Patents by Inventor Sumio Yagyu

Sumio Yagyu 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: 11963474
    Abstract: A spreader device includes a container to contain spread substance, a first spreader portion having a first rotor to spray the spread substance contained in the container, a second spreader portion having a second rotor to spray the spread substance contained in the container, a first driver source to drive the first rotor, a first shaft to transmit a driving force outputted from the first driver source, a second shaft to transmit a driving force outputted from a second driver source different from the first driver source, and a selection transmitter portion to selectively transmit the driving force form the first shaft and the driving force from the second shaft to the first rotor or the second rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sumio Yagyu, Takao Nakagawa, Masaru Kawane, Piet Jan Van Der Marel
  • Patent number: 11936280
    Abstract: A water jacket is attempted to include a means to provide high heat transfer between coolant and a side wall of a cooling passage to increase a heat transfer capacity thereof. A liquid-cooled motor includes a motor case, a motor provided in the motor case, a motor housing provided in the motor case, and a water jacket provided in the motor housing, the water jacket having a circular shape to allow coolant to flow in a circumferential direction. The water jacket includes a cooling passage in which the coolant flows, the cooling passage having a passage width reduced gradually, a coolant supply port to supply the coolant to the cooling passage, and a coolant drain port to drain the coolant from the cooling passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sumio Yagyu
  • Publication number: 20240072611
    Abstract: A liquid cooling structure for a motor includes: a casing; an end plate provided at a cylinder end of the casing; a stator; a rotor; and a substantially cylindrical bulkhead extending along a direction of extension of an axis passing through a center of the stator from an inner surface of the end plate such that the bulkhead faces an inner peripheral surface of the casing with a gap therebetween to allow coolant to flow through the gap. The casing has a coolant inlet passing through the casing to guide externally supplied coolant to the gap, the stator includes a stator core having teeth protruding from the inner peripheral portion of the stator core, and coils wound around the respective teeth, and the bulkhead has nozzle hole portions passing therethrough to allow the coolant flowing in the gap to be ejected to an interior space defined by the bulkhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sumio YAGYU, Shinsuke KOTANI
  • Publication number: 20230391212
    Abstract: A work vehicle including: a front wheel; a rear travel device; a travel body supported by the front wheel and the rear travel device; a driving section provided in the travel body and having an occupant floor section; a transmission configured to output power to the rear travel device; a transmission case housing the transmission; an electric motor coupled to the transmission; and an inverter connected to the electric motor, wherein: the inverter is provided between the front wheel and the rear travel device, under the floor section, and laterally of the transmission case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji HIRASE, Sumio YAGYU, Kazuto OKAZAKI, Tsunehiro II
  • Publication number: 20230391182
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a travel device; a battery; a motor configured to supply motive power to the travel device; an inverter configured to enable the motor to operate; a first storage section configured to store a first coolant; and a second storage section configured to store a second coolant. The first coolant in the first storage section is supplied to the motor by the first pump, and returns from the motor to the first storage section, and the second coolant in the second storage section is supplied to the inverter by the second pump, and returns from the inverter to the second storage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji HIRASE, Sumio YAGYU, Kazuto OKAZAKI, Tsunehiro II
  • Publication number: 20230391408
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a travel device supporting a body; a battery; a motor configured to supply motive power to the travel device; an inverter configured to enable the motor to operate; a cabin supported by the body and housing a driving section that includes a driver seat; and an air conditioner configured to condition air inside the cabin. The inverter is inside the cabin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji HIRASE, Sumio YAGYU, Kazuto OKAZAKI, Tsunehiro II
  • Publication number: 20230391176
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a front wheel; a rear travel device; a travel body supported by the front wheel and the rear travel device; a driving section provided in the travel body and having an occupant floor section; a travel power transmission device configured to transmit power to the rear travel device; at least one electric motor coupled to the travel power transmission device; a first inverter connected to the at least one electric motor; and a second inverter connected to the at least one electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji HIRASE, Sumio YAGYU, Kazuto OKAZAKI, Tsunehiro II
  • Patent number: 11805723
    Abstract: A working device to be connected to a traveling vehicle having a prime mover, the working device being configured to perform an agricultural work, includes a working portion to rotate to perform an agricultural work, an electric motor to be driven by electric power, a power transmission mechanism to which power generated by the electric motor is inputted, configured to transmit the power to the working portion; and a regeneration resistor to consume a regenerative power generated in the electric motor, the regeneration resistor being arranged at a position to be cooled by wind generated by rotation of the working portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Go Takaki, Sumio Yagyu, Yukifumi Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20230286371
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a hybrid transmission to vary power from an engine and output the power to a travel device, the hybrid transmission including an electric transmission including a motor generator and a gear transmission including a gear driver. The work vehicle includes an inverter to drive the motor generator. The work vehicle includes a pump to cool the inverter by supplying, to the inverter, a refrigerant to cool the motor generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yuji HIRASE, Sumio YAGYU, Kazuto OKAZAKI, Tsunehiro II
  • Publication number: 20230286369
    Abstract: A hybrid transmission includes an electric transmission and a gear transmission. The electric transmission includes a first motor generator and a second motor generator. The second motor generator is on a side of the first motor generator on which side the gear transmission is located. An output transmission to transmit the output from the second motor generator to the gear transmission is on the side of the second motor generator on which side the gear transmission is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yuji HIRASE, Sumio YAGYU, Kazuto OKAZAKI, Tsunehiro II
  • Publication number: 20230286368
