Patents by Inventor Masami Yoshii

Masami Yoshii 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: 7694655
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to improve cooling efficiency of a cylinder head of an air-cooled engine. With regard to the construction that a cooling fan is provided at one of ends of a crankshaft, and cooling air from the cooling fan is guided to a cylinder head 4 so as to cool the cylinder head 4, an intake manifold 8 is arranged above the cooling fan, a duct 51 is provided at the lateral center of the intake manifold 8 so as to suck air from an air cleaner, cooling air is sent from both sides of the duct 51 to an intake valve, an exhaust valve and an injection nozzle arranged in the cylinder head 4, and a shielding plate 55 is provided at one of lateral sides of the duct 51.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Sagara, Yasuhiro Kanazu, Masami Yoshii
  • Publication number: 20080105220
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to improve cooling efficiency of a cylinder head of an air-cooled engine. With regard to the construction that a cooling fan is provided at one of ends of a crankshaft, and cooling air from the cooling fan is guided to a cylinder head 4 so as to cool the cylinder head 4, an intake manifold 8 is arranged above the cooling fan, a duct 51 is provided at the lateral center of the intake manifold 8 so as to suck air from an air cleaner, cooling air is sent from both sides of the duct 51 to an intake valve, an exhaust valve and an injection nozzle arranged in the cylinder head 4, and a shielding plate 55 is provided at one of lateral sides of the duct 51.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Shiota, Tomohiko Furuta, Masashi Sagara, Yasuhiro Kanazu, Masami Yoshii
  • Patent number: 4622923
    Abstract: This invention relates to an encased engine generator having an air-cooled engine and a generator housed in a case approximately structured in a rectangular parallelepiped, wherein a fuel tank is provided along the upper surface of the case, an engine having a cooling fan at its side is disposed within the case beneath said fuel tank, a generator interlocked with said engine is disposed at the downstream side of the cooling air from said cooling fan, a silencer is disposed between said fuel tank and generator so that its outer circumference may be cooled by part of said cooling air, and operating parts such as engine operation knob necessary for operation and maintenance are provided on the wall of the case which encloses the remaining cooling air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1986
    Assignee: Yanmar Diesel Engine Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Nishimura, Masami Yoshii, Shigeharu Yasui