Patents by Inventor Kenichi Hisamatsu

Kenichi Hisamatsu 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: 11618514
    Abstract: A link assembly includes a first member, a second member opposing the first member and being rotatable around a rotating shaft, a seal housing formed between the first and second members, and a seal assembly disposed inside the seal housing. The seal assembly has a seal ring and a load ring. The seal ring has a support ring and a lip ring. The seal ring is disposed between the first member and the load ring. The load ring is disposed between the seal ring and the second member. The lip ring abuts the load ring. The lip ring has a first lip part that abuts the first member and protrudes in an axial direction of the rotating shaft, and a second lip part that abuts the second member and protrudes in a radial direction perpendicular to the rotating shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Katayama, Tomoyoshi Sho, Kenichi Hisamatsu
  • Patent number: 11358662
    Abstract: With an idler, a first member includes a first boss portion, a first rim portion, and a side plate. A second member includes a second boss portion, a second rim portion, and a side plate. A third member includes a third boss portion having a third axle hole portion configured to allow insertion of an axle. The third boss portion is disposed between the first boss portion and the second boss portion. A first welded portion is formed between the second boss portion and the third boss portion and connects the second and third boss portions. A second welded portion is formed between the first boss portion and the third boss portion and connects the first and third boss portions. A third welded portion is formed between the first rim portion and the second rim portion and connects the first and second rim portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Kenichi Hisamatsu, Minoru Katayama
  • Publication number: 20210276639
    Abstract: A link assembly includes a first member, a second member opposing the first member and being rotatable around a rotating shaft, a seal housing formed between the first and second members, and a seal assembly disposed inside the seal housing. The seal assembly has a seal ring and a load ring. The seal ring has a support ring and a lip ring. The seal ring is disposed between the first member and the load ring. The load ring is disposed between the seal ring and the second member. The lip ring abuts the load ring. The lip ring has a first lip part that abuts the first member and protrudes in an axial direction of the rotating shaft, and a second lip part that abuts the second member and protrudes in a radial direction perpendicular to the rotating shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Minoru KATAYAMA, Tomoyoshi SHO, Kenichi HISAMATSU
  • Patent number: 11059530
    Abstract: A traveling unit includes a drive wheel and track links. The drive wheel includes a plurality of drive wheel teeth and a tooth groove which is disposed adjacently to the drive wheel teeth. The track link includes projection portions which mesh with the drive wheel teeth. The projection portion has a height h greater than or equal to a depth d of the tooth groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi Sho, Kenichi Hisamatsu, Hisao Asada
  • Patent number: 11008057
    Abstract: A link mounted part is formed as a part separate from a link body. The link mounted part includes a plate portion having a rail surface, and two projection portions which are integrally formed with the plate portion and project upward from the rail surface. A mounting pin mounts the link mounted part on the link body below the plate portion on a side opposite to the projection portions with respect to the plate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi Sho, Kenichi Hisamatsu, Hisao Asada
  • Patent number: 10717483
    Abstract: The lug bar includes a base, having a bar shape and made of a first metal, and an overlay, extending along the longitudinal direction of the base to cover a covered region as a part of the outer peripheral surface of the base. In an overlay edge portion corresponding to a boundary between the covered region and an exposed region other than the covered region of the surface of the base, the exposed region and the surface of the overlay are flush with each other to form a forged surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Ohishi, Hisao Asada, Tomoyoshi Sho, Kenichi Hisamatsu
  • Patent number: 10668963
    Abstract: An idler wheel includes a disk shaped idler body, and a plurality of wear plate assemblies disposed to encircle a circumferential surface of the idler body. Each wear plate assembly includes a first wear plate and a second wear plate. The first and second wear plates are adjacent to each other. Each of the first and second wear plates includes a first crawler belt contact surface and a second crawler belt contact surface. Each of the first wear plates includes a first end part that defines an end on a second wear plate side of the first crawler belt contact surface as seen in a plan view, and a second end part that defines an end on the second wear plate side of the second crawler belt contact surface as seen in the plan view. The first end part is inclined with respect to an axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Naoaki Kita, Minoru Katayama, Kenichi Hisamatsu
