Including Means On Body Frame Or Motor For Handling Exhaust Patents (Class 180/296)
  • Patent number: 11358679
    Abstract: The present invention introduces an electrically driven snowmobile, i.e. an electric sled. The electric motor is applied along the primary driving axis so that its rotational force is applied directly or indirectly to the primary driving axis. The electric motor may locate either inside or outside the frame structure of the snowmobile, and either on the left-hand side or the right-hand side of the primary driving axis. One option of manufacturing the electrically driven snowmobile is to convert a traditional combustion engine driven snowmobile into an electrical one by removing some parts and adding the electric motor within the snowmobile. Another option of manufacturing the electrically driven snowmobile is to build a transmission chain from scratch, and by adding an electric motor along the primary driving axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Aurora Powertrains Oy
    Inventors: Olli Haavikko, Jori-Jaakko Niskanen, Matti Autioniemi, Ari Karjalainen, Juha Maunula
  • Patent number: 11098635
    Abstract: A muffler brace assembly for a vehicle includes a muffler and a pipe connected to an inlet of the muffler. A brace member has a first end and a second end. The first end of is connected to the pipe and the second end is connected to the muffler. A lowermost portion of the brace member is disposed lower than lowermost portions of the pipe and the muffler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Ren Pan, Amarendra Kumar
  • Patent number: 11047289
    Abstract: A support structure for an exhaust system part that configures an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine for a vehicle includes a bracket and a support member. The bracket includes a first plate and a second plate. The first plate has both end portions attached to the second plate, and the second plate has both end portions attached to the exhaust system part. A first space is defined between the first plate and the second plate, and a second space is defined between the second plate and the exhaust system part. Each of the first space and the second space has a first open end disposed on the vehicle front side, and has a second open end disposed on the vehicle rear side. The first plate, the first space, the second plate, and the second space are disposed between the support member and the exhaust system part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., SANGO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Yamazaki, Masaya Takeuchi, Hirotoshi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10941693
    Abstract: A vehicle exhaust system includes a first component that receives exhaust gas output from an engine and a second component that is fluidly coupled to the first component to define an upstream portion of a vehicle exhaust system. A vehicle frame member includes an internal acoustic volume. A pipe connects the internal acoustic volume in parallel to the upstream portion of the vehicle exhaust system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies, USA, LLC
    Inventors: James Egan, Joseph E. Callahan
  • Patent number: 10926627
    Abstract: A vehicle can include a longitudinal direction, a traverse direction and a vertical direction that are orthogonal to each other, a pair of front seats, a pair of rear seats, a fuel tank and a canister. The pair of rear seats can be mounted behind the first pair of seats in the longitudinal direction. The fuel tank can be mounted under a first of the rear seats. The canister can be mounted under a second of the rear seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Christopher L. Reedy, Caleb A. Ziebold
  • Patent number: 10766533
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame assembly supported by the plurality of ground-engaging members, and a seating area supported by the frame assembly and configured to support at least an operator and a passenger. The vehicle also includes a cargo area positioned rearward of the seating area and including a floor configured to support cargo thereon. Additionally, the vehicle includes a powertrain assembly including an engine and a transmission operably coupled to at least one of the plurality of ground-engaging members. A heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the engine. The heat exchanger is angled relative to the floor of the cargo area and positioned along a lateral side of the cargo area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Austin L. Houkom, Kyle J. Schounard, David J. Hicke, Shawn D. Peterson, Travis J. Ellefson
  • Patent number: 10604186
    Abstract: A rear subframe structure is provided with a rear subframe configured such that a front cross member, a rear cross member, a pair of left and right upper side members, and a pair of left and right lower side members are connected; and a vehicle-body mounting portion formed on each of both ends of the front cross member, and on each of rear ends of the upper side members. The rear subframe further includes a vertical-wall-shaped pillar portion held and fixed between a lateral portion of the front cross member in the vehicle width direction and the upper side member, and extending in the vehicle width direction. A lower portion of the pillar portion is connected to the lower side member, an upper-arm support portion is formed on an upper portion of the pillar portion, and a lower-arm support portion is formed on a lower portion of the pillar portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Tanaka, Katsuyuki Komiya
