Patents by Inventor Nobushige Ichikawa

Nobushige Ichikawa 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: 9561789
    Abstract: A hybrid work vehicle is provided with an internal combustion engine for supplying driving force to a running device and a work implement via a transmission shaft, a motor generator for assisting the internal combustion engine by outputting power to the transmission shaft, and a battery for receiving charging electricity from the motor generator and giving driving electricity to the motor generator. A load information generation unit generates load information indicating a rotational load received by the internal combustion engine when in a constant-speed control mode for maintaining a constant number of revolutions of the internal combustion engine, based on an input parameter, and an assistance calculation unit calculates an amount of assistance for internal combustion engine by the motor generator, based on the load information when in the constant-speed control mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Keishiro Nishi, Hidetoshi Hana, Atsushi Shinkai, Hisao Mukai, Michita Kono, Yushi Matsuzaki, Yoshitomo Fujimoto, Susumu Umemoto, Shigeki Hayashi, Norio Obata, Toshikazu Kawamoto, Nobushige Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 9481223
    Abstract: A cabin for a work vehicle comprises: a driver's seat positioned within the cabin; cabin frames including at least a transverse frame located in a rear region of the cabin; a roof supported by at least some of the cabin frames; at least one air-conditioning duct located within the roof; an air-conditioning unit located rearwardly with respect to a rearward end of a seat portion of the driver's seat and adjacent the transverse frame for conditioning air and for feeding air-conditioned air into the at least one air-conditioning duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventor: Nobushige Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20160107500
    Abstract: A cabin for a work vehicle comprises: a driver's seat positioned within the cabin; cabin frames including at least a transverse frame located in a rear region of the cabin; a roof supported by at least some of the cabin frames; at least one air-conditioning duct located within the root an air-conditioning unit located rearwardly with respect to a rearward end of a seat portion of the driver's seat and adjacent the transverse frame for conditioning air and for feeding air-conditioned air into the at least one air-conditioning duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventor: Nobushige Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 9283951
    Abstract: A speed change system for work vehicle having a continuously variable transmission device selects a first change gear ratio which is set larger than a smallest change gear ratio, when an engine rotational speed is a first set rotational speed which is set equal or close to an idling rotational speed of an engine; retains the change gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission device at the smallest change gear ratio, when the engine rotational speed is equal to or above a second set rotational speed set on a high-speed side relative to the first set rotational speed; and makes the change gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission device larger between the first change gear ratio and the smallest change gear ratio, as the engine rotational speed at that moment becomes lower, when the engine rotational speed is between the first and second set rotational speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Umemoto, Hisao Mukai, Nobushige Ichikawa, Takuya Inamori, Yushi Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 9272636
    Abstract: A work vehicle comprising, a power unit, an electric motor activated by electric power from the power unit, a propelling transmission system for receiving drive power from the electric motor, a cabin including a roof portion the driver rides, an air conditioner for adjusting air temperature in the interior of the cabin. the power unit and the air conditioner are provided in the roof portion of the cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventor: Nobushige Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 9227481
    Abstract: A cabin for a work vehicle comprises: a driver's seat positioned within the cabin; cabin frames including at least a transverse frame located in a rear region of the cabin; a roof supported by at least some of the cabin frames; at least one air-conditioning duct located within the roof; an air-conditioning unit located rearwardly with respect to a rearward end of a seat portion of the driver's seat and adjacent the transverse frame for conditioning air and for feeding air-conditioned air into the at least one air-conditioning duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventor: Nobushige Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20150246622
    Abstract: A work vehicle comprising, a power unit, an electric motor activated by electric power from the power unit, a propelling transmission system for receiving drive power from the electric motor, a cabin including a roof portion the driver rides, an air conditioner for adjusting air temperature in the interior of the cabin. the power unit and the air conditioner are provided in the roof portion of the cabin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventor: Nobushige Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 9045028
