inclined surface to extend in the direction away from the exhaust port and generates an incidental scavenging gas flow incidental to the main scavenging gas flow and higher in speed than the main scavenging gas flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Yamazaki, Shirou Yamaguchi, Ken Shirai, Masaru Nozawa
  • Patent number: 8818548
    Abstract: In a brush cutter (100), when it is determined based on acceleration information including frequency components, supplied from an acceleration sensor (24) included in the brush cutter (100) that the acceleration shows a peak in a range of frequencies lower than 100 Hz, the flow moves to step S5 to amplify the acceleration peak. In next step S6, the acceleration peak is compared with a threshold. When the result of comparison shows that the acceleration peak is higher than the threshold, the flow moves to step S7 to produce a safety signal. The safety signal is output from the controller (26) to a high voltage generation circuit (30) to stop generation of a high voltage in the high voltage generating circuit (30). In this manner, the acceleration sensor (24) is used to detect any unexpected, sudden danger, while diminishing influence of the acceleration caused by vibration inherent to the own nature of the work apparatus, its intended regular operation and its posture change in regular operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuya Aoki, Tadashi Ishimura
  • Patent number: 8800508
    Abstract: A loop scavenged two-stroke internal combustion engine which can effectively restrain blow-by of fresh gas with a relatively simple configuration is provided. A horizontal scavenging angle ?b in at least one spot of a scavenging passage 31L located at one side of the pair of or a plurality of pairs of left and right scavenging passages is made to differ from a horizontal scavenging angle ?a of a scavenging passage 31R located at the other side, and a main flow of a scavenging flow which is blown out from the scavenging passage 31L located at the one side and a main flow of a scavenging flow which is blown out from the scavenging passage 31R which is located at the other side intersect each other or collide with each other in plane view in a region displaced in a lateral direction from a center line C of an opening of an exhaust port 34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Koga, Takuo Yoshizaki, Daisuke Yamada
  • Patent number: 8789237
    Abstract: A blower tube (4) to be connected to a power blower has a tube main body (42) having a distal end portion (42a) diminished in diameter toward its distal end and an attachment (44) to be coupled to the distal end (42a) of the tube main body (42) and including a distal end portion (44a) gradually diminished in diameter toward its distal end. Both these distal end portions (42a, 44a) are each provided three projections at distant position to protrude radially inward toward an axial line of the blower tube (4). The first projections (46) on the tube main body (42) and the second projections (48) on the attachment are positioned offset in phase to align in an alternate order. The blower tube (4) having the projections (46, 48) at the distal end portion can reduce the noise caused by ejection of a high-speed airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Hatano, Yusuke Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 8745815
    Abstract: A handheld blower has a body including a combustion engine and a blower section driven by the combustion engine, and a handle coupled to the body. The blower section has an air outlet directed forward with respect to an operator. The handle has a grip portion extending in a front-back direction with respect to the operator, a front arm extending from a front portion of the grip portion to the body, and a rear arm extending from a rear portion of the grip portion to the body. The front arm and the rear arm are more flexible in the front-back direction than in directions perpendicular to the front-back direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Takano, Takeshi Maeno
  • Patent number: 8746192
    Abstract: In a two-stroke internal combustion engine using air for scavenging its combustion chamber (4), a scavenging passage (6) communicating with a crankcase (2) and a combustion chamber (4) is charged first with rich air-fuel mixture generated by a carburetor, next with lean air-fuel mixture, and next with air through an in-piston passage (36). The lean air-fuel mixture is generated in the in-piston passage 36 by diluting the air-fuel mixture with the air. In each scavenging stroke to scavenge the combustion chamber (4), the combustion chamber (4) is supplied first with the air (40) and next with the lean air-fuel mixture (42) from the scavenging passage (6). The use of the lean-air-fuel mixture (42) next to the air (40) contributes to reduce acceleration failure or engine stop caused by sudden acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventor: Kunimune Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8714122
    Abstract: In a two-stroke engine (1) according to the present invention, a piston (6) has a communication passage (28) opened to a crank chamber (10). An air intake port (30) is provided on an inner surface (2a) for causing air to flow into the communication passage (28). After a scavenging port (22) is closed by an outer surface (6a) of the piston (6) moving from the bottom dead center to the top dead center, the communication passage (28) is opened in the outer surface (6a) of the piston so as to communicate with the air intake port (30) and the scavenging port (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Yamazaki, Koichirou Ogura, Hisato Onodera, Yusuke Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8716881
    Abstract: A three phase inverter-type generator includes an engine, an AC generator driven by the engine, a rectifier for converting the output of the AC generator into a DC voltage, a three phase inverter for converting the output of the rectifier into a three phase AC voltage, a three phase transformer connected to the output side of the three phase inverter, and a filter, whereby the three phase transformer has a primary-side connection and a secondary-side connection having a three phase connection, the secondary-side connection having first through third windings forming a star connection in which one end of each is respectively connected to a neutral point, with each having the same number of windings and a mutual phase difference of 120°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Nishikawa, Shin'ichiro Kimura
