Patents by Inventor Shirou Kanamori

Shirou Kanamori 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: 9194104
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes an engine, a selective catalyst reduction device, a cab, a ladder, a reducing agent tank, and an injection device. The selective catalyst reduction device is configured to treat exhaust gas from the engine. The cab is provided with a driver seat therein. The ladder is configured for ascending to and descending from the cab and provided on a lateral side of the cab. The reducing agent tank is disposed behind the ladder and adapted to store a reducing agent. The injection device is configured to inject the reducing agent from the reducing agent tank into exhaust gas fed from the engine toward the selective catalyst reduction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Shirou Kanamori
  • Publication number: 20150204050
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes an engine, a selective catalyst reduction device, a cab, a ladder, a reducing agent tank, and an injection device. The selective catalyst reduction device is configured to treat exhaust gas from the engine. The cab is provided with a driver seat therein. The ladder is configured for ascending to and descending from the cab and provided on a lateral side of the cab. The reducing agent tank is disposed behind the ladder and adapted to store a reducing agent. The injection device is configured to inject the reducing agent from the reducing agent tank into exhaust gas fed from the engine toward the selective catalyst reduction device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Shirou Kanamori
  • Patent number: 9003779
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes an engine, a selective catalyst reduction device, and an injection device accommodated in an engine room defined by a vehicle body cover. The wheel loader further includes a partition plate, a reducing agent tank, a reducing agent pump, and a reducing agent pipe. The selective catalyst reduction device is for treating exhaust gas from the engine. The injection device is for injecting reducing agent into the exhaust gas fed from the engine toward the selective catalyst reduction device. The partition plate is disposed between the selective catalyst reduction device and the vehicle body cover. The reducing agent tank stores reducing agent. The reducing agent pump supplies the reducing agent from the reducing agent tank to the injection device. The reducing agent pipe connects the reducing agent pump and the injection device, and extends between the vehicle body cover and the partition plate inside the engine room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Shirou Kanamori
  • Patent number: 8919474
    Abstract: A rear wheel is attached to a side of a rear vehicle body. A platform is attached to the side of the rear vehicle body so as to be located above the rear wheel. The platform is provided with an opening formed by a through hole, and the opening is located within a range obtained by projecting the rear wheel upwardly and located on the rear vehicle body side with respect to a center (center line A-A) of a width A1 of the rear wheel when the rear wheel is viewed from above. A plate member extending only in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body in the opening is provided. As a result, there can be obtained a wheel loader having good workability in inspection and maintenance of an engine room front and having good driver's rearward visibility during the operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Masuda, Shirou Kanamori
  • Publication number: 20140290224
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes an engine, a selective catalyst reduction device, and an injection device accommodated in an engine room defined by a vehicle body cover. The wheel loader further includes a partition plate, a reducing agent tank, a reducing agent pump, and a reducing agent pipe. The selective catalyst reduction device is for treating exhaust gas from the engine. The injection device is for injecting reducing agent into the exhaust gas fed from the engine toward the selective catalyst reduction device. The partition plate is disposed between the selective catalyst reduction device and the vehicle body cover. The reducing agent tank stores reducing agent. The reducing agent pump supplies the reducing agent from the reducing agent tank to the injection device. The reducing agent pipe connects the reducing agent pump and the injection device, and extends between the vehicle body cover and the partition plate inside the engine room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventor: Shirou Kanamori
  • Publication number: 20140175833
    Abstract: A rear wheel is attached to a side of a rear vehicle body. A platform is attached to the side of the rear vehicle body so as to be located above the rear wheel. The platform is provided with an opening formed by a through hole, and the opening is located within a range obtained by projecting the rear wheel upwardly and located on the rear vehicle body side with respect to a center (center line A-A) of a width A1 of the rear wheel when the rear wheel is viewed from above. A plate member extending only in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body in the opening is provided. As a result, there can be obtained a wheel loader having good workability in inspection and maintenance of an engine room front and having good driver's rearward visibility during the operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Masuda, Shirou Kanamori