Patents by Inventor Shuuji Hori

Shuuji Hori 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).

  • Publication number: 20170276055
    Abstract: A hydraulic pump/motor includes a rotational shaft rotatably attached inside a casing, a cylinder block configured to rotate together with the rotational shaft, a plurality of pistons, a swash plate, a valve plate, and a rotation detection mechanism. The rotation detection mechanism includes a detection target section having three or more recesses formed on an outer peripheral surface of the cylinder block in a unique arrangement pattern with different arc lengths between the three continuous recesses with respect to one rotational direction of the rotational shaft and being formed so as not to include the unique arrangement pattern with respect to the other rotational direction of the rotational shaft, each of the three or more recesses having a cross section having a same semicircular shape perpendicular to a direction of the rotational shaft; and a rotation sensor arranged in the casing in a state of facing the detection target section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Jun Nabata, Takashi Ochiai, Shuuji Hori
  • Publication number: 20170152965
    Abstract: A stroke detection device for detecting, along a longitudinal direction, a stroke amount of a spool arranged in a valve main body. The stroke detection device includes: a device main body attached to the valve main body; a detection rod extending along the longitudinal direction of the spool, and movably arranged along the longitudinal direction inside the device main body, in a position where a tip end portion faces an end surface of the spool; a stroke detection unit configured to output a detection signal according to the stroke amount of the detection rod with respect to the device main body; and an attracting unit arranged in the tip end portion of the detection rod, the attracting unit being attracted to the end surface of the spool by magnetic force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Daigoh Fujii, Shuuji Hori, Masato Kageyama
  • Patent number: 9599225
    Abstract: A blocking configuration of an oil pressure circuit hole includes a plug screwed together with an aperture end portion of the oil pressure circuit hole provided to a main body. The plug includes: a shaft portion; an external thread portion disposed on a leading end of the shaft portion; an O-ring mounted on an outer periphery of a base end portion of the shaft portion and pressed between the outer periphery of the shaft portion and an inner periphery of the oil pressure circuit hole to seal them; a flange portion having an external diameter larger than that of the shaft portion and disposed on a part of a base end side of a storage groove on which the O-ring is mounted; and a polygonal column-shaped head portion on which a tightening tool is mounted and disposed on a part of a base end side of the flange portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Nohara, Hiroyuki Chikugo, Shuuji Hori, Mitsumasa Akashi
  • Publication number: 20160245408
    Abstract: A blocking configuration of an oil pressure circuit hole includes a plug screwed together with an aperture end portion of the oil pressure circuit hole provided to a main body. The plug includes: a shaft portion; an external thread portion disposed on a leading end of the shaft portion; an O-ring mounted on an outer periphery of a base end portion of the shaft portion and pressed between the outer periphery of the shaft portion and an inner periphery of the oil pressure circuit hole to seal them; a flange portion having an external diameter larger than that of the shaft portion and disposed on a part of a base end side of a storage groove on which the O-ring is mounted; and a polygonal column-shaped head portion on which a tightening tool is mounted and disposed on a part of a base end side of the flange portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Nohara, Hiroyuki Chikugo, Shuuji Hori, Mitsumasa Akashi
  • Patent number: 9309647
    Abstract: A steering device for a wheel loader includes a handle for steering, a lever for steering, a steering cylinder, a steering valve that controls a direction of operating fluid to the steering cylinder, and a pump that supplies operating fluid to the steering cylinder via the steering valve. The steering device further includes a handle control valve that controls the supply direction of the operating fluid according the handle, a lever electromagnetic control valve that controls the supply direction of operating fluid according to the lever, and a handle prioritization valve that shuts off a pilot hydraulic pressure supplied from the lever electromagnetic control valve to the steering valve according to a pressure produced by operating fluid flowing through the handle control valve when the handle is operated. Communication between the lever electromagnetic control valve and the steering valve is allowed when only the lever electromagnetic control valve is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kota Imanishi, Hiroyuki Chikugo, Shuuji Hori, Mitsumasa Akashi, Akira Hasebe, Shuki Akushichi, Nobumasa Takamatsu
  • Patent number: 9309646
    Abstract: A steering device for a wheel loader includes a handle for steering, a lever for steering, a steering cylinder, a steering valve that controls a direction of operating fluid to the steering cylinder, and a pump that supplies operating fluid to the steering cylinder via the steering valve. The steering device further includes a handle control valve that controls the supply direction of the operating fluid according the handle, a lever electromagnetic control valve that controls the supply direction of operating fluid according to the lever, and a handle prioritization valve that shuts off a pilot hydraulic pressure supplied from the lever electromagnetic control valve to the steering valve according to a pressure produced by operating fluid flowing through the handle control valve when the handle is operated. The handle prioritization valve includes a switching valve and a priority control valve switchable between a handle stage and a lever stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kota Imanishi, Hiroyuki Chikugo, Shuuji Hori, Mitsumasa Akashi, Akira Hasebe, Shuki Akushichi, Nobumasa Takamatsu
