Patents by Inventor Yukifumi Yamanaka
Yukifumi Yamanaka 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: 11805723Abstract: A working device to be connected to a traveling vehicle having a prime mover, the working device being configured to perform an agricultural work, includes a working portion to rotate to perform an agricultural work, an electric motor to be driven by electric power, a power transmission mechanism to which power generated by the electric motor is inputted, configured to transmit the power to the working portion; and a regeneration resistor to consume a regenerative power generated in the electric motor, the regeneration resistor being arranged at a position to be cooled by wind generated by rotation of the working portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Go Takaki, Sumio Yagyu, Yukifumi Yamanaka
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Publication number: 20230322124Abstract: An electric working machine includes battery packs, a working device to be driven by electric power discharged from the battery packs, one or more battery monitors to monitor states of the battery packs, and a controller to control charging and discharging of the battery packs, wherein, in a discharging mode for driving the working device, the controller selects one of the battery packs as a discharging battery pack for supplying electric power to the working device, based on a result of monitoring the battery packs by the one or more battery monitors, and in a charging mode, the controller selects one of the battery packs as a charging battery pack to be charged, based on a result of monitoring the battery packs by the one or more battery monitors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro TAKAKI, Yukifumi YAMANAKA, Akihiro KISHIMOTO
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Publication number: 20230016974Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a hydrogen tank to store hydrogen, a fuel cell to receive hydrogen gas from the hydrogen tank to generate electricity, a temperature controller to adjust a temperature inside the hydrogen tank, and a control unit to control the temperature controller based on the amount of hydrogen remaining in the hydrogen tank, the control unit being configured to increase the temperature inside the hydrogen tank when the amount of the remaining hydrogen is equal to or less than a first predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro TAKAKI, Yukifumi YAMANAKA
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Publication number: 20230021098Abstract: A hydrogen supply system that supplies hydrogen gas to a fuel cell and causes the fuel cell to generate electricity includes a plurality of hydrogen tanks that each store hydrogen gas, and a hydrogen gas supply path that supplies the hydrogen gas to the fuel cell from each of the plurality of hydrogen tanks. At least one hydrogen tank of the plurality of hydrogen tanks is a first reserve tank that is connected to a hydrogen gas collecting pipe or a hydrogen gas recovery pipe, and that stores hydrogen gas that was not used in generating electricity in the fuel cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Yukifumi YAMANAKA, Takahiro TAKAKI
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Patent number: 11540437Abstract: A spraying support system for a working machine, includes: a support device including a plan creator portion to create a spraying plan representing a relation between field information relating to a field to which spray substance is sprayed and spraying information including spraying amount of the spray substance; a plan obtainer device provided to a working machine having a sprayer device to spray the spray substance and configured to obtain the spraying plan created by the plan creator portion; and a spraying controller device to control a sprayer portion of the sprayer device based on the spraying information of the spraying plan obtained by the plan obtainer device.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Sumio Yagyu, Takao Nakagawa, Masaru Kawane, Yukifumi Yamanaka, Go Takaki
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Patent number: 11497155Abstract: A generator unit to be attached to a traveling vehicle that has a prime mover and a PTO shaft to transmit power from the prime mover, includes: a generator; an input shaft having: a first connector portion configured to be connected to the PTO shaft; and a second connector portion configured to be connected to a working device to be connected to the traveling vehicle; a transmitter mechanism to transmit, to the generator, power supplied from the PTO shaft, the power being inputted from the first connector portion to the input shaft; and an attachment frame having: an attachment portion to which the generator, the input shaft, and the transmitter mechanism are attached; and a mounting portion configured to be mounted to the traveling vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Sumio Yagyu, Takashi Uchida, Yukifumi Yamanaka, Go Takaki
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Publication number: 20220090344Abstract: A working machine includes a machine body, an engine on the machine body, a motor/generator to perform an assisting action in which the motor/generator functions as a motor to assist the engine in driving and an electricity generating action in which the motor/generator functions as a generator to generate electricity using power from the engine, a battery to store electricity generated by the motor/generator, an operation actuator to perform an operation of the machine body, a starting action determiner to determine, upon operation of the operation actuator, whether the operation corresponds to a starting action for the machine body, a first setter to set, if the starting action determiner determines that the operation of the operation actuator corresponds to the starting action, a torque of the motor/generator for the assisting action or the electricity generating action to a first torque, and a second setter to set, if the starting action determiner determines that the operation of the operation actuator dType: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Daiki TAMBA, Yukifumi YAMANAKA