  • Patent number: 8707568
    Abstract: A top-handle portable working machine includes a grip configuration that makes it easy for a worker to manipulate the implement as intended in order to adapt to tasks in which accuracy, fineness, or an attractive finish is needed. The direction of an axis in which the top grip extends and the direction of a working axis of the implement are inclined from each other in a vertical direction so as to intersect at a point to the rear of the housing at angle between 15 and 25°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Hisato Osawa, Kazuhiro Yoneyama
  • Patent number: 8591618
    Abstract: There is provided an air cleaner that is capable of suppressing or reducing malfunctions and problems caused by mixed fuel that back flows from a carburetor, thereby prolonging filter life, reducing filter maintenance frequency, etc. The air cleaner comprises: a fuel accumulation part; and a back flow guide member that guides the mixed fuel that back flows into the air cleaner, wherein the plurality of return flow paths are provided in a radial fashion about the cleaner outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Shirai, Takahiro Yamazaki, Hisato Onodera, Koichirou Ogura
  • Publication number: 20130277408
    Abstract: A shoulder harness includes a harness network (102) composed of right and left shoulder belts (104) and a side-fitting belt (114) for fitting on the left side of an operator's chest and joining at one end with front ends of the shoulder belts (104) on a stomach area of the operator. The shoulder harness further includes an intermediary member (120) connected to the harness network (102) via a holding member (122) and supporting a hook (108) for retaining a working machine. The right and left shoulder belts (104) are shaped asymmetric such that a shoulder-fitting portion (110Le) of the left shoulder belt (104Le) curves or slants toward the working machine retained on the hanging element (108).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Keita Kamo, Masayoshi Miyamoto, Osamu Tada, Mitsutane Chiba
  • Publication number: 20130247389
    Abstract: A top-handle portable working machine includes a grip configuration that makes it easy for a worker to manipulate the implement as intended in order to adapt to tasks in which accuracy, fineness, or an attractive finish is needed. The direction of an axis in which the top grip extends and the direction of a working axis of the implement are inclined relative to each other in a vertical direction so as to intersect at a point to the rear of the housing at angle between 15 and 25°. A detachable grip-position restricting member is attachable to a concave part of the top grip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Hisato Osawa, Kazuhiro Yoneyama
  • Patent number: 8468910
    Abstract: A filler member to be installed in a crankshaft including a crank web includes: an arm member, extending in a diametrical direction of a crank journal, and a weight member extending in a radial direction of the crank journal. The filler member includes: a fitting member, a connecting member mounted on the bodies. The fitting member is fixed to an outer side face of the crank web. The connecting member is mounted on the bodies to stride the arm member on inner side face of the crank web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Hisato Osawa, Takahiro Yamazaki, Ken Shirai, Yuji Numakunai
  • Patent number: 8469001
    Abstract: Problems: For enhanced safety of a work apparatus with an internal combustion engine, a cutting element is prevented from an accidental run due to an accidental increase of the engine revolution while a throttle control trigger is in a released state. Solution: In an engine start period, a throttle valve (10) is in a first idling position. The engine 2 at its initial run phase does not increase in revolution because of instability of its running condition. When the running condition begins to stabilize, the revolution rapidly increases. When the engine revolution (Ne) reaches 4,000 rpm or higher, a non-firing control mode is set up. In the non-firing control mode, when the engine revolution reaches or exceeds 4,500 rpm, a non-firing processing is executed (S4). A centrifugal clutch (6) is designed to engage at 5,000 rpm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Yamabiko Corporation
    Inventors: Takuo Yoshizaki, Kazuhiro Yoneyama, Masao Iwata, Naoto Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20130121753
    Abstract: A pipe-shaped fixture (100) to be attached to a housing (120) of a work machine includes a fixture body (102) having a front-end projection (110) and a rear-end projection (112) that make front and rear limits of a rubber cushion (104) that encloses the fixture body (102) closely and circumferentially. The front- and rear-end projections (110, 112) are connected to each other by a plurality of longitudinally extending ridges (114) formed at circumferential intervals. The ridges (114), front- and rear-end projections (110, 112) define a plurality of concavities (116) surrounded thereby on the outer circumference of the fixture body (102).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: YAMABIKO CORPORATION
    Inventor: YAMABIKO CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20130108423
    Abstract: The air-blow working machine comprises a fan provided in a fan casing and a drive unit to drive the fan, and discharges an airflow generated by the rotating fan. The fan casing has an inner wall disposed between the fan and the drive unit. A smooth surface is formed on the face of the inner wall on the side of the fan. A first concavo-convex portion is formed on the face of the inner wall on the side of the drive unit. Thereby, a noise is reduced without an influence upon performance for blowing air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: YAMABIKO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yamabiko Corporation