35th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080203716 | OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A tether release mechanism for a restraining element of a restraint protection system includes a base, a retention device and an actuator. The retention device is coupled to the base for movement between a locked position and a release position. The restraining element is secured relative to the base in the locked position and is movable relative to the base in the release position. The retention device includes a portion for releasably engaging the restraining element. The actuator is operatively associated with the retention device and is operative for at least initiating movement of the retention device from the locked position to the release position. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203717 | Rollover protection system for motor vehicles with an actively deployable rollover body - The invention relates to a rollover protection system for motor vehicles with at least one rollover body that in a normal state can be held by means of a holding mechanism in a lower, stored resting position and can be brought in a sensor-controlled manner into a deployed, locked protective position, with release of the holding mechanism. In such rollover protection systems, in order to minimize in a simple manner the mechanical stress on the bearing points of the rollover body or of the locking mechanism in the protective position arising in a rollover, the invention provides that at least one deformation element is integrated into rollover body, formed from at least two elastic and/or plastic deformation-defined, energy-reducing partial elements of the rollover body that can be slid into one another. The rollover body has two bar arms, at least one of which has at least two arm elements that can be slid into one another as partial elements of the rollover body for the deformation element. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203718 | Vehicle with Components Arranged Relative to Chassis Frame - A vehicle includes a chassis frame including at least one substantially straight rail extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a cab having a floor at least partially disposed vertically below the at least one rail. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203719 | Re-New a Skate - The Re-New a Skate cover serves as a stylish protective skate cover that help keeps skates in better condition longer from dirt and minor scuff marks. It's fashionable and versatile. Some covers are a stretchable material made with (80%) spandex and (20%) nylon material. It stretches to conform to the outer boot or shoe of the skate. One cover slips over the boot and conforms to the shape of the boot. The other cover fastens in the back with a Velcro strip. The cover comes in interchangeable colors that coordinate with a person's outfit. The assortment of colors and fluorescent covers will put a whole new twist on roller skating and ice skating. The versatility and sleek styling of this cover makes a fashion statement as well. This invention will bring a revitalized look to boot or tennis type skate and revolutionize the world and sport of skating. It will also give urban American youth and youth all over the world an opportunity to re-new the look of their skates for considerably less than the price of a new pair of skates. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203720 | STRETCHABLE BOOK COVERING WITH REINFORCING ELEMENTS - A book covering includes a stretchable material, which completely extends over an outer face and side edges of each cover of a book, and reinforcing elements, which are disposed at localized areas of the stretchable material. The reinforcing elements include a resilient, pliable material. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203721 | INFORMATION CARRYING DEVICE - The invention relates to an information carrying device for an electronic portable device, comprising at least one compartment, which is accessible through an opening of the terminal, and a label, which is accessible through the terminal opening and movably connected to the terminal for movement between a storing position and a reading position and arranged externally of the compartment; a method for manufacturing the information carrying device in one operation, and an electronic portable device comprising the information carrying device | 2008-08-28 |
20080203722 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING PIPES IN A SUCTION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a device for connecting pipes, of universal types, in a suction system including a first pipe and a second pipe. The first pipe has a first proximal end and a first distal end, the first proximal end being slaved to the suction system. The second pipe has a second proximal end and a second distal end, the second proximal end being connected to the first distal end. The device also includes tight assembly of the first distal end and the second proximal end. The tight assembly includes a connector being cooperative with the suction system during the vacuum created. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203723 | DETACHABLE PIPE JOINT AND JOINING METHOD - A detachable pipe joint and a method of joining a pipe to a valve, coupling, fitting or the like without requiring a special tool is capable of withstanding the higher fluid pressure typically generated within a larger diameter pipe. The pipe joint includes a retainer body defining a passageway for receiving a pipe, a retainer nut defining a through passageway coaxial with the passageway of the retainer body and the pipe, and a retaining ring positioned within an open end of the retainer body between the retainer body and the pipe. Securing means on the retainer nut engage securing means on the retainer body to compress the retaining ring in a radial direction when the retainer nut is advanced in an axial direction towards the retainer body. The retaining ring has at least one, and preferably a plurality, of inwardly extending projections to retain the pipe within the pipe joint. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203724 | Swivel Device - The invention relates to a sealing device for a swivel, an improved attachment device and a method for improving a seal in a swivel, where a sealing medium is composed according to the viscosity and chemical composition of the application concerned and has a viscosity substantially over 500 cst and where the sealing medium is pressurised by a pressure transmission unit. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203725 | Air-Gap Insulated Motor Vehicle Exhaust Duct - An air-gap insulated vehicle exhaust duct has an outer pipe and an inner pipe, between which an air gap is formed. One of the two pipes has a flange fitted thereto, a seal being arranged between the flange and the other pipe, the seal largely sealing the air gap against the outside and, in addition, allowing relative axial and radial movement between the flange and the other pipe when thermal expansion occurs while driving. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203726 | Data Communication System Embedded In A Fluid Dispensing Line With Limited Travel Swivel - The cable hose | 2008-08-28 |
