Patents by Inventor Susumu Nochi

Susumu Nochi 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: 6988571
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to enable a crawler tractor to brake and stop certainly without applying a load to an engine and a driving mechanism, and without complicated operation. An operation link links a conic linkage (53) which links a steering wheel (7) with a main speed change lever (55) of the crawler tractor, and with an operation mechanism of a brake pedal (54). A neutral return mechanism for the operation link is provided. The operation link neutral return mechanism comprises a hook-like cam lever (61). When the brake pedal is depressed, the main speed change lever is moved to its neutral position before braking force occurs, and then, the brake is actuated. Accordingly, engine brake is used effectively, and the brake can be miniaturized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventors: Eiichi Okamoto, Masakazu Komatsu, Yukio Kubota, Susumu Nochi, Susumu Akashima, Takashi Uno, Gaku Higashiguchi, Shinsuke Tani, Kazuo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6889782
    Abstract: A tractor having right and left traveling crawlers (9) installed thereon, comprising a hydraulic transmission swing mechanism (45), a forced-diff (41) for driving a crawler driving sprocket (4), and an engine (10), a hydraulic transmission straight-ahead driving mechanism (25), and a transmission case (12) disposed from the front side to the rear side of a machine body in that order, wherein an allowance for heat radiation is provided to a space under a machine floor for storing the hydraulic transmission straight-ahead driving mechanism (25) to eliminate the problem of the machine floor becoming too high, and the forced-diff (41) is driven by the hydraulic transmission swing mechanism (45) with a simple structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Yanmar Agricultural Equipment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Komatsu, Yuuji Kitasaka, Susumu Nochi, Yukio Kubota, Susumu Akashima
  • Publication number: 20040149462
    Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to enable a crawler tractor to brake and stop certainly without applying a load to an engine and a driving mechanism, and without complicated operation. An operation link links a conic linkage (53) which links a steering wheel (7) with a main speed change lever (55) of the crawler tractor, and with an operation mechanism of a brake pedal (54). A neutral return mechanism for the operation link is provided. The operation link neutral return mechanism comprises a hook-like cam lever (61). When the brake pedal is depressed, the main speed change lever is moved to its neutral position before braking force occurs, and then, the brake is actuated. Accordingly, engine brake is used effectively, and the brake can be miniaturized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Eiichi Okamoto, Masakazu Komatsu, Yukio Kubota, Susumu Nochi, Susumu Akashima, Takashi Uno, Gaku Higashiguchi, Shinsuke Tani, Kazuo Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20030173132
    Abstract: A tractor having right and left traveling crawlers (9) installed thereon, comprising a hydraulic transmission swing mechanism (45), a forced-diff (41) for driving a crawler driving sprocket (4), and an engine (10), a hydraulic transmission straight-ahead driving mechanism (25), and a transmission case (12) disposed from the front side to the rear side of a machine body in that order, wherein an allowance for heat radiation is provided to a space under a machine floor for storing the hydraulic transmission straight-ahead driving mechanism (25) to eliminate the problem of the machine floor becoming too high, and the forced-diff (41) is driven by the hydraulic transmission swing mechanism (45) with a simple structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Masakazu Komatsu, Yuuji Kitasaka, Susumu Nochi, Yukio Kubota, Sususmu Akashima