  • Patent number: 10519846
    Abstract: An exhaust pipe support body including: an attachment member configured to be attached to one of a vehicle body and an exhaust pipe; a center attachment part configured to be attached to another of the vehicle body and the exhaust pipe, the center attachment part having a vertical lengthwise dimension that is larger than a lateral widthwise dimension thereof and being arranged in an installation hole provided to the attachment member; and a plurality of connection arms elastically connecting the center attachment part to the attachment member, the connection arms being integrally formed with the center attachment part and remote from each other in a vertical lengthwise direction between opposed faces of each of left and right sides of the center attachment part and corresponding one of left and right side walls of the installation hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignees: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Kamiya, Daisuke Torizuka
  • Patent number: 10494979
    Abstract: An exhaust aftertreatment interface comprises aftertreatment device assembly and first and second mounting brackets attached to the aftertreatment device assembly. First and second apertures are disposed on the mounting brackets. First and second bushings are disposed in the apertures. A fastener is disposed through the bushings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony M. Anello
  • Patent number: 10473208
    Abstract: An engine includes a cylinder portion under which a crankshaft portion is arranged. A transmission box is arranged at one side of the crankshaft portion and includes a continuously variable transmission system arranged therein. The transmission box includes a cooling air inlet opening and a cooling air outlet opening. A cooling air intake tube is arranged on the cooling air inlet opening. The cooling air intake tube includes a cooling air ingress port. An air collection box is arranged on the cooling air ingress port. The cooling air intake tube includes a curved section posterior to the cooling air ingress port and the curved section includes a riser section. This helps ensure cleanliness of the external fresh cold air entering the air collection box and guided into the cooling air intake tube to prevent external water and dust from entering the transmission box to cause damage to the continuously variable transmission system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: KWANG YANG MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chun-Kai Wang
  • Patent number: 10385756
    Abstract: An arc-shaped recess part is provided at a collective pipe of an exhaust manifold, whereby a flow of exhaust gas from one end side of cylinders is uniformized and then introduced into an exhaust-gas purifying device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taku Kuramashi, Keishi Kitabatake, Tamotsu Takamure, Toshiaki Kamo
  • Patent number: 10293866
    Abstract: A vehicle bottom structure includes heat shield plate, which is arranged between a vehicle component and an exhaust pipe, and two undercovers, which are arranged on the opposite sides of the exhaust pipe in the vehicle width direction. The heat shield plate has a covering portion, two heat-shield-plate fastened portions, and two heat-shield-plate coupling portions. The covering portion covers the exhaust pipe. The heat-shield-plate fastened portions are each fastened to the corresponding one of the undercovers. The heat-shield-plate coupling portions each couple a corresponding lower end of the covering portion to the corresponding one of the heat-shield-plate fastened portions. Each heat-shield-plate coupling portion includes a section that has a shape that becomes higher toward the corresponding undercover in the vehicle width direction. The heat-shield-plate fastened portions are each located above the corresponding lower end of the covering portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kunihiro Hijikata
  • Patent number: 10293682
    Abstract: A working vehicle according to an embodiment includes an exhaust pipeline and a cover. The exhaust pipeline includes an exhaust gas purification device provided to stand on one of left and right sides of a running vehicle body. The cover is provided to cover at least a peripheral surface of the exhaust gas purification device of the exhaust pipeline and has an opening in a bottom thereof. The cover has a plurality of vent holes with a diameter less than that of the opening that are formed above the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: ISEKI & CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryota Nagano
  • Patent number: 10202884
