Patents by Inventor Kan'ichi Sato

Kan'ichi Sato 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: 7946640
    Abstract: An instrument panel comprising a synthetic resin base material and a skin material covering and integrated with the surface of the synthetic resin base material. The instrument panel may be disposed ahead of a seat within a driving cab in a vehicle. A metal support is integrally formed in the synthetic resin base material and insert-molded in such a state that a part of the metal support is protruded from the synthetic resin base material. The site protruded from the synthetic resin base material has a frame fixing section, which can be fitted and fixed to the cab frame of the vehicle. In such an the instrument panel, even upon exposure to vibration or impact, neither drop of various mounted instruments nor damage to the instrument panel takes place. Further, in mounting various instruments, the necessary number of components can be reduced, and stable mounting of instruments can be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Kan'ichi Sato
  • Patent number: 7824587
    Abstract: The present invention provides an interior material of an operator's cab of a work machine, the interior material comprising at least a structure member and a noise absorption layer, wherein the structure member has at least one rib which is formed on an inside surface of a base portion thereof and comes into intimate contact with an inside surface of an exterior material and a hermetically sealed hollow portion is formed by the rib in intimate contact with the exterior material, and the noise absorption layer is disposed on an outside surface of the structure member. With the interior material, a work environment in the operator's cab of the work machine can be enhanced by effectively suppressing the noise entering from an outside of the operator's cab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Kan'ichi Sato
  • Patent number: 7784844
    Abstract: A concave notch portion to which an interference body is fitted is formed in an interference region with the interference body existing in an incorporated portion of at least one side edge portion of an interior trim member. A cushion body made of an elastically deformable material is arranged in a periphery including the concave notch portion, and a structure member made of a material which is light and harder than the cushion body is arranged in the other region than the arranged region of the cushion body in the interior trim member. The skin member, the structure member and the cushion body are integrated by a molding. Consequently, an interior trim member is removable from an incorporated position, even in the case that a post exists in a driver seat, in the rigid interior trim member incorporated in the driver seat of various work vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Kan'ichi Sato
  • Patent number: 7753426
    Abstract: An object is to enhance the sound absorbing functions of an interior member, and furthermore, to increase ease of assembly of the interior member, and the interior member for the cab is integrally formed so as to have a laminated structure where a sound absorbing material is contained between an outer layer material and a foundation body panel, or inside a foundation body panel. In addition, such an interior member is formed in accordance with a reaction injection molding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Kan'ichi Sato
  • Patent number: 7686992
    Abstract: An object is to enhance the sound absorbing functions of an interior member, and furthermore, to increase ease of assembly of the interior member, and the interior member for the cab is integrally formed so as to have a laminated structure where a sound absorbing material is contained between an outer layer material and a foundation body panel, or inside a foundation body panel. In addition, such an interior member is formed in accordance with a reaction injection molding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Kan'ichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20100028609
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resin molded article characterized by comprising a resin base as a hard foamed body composed of a thermosetting resin, a resin film composed of a thermoplastic resin, and a skin layer formed therebetween, wherein the skin layer is composed of the same thermosetting resin as that of the resin base and has a density larger than that of the resin base. Consequently, the strength of the surface of a resin base acting as an interface with a superficial layer of the resin molded article or the strength of a portion including the surface is increased, thereby suppressing deformation of the surface of the molded article and improving moldability as a resin molded article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Kan'ichi Sato, Tamio Furuya, Satofumi Yamamori
  • Patent number: 7575266
    Abstract: An object is to enhance the sound absorbing functions of an interior member, and furthermore, to increase ease of assembly of the interior member, and the interior member for the cab is integrally formed so as to have a laminated structure where a sound absorbing material is contained between an outer layer material and a foundation body panel, or inside a foundation body panel. In addition, such an interior member is formed in accordance with a reaction injection molding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Kan'ichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20090200826
