Patents by Inventor Kazunori Kamei

Kazunori Kamei 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: 9631342
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes an engine, an engine compartment, an injection device, a top plate and a first guide member. The injection device is disposed in the engine compartment. The top plate has a ventilation part. The ventilation part is disposed in a position horizontally away from the injection device. The first guide member has a guide body. The guide body is disposed along the top plate to direct air existing over the injection device to the ventilation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kamimae, Yutaka Tanaka, Norihito Bando, Kazunori Kamei, Kenji Hiraoka, Yasufumi Ohchi
  • Patent number: 9487078
    Abstract: A vehicle body cover of a work vehicle is provided with an outside ventilation cover part and an inside ventilation cover part. The outside ventilation cover part has outside ventilation holes that communicate with an external space. The outside ventilation cover part is disposed in an inclined manner with respect to the vertical direction. The inside ventilation cover part is disposed to face the outside ventilation holes on the inside of the outside ventilation cover part. The inside ventilation cover part has a rain gutter part and a ventilation part. The rain gutter part is configured to receive water entering from the outside ventilation holes. The ventilation part has inside ventilation holes that communicate with a space on the inside of the inside ventilation cover part. The ventilation part is disposed above the rain gutter part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kamimae, Yutaka Tanaka, Norihito Bando, Kazunori Kamei, Kenji Hiraoka, Yasufumi Ohchi
  • Publication number: 20160068058
    Abstract: A vehicle body cover of a work vehicle is provided with an outside ventilation cover part and an inside ventilation cover part. The outside ventilation cover part has outside ventilation holes that communicate with an external space. The outside ventilation cover part is disposed in an inclined manner with respect to the vertical direction. The inside ventilation cover part is disposed to face the outside ventilation holes on the inside of the outside ventilation cover part. The inside ventilation cover part has a rain gutter part and a ventilation part. The rain gutter part is configured to receive water entering from the outside ventilation holes. The ventilation part has inside ventilation holes that communicate with a space on the inside of the inside ventilation cover part. The ventilation part is disposed above the rain gutter part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Takeshi KAMIMAE, Yutaka TANAKA, Norihito BANDO, Kazunori KAMEI, Kenji HIRAOKA, Yasufumi OHCHI
  • Publication number: 20160053463
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes an engine, an engine compartment, an injection device, a top plate and a first guide member. The injection device is disposed in the engine compartment. The top plate has a ventilation part. The ventilation part is disposed in a position horizontally away from the injection device. The first guide member has a guide body. The guide body is disposed along the top plate to direct air existing over the injection device to the ventilation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi KAMIMAE, Yutaka TANAKA, Norihito BANDO, Kazunori KAMEI, Kenji HIRAOKA, Yasufumi OHCHI
  • Patent number: 8857547
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes a vehicle cover defining an engine compartment, an engine arranged inside the engine compartment, an air cleaner, a cover member, and a shielding member. The vehicle cover includes a top plate having an opening section. The air cleaner includes an air cleaner body and an intake tube. The air cleaner body is arranged inside the engine compartment to clean air supplied to the engine. The intake tube has an intake port facing upward. The intake tube protrudes upward from the top plate via the opening section. The cover member has an inlet port to take in air. The cover member is installed on the top plate and covers a surrounding area and a top of the intake tube. The shielding member has a first inclined surface inclined downward toward a first direction. The shielding member is arranged above the intake port in the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Shiina, Hirotaka Takahashi, Kazunori Kamei