Patents by Inventor Harushige Nishida

Harushige Nishida 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: 7774117
    Abstract: An engine output controller provided in a bulldozer includes an output curve storage device storing a plurality of output curves of an engine and an output curve changing device selecting and shifting to one of the plurality of output curves. The output curve changing device, when a pressure of a blade tilt cylinder is equal to or more than a predetermined value, calls and shifts to a higher output curve from the output curve storage device. When an oil pressure is supplied to the tilt cylinder to tilt a blade and an operation is performed without reducing a soil pressing speed in this condition, the output curve changing device shifts the current output curve to the higher output curve to drive the engine. However, in many other cases, the output curve is automatically switched to a lower output curve to reduce an output of the engine. Thus, the fuel consumption is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Godo Ozawa, Harushige Nishida
  • Patent number: 7664586
    Abstract: An engine output controller provided in a bulldozer includes an output curve storage device storing a plurality of output curves of an engine and an output curve changing device selecting and shifting to one of the plurality of output curves. The output curve changing device, when a pressure of a blade tilt cylinder is equal to or more than a predetermined value, calls and shifts to a higher output curve from the output curve storage device. When an oil pressure is supplied to the tilt cylinder to tilt a blade and an operation is performed without reducing a soil pressing speed in this condition, the output curve changing device shifts the current output curve to the higher output curve to drive the engine. However, in many other cases, the output curve is automatically switched to a lower output curve to reduce an output of the engine. Thus, the fuel consumption is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Godo Ozawa, Harushige Nishida
  • Publication number: 20080006027
    Abstract: An engine output controller provided in a bulldozer includes an output curve storage device storing a plurality of output curves of an engine and an output curve changing device selecting and shifting to one of the plurality of output curves. The output curve changing device, when a pressure of a blade tilt cylinder is equal to or more than a predetermined value, calls and shifts to a higher output curve from the output curve storage device. When an oil pressure is supplied to the tilt cylinder to tilt a blade and an operation is performed without reducing a soil pressing speed in this condition, the output curve changing device shifts the current output curve to the higher output curve to drive the engine. However, in many other cases, the output curve is automatically switched to a lower output curve to reduce an output of the engine. Thus, the fuel consumption is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Godo OZAWA, Harushige Nishida
  • Publication number: 20060161324
    Abstract: An engine output controller provided in a bulldozer includes an output curve storage device storing a plurality of output curves of an engine and an output curve changing device selecting and shifting to one of the plurality of output curves. The output curve changing device, when a pressure of a blade tilt cylinder is equal to or more than a predetermined value, calls and shifts to a higher output curve from the output curve storage device. When an oil pressure is supplied to the tilt cylinder to tilt a blade and an operation is performed without reducing a soil pressing speed in this condition, the output curve changing device shifts the current output curve to the higher output curve to drive the engine. However, in many other cases, the output curve is automatically switched to a lower output curve to reduce an output of the engine. Thus, the fuel consumption is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Godo Ozawa, Harushige Nishida
  • Patent number: 6631652
    Abstract: A monolever operation apparatus for a working vehicle, which improves operability with excellent fine operability of a monolever. For this purpose, the monolever operation apparatus for the working vehicle includes an arm rest provided at a console placed on at least either one of the left and right sides of an operator's seat, and a monolever which is placed in front of the arm rest and is rotatively operated in a fore-and-aft direction and in a left and right direction. When operated in the left and right direction, the monolever is allowed to be operated with a distance, from a fulcrum of operation below the operator's elbow placed on the arm rest up to a grip of the monolever, remaining almost constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignees: Komatsu Ltd., Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Okazawa, Harushige Nishida, Akifumi Inamaru, Toshihiro Kawano, Rikio Fuse
  • Patent number: 6006521
    Abstract: A control circuit for a piece of heavy machinery reduces a speed of one actuator, having a lower load, when that actuator and another actuator, having a higher load, are operated simultaneously. The control circuit includes a first control valve for supplying a first actuator with pressurized oil, discharged from a hydraulic pump; a second control valve for supplying a second actuator with pressurized oil, discharged from the hydraulic pump; operating units for actuating the first control valve and the second control valve; and a mode selector for providing a command to the second control valve in order to increase a speed of the first actuator compared with that of the second actuator when the first and second actuators are operated simultaneously. A variable adjustor can be provided to control the open area of a valve for enabling the stroke of the spool of the second control valve to regulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Fuchita, Tomio Teranaka, Fujitoshi Takamura, Harushige Nishida, Kiyokazu Nakabo