Patents by Inventor Kenichi Aoyama
Kenichi Aoyama 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: 11839170Abstract: A working machine coupler device includes a top linkage, a lower linkage, a detachable frame including a second upper coupler to be coupled to a first upper coupler, and a second lower coupler to be coupled to a first lower coupler, and a top linkage controller. The second upper coupler is coupled to the first upper coupler when the lower linkage is pivoted upward, and the first lower coupler moves toward and be coupled to the second lower coupler when a front portion of the working machine is moved upward, and the top linkage controller regulates the stretching and shortening of the top linkage to hold the detachable frame inclining backward, and allows the top linkage to be shortened until the working machine takes a working posture after the lower linkage is pivoted downward from a state where the front portion of the working machine is lifted.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventor: Kenichi Aoyama
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Patent number: 11753797Abstract: A working vehicle includes a vehicle body, a cabin on the vehicle body, a clutch pedal in the cabin, a clutch on the vehicle body, a clutch operator to engage and disengage the clutch, a linkage including first and second ends, the first end being connected to the clutch operator, and a linkage lock to interlock the clutch pedal with the second end of the linkage so that vibrations of the cabin are reduced or prevented from being transmitted to the clutch.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Takuya Tanigawa, Kenichi Aoyama, Michitaka Tanaka, Hitoshi Omachi, Megumi Sawai, Daisuke Inaba
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Publication number: 20210332557Abstract: A working vehicle includes a vehicle body, a cabin on the vehicle body, a clutch pedal in the cabin, a clutch on the vehicle body, a clutch operator to engage and disengage the clutch, a linkage including first and second ends, the first end being connected to the clutch operator, and a linkage lock to interlock the clutch pedal with the second end of the linkage so that vibrations of the cabin are reduced or prevented from being transmitted to the clutch.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Takuya TANIGAWA, Kenichi AOYAMA, Michitaka TANAKA, Hitoshi OMACHI, Megumi SAWAI, Daisuke INABA
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Publication number: 20210105926Abstract: A working machine coupler device includes a top linkage, a lower linkage, a detachable frame including a second upper coupler to be coupled to a first upper coupler, and a second lower coupler to be coupled to a first lower coupler, and a top linkage controller. The second upper coupler is coupled to the first upper coupler when the lower linkage is pivoted upward, and the first lower coupler moves toward and be coupled to the second lower coupler when a front portion of the working machine is moved upward, and the top linkage controller regulates the stretching and shortening of the top linkage to hold the detachable frame inclining backward, and allows the top linkage to be shortened until the working machine takes a working posture after the lower linkage is pivoted downward from a state where the front portion of the working machine is lifted.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventor: Kenichi AOYAMA
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Patent number: 10377425Abstract: A work vehicle according to the present invention includes: a recessed portion (4) that is provided in a lateral side surface (31a) of an engine hood (30) and is recessed from the lateral side surface (31a) toward the inside of the engine hood (30). The recessed portion (4) includes a recessed portion bottom surface (41) that is recessed inward from the lateral side surface (31a) of the engine hood (30), and a peripheral wall portion (42) that is continuous with a peripheral edge of the recessed portion bottom surface (41) and a peripheral edge of a recessed portion inlet opening (40) that is formed in the lateral side surface (31a). A work light (5) that emits light forward and downward is provided on the peripheral wall portion (42).Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Kenichi Aoyama, Maho Yamanaka, Yoshiyuki Tamura
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Patent number: 10226995Abstract: Provided is a working vehicle comprising: a fuel tank; a tank support member configured to receive and support the fuel tank from below; and an inverse U-shaped hood support member provided upright in a state of spanning left and right of the fuel tank, the hood support member including an elastic member that acts on an upper portion side of the fuel tank so as to hold the fuel tank at a predetermined position on the tank support member.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Megumi Sawai, Kazunobu Sugano, Shinsuke Kashiyama, Motoki Izukura, Koji Kajino, Tatsuya Ueda, Kenichi Aoyama