20080203727 | PIPE RING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method according to which the apparatus includes a pair of connected arcuate members for clamping around a pipe, with each arcuate member including at least one protrusion. The arcuate members have a first material hardness and at least a portion of the at least one protrusion has a second material hardness that is greater than the first material hardness so that the portion penetratingly engages the pipe when the arcuate members are clamped around the pipe. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203728 | Clamp Block Assemblies and Methods - Clamping devices and methods for supporting pipes that experience biaxial loading forces are provided. The clamping device transmits forces from the pipe to surrounding supporting frame structure. In one embodiment, a clamp apparatus includes a first piece having first and second staggered notches and a second piece having first and second staggered notches. The first and second pieces are placed in contact with each other with the first staggered notches of the first and second pieces contacting each other and the second staggered notches of the first and second pieces contacting each other. The clamp apparatus forms a cavity for receiving a pipe. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203729 | Floating power generation device and system - A floating power generating device that includes a support frame having a pair of buoyant pontoons, a power generator mounted to the support frame between the pontoons, an electrical cable in electrical communication with the power generator, and means for maintaining the floating power generating device in a substantially fixed position within the flow of water. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203730 | Wind power generator with biased transmission arrangement - In a wind power generation installation comprising a rotor with rotor blades mounted on a tower and connected via a transmission to a generator for generating electric power, an electric machine operable as a motor is also connected to the transmission for applying a driving torque to the transmission so as to bias the transmission so as to hold the gears of the transmission in constant engagement in order to prevent the detrimental effects of torque variations on the gears of the transmission. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203731 | Eolic converter - The present invention relates to an eolic converter endowed with a winds keeping system that allows an utilization of above 97% of the wind force to transform in mechanical rotational energy, at the same time that is added to this high efficiency the possibility to add several levels of plates without limit of size of the referred plates, what provides for an unique propeller shaft the use of gigantic areas of reception of the wind force where these shafts can be added in order to allow a great area of wind reception to rotate a shaft, even with low values of wind speed, this system doesn't need to be oriented for the wind direction, because traction independently of the moment wind direction, always rotating in the same direction that it was programmed to rotate. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203732 | Hybrid turbo charger - There is provided a hybrid turbocharger that allows easy and quick attachment/removal of a coupling attachment boss to which an end section of a coupling is attached, thereby reducing the amount of operation time required for an overhaul of the turbocharger. The hybrid turbocharger includes: a turbine section that is driven by exhaust gas introduced from an internal combustion engine; a compressor section that is driven by the turbine section to pressure-feed outside air into the internal combustion engine; and a power generator having a rotating shaft coupled to a rotating shaft of the turbine section and the compressor section via a coupling. A coupling attachment boss to which one end section of the coupling is coupled, intervenes and is fixed, via a boss fixing nut that screws onto a screw section formed on a tip end of one end section of the rotating shaft of the turbine section and the compressor section, between one end surface of a turbine rotor that constitutes the turbine section or one end surface of a compressor impeller that constitutes the compressor section, and the boss fixing nut. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203733 | Tidal Generator - A device for harnessing tidal energy, comprising: a vertically elongate chamber at least partially located in a tidal body of liquid; a separating member movable within the chamber either vertically or along, and configured to seal from each other an upper interior region of the chamber above the member and a lower region of the chamber below the member, the chamber having a first opening whereby the lower interior region may communicate with the body of liquid and a second opening whereby the upper interior region may communicate with the air, the same or another body of liquid; energy harnessing means for harnessing (potential) energy from the change in pressure due to change in height caused by change in tide level. Energy recuperation from flow of fluid through the first or second or multiple openings; and restraining means for releasably restraining the motion of the separating member in the chamber. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203734 | Wellbore rig generator engine power control - A system for controlling power load to a rig engine of a wellbore rig, the system including a controller for controlling a rig engine, a sensor for sensing the exhaust temperature of a rig engine, the sensor in communication with the controller for providing to the controller signals indicative of the exhaust temperature, and the controller maintaining power load to the rig engine based on said exhaust temperature. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 CFR 1.72(b). | 2008-08-28 |
