Patents by Inventor Yoshikazu Takemoto

Yoshikazu Takemoto 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: 20220070287
    Abstract: A holding structure comprises a portion of a housing having the holding structure formed therein, the holding structure enabling a mounting part to be attached thereto, the portion having a fitting hole that enables the mounting part to be fitted thereto; and a regulation portion that is part of the housing, wherein the regulation portion regulates movement of the mounting part in a fall off direction in which the mounting part fails off from the fitting hole when the mounting part is fitted to the fitting hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: YOSHIKAZU TAKEMOTO, MOTOO GOHDA, KAZUTAKA OKUZAKO
  • Publication number: 20210313734
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a housing, a terminal component, and a waterproofing member. The housing is located a hole penetrating from an inner wall surface of the housing through an outer wall surface of the housing. The terminal component includes a contact that comes into electrical contact with a plug connector connected from outside the housing, and a stepped portion engaged in the inner wall surface from inside the housing. The terminal component is inserted in the hole. The waterproofing member is disposed in at least one of a first space and a second space. The first space is located between the inner wall surface and the stepped portion. The second space is located between an edge of the hole of the housing and an inserted portion of the terminal component, the inserted portion being inserted in the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: MOTOO GOHDA, KAZUTAKA OKUZAKO, HIDETO OHHORI, YOSHIKAZU TAKEMOTO
  • Patent number: 11078872
    Abstract: An engine with an EGR device includes an engine case, and an EGR pipe that introduces an EGR gas into an intake path. The EGR pipe is arranged to pass through an inside of the engine case. A part of the EGR pipe in the engine case is arranged to face a cooling water path in the engine case. The engine case is defined by a cylinder head. The cooling water path is arranged to surround a whole circumference of the EGR pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Takemoto, Hideyuki Goto, Takahito Hamasaki, Kentaro Nagai, Tomoya Akitomo, Kumiko Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20190203669
    Abstract: An engine with an EGR device includes an engine case, and an EGR pipe that introduces an EGR gas into an intake path. The EGR pipe is arranged to pass through an inside of the engine case. A part of the EGR pipe in the engine case is arranged to face a cooling water path in the engine case. The engine case is defined by a cylinder head. The cooling water path is arranged to surround a whole circumference of the EGR pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshikazu TAKEMOTO, Hideyuki GOTO, Takahito HAMASAKI, Kentaro NAGAI, Tomoya AKITOMO, Kumiko SAKAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9676270
    Abstract: A work vehicle having a hood for covering an engine room is disclosed. The engine room has a first region and a second region partitioned from each other, the engine room being configured such that air can be introduced from outside of the hood to the first region. A radiator is disposed in the first region, and air flows through the radiator from the first region to the second region. In the second region, the engine and an accessory unit for the engine are provided. The work vehicle includes an adjusting device for adjusting an amount of the air that flows from the first region to the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Hironori Tsuchihashi, Hideya Umemoto, Osami Fujiwara, Yoshikazu Togoshi, Yoshikazu Takemoto
  • Publication number: 20170087976
    Abstract: A work vehicle having a hood for covering an engine room is disclosed. The engine room has a first region and a second region partitioned from each other, the engine room being configured such that air can be introduced from outside of the hood to the first region. A radiator is disposed in the first region, and air flows through the radiator from the first region to the second region. In the second region, the engine and an accessory unit for the engine are provided. The work vehicle includes an adjusting device for adjusting an amount of the air that flows from the first region to the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Hironori Tsuchihashi, Hideya Umemoto, Osami Fujiwara, Yoshikazu Togoshi, Yoshikazu Takemoto
  • Patent number: 9518490
    Abstract: An exhaust gas processing device for an engine, capable of securely warming a combustion catalyst, is provided. A combustion catalyst burning gas is produced when a warming end condition for the combustion catalyst is established, which signifies the establishment of either one of a first condition or a second condition. In the first condition, an inlet temperature of a combustion catalyst is equal to or higher than an activation requirement temperature of the combustion catalyst, and further, an outlet temperature of the combustion catalyst is equal to or higher than an activation confirmation temperature of the combustion catalyst in excess of the inlet temperature of the combustion catalyst. In the second condition, the outlet temperature of the combustion catalyst exceeds a warming confirmation temperature of the combustion catalyst that is set to be higher as an engine speed is lower, for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: KUBOTA Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuaki Arai, Takashi Onishi, Yoshikazu Takemoto, Tomoya Akitomo
  • Patent number: 9416704
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an exhaust gas treatment device of an engine capable of preventing matching surfaces of catalyst portions configuring a combustible gas catalyst from being thermally damaged. In the exhaust gas treatment device, combustible gas is produced by combustible gas generating catalyst, exhaust gas heated by combustion of combustible gas is supplied to an exhaust gas treatment portion, the combustible gas generating catalyst comprises an aggregate of a plurality of catalyst portions, each of the catalyst portions includes a matching surface with respect to adjacent one of the catalyst portions, a fastening ring is fitted over the combustible gas generating catalyst in which the matching surfaces of the adjacent catalyst portions are abutted against each other, and the matching surfaces of the adjacent catalyst portions are brought into tight contact with each other by a fastening force of the fastening ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: KUBOTA Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Tamaki, Yoshikazu Takemoto, Takashi Onishi, Mitsugu Okuda, Tomoya Akitomo