    Abstract: A work vehicle comprising, a power unit, an electric motor activated by electric power from the power unit, a propelling transmission system for receiving drive power from the electric motor, a cabin including a roof portion the driver rides, an air conditioner for adjusting air temperature in the interior of the cabin. the power unit and the air conditioner are provided in the roof portion of the cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventor: Nobushige Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20140378274
    Abstract: A speed change system for work vehicle having a continuously variable transmission device selects a first change gear ratio which is set larger than a smallest change gear ratio, when an engine rotational speed is a first set rotational speed which is set equal or close to an idling rotational speed of an engine; retains the change gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission device at the smallest change gear ratio, when the engine rotational speed is equal to or above a second set rotational speed set on a high-speed side relative to the first set rotational speed; and makes the change gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission device larger between the first change gear ratio and the smallest change gear ratio, as the engine rotational speed at that moment becomes lower, when the engine rotational speed is between the first and second set rotational speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Susumu Umemoto, Hisao Mukai, Nobushige Ichikawa, Takuya Inamori, Yushi Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 8798878
    Abstract: A speed change system for work vehicle having a continuously variable transmission device selects a first change gear ratio which is set larger than a smallest change gear ratio, when an engine rotational speed is a first set rotational speed which is set equal or close to an idling rotational speed of an engine; retains the change gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission device at the smallest change gear ratio, when the engine rotational speed is equal to or above a second set rotational speed set on a high-speed side relative to the first set rotational speed; and makes the change gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission device larger between the first change gear ratio and the smallest change gear ratio, as the engine rotational speed at that moment becomes lower, when the engine rotational speed is between the first and second set rotational speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Umemoto, Hisao Mukai, Nobushige Ichikawa, Takuya Inamori, Yushi Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20140148984
    Abstract: A hybrid work vehicle is provided with an internal combustion engine for supplying driving force to a running device and a work implement via a transmission shaft, a motor generator for assisting the internal combustion engine by outputting power to the transmission shaft, and a battery for receiving charging electricity from the motor generator and giving driving electricity to the motor generator. A load information generation unit generates load information indicating a rotational load received by the internal combustion engine when in a constant-speed control mode for maintaining a constant number of revolutions of the internal combustion engine, based on an input parameter, and an assistance calculation unit calculates an amount of assistance for internal combustion engine by the motor generator, based on the load information when in the constant-speed control mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keishiro Nishi, Hidetoshi Hana, Atsushi Shinkai, Hisao Mukai, Michita Kono, Yushi Matsuzaki, Yoshitomo Fujimoto, Susumu Umemoto, Shigeki Hayashi, Norio Obata, Toshikazu Kawamoto, Nobushige Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20130275027
    Abstract: A speed change system for work vehicle having a continuously variable transmission device selects a first change gear ratio which is set larger than a smallest change gear ratio, when an engine rotational speed is a first set rotational speed which is set equal or close to an idling rotational speed of an engine; retains the change gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission device at the smallest change gear ratio, when the engine rotational speed is equal to or above a second set rotational speed set on a high-speed side relative to the first set rotational speed; and makes the change gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission device larger between the first change gear ratio and the smallest change gear ratio, as the engine rotational speed at that moment becomes lower, when the engine rotational speed is between the first and second set rotational speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Susumu Umemoto, Hisao Mukai, Nobushige Ichikawa, Takuya Inamori, Yushi Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 8447479
    Abstract: A speed change system for work vehicle having a continuously variable transmission device selects a first change gear ratio which is set larger than a smallest change gear ratio, when an engine rotational speed is a first set rotational speed which is set equal or close to an idling rotational speed of an engine; retains the change gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission device at the smallest change gear ratio, when the engine rotational speed is equal to or above a second set rotational speed set on a high-speed side relative to the first set rotational speed; and makes the change gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission device larger between the first change gear ratio and the smallest change gear ratio, as the engine rotational speed at that moment becomes lower, when the engine rotational speed is between the first and second set rotational speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Umemoto, Hisao Mukai, Nobushige Ichikawa, Takuya Inamori, Yushi Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 8376817
