Patents by Inventor Yoshitomo Fujimoto
Yoshitomo Fujimoto 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: 11317555Abstract: A machine body side control device is configured to control an actuator based on information on a posture change of a machine body obtained from a machine body side sensor and information on a position of an implement relative to the ground surface obtained from an implement side sensor via an implement side control device.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Shinnosuke Ishikawa, Yoshitomo Fujimoto, Takashi Uchida, Koichiro Kan
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Patent number: 10687473Abstract: A grass management system includes a prohibition determination circuit and a baler. The prohibition determination circuit is configured to determine a prohibition position. The baler is configured to acquire the prohibition position from the prohibition determination circuit, and eject a bale of grass at a position except for the prohibition position.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo Kurata, Susumu Umemoto, Yoshitomo Fujimoto, Shinnosuke Ishikawa
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Patent number: 10687471Abstract: A controller for a baler, includes an ejecting position acquisition circuit, a prohibited position acquisition circuit, and a control circuit. The ejecting position acquisition circuit is configured to acquire an ejecting position at which an ejecting unit of the baler is configured to eject a bale of grass. The prohibited position acquisition circuit is configured to acquire a prohibited position. The control circuit is configured to control the ejecting unit to eject the bale at the ejecting position if the ejecting position is different from the prohibited position.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Ryo Kurata, Susumu Umemoto, Yoshitomo Fujimoto, Shinnosuke Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20200178455Abstract: A machine body side control device is configured to control an actuator based on information on a posture change of a machine body obtained from a machine body side sensor and information on a position of an implement relative to the ground surface obtained from an implement side sensor via an implement side control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA, Yoshitomo FUJIMOTO, Takashi UCHIDA, Koichiro KAN
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Patent number: 10602659Abstract: A lawn mower includes: a mower unit having a plurality of blades for performing lawn mowing work, the plurality of blades being driven by rotational power, a blade motor configured to transmit rotational power to each of the plurality of blades, and be capable of optionally changing the rotation number of the rotational power transmitted to each of the plurality of blades; and a controller configured to detect respective speeds of the plurality of blades to the ground and perform energy-saving control of increasing and decreasing the rotation number of the rotational power transmitted to each of the plurality of blades in accordance with increase and reduction in the detected speed of each of the plurality of blades.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Hirokazu Ito, Kazuo Koike, Yoshitomo Fujimoto
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Patent number: 10569783Abstract: Work vehicle having a coupling member which is switchable between a coupled state where left/right brake operation tools are integrally coupled and a released state releasing the coupling. A coupled state detector is utilized. A controller controls a traveling state and is switchable between a first or normal mode and a second or vehicle speed suppression mode. The second or vehicle speed suppression mode can be switched back to the first or normal mode when the coupled state is detected and a predetermined releasing operation is performed.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiko Kuroshita, Susumu Umemoto, Yoshitomo Fujimoto, Takashi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 10491818Abstract: A work vehicle includes circuitry configured to determine a focused area based on signals detected by work and travel situation detection sensors. The circuitry is configured to determine a prioritized display image among images captured by cameras, the prioritized display image including the focused area. The circuitry is configured to compose the images captured by the cameras by view-point converting the images to generate an overhead image around the vehicle body. The circuitry is configured to generate at least one monitor display image including a first display area in which the overhead image is displayed and a second display area in which the prioritized display image is displayed.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Yushi Matsuzaki, Yoshitomo Fujimoto