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided related to an emissions control system. The emissions control system has an exhaust after-treatment system defining a plurality of distinct exhaust flow passages through which at least a portion of an exhaust stream can flow, e.g., the exhaust stream is produced by an engine. The emissions control system also includes a controller for controlling injection of reductant into the exhaust stream flowing through each of the flow passages. In one example, the emissions control system is configured for use in a vehicle, such as a locomotive or other rail vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: GE Global Sourcing LLC
    Inventors: Jessica Lynn Plummer, Gail Leroy Detar, Shashi Kiran, Shridhar Shrikant Kulkarni, Lawrence Heverley, III
  • Patent number: 10087811
    Abstract: An isolator is disclosed for attaching an exhaust system to a frame pin on a vehicle frame. The isolator includes a vibration damping body that defines a frame pin receiving opening and an exhaust pin receiving opening. A tab is provided on an upper end of the vibration damping body that is manually engaged to bend the upper end of the body away from and toward the frame pin to facilitate inserting the frame pin in the frame pin receiving opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Nicholas Jon Walther, Erich James Nowka, Kerry Timothy Havener
  • Patent number: 10072554
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided related to an emissions control system. The emissions control system has an exhaust after-treatment system defining a plurality of distinct exhaust flow passages through which at least a portion of an exhaust stream can flow, e.g., the exhaust stream is produced by an engine. The emissions control system also includes a controller for controlling injection of reductant into the exhaust stream flowing through each of the flow passages. In one example, the emissions control system is configured for use in a vehicle, such as a locomotive or other rail vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jessica Lynn Plummer, Gail Leroy Detar, Shashi Kiran, Shridhar Shrikant Kulkarni, Lawrence Heverley, III
  • Patent number: 10023047
    Abstract: A four-wheel vehicle includes an engine at least a portion of which is located farther forward than a seat, a fuel tank located above the engine and forwardly of the seat, a fuel filler including a fuel filler neck and a filler cap, a breather channel connected to the fuel filler, and an outflow prevention valve in the breather channel to prevent outflow of liquid fuel. The outflow prevention valve is located higher in a side view of the vehicle body than both of a lower end of the fuel tank and an upper end of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tatsuya Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9932072
    Abstract: A vehicle structure includes a battery, a chamber that is arranged on an outer side in a vehicle width direction of the battery and provided on part of an exhaust pipe through which emission gas from a fuel cell system is emitted outside a vehicle, and a side frame that is arranged between the battery and the chamber in the vehicle width direction and extends in a fore-and-aft direction. A slider member inclined inward in the vehicle width direction toward a lower side of the vehicle is arranged between the chamber and the side frame. A lower end portion of the slider member is in a position lower than a position of a lower end portion of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota Imura, Masanori Hayashi, Tamaki Mikami
  • Patent number: 9909282
    Abstract: The hydraulic excavator comprises a revolving frame, a boom, a rotary encoder, and a link member. The revolving frame has a base plate and a first vertical plate and second vertical plate that are opposite each other and rise from the base plate. The boom is rotatably supported by the first vertical plate and the second vertical plate. The rotary encoder is provided at a position that is different from a position of the rotational axis of the boom, and senses the rotational angle of the boom according to the rotation of the boom. The link member transmits displacement of the boom to the rotary encoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kazeto Kumamoto, Masato Kageyama
  • Patent number: 9856626
    Abstract: The hydraulic excavator capable of accurately positioning an engine and an exhaust gas treatment unit is provided. The hydraulic excavator includes a engine, an exhaust gas treatment unit, a front left pillar portion, a rear left pillar portion, a plurality of support portions, and a center frame. The exhaust gas treatment unit treats an exhaust gas from the engine. The plurality of support portions support the exhaust gas treatment unit. The center frame carries the engine. The center frame has a vertical plate. Two support portions are fixed to the vertical plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Akita, Tatsushi Itou
  • Patent number: 9810133
