Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Suhara
Yasuyuki Suhara 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).
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Patent number: 8122695Abstract: A lawn mower is provided wherein mowed grass is discharged from a mower device into a grass collector, with turnover of a traveling body being prevented, with the grass in the grass collector deposited in a container. The lawn mower has a mower device mounted on a traveling body provided with right and left rear wheels, a grass collector for collecting the mowed grass, a discharge duct for discharging the mowed grass from the mower device to the grass collector, and a lift mechanism having right and left fixed masts for supporting the grass collector that is lifted up and down. The lift mechanism lifts the grass collector to discharge the mowed grass therein. The lift mechanism is disposed widthwise between the right and left grass collector sides. The discharge duct connects to the grass collector between the right and left fixed masts, and is disposed therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2006Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yasuyuki Suhara
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Publication number: 20110197560Abstract: A lawn mower is provided wherein mowed grass can be simply discharged from a mower device to the inside of a grass collector, turnover of a traveling body can be simply prevented, and the mowed grass in the grass collector can be simply discharged to a container etc. The lawn mower comprises a mower device mounted on a traveling body provided with right and left rear wheels, a grass collector for collecting the grass mowed by the mower device, a discharge duct for discharging the mowed grass from the mower device to an inside of the grass collector, and a lift mechanism having right and left fixed masts for supporting on the traveling body the grass collector to be lifted up and down. The grass collector is lifted by the lift mechanism to discharge the mowed grass in the grass collector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2006Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: YANMAR CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasuyuki Suhara
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Patent number: 7430848Abstract: The invention relates to a traveling mower including a traveling body 1 with a mower unit, and a grass collection box 22 for storing the mowed grass. The box is pivotally connected to the traveling body for switching between a grass collection posture for receiving grass and a discharge posture for discharging grass. The body 1 is provided with a posture change lever 12. The box 22 and the lever 12 are associated with each other via an interlock mechanism 44 so that the box 22 changes the posture in accordance with the manual operation of the lever 12. The change of the posture of the box 22 is performed with a small operation force that depends on the amount of the grass in the box 22. To enable this, the interlock mechanism 44 includes a switching mechanism for increasing the turning angle of the box 22, per unit operation of the lever 12, when the box 22 is empty or substantially empty and for reducing the turning angle when the box 22 holds much grass.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2004Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuyuki Suhara, Go Soda
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Publication number: 20070199295Abstract: The invention relates to a traveling mower including a traveling body 1 with a mower unit, and a grass collection box 22 for storing the mowed grass. The box is pivotally connected to the traveling body for switching between a grass collection posture for receiving grass and a discharge posture for discharging grass. The body 1 is provided with a posture change lever 12. The box 22 and the lever 12 are associated with each other via an interlock mechanism 44 so that the box 22 changes the posture in accordance with the manual operation of the lever 12. The change of the posture of the box 22 is performed with a small operation force that depends on the amount of the grass in the box 22. To enable this, the interlock mechanism 44 includes a switching mechanism for increasing the turning angle of the box 22, per unit operation of the lever 12, when the box 22 is empty or substantially empty and for reducing the turning angle when the box 22 holds much grass.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2004Publication date: August 30, 2007Applicant: YANMAR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuyuki Suhara, Go Soda
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Patent number: 7107744Abstract: A running mower of the present invention comprises a traveling body 1 provided, between the front wheels 2 and the rear wheels 3, with a rotary mowing unit 12 which includes a laterally spaced pair of mowing blades 16a, 16b. The traveling body is also provided with an outlet duct 26 extending backward from between the mowing blades past a position between the rear wheels for discharging grass mown by the mowing blades. The rotary mowing unit 12 is provided with a forwardly extending mower input shaft 22 disposed offset from the center of the mowing blades toward one mowing blade 16b by an appropriate amount L1. A front part of the traveling body 1 is provided with an engine 4 whose power is transmitted to the input shaft via a mower transmission shaft 23 having a respective end provided with a universal joint 23a, 23b. As a result, the power transmission from the engine to the rotary mowing unit is simplified while the mown grass is disposed smoothly from the outlet duct 26.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2003Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Yanmar Agricultural Equipment Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yasuyuki Suhara
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Patent number: 7047715Abstract: A running mower includes a traveling body 1 supported by a pair of front wheels 2 and a pair of rear wheels 3, a rotary mowing unit 12 vertically movably mounted to the traveling body between the front wheels and the rear wheels, and an outlet duct 23 extending backward for discharging mowed grass. A downwardly open channel-shaped upper duct 57 covers an outlet 58 of the rotary mowing unit for mowed grass. The upper duct has a rear end inserted into an upper front end of the outlet duct 23. The outlet duct 23 is channel-shaped to be downwardly open. The underside of the outlet duct is provided with an upwardly open channel-shaped lower duct 61 forming a bottom element of the outlet duct and having a vertically movable front end. The front end of the lower duct moves together with the rotary mowing unit, so that the mowed grass is smoothly discharged even if the mowing height of the rotary mowing unit is lowered.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2003Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Yanmar Agricultural Equipment Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuyuki Suhara, Naoto Yamanaka
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Publication number: 20050005587Abstract: A running mower includes a traveling body 1 supported by a pair of front wheels 2 and a pair of rear wheels 3, a rotary mowing unit 12 vertically movably mounted to the traveling body between the front wheels and the rear wheels, and an outlet duct 23 extending backward for discharging mowed grass. A downwardly open channel-shaped upper duct 57 covers an outlet 58 of the rotary mowing unit for mowed grass. The upper duct has a rear end inserted into an upper front end of the outlet duct 23. The outlet duct 23 is channel-shaped to be downwardly open. The underside of the outlet duct is provided with an upwardly open channel-shaped lower duct 61 forming a bottom element of the outlet duct and having a vertically movable front end. The front end of the lower duct moves together with the rotary mowing unit, so that the mowed grass is smoothly discharged even if the mowing height of the rotary mowing unit is lowered.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2003Publication date: January 13, 2005Applicant: Yanmar Agricultural Equipment Co., LTD.Inventors: Yasuyuki Suhara, Naoto Yamanaka
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Publication number: 20040261390Abstract: A running mower of the present invention comprises a traveling body 1 provided, between the front wheels 2 and the rear wheels 3, with a rotary mowing unit 12 which includes a laterally spaced pair of mowing blades 16a, 16b. The traveling body is also provided with an outlet duct 26 extending backward from between the mowing blades past a position between the rear wheels for discharging grass mown by the mowing blades. The rotary mowing unit 12 is provided with a forwardly extending mower input shaft 22 disposed offset from the center of the mowing blades toward one mowing blade 16b by an appropriate amount L1. A front part of the traveling body 1 is provided with an engine 4 whose power is transmitted to the input shaft via a mower transmission shaft 23 having a respective end provided with a universal joint 23a, 23b. As a result, the power transmission from the engine to the rotary mowing unit is simplified while the mown grass is disposed smoothly from the outlet duct 26.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventor: Yasuyuki Suhara