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Publication number: 20220090345Abstract: A working machine includes a machine body, an engine on the machine body, a motor/generator to perform an assisting action in which the motor/generator functions as a motor to assist the engine in driving and an electricity generating action in which the motor/generator functions as a generator to generate electricity using power from the engine, a working device to function using power from the engine and the motor/generator, a work operation actuator for operation of the working device, an action controller to cause the assisting action to be performed when a rotation speed of the engine is equal to or less than a first rotation speed and cause the electricity generating action to be performed when the rotation speed of the engine is equal to or greater than a second rotation speed greater than the first rotation speed, and a speed controller to change the first rotation speed or the second rotation speed according to an operation amount of the work operation actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Daiki TAMBA, Yukifumi YAMANAKA
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Patent number: 11283381Abstract: A working machine includes: a first generator having: a rotor to be rotated by power from a PTO shaft; a rotor coil provided to the rotor; and a stator coil to generate electricity when magnetizing current is applied to the rotor coil; a working device to be operated by the electricity generated by the first generator; and a converter device to convert surplus electricity not consumed by the working device into the magnetizing current to be applied to the rotor coil.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaru Kawane, Sumio Yagyu, Takao Nakagawa, Yukifumi Yamanaka, Go Takaki
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Patent number: 11214152Abstract: A working device connected to a traveling vehicle having a prime mover and configured to perform an agricultural work, includes: a working portion to perform an agricultural work; an electric motor to be driven by electric power; a power transmission mechanism to which power generated by the electric motor is inputted, configured to transmit the power to the working portion; a regeneration resistor to consume a regenerative power generated in the electric motor; a switch portion to switch, between a connecting state and a shut-off state, a state established between the electric motor and the regeneration resistor; and a controller portion to control driving of the electric motor and switching of the switch portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Yukifumi Yamanaka, Sumio Yagyu, Go Takaki
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Publication number: 20210310214Abstract: The working machine includes a machine body, an engine provided on the machine body, a motor generator to be operated as a motor to assist driving of the engine in an assisting operation and to be operated as a generator by power of the engine to generate electricity in a generating operation, a battery to store the electricity generated by the motor generator, an acceleration sensor to measure acceleration of the machine body, and a controller to selectively set either one of the assisting operation and the generating operation based on the acceleration of the machine body measured by the acceleration sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2021Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Daiki TAMBA, Yukifumi YAMANAKA, Yuki SHIMOIKE
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Publication number: 20200336092Abstract: A working machine includes: a first generator having: a rotor to be rotated by power from a PTO shaft; a rotor coil provided to the rotor; and a stator coil to generate electricity when magnetizing current is applied to the rotor coil; a working device to be operated by the electricity generated by the first generator; and a converter device to convert surplus electricity not consumed by the working device into the magnetizing current to be applied to the rotor coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaru KAWANE, Sumio YAGYU, Takao NAKAGAWA, Yukifumi YAMANAKA, Go TAKAKI
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Publication number: 20200329632Abstract: A spraying support system for a working machine, includes: a support device including a plan creator portion to create a spraying plan representing a relation between field information relating to a field to which spray substance is sprayed and spraying information including spraying amount of the spray substance; a plan obtainer device provided to a working machine having a sprayer device to spray the spray substance and configured to obtain the spraying plan created by the plan creator portion; and a spraying controller device to control a sprayer portion of the sprayer device based on the spraying information of the spraying plan obtained by the plan obtainer device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Sumio YAGYU, Takao NAKAGAWA, Masaru KAWANE, Yukifumi YAMANAKA, Go TAKAKI
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Publication number: 20200323127Abstract: A working device to be connected to a traveling vehicle having a prime mover, the working device being configured to perform an agricultural work, includes a working portion to rotate to perform an agricultural work, an electric motor to be driven by electric power, a power transmission mechanism to which power generated by the electric motor is inputted, configured to transmit the power to the working portion; and a regeneration resistor to consume a regenerative power generated in the electric motor, the regeneration resistor being arranged at a position to be cooled by wind generated by rotation of the working portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Go TAKAKI, Sumio YAGYU, Yukifumi YAMANAKA