    Abstract: A engine device for a work vehicle, in which an engine, a first case, and a second case can be constituted in the same vibration structure, and exhaust gas path structure between the engine and the second case can be constituted in such a manner as to reduce costs. The engine device for a work vehicle according to the present invention of the instant application includes the first case for removing particulate matter in exhaust gas of the engine and the second case for removing nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of the engine, and configured to connect the first case to the second case via a urea mixing pipe. The engine, the first case, and the second case are integrally adhered, and the engine, the first case, and the second case are configured to be integrally vibrated in a swingable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Sandou
  • Patent number: 9745718
    Abstract: An intermediate pipe is superimposed on both of a first exhaust treatment device and a second exhaust treatment device in a plan view. A counterweight is located in a direction of vehicle width of the first exhaust treatment device and the second exhaust treatment device in the plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Yuuya Mochimaru
  • Patent number: 9662969
    Abstract: Provided is an engine device that facilitates fastening between a main machine frame (140) and a side surface of an exhaust gas purification case (38) so that workability of mounting the exhaust gas purification ease (38) can be easily improved. The engine device is provided with the exhaust gas purification case (38) for processing exhaust gas from an engine (1), and the exhaust gas purification ease (38) is disposed on a main machine (120) side on which the engine (1) is mounted. The engine device is provided with the main machine frame (140) on which the engine (1) and the like are mounted. The main machine frame (140) is provided with a bottom support member (141) for supporting the exhaust gas purification case (38) and side support devices (143, 144) for fastening and fixing the exhaust gas purification case (38) to the main machine frame (140) in an attachable and detachable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: YANMAR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 9562344
    Abstract: A post-treatment device mounting frame on which an exhaust gas post-treatment device is mounted is constituted by a front mounting leg, a rear mounting leg, and a deck connecting the front and rear mounting legs to each other. A vertical leg part of the front mounting leg is mounted on a front vertical leg part mounting plate of a right front extension beam. A lateral leg part of the front mounting leg is mounted on a front lateral leg part mounting plate of a right front engine support bracket. A vertical leg part of the rear mounting leg is mounted on a rear vertical leg part mounting plate of a right rear extension beam. A lateral leg part of the rear mounting leg is mounted on a rear lateral leg part mounting plate of a right rear engine support bracket. Therefore, the post-treatment device mounting frame is firmly mounted in a state of four-point support on a revolving frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kumagai, Kazuhiko Mizoguchi, Masao Nakamura, Hideto Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 9482138
    Abstract: In an exhaust device in a motorcycle including an article storage pannier at a side portion of a rear portion of the motorcycle, a rear end surface of a muffler which discharges exhaust gas to the outside is located frontward of a front end surface of the pannier, and an outlet pipe of the muffler is curved such that the exhaust gas is discharged to a region below the pannier. An axis of the muffler is inclined so as to extend rearward and upward. A plurality of the outlet pipes are aligned vertically, and the upper outlet pipe is curved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tsubone, Atsushi Senda
  • Patent number: 9482139
    Abstract: A dump truck includes: a main frame; an engine installed in the main frame; and an exhaust aftertreatment device that purifies exhaust gas from the engine. The main frame includes a vertical member in a portal shape which projects in a vehicle height direction of the dump truck and extends in a vehicle width direction of the dump truck. The exhaust aftertreatment device is supported by the vertical member. With this arrangement, maintenance of the engine can be conducted while the exhaust aftertreatment device is kept attached to the vertical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Ashikawa, Takayuki Tashiro
  • Patent number: 9441527
    Abstract: A supporting mechanism supports a first and second exhaust treatment devices for treating exhaust gas from an engine and is provided with a base member, a first supporting member, and a second supporting member. The base member includes first and second connecting parts, and first and second pipe members. The base member supports the first and second exhaust treatment devices. The first supporting member supports one side of the base member. The second supporting member supports the other side of the base member. The first connecting part is joined with the first supporting member. The second connecting part is joined with the second supporting member. The first and second pipe members are disposed side by side on a common horizontal plane. An opening section is formed by the edges of the first pipe member, the second pipe member, the first connecting part, and the second connecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kamimae, Hisato Kitaoka, Toshimitsu Honda, Masaya Ota
