Patents by Inventor Yoichi NISHIGORI

Yoichi NISHIGORI 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).

  • Publication number: 20250109569
    Abstract: A working machine includes a cabin, an air conditioner body to generate conditioned air supplied into the cabin, and a duct structure to guide conditioned air from the air conditioner body. The air conditioner body is operable to mix cool air and warm air to generate conditioned air for cooling/heating, the duct structure includes a first duct to allow conditioned air for cooling to flow therethrough, a second duct to allow conditioned air for heating to flow therethrough, a switching box connected to the first and second ducts and including a switch portion to switch between a first state in which conditioned air is allowed to flow through the first duct, and a second state in which conditioned air is allowed to flow through the second duct, and a relay duct to connect the air conditioner body and the switching box to guide conditioned air to the switching box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi NISHIGORI, Hiroshi HORII, Satoru SAKURAOKA
  • Publication number: 20250101712
    Abstract: A cabin of a working machine includes a protective frame vertically provided around an operator's seat; a roof at an upper portion of the protective frame; and a front window at a front portion of the protective frame. The front window is vertically divided into an upper window portion coupled to a window frame at the front portion of the protective frame so as to be movable toward a lower surface of the roof, and a lower window portion detachably coupled to the window frame. The window frame includes a lower window stay to engage with a lower edge of the lower window portion, and a lock receiver to hold a side edge of the lower window portion in a closed position. The lower window portion includes a lock to be fitted to the lock receiver when the side edge of the lower window portion overlaps the window frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi NISHIGORI, Hiroshi HORII
  • Publication number: 20250092637
    Abstract: A working machine includes a machine body; a traveling device provided at a lower portion of the machine body; a working device provided at a front portion of the machine body; an operator's seat mounted on the machine body; and a work lamp to illuminate a work area of the working device. The work lamp includes a front work lamp to illuminate front of the machine body. The front work lamp is provided at the front portion of the machine body, at a position lower than a seat surface of the operator's seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi NISHIGORI, Hiroshi HORII
  • Patent number: 12222743
    Abstract: A lever device includes a movable bracket and a lever supported on a support shaft on a base such that they are pivotable between lowered and raised positions, first engagement portion(s) on the movable bracket, second engagement portion(s) on the lever, a cam member attached to the support shaft such that it is movable in an axial direction of the support shaft but not rotatable about the support shaft, and a biasing member to bias the cam member to engage with the first and second engagement portions. When the movable bracket etc. are in the lowered position and when they are in the raised position, the first engagement portion(s) engage(s) with the cam member to restrict the movable bracket from pivoting. When the lever pivots upward from the lowered position or downward from the raised position, the second engagement portion(s) disengage(s) the cam member from the first engagement portion(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Hatta, Yoichi Nishigori
  • Patent number: 11976443
    Abstract: A working machine includes an operator's seat, a seat base supporting the operator's seat, and a slide rail for adjustment of a position of the operator's seat, the slide rail being located between the seat base and the operator's seat, in which the seat base includes a rail mount for attachment of the slide rail, the rail mount having a downward convex curve which is curved to deviate from the slide rail with increasing distance from each of opposite ends of the rail mount in a longitudinal direction of the slide rail and with decreasing distance to a center of the rail mount in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori Torii, Yoichi Nishigori, Takahiko Nakaya
  • Publication number: 20240094759
    Abstract: A lever device includes a movable bracket and a lever supported on a support shaft on a base such that they are pivotable between lowered and raised positions, first engagement portion(s) on the movable bracket, second engagement portion(s) on the lever, a cam member attached to the support shaft such that it is movable in an axial direction of the support shaft but not rotatable about the support shaft, and a biasing member to bias the cam member to engage with the first and second engagement portions. When the movable bracket etc. are in the lowered position and when they are in the raised position, the first engagement portion(s) engage(s) with the cam member to restrict the movable bracket from pivoting. When the lever pivots upward from the lowered position or downward from the raised position, the second engagement portion(s) disengage(s) the cam member from the first engagement portion(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki HATTA, Yoichi NISHIGORI
  • Publication number: 20230323629
    Abstract: A working machine includes a machine body, a cabin on the machine body, an air conditioner body for air conditioning in the cabin, and a prime mover room to contain a prime mover on the machine body. The air conditioner body is disposed above the prime mover room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi HORII, Masaaki UEDA, Yoichi NISHIGORI, Kazuyuki HATTA, Kazuaki SYOBU
