Patents by Inventor Takao Akimoto

Takao Akimoto 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: 6173513
    Abstract: A wheel loader, having a higher acceleration and an energy-saving performance, as well as a higher traveling and working efficiency, includes: a traveling system, having an engine (1) as a driving power source; and a hydraulic working system, operated by receiving pressurized oil from a hydraulic pump (81, 82) having the engine (1) as a driving power source. The hydraulic pump can be a variable displacement hydraulic pump (81) or the combination of a fixed displacement pump (82) and an unloader valve (821). The displacement volume (V) of the variable displacement hydraulic pump (81) can be changed from a maximum (Vmax) to a minimum (Vmin) when the hydraulic working system is changed to be in a neutral (non-operating) condition (Wo). The useful output of the hydraulic pump (81,82) can be changed from a maximum (Vmax) to a minimum (Vmin) when a vehicle speed is greater than a specified vehicle speed, or the speed gear is changed from a low side speed gear to a high side speed gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Takao Akimoto