  • Patent number: 9416718
    Abstract: An engine equipped with a secondary air supply device includes: a fuel tank disposed over a cylinder head for storing fuel of the engine; an exhaust muffler disposed beneath the fuel tank and below the exhaust port in a region lateral of the cylinder head; an exhaust pipe connecting the exhaust port to the exhaust muffler; a secondary air introduction pipe connected to the exhaust pipe for introducing air into the exhaust muffler; and a tailpipe for discharging exhaust gas of the exhaust muffler to the outside, the exhaust muffler and the fuel tank defining therebetween a space, the tailpipe being disposed to meander in the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Ninomiya, Chisako Takahashi, Takanori Sato
  • Patent number: 9382690
    Abstract: An engine unit mounted to a vehicle frame, the engine unit includes: an engine; an engine support mechanism to be coupled to the vehicle frame, with at least one vibration absorbing mechanism disposed on each of both sides of the engine in an orthogonal direction to a crankshaft of the engine, to support the engine; an aftertreatment device to purify exhaust gas emitted from the engine; a base bracket provided to the engine support mechanism; and an upper bracket detachably fixed and mounted to the base bracket, the upper bracket supporting the aftertreatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Kozo Okuda, Tadashi Iijima, Godo Ozawa, Muneo Harada, Naoto Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9334786
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment unit treats an exhaust gas from an engine of a work vehicle. The exhaust treatment unit includes a diesel particulate filter device, a selective catalytic reduction device, and a connection pipe. The diesel particulate filter device treats the exhaust gas. The selective catalytic reduction device treats the exhaust gas. The connection pipe connects the diesel particulate filter device and the selective catalytic reduction device. The connection pipe includes a plurality of spherical joints, a first pipe part on a first end, and a second pipe part on a second end. The plurality of spherical joints include a first spherical joint mounted between the first pipe part and the diesel particulate filter device, a second spherical joint mounted between the second pipe part and the selective catalytic reduction device, and a third spherical joint mounted between the first and second pipe parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Himoto, Osamu Nishimura, Tatsuya Watahiki, Hiroyuki Chino
  • Patent number: 9180767
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an exhaust passageway, and a driving system having a first and a second motors and a housing which houses the first and the second motors. The driving system is disposed further rearwards than the internal combustion engine in a front-rear direction of the vehicle. The exhaust passageway extends from the internal combustion engine towards a rear side of the vehicle and is disposed so as to surround: a first plane passing through a front end of the housing and perpendicular to the front-rear direction; a second plane passing through a rear end of the housing and perpendicular to the front-rear direction; a third plane passing through a left end of the housing and perpendicular to a left-right direction; and a fourth plane passing through a right end of the housing and perpendicular to the left-right direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takabumi Suzuki, Keiichi Ooiso, Takeshi Hoshinoya
  • Patent number: 9133797
    Abstract: A driver's seat and a passenger's seat integrally formed as a bench seat elongated in a vehicle width direction together with an intermediate connecting portion, which connects the driver's seat and the passenger's seat. An upper end portion of a seat support frame configured to be erected above a footrest surface and constitute a part of a vehicle body frame formed along one plane. A fuel tank and canister arranged in a separated manner in the vehicle width direction below the bench seat supported on the upper end portion of the seat support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki Shomura, Takahiro Sano, Teppei Maeda
  • Patent number: 9121331
    Abstract: A supporting mechanism supports a first and second exhaust treatment devices for treating exhaust gas from an engine and is provided with a base member, a first supporting member, and a second supporting member. The base member includes first and second connecting parts, and first and second pipe members. The base member supports the first and second exhaust treatment devices. The first supporting member supports one side of the base member. The second supporting member supports the other side of the base member. The first connecting part is joined with the first supporting member. The second connecting part is joined with the second supporting member. The first and second pipe members are disposed side by side on a common horizontal plane. An opening section is formed by the edges of the first pipe member, the second pipe member, the first connecting part, and the second connecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kamimae, Hisato Kitaoka, Toshimitsu Honda, Masaya Ota
