Patents by Inventor Toshio Ibuki

Toshio Ibuki 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: 7143852
    Abstract: An engine compartment cover for a work machine includes left and right-hand side covers for covering the sides of an engine, and a hood for covering the top of the engine. The engine compartment cover serves to enclose the engine and demarcate an engine compartment and is capable of suppressing the noise at the operator's ear level caused by the engine operating noise passing through the engine compartment cover as far as possible, whereby the level of quietness in the operator cab can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Yatsuda, Toshio Ibuki, Masahiro Ikeda, Kuniaki Nakada
  • Patent number: 6866332
    Abstract: An operator's room (cab) situated in a region above the power train of a work machine which has an opening for maintenance purposes formed passing through a floor frame and a lid member for closing off the opening installed on the floor frame, and which achieves both good quietness characteristics and good workability during servicing. In the operator's cab of the invention, the floor section of the floor frame has a hollow box-type structure, and the lid member has a hollow box-type structure which fits into the opening in the floor section of the floor frame, and furthermore, a sealing member for sealing a gap between the floor section of the floor frame and the lid member is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Takeuchi, Naomi Kobayashi, Toshio Ibuki
  • Publication number: 20040217630
    Abstract: An operator's room (cab) situated in a region above the power train of a work machine which has an opening for maintenance purposes formed passing through a floor frame and a lid member for closing off the opening installed on the floor frame, and which achieves both good quietness characteristics and good workability during servicing. In the operator's cab of the invention, the floor section of the floor frame has a hollow box-type structure, and the lid member has a hollow box-type structure which fits into the opening in the floor section of the floor frame, and furthermore, a sealing member for sealing a gap between the floor section of the floor frame and the lid member is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Takeuchi, Naomi Kobayashi, Toshio Ibuki
  • Publication number: 20040200649
    Abstract: An engine compartment cover for a work machine comprising left and right-hand side covers for covering the sides of an engine, and a hood for covering the top of the engine, which serves to enclose the engine and demarcate an engine compartment and which is capable of suppressing the noise at the operator's ear level caused by the engine operating noise passing through the engine compartment cover as far as possible, whereby the level of quietness in the operator cab can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Osamu Yatsuda, Toshio Ibuki, Masahiro Ikeda, Kuniaki Nakada
  • Patent number: 6283263
    Abstract: A clutch and brake control system for a tracklaying construction vehicle is disclosed, which comprises a turning operation system and a driving brake operation system. The turning operation system is operative to carry out slow turning steering and quick turning steering of the vehicle by controlling clutches provided for right and left crawler belts for the purpose of transmitting driving force to the crawler belts and controlling brakes provided for right and left crawler belts for the purpose of stopping the rotation of the crawler belts. The driving brake operation system is operative to stop the vehicle by actuating only both of the brakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshio Ibuki