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Publication number: 20180050729Abstract: A work vehicle according to the present invention includes: a recessed portion (4) that is provided in a lateral side surface (31a) of an engine hood (30) and is recessed from the lateral side surface (31a) toward the inside of the engine hood (30). The recessed portion (4) includes a recessed portion bottom surface (41) that is recessed inward from the lateral side surface (31a) of the engine hood (30), and a peripheral wall portion (42) that is continuous with a peripheral edge of the recessed portion bottom surface (41) and a peripheral edge of a recessed portion inlet opening (40) that is formed in the lateral side surface (31a). A work light (5) that emits light forward and downward is provided on the peripheral wall portion (42).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Kenichi Aoyama, Maho Yamanaka, Yoshiaki Tamura
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Publication number: 20170028839Abstract: Provided is a working vehicle comprising: a fuel tank; a tank support member configured to receive and support the fuel tank from below; and an inverse U-shaped hood support member provided upright in a state of spanning left and right of the fuel tank, the hood support member including an elastic member that acts on an upper portion side of the fuel tank so as to hold the fuel tank at a predetermined position on the tank support member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Megumi Sawai, Kazunobu Sugano, Shinsuke Kashiyama, Motoki Izukura, Koji Kajino, Tatsuya Ueda, Kenichi Aoyama
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Patent number: 9499045Abstract: Provided is a working vehicle comprising: a fuel tank; a tank support member configured to receive and support the fuel tank from below; and an inverse U-shaped hood support member provided upright in a state of spanning left and right of the fuel tank, the hood support member including an elastic member that acts on an upper portion side of the fuel tank so as to hold the fuel tank at a predetermined position on the tank support member.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Megumi Sawai, Kazunobu Sugano, Shinsuke Kashiyama, Motoki Izukura, Koji Kajino, Tatsuya Ueda, Kenichi Aoyama
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Publication number: 20150217634Abstract: Provided is a working vehicle comprising: a fuel tank; a tank support member configured to receive and support the fuel tank from below; and an inverse U-shaped hood support member provided upright in a state of spanning left and right of the fuel tank, the hood support member including an elastic member that acts on an upper portion side of the fuel tank so as to hold the fuel tank at a predetermined position on the tank support member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventors: Megumi Sawai, Kazunobu Sugano, Shinsuke Kashiyama, Motoki Izukura, Koji Kajino, Tatsuya Ueda, Kenichi Aoyama
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Patent number: 9079491Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a work vehicle comprises a speed change device for shifting power from an engine and transmitting the power to a propelling line, a forward/reverse drive switching device for switching power from the engine between forward drive and reverse drive, a PTO shaft for taking off working power, a working transmission line for transmitting power from the engine to the PTO shaft, a clutch element for establishing and breaking power transmission from the engine to the PTO shaft, and a transmission case. The transmission case includes a first housing space for housing the speed change device, and a second housing space defined rearward of the first housing space for housing the forward/reverse drive switching device. The clutch element is housed in the first housing space.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Tomofumi Fukunaga, Kenichi Aoyama, Isao Shibahara, Shinji Yamamoto, Kazuya Tamaki
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Patent number: 9073581Abstract: A working vehicle includes a traveling machine assembly, a drive unit, a bonnet configured to cover the drive unit, and a cover provided below the bonnet and configured to be removably attached to the traveling machine assembly, including a main body portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the traveling machine assembly, a first male engagement portion provided at a front end portion of the main body portion, a second male engagement portion provided at a rear end portion of the main body portion, and a third male engagement portion provided at a lower end portion of the main body portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Kenichi Aoyama, Shinsuke Kashiyama, Shinichiro Matsuda, Megumi Sawai, Kazunobu Sugano