  • Patent number: 9309648
    Abstract: A steering device for a wheel loader includes a handle for steering, a lever for steering, a steering cylinder, a steering valve that controls a direction of operating fluid to the steering cylinder, a pump that supplies operating fluid to the steering cylinder via the steering valve, and a return oil passage connected to a tank. The steering device further includes a handle control valve that controls the supply direction of the operating fluid according the handle, a lever electromagnetic control valve that controls the supply direction of operating fluid according to the lever, and a handle prioritization valve that shuts off a pilot hydraulic pressure supplied from the lever electromagnetic control valve to the steering valve according to a pressure produced by operating fluid flowing through the handle control valve when the handle is operated. The handle prioritization valve includes a throttle arranged in the return oil passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kota Imanishi, Hiroyuki Chikugo, Shuuji Hori, Mitsumasa Akashi, Akira Hasebe, Shuki Akushichi, Nobumasa Takamatsu
  • Publication number: 20150259886
    Abstract: A steering device for a wheel loader includes a handle for steering, a lever for steering, a steering cylinder, a steering valve that controls a direction of operating fluid to the steering cylinder, a pump that supplies operating fluid to the steering cylinder via the steering valve, and a return oil passage connected to a tank. The steering device further includes a handle control valve that controls the supply direction of the operating fluid according the handle, a lever electromagnetic control valve that controls the supply direction of operating fluid according to the lever, and a handle prioritization valve that shuts off a pilot hydraulic pressure supplied from the lever electromagnetic control valve to the steering valve according to a pressure produced by operating fluid flowing through the handle control valve when the handle is operated. The handle prioritization valve includes a throttle arranged in the return oil passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Kota IMANISHI, Hiroyuki CHIKUGO, Shuuji HORI, Mitsumasa AKASHI, Akira HASEBE, Shuki AKUSHICHI, Nobumasa TAKAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20150259885
    Abstract: A steering device for a wheel loader includes a handle for steering, a lever for steering, a steering cylinder, a steering valve that controls a direction of operating fluid to the steering cylinder, and a pump that supplies operating fluid to the steering cylinder via the steering valve. The steering device further includes a handle control valve that controls the supply direction of the operating fluid according the handle, a lever electromagnetic control valve that controls the supply direction of operating fluid according to the lever, and a handle prioritization valve that shuts off a pilot hydraulic pressure supplied from the lever electromagnetic control valve to the steering valve according to a pressure produced by operating fluid flowing through the handle control valve when the handle is operated. Communication between the lever electromagnetic control valve and the steering valve is allowed when only the lever electromagnetic control valve is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Kota IMANISHI, Hiroyuki CHIKUGO, Shuuji HORI, Mitsumasa AKASHI, Akira HASEBE, Shuki AKUSHICHI, Nobumasa TAKAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20150259884
    Abstract: A steering device for a wheel loader includes a handle for steering, a lever for steering, a steering cylinder, a steering valve that controls a direction of operating fluid to the steering cylinder, and a pump that supplies operating fluid to the steering cylinder via the steering valve. The steering device further includes a handle control valve that controls the supply direction of the operating fluid according the handle, a lever electromagnetic control valve that controls the supply direction of operating fluid according to the lever, and a handle prioritization valve that shuts off a pilot hydraulic pressure supplied from the lever electromagnetic control valve to the steering valve according to a pressure produced by operating fluid flowing through the handle control valve when the handle is operated. The handle prioritization valve includes a switching valve and a priority control valve switchable between a handle stage and a lever stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Kota IMANISHI, Hiroyuki CHIKUGO, Shuuji HORI, Mitsumasa AKASHI, Akira HASEBE, Shuki AKUSHICHI, Nobumasa TAKAMATSU
  • Patent number: 9085319
    Abstract: A steering device for a wheel loader includes a rotatable handle, a tiltable lever, a steering cylinder, a steering valve, a pump, a handle control valve, a lever control valve, and a handle prioritization valve. The steering valve controls a supply direction of operating fluid to the steering cylinder with pilot hydraulic pressure. The pump supplies operating fluid to the steering cylinder via the steering valve. The handle and lever control valves supply pilot hydraulic pressure to control the supply direction to the steering valve according to handle rotation and lever tilt, respectively. The handle prioritization valve shuts off the pilot hydraulic pressure supplied from the lever control valve to the steering valve according to a differential pressure or an absolute pressure in a hydraulic circuit produced due to operating fluid flowing through the handle control valve when the handle is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kota Imanishi, Hiroyuki Chikugo, Shuuji Hori, Mitsumasa Akashi, Akira Hasebe, Shuki Akushichi, Nobumasa Takamatsu
  • Patent number: 8905244
    Abstract: An oil filter interposed in an oil passage and configured to perform filtering of oil by causing the oil to pass through a passage hole of a filter body formed by etching, wherein an oil passing section is etched to a half of plate thickness of the filter body on one surface of the filter body, and a plurality of the passage holes are formed by etching in a region where the oil passing section is formed on the other surface of the filter body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuuji Hori, Mitsumasa Akashi, Masayuki Tajima