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Publication number: 20200315084Abstract: A generator unit to be attached to a traveling vehicle that has a prime mover and a PTO shaft to transmit power from the prime mover, includes: a generator; an input shaft having: a first connector portion configured to be connected to the PTO shaft; and a second connector portion configured to be connected to a working device to be connected to the traveling vehicle; a transmitter mechanism to transmit, to the generator, power supplied from the PTO shaft, the power being inputted from the first connector portion to the input shaft; and an attachment frame having: an attachment portion to which the generator, the input shaft, and the transmitter mechanism are attached; and a mounting portion configured to be mounted to the traveling vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Sumio YAGYU, Takashi UCHIDA, Yukifumi YAMANAKA, Go TAKAKI
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Publication number: 20200317066Abstract: A working device connected to a traveling vehicle having a prime mover and configured to perform an agricultural work, includes: a working portion to perform an agricultural work; an electric motor to be driven by electric power; a power transmission mechanism to which power generated by the electric motor is inputted, configured to transmit the power to the working portion; a regeneration resistor to consume a regenerative power generated in the electric motor; a switch portion to switch, between a connecting state and a shut-off state, a state established between the electric motor and the regeneration resistor; and a controller portion to control driving of the electric motor and switching of the switch portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATIONInventors: Yukifumi YAMANAKA, Sumio YAGYU, Go TAKAKI
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Patent number: 10717361Abstract: A plug-in hybrid work vehicle includes a first battery charged from an on-board electric generator, a second battery charged from an external electric power source, a charging switch, a DC-to-DC converter, a voltage determination unit, and a charging control unit. During charging from the external electric power source, the charging control unit charges the second battery from the external electric power source when the voltage determination unit determines that the voltage of the first battery exceeds a reference voltage value necessary for starting an engine, and charges the first battery from the external electric power source via the DC-to-DC converter and the like, in preference to charging of the second battery, when the voltage determination unit determines that the voltage of the first battery is equal to or lower than the reference voltage value.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Masaaki Nishinaka, Yukifumi Yamanaka
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Patent number: 10639983Abstract: A work vehicle includes an assist motor that is located opposite an engine with respect to a continuously variable transmission device. The assist motor has an output shaft that extends coaxially with a drive shaft of the continuously variable transmission device and is interlocked with the drive shaft. A motor support platform that supports the assist motor protrudes more outward than the continuously variable transmission device does in a lateral direction relative to a vehicle body. The motor support platform includes a slide movement mechanism, and the slide movement mechanism is configured to change the position at which the assist motor is attached, relative to the continuously variable transmission device, axially of the drive shaft, between a connected position and a disconnected position of the drive shaft and the output shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Go Takaki, Takahito Matsumori, Shunsuke Miyashita, Yukifumi Yamanaka, Masatoshi Sakai
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Patent number: 10442425Abstract: A work vehicle includes a propelling device, which consists of a pair of right and left front wheels and a pair of right and left rear wheels, an engine configured to drive one of the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels, an electric motor configured to drive the other of the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels, a battery configured to supply electric power to the electric motor, and a controller configured to control the electric motor. The controller performs regeneration control at constant current value to charge the battery with regenerative power of the electric motor at a constant current value regardless of rotation speed of the electric motor.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Shunsuke Miyashita, Yukifumi Yamanaka
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Patent number: 10113625Abstract: Disclosed is a shift power transmission apparatus for readily suppressing or avoiding size increase thereof. The apparatus includes an input shaft (22) receiving engine drive force, a hydraulic continuously variable transmission (30) driven by the input shaft (22), a planetary power transmission section (40) combining drive force from the input shaft (22) and output from the hydraulic continuously variable transmission (30) for outputting the combined drive force, and an output rotary member (24) outputting power to a travel apparatus. The planetary power transmission section (40) and the output rotary member (24) are arranged on a side of the hydraulic continuously variable transmission (30) associated with an engine-coupled side of the input shaft (22). The drive force is inputted to the planetary power transmission section (40) from a portion between the engine-coupled side and the hydraulic continuously variable transmission-coupled side of the input shaft (22).Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Kubota CorporationInventors: Yuji Kato, Seiji Ohkubo, Go Takaki, Seiji Norita, Takashi Okuyama, Kozo Nishikawa, Fumitake Okunishi, Yukifumi Yamanaka, Takahiro Uchi