Patents by Inventor Takeshi Kamimae

Takeshi Kamimae 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: 11873623
    Abstract: A controller controls a first drive source and a second drive source based on a moving speed of a motor grader measured by a speed sensor and a turning angular velocity of the motor grader measured by an IMU, to thereby independently control a rotation speed of each of a right front wheel and a left front wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro Kobayashi, Yuki Arai, Takeshi Kamimae
  • Publication number: 20230417021
    Abstract: A work machine is provided that can achieve an automatic brake retention function without hindering work. The work machine includes a vehicular body that travels, a work implement supported on the vehicular body, an accelerator operation device operated to increase a traveling speed of the vehicular body, a brake operation device operated to decrease the traveling speed of the vehicular body, and a controller. The controller performs automatic brake retention control to retain a braking force to maintain a travel-stopped state of the vehicular body when the traveling speed of the vehicular body becomes less than or equal to a threshold by operation of the brake operation device, and release the retention of the braking force by operation of the accelerator operation device. The controller determines whether work is being performed by the work implement, and when work is being performed, disables the automatic brake retention control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki OKAMUNE, Tsukasa KITAMURA, Akihiro KYOZU, Takeshi KAMIMAE
  • Publication number: 20230203779
    Abstract: Detection accuracy of a device for obtaining a position of a blade is improved. A motor grader includes an antenna for reception of a satellite position determination signal arranged in a roof portion of a cab, a first IMU mounted on the cab, a second IMU mounted on a draw bar, a rotation angle sensor that detects an angle of rotation of a swing circle with respect to the draw bar, an inclination angle sensor that detects an angle of inclination of a blade with respect to the swing circle, and a controller. The controller obtains the position of the blade in a global coordinate system based on the satellite position determination signal received by the antenna and results of detection by the first IMU, the second IMU, the rotation angle sensor, and the inclination angle sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi KAMIMAE
  • Publication number: 20230089245
    Abstract: A motor grader includes an operation apparatus, a front frame, a draw bar swingably attached to the front frame, a first actuator attached to the draw bar, the first actuator moving the draw bar in a lateral direction with respect to the front frame, a second actuator attached to the draw bar, the second actuator moving the draw bar in a direction toward the front frame and a direction away from the front frame, and a controller that causes the first actuator and the second actuator to operate. The controller causes the first actuator and the second actuator to operate based on an operation signal received from the operation apparatus such that a position of the draw bar with respect to the front frame comes closer to a neutral position of the draw bar with respect to the front frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi KAMIMAE
  • Publication number: 20230060917
    Abstract: A motor grader includes a front frame, a rear frame, an actuator that pivots the front frame with respect to the rear frame, an operator operation apparatus, a display apparatus, and a controller. The controller causes the display apparatus to show any one of an image showing a state of pivot and an image different from the image showing the state of pivot, based on a signal from the operator operation apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki OKAMUNE, Hirohito HAGIWARA, Kengo YAMAMOTO, Hiroki NAGASAKI, Takeshi KAMIMAE
  • Publication number: 20230060128
    Abstract: A motor grader includes an operation apparatus, a swing circle, a blade supported on the swing circle, a first actuator arranged along a longitudinal direction of the blade, the first actuator moving the blade in a lateral direction with respect to the swing circle, and a controller that causes the first actuator to operate. The controller receives an operation signal from the operation apparatus and causes the first actuator to operate based on the received operation signal such that a position of the blade with respect to the swing circle comes closer to a neutral position of the blade with respect to the swing circle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi KAMIMAE
  • Publication number: 20220325499
    Abstract: A motor grader representing a work vehicle includes a steering mechanism and a control unit. The control unit generates a travel path of the motor grader based on a position and an azimuth of the motor grader and a direction of travel of the motor grader and controls the steering mechanism such that the motor grader travels along the generated travel path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya SONODA, Takeshi KAMIMAE, Yukihisa SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20220298749
    Abstract: A motor grader representing a work vehicle includes a steering mechanism and a control unit. The control unit controls the steering mechanism to maintain constant, a rate of change in a direction of travel per unit travel distance of the motor grader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya SONODA, Takeshi KAMIMAE, Yukihisa SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20220289012
    Abstract: A motor grader in which a motive power source of an electric motor can appropriately be arranged is provided. The motor grader includes a front frame, a rear frame, and a coupling shaft. The rear frame is arranged in the rear of the front frame. The coupling shaft couples the front frame to the rear frame as being pivotable with respect to the rear frame. The motor grader includes a front wheel rotationally driven to run the motor grader, the electric motor that generates driving force for rotationally driving the front wheel, and a battery in which electric power supplied to the electric motor is stored. The battery is arranged in front of the coupling shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Takeshi KAMIMAE
  • Publication number: 20220049455
    Abstract: A cutting edge has an attachment portion and a wear portion. The attachment portion has a first thickness, which is a maximum value of a thickness between a first surface and a second surface. The wear portion includes a first portion having a third surface contiguous to the first surface and a fourth surface facing away from the third surface, and having a second thickness between the third surface and the fourth surface and smaller than the first thickness, and an edge located opposite to the attachment portion. The second portion extends on the first portion from a portion of the fourth surface toward a side opposite to the third surface, and also extends on the first portion from the edge toward the attachment portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro KOBAYASHI, Takeshi KAMIMAE, Shu TAKEDA, Akira HOSOKAWA, Yohei HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210087791