    Abstract: An object is to enhance the sound absorbing functions of an interior member, and furthermore, to increase ease of assembly of the interior member, and the interior member for the cab is integrally formed so as to have a laminated structure where a sound absorbing material is contained between an outer layer material and a foundation body panel, or inside a foundation body panel. In addition, such an interior member is formed in accordance with a reaction injection molding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Kan'ichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20090174214
    Abstract: An instrument panel (1) according to the present invention, which includes a synthetic resin base material (3) and a skin material (2) integrally covering the surface of the synthetic resin base material (3) and can be installed in front of a driving seat in the cab of a vehicle, wherein: integrally formed in the synthetic resin base material (3) is a metal support (4) insert-molded such that parts of the metal support project from the synthetic resin base material (4); in an area of the metal support projecting (4) from the synthetic resin base material (3) is a frame fixable section (8), which can be fitted and fixed to the cab frame of the vehicle. In such an instrument panel (1), even if it is subjected to heavy vibration and heavy impact load, the falling of various devices mounted in the instrument panel or damage to the instrument panel (1) are prevented and, in addition, various devices can be stably mounted with fewer components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Kan'ichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20080277955
    Abstract: A concave notch portion (104, 105) to which an interference body (110) is fitted is formed in an interference region with the interference body existing in an incorporated portion of at least one side edge portion of an interior trim member (100). A cushion body (25) made of an elastically deformable material is arranged in a periphery including the concave notch portion (104, 105), and a structure member (21) made of a material which is light and harder than the cushion body (25) is arranged in the other region than the arranged region of the cushion body (25) in the interior trim member (100). The skin member (10), the structure member (21) and the cushion body (25) are integrated by a molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd
    Inventor: Kan'ichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20080191384
    Abstract: The present invention provides an interior material of an operator's cab of a work machine, the interior material comprising at least a structure member and a noise absorption layer, wherein the structure member has at least one rib which is formed on an inside surface of a base portion thereof and comes into intimate contact with an inside surface of an exterior material and a hermetically sealed hollow portion is formed by the rib in intimate contact with the exterior material, and the noise absorption layer is disposed on an outside surface of the structure member. With the interior material, a work environment in the operator's cab of the work machine can be enhanced by effectively suppressing the noise entering from an outside of the operator's cab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Kan'ichi SATO
  • Publication number: 20070278826
    Abstract: An object is to enhance the sound absorbing functions of an interior member, and furthermore, to increase ease of assemblv of the interior member, and the interior member for the cab is integrally formed so as to have a laminated structure where a sound absorbing material is contained between an outer layer material and a foundation body panel, or inside a foundation body panel. In addition, such an interior member is formed in accordance with a reaction injection molding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Kan'ichi SATO
  • Patent number: 7261951
    Abstract: With the objectives of alleviating the property of attacking on the mating member by scratching-off of local agglutinates on the sliding contact surface, achieving improved wear resistance, and achieving improved seizure resistance through restraint of frictional heat generation by a hard phase, a copper based sintered contact material contains shock-resistant ceramics in an amount of 0.05 to less than 0.5 wt % as non-metallic particles composed of one or more substances selected from pulverized oxides, carbides and nitrides. The shock-resistant ceramics are comprised of SiO2 and/or two or more substances selected from SiO2, Al2O3, LiO2, TiO2 and MgO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd
    Inventors: Takemori Takayama, Tetsuo Ohnishi, Yoshikiyo Tanaka, Keiichi Maeda, Kan'ichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20070096491
    Abstract: An object is to enhance the sound absorbing functions of an interior member, and furthermore, to increase ease of assembly of the interior member, and the interior member for the cab is integrally formed so as to have a laminated structure where a sound absorbing material is contained between an outer layer material and a foundation body panel, or inside a foundation body panel. In addition, such an interior member is formed in accordance with a reaction injection molding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Kan'ichi Sato