  • Publication number: 20190233031
    Abstract: With an idler, a first member includes a first boss portion, a first rim portion, and a side plate. A second member includes a second boss portion, a second rim portion, and a side plate. A third member includes a third boss portion having a third axle hole portion configured to allow insertion of an axle. The third boss portion is disposed between the first boss portion and the second boss portion. A first welded portion is formed between the second boss portion and the third boss portion and connects the second and third boss portions. A second welded portion is formed between the first boss portion and the third boss portion and connects the first and third boss portions . A third welded portion is formed between the first rim portion and the second rim portion and connects the first and second rim portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Tao WANG, Kenichi HISAMATSU, Minoru KATAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20180281879
    Abstract: A traveling unit includes a drive wheel and track links. The drive wheel includes a plurality of drive wheel teeth and a tooth groove which is disposed adjacently to the drive wheel teeth. The track link includes projection portions which mesh with the drive wheel teeth. The projection portion has a height h greater than or equal to a depth d of the tooth groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi SHO, Kenichi HISAMATSU, Hisao ASADA
  • Publication number: 20180215427
    Abstract: A link mounted part is formed as a part separate from a link body. The link mounted part includes a plate portion having a rail surface, and two projection portions which are integrally formed with the plate portion and project upward from the rail surface. A mounting pin mounts the link mounted part on the link body below the plate portion on a side opposite to the projection portions with respect to the plate portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi SHO, Kenichi HISAMATSU, Hisao ASADA
  • Publication number: 20180127036
    Abstract: The lug bar includes a base, having a bar shape and made of a first metal, and an overlay, extending along the longitudinal direction of the base to cover a covered region as a part of the outer peripheral surface of the base. In an overlay edge portion corresponding to a boundary between the covered region and an exposed region other than the covered region of the surface of the base, the exposed region and the surface of the overlay are flush with each other to form a forged surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki OHISHI, Hisao ASADA, Tomoyoshi SHO, Kenichi HISAMATSU
  • Patent number: 9902443
    Abstract: An idler wheel includes a disk shaped idler body, and a plurality of wear plate assemblies disposed to encircle a circumferential surface of the idler body. Each of the wear plate assemblies has an arc shaped wear plate disposed on the circumferential surface of the idler body, a first fixing member fixing the wear plate to the idler body, and a first fastening tool fastening the first fixing member to the idler body. Each wear plate has a crawler belt contact surface, a guide part protruding from the crawler belt contact surface to guide a crawler belt on the crawler belt contact surface, a first abutting surface abutting the idler body and being perpendicular to an axial direction, and a second abutting surface abutting the idler body and being perpendicular to the axial direction. The first abutting surface faces the second abutting surface in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Naoaki Kita, Minoru Katayama, Kenichi Hisamatsu
  • Publication number: 20170120971
    Abstract: An idler wheel includes a disk shaped idler body, and a plurality of wear plate assemblies disposed to encircle a circumferential surface of the idler body. Each of the wear plate assemblies has an arc shaped wear plate disposed on the circumferential surface of the idler body, a first fixing member fixing the wear plate to the idler body, and a first fastening tool fastening the first fixing member to the idler body. Each wear plate has a crawler belt contact surface, a guide part protruding from the crawler belt contact surface to guide a crawler belt on the crawler belt contact surface, a first abutting surface abutting the idler body and being perpendicular to an axial direction, and a second abutting surface abutting the idler body and being perpendicular to the axial direction. The first abutting surface faces the second abutting surface in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Naoaki KITA, Minoru KATAYAMA, Kenichi HISAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20170066489
    Abstract: An idler wheel includes a disk shaped idler body, and a plurality of wear plate assemblies disposed to encircle a circumferential surface of the idler body. Each wear plate assembly includes a first wear plate and a second wear plate. The first and second wear plates are adjacent to each other. Each of the first and second wear plates includes a first crawler belt contact surface and a second crawler belt contact surface. Each of the first wear plates includes a first end part that defines an end on a second wear plate side of the first crawler belt contact surface as seen in a plan view, and a second end part that defines an end on the second wear plate side of the second crawler belt contact surface as seen in the plan view. The first end part is inclined with respect to an axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Naoaki KITA, Minoru KATAYAMA, Kenichi HISAMATSU
