Patents by Inventor Kengo Kumeuchi

Kengo Kumeuchi 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: 11769914
    Abstract: There is provided a working vehicle with increased safety by preventing deterioration of a battery due to over-discharge of the battery caused by an operator not noticing occurrence of a malfunction in driving by connected to an external power source. The working vehicle includes a charger, the battery, a sensor, a drive unit, a controller, a display unit, a battery management system, and a switch, in which the battery management system is configured to control the working vehicle to be switched to the driving by connected to the external power source when the switch is turned on after the charger is connected to an external power source and a valid signal for driving by connected to the external power source is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: TAKEUCHI MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kengo Kumeuchi, Shumpei Okutani, Tetsuya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11643793
    Abstract: An operation control device for a working vehicle comprises a hydraulic actuator to drive the hydraulic working device, operating oil supply source for driving the hydraulic actuator, an operating oil supply control device that performs control to supply operating oil to the hydraulic actuator, an operating device to be operated to make the hydraulic actuator work and a working gain setting device that sets a gain of working speed of the hydraulic actuator corresponding to the operation of the operating device. The operating oil supply control device controls operating oil supply from the operating oil supply source to the hydraulic actuator based on the operation output signal from the operating device and the working speed gain set by the working gain setting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Takeuchi Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Shimizu, Shumpei Okutani, Kengo Kumeuchi
  • Publication number: 20230133546
    Abstract: A working control device comprises a hydraulic actuator such as the boom cylinder 36, the bucket cylinder 38, the operation device 160 that is operated by an operator to drive the hydraulic actuator, a hydraulic oil supply source consisting of the electric motor M1 and the hydraulic pump P1 that delivers hydraulic oil required to drive the hydraulic actuator; and a delivery oil amount control device (the controller for controlling rotation of the electric motor) that controls an amount of oil to be delivered from the hydraulic oil supply source in response to an operation of the operation device. The delivery oil amount control device is configured to perform a supplying oil amount control to deliver from the hydraulic oil supply source a required amount of oil for the hydraulic actuator to have a working speed corresponding to the operation of the operation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Takeuchi Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kengo KUMEUCHI, Yuta KOBAYASHI, Shumpei OKUTANI, Koichi SHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20230039973
    Abstract: A working vehicle including a work unit hydraulically driven, a hydraulic pump driven by an electric motor, a power source and a power supply circuit which supply electric power to the electric motor, and a main body supporting them, a first fixation mechanism fixing a first fixation component to the main body includes a first conductor, a first conduction member making the first conductor and the main body electrically conductive to each other, and a second conduction member making the first conductor and the first fixation component electrically conductive to each other, and is configured such that the main body and the first fixation component are electrically conductive to each other via the first conductor and the first and second conduction members and are equal in electric potential, and the main body is electrically conductive and equal in electric potential to a ground pole of the power supply circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Kengo KUMEUCHI, Shumpei OKUTANI, Tetsuya MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220069362
    Abstract: There is provided a working vehicle with increased safety by preventing deterioration of a battery due to over-discharge of the battery caused by an operator not noticing occurrence of a malfunction in driving by connected to an external power source. The working vehicle includes a charger, the battery, a sensor, a drive unit, a controller, a display unit, a battery management system, and a switch, in which the battery management system is configured to control the working vehicle to be switched to the driving by connected to the external power source when the switch is turned on after the charger is connected to an external power source and a valid signal for driving by connected to the external power source is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kengo KUMEUCHI, Shumpei OKUTANI, Tetsuya MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11208007
    Abstract: There is provided a direct current power supply circuit mounted in a working vehicle with increased safety as compared with related art by a configuration where a main power source is used after a battery management system (BMS) determines that the main power source can be used. A direct current power supply circuit includes a first power source, a switch, a second power source and a first relay, in which the first power source is connected to a battery management system through the first relay so as to supply direct current power, the battery management system is activated by supply of direct current power from the second power source when the switch is turned on, and the first relay is on-controlled when determined that the first power source can be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: TAKEUCHI MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kengo Kumeuchi, Shumpei Okutani, Tetsuya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10954968
