23rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150151690 | HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE HOLDER FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device holder having a front face, an integral fixed jaw, and a movable jaw positioned facing the fixed jaw and movable in translational motion on the front face. The movable jaw receives a bottom edge of the mobile device and can be moved between a released position for inserting or removing the mobile device, and a holding position in which the mobile device is held clamped against the fixed jaw. The movable jaw includes a protuberance extending along a plane parallel to the front face of the holder and defining a clamping tab for clamping the bottom edge of the mobile device. In use, the tab maintains a space between the rear face of the mobile device and the front face of the holder in order to limit the frictional contact of the rear face of the mobile device with the front face of the holder when mounted. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151691 | ROTARY ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE BRACKET USING THE SAME - A rotary assembly includes a shaft, a rotary member, a fixing member, a sliding member, and a shank. The shaft defines a latching groove. The rotary member defines a plurality of notched grooves. The fixing member is coupled to the rotary member. The sliding member secures the shaft and the rotary member, the sliding member protruding a resisting block. The shank includes a plurality of racks. The rotary member passes through the sliding member to rotate around the shaft and the fixing member, the resisting block engages the latching groove, and the plurality of racks engage the plurality of notched grooves. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151692 | LOCKING RACK FOR STORING CHAIN RATCHET BINDERS - A rack and method for storing tie-down chain ratchet binders on a surface. The rack includes a base that preferably is mounted on a truck wall. A first finger is provided on the base and a first recess is defined therein. The first recess is configured so that the shaft of a chain ratchet binder is receivable therein. The rack further includes a second finger spaced laterally from the first finger and defining a second recess therein that is aligned with the first recess. The shaft of the binder is received in the first and second recesses and is supported by the first and second fingers. The rack is able to store a plurality of chain ratchet binders vertically spaced from each other and may lock the binder to the rack. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151693 | CLAMP STRUCTURE OF HARNESS PROTECTION TUBE - A harness pressing part ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150151694 | SENSOR SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC ARCHITECTURE AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC ARCHITECTURE FOR A VEHICLE - A sensor system for an electric/electronic architecture in a vehicle, having at least one sensor module for capturing at least one physical variable and at least one first interface for communication with a first bus system, and to an associated electric/electronic architecture for a vehicle. At least one second interface for communication with a second bus system is present, data of the at least one sensor module being able to be output via both bus systems. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151695 | INVERTER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An inverter for an electric vehicle is provided. The inverter for an electric vehicle, which controls an RPM of a motor for the electric vehicle, the inverter including a busbar connected to a power semiconductor module for supplying current, a current sensor measuring the current passing through the busbar, and a control board on which the current sensor is mounted, the control board controlling the motor for the electric vehicle according to a result measured by the current sensor. The busbar is disposed to vertically pass through the current sensor and control board. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151696 | CASE FOR IN-VEHICLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND VEHICLE - A case for an in-vehicle electronic device is placed in an inclined manner on a top face of a transmission such that at least part of a front side of the case is lower than at least side of a rear side of the case. The case includes a first case, a second case and a rib. The first case is configured to be attached to the top face of the transmission. The second case is attached to a top face of the first case. The rib is on a lower part of a rear face of the second case and includes a top face. The rib extends in a crosswise direction along the lower part of the rear face of the second case toward opposite side faces of the second case. The top face of the rib is inclined downward relative to a horizontal plane toward the rear side of the case. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151697 | FUSE CIRCUIT BODY FOR VEHICLE - In a fuse circuit body according to an embodiment, electricity generated by an alternator is supplied to a first battery from an alternator connecting portion via a first fusible portion and a first battery connecting portion and supplied to a second battery from the alternator connecting portion via a second fusible portion and a second battery connecting portion. Thus, the electricity from the alternator is supplied to the first battery only via the first fusible portion and supplied to the second battery only via the second fusible portion. Accordingly, the electricity supplied from the alternator to the first battery or the second battery is not required to pass through two fusible portions so that the electricity can be supplied to the first battery and the second battery with a small loss. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151698 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BUMPER BEAM UNIT FOR VEHICLE AND BUMPER BEAM UNIT MANUFRCTURED THEREBY - A method of manufacturing a bumper beam unit of a vehicle, wherein the bumper beam unit includes a bumper beam formed through a roll forming process and a stay mounted at an end portion of the bumper beam is disclosed. The method may include: a cutout section forming step in which a cutout section is formed by cutting out an end portion of a rear portion of the bumper beam partially; a cutout section bonding step in which a bonding section is formed by bonding both cutout surfaces in a state of contacting the both cutout surfaces; and a stay bonding step in which a stay is bonded to end portions of a rear surface of the bumper beam corresponding to the bonding section. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151699 | SHOCK ABSORBING MEMBER - Provided is a shock absorbing member including: a first shock absorbing portion for absorbing shock through compression in a vehicle front-and-rear direction, the first shock absorbing portion being formed into a tubular shape extending in a predetermined direction, and including at least one rib extending in the predetermined direction at an inner side of the first shock absorbing portion; and a second shock absorbing portion for absorbing the shock through compression in the vehicle front-and-rear direction, the second shock absorbing portion being formed integrally with the first shock absorbing portion into a tubular shape extending in the predetermined direction at an outer side in a vehicle width direction with respect to the first shock absorbing portion, and including at least one rib extending in the predetermined direction at an inner side of the second shock absorbing portion. The second shock absorbing portion is supported in abutment against one of a front end surface and a rear end surface of a support member provided at an outer side in the vehicle width direction with respect to a side member. A total area of a wall portion forming a contour of the first shock absorbing portion and the at least one rib of the first shock absorbing portion in a cross-section perpendicular to the predetermined direction is larger than a total area of a wall portion forming a contour of the second shock absorbing portion and the rib of the second shock absorbing portion in a cross-section perpendicular to the predetermined direction. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151700 | ACTIVE LOWER LEG ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM - An active leg engagement system for a vehicle includes a selectively deployable leg-engaging member. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151701 | RECEIVER CONFIGURATION FOR A CONTROL UNIT IN A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A SYNCHRONIZATION PULSE - A receiver configuration for a control unit in a vehicle having a voltage generator for generating a synchronization pulse, which includes a first voltage source, a current source and a current sink, the voltage generator generating the synchronization pulse within predefined specification limits having a predefined shape and a predefined time behavior, and the receiver configuration outputting the synchronization pulse for synchronizing a signal transmission via a databus to at least one sensor. A method is also provided for generating a synchronization pulse. The voltage generator generates the synchronization pulse via the current source and the current sink by charging and/or discharging a bus load essentially as a sinusoidal oscillation. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151702 | APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING PASSENGER OF AUTOMBILE AND CONTROL METHODLAMP - Provided is an apparatus for protecting a passenger of an automobile, including: an automobile body; a biaxial FIS sensor mounted at a front center of the automobile body to sense decelerations on an X axis which is in a length direction of the automobile body and a Y axis which is in a width direction of the automobile body during an automobile impact; a deceleration meter sensing a first deceleration during the automobile impact; and a controller determining an airbag splaying time based on a displacement value and a predicted displacement value moving forward from an initial position of the passenger calculated based on the first deceleration, and an X-axial velocity variation and a Y-axial velocity variation measured from the biaxial FIS sensor. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151703 | Vehicle Roof Support Structure Including Side Curtain Air bags - A roof rail assembly for a vehicle that includes a body side outer and an interior trim piece connected to the body side outer. The body side outer and the interior trim piece define a cavity. A roof rail is positioned within the cavity, and a side curtain air bag is positioned below the roof rail. The interior trim piece is assembled about a lower surface of the roof rail in a spaced relationship relative to the curtain air bag to increase visibility around the roof rail assembly. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151704 | DRIVER AIRBAG APPARATUS - According to a driver airbag apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an airbag cover and an airbag housing are securely coupled to each other, and as a result, the airbag cover is not separated from the airbag housing by deployment force of an airbag when the airbag is deployed. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151705 | CASE MEMBER OF AIRBAG DEVICE, AIRBAG DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AIRBAG DEVICE, AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING AIRBAG DEVICE - A light-weight and inexpensively-manufacturable case member of an airbag device is provided. The case member includes an inner portion integrally formed with an edge portion of an opening portion of a housing portion configured to internally hold a folded airbag and an inflator. A lid is fixed to a housing portion at a position where the lid at least partially covers the airbag housed in the housing portion. The opening portion is covered by an outer portion. Thus, a light-weight case member in which the inflator and the folded airbag are housed in the housing portion and covered by the lid can be manufactured inexpensively, without integration of a separately provided housing portion and lid or fixing the airbag or the inflator using an additional component. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151706 | Interior Trim Part for a Motor Vehicle Comprising an Airbag Door - Interior trim part for a motor vehicle comprising a body, a channel-door assembly, a sealing system and a foam layer. The body comprises a passage. The channel-door assembly is mounted on the body. The channel-door assembly comprises a channel wall and a door portion. The channel wall has an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface being intended to guide the deployment of an airbag, the outer surface extending along a deployment direction. The door portion is connected to the channel wall and overlies the passage. The sealing system extends around the outer surface of the channel wall, in continuous contact with the body and comprises a lip protruding from the outer surface of the channel wall. The foam layer covers the body and the door portion. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151707 | HEAD, TORSO AND KNEE COMBO AIRBAG - A motor vehicle airbag system comprises a dual chambered combined head, torso, and knee airbag having a head and torso chamber and a lower extremities chamber in fluid communication with the head and torso chamber. A multidirectional inflator substantially simultaneously inflates both of the head and torso chamber and the lower extremities chamber. The head and torso chamber in the inflated condition acts against a head and a torso of the motor vehicle occupant to generate a restraining force against the occupant to mitigate contact of the occupant head and torso with the upper portion of the instrument panel during the impact event. The lower extremities chamber in the inflated condition acts against the pair of knees of the occupant to mitigate contact of the knees of the occupant with the lower portion of the panel during the impact event. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151708 | HEAD-PROTECTING AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag of a head-protecting airbag device includes a bag body, a tension belt extending from a front region of the bag body and a tether for covering an outer circumference of the bag body. The bag body includes a terminal inflatable portion and a central inflatable portion. The tension belt is disposed along a front and rear direction of the bag body so as to be deployable on an outboard side of the terminal inflatable portion. The tether is run through a slit formed on a partitioning portion which partitions the terminal inflatable portion from the central inflatable portion and covers an inboard side of the terminal inflatable portion and an outboard side of the central inflatable portion. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151709 | DUAL CHAMBERED PASSENGER AIRBAG - A divider for an airbag includes a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and at least one opening structured to enable fluid communication between the first side and the second side. A valve cover is positioned on the second side over the at least one opening. The valve cover has a first pair of opposed edges attached to the divider, and another edge extending between the edges of the first pair of opposed edges, the other edge being attached to the divider. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151710 | BAG BODY - Provided is an airbag having a function for controlling bag-section expansion while also retaining air-tightness, by reducing the concentration of stress applied to restriction threads during deployment. Provided is a bag body having, in the interior, restriction threads for restricting expansion, wherein the restriction threads comprise: first yarn extending in the interior of the bag body from a non-expanding section to a different non-expanding section; second yarn which forms a base fabric of one side of an expanding section of the bag body and which is separated from the one side and is caught on the first yarn, or is woven with the first yarn to constitute a structure, again returning to the base fabric of the one side; and third yarn which forms a base fabric of the other side of the expanding section of the bag body and which is separated from the other side and is caught on the first yarn, or is woven with the first yarn to constitute a structure, again returning to the base fabric of the other side. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151711 | SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DIRECTION CONTROL STRUCTURE - A side airbag deployment direction control structure includes an airbag module installed at the vehicle width direction outer side of a door-side side frame portion. During inflation and deployment of a side airbag of airbag module, a stitched portion between a front cover and a front side cover of a seat cover ruptures under inflation pressure of the side airbag. This forms an opening for the side airbag to inflate and deploy to the outer side of a seatback. Note that the stitched portion is provided further to the seat width direction inner side than a center of the inflator. Further, a reaction force plate is positioned at the vehicle width direction outer side of the airbag module and includes a side reaction force face of which a front end portion extends further toward the vehicle front side than the airbag module and the door-side side frame portion. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151712 | INTEGRATED ACTIVE HINGE MECHANISM - An active hinge mechanism structured for lifting a portion of a hood of a vehicle is provided. The mechanism includes a tubular link structured for operative coupling to the hood so as to transmit a lifting force to the hood after activation of the mechanism. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151713 | Vehicle Seat Harness Anchoring System - A vehicle seat harness anchoring system having a vehicle seat harness with straps that fit over the body of a user and fit over the legs of a user. Some of the straps are adjustable to securely hold the person in the harness. The harness anchoring system is attached to the vehicle seat harness. The harness anchoring system consists of a mixture of several fixed length and adjustable length anchoring straps. One end of the anchoring straps is either attached to an anchor plate or to an anchor point on a vehicle. The other end of the anchoring straps is attached to the vehicle seat harness. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151714 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH SUPPRESSION OF WIPER NOISE - A vehicle control system includes a wiper, a control portion that outputs a drive command such that the wiper is placed in a first state or a second state that is more restricted than the first state, and a checking portion that checks whether a mobile device is in the vehicle via wireless communication between an onboard device and the mobile device, when a door of the vehicle is opened or closed. If the door is opened while the wiper is in the first state, the control portion performs a first control that switches the operating state of the wiper from the first state to the second state, and then after a period of time for which the check by the checking portion is executed has passed while the wiper is in the second state, the control portion switches the operating state from the second state to the first state. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151715 | COUPLER ASSEMBLY FOR WIPER ASSEMBLY - A coupler assembly for a wiper assembly includes a coupler adapted to be attached to at least one support member of the wiper assembly and a retention clip cooperating with the coupler and adapted to engage the at least one support member to retain the at least one support member and the coupler together and prevent longitudinal movement therebetween. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151716 | END CAP FOR RETAINING WIPING ELEMENT OF WIPER ASSEMBLY - An end cap for retaining a wiping element of a wiper assembly includes a body adapted to be disposed over a portion of a wiping element of the wiper assembly and the body includes at least one tab adapted to be disposed in at least one notch of the wiping element of the wiper assembly to retain the wiping element from longitudinal movement relative thereto. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151717 | WIPER/ARM CONNECTION DEVICE, WINDSCREEN WIPER, AND WIPING ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to a connection device ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150151718 | WIPER COUPLER ASSEMBLY AND WIPER ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING SAME - A wiper coupler assembly for releasably attaching a wiper assembly to a wiper arm includes a wiper coupler adapted for connection to the wiper assembly and a wiper coupler adaptor connected to the wiper coupler and adapted for connection to an attachment member of the wiper arm. The wiper coupler adaptor includes a pair of sidewalls extending longitudinally and a deck disposed between the sidewalls to define a rest that is adapted to operatively receive a track between rails of the attachment member. Each of the sidewalls includes a post that extends laterally toward the other and disposed in bores of the wiper coupler. Each of the sidewalls includes a retention member extending outwardly and longitudinally therealong adapted to operatively engage a corresponding retention guide in the rails of the attachment member. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151719 | Wiper Blade, Wiper Arm and Connection Arrangement for a Windscreen Wiper System of a Vehicle - A wiper blade for a windscreen wiper system of a vehicle includes a connection element with an upper part formed to fix the connection element to a wiper arm of the windscreen wiper system. A lower part supporting a base body of the wiper blade is mounted to rotate around an axis of rotation on the upper part. The connection element is able to be brought into a functional position that allows the wiping of the windscreen, in which at least one latch element arranged on the upper part is locked in place with a counterpart provided on the sides of the wiper arm. Due to the movement of the lower part relative to the upper part, the at least one latch element is able to be brought into an unlocked position, in which the connection element is able to be released by the wiper arm. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151720 | WINDSCREEN WIPER ACTUATION SYSTEM - An actuation system for a wiper stick of a vehicle is provided for cleaning the windscreen. The actuation system includes a first set of nozzles and a second set of nozzles coupled with a first surface and a second surface of the wiper stick respectively. The second surface is disposed opposite to the first surface. The first set of nozzles and the second set of nozzles may be configured to eject pressurized air on the windscreen. The actuation system further includes a compressor to provide the pressurized air to the first set of nozzles and the second set of nozzles. The actuation system may move the wiper stick on the windscreen by ejecting the pressurized air from the first set of nozzles or the second set of nozzles. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151721 | WINDSCREEN WIPER ACTUATION SYSTEM - An actuation system for a wiper stick of a vehicle is provided for cleaning the windscreen. The actuation system includes a plurality of nozzles coupled with the wiper stick and configured to eject a pressurized fluid on the windscreen. The actuation system further includes a fluid motor and configured to move the wiper stick on the windscreen. The actuation system also includes a fluid pump to provide the pressurized fluid to the plurality of nozzles and drive the fluid motor. The actuation system may move the wiper stick on the windscreen in a first mode and a second mode. In a first mode, the wiper stick moves on the windscreen due to the ejection of the pressurized fluid from the plurality of nozzles. In a second mode, the fluid motor is operated to move the wiper stick on the windscreen. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151722 | CLEANING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE-MOUNTED CAMERA - An air passage and two lines of cleaning liquid paths are provided in a nozzle, and the air passage is bifurcated into two lines of distal end portions. A secondary tank is provided upstream of the cleaning liquid paths. A distal end portion of a cleaning liquid path and the distal end portion of the air passage are merged. When a compressed air is supplied to the air passage, the resulting air flow makes the inside of the secondary tank to be negative pressure. Thus, the cleaning liquid can be made into the form of a mist, and is suctioned, and the cleaning liquid in the form of a mist and the compressed air are mixed, whereby it is possible to clean a lens surface and to reduce the amount of cleaning liquid used. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151723 | BATTERY REPLACEMENT ROBOT WITH MOBILE STORAGE RACK AND BATTERY REPLACEMENT METHOD - A battery replacement robot with a mobile storage rack includes a mechanical part and an electrical control part. The electrical control part controls a battery replacement device to place, in one step, all battery boxes required by one side of an electric bus that needs battery replacement onto a battery box storage rack. A horizontal moving unit moves to a position where a battery needs to be replaced. A battery box replacement device takes down a spent battery box from the electric bus; the battery box replacement device rotates towards one side around a Y axis, and raises or lowers the spent battery box so as to put the spent battery on the battery box storage rack; then the battery box replacement device takes down a charged battery box from the battery box storage rack, rotates to the original position, and installs the battery box in the electric bus. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151724 | POSITION ADJUSTABLE PEDAL - A position adjustable pedal may include a pedal member configured to be fixedly mounted on a vehicle body and have a front end with a hinge shaft and a plurality of insertion holes formed around the hinge shaft, a switch bracket configured to be rotatably mounted on the hinge shaft of the pedal member, provided with at least one fixing hole corresponding to the plurality of insertion holes, and fixed to the pedal member by a fixing pin inserted into any one of the plurality of insertion holes and any one of the at least one fixing hole, and a pedal arm configured to be rotatably mounted on the same hinge shaft as the switch bracket, provided with a plurality of clevis holes corresponding to a clevis extending from a booster, and connected to the booster by a clevis pin inserted into any one of the plurality of clevis holes and the clevis. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151725 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING A MULTI-SEGMENT BRAKING PROFILE FOR A VEHICLE - Systems and methods use cameras to provide autonomous navigation features. In one implementation, a driver assist navigation system may include at least one image capture device configured to acquire a plurality of images of an area in a vicinity of the vehicle; a data interface; and at least one processing device. The at least one processing device may be configured to: receive the plurality of images via the data interface; identify, based on analysis of the plurality of images, a trigger for stopping the vehicle; and based on the identified trigger, cause the vehicle to stop according to a braking profile including a first segment associated with a first deceleration rate, a second segment which includes a second deceleration rate less than the first deceleration rate, and a third segment in which a level of braking is decreased as a target stopping location is approached, as determined based on the analysis of the plurality of images. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151726 | HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRONIC BRAKING SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS BRAKING - A brake system for a motor vehicle includes a first control module coupled to a first hydraulic brake circuit and a second hydraulic brake circuit. The first control module is configured to control fluid pressure within both the first hydraulic brake circuit and the second hydraulic brake circuit. A second control module coupled to the first hydraulic brake circuit and the second hydraulic brake circuit, wherein the second control module is configured to control fluid pressure within both the first hydraulic brake circuit and the second hydraulic brake circuit independent of the first control module. The first control module is disposed in series with the second control module in the first hydraulic brake circuit and the second hydraulic brake circuit. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151727 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Based on a difference between target and actual values of a friction member force pressing a brake disc, feedback control over the pressing force is executed. As the actual value, a “limit pressing force (Fbs) obtained by placing a limitation on a temporal change amount of the Fba based on a limit value (Lmt)” is used. The limit value (Lmt) is set based on an electric motor speed (dMkt, dMka), a wheel speed (Vwa), and a temporal change amount (ΔTmp) of the friction member temperature. The Lmt is set to increase as the dMkt (dMka) increases and the temporal change amount (ΔTmp) of the temperature increases, and to also increase as the wheel speed (Vwa) decreases. Thus, even when a rotating member (brake disc) is deformed, braking torque control can be appropriately executed without accelerating a fluctuation of a braking torque on the wheel. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151728 | AIRCRAFT ELECTRIC BRAKING SYSTEM - An electrically actuated braking system for an aircraft. The system includes: an electro-mechanical brake actuator (EMAbrake) proximate a wheel of the aircraft, the EMAbrake including a motor; an electro-mechanical actuator controller (EMAC) including a motor controller for generating a drive signal for the EMAbrake; a braking control unit (BCU) for generating a braking force command signal for the EMAC during a normal mode of operation; and an emergency braking control unit (eBCU) for generating a braking force command signal for the EMAC during an emergency operating mode. The eBCU is disposed together with the EMAC in a common line replaceable unit (LRU). | 2015-06-04 |