    Abstract: A controller controls a first drive source and a second drive source based on a moving speed of a motor grader measured by a speed sensor and a turning angular velocity of the motor grader measured by an IMU, to thereby independently control a rotation speed of each of a right front wheel and a left front wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro KOBAYASHI, Yuki ARAI, Takeshi KAMIMAE
  • Publication number: 20200399858
    Abstract: A controller controls a first drive source and a second drive source based on a rotation speed of a right rear wheel measured by a rotation speed sensor and a rotation speed of a left rear wheel measured by a rotation speed sensor, to thereby independently control a rotation speed of each of a right front wheel and a left front wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shintaro KOBAYASHI, Yuki ARAI, Takeshi KAMIMAE
  • Patent number: 10759337
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a blade, a shutter, a notification unit, and a controller. The blade includes a lower end. The shutter is attached to the blade. The shutter can be alternatively disposed at a first position at which the shutter protrudes forward from the lower end of the blade or at a second position at which the shutter is farther away from the lower end than at the first position. The notification unit is configured to notify surroundings of the work vehicle about information of the work vehicle. The controller is configured to change information notified by the notification unit in accordance with an arrangement of the shutter at one of the first position and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kamimae, Nobuo Matsuyama, Shintaro Kobayashi, Muneo Harada
  • Patent number: 10745873
    Abstract: A work vehicle allowing a simplified operation to open and close a shutter in a simple configuration is provided. The shutter can be disposed alternatively at a first position at which the shutter protrudes forward from a lower end of a blade or at a second position at which the shutter is farther away from the lower end than at the first position. The controller is configured to receive an input of an operation instruction from an input operation unit for moving the shutter from the second position to the first position, to cause the shutter to move from the second position to the first position. After a lapse of a prescribed time period since the shutter is moved to the first position, the controller causes the shutter to move from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kamimae, Nobuo Matsuyama, Shintaro Kobayashi, Muneo Harada
  • Publication number: 20180355569
    Abstract: A work vehicle allowing a simplified operation to open and close a shutter in a simple configuration is provided. The shutter can be disposed alternatively at a first position at which the shutter protrudes forward from a lower end of a blade or at a second position at which the shutter is farther away from the lower end than at the first position. The controller is configured to receive an input of an operation instruction from an input operation unit for moving the shutter from the second position to the first position, to cause the shutter to move from the second position to the first position. After a lapse of a prescribed time period since the shutter is moved to the first position, the controller causes the shutter to move from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kamimae, Nobuo Matsuyama, Shintaro Kobayashi, Muneo Harada
  • Publication number: 20180354415
    Abstract: A work vehicle capable of notifying surroundings about information of the work vehicle at appropriate timing is provided. The work vehicle includes a blade, a shutter, a notification unit, and a controller. The blade includes a lower end. The shutter is attached to the blade. The shutter can be alternatively disposed at a first position at which the shutter protrudes forward from the lower end of the blade or at a second position at which the shutter is farther away from the lower end than at the first position. The notification unit is configured to notify surroundings of the work vehicle about information of the work vehicle. The controller is configured to change information notified by the notification unit in accordance with an arrangement of the shutter at one of the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi KAMIMAE, Nobuo MATSUYAMA, Shintaro KOBAYASHI, Muneo HARADA
  • Patent number: 9631345
    Abstract: A mode selecting unit is configured to generate an operation signal indicating one control mode selected from a plurality of control modes including a predetermined first mode and a second mode in which a traction force is controlled to be smaller than a traction force in the first mode. A controller is configured to obtain the operation signal from the mode selecting unit and control a drivetrain in accordance with the selected control mode. The controller is configured to start controlling the drivetrain in the second mode in starting of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Tanaka, Takeshi Kamimae, Atsushi Shirao, Satoshi Isejima
  • Patent number: 9631342
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes an engine, an engine compartment, an injection device, a top plate and a first guide member. The injection device is disposed in the engine compartment. The top plate has a ventilation part. The ventilation part is disposed in a position horizontally away from the injection device. The first guide member has a guide body. The guide body is disposed along the top plate to direct air existing over the injection device to the ventilation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kamimae, Yutaka Tanaka, Norihito Bando, Kazunori Kamei, Kenji Hiraoka, Yasufumi Ohchi
  • Publication number: 20170073933
    Abstract: A mode selecting unit is configured to generate an operation signal indicating one control mode selected from a plurality of control modes including a predetermined first mode and a second mode in which a traction force is controlled to be smaller than a traction force in the first mode. A controller is configured to obtain the operation signal from the mode selecting unit and control a drivetrain in accordance with the selected control mode. The controller is configured to start controlling the drivetrain in the second mode in starting of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Yutaka TANAKA, Takeshi KAMIMAE, Atsushi SHIRAO, Satoshi ISEJIMA
  • Publication number: 20170073929
    Abstract: An engine compartment accommodates an engine. A cooling device is configured to cool the engine. A cooling compartment accommodates the cooling device. A division wall is disposed between the engine compartment and the cooling compartment. A ventilation portion includes a hole for permitting air to pass therethrough and is provided on a top surface of the engine compartment. A water receiving member is disposed under the ventilation portion within the engine compartment. A water catchment member is disposed in the cooling compartment and catches water received by the water receiving member. A drainage pathway is connected to the water catchment member and leads the water to a predetermined drainage position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Yutaka TANAKA, Takeshi KAMIMAE, Ken NISHIHARA, Yasufumi OHCHI