  • Patent number: 9085230
    Abstract: A motorcycle including a vehicle body frame with a single down frame extending downwardly and rearwardly from a head pipe supporting a front fork in a steerable manner. An engine main body arranged behind the down frame, said engine main body being mounted on the vehicle body frame. A pair of left and right radiators arranged separately on left and right sides of the down frame respectively, said pair of left and right radiators being supported on the vehicle body frame in front of the engine main body. Exhaust pipes connected to front portions of an engine main body with a down frame and a pair of left and right radiators being arranged side by side in a left-right direction wherein the exhaust pipes are located between at least one of the pair of left and right radiators and the down frame in a vehicle front view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Nakamura, Shinichiro Ishida
  • Patent number: 9080308
    Abstract: Provided is a working machine, which can release exhaust gas at a position above a counterweight even if no space is secured for the installation of an exhaust pipe on an upperstructure or on an upper wall of the counterweight, and which can suppress heating of the counterweight by exhaust gas. The working machine is provided with a muffler (10) into which exhaust gas is guided from an engine, and a tailpipe (11) connected to the muffler (10). Defined through a counterweight (7) is a passage (7a) in which the tailpipe (11) is inserted. The working machine is further provided with an exhaust pipe holding member (12) and an exhaust pipe (13). The exhaust pipe holding member (12) is attached to an outer side wall of the counterweight (7), and has a passage (12a) which is in communication with the passage (7a) of the counterweight (7) and in which the tailpipe (11) is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Kokuryo, Junya Kawamoto, Yasuhiro Miyahara
  • Patent number: 9061712
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a floor structure for a motor vehicle with accommodating means for at least two energy storage modules, wherein the accommodating means comprise at least two longitudinal members and at least two cross members. In addition the present invention relates to the use of such a floor structure in a vehicle with an electric and/or internal combustion engine. The technical problem of providing a floor structure that in the event of accidents, in particular side impacts, improves the protection of the batteries in floor structures of vehicles without adversely affecting the weight or the costs, is solved in that the accommodating means have at least one deformation zone with defined deformation behavior between the energy storage modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
    Inventors: Lothar Patberg, Andreas Keutz, Andreas Breidenbach
  • Publication number: 20150129345
    Abstract: In a hybrid vehicle 3, a rear wheel driving system 1 is disposed further rearwards than an internal combustion engine 4 in a front-rear direction of the vehicle 3, and an exhaust passageway 80 extends from the internal combustion engine 4 towards the rear side of the vehicle 3 and is disposed so as to surround a first plane S1 which passes through a front end of a case 11 and which is perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the vehicle 3, a second plane S2 which passes through a rear end of the case 11 and which is perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the vehicle 3, a third plane S3 which passes through a left end of the case 11 and which is perpendicular to a left-right direction of the vehicle 3, and a fourth plane S4 which passes through a right end of the case 11 and which is perpendicular to the left-right direction of the vehicle 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takabumi Suzuki, Keiichi Ooiso, Takeshi Hoshinoya
  • Patent number: 9027697
    Abstract: On the right front side of a revolving frame (5) constituting an upper revolving structure (3), an operating oil tank (11) and a fuel tank (12) are arranged. On the front side of this operating oil tank (11) and the fuel tank (12), an equipment accommodating case (13) forming an accommodating space (13A) inside is provided. In the accommodating space (13A) in the equipment accommodating case (13), a control valve unit (20) for controlling supply/discharge of the operating oil and a urea water tank (24) storing urea water for removing nitrogen oxides contained in an exhaust gas of the engine (8) are arranged together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Nakamura, Kensuke Sato, Hiroyuki Azuma
  • Patent number: 9016426