    Abstract: An operation control device for a working vehicle which includes a hydraulic working device, comprises a hydraulic actuator to drive the hydraulic working device, an operating oil supply source for driving the hydraulic actuator, a sent-out oil amount control device that controls the amount of oil sent out from the operating oil supply source, an operating device to be operated to make the hydraulic actuator work, and an operating oil supply control device that performs control to supply operating oil to the hydraulic actuator according to operation of the operating device. The sent-out oil amount control device controls the amount of oil sent out from the operating oil supply source according to the operation amount of the operating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Takeuchi Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kengo Kumeuchi, Koichi Shimizu, Shumpei Okutani, Yuta Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200318656
    Abstract: An operation control device for a working vehicle which includes a hydraulic working device, comprises a hydraulic actuator to drive the hydraulic working device, an operating oil supply source for driving the hydraulic actuator, a sent-out oil amount control device that controls the amount of oil sent out from the operating oil supply source, an operating device to be operated to make the hydraulic actuator work, and an operating oil supply control device that performs control to supply operating oil to the hydraulic actuator according to operation of the operating device. The sent-out oil amount control device controls the amount of oil sent out from the operating oil supply source according to the operation amount of the operating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Takeuchi Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kengo KUMEUCHI, Koichi SHIMIZU, Shumpei OKUTANI, Yuta KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20200318319
    Abstract: An operation control device for a working vehicle comprises a hydraulic actuator to drive the hydraulic working device, operating oil supply source for driving the hydraulic actuator, an operating oil supply control device that performs control to supply operating oil to the hydraulic actuator, an operating device to be operated to make the hydraulic actuator work and a working gain setting device that sets a gain of working speed of the hydraulic actuator corresponding to the operation of the operating device. The operating oil supply control device controls operating oil supply from the operating oil supply source to the hydraulic actuator based on the operation output signal from the operating device and the working speed gain set by the working gain setting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Takeuchi Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi SHIMIZU, Shumpei OKUTANI, Kengo KUMEUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200290479
    Abstract: There is provided a direct current power supply circuit mounted in a working vehicle with increased safety as compared with related art by a configuration where a main power source is used after a battery management system (BMS) determines that the main power source can be used. A direct current power supply circuit includes a first power source, a switch, a second power source and a first relay, in which the first power source is connected to a battery management system through the first relay so as to supply direct current power, the battery management system is activated by supply of direct current power from the second power source when the switch is turned on, and the first relay is on-controlled when determined that the first power source can be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kengo KUMEUCHI, Shumpei OKUTANI, Tetsuya MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190345695
    Abstract: A hydraulic drive unit of a hydraulic excavator is configured to include a first hydraulic pump (P1) that discharges a hydraulic oil for activating a boom cylinder (36) and the like, a first electric motor (M1) that drives the first hydraulic pump (P1), a hydraulic pump for revolution (P2) that discharges a hydraulic oil for activating a revolution motor (26), a second electric motor (M2) that drives the hydraulic pump for revolution (P2), and a motor control device (150) that controls the rotation of the first electric motor (M1) and that of the second electric motor (M2). The motor control device (150) is configured such that when the revolution of the revolving body is not activated by the revolution motor (26), control to deactivate the second electric motor (M2) is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Takeuchi Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kengo KUMEUCHI, Koichi SHIMIZU, Yuta KOBAYASHI, Shumpei OKUTANI, Takahiro WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10472805
    Abstract: A hydraulic drive unit of a hydraulic excavator is configured to include a first hydraulic pump (P1) that discharges a hydraulic oil for activating a boom cylinder (36) and the like, a first electric motor (M1) that drives the first hydraulic pump (P1), a hydraulic pump for revolution (P2) that discharges a hydraulic oil for activating a revolution motor (26), a second electric motor (M2) that drives the hydraulic pump for revolution (P2), and a motor control device (150) that controls the rotation of the first electric motor (M1) and that of the second electric motor (M2). The motor control device (150) is configured such that when the revolution of the revolving body is not activated by the revolution motor (26), control to deactivate the second electric motor (M2) is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Takeuchi Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kengo Kumeuchi, Koichi Shimizu, Yuta Kobayashi, Shumpei Okutani, Takahiro Watanabe