    Abstract: A hybrid transmission includes an electric transmission including a motor generator, and a gear transmission including a gear driver without a motor generator. A transmission case includes an electric transmission chamber in which the electric transmission is accommodated, and a gear transmission chamber in which the gear transmission is accommodated, the electric transmission chamber and the gear transmission chamber being adjacent to each other. The transmission case includes a partition wall separating the electric transmission chamber from the gear transmission chamber in a non-communication manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Yuji HIRASE, Sumio YAGYU, Kazuto OKAZAKI, Tsunehiro II
  • Publication number: 20230223817
    Abstract: A rotating electrical machine includes a stator, a rotor located radially inward of the stator and being rotatable, and an input member including an input shaft through which rotation power is inputted into the rotor, wherein the input member includes an internally toothed gear portion to rotate as the input shaft rotates, and the rotor includes first external teeth to mesh with the internally toothed gear portion. The rotating electrical machine preferably includes an output member including an output shaft through which rotation power is outputted from the rotor, the input member preferably includes an externally toothed gear portion to rotate as the input shaft rotates, and the output member includes second external teeth to mesh with the externally toothed gear portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sumio YAGYU, Minoru HIRAOKA
  • Patent number: 11621597
    Abstract: A fluid cooled motor includes a stator, a rotor disposed in the stator rotatably in a circumferential direction, and a stator coil wound on the stator, the stator coil having coil ends extending in an axial direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction. The rotor has a rotor core and annular end plates fixed to axial ends of the rotor core, the annular end plates opposing to the coil ends of the stator coil and being rotatable with the rotor in the circumferential direction. Each of the end plates includes a plurality of flow passages to guide a cooling fluid from an inlet to an outlet thereof in a radially outward direction. Each of the flow passages extends from the inlet to the outlet, and inclines or curves to a direction opposite to a rotation direction of the rotor with respect to a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sumio Yagyu
  • Patent number: 11607954
    Abstract: A hybrid power transmission mechanism includes an engine; a motor/generator having a rotor and a stator; a driven machine; a planetary gear mechanism having a sun gear, an internal gear drivingly connected to the rotor, a planetary gear, and a planetary carrier shaft including first and second extension shaft parts extending from the planetary gear in opposite directions; a first clutch switchable between a state of allowing transmission of power between the first shaft and the internal gear and a state of not allowing transmission of power therebetween; and a second clutch switchable between a state of allowing rotation of the sun gear and a state of not allowing rotation thereof. A first shaft that outputs power of the engine and a second shaft that inputs power to the driven machine are drivingly connected to the first and second extension shaft parts of the planetary carrier shaft, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sumio Yagyu
  • Publication number: 20230030819
    Abstract: A hybrid power transmission mechanism includes an engine; a motor/generator having a rotor and a stator; a driven machine; a planetary gear mechanism having a sun gear, an internal gear drivingly connected to the rotor, a planetary gear, and a planetary carrier shaft including first and second extension shaft parts extending from the planetary gear in opposite directions; a first clutch switchable between a state of allowing transmission of power between the first shaft and the internal gear and a state of not allowing transmission of power therebetween; and a second clutch switchable between a state of allowing rotation of the sun gear and a state of not allowing rotation thereof. A first shaft that outputs power of the engine and a second shaft that inputs power to the driven machine are drivingly connected to the first and second extension shaft parts of the planetary carrier shaft, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sumio YAGYU
  • Patent number: 11540437
    Abstract: A spraying support system for a working machine, includes: a support device including a plan creator portion to create a spraying plan representing a relation between field information relating to a field to which spray substance is sprayed and spraying information including spraying amount of the spray substance; a plan obtainer device provided to a working machine having a sprayer device to spray the spray substance and configured to obtain the spraying plan created by the plan creator portion; and a spraying controller device to control a sprayer portion of the sprayer device based on the spraying information of the spraying plan obtained by the plan obtainer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sumio Yagyu, Takao Nakagawa, Masaru Kawane, Yukifumi Yamanaka, Go Takaki
  • Patent number: 11497155
    Abstract: A generator unit to be attached to a traveling vehicle that has a prime mover and a PTO shaft to transmit power from the prime mover, includes: a generator; an input shaft having: a first connector portion configured to be connected to the PTO shaft; and a second connector portion configured to be connected to a working device to be connected to the traveling vehicle; a transmitter mechanism to transmit, to the generator, power supplied from the PTO shaft, the power being inputted from the first connector portion to the input shaft; and an attachment frame having: an attachment portion to which the generator, the input shaft, and the transmitter mechanism are attached; and a mounting portion configured to be mounted to the traveling vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sumio Yagyu, Takashi Uchida, Yukifumi Yamanaka, Go Takaki
  • Patent number: 11479115
    Abstract: An attachment structure of a generator and a working machine including a transmission case; and a PTO shaft protruding from the transmission case, includes a structure body attached to a side of the transmission case from which the PTO shaft protrudes, and includes the generator attached to the structure body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sumio Yagyu, Takao Nakagawa, Masaru Kawane
  • Publication number: 20220297534
    Abstract: A power transmission mechanism includes an engine including a crankshaft, a flywheel connected to the crankshaft, an electric motor including a rotor to rotate together with a rotary shaft, a damper connected to the rotary shaft and the flywheel, and a driven machine to receive power from the engine and/or the electric motor. The damper is located between the engine and the electric motor in an axial direction of the rotary shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuto OKAZAKI, Sumio YAGYU
  • Patent number: 11283381
    Abstract: A working machine includes: a first generator having: a rotor to be rotated by power from a PTO shaft; a rotor coil provided to the rotor; and a stator coil to generate electricity when magnetizing current is applied to the rotor coil; a working device to be operated by the electricity generated by the first generator; and a converter device to convert surplus electricity not consumed by the working device into the magnetizing current to be applied to the rotor coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Kawane, Sumio Yagyu, Takao Nakagawa, Yukifumi Yamanaka, Go Takaki