  • Patent number: 8770087
    Abstract: A hydraulic servo drive device includes: a pilot spool for switching supply and shutoff of oil; a servo piston slid in accordance with the pilot spool; a stroke sensor for detecting a displacement of the servo piston; a first hydraulic chamber in which oil for moving the servo piston is flowed; a first piston oil path for communicating a pump port to which oil is supplied from a pump with a first hydraulic chamber; and a discharge circulating oil path for communicating the first hydraulic chamber with a drain port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kozuka, Masayuki Tajima, Mitsumasa Akashi, Shuuji Hori
  • Publication number: 20140083792
    Abstract: A steering device for a wheel loader includes a rotatable handle, a tiltable lever, a steering cylinder, a steering valve, a pump, a handle control valve, a lever control valve, and a handle prioritization valve. The steering valve controls a supply direction of operating fluid to the steering cylinder with pilot hydraulic pressure. The pump supplies operating fluid to the steering cylinder via the steering valve. The handle and lever control valves supply pilot hydraulic pressure to control the supply direction to the steering valve according to handle rotation and lever tilt, respectively. The handle prioritization valve shuts off the pilot hydraulic pressure supplied from the lever control valve to the steering valve according to a differential pressure or an absolute pressure in a hydraulic circuit produced due to operating fluid flowing through the handle control valve when the handle is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kota Imanishi, Hiroyuki Chikugo, Shuuji Hori, Mitsumasa Akashi, Akira Hasebe, Shuki Akushichi, Nobumasa Takamatsu
  • Patent number: 8468909
    Abstract: An electric lever device includes a detent mechanism 6 between the rotational center shaft 3 and the handgrip 2. The detent mechanism 6 includes a pressing unit 10 including a through hole 11 formed in an axis C1 direction of the operation lever 1, an extension coil spring 12 inserted into the through hole 11 and balls 13a and 13b provided on both ends of the extension coil spring 12 for generating pressing force in the axis C 1 direction, and a guide unit 20 for guiding movement in a circumferential direction of the axis C 1 and changing the pressing force by changing a guide width in the axis C1 direction to apply a load to the movement of the operation lever 1 together with pulling force of a twisted coil spring 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuuji Hori, Mitsumasa Akashi, Hiroyuki Chikugo
  • Publication number: 20130153488
    Abstract: An oil filter interposed in an oil passage and configured to perform filtering of oil by causing the oil to pass through a passage hole of a filter body formed by etching, wherein an oil passing section is etched to a half of plate thickness of the filter body on one surface of the filter body, and a plurality of the passage holes are formed by etching in a region where the oil passing section is formed on the other surface of the filter body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shuuji Hori, Mitsumasa Akashi, Masayuki Tajima
  • Patent number: 8438848
    Abstract: An engine includes a variable geometry turbocharger, an EGR valve device, a hydraulic servo drive device that drives the variable geometry turbocharger, a hydraulic servo drive device that drives the EGR valve device, an electronic proportional control valve (EPC valve) that supplies pilot pressure oil to the hydraulic servo drive device, and an electronic proportional control valve (EPC valve) that supplies pilot pressure oil to the hydraulic servo drive device, the EPC valves being attached to the EGR valve device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Takehide Kitagawa, Yasukuni Kawashima, Shuuji Hori, Daisuke Kozuka
  • Patent number: 8202038
    Abstract: A hydraulic servo drive device for driving a swing mechanism of a variable geometry turbocharger includes a servo piston connected to a driveshaft of the swing mechanism and a pilot spool that is accommodated in a center hole of the servo piston and slides by pilot pressure. A first hydraulic chamber to and from which pressure oil flows are provided in a housing. The servo piston separately includes a pressure port for introducing pressure oil from an outside, a first piston port for intercommunicating the center hole and the first hydraulic chamber, a second piston port for intercommunicating the center hole and the second hydraulic chamber, and a return port for exiting pressure oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Nishiyama, Shuuji Hori, Takahisa Iino, Daisuke Kozuka
  • Patent number: 8186158
    Abstract: A hydraulic servo drive device for driving a slide mechanism of a variable geometry turbocharger includes a servo piston connected to a driveshaft of the slide mechanism and a pilot spool that is accommodated in a center hole of the servo piton and slides by pilot pressure. A first hydraulic chamber and a second hydraulic chamber to and from which pressure oil flows are provided in a housing. The servo piston separately includes a pressure port for introducing pressure oil from an outside, a first piston port for intercommunicating the center hole and the first hydraulic chamber, a second piston port for intercommunicating the center hole and the second hydraulic chamber, and a return port for exiting pressure oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Nishiyama, Shuuji Hori, Takahisa Iino, Daisuke Kozuka
  • Patent number: 8113184
    Abstract: An EGR valve device includes a valve housing of which inside exhaust gas passes through, a poppet valve as a valve body accommodated in the valve housing, and a hydraulic servo actuator for driving the poppet valve to be opened and closed. The hydraulic servo actuator is provided by a three-port or four-port servo valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Seiyama, Tadashi Iijima, Shuuji Hori, Daisuke Kozuka, Taisei Okubo