21st week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160144815 | Bumpers Including Energy Diverting Bumper Structures and Vehicles Incorporating the Same - A bumper includes a bumper beam assembly including a bumper reinforcement beam having a bumper central portion and bumper extension portions at outboard ends of the bumper reinforcement beam. A reinforcement bracket is positioned on a front side of the bumper beam assembly at an outboard end of the bumper beam assembly. An energy diverting bumper structure is positioned on a front side of the reinforcement bracket. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144816 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED EMERGENCY REPORT DEVICE - A vehicle-mounted emergency report device having a function of transmitting an emergency report signal to a center device via a communication network when a vehicle has been determined to collide, includes a backup battery supplying an operating power when electric power supplied from a vehicle battery decreases, and a voltage detection unit detecting a voltage of the backup battery. Also, the vehicle-mounted emergency report device has a first determination unit determining whether the voltage detected is lower than a battery exhaustion warning threshold, a second determination unit determining whether a second order differential coefficient calculated by differentiating a battery voltage function twice by time is negative, and a warning unit refraining from warning when the voltage detected is lower than the threshold and the coefficient is not negative, and warning when the coefficient is negative. Thus, decrease of a discharge performance of the backup battery can be detected accurately. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144817 | VEHICLE IMPACT SENSOR AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure involves systems, software, sensors, and applied solutions for detecting incidents associated with a vehicle, where sensors associated with the vehicle identify impacts or proximity alerts to other vehicles and objects and record information related to those detected incidents. The recorded information can be immediately communicated to interested parties of the person or entity (e.g., emergency responders, business contacts) associated with the vehicle, or alternatively, stored for inspection at the vehicle and reviewed at a destination along the vehicle's route. In one example method, operations include detecting an incident associated with a monitored vehicle, where detecting the incident comprises receiving an alert from at least one sensor associated with the vehicle, identifying a location of the vehicle in response to the detection, and storing a record of the detected incident, where the record includes the identified location of the vehicle and a time associated with the detected incident. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144818 | AIRBAG MODULE - An airbag module mounted to an interior side of a bottom portion of a seat frame. The module includes an inflatable airbag and an inflator. The airbag is configured to deploy to a position directly inboard of an interior side of the seat bottom. A portion of the airbag extends above the seat bottom when the airbag is inflated. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144819 | CURTAIN AIRBAG APPARATUS - Provided is a curtain airbag apparatus in which an airbag and an inflator are securely coupled to each other. To this end, according to the curtain airbag apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an insertion portion of an anti-withdrawal member, together with a tip portion of the inflator, is inserted into a gas inlet unit of the airbag, and a clamp couples the insertion portion and the tip portion of the inflator to the gas inlet unit. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144820 | AIR BAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An air bag apparatus for a vehicle includes an inflator and a main tube configured to be unfolded toward an occupant of the vehicle by a gas pressure when the inflator explodes. A support tube is coupled to one side of the main tube and configured to be unfolded by being supplied with gas from the main tube. An active vent is configured to be installed in a path which connects the main tube to the support tube and to open and close the path. A controller is configured to control an opening and closing operation of the active vent | 2016-05-26 |
20160144821 | FAR SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A far side airbag device for a vehicle has: an inflator that is provided at a central-side side portion of a seat back along a height direction of the seat back, and that jets gas out from a jetting portion; a side airbag that receives a supply of gas from the inflator and is thereby inflated and expanded; a diffuser that is housed at the interior of the side airbag, that receives a supply of gas from the inflator and is thereby inflated and expanded in a shape of a tube that surrounds the inflator; and a protecting patch that covers the gas supplying end portion in a state in which the side airbag and the diffuser are inflated and expanded. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144822 | RUPTURABLE TYPE HOOD HINGE DEVICE - A rupturable type hood hinge device is provided on a vehicle body for opening or closing an engine room and reduces injury to a walker by reducing impact caused from collision with a hood. The hinge device includes a hinge bracket disposed on the engine room and fixed to the vehicle body and a hinge arm fixed to the hood to be rotatable with respect to the hinge bracket. A lowering lever link-connects one side of the hinge arm and one side of the hinge bracket. A rupturable bolt hinge-connects a connection portion of the lowering lever and the hinge bracket and is configured to sense the impact caused when the walker collides with the hood and at the same time to rupture such that the hood and the hinge arm fall and thereby the impact of the walker is dampened. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144823 | Vehicular child restraint and child protection system - A forward-facing child restraint and a child restraint system providing superior collision protection. The restraint and the system are for use in a vehicle having a lap belt and a shoulder belt. The child restraint system comprises a restraint which may be used with a booster seat, independently of a booster seat or associated with a booster seat. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144824 | Vehicle Occupancy Key Locking Safety Device - A vehicle occupancy key locking safety device prevents shutting off a vehicle while persons are detected as occupying rear seats of the vehicle. The device includes a vehicle having a non-driver seat and an ignition dependent on a key to shut of the vehicle. A sensor is coupled to the vehicle such that the sensor detects occupancy of the non-driver seat. A key locking mechanism is coupled to the ignition of the vehicle The key locking mechanism is operationally coupled to the sensor such that the key locking mechanism is actuated preventing shutting the vehicle off while the non-driver seat is occupied as detected by the sensor. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144825 | ANTI-THEFT DEVICE FOR A STEERING COLUMN AND ASSOCIATED STEERING COLUMN - The invention relates to an anti-theft device ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144826 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A VEHICLE COMPUTING SYSTEM TO COMMUNICATE WITH A DEVICE - A smartwatch having at least one controller in communication with an user interface and a transceiver. The transceiver configured to communicate with a nomadic device. The at least one controller configured to, in response to a wireless signal having a unique user identifier received at the nomadic device, receive a control function from an application corresponding to the unique user identifier. The at least one controller may be further configured to configure the user interface based on the control function. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144827 | WIPER ARM WIND DEFLECTOR UNIT - The invention proposes a wind deflector unit, more particularly a wiper arm wind deflector unit, having at least one wind deflector element ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144828 | METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING A WIPER SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE WINDSCREENS AND WIPER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for programming a wiper system ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144829 | WIPER DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The invention concerns a wiper device ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144830 | WINDSCREEN WIPER DEVICE - A windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type, particularly for automobiles, comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes at least one longitudinal groove, in which groove a longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed, which wiper blade comprises a connecting device for an oscillating arm, wherein the oscillating arm near one end thereof is pivotally connected to the wiper blade and near the other end thereof is connected to a mounting head on a drive shaft for transferring a reciprocal movement to the wiper blade, with the special feature that the connecting device comprises at least two opposing spaced-apart sidewalls each comprising a protrusion extending sidewardly and outwardly, wherein the connecting device and the oscillating arm are interconnected by the protrusions pivotally and snappingly engaging into correspondingly shaped recesses of the oscillating arm, wherein the oscillating arm comprises a downwardly extending guiding tongue engaging into a guiding groove of the connecting device defined between the sidewalls thereof, and wherein the connecting device has an asymmetric form with respect to its middle transverse plane, seen in vertical direction, in order to ensure that the wiper blade can only be mounted on the oscillating arm in a predetermined orientation of the wiper blade relative to the oscillating arm. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144831 | SUPPORT FOR WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID CONTAINER, WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID CONTAINER, AND DEVICE COMPRISING SAID SUPPORT AND CONTAINER - The invention relates to a support ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144832 | DEVICE FOR LATERAL SPRAYING OF A WASHING LIQUID FOR A WIPER ARM FOR A SYSTEM FOR WIPING A PANE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a device ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144833 | DEVICE WITH REMOVAL HEAD AND LIGHTING ELEMENT - A device or tool for removing snow and other debris from vehicles, and other surfaces including a handle having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a scraper portion coupled to the first end, and a head coupled to the second end. One or more light emitting elements are incorporated into the head to provide for ease of use in low light situations. The head may be a laterally extended foam head that is non-abrasive, freeze resistant, and durable. The handle may include a telescopic extension to allow a reach of a user to be increased or decreased allowing the user to clear away snow and other debris from various sizes of vehicles. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144834 | ICE SCRAPER AND METHOD OF USE - An ergonomic ice scraper includes a handle with a contact surface at one end and a scraping blade at an opposite end. The blade includes a scraping edge formed by intersection of a scraping surface with a base surface at an angle such that when the contact surface and the scraping edge are placed in contact with a coated surface to be scraped, the scraping surface is oriented at substantially a right angle to the coated surface. The blade may include a pair of scraping edges at opposite ends thereof and be rotatably mounted in the handle in such a manner as to enable positioning a selected scraping edge in a scraping position relative to the handle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144835 | Trailer Steering Assembly - A trailer steering assembly includes a trailer. A mount is structured to be movably coupled to the trailer. A first actuator is coupled to the mount. The first actuator positions the mount between a raised position and a lowered position. A pair of wheels is coupled to the mount. The wheels may abut a support surface when the mount is positioned in the lowered position. A motor is coupled to the mount. The motor is mechanically coupled to the wheels. The wheels urge the trailer along the support surface. A second actuator is coupled between the mount and the wheels. The second actuator steers the wheels. A control is coupled to the mount. The control is electrically coupled to the first actuator, the second actuator and the motor. The control may actuate and de-actuate the first and second actuators and the motor. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144836 | Sensor device, hydraulic unit for cooperating with the sensor device, braking system, and method for installing the sensor device - A sensor device for detecting a displacement of a master brake cylinder piston of a master brake cylinder situated on and/or in a hydraulic unit includes: a sensor element; an evaluation electronics system; a first molded part on or in which the at least one sensor element is situated, the first molded part including at least one first electrical contact element; and a second molded part. The at least one first electrical contact element contacts at least one second electrical contact element of the second molded part which is at least partially introduced into the second opening. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144837 | LINKAGE ASSEMBLY - A linkage assembly couples a plunger of a brake valve to a manually operated brake input member. The linkage assembly includes a pushrod and a resilient member. The pushrod has an end member which is engagable with the plunger. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144838 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT COLLISION-AVOIDING MEASURES - The invention relates to a method for carrying out one or more collision-avoiding measures of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle. In the method, the positions of static and dynamic objects | 2016-05-26 |
20160144839 | PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM USING A PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER AND HAVING A TOWING MODE - A parking brake system includes an engine oil pressure switch normally controlling the activation of a parking brake. The controller is actuated to temporally ignore a communication from the engine oil pressure switch so that the brake may be released even when the engine is disabled. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144840 | Method And Device For Generating An Emergency Braking Signal For A Vehicle And Method For Initiating A Vehicle Emergency Braking Procedure - A method for generating an emergency braking signal for a vehicle is proposed. The vehicle has a main brake system and a drive system thereby. The method is characterized by a step for detecting a vehicle emergency, representing a reduced or impaired braking effect of the main brake system, using at least one sensor signal that has been read in, and a step for generating the emergency braking signal as a function of the detected vehicle emergency. The main brake system, the drive system, a supplementary brake system and/or at least one further on board installation of the vehicle can be activated by means of the emergency braking signal thereby, in order to cause or support an emergency braking procedure of the vehicle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144841 | ENVIRONMENT-BASED ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM - A vehicle and anti-lock braking processes for the vehicle as automatically implemented by a computing device are disclosed. The vehicle can include a perception system and a computing device in communication with the perception system. The computing device can be configured to detect, using the perception system, an environmental condition external to the vehicle and select a wheel slip threshold based on the environmental condition. The environmental condition can be a weather-based condition or an obstacle-based condition. If the selected wheel slip threshold is reached while the vehicle is braking, the computing device can send a command to activate anti-lock braking for the vehicle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144842 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING BRAKING SYSTEM USING BRAKING DEVICE HAVING ELETROMECHANICAL PARKING FUNCTION - A method of controlling a braking system using a brake device having an electromechanical parking function uses a brake device having an electromechanical parking function includes: a parking release and preliminary braking step of releasing a limitation of an operation location of an electromechanical element, pressing a secondary piston by a primary piston by operating the electromechanical element, and generating a braking force in the front wheel and the rear wheel by operating a hydraulic pump that is connected to a hydraulic circuit system; a primary piston backward moving step of allowing oil inflow of an accumulator for a complex caliper unit and separating the primary piston from the secondary piston by moving the primary piston; and a primary piston forward pressing step of blocking oil inflow of an accumulator for the complex caliper unit and pressing the secondary piston by moving the primary piston by the electromechanical element. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144843 | Brake Cylinder Device and Brake Device - The purpose of the invention is to ensure proper action of a latch member. A brake cylinder device ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144844 | Method and Electronic Circuit Assembly for the Redundant Signal Processing of a Safety-Relevant Application, Motor Vehicle Brake System, Motor Vehicle Having Said Motor Vehicle Brake System, and Use of Such an Electronic Circuit Assembly - The invention relates to a method for the redundant signal processing of a safety-relevant application, in particular of a safety control unit of a motor vehicle, wherein at least two redundant signals are fed from at least one sensor ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144845 | TRANSMISSION WITH ELECTRONIC RANGE SELECTOR AND PULL OUT OF PARK CONTROL LOGIC - A vehicle includes a transmission, and an Electronic Transmission Range Selection (ETRS) system. The transmission has a plurality of clutches, a park pawl, and a park sensor. The ETRS system has a controller and an electronic range selector device. The controller is programmed to detect a delay in pull out of the park pawl from a park position and to control an action of the vehicle in response to the delay by receiving an electronic range request signal to shift from a park operating range to another operating range; receiving a park pawl position signal from the park sensor; determining if pull out of the park pawl from the park position has not occurred by a predetermined time; and increasing one of a line pressure, a clutch pressure, and an idle speed if pull out of the park pawl from the park position has not occurred by the predetermined time. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144846 | VEHICLE DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle driving control device for a vehicle includes a control unit configured to stop operation of an electric motor driving device driving an electric motor at a time a rotary element is fixed to be unable to rotate by an engagement by an engaging mechanism, and to recover the operation of the electric motor driving device at a time a predetermined condition based on a parameter relating to a driving of the vehicle is satisfied before releasing the engagement by the engaging mechanism. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144847 | VEHICLE UNDERSIDE IMPACT AVOIDANCE - A camera is configured to be mounted facing a front of a vehicle. A computer is programmed to receive first and second images from the camera, determine a height of an obstacle located to the front of the vehicle using at least the first and second images, and, based at least in part on the height of the obstacle, send an instruction via a communications bus to a component controller to control a speed of the vehicle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144848 | ENGINE STOP CONTROL METHOD OF POWER SPLIT-PARALLEL HEV SYSTEM - An engine stop control method of a power split-parallel hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) system may include: determining any one driving mode among an EV mode, a power split mode and a parallel mode, corresponding to a driver's request; recognizing and deciding whether the driving mode is a mode required to stop an engine; stopping the engine; and performing kill torque (TQ) control on the revolution speed of the engine through a motor so that the revolution speed of the engine reaches 0 rpm. Accordingly, the revolution speed of the engine can be reduced down to an rpm lower than that of the conventional art, thereby promoting fast mode conversion. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144849 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - An upper limit charging rate is limited when a speed position of an automatic transmission is high as compared to when the speed position is low, so an engine is hard to enter a high torque state even when the speed position is high. Thus, it is possible to suppress vibrations and noise that tend to occur at the time when the engine is driven at a low rotation speed and high torque. On the other hand, the upper limit charging rate increases when the speed position is low as compared to when the speed position is high, with the result that a charging rate increases, so it is possible to keep a state of charge of a battery within an appropriate range. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144850 | CONTROL OF TORQUE TRANSMITTED TO THE DRIVING WHEEL OF A HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for controlling a mechanical torque transmitted to a driving wheel of a hybrid motor vehicle includes dividing a stroke of a vehicle acceleration pedal at a variable neutral point position into a first braking-adjustment stroke and a second acceleration-adjustment stroke, determining, within the first braking-adjustment stroke in which an electric motor of the vehicle operates as a generator, a regenerative braking torque setpoint for the electric motor based on a depression of the accelerator pedal and based on of a value of maximum energy recovery torque established based on a first function stored in a memory, and providing a value of maximum recovery torque depending on a vehicle speed. The first function assumes a value of substantially zero for an upper limit speed corresponding to the vehicle speed at the moment of coupling and decoupling of the electric motor by a connection device of the vehicle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144851 | ELECTROMECHANICAL POWER TRANSMISSION CHAIN FOR A WORKING MACHINE - An electromechanical power transmission chain comprises an electrical machine ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144852 | Method and Apparatus for Starting an Engine of a Modular Hybrid Transmission Based Upon Demanded Torque - A control system including a method and apparatus for operating a hybrid vehicle. A disconnect clutch selectively separates an electric machine from a combustion engine. If a wide open throttle or high torque command is requested and the combustion engine is shut down, a 12 volt starter may be used to start the combustion engine while disconnected from the electric machine and all of the electric machine torque available may be used for traction. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144853 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS BASED ON RANKING OF ROAD LINKS - An approach is provided for prioritizing notification to one or more vehicles based on the ranking of one or more road links. The approach involves determining one or more road links that are associated with at least one curvature value greater than at least one curvature threshold value. The approach also involves determining humanized speed information and speed limit information for the one or more road links. The approach further involves processing and/or facilitating a processing of the at least one curvature value, the humanized speed information, and the speed limit information to determine danger level information for the one or more road links. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, a ranking of the one or more road links based, at least in part, on the danger level information. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, a prioritization of one or more notifications to one or more vehicles approaching or traveling the one or more road links based, at least in part, on the ranking of the one or more road links. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144854 | TORQUE CONTROL APPARATUS - To suppress occurrence of a wheelie of a motorcycle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144855 | VIBRATION DAMPING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A vibration damping control system for vehicles is provided to prevent an interference between a driving force control of four-wheel drive mode and a driving force control to suppress sprung vibrations. The vibration damping control system is configured to suppress sprung vibrations of the vehicle in which a driving force and a braking force applied to front wheels and a driving force and a braking force applied to rear wheels can be controlled separately based on a plurality of data including a required driving force representing a running condition, by controlling at least any one of the driving forces or the braking forces applied to the front wheels and the rear wheels. The vibration damping control system restricts the control of the driving forces or the braking forces applied to the front wheels and the rear wheels to suppress the sprung vibrations during propelling the vehicle under four-wheel drive mode in which the driving forces delivered to the front wheels and to the rear wheels are controlled based on the plurality of data including the required driving force representing the running condition. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144856 | PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A parking assistance system and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The parking assistance system includes a parking-mode input unit, a parking-associated functioning unit having a plurality of parking-associated systems, a setting unit for selecting parking-associated systems that are operated, and a controller configured to control the respective parking-associated systems by receiving an input signal through the parking-mode input unit. The method for controlling the parking assistance system includes transmitting a parking-mode input signal by turning on a parking-mode input unit, recognizing that a parking action is ready to be executed through the parking-mode input signal, and controlling a set of parking-associated functioning units according to a predetermined condition stored in a setting unit. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144857 | AUTOMATIC DRIVING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLE - An automatic driving system for an automatically driven vehicle. In the system, a travel direction acquirer is configured to acquire travel direction information that is information indicative of whether or not each of lanes in a parking lot is unidirectional. In addition, in the system, an allowance determination unit is configured to, if determining, based on the travel direction information acquired by the travel direction acquirer, that each of the lanes in the parking lot is unidirectional, allow automatic driving of the automatically driven vehicle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144858 | Deciding on the Direction of Travel in the Event of a Resumption of Movement in an Automated Parking Process by Means of a Parking Assistance System - A method is provided for resuming the movement of a motor vehicle after unforeseen stopping in an automated parking process performed by a parking assistance system having automated longitudinal and transverse guidance. If the vehicle is stopped, a decision is made about a resumption of movement of the vehicle in the prior direction of travel that existed before the vehicle was stopped. The decision is made in dependence on the remaining travel path from the current position to the next planned stopping point of the trajectory lying in the prior direction of travel. A stopping point of the trajectory can be a reversal point or the final parking position, for example. If the decision is positive, the movement of the vehicle is resumed in the prior direction of travel. If the decision is negative, the movement of the vehicle is resumed against the prior direction of travel. Alternatively, in the case of a negative decision, the movement of the vehicle may not be resumed and the parking process may be ended. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144859 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION OF VEHICLE - A system and method for performing autonomous navigation of a vehicle are disclosed, which recognize a possibility of collision risk through path estimation of a target vehicle, and generate an autonomous navigation path. The autonomous navigation system for a vehicle includes: a target-vehicle information detection unit configured to detect traveling information of a target vehicle; and a path generation unit configured to estimate movement of the target vehicle on the basis of the information received from the target-vehicle information detection unit, calculate a collision risk value by recognizing a possibility of collision risk between an ego-vehicle and the target vehicle, and generate an autonomous navigation path of the ego-vehicle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144860 | WORK VEHICLE - A hydraulic oil supply circuit of a work vehicle is configured to supply hydraulic oil to a transmission. A hydraulic oil warming circuit is configured to warm up the hydraulic oil. A control unit is configured to control the transmission, the hydraulic oil supply circuit, and the hydraulic oil warming circuit. The transmission includes a hydraulic clutch and a clutch control valve. The clutch control valve is configured to control the pressure of the hydraulic oil supplied to the hydraulic clutch according to a command from the control unit. When the control unit determines that the temperature of the hydraulic oil is low, it is configured to output a warming up command for operation of a warming up function. The hydraulic oil warming circuit is configured to warm up the hydraulic oil by causing a pressure loss in a flow path for the hydraulic oil. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144861 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - A driving assistance apparatus, which executes a regeneration increasing control, includes a stop position specifying unit specifying a stop position, a calculation unit calculating a predetermined position at which a speed of the vehicle reduces to a predetermined speed, a determination unit determining a start point of a deceleration distance as a notification position when a distance between an end point of the deceleration distance and the predetermined position satisfies a predetermined condition, a notification unit notifying the driver to turn off the accelerator, and a regeneration control unit starting the regeneration increasing control when the vehicle has travelled the distance that satisfies the predetermined condition from the notification position. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144862 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE POWERTRAIN - The invention relates to a method of controlling a vehicle powertrain including determining that a performance feature associated with the powertrain is outside of a desired performance range. A plurality of operation parameters that are associated with the powertrain are identified that have a relationship to the performance feature. An adjustment is automatically made to at least one of the identified operation parameters to thereby bring the performance feature closer to the desired performance range. Preferably, the relationship comprises a mathematical model that corresponds to how the operation parameters influence whether the performance feature is within the desired performance range, the method further comprising identifying an actuator failure associated with the powertrain; determining at least one of the operation parameters corresponding to the actuator failure; determining a value of the corresponding operation parameter that is indicative of the actuator failure; and using the determined value as a fixed value for the corresponding operation parameter in the mathematical model. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144863 | ADAPTIVE POWERTRAIN CONTROL FOR OPTIMIZED PERFORMANCE - The invention relates to an adaptive powertrain control for realizing an enhanced or optimized performance of one or more vehicle features. By monitoring vehicle performance, dynamic adjustments can be made to various vehicle operation parameters to enhance a feature of vehicle performance, such as fuel economy. A method ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144864 | Transmission And Integrated Transfer Case - A transfer case and transmission are designed to permit the transmission hydraulic control system to control a range selection coupler and a torque on demand clutch in the transfer case. Two pressure circuits are transmitted from the transmission to the transfer case: a high range circuit and a low range circuit. The low range circuit is pressurized to engage low range while the range circuit is pressurized to engage high range. The torque on demand clutch is controlled by whichever of these circuits has the higher pressure. Lubrication is provided to a front section of the transfer case via the transmission output shaft, with the fluid returning to the transmission sump through a drainback passageway. The rear portion of the transfer case has a segregated sump. A control strategy is employed to partially fill front section of the transfer case with fluid in preparation for vehicle towing. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144865 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CONTROL DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A control device and a method for operating a control device of a motor vehicle by means of a driver profile of a driver of a motor vehicle are disclosed, wherein the driver profile can be created according to the driving behavior of the driver and is designed to be stored in a temporary storage means and transferred to a storage unit belonging to or associated with a control device of a motor vehicle, the driver profile of the motor vehicle containing operating data relating to parameters of at least one functional group characterizing or influencing the driving dynamics of the motor vehicle, by means of which parameters the driving behavior in the motor vehicle can be adjusted. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144866 | VEHICLE SPEED SIGNAL SELECTION METHOD AND VEHICLE SPEED SIGNAL ADJUSTMENT VERIFICATION METHOD - A vehicle speed signal adjustment verification method may include an accelerator and vehicle speed change measuring step to obtain a change of an accelerator pedal sensor and a vehicle speed change calculated by an engine control unit, a change comparing step to determine whether the change of the vehicle speed calculated by the engine control unit is within a predetermined range as compared with the change of the accelerator pedal sensor, and a vehicle speed signal changing step to change a vehicle speed signal inputted into the engine control unit, if it is determined that the change of the vehicle speed calculated by the engine control unit is not within the predetermined range as compared with the change of the accelerator pedal sensor. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144867 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DETECTION OF AND RESPONSE TO TRAFFIC OFFICER PRESENCE - An automated driving system and methods are disclosed. The automated driving system includes a perception system disposed on an autonomous vehicle. The automated driving system can detect, based on images captured using the perception system, a traffic officer wielding a traffic signal device such as the traffic officer's hand, or a wand, sign, or flag. The automated driving system can also determine whether the traffic officer is directing a traffic signal to the autonomous vehicle with the traffic signal device, and if so, determine whether content of the traffic signal is recognized. If the content of the traffic signal is recognized, the autonomous vehicle can respond in a manner consistent with the content of the traffic signal. If the content of the traffic signal is not recognized, the autonomous vehicle can respond by treating the traffic signal as a stop signal. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144868 | GESTURE BASED INPUT SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACK - A vehicle haptic feedback system includes a haptic actuator, a detection device, and a controller. The haptic actuator is configured to provide haptic feedback to a vehicle driver. The detection device is disposed in an interior of the vehicle and is configured to capture movements of the vehicle driver and output data representing the movements. The controller is coupled to the detection device and is configured to receive a signal from the detection device indicative of the movements. The controller is also coupled to a haptic effect feedback system. Based on the signal, the controller is configured to send a signal to select a haptic effect from an effect table and is configured to send a signal to the haptic actuator to provide the selected haptic effect. The haptic actuator is coupled to a driver's seat, a steering wheel, a driver's seat belt, and/or an object wearable by the driver. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144869 | Human Flying Apparatus - The lever, wheel and axle, pulley, wedge, screw, and inclined plane are the six Simple Machines of the Classical era. Over 2000 years ago a man from Syracuse used them to create a way to move water against the pull of gravity. The Archimedes' screw is still a standard for simple efficiency. In homage to those early machines and the dreamers who built them, the Human Flying Apparatus provides a carriage, wheels and an axle, a harness, and a braking and steering_system and, in specific embodiments, thrusters, all suspended from a single rail, which allows a human being to soar in simulated flight that is_safe, sustained, and suitable for all skill levels. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144870 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING AN ASSEMBLY - An apparatus, system, and method for conveying an assembly along a track. A rail can include a first planar side, a second planar side, and a third planar side. The first, second, and third planar sides can be arranged to form at least two acute angles. A carriage assembly can include a drive wheel and at least two roller sets. The drive wheel can be configured to contact the first planar side and is configured to translate the carriage assembly along the rail. The at least two roller sets can be configured to contact the two other sides to maintain the carriage in contact with the rail. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144871 | Inverter-Based Head End Power System - A head end power (HEP) system for a locomotive is disclosed. The HEP system may include a first HEP inverter module operatively connected between a direct current (DC) link and a transformer, and a second HEP inverter module operatively connected between the DC link and the transformer in parallel with the first HEP inverter module. The first HEP inverter module and the second HEP inverter module may be configured to convert power from the DC link into an alternating current (AC). The transformer may be configured to transfer power from the first HEP inverter module and the second HEP inverter module to a HEP bus. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144872 | INNER CEILING ASSEMBLY OF A RAILWAY VEHICLE - A rail-borne vehicle includes an inner ceiling assembly having at least one air duct, a multiplicity of lighting devices and at least one ceiling cladding. The air duct is disposed between an inner surface or face of a roof of the rail-borne vehicle and the ceiling cladding and the air duct is provided with a multiplicity of air outlet openings. The ceiling cladding also has a multiplicity of openings. Both the lighting devices disposed between the inner surface of the roof of the rail-borne vehicle and the ceiling cladding as well as the air outlet openings of the air duct are disposed relative to the openings in the ceiling cladding in such a way that both the air of the air duct and the light of the lighting devices pass through the openings in the ceiling cladding. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144873 | ROTATIONAL JOINT HAVING PRELOADING ELEMENT FOR A RAILWAY CAR - A railway car for traveling within a switch of a railway track is disclosed. The railway car includes a body portion for containing goods and a truck portion that is a framework for carrying a plurality of wheels of the railway car. The truck portion is connected to the body portion and is rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the body portion. The railway car also includes a rotational joint defining the axis of rotation which the truck portion is rotatable about. The rotational joint rotatably connects the truck portion to the body portion of the railway car. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144874 | Passive Switch For A Railway Track - A passive switch for a railway track is disclosed. A railway car is moveable along the railway track in a facing direction. The passive switch includes a first track section and a second track section. The first track section includes a first main track, a first diverging track, and a first guard rail. The first guard rail is shaped to guide a first wheel of the railway car from the first main track onto the first diverging track as the first wheel travels in the facing direction within the passive switch. The second track section includes a second main track and a second diverging track. The second main track is shaped to guide a second wheel of the railway car from the second main track onto the second diverging track. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144875 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING OF TRAIN MONITORING TRAFFIC BASED ON HIERARCHICAL WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK - Provided is an apparatus for distributed processing of train monitoring traffic based on a hierarchical wireless sensor network, the apparatus including: a wireless sensor node configured to generate sensor data by measuring states of a train; a wireless mesh network (WSN) manager configured to classify the sensor data into priority data and non-priority data according to change characteristics, and to transmit the priority data to a sensor monitoring center through a wireless communication network and the non-priority data to wireless mesh nodes through a wireless mesh network; and one or more wireless mesh nodes configured to be spaced apart at predetermined intervals on a railway side, and to transmit the non-priority data, received from the WSN manager, to the sensor monitoring center. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144876 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A RAIL VEHICLE - The invention relates to devices and methods, which relate to the arrangement of a sensor on the shaft of a rail vehicle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144877 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATIC TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM - A method operates an automatic train control system which has an electronic signal box, a balise and a frequency track circuit. To configure the train control system so as to be constructed from components of the European train control system and of the frequency track circuit without substantial additional development effort, the balise is acted upon by indicator messages of a first type of the electronic signal box via an actuation module for modular elements having an addressable memory for the number of currently free block route segments. Indicator messages of a third type are created from indicator messages of a second type. A functional relationship between the addresses of the memory and code information of the frequency track circuit is taken into account during the creation of the third indicator messages. A transmitter of the frequency track circuit is acted upon as a result of the third indicator messages. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144878 | TRANSPORT CART - A transport cart includes a main body and a plurality of fixing mechanisms assembled to the main body. The main body includes a plurality of supports and a plurality of rollers. Each fixing mechanism includes a first fixing element, a rotating element coupled to the first fixing element, a slider, a connecting element, a pull rod connected to the rotating element, and an elastic element assembled to the main body. The rotating element includes a first spiral arm and a second spiral arm, the slider includes a second fixing element and a stay bar. The second spiral arm can be engaged with the connecting element, to slip the stay bar relative to the support. The elastic element resists against the pull rod, to maintain attachment between the rotating element and the corresponding support. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144879 | STROLLER - A foldable stroller ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144880 | STROLLER FOR A CHILD WHICH IS CONVERTIBLE INTO BICYCLE TRAILER - The present disclosure relates to a juvenile stroller. The stroller includes a seat, wheels, and a push handle. The push handle is mounted for pivoting movement about an axis relative to the seat. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144881 | MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT CENTER FOR STROLLERS - A media and entertainment center for baby strollers. The center can be incorporated originally into a baby stroller or retrofitted to existing baby strollers. The center includes a V-shaped pocket that extends downwardly from the shade of the stroller and has two main panels and two side panels with the main panels being joined together leaning the bottom of the V-shaped pocket. The main panel that faces the infant carried by the stroller is transparent and the side panels have perforations to allow sound to pass through the V-shaped pocket. A media device can be located within the V-shaped pocket with the viewing semen of the media device facing the transparent panel to enable the infant to see the viewing screen through the main panel and hear the sound through the side panels. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144882 | Para-Alpine sit-ski seat rises and tilts to permit handicapped skiers to assume seating in standard ski slope chair lifts, unassisted if needs be - A para-alpine ski, typically a dual-runner sit-ski, has a seat and undercarriage that a user/skier can—under no force(s) save his/her own—cause to raise to a height sufficient so as to permit boarding—totally unassisted if needs be—of the user-skier and his/her entire para-alpine ski onto a moving carry chair of a standard ski-slope chair lift. Upon disembarking the ski slope chair lift the user-skier can lower his/her seat for skiing, again without assistance. When the same sit-ski is used to ferry a total invalid then a trained instructor or guide who normally stands at, and steers from, the back of the sit-ski can stand alongside the sit-ski and its occupant at the point of loading the chair lift, and can trigger the sit-ski seat and its occupant to rise, again permitting that the chair of a standard ski-slope chair lift may be adroitly mounted. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144883 | SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING LOCKED CONDITION OF STEERING COLUMN - In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a steering column assembly is provided. The steering column assembly includes a steering column, a mounting bracket, an actuator rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket, the actuator rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a detection assembly configured to detect when the actuator is in the unlocked position. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144884 | Steering Column Assembly - An adjustable steering column assembly comprises a steering column shroud, a support bracket, and a clamp mechanism. The support bracket comprises two arms having a portion of the column shroud located therebetween. The clamp mechanism comprises a pin that passes through slots in the arms and carries a fixed cam portion and moving cam portion, relative rotation of the fixed cam portion and moving cam portion causing the clamp mechanism to move between a locked position and an unlocked position. The fixed cam portion has an anti-rotation feature that sits at least partially within one of the slots in one of the arms and which co-operates with the side walls of the slot to substantially prevent unwanted rotation of the fixed portion of the cam mechanism. The anti-rotation feature carries at least one contact portion that in use contacts the side walls of the slot as the steering column is adjusted and the contact portion and side walls are configured such that in use the anti-rotation feature does not cause any significant permanent deformation of the side walls due to preferential deformation of the contact portion. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144885 | STEERING SYSTEM - In a steering system configured such that occurrence of a half lock is suppressed, when a body portion of a tooth member is pressed in a lock operation of locking the position of a steering column, the tooth member is extended to move a pair of second tooth row forming portions away from each other obliquely with respect to a lateral direction of an elongate tilt hole along the outer surface of a fastening side plate. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144886 | STEERING SYSTEM - A steering system includes an upper bracket having a first tooth row, a rigid tooth member, a second tooth row provided on the tooth member, a first moving member, and an elastic member disposed between the tooth member and the first moving member. The first tooth row includes a plurality of first teeth. The second tooth row includes a plurality of second teeth. The elastic member exerts a constant restoration force. The second tooth row meshes with the first tooth row when the first teeth and the second teeth are alternately arranged in a tilt direction. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144887 | STEERING DEVICE - A first plate of a stationary bracket has long holes which extend parallel to a column movement direction, and through which large-diameter portions of suspension bolts are passed. The inner circumferences of the long holes include: recessed curved surface portions of end portions in a direction opposite to the column movement direction; first inner edge portions which are on the side of a middle position between the long holes; and second inner edge portions. In a secondary collision, when the one suspension bolt slides over the first inner edge portion of the long hole, for example, a gap is formed between the other suspension bolt and the second inner edge portion of the long hole. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144888 | PLAY COMPENSATION FOR A PINION BEARING - A rack and pinion drive may comprise a housing without a thrust piece connector, as well as a toothed rack that has a toothing arrangement and is slidably mounted in the housing. A pinion may be rotatably mounted in a bearing in the housing, wherein the pinion is positioned along a longitudinal axis. The pinion may have a toothing arrangement that engages with the toothing arrangement of the toothed rack. A bearing arrangement for mounting the bearing in the housing may include a guide piece that abuts the housing and has an internal guide face. Likewise, the bearing arrangement may include a sliding piece that surrounds the bearing and has an external guide face. The external guide face of the sliding piece is guided at least by the internal guide face of the guide piece such that the sliding piece is slidable at least in a direction of the longitudinal axis. As a result, the pinion is adjustable in a direction of the toothed rack. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144889 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE - An electric power steering device includes a basic return command value calculation unit configured to calculate a basic return command value in a direction returning the steering wheel to a neutral position, on the basis of detection results of a steering angle detector detecting a steering angle of the steering wheel, a first correction gain calculation unit configured to calculate a first correction gain correcting the basic return command value, on the basis of detection results of a vehicle speed detector detecting vehicle speed, and a second correction gain calculation unit configured to calculate a second correction gain correcting the basic return command value, on the basis of a change amount of the steering torque detected by the torque sensor. The basic return command value is corrected by the first and second correction gains so as to calculate a return command value. The return command value is added to the assist command value so as to drive the electric motor. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144890 | STEERING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STEER-BY-WIRE SYSTEM - A steering control method for a steer-by-wire (SBW) system includes receiving an output value reflecting a current steering wheel state and a current driving state of a vehicle. A current Ackerman effect value of the vehicle is determined according to the output value. If the current Ackerman effect value is different from an optimum Ackerman effect value which is determined according to the output value, toe angles of right and left wheels are changed and controlled such that the current Ackerman effect value becomes the optimum Ackerman effect value. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144891 | Axle Assembly for a Vehicle with a Double Kingpin Hinge Arrangement - An axle assembly for a vehicle includes an axle having opposite axle ends and a pair of axle hubs. The axle assembly has a pair of double kingpin hinge arrangements, each including a first pivot pin connected with a respective one of the axle ends, a second pivot pin operatively associated with a respective axle hub, and a knuckle interconnecting the first pivot pin and the second pivot pin. At least one steering cylinder is associated with each double kingpin hinge arrangement. Each steering cylinder is interconnected between the axle and the knuckle or the axle hub. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144892 | ELASTICALLY MOUNTED VIBRATION DAMPER FOR A SHAFT ASSEMBLY - In one aspect of the invention, a steering column assembly is provided. The assembly includes a tubular jacket having a first end and a second end, a steering shaft at least partially disposed within the tubular jacket, and an elastic vibration damper disposed between the steering shaft and the tubular jacket. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144893 | Hydrostatic Traction Drive System - A hydrostatic traction drive system of a mobile machine has a first hydraulic traction motor associated with a first vehicle side and a second hydraulic traction motor associated with a second vehicle side. The hydraulic traction motors are operated in an open circuit and are jointly supplied with hydraulic fluid by a single hydraulic pump. The first hydraulic traction motor is controlled by a first control valve and the second hydraulic traction motor is controlled by a second control valve. The first hydraulic traction motor and the second hydraulic traction motor are each variable displacement motors with an electrically variable displacement volume, and the first control valve and the second control valve are electrically actuatable control valves. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144894 | VEHICLE WHEEL TWIST SYSTEM FOR SMALL OVERLAP FRONTAL COLLISIONS - In one embodiment, a system is disclosed that includes a telescopic linkage coupled to a wheel of a vehicle. The system also includes a sensor that detects a small overlap frontal collision of the vehicle. The system further includes a controller coupled to the sensor and to the telescopic linkage. The controller actuates the telescopic linkage in response to receiving an indication from the sensor that a small overlap frontal collision of the vehicle is detected. When actuated by the controller, the telescopic linkage rotates the wheel. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144895 | DISPLAY STRATEGY FOR A PARKING ASSISTANCE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A vehicle parking assistant system which detects and displays a true distance of an object from the vehicle is disclosed. The system includes several vertically stacked LEDs integrated in a window pane of the vehicle. At least one sensor detects the distance between the motor vehicle and an object at a distance from the motor vehicle. A control unit is connected to the sensor and the LEDs. Each of the LEDs has a threshold value of the distance of the object assigned to it, and the control unit is configured to hold each of the LEDs in an inactive state While the distance exceeds the associated threshold value, and to activate the LEDs when the distance drops below the associated threshold value. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144896 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - Provided is a vehicle control system capable of securing stability even in the event of a collision with a travel-path defining line such as a guardrail. The invention recognizes the travel-path defining line of a travel path from information about an area in a traveling direction of an ego vehicle, recognizes a traveling-direction virtual line extending from the ego vehicle in the traveling direction, and imparts a yaw moment control amount so that a formed angle between the traveling-direction virtual line and the travel-path defining line decreases after the ego vehicle collides with the travel-path defining line. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144897 | Structure For Fastening Stiffening Bar And Method For The Same - A structure for fastening a stiffening bar includes a floor panel covering a bottom side of a vehicle body. A sub-frame is mounted on the floor panel and extends in a width direction of the vehicle body. A pair of center side members are mounted to the sub-frame and extend longitudinally at both sides of the bottom side of the vehicle body. A pair of rear side members extend longitudinally below the pair of center side members. The stiffening bar is mounted to the pair of rear side members so that a bottom side of the stiffening bar is higher than bottom sides of the pair of rear side members. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144898 | VEHICLE PANEL STRUCTURE - A vehicle panel structure according to technology disclosed herein includes: a panel member employed in a vehicle; a joining member configured including an angled wall that is disposed on one plate thickness direction side of a joined-to wall of the panel member, and that is angled with respect to the joined-to wall, and a joining wall that is disposed facing the one plate thickness direction side of the joined-to wall, and that is coupled to the angled wall through a bent portion; and a spot weld that configures a join portion where the joining wall is joined to the joined-to wall, and that is set at a portion of the join portion where an extension line running along an axial direction of the angled wall intersects. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144899 | Profile Strip of a Vehicle Body - A profile strip of a vehicle body is provided, wherein the profile strip is configured with at least one shell component made of fiber-reinforced plastic material and with at least one pultrusion component. The profile strip is subjected to bending in a bending direction and the pultrusion component is arranged alongside the shell component, as seen in the bending direction. The pultrusion component is configured with an outer shell and with at least one inner crosspiece, which is coupled to the inside of the outer shell. The at least one inner crosspiece extends in the bending direction and the at least one shell component has additional inner ribs, which extend likewise in the bending direction. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144900 | VEHICLE FRONT END STRUCTURE - A vehicle front end structure includes a bumper fascia, a headlamp assembly and a front grille. The bumper fascia has a main body and a projecting portion extending upwardly from the main body. An inboard side of the projecting portion includes a flange. The headlamp assembly includes a housing installed to the bumper fascia above the main body via a projection extending in an inboard direction from an inboard side of the housing. The projection includes an attachment part releasably fastened to the flange. The front grille is installed to the bumper fascia above the main body and inboard of the projecting portion of the bumper fascia. The front grille also attaches to the flange such that the projecting portion of the bumper fascia extends between an outboard edge of the front grille and an inboard side of the lens. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144901 | VEHICLE BODY ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE FRONT PART - A vehicle body arrangement for a vehicle front part ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144902 | Vehicle Fender Flare With An Integral Mud Flap - A fender flare for use on automobiles includes an integral mud flap. The fender flare includes a fender flare body configured to mount against a laterally outwardly facing surface of a vehicle fender, and a mud flap portion disposed on a terminal end of the fender flare body. The fender flare may further include a plurality of apertures formed in the fender flare body. Each aperture has a central axis extending generally in a lateral direction in relation of a vehicle in an installed condition whereby the fender flare may be mounted on the corresponding laterally outwardly-facing surface of a vehicle fender. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144903 | Movable Loading Floor For A Motor Vehicle Trunk - A movable loading floor for a trunk of a motor vehicle has an upper surface, defining a support for luggage or other objects, and a lower surface adapted to be arranged in a position facing a bottom floor of the trunk; the loading floor is provided with a rear portion having a through opening, which has a size and shape for allowing a user to insert a hand into the through opening for grasping the rear portion; the loading floor is provided with a band which, in an inoperative configuration, closes the through opening; at least one rear portion of the band is elastically deformable so as to downwardly deform under the pressure of the hand of the user and therefore to define a passage with respect to a rear edge of the through opening. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144904 | MOTORCYCLE BODY COVER CONSTRUCTION - A body cover construction for a motorcycle includes a body cover having a front cover which covers a front portion of a vehicle body. A front lower cover covers a front surface of the vehicle body, below the front cover and which has a curved opposite surface which continues from above to a rear of a front wheel to face opposite the front wheel. An undercover covers a lower surface of the vehicle body lying further forwards than a power unit and lighting further rearwards than the front lower cover. A lower end portion of the front lower cover has a curved portion and can extend rearwards to be connected to the undercover. The curved portion is formed so that a radius at a transverse center is larger than radii at transverse end portions. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144905 | DUCT STRUCTURE ON VEHICLE SIDE SURFACE - A duct structure provided on a side surface of a vehicle includes a first opening portion, a second opening portion, and a duct. The first opening portion is disposed forward of a vehicle rear tire in the vehicle front-rear direction, and open toward the front of the vehicle. The second opening portion is disposed rearward of the first opening portion and forward of the rear tire in the front-rear direction, and open toward the rear of the vehicle or open outward in the vehicle-width direction. The duct extends in the front-rear direction to connect the first opening portion and the second opening portion to each other. The duct includes a first slanted region. The first slanted region is an inner-side portion of the duct in the vehicle-width direction. The first slanted region extends inward in the vehicle-width direction from the second opening portion toward the front of the vehicle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144906 | ELECTRONIC DOCKING VEHICLE - An electronic docking vehicle includes a vehicle body including a docking subject mechanism that docks with a first surrounding vehicle and a docking object mechanism with which a docking subject mechanism of second surrounding vehicle docks. A vehicle manipulating mechanism is provided in the vehicle body and includes a driving force generator providing a driving force to driving wheels. A steering manipulator controls a steering angle of the driving wheels. A braking M manipulator generates a braking force in the driving wheels. A controller is configured to allow one vehicle to combine with the surrounding vehicle through the docking subject mechanism or the docking object mechanism. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144907 | EQUALIZER BAR METHOD AND MANUFACTURE - A method of repairing an equalizer bar including removing a portion of the end of the equalizer bar which may create an elongated member. The elongated member may include an attachment surface at one end. The method may include positioning an equalizer bar end to the elongated member. The equalizer bar end may include a hole and a mating surface configured to attach to the attachment surface of the elongated member. The method may include aligning the hole with a hole terminal end in the elongated member, and securing a fastener into the hole and hole terminal end. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144908 | RIG MOVEMENT AND ROTATION ASSEMBLY - A rig movement and rotation assembly, which includes a first pair of vertical lifting jacks and a second pair of vertical lifting jacks. Each of the vertical lifting jacks has an upper end connected to a rig substructure and a lower end. A roller assembly is connected to the lower end of each of the vertical lifting jacks with each roller assembly rotatable on an axis. A steering cam arm bracket extends from each roller assembly. A first connecting link joins the steering cam arm brackets from the first pair of lifting jacks together and a second connecting link joins the steering cam arm brackets from the second pair of lifting jacks together. An actuator extends or retracts the length of each of the connecting links. A skid jack for each of the vertical lifting jacks engages with the roller assembly. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144909 | Cart With Folding Support - A cart may comprise a body, an axle having an axis of rotation, at least one wheel, a forward support, and a rear support. The forward support may include a forward support hinged end, and a forward support free end, the forward support hingedly connected to the body at the forward support hinged end to pivot about a forward support axis. The rear support may include a rear support hinged end, and a rear support free end, the rear support hingedly connected to the body at the rear support hinged end to pivot about a rear support axis. The forward support free end may be configured to selectively connect to the rear support at the rear support free end by the axle to rotatably support the wheel, and the axis of rotation of the axle may be parallel to each of the forward support axis and the rear support axis. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144910 | OVERHEAD CONVEYOR APPARATUS - An overhead conveyor apparatus includes: a holding unit configured to hold a work; a transport path configured to transport the holding unit holding the work downstream; and a return path provided above the transport path and configured to return the empty holding unit upstream. The overhead conveyor apparatus may further include: a first lift unit provided upstream of the transport path and configured to lower the holding unit to transfer the holding unit from the return path to the transport path; and a second lift unit provided downstream of the transport path and configured to raise the holding unit to transfer the holding unit from the transport path to the return path. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144911 | REAL-TIME RETRACTABLE TRAINING WHEELS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A training wheel apparatus for learning to ride a bicycle includes a lift activation assembly, wherein the lift activation assembly includes a grip. The training wheel apparatus further includes a wheel mount assembly configured to operatively connect to a wheel. The training wheel apparatus further includes a cable configured to operatively connect to the lift activation assembly and the wheel mount assembly via the grip. When activated by rotation of the grip in a first direction, the lift activation assembly is configured to use the cable to change an elevation of the wheel between a first position and a second position while the wheel is in motion. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144912 | MODULAR BICYCLE RACK - The present disclosure is directed to a modular bicycle rack that includes at least a first hoop structure, a second hoop structure, a first connector plate, and a second connector plate. The first hoop structure is attached to the second hoop structure by each of the first and second connector plates. A bicycle rack that is capable of providing parking and locking surfaces for at least four bicycles may be provided using only two connected hoop structures. However, additional parking and locking surfaces may be provided simply by the further connection of additional hoop structures. Embodiments of the present disclosure are also directed to a set of components that is configured to be easily shipped, such as by a parcel carrier, and assembled to provide a bicycle rack. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144913 | Rack for a Bicycle Having a Seat - A shelf for a bicycle has an upwardly pointing extension for holding a bicycle by its seat and also having an aperture for holding a helmet for use by a rider of the bicycle. In one embodiment the shelf comprises an integrally molded piece. In another embodiment the shelf also includes a frontal lip to prevent accidental falls of the bicycle from the shelf. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144914 | Bicycle Seat for Protecting Ischial Tuberosities - A bicycle seat has a bicycle saddle with a forward end and a rearward end, the saddle having an ischial region. One or more cushioning pads are placed on the saddle in the ischial region. The cushioning pads have an upper surface, with the cushioning pads being connected to the saddle in a manner that enables the upper surface of the cushioning pads to move either from side to side with respect to the saddle during pedaling, or forward and rearward with respect to the saddle during pedaling, or both from side to side and forward and rearward during pedaling. | 2016-05-26 |