20080203735 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LUBRICATING RAILROAD TRACKS - A system for increasing the efficiency of the movement of a railroad car over a length of rail, including a fluid reservoir for containing a quantity of efficiency enhancing fluid, a fluid dispensing member, a fluid pump connected in fluidic communication between the reservoir and the fluid dispensing member for dispensing a predetermined quantity of fluid through the fluid dispensing member, a microprocessor operationally connected to the fluid pump, and a first sensor for generating a first sensor signal in response to a railroad car crossing a predetermined section of track and operationally connected to the microprocessor. The fluid dispensing member is positioned along a railroad portion substantially equal in length to the circumference of a railroad car wheel to provide a substantially continuous flow of efficiency enhancing fluid substantially equal in length to the circumference of a railroad car wheel onto the rail portion when the predetermined quantity of fluid is dispensed. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203736 | Lock With A Turning And Drawing Bolt - A pull-turn bolt latch for mounting in an opening in a thin wall, particularly for securing plug-ins, doors or flaps in switch cabinets, comprises a housing that can be secured in a non-round opening in a thin wall, a shaft which is provided with an external thread and which is mounted in the housing so as to be rotatable but fixed with respect to axial displacement, on which external thread a bolt provided with a matching threaded bore hole is guided in the housing so as to be acted upon by pressure by a spring engaging around the shaft such that when the shaft is rotated by hand or by a tool into the stop position at the outer end of the shaft or when the pressure is relaxed the bolt carries out a rotational movement with the shaft covering at least 90°, and in the position remote of the stop position accompanied by axial guidance, such as in an axial slot formed for the bolt in the housing carries out a translational movement in axial direction. The housing has a head part such as a flange which covers the outer edge of the opening in the mounted position, and a body part proceeds from this head part and penetrates the opening. The invention is characterized in that flexible holding elements project from the body part in direction of the outer surface thereof and form a self-locking contact surface or contact line or contact point for supporting the body part without play on the rim or edge of the opening. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203737 | Global Side Door Latch - The latch includes a ratchet and pawl operable to move between an engaged position to hold a striker and a released position to permit the striker from exiting the latch. In addition, a release lever and a lock lever are pivotally mounted to the opposite surface of the latch housing. A lock link lever connects the release lever to the lock lever, having a first end pivotally mounted to the lock lever and a second end slidably located in a slot on the release lever. Actuating the release lever while the second end of the lock link lever is in its locked position pivots the lock link lever in a first arc and actuating the release lever while the lock link lever is in its unlocked position pivots the lock link lever in a second arc to actuate the pawl into its released position. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203738 | Magnetic locking device - A closing and opening device for a furniture element which is mounted movably on an item of furniture comprising a lockable ejection device for moving the movable furniture element out of a closed end position into an open position and further comprising a magnetic retaining device for the movably mounted furniture element, said magnetic retaining device comprising at least two parts of which a first part is or can be arranged on the furniture body and the other part is or can be arranged on the movable furniture element and which exert a magnetic attraction force on each other at least in the closed position of the movable furniture element, wherein said first part of the retaining device, that is arranged on the furniture body, is mounted movably in the direction of the movable furniture element and is acted upon by a force storage means acting in the closing direction of the movable furniture element. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203739 | Mixed type refrigerator with unit to keep doors closed - A refrigerator capable of preventing the loss of cool air caused by successive closing of both refrigerating compartment doors. The refrigerator includes a body having a storage compartment, a pair of first and second doors provided at opposite sides of the body to open or close the storage compartment together, and a closing keeping unit provided between each door and the body, to prevent the first door, which is in a closed state, from being opened by a predetermined external force generated as the second door is closed, while allowing the first door to be opened by an external force exceeding the predetermined external force, thereby efficiently preventing the loss of cool air due to the unintentional opening of the closed door. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203740 | Bumper Beam for a Motor Vehicle - A bumper beam for mounting to a frame assembly of a motor vehicle at one end of the motor vehicle includes opposing end portions adapted to be mounted to the frame assembly of the motor vehicle and a centrally disposed intermediate portion extending between the end portions. The end portions and the intermediate portion define an upper wall, a lower wall, and a central wall between the upper and lower walls. The upper and lower walls each have an elongated arcuate flange that extends from a free end of a respective upper and lower wall along a length of the bumper beam. The arcuate flange of each of the upper and lower walls defines an outwardly facing concave surface and an inwardly facing convex surface. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203741 | Multiple use vehicle accessory - A multiple use vehicle accessory is provided that has first and second members that are longer in the longitudinal direction than in the lateral direction. A cross member is longer in the lateral direction than in the longitudinal direction. The first member, second member, and cross member are capable of being configured in a first orientation with respect to a vehicle so as to be positioned as a brush guard. Also, the first member, second member and third member are capable of being configured in a second orientation with respect to the vehicle so as to be positioned as a luggage rack. The first member, second member, and cross member are configured to allow the vehicle to traverse so as to contact the cross member. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203742 | Bumper Structure - In a bumper, a touch sensor and a load detection sensor detect a load applied to the bumper in the event of a head-on collision, when pressed by an absorber. The touch sensor and the load detection sensor are provided in front of reinforced portions of a front wall of a bumper reinforcement. The touch sensor is provided in front of the load detection sensor with a load transfer plate interposed the touch sensor and the load detection sensor. In addition, in the event of a head-on collision, deformation of the front wall is suppressed by the reinforced portions and the load is appropriately applied to the touch sensor and the load detection sensor, and the load is appropriately applied from the touch sensor to the load detection sensor. Thus, the detection performance of the touch sensor and the load detection sensor can be stabilized. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203743 | Impact Absorbing Device with Tape-Like Device Attached - A method of manufacturing an impact absorbing device has following steps: a) providing a matrix volume ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080203744 | VEHICLE BUMPER ASSEMBLY - A vehicle bumper assembly includes a bumper reinforcement member, a corner bracket and a biasing member. The bumper reinforcement member has a first lateral end section, a second lateral end section, an outboard facing side extending between the first and second lateral end sections and an inboard facing side with a vehicle mounting structure. The corner bracket is pivotally supported to the first lateral end section of the bumper reinforcement member proximate the inboard facing side. The biasing member extends between the outboard facing side of the bumper reinforcement member and an outboard side of the corner bracket. The biasing member biases the corner bracket outwardly relative to the vehicle mounting structure to a normal rest position for absorption of low speed impact energy. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203745 | Protective covering apparatus for vehicles - An apparatus for protecting the bumper of a vehicle comprising: a planar protective membrane, a retaining pouch, and indicia. The planar protective membrane is comprised of a top side, a bottom side, an anterior end, and a posterior end. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203746 | Folding pizza peel - A pizza peel features a blade and a handle that are pivotally-connected by a fastening arrangement featuring a knob. The handle may be moved between a storage position and a deployed position and may be locked in the selected position by manipulation of the knob. When the handle is in the stored position, the pizza peel may be easily stored. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203747 | Serving utensil - A serving utensil including a handle member, manufactured from a first predetermined material and having a first predetermined size and a first predetermined shape. A serving member, manufactured from a second predetermined material and having a second predetermined size and a second predetermined shape, is operably connected to such handle member. The serving member further includes at least one stationary portion operably connected to such handle member at a predetermined location thereon and a plurality of moveable segmented portions operably connected to the stationary portion at one end thereof for allowing the serving member to conform to a predetermined shape of a dish from which food is being removed. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203748 | Sign holding extrusion-attachment arrangement - A sign hanging tool assembly for the attachment of a sign holding extrusion to a ceiling rail in a ceiling. The assembly comprises an extrusion tool mounted on an end of an elongated pole. The extrusion tool comprises a T-frame and a bias arm shaft. The T frame has a rear flange for engagement with a slot on the sign holding extrusion. The bias arm shaft is spaced apart and parallel to the rear flange for locating and engaging the sign holding extrusion therebetween. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203749 | Shock Absorber For Vehicle - Provided is a shock absorber for a vehicle, which, when it is crushed, can break and open a part of the wall thereof earlier than the time of the break of an explosion inducing section, to thereby exclude the effect of the air being present inside a hollow portion and exhibit stable shock-absorbing capability and also maintain a satisfactory shock-absorbing capability over a wide range of temperature from a high temperature to a low temperature independently of the temperature of the open air. A shock absorber ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080203750 | Load Carriers for Vehicles - A load carrier for coupling to a vehicle. The load carrier includes a loading frame and a supporting arch that extends substantially upwardly from and transversely to the loading frame. The supporting arch is divisible into first and second arch parts, each of which arch parts is pivotally coupled to the loading frame such that, when divided, each of the first and second arch parts is configured to be pivoted down to a storage position lying substantially level with the loading frame. The arch parts are configured to be interlocked to each other into an in-use position, in which the first and said second arch parts substantially alone form the supporting arch. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203751 | Hybrid Under-Body Lining - The invention relates to an acoustically effective underfloor cladding A), for a vehicle comprising at least one form-stabilising structure (b) in which at least one acoustically-effective material (a, a | 2008-08-28 |