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Publication number: 20140290399Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for a work vehicle comprises a speed change device for shifting power from an engine and transmitting the power to a propelling line, a forward/reverse drive switching device for switching power from the engine between forward drive and reverse drive, a PTO shaft for taking off working power, a working transmission line for transmitting power from the engine to the PTO shaft, a clutch element for establishing and breaking power transmission from the engine to the PTO shaft, and a transmission case. The transmission case includes a first housing space for housing the speed change device, and a second housing space defined rearward of the first housing space for housing the forward/reverse drive switching device. The clutch element is housed in the first housing space.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Kubota CorporationInventors: Tomofumi Fukunaga, Kenichi Aoyama, Isao Shibahara, Shinji Yamamoto, Kazuya Tamaki
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Publication number: 20140251713Abstract: A working vehicle includes a traveling machine assembly, a drive unit, a bonnet configured to cover the drive unit, and a cover provided below the bonnet and configured to be removably attached to the traveling machine assembly, including a main body portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the traveling machine assembly, a first male engagement portion provided at a front end portion of the main body portion, a second male engagement portion provided at a rear end portion of the main body portion, and a third male engagement portion provided at a lower end portion of the main body portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Kubota CorporationInventors: Kenichi Aoyama, Shinsuke Kashiyama, Shinichiro Matsuda, Megumi Sawai, Kazunobu Sugano
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Patent number: 8491041Abstract: A vehicle with a cabin comprises a vehicle body supported by a plurality of wheels; a cabin bracket supported by the vehicle body; an elastic member for supporting the cabin, disposed between the cabin and the cabin bracket; and a weight member attached to a plate-shaped member of the cabin.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Tomofumi Fukunaga, Yutaka Kitano, Kenichi Aoyama
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Publication number: 20130020315Abstract: Supplied in a heating chamber (20) of the disclosed high frequency cooking device (1) are high frequency waves generated by oscillation of a high frequency wave generating device (21). On the bottom wall of the heating chamber (20), a roller stay (31) is mounted with and rotates a turn table (30). Between the bottom surface of the turn table (30) and the bottom wall of the heating chamber (20), a tilt limiting member is positioned which prevents the turn table (30) from being tilted to or beyond a prescribed angle. The tilt limiting member comprises a protrusion (50) formed on the bottom wall of the heating chamber (20), a protrusion (51) formed on the bottom surface of the turn table (30), and a linking stay (52) linking an arm (31b) of the roller stay (31).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Norikimi Tatsumu, Kenichi Aoyama
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Patent number: 8104826Abstract: A vehicle with a cabin comprises a vehicle body supported by a plurality of wheels; a cabin bracket supported by the vehicle body; an elastic member for supporting the cabin, disposed between the cabin and the cabin bracket; and a weight member attached to a plate-shaped member of the cabin.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2010Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Tomofumi Fukunaga, Yutaka Kitano, Kenichi Aoyama
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Publication number: 20100253115Abstract: A vehicle with a cabin comprises a vehicle body supported by a plurality of wheels; a cabin bracket supported by the vehicle body; an elastic member for supporting the cabin, disposed between the cabin and the cabin bracket; and a weight member attached to a plate-shaped member of the cabin.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: Kubota CorporationInventors: Tomofumi Fukunaga, Yutaka Kitano, Kenichi Aoyama
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Publication number: 20100244488Abstract: A vehicle with a cabin comprises a vehicle body supported by a plurality of wheels; a cabin bracket supported by the vehicle body; an elastic member for supporting the cabin, disposed between the cabin and the cabin bracket; and a weight member attached to a plate-shaped member of the cabin.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: Kubota CorporationInventors: Tomofumi Fukunaga, Yutaka Kitano, Kenichi Aoyama
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Patent number: 7703840Abstract: A vehicle with a cabin comprises a vehicle body supported by a plurality of wheels; a cabin bracket supported by the vehicle body; an elastic member for supporting the cabin, disposed between the cabin and the cabin bracket; and a weight member attached to a plate-shaped member of the cabin.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Tomofumi Fukunaga, Yutaka Kitano, Kenichi Aoyama