    Abstract: A cabin for a work vehicle comprises: a driver's seat positioned within the cabin; cabin frames including at least a transverse frame located in a rear region of the cabin; a roof supported by at least some of the cabin frames; at least one air-conditioning duct located within the roof; an air conditioning unit located rearwardly with respect to a rearward end of a seat portion of the driver's seat and adjacent the transverse frame for conditioning air and for feeding air-conditioned air into the at least one air-conditioning duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventor: Nobushige Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 8366524
    Abstract: A cabin for a work vehicle comprises: a driver's seat positioned within the cabin; cabin frames including at least a transverse frame located in a rear region of the cabin; a roof supported by at least some of the cabin frames; at least one air-conditioning duct located within the roof an air conditioning unit located rearwardly with respect to a rearward end of a seat portion of the driver's seat and adjacent the transverse frame for conditioning air and for feeding air-conditioned air into the at least one air-conditioning duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Nobushige Ichikawa, Shota Nagasawa, Daisuke Inaba, Hisao Mukai, Aya Motoki, Kenichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20120247846
    Abstract: A work vehicle comprising, a power unit, an electric motor activated by electric power from the power unit, a propelling transmission system for receiving drive power from the electric motor, a cabin including a roof portion the driver rides, an air conditioner for adjusting air temperature in the interior of the cabin. the power unit and the air conditioner are provided in the roof portion of the cabin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobushige Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 8251868
    Abstract: A travel operation structure of a work vehicle, comprising a pair of left and right side brake pedals disposed on either the left or right of a steering wheel; a hydro static transmission for changing the speed of travel; and a stop operation pedal disposed on the other of the left and right of the steering wheel; wherein the corresponding left or right side brake is applied when one of the pair of left and right side brake pedals is depressed, and when both the left and right side brake pedals are depressed, both the left and right side brakes operate, and travel is stopped; and when the stop operation pedal is depressed, operating oil of the continuously variable speed change device is directed into an oil tank, and the continuously variable speed change device is switched to a neutral stop position for blocking transmission of power to the travel device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Nobushige Ichikawa, Kentaro Nakamura, Susumu Umemoto, Hisao Mukai, Shota Nagasawa, Takuya Inamori
  • Patent number: 8033899
    Abstract: A cabin for a work vehicle comprises: a driver's seat positioned within the cabin; cabin frames including at least a transverse frame located in a rear region of the cabin; a roof supported by at least some of the cabin frames; at least one air-conditioning duct located within the roof; an air conditioning unit located rearwardly with respect to a rearward end of a seat portion of the driver's seat and adjacent the transverse frame for conditioning air and for feeding air-conditioned air into the at least one air-conditioning duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Nobushige Ichikawa, Shota Nagasawa, Daisuke Inaba, Hisao Mukai, Aya Motoki, Kenichi Sato
  • Publication number: 20110178684
    Abstract: A speed change system for work vehicle having a continuously variable transmission device selects a first change gear ratio which is set larger than a smallest change gear ratio, when an engine rotational speed is a first set rotational speed which is set equal or close to an idling rotational speed of an engine; retains the change gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission device at the smallest change gear ratio, when the engine rotational speed is equal to or above a second set rotational speed set on a high-speed side relative to the first set rotational speed; and makes the change gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission device larger between the first change gear ratio and the smallest change gear ratio, as the engine rotational speed at that moment becomes lower, when the engine rotational speed is between the first and second set rotational speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susumu Umemoto, Hisao Mukai, Nobushige Ichikawa, Takuya Inamori, Yushi Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20110030406
    Abstract: A cabin for a work vehicle comprises: a driver's seat positioned within the cabin; cabin frames including at least a transverse frame located in a rear region of the cabin; a roof supported by at least some of the cabin frames; at least one air-conditioning duct located within the roof an air conditioning unit located rearwardly with respect to a rearward end of a seat portion of the driver's seat and adjacent the transverse frame for conditioning air and for feeding air-conditioned air into the at least one air-conditioning duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobushige Ichikawa, Shota Nagasawa, Daisuke Inaba, Hisao Mukai, Aya Motoki, Kenichi Sato