20150151729 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - The vehicle brake system includes a cylinder, an output piston disposed in the cylinder, an input piston disposed in the cylinder but separating from the output piston and defining a separation chamber therebetween, a brake pedal connected to the input piston, a reaction force generating device for generating an elastic reaction force, a separation lock valve for controlling the communication between the separation chamber and the reaction force generating device, a fade state judging portion to judge whether the friction brake device is in a fade state or not and a friction braking force control portion for changing the mode to the fade state when the fade state judging portion judged that the friction brake device is in the fade state, wherein a desired friction braking force can be assured even under the brake fade state. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151730 | BRAKING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A braking device for a vehicle includes a cylinder, a master piston having a pressure applying piston portion and a servo pressure receiving portion, an input piston, a pressure accumulating device, a pilot pressure generating device, and a regulator having a first piston slidably fitted into a housing and dividing an inside of the housing into a first pilot chamber and a servo pressure generating chamber, a valve mechanism connecting the servo pressure generating chamber with the pressure accumulating device or a reservoir in response to movement of the first piston, and a second piston fitted into the housing and dividing the inside of the housing into the first pilot chamber and a second pilot chamber, wherein the second piston is formed so that an end surface thereof exposed to the first pilot chamber has a larger pressure-receiving surface area than an end surface exposed to the second pilot chamber. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151731 | Method for Producing a Combined Service Brake Cylinder and Spring-Loaded Brake Cylinder of a Vehicle - To produce a combined service brake cylinder and spring-loaded brake cylinder for a vehicle brake system, force-actuation path characteristic curves of the brake system with the elements that can be actuated by a storage spring of the spring-loaded cylinder are measured/recorded under different operational conditions. Force-actuation characteristic curves of different storage springs for use in the spring-loaded cylinder are also measured/recorded. The minimum necessary actuation stroke of the piston of the spring-loaded cylinder and the minimum necessary spring force for a storage spring to effect a parking brake function are determined by the intersection of the force-actuation curves of the brake system with those of the storage springs. The storage spring that generates an actuation force sufficient to effect a parking brake function in the most unfavorable operating state of the brake system and with respect to maximum vehicle weight with the smallest possible actuation stroke, and the dimensions resulting from the smallest possible piston actuation stroke are selected for producing the combined service brake cylinder and spring-loaded cylinder. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151732 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUZZY ENGINE CLUTCH OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A system and method for controlling an active fuzzy engine clutch of a hybrid vehicle enable a force (pressure) capable of jointing an engine clutch with output information of a fuzzy system to be generated by using dynamic state information as input information in the fuzzy system. The system includes: a load torque calculator for calculating a load torque based on a load difference of a load subject and a compensation subject, and compensating the load torque for the compensation subject; a torque controller for transferring output information for a power source, and controlling a transmission ratio; and an engine clutch joint control fuzzy controller for determining a hydraulic pressure for jointing an engine clutch based on torque information input from the torque controller, including load torque information input from the load torque calculator. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151733 | SLIP-BASED RELEASE VERIFICATION FOR A BINARY CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - A vehicle includes an engine and transmission assembly, the latter having a stationary member, a plurality of gear sets, an input member, a friction clutch, a binary clutch assembly, and a transmission control module (TCM). The binary clutch assembly includes a freewheeling element and a binary device such as a selectable one way clutch or dog clutch. The TCM selectively delays a release of the binary clutch assembly via a binary clutch indicator method by detecting a requested shift of the transmission requiring an engagement of the friction clutch, and commanding the release of the binary clutch assembly. The TCM determines an amount of slip across the binary clutch assembly and executes the requested shift of the transmission only when the determined amount of slip exceeds a calibrated slip threshold. Slip may be measured or calculated. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151734 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A drive device for a vehicle, which is capable of improving reliability of an in-gear operation for switching a speed position to an in-gear state while ensuring the degree of freedom in design of the drive device and realizing reduction of manufacturing costs thereof. When a transmission condition for transmitting motive power of the engine to front wheels via a first-speed forward position is satisfied, the ECU controls a first speed synchronization mechanism such that the first-speed forward position is switched to the in-gear state. At this time, if a condition of output shaft rotational speed≧predetermined detection lower limit is satisfied, the ECU controls the rotational speed of the front motor such that a ring gear speed is reduced, whereas if the condition is not satisfied, the ECU controls the same to a predetermined synchronization assist value for suppressing the rotational speed difference. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151735 | Method for operating a driving system, in particular, of a motor vehicle - A method for operating a driving system of a motor vehicle, in particular, the driving system having an internal combustion engine and at least one electric motor, and during warm-up of the internal combustion engine, the latter being loaded with a specifiable torque; and the at least one electric motor generating a torque at least at times, to unload or load the internal combustion engine. An actual torque of the internal combustion engine is compared to a specifiable first setpoint torque of the internal combustion engine; a difference of the actual torque from the first setpoint torque being formed; and a time integral being formed over the difference formed; and a fault being detected in the warm-up of the internal combustion engine, as a function of the time integral formed. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151736 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TORQUE INTERVENTION OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A method and an apparatus for controlling torque intervention of a hybrid electric vehicle are provided that determine a final engine torque and a final motor torque considering efficiency of a hybrid system. The method includes calculating a demand torque of a driver, determining receipt of a signal of the torque intervention, and calculating the demand torque of the driver on which an intervention torque is reflected. In addition, the method includes calculating first operating points of the engine and the motor considering an efficiency of the hybrid system according to the demand torque of the driver on which the intervention torque is reflected, calculating a final engine torque and a final motor torque according to each of the first operating points of the engine and the motor, and adjusting a torque reduction using the final engine torque and the final motor torque. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151737 | POWERTRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a powertrain control system ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150151738 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HYBRID POWERTRAIN - A system for controlling a hybrid powertrain having an electric motor, an engine and a transmission, the system comprising: an engine control module that (i) receives a torque request, and (ii) when the hybrid powertrain is being powered by the electric motor, determines whether to switch from the electric motor to the engine based on the torque request; and a transmission control module that, in response to a determination to switch from the electric motor to the engine, determines a target engine speed based on the torque request, and switches the hybrid powertrain from the electric motor to the engine based on a comparison between a current engine speed and the target engine speed. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151739 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOTION - A powertrain system is configured to transfer propulsion torque to a driveline of a vehicle. A method for controlling the powertrain system includes determining a magnitude of unintended vehicle motion based upon a difference between a change in actual vehicle acceleration and a change in an operator-intended vehicle acceleration. Propulsion torque to the driveline is limited when a fault associated with unintended vehicle motion is detected and the magnitude of unintended vehicle motion is less than a predetermined first threshold. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151740 | SERVICE DISCONNECT INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLES - A method of servicing a hybrid system is disclosed wherein the hybrid system includes a detected fault. As a result of the detected fault the hybrid system has been disabled. The hybrid system includes a controller and a service detection interlock (SDI). The method steps include first powering up the controller and then assessing a special fault flag status. If a special fault flag is set, the next step is to check to see if the SDI is removed. If the SDI is removed then the special fault flag is cleared while the hybrid system remains disabled. The controller is then powered down with the key-off input and with the next key-on input, the hybrid system can be enabled. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151741 | AUTONOMOUS MOVING OBJECT, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - An autonomous moving object includes: a drive unit configured to drive wheels of a moving object body; a plurality of distance measuring units installed to face a road surface and configured to measure a distance to the road surface; a control unit configured to compare the distance measured by the distance measuring units with a threshold value and to control the drive unit; a tilt angle detecting unit configured to detect a tilt angle of the moving object body; and a correction unit configured to correct at least one of the distance measured by each distance measuring unit and the threshold value depending on the tilt angle of the moving object body detected by the tilt angle detecting unit. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151742 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MIMICKING A LEADING VEHICLE - Systems and methods use cameras to provide autonomous navigation features. In one implementation, a driver assist navigation system is provided for a primary vehicle. The system may include at least one image capture device configured to acquire a plurality of images of an area in a vicinity of the primary vehicle; a data interface; and at least one processing device. The at least one processing device may be configured to: locate in the plurality of images a leading vehicle; determine, based on the plurality of images, at least one action taken by the leading vehicle; and cause the primary vehicle to mimic the at least one action of the leading vehicle. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151743 | VEHICLE BODY VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a vehicle body vibration control device ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150151744 | VEHICLE BODY VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a vehicle body vibration control device ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150151745 | VEHICLE BODY VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a vehicle body vibration control device ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150151746 | VEHICLE BODY VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a vehicle body vibration control device ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150151747 | VEHICLE STEERING - A method and system of providing steering in cruise control, in low friction conditions, at low speed and in low range. Speed of individual vehicle wheels is repeatedly and automatically adjusted to ensure that the actual rate of turn of the vehicle approaches the theoretical rate of turn as demanded by the vehicle driver. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151748 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ASSESSING A RISK OF COLLISION BETWEEN A VEHICLE AND AN OBJECT - A method for automatically assessing the risk of collision between a vehicle and an object includes determining a danger value characteristic of the risk of collision on the basis of the relative position and the relative speed between the vehicle and the object. A braking danger value is determined based on the current distance between the vehicle and a last possible (“last-chance”) position at which it is possible to avoid a collision between the vehicle and the object by braking the vehicle, and a steering danger value is determined based on the current distance between the vehicle and a last possible (“last-chance”) position at which it is possible to avoid a collision between the vehicle and the object by steering the vehicle. The risk of collision is assessed on the basis of the braking danger value and the second danger value. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151749 | VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle behavior control device includes a collision determining unit configured to determine whether or not a vehicle collides with an obstacle at a time decelerated while traveling straight, based at least on a detection result of the obstacle in front of the vehicle, a detection result of a speed of the vehicle, and a detection result of a hydraulic pressure of a hydraulic system for braking each wheel, in a state in which wheels are braked; and a vehicle behavior control unit configured to perform at least one of control over steering of rear wheels and control of providing a difference in a braking state of left and right wheels such that the vehicle is decelerated while detouring the obstacle at a time it is determined by the collision determining unit that the vehicle collides with the obstacle. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151750 | VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle behavior control device includes a collision determining unit configured to determine whether a vehicle collides with an obstacle at a time the vehicle is decelerated while traveling straight, based on a detection result of the obstacle in front of the vehicle and a detection result of a traveling state of the vehicle, in a state in which wheels are braked; and a vehicle behavior control unit configured to perform any of a first detour mode in which control over steering of rear wheels is performed and control of providing a difference in a braking state of left and right wheels is not performed and a second detour mode in which the control over steering of the rear wheels and the control of providing the difference in the braking state of the left and right wheels are performed such that the vehicle is decelerated while detouring the obstacle. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151751 | MULTI-THRESHOLD REACTION ZONE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NAVIGATION - Systems and methods use cameras to provide autonomous navigation features. In one implementation, a driver assist navigation system for a primary vehicle may include at least one image capture device configured to acquire a plurality of images of an area in a vicinity of the primary vehicle; a data interface; and at least one processing device. The at least processing device may be configured to: receive the plurality of images via the data interface; identify a target object within the plurality of images; monitor, via the plurality of images, a motion of the target object and a distance between the primary vehicle and the target object; determine an indicator of an intercept time between the primary vehicle and the target object based on the monitored motion and the distance between the primary vehicle and the target object; and cause a response in the primary vehicle based on a comparison of the intercept time to a plurality of predetermined intercept thresholds. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151752 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING LATERAL DIRECTION DISTANCE OF PRECEDING VEHICLE, AND HEADS-UP DISPLAY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method for determining a lateral direction distance of a preceding vehicle and a heads-up display (HUD) system using the same are disclosed. The method may include steps of detecting input variables, determining whether a determination condition of a lateral direction distance is satisfied, and determining a lateral direction distance of the preceding vehicle based on the input variables if the determination condition of the lateral distance is satisfied. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151753 | IMAGE-BASED VELOCITY CONTROL FOR A TURNING VEHICLE - Systems and methods use cameras to provide autonomous navigation features. In one implementation, a driver assist navigation system is provided for a vehicle. The system may include at least one image capture device configured to acquire a plurality of images of an area in a vicinity of the vehicle; a data interface; and at least one processing device. The at least one processing device may be configured to: receive the plurality of images via the data interface; recognize a curve to be navigated based on map data and vehicle position information; determine an initial target velocity for the vehicle based on at least one characteristic of the curve as reflected in the map data; adjust a velocity of the vehicle to the initial target velocity; determine, based on the plurality of images, one or more observed characteristics of the curve; determine an updated target velocity based on the one or more observed characteristics of the curve; and adjust the velocity of the vehicle to the updated target velocity. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151754 | ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to an adaptive cruise control system for a vehicle with a manual transmission and a method therefor in which, when acceleration is achieved during adaptive cruise control in the vehicle of the manual transmission, a target gear step number is determined, and the determined target gear step number is displayed when the determined target gear step number and a current gear step number do not match. The present invention, provided is an adaptive cruise control system for a vehicle with a manual transmission, the system including a radar that generates an acceleration command or a deceleration command based on information of a leading vehicle and information of the own vehicle, a first sensing unit that senses a speed of the vehicle, a second sensing unit that senses an RPM of an engine, a third sensing unit that senses a position of the manual transmission. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151755 | VEHICLE TRAVEL ASSISTANCE DEVICE - An ECU calculates: a free running distance, which is a distance that a vehicle can travel from a first time point at which a speed-reduction control is started to a second time point at which the relative deceleration begins to increase by the start of the speed-reduction control; an increase travel distance, which is a distance that the vehicle can travel from the second time point to a third time point at which the relative deceleration reaches the target relative deceleration; and a post-completion travel distance, which is a distance that the vehicle can travel from the third time point to a time point at which the relative speed is made equal to or less than the specified speed. The ECU obtains a speed reduction distance based on a result of adding up the free running distance, the increase travel distance, and the post-completion travel distance. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151756 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SPEED OF VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a device and a method for controlling a speed of a vehicle. A safe speed of the vehicle is determined based on a curvature of a forward path and weather conditions. When a travelling speed of the vehicle is higher than the safe speed, the speed of the vehicle is controlled such that the vehicle is decelerated. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151757 | Method for Operating a Motor Vehicle During Fully Automatic Vehicle Guidance - A method for operating a motor vehicle using a control unit during operation of a fully-automatic driver assistance system is designed to guide the vehicle independently of the driver. The control unit actuates a drive unit and/or a brake unit during operation of said driver assistance system such that the motor vehicle maintains a predefined distance to a vehicle in front which is detected as a target object, the control unit also actuating the actuation unit of a steering system such that the motor vehicle is kept within its own detected lane. If the vehicle in front, detected as the target object, leaves the detected lane and if there is no new preceding vehicle, a braking action is performed. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151758 | DRIVE FORCE CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A target drive force is computed according to an accelerator pedal opening. A target input rotation speed lower limit basic value to an automatic transmission is computed based on a vehicle speed and a shift range of the automatic transmission. A target drive force lower limit correction value is computed based on the target input rotation speed lower limit basic value. The target drive force is corrected based on the target drive force lower limit correction value. A target input torque of the automatic transmission is computed based on the target drive force after correction. An input torque to the automatic transmission is controlled to the target input torque. By this control, an arbitrary drive force characteristic can be obtained in a PTD control. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151759 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A control device of a hybrid vehicle is configured to control an engine and a motor such that a battery is charged or discharged and the hybrid vehicle travels on drive power. The control device is configured to execute discharge-oriented control when a temperature of a purification catalyst is higher than or equal to a predetermined temperature. In the discharge-oriented control, the engine and the motor are controlled such that a charging and discharging electric power of the battery increases toward a discharging side when the temperature of the purification catalyst is higher than or equal to the predetermined temperature as compared to when the temperature of the purification catalyst is lower than the predetermined temperature. The predetermined temperature is lower than a degradation promoting lower limit temperature. Stated differently, engine output is reduced to avoid damaging the catalyst. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151760 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicle control system is provided. The vehicle control system is applied to a vehicle having a clutch device to selectively connect and disconnect a power transmission route between a prime mover and drive wheels, and configured to disconnect the power transmission route during running to allow the vehicle to coast. The vehicle control system is comprised of: a vehicle speed detection means; an execution means that executes a coasting control when an operating amount of an accelerator is reduced to be smaller than a predetermined value during running, by bringing the clutch device into disengagement to disconnect the power transmission route so as to allow the vehicle to coast; an updating means that updates a lowest speed of the vehicle during execution of the coasting control; and a termination means that terminates the coasting control by bringing the clutch device into engagement to connect the power transmission route, when a difference between a current vehicle speed and the latest lowest vehicle speed exceeds a predetermined value. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151761 | DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A drive control device for a vehicle including an engine and a clutch device provided in a power transmission path between the engine and a drive wheel includes: a normal traveling unit causing the vehicle to travel while the engine is connected to the drive wheel; a free-run coasting unit disconnecting the engine from the drive wheel during traveling and causing the vehicle to coast while the engine is stopped; a neutral coasting unit disconnecting the engine from the drive wheel during traveling and causing the vehicle to coast while the engine is autonomously operated; and a coasting switching control unit setting an upper limit value of an upward gradient of a road surface, at which the neutral coasting is stopped, such that the upper limit value is larger than an upper limit value of the upward gradient of the road surface, at which the free-run coasting is stopped. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151762 | VEHICLE START SYSTEM - A power machine with an engine, a drive pump driven by the engine, and a drive motor operably coupled to the drive pump to receive a drive signal and provide a motor output to effect travel of the power machine is disclosed. A brake system on the power machine includes a brake for reducing or stopping movement of the power machine. A controller receives indications of a braking condition and whether the drive pump is outputting the drive signal. The controller determines in response to receipt of the indication of the braking condition whether the drive pump is outputting the drive signal to the drive motor shuts down the engine if the drive pump is providing the drive signal to the drive motor upon receipt of the braking condition. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151763 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE POWERTRAIN - Methods and systems for controlling a vehicle powertrain that may be automatically stopped and started are presented. In one example, a method adjusts a position of a transmission clutch in response to battery current during engine cranking The method may reduce clutch wear and improve vehicle launch from a stop. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151764 | VEHICLE BODY VIBRATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle body vibration control device ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150151765 | ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND DETERMINATION METHOD THEREOF - An abnormality determination system includes: an autonomous moving object including at least one distance measuring unit that is disposed to face a road surface in a moving direction ant that measures a distance to the road surface; a charging unit including a connection terminal for charging a battery of the autonomous moving object; a stepped portion disposed on a road surface which is subjected to measurement by the distance measuring unit when the autonomous moving object is connected to the connection terminal of the charging unit and is positioned; and a determination unit configured to determine whether the distance to the stepped portion measured by the distance measuring unit at the time of positioning is less than a threshold value. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151766 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROL THEREOF - The present invention provides a motor vehicle having driver-selectable first and second modes (eco, dynamic) of operation and driver-operable means for selecting the first and second modes. Driver selection of the second mode (dynamic) when the first mode (eco) has also been selected causes the vehicle to deselect the first mode (eco), subsequent deselection by the driver of the second mode (dynamic) causing the first mode (eco) to be reselected automatically by the vehicle. If the first mode (eco) is selected by the driver when the vehicle is in the second mode (dynamic), the vehicle selects the first mode (eco) in addition to the second mode (dynamic). A further aspect is directed to a method. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151767 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE WHEEL CHOCK - A vehicle wheel chock for a vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which secures a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. The vehicle wheel chock is configured to be positioned on a grating adjacent to a tire of the vehicle. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151768 | BOGIE FRAME FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES - A bogie frame for railway vehicles includes a pair of left and right side frames disposed along a direction of rails and a cross frame that connects the side frames to each other, and the cross frame includes a top plate member, a bottom plate member, and a pair of front and rear side plate members that are disposed between these plate members and welded thereto, wherein the cross frame has mounting bracket support portions that extend from front and rear edges of the top plate member and the bottom plate member, correspondingly to locations where mounting brackets for mounting a traction motor and mounting brackets for mounting a gearbox are disposed, and the mounting brackets are welded to the mounting bracket support portions. This makes it possible to achieve good welding workability for assembling the bogie frame. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151769 | DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING DATA IN A VEHICLE - A system includes an energy management system configured to be communicatively coupled with a communication system of a vehicle that travels on a trip along a route. The energy management system is configured to be removably coupled with the communication system such that the energy management system is mechanically disengageable from the communication system. The energy management system is further configured to receive data parameters from the communication system and to generate at least one of a trip plan or a control message for the vehicle based on the data parameters. The trip plan and/or the control message dictates tractive and braking efforts of the vehicle during the trip. The energy management system is configured to communicate the trip plan and/or the control message to the communication system for the communication system to implement for controlling movement of the vehicle during the trip. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151770 | LIGHTWEIGHT DOLLY ASSEMBLY - A dolly assembly including a base formed of a lightweight, at least partially flexible material, which may be inflatable or a substantially solid, one-piece construction. The base includes a plurality of pockets or apertures extending there-through and a plurality of casters each extending through a different one of the plurality of pockets. At least some of said casters include a head portion having a sufficiently large transverse dimension to restrict passage of the caster through a corresponding one of the pockets. The enlarged head of the plurality of casters are disposed in an exposed relation to an outer surface of the base in confronting relation to an object supported on the base, wherein the lightweight characteristics of the material from which the base is formed necessitate a significant and/or majority of the weight of the supported object being accommodated by the plurality of casters. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151771 | FOLDING TROLLEY - A folding trolley includes a folding trolley frame and a storage pocket. Said trolley frame includes side brackets and a bottom support bracket; said side bracket comprises two cross connecting rods hinged at the central point; said bottom support bracket includes bottom support rods and a central hinged seat. the side bracket is a multi-stage connecting rod structure, including at least two pairs of corresponding hinged connecting rods; the ends of the connecting rods are hinged to form pocket support ends; said storage pocket is provide with downward openings; a pulling member corresponding to the location of said central hinged seat and used for folding the trolley body is provided at the interior bottom of said storage pocket. The trolley can realize convenient fold of the whole body, increase edge strength of the storage pocket, and ease using operation for different users, and has stable structure and larger loading capacity. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151772 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING QUARTZ REACTION TUBE TO AND FROM SEMICONDUCTOR DIFFUSION EQUIPMENT - A loading and unloading device and method for a quartz reaction tube of a semiconductor diffusion equipment are provided; the loading and unloading device is used in combination with a lifting device of the quartz reaction tube; the lifting device has an interface flange that can be connected to the reaction tube. The loading and unloading device includes a translation drive structure, a linear guide rail, a bracket, and an auxiliary support structure to detachably fix the quartz reaction tube. During the loading procedure, the auxiliary support structure is mounted on the bracket; the front end of the translation drive structure is docked with the doorframes of the semiconductor diffusion equipment through a fixing structure, and the quartz reaction tube is docked with the interface flange of the lifting device by horizontally moving the bracket along the linear guide rail. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151773 | Baby Carriage - The invention discloses a baby carriage comprising a frame, a seat disposed on the frame, and a front wheel assembly and a rear wheel assembly arranged at the bottom of the frame. The frame comprises a push rod, a front wheel bracket with an upper portion being rotatably connected with the push rod and a lower end being provided with the front wheel assembly, a rear wheel bracket with a lower end being provided with the rear wheel assembly; and a seat rod with a front portion being connected with the front wheel bracket and a rear portion being rotatably connected with the rear wheel bracket. The seat is located above the seat rod. A sliding element is is slidably disposed on the push rod along the push rod, and the sliding element is rotatably connected with the rear wheel bracket. The push rod has a first working position and a second working position, in the first working position, an upper portion of the push rod is located above the seat at it's back side, and in the second working position, the upper portion of the push rod is located above the seat at it's front side. During the conversion of the push rod, the push rod is rotated relative to the front wheel bracket, the sliding element on the push rod is moved under the traction of the rear wheel bracket, and the rear wheel bracket is rotated relative to the seat rod under the traction of the sliding element. The baby carriage of the invention has simple configuration, and the folding of the frame will not be hindered by any parts. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151774 | FOLDING JOINT SUITABLE FOR BABY CARRIAGES - A folding joint suitable for a baby carriage, including a lower rotary plate, an upper rotary plate, a rotary plate positioning cover, at least one traction cable and a stopper for preventing said upper rotary plate or said lower rotary plate from turning. Said upper rotary plate is connected with said lower rotary plate by said at least one traction cable. Said lower rotary plate can turn about one pivot point provided in said rotary plate positioning cover, and said upper rotary plate can turn about another pivot point provided in said rotary plate positioning cover. When said stopper is released, said upper rotary plate or said lower rotary plate is turned, thereby driving said lower rotary plate or said upper rotary plate to turn by said traction cable through which said upper rotary plate is connected with said lower rotary plate. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151775 | DECORATION ARTICLE HAVING CLEAR LAYER AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A decoration article having a clear layer includes a rod-shaped core material, a cylindrical decorative cover having a shape retaining property, configured to cover the core material over an entire circumference in a sectional circumferential direction of the core material, including a plurality of split members split along the sectional circumferential direction of the core material and having a base part and a decoration layer provided on a surface of the base part, and a transparent clear layer formed by a mold forming so as to cover an outer surface of the decoration layer over an entire circumference in a sectional circumferential direction of the decoration cover covering the core material. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151776 | TELESCOPIC STEERING APPARATUS - A telescopic steering apparatus includes a steering column having an outer column and an inner column. An inner peripheral surface of the outer column has a supporting portion that supports the inner column. An inner peripheral surface of the outer column further has a shock absorbing portion at a location shifted toward one side in an axial direction from an axial end face of the inner column, a diameter of an inscribed circle of the shock absorbing portion being smaller than an outer diameter of the inner column. The outer column, including the supporting portion and the shock absorbing portion, and a movable bracket are integrally formed by an expansion forming. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151777 | STEERING COLUMN INCLUDING A PROTECTIVE COVER - A steering column for a motor vehicle may include a steering spindle and a cover. The steering spindle may include an input shaft configured to rotate with a steering wheel, an output shaft rotatably mounted in a steering gear housing, and a swivel joint arranged between the shaft and the output shaft. A portion of the steering spindle within a footwell of the vehicle may be covered by the cover. The cover may include a fastening device and an opening on a side facing away from the footwell. The opening of the cover may extend across a portion of the output shaft, the swivel joint, and a portion of the input shaft. The cover may be fastened to the steering gear housing by the fastening device so the cover does not rotate with the steering spindle. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151778 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION DEVICE, AUTOMOBILE USING THE SAME, AND TURNING CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle suspension device includes first lower link member and a second lower link member configured to individually couple a vehicle side support part and the axle carrier having an axle of rotatably supporting a turning wheel, a first upper link member and a second upper link member, and a component of moving a virtual lower pivot point represented by a cross point of the first lower link member and the second lower link member, in a planer view, toward an outer side and frontward in a vehicle width direction, when the turning wheel is turned from a straight travel state, and moving a virtual upper pivot point represented by a cross point of the first upper link member and the second upper link member at least toward the outer side and frontward in the vehicle width direction, when the turning wheel is turned from the straight travel state. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151779 | LOCKING DEVICE FOR LOCKING A MOVABLE COMPONENT - The invention relates to a locking device for locking a movable component, in particular a superposition drive of a superimposed steering system, comprising a locking element reciprocatable between a locking position and a release position, which in the locking position cooperates with a movable component located outside a housing of the locking device; and a damping device which damps a movement of the locking element into the release position. The damping device comprises a damping element with a damping portion which is located outside the housing of the locking device. The locking device is designed such that during a movement of the locking element into the release position an end of the locking element moves out of the housing of the locking device and impinges on the damping portion. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151780 | BALL SCREW AND POWER STEERING APPARATUS - A ball screw includes: an end deflector; and a nut having a housing portion in which the end deflector is housed; in which the end deflector is formed of two or more division members, and at least one of the division members includes a protruding portion that contacts a wall surface forming the housing portion. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151781 | FRONT STEERING MODULE FOR A ZERO TURN RADIUS VEHICLE - A front steering module adapted for integration with the subframe of a zero-turn radius vehicle incorporating an electronic steering apparatus. The module provides both front wheel steering and corresponding control inputs for the electronic steering apparatus. The module has a frame member having a pair of steered wheel assemblies mounted thereto and a mounting member for attachment to the vehicle. The module further comprises a steering mechanism and a steering position sensor for providing input to the electronic steering apparatus. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151782 | METHOD FOR CENTERING THE STEERING WHEEL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE POWER-ASSISTED STEERING - The invention relates to a method to assist with turning a vehicle power assisted steering wheel, during which method a return setpoint (final return setpoint) quantifying a return force intended to be applied to said steering wheel in order to assist with returning said steering wheel to a predetermined central position is formulated, said method involving at least one step (a) of determining longitudinal acceleration during which step the instantaneous longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle is evaluated, followed by a step (b) of adapting the return setpoint during which step the steering wheel return setpoint is adjusted according to said instantaneous longitudinal acceleration so as to increase the intensity of the return force if said longitudinal acceleration increases, and thus notably compensate for the lessening of the natural centring effect that is caused by the lightening of the steering under acceleration conditions. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151783 | Electric Power Steering Apparatus - To provide an electric power steering apparatus capable of suppressing a vibration of an assist torque while keeping a steering feeling. A current command value is calculated by adding a torque differential compensation value depending on a differential value of a steering torque to a basic assist current command value calculated based on the steering torque and vehicle speed. In this situation, the torque differential compensation value is calculated to be smaller when the steering speed of a steering wheel falls within a specific steering speed region in which a resonance phenomenon easily occurs due to a disturbance vibration of a steering assist torque, in comparison with when the steering speed falls outside the specific steering speed region. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151784 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ABSOLUTE ANGULAR POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for determining the absolute angular position of a steering wheel ( | 2015-06-04 |
20150151785 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MOTOR ERROR OF MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING - A method for detecting a motor error of a motor driven power steering (MDPS) may include: calculating, by a control unit, a Q-axis command current of a motor through a Q-axis command current calculation unit, according to requested torque; calculating a command current of each phase of the motor from the calculated Q-axis command current of the motor; controlling the motor according to the Q-axis command current of the motor, and sensing a measured current of each phase of the motor through each current sensor; determining whether each phase of the motor is disconnected, through the command current and the measured current of each phase of the motor; and outputting the determination result to an output unit. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151786 | VEHICULAR STEERING CONTROLLER - A vehicular steering controller includes an operating section for operating an actuator for steering-controlling a tire angle, a consistency-determining section, and a contribution ratio-increasing section. When a steering angle of a steering wheel is greater than or equal to a predetermined angle, the consistency-determining section determines whether consistency between first steering of the vehicle corresponding to an input operation performed on the steering wheel and second steering based on the target path is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. When the operating section operates the actuator based on the input operation performed on the steering wheel, the contribution ratio-increasing section increases a contribution ratio in which the target operation amount of the actuator contributes to an actual operation amount of the actuator by the operating section, provided that the consistency is greater than or equal to the predetermined value. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151787 | STEERING APPARATUS - A steering apparatus configured to inhibit a driver from feeling uncomfortable when an end bush impact occurs is provided. The steering apparatus includes a rack shaft that makes a linear motion in a rack housing in response to rotation of a steering shaft, and a ball joint fitted to an end portion of the rack shaft. The steering apparatus further includes an elastic body disposed between the rack housing and the ball joint, an end plate, and a projection of the rack housing. When the elastic body is compressively deformed due to collision of the ball joint with the elastic body, the end plate comes into contact with the projection to restrict compressive deformation of the elastic body by an amount exceeding a length. The length is set larger than a length of a compression deformation length with respect to an axial force due to a reverse input. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151788 | TRACTOR HAVING DUAL HYDROSTATIC DRIVE WITH SINGLE HAND CONTROL AND ATTACHMENT ADAPTER FOR POWERED ATTACHMENTS - A tractor has a base for supporting a motive power source, left and right driven wheels, and left and right transmissions for the respective left and right wheels. A handle structure is coupled to the base for grasping by an operator from behind the tractor. A drive system drives each of the left and right transmissions with motive power from the motive power source. A single lever hand control is provided for operation by a single hand of the operator for controlling both left and right transmissions seamlessly each between reverse speed through neutral and forward speed. | 2015-06-04 |
20150151789 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HEAD-IN PERPENDICULAR PARKING OF VEHICLE, AND SYSTEM FOR HEAD-IN PERPENDICULAR PARKING OF VEHICLE WITH THE APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling head-in perpendicular parking of a vehicle, which front the vehicle to be subjected to head-in perpendicular parking in a parking area positioned perpendicular to a fronting direction of the vehicle to be parked, and a system for perpendicular head-in parking of the vehicle with the apparatus. The present invention has been made in an effort to provide an apparatus and a method for head-in perpendicular parking of a vehicle, which support a head-in perpendicular parking method and a system for head-in perpendicular parking of a vehicle with the apparatus. | 2015-06-04 |