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Publication number: 20180368330Abstract: A controller for a baler, includes an ejecting position acquisition circuit, a prohibited position acquisition circuit, and a control circuit. The ejecting position acquisition circuit is configured to acquire an ejecting position at which an ejecting unit of the baler is configured to eject a bale of grass. The prohibited position acquisition circuit is configured to acquire a prohibited position. The control circuit is configured to control the ejecting unit to eject the bale at the ejecting position if the ejecting position is different from the prohibited position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: Kubota CorporationInventors: Ryo KURATA, Susumu UMEMOTO, Yoshitomo FUJIMOTO, Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20180368331Abstract: A grass management system includes a prohibition determination circuit and a baler. The prohibition determination circuit is configured to determine a prohibition position. The baler is configured to acquire the prohibition position from the prohibition determination circuit, and eject a bale of grass at a position except for the prohibition position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: Kubota CorporationInventors: Ryo KURATA, Susumu UMEMOTO, Yoshitomo FUJIMOTO, Shinnosuke ISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20180027179Abstract: A work vehicle includes circuitry configured to determine a focused area based on signals detected by work and travel situation detection sensors. The circuitry is configured to determine a prioritized display image among images captured by cameras, the prioritized display image including the focused area. The circuitry is configured to compose the images captured by the cameras by view-point converting the images to generate an overhead image around the vehicle body. The circuitry is configured to generate at least one monitor display image including a first display area in which the overhead image is displayed and a second display area in which the prioritized display image is displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: Kubota CorporationInventors: Yushi MATSUZAKI, Yoshitomo FUJIMOTO
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Publication number: 20170355372Abstract: Work vehicle having a coupling member which is switchable between a coupled state where left/right brake operation tools are integrally coupled and a released state releasing the coupling. A coupled state detector is utilized. A controller controls a traveling state and is switchable between a first or normal mode and a second or vehicle speed suppression mode. The second or vehicle speed suppression mode can be switched back to the first or normal mode when the coupled state is detected and a predetermined releasing operation is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiko KUROSHITA, Susumu UMEMOTO, Yoshitomo FUJIMOTO, Takashi KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 9839174Abstract: A work vehicle cooperation system includes: a master traveling track calculation unit that calculates a traveling track of a master work vehicle (1P) based on a detection position at which the master work vehicle (1P) was detected; a slave traveling target calculation unit that calculates a target traveling position of the slave work vehicle (1C) based on the traveling track of the master work vehicle (1P); a master parameter generation unit that generates a master work/driving parameter relating to work/driving executed by the master work vehicle (1P), the master work/driving parameter being linked with the detection position; a slave parameter generation unit that generates a slave work/driving parameter for the slave work vehicle (1C) based on the master work/driving parameter, the slave work/driving parameter being linked with the target traveling position for the slave work vehicle (1C); and a navigation control unit that navigates the slave work vehicle in an unmanned manner based on a detection positioType: GrantFiled: March 19, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Yoshitomo Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Araki, Yasuhisa Uoya
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Patent number: 9776615Abstract: Disclosed is a hybrid work vehicle capable of smooth work travel using a work device with a low output internal combustion engine, while avoiding battery exhaustion. The vehicle includes an internal combustion engine that supplies drive power to a travel device and a work device via power transmission means, a motor generator that is driven by a battery, a load information generation part that generates load information representing a sudden increase in rotational load, an assist characteristic determination part that determines motor assist characteristics defining an assist amount and an assist time period of assist control based on load information, and a motor control unit that controls the motor generator based on the motor assist characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Yushi Matsuzaki, Yoshitomo Fujimoto, Michita Kono, Shigeki Hayashi, Atsushi Shinkai, Keishiro Nishi, Hisao Mukai
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Patent number: 9699961Abstract: A mowing vehicle that includes: a raising/lowering control portion 59 that changes the height of the mower unit with respect to the ground between an operation height and a non-operation height, and a management portion 55 that provides control instructions to the raising/lowering control portion 59 and a mowing blade driving control portion 58 based on a result of detection performed by a traveling state detection portion 7.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Hirokazu Ito, Yoshitomo Fujimoto
