Patents by Inventor Masaki INAOKA
Masaki INAOKA 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: 11905684Abstract: A hydraulic system for a working machine includes: a first hydraulic pump; a first hydraulic device; a hydraulic fluid tank; a first discharge fluid passage to allow hydraulic fluid discharged from the first hydraulic device to flow into the tank; a second hydraulic pump to suck fluid from the tank through a suction fluid passage; a second hydraulic device in which difference between flow rate of fluid from the second hydraulic pump device and that of discharged fluid changes according to actuation; a second discharge fluid passage connected to a suction port of the first hydraulic pump and allowing fluid discharged from the second hydraulic device to flow into the first hydraulic pump; a connecting fluid passage branching from the second discharge fluid passage and connected to the suction fluid passage between the tank and the second hydraulic pump; a supplier to supply fluid to the second discharge fluid passage.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Inaoka, Daiki Abe, Takumi Usui
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Publication number: 20230323636Abstract: A hydraulic system for a working machine includes: a first hydraulic pump; a first hydraulic device; a hydraulic fluid tank; a first discharge fluid passage to allow hydraulic fluid discharged from the first hydraulic device to flow into the tank; a second hydraulic pump to suck fluid from the tank through a suction fluid passage; a second hydraulic device in which difference between flow rate of fluid from the second hydraulic pump device and that of discharged fluid changes according to actuation; a second discharge fluid passage connected to a suction port of the first hydraulic pump and allowing fluid discharged from the second hydraulic device to flow into the first hydraulic pump; a connecting fluid passage branching from the second discharge fluid passage and connected to the suction fluid passage between the tank and the second hydraulic pump; a supplier to supply fluid to the second discharge fluid passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki INAOKA, Daiki ABE, Takumi USUI
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Patent number: 11713558Abstract: A work vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a cab frame attached to the vehicle body frame so as to be rotatable around a pivot axis, a support provided on the cab frame, a fastener provided on the cab frame and between the support and the pivot axis in a radial direction from the pivot axis, a hydraulic hose, and a hose installation member. The hose installation member includes an engaging portion connected to the fastener, an extending portion configured to be supported on the support, a beam portion connecting the engaging portion and the extending portion, and a first hose holding member provided on the beam portion and having a first opening through which the hydraulic hose passes.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Inaoka, Yoshihiro Ebata, Shun Tsuruta
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Publication number: 20220410699Abstract: A tank includes a tank body made of a thermoplastic resin, a female screw member and a joint that are made of metal, and a seal member. The tank body has a tubular connection port with a through hole, and an inner space communicating with the connection port. The joint has a male screw portion to be screwed into a female screw hole of the female screw member, a boss portion connected to the male screw portion, and a joint through hole passing through the male screw portion and the boss portion. The seal member is provided so as to contact the boss portion and the hole side surface when the male screw portion is screwed into the female screw hole. The boss portion is contactable with a first bearing surface of the female screw member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: Kubota CorporationInventors: Masaki INAOKA, Ryohei SUMIYOSHI, Shogo KAJII
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Patent number: 11371216Abstract: A work vehicle includes a first hydraulic pump that supplies hydraulic oil to a first hydraulic motor so as to drive a first travel device forward when hydraulic pressure applied to a first port is higher than hydraulic pressure applied to a second port, and a second hydraulic pump to drive a second travel device forward when hydraulic pressure applied to a third port is higher than hydraulic pressure applied to a fourth port. A first pilot oil passage, a second pilot oil passage, a third pilot oil passage, and a fourth pilot oil passage connect the operation device to first, second, third, and fourth ports, respectively. A first bypass oil passage connects the first pilot oil passage and the fourth pilot oil passage. A second bypass oil passage connects the second pilot oil passage and the third pilot oil passage. A first throttle is provided in the first bypass oil passage. A second throttle is provided in the second bypass oil passage.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Inaoka, Yoshihiro Ebata, Shun Tsuruta, Daiki Abe
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Patent number: 11353048Abstract: A working machine includes a fan motor driven with hydraulic fluid, the fan motor including a first port and a second port, a bypass fluid passage connecting the first port of the fan motor and the second port to each other, a flow rate control valve provided on the bypass fluid passage to control a flow rate of the hydraulic fluid flowing in the bypass fluid passage, a drain passage configured to drain the hydraulic fluid upstream of the flow rate control valve, and an unloading valve shiftable between a full-closing position to close the drain passage and a full-opening position to open the drain passage.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji Fukuda, Daiki Abe, Ryota Hamamoto, Kazuki Ueda, Kohei Kurachi, Yuya Konishi, Masaki Inaoka, Yasushi Otagaki, Yuya Tanabe
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Publication number: 20220112689Abstract: A work vehicle includes a first hydraulic pump that supplies hydraulic oil to a first hydraulic motor so as to drive a first travel device forward when hydraulic pressure applied to a first port is higher than hydraulic pressure applied to a second port, and a second hydraulic pump to drive a second travel device forward when hydraulic pressure applied to a third port is higher than hydraulic pressure applied to a fourth port. A first pilot oil passage, a second pilot oil passage, a third pilot oil passage, and a fourth pilot oil passage connect the operation device to first, second, third, and fourth ports, respectively. A first bypass oil passage connects the first pilot oil passage and the fourth pilot oil passage. A second bypass oil passage connects the second pilot oil passage and the third pilot oil passage. A first throttle is provided in the first bypass oil passage. A second throttle is provided in the second bypass oil passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Kubota CorporationInventors: Masaki INAOKA, Yoshihiro EBATA, Shun TSURUTA, Daiki ABE
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Publication number: 20220049464Abstract: A working machine includes a fan motor driven with hydraulic fluid, the fan motor including a first port and a second port, a bypass fluid passage connecting the first port of the fan motor and the second port to each other, a flow rate control valve provided on the bypass fluid passage to control a flow rate of the hydraulic fluid flowing in the bypass fluid passage, a drain passage configured to drain the hydraulic fluid upstream of the flow rate control valve, and an unloading valve shiftable between a full-closing position to close the drain passage and a full-opening position to open the drain passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji FUKUDA, Daiki ABE, Ryota HAMAMOTO, Kazuki UEDA, Kohei KURACHI, Yuya KONISHI, Masaki INAOKA, Yasushi OTAGAKI, Yuya TANABE
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Publication number: 20220034063Abstract: A work vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, a cab frame attached to the vehicle body frame so as to be rotatable around a pivot axis, a support provided on the cab frame, a fastener provided on the cab frame and between the support and the pivot axis in a radial direction from the pivot axis, a hydraulic hose, and a hose installation member. The hose installation member includes an engaging portion connected to the fastener, an extending portion configured to be supported on the support, a beam portion connecting the engaging portion and the extending portion, and a first hose holding member provided on the beam portion and having a first opening through which the hydraulic hose passes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: Kubota CorporationInventors: Masaki INAOKA, Yoshihiro EBATA, Shun TSURUTA