Patents by Inventor Yuuichi Iwamoto

Yuuichi Iwamoto 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: 7810323
    Abstract: A device for use in a work vehicle such as a wheel loader, capable of reliably preventing engine stall due to rapid application of high hydraulic load, without causing problems such as deterioration in fuel efficiency or vehicle performance and waste of energy. When determining that an engine speed detected by the engine speed detecting sensor has been decreased to the threshold value or lower, the controller implements a control to reduce the absorption torque of the variable displacement hydraulic pump. The hydraulic load is thus shifted to a low hydraulic load line. The change of the hydraulic load from the high hydraulic load to the low hydraulic load gives a margin to the current torque of the engine with respect to the low hydraulic load. Consequently, the actual speed of the engine is increased to return onto the regulation line, exceeding the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuuichi Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 7596945
    Abstract: A load control device for an engine of a work vehicle that purposes to render the work vehicle, such as a wheel loader or the like, capable of raising a vehicle speed in a short period of time by providing a sufficient traction force when a high traveling load is imposed, without causing degradation of a vehicle body performance, waste of energy, and other problems. The load control device is provided with variable displacement hydraulic pumps (7, 8, 9) being provided with absorption torque changing means (19, 22) for changing absorption torque. A controller (18) determines whether a traveling load is in a high state, and when it has been determined that the traveling load is in the high state, control for lowering the absorption torque for the hydraulic pumps (7, 8, 9) is carried out. This control is carried out, provided, for example, that a “power mode” is selected with the power mode switch (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuuichi Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20090217654
    Abstract: A load control device for an engine of a work vehicle that purposes to render the work vehicle, such as a wheel loader or the like, capable of raising a vehicle speed in a short period of time by providing a sufficient traction force when a high traveling load is imposed, without causing degradation of a vehicle body performance, waste of energy, and other problems. The load control device is provided with variable displacement hydraulic pumps (7, 8, 9) being provided with absorption torque changing means (19, 22) for changing absorption torque. A controller (18) determines whether a traveling load is in a high state, and when it has been determined that the traveling load is in the high state, control for lowering the absorption torque for the hydraulic pumps (7, 8, 9) is carried out. This control is carried out, provided, for example, that a “power mode” is selected with the power mode switch (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Yuuichi Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20090101101
    Abstract: A device for use in a work vehicle such as a wheel loader, capable of reliably preventing engine stall due to rapid application of high hydraulic load, without causing problems such as deterioration in fuel efficiency or vehicle performance and waste of energy. When the operator rapidly operates the loader operating lever to the raising direction while operating the steering handle, the hydraulic load in the steering hydraulic pump and the loader hydraulic pump is increased rapidly. The hydraulic load is thus shifted to a high hydraulic load line. Therefore, the engine tries to raise the torque to match the same with the high hydraulic load. However, the increase of the engine torque cannot keep up with the rapid increase of the hydraulic load (time delay occurs), resulting in that the actual speed of the engine becomes a threshold value or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2005
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventor: Yuuichi Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20070193262
    Abstract: A load control device for an engine of a work vehicle that purposes to render the work vehicle, such as a wheel loader or the like, capable of raising a vehicle speed in a short period of time by providing a sufficient traction force when a high traveling load is imposed, without causing degradation of a vehicle body performance, waste of energy, and other problems. The load control device is provided with variable displacement hydraulic pumps (7, 8, 9) being provided with absorption torque changing means (19, 22) for changing absorption torque. A controller (18) determines whether a traveling load is in a high state, and when it has been determined that the traveling load is in the high state, control for lowering the absorption torque for the hydraulic pumps (7, 8, 9) is carried out. This control is carried out, provided, for example, that a “power mode” is selected with the power mode switch (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuuichi Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 7161605
    Abstract: A display device that has a display screen is disclosed that has the ability to prevent reflections of the display screen from appearing on glass, without lowering the visibility of a display portion of the display screen. The brightness of the display color of either the background portion 31 on a display screen 30 or the background portion 31 of such one of display portions 32 and 33 as occupies the larger area of the lit portion of the display screen 30 is changed according to the control of a control switch 23. If the brightness of the display color of the background portion 31 is lowered (from the “thin light blue” to the “thick light blue”, for example) at the nighttime, its reflection on the glass around a cabin 40 can be reduced without lowering the luminance of the display screen 30. Alternatively, the saturation or hue of the display color can be changed to obtain a similar effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Shimazu, Masamichi Ueda, Kenji Kooriyama, Yuuichi Iwamoto
  • Publication number: 20020015018
    Abstract: To prevent a display screen from being reflected on glass shields, without lowering the visibility of a display portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Shimazu, Masamichi Ueda, Kenji Kooriyama, Yuuichi Iwamoto
  • Patent number: D462974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yanagida, Yuuichi Iwamoto