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Publication number: 20170156261Abstract: A lawn mower includes: a mower unit having a plurality of blades for performing lawn mowing work, the plurality of blades being driven by rotational power, a blade motor configured to transmit rotational power to each of the plurality of blades, and be capable of optionally changing the rotation number of the rotational power transmitted to each of the plurality of blades; and a controller configured to detect respective speeds of the plurality of blades to the ground and perform energy-saving control of increasing and decreasing the rotation number of the rotational power transmitted to each of the plurality of blades in accordance with increase and reduction in the detected speed of each of the plurality of blades.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Hirokazu ITO, Kazuo KOIKE, Yoshitomo FUJIMOTO
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Patent number: 9615508Abstract: Lawn mower utilizing a work device having a plurality of blades for performing lawn mowing work. A power device is configured to transmit rotational power to each of the plurality of blades, and be capable of optionally changing the rotation number of the rotational power transmitted to each of the plurality of blades. A blade speed detection unit is configured to detect respective speeds of the plurality of blades to a ground. A control device is configured to perform energy-saving control of increasing and decreasing the rotation number of the rotational power transmitted to each of the plurality of blades in accordance with increase and reduction in the detected speed of each of the plurality of blades.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Hirokazu Ito, Kazuo Koike, Yoshitomo Fujimoto
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Patent number: 9561789Abstract: A hybrid work vehicle is provided with an internal combustion engine for supplying driving force to a running device and a work implement via a transmission shaft, a motor generator for assisting the internal combustion engine by outputting power to the transmission shaft, and a battery for receiving charging electricity from the motor generator and giving driving electricity to the motor generator. A load information generation unit generates load information indicating a rotational load received by the internal combustion engine when in a constant-speed control mode for maintaining a constant number of revolutions of the internal combustion engine, based on an input parameter, and an assistance calculation unit calculates an amount of assistance for internal combustion engine by the motor generator, based on the load information when in the constant-speed control mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Keishiro Nishi, Hidetoshi Hana, Atsushi Shinkai, Hisao Mukai, Michita Kono, Yushi Matsuzaki, Yoshitomo Fujimoto, Susumu Umemoto, Shigeki Hayashi, Norio Obata, Toshikazu Kawamoto, Nobushige Ichikawa
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Publication number: 20160295797Abstract: A mowing vehicle that includes: a raising/lowering control portion 59 that changes the height of the mower unit with respect to the ground between an operation height and a non-operation height, and a management portion 55 that provides control instructions to the raising/lowering control portion 59 and a mowing blade driving control portion 58 based on a result of detection performed by a traveling state detection portion 7.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Hirokazu Ito, Yoshitomo Fujimoto
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Patent number: 9448561Abstract: A work vehicle cooperation system includes: a master traveling tack calculation unit that calculates a traveling track of a master work vehicle (1P) based on its position; a loop traveling detection unit that detects loop traveling in a loop work area (B); a redirection traveling target calculation unit that calculates a redirection traveling start point and a redirection traveling end point (Pc3) of a slave work vehicle (1C) based on a redirection traveling track including a redirection traveling start point (Pp1) and a redirection traveling end point of redirection traveling of the master work vehicle (1P); and a loop work traveling target calculation unit that calculates a target traveling position in loop work traveling of the slave work vehicle (1C) for the redirection traveling end point (Pc3) to a next redirection traveling start point (Pc1).Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2015Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Kubota CoporationInventors: Yoshitomo Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Araki, Yasuhisa Uoya
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Publication number: 20160120095Abstract: A work vehicle cooperation system includes: a master traveling track calculation unit that calculates a traveling track of a master work vehicle (1P) based on a detection position at which the master work vehicle (1P) was detected; a slave traveling target calculation unit that calculates a target traveling position of the slave work vehicle (1C) based on the traveling track of the master work vehicle (1P); a master parameter generation unit that generates a master work/driving parameter relating to work/driving executed by the master work vehicle (1P), the master work/driving parameter being linked with the detection position; a slave parameter generation unit that generates a slave work/driving parameter for the slave work vehicle (1C) based on the master work/driving parameter, the slave work/driving parameter being linked with the target traveling position for the slave work vehicle (1C); and a navigation control unit that navigates the slave work vehicle in an unmanned manner based on a detection positioType: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Yoshitomo Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Araki, Yasuhisa Uoya