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment unit treats an exhaust gas from an engine of a work vehicle. The exhaust treatment unit includes a first exhaust treatment device, a second exhaust treatment device, and a bracket. The first exhaust treatment device and the second exhaust treatment device are attached to the bracket. The bracket includes an edge part having an attachment portion configured to be attached to a vehicle body frame of the work vehicle, and a main body part having a convex shape downwardly bulged from the edge part. A bottom part of the second exhaust treatment device is positioned below the attachment portion. A work vehicle preferably includes the exhaust treatment unit, the engine and the vehicle body frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Himoto, Osamu Nishimura
  • Patent number: 9016428
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes an engine, an exhaust gas post-processing device, an engine room and a partitioning member. The exhaust gas post-processing device includes a diesel particulate filtering device, a selective catalyst reduction device, a connecting pipe connecting the diesel particulate filtering and the selective catalyst reduction device, and an injection device configured to inject a reducing agent into the connecting pipe. The engine room accommodates the engine and the exhaust gas post-processing device. The partitioning member includes a first partition part disposed between the injection device and the diesel particulate filtering device, and a second partition part disposed between the injection device and the selective catalyst reduction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasutaka Numa
  • Patent number: 9010095
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment unit includes an exhaust treatment device that treats exhaust gas from an engine of a work vehicle, a bracket including an attachment portion attachable to a hoisting hook, and a detachable component. The bracket supports the exhaust treatment device. The detachable component is attachable to and detachable from the attachment portion. When the unit is attached, the hoisting hook is attached to the attachment portion, the unit is hoisted using a hoisting tool including the hoisting hook, moved to an attachment position and installed in the work vehicle. The hoisting hook is then detached from the attachment portion and the detachable component is attached to the unit using the attachment portion. When the unit is detached, the detachable component is detached from the attachment portion, the hoisting hook is attached to the attachment portion, and the unit is hoisted and detached using the hoisting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Himoto, Osamu Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8997915
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes a vehicle frame, an engine, an operating fluid tank, a stand, a rear support frame, and a base member. The engine is mounted on the vehicle frame. The operating fluid tank is disposed in front of the engine. The stand is fixed to the vehicle frame and supports the operating fluid tank. The rear support frame is disposed facing the stand with the engine interposed there-between and fixed to the vehicle frame. The base member is disposed above the engine and has one end fixed to an upper part of the stand and the other end fixed to an upper part of the rear support frame. A diesel particular filter, a nitrogen oxide reduction catalytic converter, and a connecting pipe are all mounted on the base member with the connecting pipe connecting the diesel particulate filtering device and the nitrogen oxide reduction catalytic converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Hayashi, Nobuo Matsuyama
  • Patent number: 8985260
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, an engine, and an exhaust system. The frame includes a main frame and a sub-frame movably attached to the main frame. The sub-frame includes an exhaust bracket that includes a hollow collar. The engine includes an engine casing and an exhaust port. The engine is releasably attached to the sub-frame. The exhaust system includes a conduit, a conduit bracket, and a muffler. The conduit includes an upstream end and a downstream end. The upstream end is connected to the exhaust port. The conduit bracket includes a first end and a second end. The first end is attached to the conduit at a location intermediate the upstream end of the conduit and the downstream end of the conduit. The second end of the conduit bracket is movably attached to the hollow collar. The muffler is attached to the downstream end of the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryan J. Holoweiko, Travis Barkey
  • Publication number: 20150061275
    Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame assembly, a cab frame assembly, a front suspension assembly, a rear suspension assembly, a power steering assembly, and a powertrain assembly, all of which may be configured to lower the center of gravity of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Aaron D. DECKARD, Adam J. SCHLANGEN, Alex R. SCHEUERELL, Aaron J. NYSSE, Anthony J. RIPLEY, Daniel L. GOFFMAN, Andy T. IVES, Donovan L. FREDRICKSON, Gordon J. STEINMETZ, Keith A. HOLLMAN, Anthony J. KOMAREK, Corrie S. ROYTEK, Shawn D. PETERSON, Dennis J. LUTZ
  • Patent number: 8960359