  • Patent number: 9393524
    Abstract: An engine exhaust treatment device is capable of combusting PM accumulated in a DPF or activating an exhaust purification catalyst even immediately after engine startup or at the time of light load operation. A combustible gas supply passage (8) communicates with an exhaust passage (4) on an upstream of a combustion catalyst (5). An air supply unit (9) and an ignition unit (10) are provided in this supply passage and interlocked with a control unit (11). Where a temperature of the exhaust is lower than a predetermined temperature, the control unit supplies air (12) to a combustible gas by the air supply unit (9) and causes ignition of the combustible gas by the ignition unit (10), so as to cause flame combustion of the combustible gas. The temperature of the exhaust (6) in the exhaust passage (4) is increased by heat of this flame combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: KUBOTA Corporation
    Inventors: Keita Naito, Toshio Nakahira, Yoshikazu Takemoto, Takashi Onishi
  • Patent number: 9353666
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment device of a diesel engine is provided in which combustible gas is burned with oxygen in exhaust, combustion heat increases a temperature of the exhaust, and heat of the exhaust can burn and remove PM accumulating in a DPF. In order to cause a heater for radiating heat at a start of generation of the combustible gas to enter a catalyst inlet portion, and fit a liquid fuel retaining member over a periphery of the heater, a guide plate is provided to a lower face of the liquid fuel retaining member so that the air-fuel mixture moving down in the liquid fuel retaining member flows along an upper face of the guide plate out to a periphery of the guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: KUBOTA Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Onishi, Hidetaka Morinaga, Yoshikazu Takemoto, Toshio Nakahira, Mitsugu Okuda, Keita Naito
  • Patent number: 9200551
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment apparatus for an engine including a combustible gas supplying passage; a heat releasing port opened in an upstream side in the exhaust passage from the oxidation catalyst and in a downstream side in the combustible gas supplying passage, the exhaust passage and the combustible gas supplying passage communicating with each other through the heat releasing port; an ignition apparatus beneath the heat releasing port, the heat of flaming combustion of combustible gas ignited by the ignition apparatus being supplied to the exhaust passage to raise the temperature of exhaust in the exhaust passage; a flame holding plate in a downstream side in the combustible gas supplying passage from the ignition apparatus, an exhaust guiding plate at the top portion of the flame holding plate, the exhaust guiding plate having an upward slope toward a downstream side in the exhaust passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: KUBOTA Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsugu Okuda, Yoshikazu Takemoto, Takashi Onishi, Hozumi Ishida, Manabu Miyazaki, Yuichi Tamaki, Tomoya Akitomo, Katsuaki Arai
  • Publication number: 20150275729
    Abstract: An exhaust gas processing device for an engine, capable of securely warming a combustion catalyst, is provided. A combustion catalyst burning gas is produced when a warming end condition for the combustion catalyst is established, which signifies the establishment of either one of a first condition or a second condition. In the first condition, an inlet temperature of a combustion catalyst is equal to or higher than an activation requirement temperature of the combustion catalyst, and further, an outlet temperature of the combustion catalyst is equal to or higher than an activation confirmation temperature of the combustion catalyst in excess of the inlet temperature of the combustion catalyst. In the second condition, the outlet temperature of the combustion catalyst exceeds a warming confirmation temperature of the combustion catalyst that is set to be higher as an engine speed is lower, for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Katsuaki ARAI, Takashi ONISHI, Yoshikazu TAKEMOTO, Tomoya AKITOMO
  • Publication number: 20150118120
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an exhaust gas treatment device of an engine capable of preventing matching surfaces of catalyst portions configuring a combustible gas catalyst from being thermally damaged. In the exhaust gas treatment device, combustible gas is produced by combustible gas generating catalyst, exhaust gas heated by combustion of combustible gas is supplied to an exhaust gas treatment portion, the combustible gas generating catalyst comprises an aggregate of a plurality of catalyst portions, each of the catalyst portions includes a matching surface with respect to adjacent one of the catalyst portions, a fastening ring is fitted over the combustible gas generating catalyst in which the matching surfaces of the adjacent catalyst portions are abutted against each other, and the matching surfaces of the adjacent catalyst portions are brought into tight contact with each other by a fastening force of the fastening ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Yuichi TAMAKI, Yoshikazu TAKEMOTO, Takashi ONISHI, Mitsugu OKUDA, Tomoya AKITOMO
  • Patent number: 8991143
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes wheels and a mower unit that are driven by power from an engine, and a mower driving detecting section for detecting power transmission condition to the mower unit. An isochronous controlling section controls the engine in an isochronous control mode for maintaining an engine rotational speed at a predetermined fixed value, independently of an engine load. A droop controlling section controls the engine in a droop control mode for varying the engine rotational speed in dependence on the engine load. If power is transmitted to the mower unit, the isochronous control mode is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Osami Fujiwara, Hironori Tsuchihashi, Kazutomo Miyaguchi, Kazunari Tsujino, Yoshikazu Takemoto
