Patents by Inventor Eisaku Shinohara
Eisaku Shinohara 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).
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Patent number: 6772544Abstract: A wheeled work vehicle includes a lower structure (4) supported on the ground by front wheels (2) and rear wheels (3), a swivel base (6) mounted on the lower structure to be swivellable about a swivel shaft disposed between the front wheels and the rear wheels, an operator's seat (7) and an implement support unit (37) which are mounted on the swivel base and an implement (9) supported to the implement support unit. An engine (13) is mounted on the lower structure (4) and the swivel base (6) is disposed at a position lower than upper ends of the front wheels (2) and rear wheels (3). The operator's seat (7) is disposed to project rearward from the swivel base so as to be able to pass above the engine during a swiveling movement of the swivel base. The swivel base (6) is disposed adjacent the engine (13) and lower than an upper end of the engine.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2003Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Toshihiko Takemura, Eisaku Shinohara
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Publication number: 20030226293Abstract: A wheeled work vehicle includes a lower structure (4) supported on the ground by front wheels (2) and rear wheels (3), a swivel base (6) mounted on the lower structure to be swivellable about a swivel shaft disposed between the front wheels and the rear wheels, an operator's seat (7) and an implement support unit (37) which are mounted on the swivel base and an implement (9) supported to the implement support unit. An engine (13) is mounted on the lower structure (4) and the swivel base (6) is disposed at a position lower than upper ends of the front wheels (2) and rear wheels (3). The operator's seat (7) is disposed to project rearward from the swivel base so as to be able to pass above the engine during a swiveling movement of the swivel base. The swivel base (6) is disposed adjacent the engine (13) and lower than an upper end of the engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2003Publication date: December 11, 2003Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiko Takemura, Eisaku Shinohara
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Patent number: 6615942Abstract: A swivel type working vehicle having a turntable (3) with a rear hood (28) covering an engine (11) and a side hood (42) covering hydraulic equipment. The rear hood (28) includes a pivot device (30) disposed in an upper front end region thereof and having a pivot axis extending transversely of a vehicle body. The rear hood is pivotable by the pivot device between a closed position covering the engine and an open position exposing the engine. The side hood (42) includes a pivot mechanism (50) disposed in a lower front end region thereof and having a pivot axis extending transversely of the vehicle body. The side hood being pivotable by the pivot mechanism between a closed position covering the hydraulic equipment and an open position exposing the hydraulic equipment.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2000Date of Patent: September 9, 2003Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Eisaku Shinohara, Yasuo Nakata, Takeshi Kajimoto, Siro Sugiyama, Nobuo Higashino, Motoki Sunada, Yuji Tsutsui
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Publication number: 20030079925Abstract: A swivel type working vehicle having a turntable (3) with a rear hood (28) covering an engine (11) and a side hood (42) covering hydraulic equipment. The rear hood (28) includes a pivot device (30) disposed in an upper front end region thereof and having a pivot axis extending transversely of a vehicle body. The rear hood is pivotable by the pivot device between a dosed position covering the engine and an open position exposing the engine. The side hood (42) includes a pivot mechanism (50) disposed in a lower front end region thereof and having a pivot axis extending transversely of the vehicle body. The side hood being pivotable by the pivot mechanism between a dosed position covering the hydraulic equipment and an open position exposing the hydraulic equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2000Publication date: May 1, 2003Inventors: Eisaku Shinohara, Yasuo Nakata, Takeshi Kajimoto, Siro Sugiyama, Nobuo Higashino, Motoki Sunada, Yuji Tsutsui
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Patent number: 5207306Abstract: The present invention provides a clutch operating device for use in vehicles for pushing out the clutch disengaging members (5) of a dry disk clutch (1) which is disposed between a flywheel (2) mounted on the output shaft of an engine and a propeller shaft (3) rotatably supported by a support wall (10) of a transmission case, the device being characterized in that the device comprises an annular cylinder chamber (A) provided on the support wall (10) concentrically with the propeller shaft (3), an annular piston (17) axially slidably fitted in the cylinder chamber (A), a release bearing (16) mounted on the forward end of the piston (17) and engageable with the clutch disengaging members (5) by contact therewith, and structure (23) for supplying a pressure oil to the cylinder chamber (A) by depressing a clutch pedal (20) to push out the piston (17) toward the clutch disengaging members (5).Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 1991Date of Patent: May 4, 1993Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha KubotaInventors: Kenichi Sato, Eisaku Shinohara, Takeshi Imamura, Masaru Nakata
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Patent number: 5123293Abstract: An automotive transmission system of the present invention comprises a transmission mechanism housed in a transmission case and operatively connected to an engine, and a hydraulically operated speed mode change mechanism and a hydraulically operated shuttle mechanism both operatively connected to the transmission mechanism. The hydraulically operated speed mode change mechanism is provided at the inlet side of the transmission mechanism. The hydraulically operated shuttle transmission mechanism is provided at the output side of the transmission mechanism and submerged in oil contained in the lower portion of the transmission case.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 1990Date of Patent: June 23, 1992Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Tomeo Umemoto, Eisaku Shinohara
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Patent number: 4279324Abstract: An operating lever assembly for a farm tractor comprising a first block attached to a side wall of a transmission case, a second block disposed close to a driver's seat, turning shafts mounted on the first block and operatively connected to operating rods projecting from the side wall of the transmission case, operating levers mounted on the second block, and coupling means operatively connecting the turning shafts to the operating levers.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1979Date of Patent: July 21, 1981Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Toshiyuki Yotsumoto, Tuginobu Ujita, Eisaku Shinohara