Patents by Inventor Akio Miyane

Akio Miyane 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).

  • Wheel loader
    Patent number: 8186474
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes a rear frame having left and right plate-shaped main beams. A reinforcing bracket is provided at an upper position substantially in a middle of a front-and-rear direction of the rear frame, and the reinforcing bracket bridges between the main beams. A substantially middle position of the rear frame exhibits a closed-section structure that includes the reinforcing bracket. The closed-section structure at the main beams specifically includes an axle support, a reinforcing plate, a reinforcing rib and the reinforcing bracket in the order from a lower side to an upper side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignees: Komatsu Ltd., Komatsu Utility Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shioji, Toshifumi Ogihara, Akio Miyane, Takeshi Kamimae
  • WHEEL LOADER
    Publication number: 20100320807
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes a rear frame having left and right plate-shaped main beams. A reinforcing bracket is provided at an upper position substantially in a middle of a front-and-rear direction of the rear frame, and the reinforcing bracket bridges between the main beams. A substantially middle position of the rear frame exhibits a closed-section structure that includes the reinforcing bracket. The closed-section structure at the main beams specifically includes an axle support, a reinforcing plate, a reinforcing rib and the reinforcing bracket in the order from a lower side to an upper side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shioji, Toshifumi Ogihara, Akio Miyane, Takeshi Kamimae