  • Patent number: 11781291
    Abstract: The working machine includes an operator seat, an armrest arranged adjacent to the operator seat, an operation lever arranged in front of the armrest, and a jug dial arranged adjacent to the operation lever. The jog dial is arranged on a position allowing an operator seated on the operator seat to operate the operation lever and the jog dial with an arm placed on the armrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi Nishigori, Ryo Masuda, Kenta Kamakura
  • Publication number: 20230009082
    Abstract: A working machine includes an operator's seat, a seat base supporting the operator's seat, and a slide rail for adjustment of a position of the operator's seat, the slide rail being located between the seat base and the operator's seat, in which the seat base includes a rail mount for attachment of the slide rail, the rail mount having a downward convex curve which is curved to deviate from the slide rail with increasing distance from each of opposite ends of the rail mount in a longitudinal direction of the slide rail and with decreasing distance to a center of the rail mount in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshinori TORII, Yoichi NISHIGORI, Takahiko NAKAYA
  • Patent number: 11473268
    Abstract: A lever device includes a base pedestal, a movable body, a lever, a cam body having a cam groove, a guide pin, and a first biasing member. The lever is configured to swing between a push-down position at which the guide pin is arranged in the upper groove portion and a pull-up position at which the guide pin is arranged in the lower groove portion. The first biasing member has one end connected to a first connector portion provided on the base pedestal; and the other end connected to a second connector portion provided on the cam body, is arranged behind the second lateral shaft when the lever is located at the push-down position, and is arranged in front of the second lateral shaft when the lever is located at the pull-up position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi Nishigori, Satoru Sakuraoka
  • Publication number: 20200299931
    Abstract: A lever device includes a base pedestal, a movable body, a lever, a cam body having a cam groove, a guide pin, and a first biasing member. The lever is configured to swing between a push-down position at which the guide pin is arranged in the upper groove portion and a pull-up position at which the guide pin is arranged in the lower groove portion. The first biasing member has one end connected to a first connector portion provided on the base pedestal; and the other end connected to a second connector portion provided on the cam body, is arranged behind the second lateral shaft when the lever is located at the push-down position, and is arranged in front of the second lateral shaft when the lever is located at the pull-up position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi NISHIGORI, Satoru SAKURAOKA
  • Publication number: 20200190774
    Abstract: The working machine includes an operator seat, an armrest arranged adjacent to the operator seat, an operation lever arranged in front of the armrest, and a jug dial arranged adjacent to the operation lever. The jog dial is arranged on a position allowing an operator seated on the operator seat to operate the operation lever and the jog dial with an arm placed on the armrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi NISHIGORI, Ryo MASUDA, Kenta KAMAKURA
  • Patent number: 10407871
    Abstract: A work machine includes an unload lever swingably supported by an operation box, the unload lever being configured to be swung to select whether or not to supply an operation fluid to the hydraulic actuator. The unload lever includes a second guide pin to move in a first guide groove in accordance with the swinging of the unload lever, the second guide pin being positioned on a first end of the first guide groove when the unload lever is positioned to a pushed-down position and positioned on a second end of the first guide groove when the unload lever is positioned to a pulled-up position. The first guide groove includes a first latch portion to latch the second guide pin at the first end of the first guide groove, and a second latch portion to latch the second guide pin at the second end of the first guide groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi Nishigori, Yoshihiro Kato, Toshihiro Nakao
  • Publication number: 20170285681
    Abstract: A work machine includes an unload lever swingably supported by an operation box, the unload lever being configured to be swung to select whether or not to supply an operation fluid to the hydraulic actuator. The unload lever includes a second guide pin to move in a first guide groove in accordance with the swinging of the unload lever, the second guide pin being positioned on a first end of the first guide groove when the unload lever is positioned to a pushed-down position and positioned on a second end of the first guide groove when the unload lever is positioned to a pulled-up position. The first guide groove includes a first latch portion to latch the second guide pin at the first end of the first guide groove, and a second latch portion to latch the second guide pin at the second end of the first guide groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi NISHIGORI, Yoshihiro KATO, Toshihiro NAKAO
  • Patent number: D933720
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Masuda, Yoichi Nishigori, Hideki Omori, Tsuyoshi Nishimura
  • Patent number: D1012984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Ryo Masuda, Yoichi Nishigori, Hideki Omori