  • Patent number: 9481412
    Abstract: A crawler belt and a master link for use in the crawler belt enable easy connection and disconnection of the crawler belt. The crawler belt has a track chain in which a plurality of regular links are pivotally connected at their ends, the master link for connecting the of the track chain to form the crawler belt into a loop, and track shoes attached to the regular links and the master link respectively. The crawler belt has a slit aperture which leads only to a pin insertion hole formed at the other end of the master link and is configured such that a clamping force, generated by tightening a master bolt that imparts a tightening force to the master link to narrow the slit aperture, is allowed to work on only the regular pin inserted into a pin insertion hole leading to the slit aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Tsubaki, Daijirou Itou, Kenichi Hisamatsu, Shigeto Marumoto
  • Publication number: 20160068206
    Abstract: A crawler belt and a master link for use in the crawler belt enable easy connection and disconnection of the crawler belt. The crawler belt has a track chain in which a plurality of regular links are pivotally connected at their ends, the master link for connecting the of the track chain to form the crawler belt into a loop, and track shoes attached to the regular links and the master link respectively. The crawler belt has a slit aperture which leads only to a pin insertion hole formed at the other end of the master link and is configured such that a clamping force, generated by tightening a master bolt that imparts a tightening force to the master link to narrow the slit aperture, is allowed to work on only the regular pin inserted into a pin insertion hole leading to the slit aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki TSUBAKI, Daijirou ITOU, Kenichi HISAMATSU, Shigeto MARUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9272742
    Abstract: A crawler belt link includes a center portion, one end portion located on one end side of the center portion, and the other end portion located on the other end side of the center portion. In a second surface, the center portion has a first portion of a rail surface, the one end portion has a second portion of the rail surface, and the other end portion has a third portion of the rail surface. A first outer circumferential portion reaching the second portion of the rail surface is located closer to a second side portion with respect to a bushing hole surrounding portion. Accordingly, a crawler belt link and a crawler belt apparatus can be implemented, by which wear of the rail surface above a bushing hole can be suppressed while maintaining the width of the crawler belt link to be relatively small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Hisamatsu, Naoaki Kita
  • Patent number: 9199678
    Abstract: A crawler belt and a master link for use in the crawler belt enable easy connection and disconnection of the crawler belt. The crawler belt has a track chain in which a plurality of regular links are pivotally connected at their ends, the master link for connecting the ends of the track chain to form the crawler belt into a loop, and track shoes attached to the regular links and the master link respectively. The crawler belt has a slit aperture which leads only to a pin insertion hole formed at the other end of the master link and is configured such that a clamping force, generated by tightening a master bolt that imparts a tightening force to the master link to narrow the slit aperture, is allowed to work on only the regular pin inserted into a pin insertion hole leading to the slit aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Tsubaki, Daijirou Itou, Kenichi Hisamatsu, Shigeto Marumoto
  • Patent number: 9121697
    Abstract: A wear amount measuring device includes an image display unit, an image processing unit, and a wear amount computing unit. The image display unit displays a real object image based on real object image data containing a wear amount measurement target and a reference part, and displays a plan image based on design plan data containing the wear amount measurement target and the reference part. The image processing unit executes an image processing of overlapping the real object image and the plan image at an equal scale on a corresponding positional relation when the reference parts are matched. The wear amount computing unit computes a wear amount based on a magnitude of an interval between a measurement contour line drawn along a contour of the wear amount measurement target in the real object image and a plan contour line in the plan image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeto Marumoto, Hideyuki Wakai, Yukihiro Suzaki, Daijirou Itou, Tomoyuki Tsubaki, Kenichi Hisamatsu
  • Patent number: 8991944
    Abstract: To provide a crawler bushing and a crawler link device that can maintain a sealing function stably on a long-term basis and permits easy maintenance for recovery of the sealing function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Hisamatsu