Patents by Inventor Yoshito Komatsu

Yoshito Komatsu 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: 11131079
    Abstract: A work vehicle monitoring system includes a work vehicle and a monitoring device provided on an exterior of the work vehicle. The work vehicle includes a steering clutch, a rotary member having a first hydraulic fluid supply channel, a drive unit, a support member having a second hydraulic fluid supply channel, a sealing ring disposed between the first hydraulic fluid supply channel and the second hydraulic fluid supply channel, a controller that controls a pressure of a hydraulic fluid inside the first hydraulic fluid supply channel and the second hydraulic fluid supply channel, and an external output component that outputs data related to the pressure, a rotational speed, and a time. The monitoring device accepts the data from the external output component and outputs maintenance information about the sealing ring when a predicted wear amount of the sealing ring obtained from the determination basis data exceeds a specific threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Yoshikawa, Hiroaki Takeshima, Yoshito Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20200199847
    Abstract: A work vehicle monitoring system includes a work vehicle and a monitoring device provided on an exterior of the work vehicle. The work vehicle includes a steering clutch, a rotary member having a first hydraulic fluid supply channel, a drive unit, a support member having a second hydraulic fluid supply channel, a sealing ring disposed between the first hydraulic fluid supply channel and the second hydraulic fluid supply channel, a controller that controls a pressure of a hydraulic fluid inside the first hydraulic fluid supply channel and the second hydraulic fluid supply channel, and an external output component that outputs data related to the pressure, a rotational speed, and a time. The monitoring device accepts the data from the external output component and outputs maintenance information about the sealing ring when a predicted wear amount of the sealing ring obtained from the determination basis data exceeds a specific threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Takeshi YOSHIKAWA, Hiroaki TAKESHIMA, Yoshito KOMATSU
  • Patent number: 10619329
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a rotary member, a support member, a sealing ring, a pressure controller, and a vehicle speed determination component. The rotary member has a first hydraulic fluid supply channel to supply the hydraulic fluid to the steering clutch, and is rotated by power from the transmission when the steering clutch is engaged. The sealing ring is disposed between the rotary member and the support member and is mounted adjacent to the connected part between the first hydraulic fluid supply channel and the second hydraulic fluid supply channel. The pressure controller controls the engagement pressure to be a specific first pressure when the vehicle speed is determined not to be equal to or greater than a specific speed, and controls the engagement pressure to decrease from the first pressure when the vehicle speed is determined to be equal to or greater than a specific speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Yoshikawa, Hiroaki Takeshima, Yoshito Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20180010320
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a rotary member, a support member, a sealing ring, a pressure controller, and a vehicle speed determination component. The rotary member has a first hydraulic fluid supply channel to supply the hydraulic fluid to the steering clutch, and is rotated by power from the transmission when the steering clutch is engaged. The sealing ring is disposed between the rotary member and the support member and is mounted adjacent to the connected part between the first hydraulic fluid supply channel and the second hydraulic fluid supply channel. The pressure controller controls the engagement pressure to be a specific first pressure when the vehicle speed is determined not to be equal to or greater than a specific speed, and controls the engagement pressure to decrease from the first pressure when the vehicle speed is determined to be equal to or greater than a specific speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Takeshi YOSHIKAWA, Hiroaki TAKESHIMA, Yoshito KOMATSU
  • Patent number: 8997595
    Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft, an output shaft and an intermediate shaft, a power transmission mechanism and a control unit. The power transmission mechanism includes a forward travelling lower speed clutch, a forward travelling higher speed clutch, a rearward travelling clutch and a plurality of speed stage switching clutches. The control unit is configured to switch a gear state into a shiftable rearward travelling gear stage by turning off either the forward travelling lower speed clutch or the forward travelling higher speed clutch and by turning on the rearward travelling clutch in executing an operation of switching from forward travelling to rearward travelling, and to switch a gear stage into a shiftable forward travelling gear stage by turning off the rearward travelling clutch and turning on the forward travelling lower speed clutch in executing an operation of switching from rearward travelling to forward travelling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Sasada, Hiroaki Takeshima, Yoshito Komatsu
  • Patent number: 8727088
    Abstract: A work vehicle has a hydraulic pump and a transmission. The transmission includes a transmission body having a cylindrical input shaft, a torque converter body, a lock-up clutch device, a pump drive shaft, and an oil channel. The lock-up clutch device includes a piston, an oil chamber formed at a back surface of the piston, and a clutch portion. The pump drive shaft penetrates the input shaft and is disposed coaxially to the input shaft. The pump drive shaft transmits driving power to the hydraulic pump. The oil channel is formed between an inner circumference surface of the input shaft and an outer circumference surface of the pump drive shaft, and communicates with the oil chamber in the lock-up clutch device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takeshima, Yoshito Komatsu
  • Patent number: 8689664
    Abstract: A backhoe loader includes a multi-axis transmission that includes: an input shaft to which power is inputted; a front output shaft coupled to a front wheel; a rear output shaft disposed in a position higher than that of the front output shaft and coupled to a rear wheel; an intermediate shaft disposed between the input shaft and the front output shaft; a first power transmission mechanism configured to transmit power from the input shaft to the intermediate shaft; and a second power transmission mechanism configured to transmit power from the intermediate shaft to the front output shaft and to transmit power from the front output shaft to the rear output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takeshima, Yoshito Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20130239719
    Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft, an output shaft and an intermediate shaft, a power transmission mechanism and a control unit. The power transmission mechanism includes a forward travelling lower speed clutch, a forward travelling higher speed clutch, a rearward travelling clutch and a plurality of speed stage switching clutches. The control unit is configured to switch a gear state into a shiftable rearward travelling gear stage by turning off either the forward travelling lower speed clutch or the forward travelling higher speed clutch and by turning on the rearward travelling clutch in executing an operation of switching from forward travelling to rearward travelling, and to switch a gear stage into a shiftable forward travelling gear stage by turning off the rearward travelling clutch and turning on the forward travelling lower speed clutch in executing an operation of switching from rearward travelling to forward travelling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Atsushi Sasada, Hiroaki Takeshima, Yoshito Komatsu
  • Patent number: 8499657
    Abstract: A multi-shaft transmission is mounted on a work vehicle for performing loader work, and includes a power transmission mechanism for transmitting power from an input shaft through a countershaft to an output shaft. A shifting part shifts a drivetrain from the input shaft to the output shaft. The power transmission mechanism includes a forward clutch and a reverse clutch for forward-reverse shifting, and a plurality of speed stage shifting clutches for changing speed stages, wherein at least one of the forward clutch and the reverse clutch has a plurality of speed region shifting clutches. The shifting part shifts only one clutch among the plurality of speed stage shifting clutches and the plurality of speed region shifting clutches to change speeds when a plurality of speed stages are used in be loader work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Sasada, Hiroaki Takeshima, Yoshito Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20130174682
    Abstract: A multi-shaft transmission is mounted on a work vehicle for performing loader work, and includes a power transmission mechanism for transmitting power from an input shaft through a countershaft to an output shaft. A shifting part shifts a drivetrain from the input shaft to the output shaft. The power transmission includes a forward clutch and a reverse clutch for forward-reverse shifting, and a plurality of speed stage shifting clutches for changing speed stages, wherein at least one of the forward clutch and the reverse clutch has a plurality of speed region shifting clutches. The shifting part shifts only one clutch among the plurality of speed stage shifting clutches and the plurality of speed region shifting clutches to change speeds when a plurality of speed stages are used in the loader work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Atsushi Sasada, Hiroaki Takeshima, Yoshito Komatsu
  • Patent number: 8483917
    Abstract: A backhoe loader includes: a transmission; a cab including an operator's seat allowed to be forwardly and backwardly oriented; a loader disposed forwards of the cab; a backhoe disposed rearwards of the cab; a hydraulic pump configured to supply an operating oil to a hydraulic clutch; a hydraulic circuit including a relief valve for setting an intra-circuit hydraulic pressure to be a first hydraulic pressure; a work mode determining unit configured to determine whether or not an operating mode is a backhoe work mode using the backhoe; and a relief valve controlling unit. The relief valve controlling unit is configured to control a relief pressure of the relief valve at a second hydraulic pressure lower than the first hydraulic pressure when the work mode determining unit determines that the operating mode is the backhoe work mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takeshima, Yoshito Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20130146412
    Abstract: A work vehicle has a hydraulic pump and a transmission. The transmission includes a transmission body having a cylindrical input shaft, a torque converter body, a lock-up clutch device, a pump drive shaft, and an oil channel. The lock-up clutch device includes a piston, an oil chamber formed at a back surface of the piston, and a clutch portion. The pump drive shaft penetrates the input shaft and is disposed coaxially to the input shaft. The pump drive shaft transmits driving power to the hydraulic pump. The oil channel is formed between an inner circumference surface of the input shaft and an outer circumference surface of the pump drive shaft, and communicates with the oil chamber in the lock-up clutch device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takeshima, Yoshito Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20130144496
    Abstract: A backhoe loader includes: a transmission; a cab including an operator's seat allowed to be forwardly and backwardly oriented; a loader disposed forwards of the cab; a backhoe disposed rearwards of the cab; a hydraulic pump configured to supply an operating oil to a hydraulic clutch; a hydraulic circuit including a relief valve for setting an intra-circuit hydraulic pressure to be a first hydraulic pressure; a work mode determining unit configured to determine whether or not an operating mode is a backhoe work mode using the backhoe; and a relief valve controlling unit. The relief valve controlling unit is configured to control a relief pressure of the relief valve at a second hydraulic pressure lower than the first hydraulic pressure when the work mode determining unit determines that the operating mode is the backhoe work mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takeshima, Yoshito Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20130139644
    Abstract: A backhoe loader includes a multi-axis transmission that includes: an input shaft to which power is inputted; a front output shaft coupled to a front wheel; a rear output shaft disposed in a position higher than that of the front output shaft and coupled to a rear wheel; an intermediate shaft disposed between the input shaft and the front output shaft; a first power transmission mechanism configured to transmit power from the input shaft to the intermediate shaft; and a second power transmission mechanism configured to transmit power from the intermediate shaft to the front output shaft and to transmit power from the front output shaft to the rear output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takeshima, Yoshito Komatsu