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a cooling fan, an engine, and a diesel particulate filter (DPF) purifying exhaust gas of the engine, placed under a hood in that order, beginning at the front. Exhaust gas from the engine is exhausted through an exhaust passage after passing through the DPF. The cooling fan supplies cooling air to the rear. The DPF is placed such that a length direction thereof follows a width direction of a vehicle body. The exhaust passage includes a first passage, a second passage, and a third passage. The first passage extends forward and upward from the DPF before extending along the length direction thereof on a front side of the DPF. The second passage extends downward from a downstream portion of the first passage. The third passage extends to the rear from a downstream portion of the second passage and also includes an exhaust outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuaki Nogami, Hironori Tsuchihashi, Takahiro Shiraga, Eiji Sato, Akira Minoura, Takafumi Komatsu
  • Patent number: 8955638
    Abstract: An exhaust processing unit includes a selective catalytic reduction apparatus which processes exhaust from an engine. A reducing agent injection apparatus is attached to the exhaust processing unit. The reducing agent injection apparatus injects a reducing agent which is supplied to the selective catalytic reduction apparatus. The reducing agent tank and the reducing agent supply pump are arranged outside the engine compartment. The reducing agent tank retains the reducing agent. The reducing agent supply pump supplies the reducing agent from the reducing agent tank to the reducing agent injection apparatus. The reducing agent pipe connects the reducing agent supply pump and the reducing agent injection apparatus. The revolving frame includes a pipe frame. The reducing agent pipe is arranged from the reducing agent supply pump to the reducing agent injection apparatus so as to pass through the inner space of the pipe frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Hata, Hiroshi Yamashita, Kazuyoshi Morimoto, Huzhe Yang, Gary Ryan
  • Patent number: 8950535
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a radiator, an engine, a first post-treatment apparatus, a second post-treatment apparatus, and a bracket. The engine is provided in front of the radiator. The first post-treatment apparatus and the second post-treatment apparatus are positioned in front of the radiator and treat exhaust from the engine. The bracket is positioned in front of the radiator and is elastically supported by the vehicle frame. The bracket supports the engine, the first post-treatment apparatus, and the second post-treatment apparatus. Both the highest position of the first post-treatment apparatus and the highest position of the second post-treatment apparatus are no higher than the highest position of the radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Muneo Harada, Naoto Ikeda, Akihiko Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20150027800
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment unit treats an exhaust gas from an engine of a work vehicle. The exhaust treatment unit includes a first exhaust treatment device, a second exhaust treatment device, and a bracket. The first exhaust treatment device and the second exhaust treatment device are attached to the bracket. The bracket includes an edge part having an attachment portion configured to be attached to a vehicle body frame of the work vehicle, and a main body part having a convex shape downwardly bulged from the edge part. A bottom part of the second exhaust treatment device is positioned below the attachment portion. A work vehicle preferably includes the exhaust treatment unit, the engine and the vehicle body frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Manabu Himoto, Osamu Nishimura
  • Patent number: 8931266
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a top having a first hole; a plate having a second hole and attached to the top with the second hole in alignment with the first hole; an exhaust pipe having an internal path and a flange projecting outward and abutting against and thus attached to the plate; and a tail pipe having a portion positioned in the first and second holes, and an end in the internal path of the exhaust pipe. The plate is disposed between the top and the flange and serves as a reference in attaching the flange to the top. Thus, a work vehicle that can facilitate disposing an exhaust pipe and a tail pipe concentrically and provide better workability in disposing the exhaust pipe and the tail pipe concentrically, and a method for manufacturing the work vehicle, can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Eiko Uchida
  • Patent number: 8910472
    Abstract: An exhaust system of a vehicle used for a parallel multiple cylinder engine in which a plurality of cylinders are aligned in vehicle width directions, at least comprising: an exhaust manifold that is connected to a plurality of exhaust ports formed in a front face of a cylinder head of the engine with respect to a vehicle traveling direction and that extends approximately horizontally in vehicle width directions along a front face of the cylinder head; and an exhaust pipe connected to an exhaust downstream end of the exhaust manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiji Takahashi, Atsuya Yoshida, Yuji Kouma