  • Patent number: 7087318
    Abstract: With the objectives of alleviating the property of attacking on the mating member by scratching-off of local agglutinates on the sliding contact surface, achieving improved wear resistance, and achieving improved seizure resistance through restraint of frictional heat generation by a hard phase, a copper based sintered contact material contains shock-resistant ceramics in an amount of 0.05 to less than 0.5 wt % as non-metallic particles composed of one or more substances selected from pulverized oxides, carbides and nitrides. The shock-resistant ceramics are comprised of SiO2 and/or two or more substances selected from SiO2, Al2O3, LiO2, TiO2 and MgO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Takemori Takayama, Tetsuo Ohnishi, Yoshikiyo Tanaka, Keiichi Maeda, Kan'ichi Sato
  • Patent number: 7056598
    Abstract: With the objectives of alleviating the property of attacking on the mating member by scratching-off of local agglutinates on the sliding contact surface, achieving improved wear resistance, and achieving improved seizure resistance through restraint of frictional heat generation by a hard phase, a copper based sintered contact material contains shock-resistant ceramics in an amount of 0.05 to less than 0.5 wt % as non-metallic particles composed of one or more substances selected from pulverized oxides, carbides and nitrides. The shock-resistant ceramics are comprised of SiO2 and/or two or more substances selected from SiO2, Al2O3, LiO2, TiO2 and MgO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Komatsu, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takemori Takayama, Tetsuo Ohnishi, Yoshikiyo Tanaka, Keiichi Maeda, Kan'ichi Sato
  • Patent number: 6970460
    Abstract: A circuit size of a multiplexing apparatus is reduced. In terminal interface units 21a to 23a, data from a terminal is received by each of terminal-side line interface sub-unit 211, and then celluralized by a cell assembly/disassembly sub-unit 28a. The cell is transmitted directly to a priority control unit 242a. In the priority control unit 242a, the cell received from each of the terminal interface units 21a to 23a is stored in each of priority control buffers 243a, and then sent to an ATM network interface unit 24a in the order of priorities sequentially. The cell is synchronized with a line of an ATM network 1a by a network synchronizing sub-unit 241a, and transmitted to the line of the ATM network 1a. With this constitution, an internal bus is unnecessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi Telecom Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Watanabe, Kan-ichi Sato, Tatsuhiko Ando
  • Patent number: 6844085
    Abstract: With the objectives of alleviating the property of attacking on the mating member by scratching-off of local agglutinates on the sliding contact surface, achieving improved wear resistance, and achieving improved seizure resistance through restraint of frictional heat generation by a hard phase, a copper based sintered contact material contains shock-resistant ceramics in an amount of 0.05 to less than 0.5 wt % as non-metallic particles composed of one or more substances selected from pulverized oxides, carbides and nitrides. The shock-resistant ceramics are comprised of SiO2 and/or two or more substances selected from SiO2, Al2O3, LiO2, TiO2 and MgO.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Inventors: Takemori Takayama, Tetsuo Ohnishi, Yoshikiyo Tanaka, Keiichi Maeda, Kan'ichi Sato
  • Patent number: 6669890
    Abstract: The invention discloses a sheet-like structure material and its manufacturing method. The sheet-like structure material has the advantages that impact imposed on its edge ends can be adsorbed to protect its adherends, and that the labor required for installing it and edge ends treatment can be significantly saved. The structure material comprises an outer peripheral structure which has elasticity and is integrally formed at the outer periphery of a sheet-like composite body comprising two glass sheets and an intermediate resin layer disposed between the glass sheets. The outer peripheral structure is formed from a resinous material used for forming the intermediate resin layer, by allowing the material to ooze from between the glass sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Komatsu, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kan'ichi Sato, Masayuki Oishi
  • Patent number: 6379771
    Abstract: The invention discloses a sheet-like structure material and its manufacturing method. The sheet-like structure material has the advantages that impact imposed on its edge ends can be adsorbed to protect its adherends, and that the labor required for installing it and edge ends treatment can be significantly saved. The structure material comprises an outer peripheral structure which has elasticity and is integrally formed at the outer periphery of a sheet-like composite body comprising two glass sheets and an intermediate resin layer disposed between the glass sheets. The outer peripheral structure is formed from a resinous material used for forming the intermediate resin layer, by allowing the material to ooze from between the glass sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Kan'ichi Sato, Masayuki Oishi