  • Patent number: 8763374
    Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device for a diesel engine capable of starting the generation of a combustible gas is provided. The device includes a combustible gas generator. A core member is fitted in the center portion of an annular wall to form an air-fuel mixing chamber between the inner peripheral surface of the annular wall and the outer peripheral surface of the core member. An air-fuel mixture gas in the air-fuel mixing chamber is adapted to be supplied from the end of the air-fuel mixing chamber to a combustible gas generating catalyst to a portion near the center thereof. A heater is used as the core member. The heat dissipating outer peripheral surface of the heater is exposed to the air-fuel mixing chamber. Heat is dissipated directly from the heat dissipating outer peripheral surface of the heater to the air-fuel mixing chamber when starting the generation of the combustible gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: KUBOTA Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Onishi, Keita Naito, Toshio Nakahira, Yoshikazu Takemoto
  • Publication number: 20140174061
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment apparatus for an engine including a combustible gas supplying passage; a heat releasing port opened in an upstream side in the exhaust passage from the oxidation catalyst and in a downstream side in the combustible gas supplying passage, the exhaust passage and the combustible gas supplying passage communicating with each other through the heat releasing port; an ignition apparatus beneath the heat releasing port, the heat of flaming combustion of combustible gas ignited by the ignition apparatus being supplied to the exhaust passage to raise the temperature of exhaust in the exhaust passage; a flame holding plate in a downstream side in the combustible gas supplying passage from the ignition apparatus, an exhaust guiding plate at the top portion of the flame holding plate, the exhaust guiding plate having an upward slope toward a downstream side in the exhaust passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mitsugu OKUDA, Yoshikazu TAKEMOTO, Takashi ONISHI, Hozumi ISHIDA, Manabu MIYAZAKI, Yuichi TAMAKI, Tomoya AKITOMO, Katsuaki ARAI
  • Publication number: 20140072478
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment device of a diesel engine is provided in which combustible gas is burned with oxygen in exhaust, combustion heat increases a temperature of the exhaust, and heat of the exhaust can burn and remove PM accumulating in a DPF. In order to cause a heater for radiating heat at a start of generation of the combustible gas to enter a catalyst inlet portion, and fit a liquid fuel retaining member over a periphery of the heater, a guide plate is provided to a lower face of the liquid fuel retaining member so that the air-fuel mixture moving down in the liquid fuel retaining member flows along an upper face of the guide plate out to a periphery of the guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi ONISHI, Hidetaka MORINAGA, Yoshikazu TAKEMOTO, Toshio NAKAHIRA, Mitsugu OKUDA, Keita NAITO
  • Publication number: 20140059990
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes wheels and a mower unit that are driven by power from an engine, and a mower driving detecting section for detecting power transmission condition to the mower unit. An isochronous controlling section controls the engine in an isochronous control mode for maintaining an engine rotational speed at a predetermined fixed value, independently of an engine load. A droop controlling section controls the engine in a droop control mode for varying the engine rotational speed in dependence on the engine load. If power is transmitted to the mower unit, the isochronous control mode is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osami Fujiwara, Hironori Tsuchihashi, Kazutomo Miyaguchi, Kazunari Tsujino, Yoshikazu Takemoto
  • Publication number: 20130336843
    Abstract: An engine exhaust treatment device is capable of combusting PM accumulated in a DPF or activating an exhaust purification catalyst even immediately after engine startup or at the time of light load operation. A combustible gas supply passage (8) communicates with an exhaust passage (4) on an upstream of a combustion catalyst (5). An air supply unit (9) and an ignition unit (10) are provided in this supply passage and interlocked with a control unit (11). Where a temperature of the exhaust is lower than a predetermined temperature, the control unit supplies air (12) to a combustible gas by the air supply unit (9) and causes ignition of the combustible gas by the ignition unit (10), so as to cause flame combustion of the combustible gas. The temperature of the exhaust (6) in the exhaust passage (4) is increased by heat of this flame combustion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keita Naito, Toshio Nakahira, Yoshikazu Takemoto, Takashi Onishi
  • Publication number: 20120312000
    Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device for a diesel engine capable of starting the generation of a combustible gas is provided. The device includes a combustible gas generator. A core member is fitted in the center portion of an annular wall to form an air-fuel mixing chamber between the inner peripheral surface of the annular wall and the outer peripheral surface of the core member. An air-fuel mixture gas in the air-fuel mixing chamber is adapted to be supplied from the end of the air-fuel mixing chamber to a combustible gas generating catalyst to a portion near the center thereof. A heater is used as the core member. The heat dissipating outer peripheral surface of the heater is exposed to the air-fuel mixing chamber. Heat is dissipated directly from the heat dissipating outer peripheral surface of the heater to the air-fuel mixing chamber when starting the generation of the combustible gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Onishi, Keita Naito, Toshio Nakahira, Yoshikazu Takemoto