20080203752 | Tailgate Cover - A cover for a truck tailgate has a top panel for spanning the top edge of the tailgate, an inner panel joined with the top panel for spanning the inner side of the tailgate, an outer panel joined with the top panel for spanning the outer side of the tailgate, a bottom panel joined with the outer panel for spanning the bottom edge of the tailgate, and an overlap panel joined with the bottom panel for connection with the bottom of the inner panel. Mating hook and loop fasteners are arranged to connect the interior of the inner panel to the exterior of the overlap panel such that the overlap panel is overlapped by the inner panel. End panels join the inner and outer panels at opposing ends of the top panel so as to form a pocket that receives the top edge of the tailgate therein. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203753 | SEATING APPARATUS FOR ARRANGEMENT IN A DRIVER'S CABIN - A seating apparatus is described for arrangement in a driver's cabin of a construction vehicle, especially a soil compacting machine, comprising a treading surface and an operating desk. The seating apparatus comprises a driver's seat and an adjusting device, and the adjusting device comprises two guide rails and a seat carrier. The seat carrier is held on the guide rails and is adjustable transversally to the traveling direction of the construction vehicle. The guide rails are arranged next to the treading surface used by the driver in such a way that the seat carrier can be displaced relative to the treading surface in a freely floating manner over the same. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203754 | AUTOMOTIVE RIM INSTRUMENT PANEL SKIN WITH INTEGRATED WINDSHIELD CLOSEOUT - A windshield closeout system including an instrument panel having a reaction injection molded skin layer, and a closeout component including a resiliently biased closeout section extending from and integrally formed with the skin layer. The closeout section may be biased upwards in a predetermined direction for contiguous engagement with a windshield upon installation of the instrument panel relative to the windshield. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203755 | INTERIOR TRIM ELEMENT - An interior trim element provided with a display device and a method for producing such an element is disclosed. The interior trim element includes a substrate, an intermediate layer of foam material and a covering skin. It integrates the display device by means of backlighting a facing, the projection of which is shown on a display area of the covering skin. The interior trim element further includes a light box of the display device at least partly fitted into a corresponding receiving mount arranged in the substrate and the layer of intermediate material and extending up to the internal surface of the relevant display area of the skin, and in that a sheet of semi-rigid material is attached, directly or with the interposition of the facing, onto the internal face of the display area. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203756 | 4-bar hinge system for cab-high load bed cover adaptation to rear lift access - 4-bar hinge technology is applied to forward hinged mounting of a conventional cab high cover on a pickup truck load bed, so that the cover moves clear of the vehicle cab when raised to provide improved loading access. The hinge system may be integrated with upper and lower rails intermediately attached to the cover and load bed rails used as mounting interfaces in fixed cover installations. Use of these interfaces alone for system attachment supports universal application to conventional matched cab high covers and load beds with minimal component variation between applications. Resulting component dimensions accommodate compact packaging, and therefore convenient, efficient shipping and storage of adaptation hardware. The system concept accommodates use of readily available hardware suited to processes and equipment in use within associated industries, and facilitates capture of dimensions for optimal function within hinge and intermediate rail assemblies, thereby minimizing reliance upon installer skills. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203757 | Stroller cover - A baby stroller cover includes a cover material and a plurality of stroller attachment elements, at least some of which are clothespin type fasteners each including a pair of arms pivotally mounted to each other at a mid-portion such that one of their ends serves as clamping elements which are spring-urged to a closed position, and their other ends serve as finger-pieces which are squeezable towards each other to move the clamping elements to an open position. An arm of each of the clothespin type fasteners is attached to an edge of the cover material to permit quick attachment of the cover material to the baby stroller, and also attachment of a toy or ornamental device from an arm of the clothespin type fastener when the cover material is attached to the baby stroller. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203758 | Convertible Vehicle with a Movable Rear Shelf - The invention relates to a cabriolet vehicle ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080203759 | Method for Increasing the Crash Resistance of a Motor Vehicle, and Block Element Used Therewith - The invention relates to a method for increasing the crash resistance of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of the front bodywork pillar (A-pillar), especially as regards forces which act in conjunction with an offset front impact (offset crash) on the bodywork. The invention also refers to a blocking element, as is used in such a method, and to a motor vehicle fitted with such a blocking element. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203760 | Active material based closure hinge and alignment process - An adjustable closure hinge assembly, includes a first hinge portion having a first aperture, a second hinge portion having a second aperture coaxially aligned with the first aperture, a hinge member disposed in the first and second apertures for joining the first and second hinge portions, wherein the hinge member further comprises a spacer intermediate walls defining the first and second apertures and the hinge member, wherein the spacer comprises an active material, and an activation device in operative communication with the active material, wherein the activation device is operable to selectively apply an activation signal to the active material and effect a reversible change in at least one property of the active material, wherein the change in the at least one property is effective to provide up to six degrees of freedom to the hinge member and less than or equal to two degrees of freedom in the absence of the activation signal. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203761 | Radiant heat barrier protected recreation vehicles and methodology for constructing same - One possible embodiment of the invention could be a recreation or recreational vehicle, either self-powered or towed, whose structure components and the like could substantially define an interior living space (e.g., walls, ceiling, floor, and the like) wherein the structural components could be formed from interior components generally sandwiched between exterior components. A suitable radiant heat barrier could then be applied to one or more portions to the interior components or to an interior surface of the exterior components. In another version of this embodiment wherein the recreation vehicle has one or more flexible sides, the radiant heat barrier could be generally incorporated into the flexible sides as part of a laminate forming the flexible sides. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203762 | Handguard apparatus and methods - This invention relates to handguards that may be used on motorcycles, snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, and personal watercraft. The handguard according to the present invention includes a shield connected to a handlebar mount by an elongated support member. The elongated support member is of a unitary construction and is fabricated from an elastic material so that the shield may be movable within at least two planes by at least 90 degrees from a relaxed position to a deformed position upon the application of an external force. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203763 | Vehicle front structure - A vehicle front structure that includes: a fender panel having an outer wall, and an inside end part being bent at a boundary part with a hood panel; an apron upper member that extends in substantially the vehicle longitundinal direction, parallel to the outer wall; a shock-absorbing part that links an inside end of the fender panel and the apron upper member; a cover member, the base end of which is mounted on the inside and that hangs downward as a free end in the substantially downward direction of the vehicle, covers the distal end of the inside and the shock-absorbing part, and extends in substantially the direction transverse direction of the vehicle; and a vehicle side-structure that includes an insertion part formed in substantially the vehicle longitudinal direction near the distal end of the cover member, and into which the cover member may be inserted from above. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203764 | BOUND STOPPER, BOUND STOPPER ASSEMBLY, AND BOUND STOPPER MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE BODY - A bound stopper provided with a drainage path for draining water that has passed through drainage holes formed in a bottom portion of a bracket. The drainage path is constituted by a recessed portion formed on at least one of a plurality of corresponding portions of a fixing metal fitting and the recessed portion opens outward in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the fitting. The corresponding portions are positioned so as to correspond to each of the plurality of the drainage holes, upon the fitting being in contact with the bracket. A locating projection is provided on an outer surface of the corresponding portion different from the corresponding portion having the recessed portion. Insertion of a locating projection into the drainage hole corresponding to the different corresponding portion allows the fitting to be circumferentially positioned such that the corresponding portions correspond to the drainage holes. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203765 | Straddle-Type Vehicle - A straddle-type having a foot rest formed by a bar-shaped member disposed along a vehicle width direction and attached to a lower portion of a power unit. The footrest is formed by a cylindrical tubular member. An attachment portion of the footrest attached to a bottom face of a crank case of an engine has a recessed portion formed by bending a recess in to the tubular member. Minimum ground clearance and sufficient footrest rigidity is thereby provided. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203766 | Mounting Structure With a Frame-Shaped Construction - A mounting structure for the front end of a car or small truck has a frame-shaped structure that surrounds an air cooled pass-through area and exhibits an upper crossmember, a lower crossmember and sidemembers connecting them. The upper crossmember is designed as a closed wall for receiving a hood lock and forms a sealing rib that borders on the air cooled pass-through area for an air-blocking connection of a radiator component. To provide the upper crossmember as the lock crossmember at the mounting structure with a high moment of inertia and to reduce the air cooled pass-through area only to a negligible degree, the upper crossmember is strutted using a lattice structure that is adjacent to the sealing rib and protrudes into the air cooled pass-through area, where the lattice openings form a part of the air cooled pass-through area with their entire opening area. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203767 | IMPACT BOOM NOISE REDUCING PANEL REINFORCEMENT - A structural support bracket for a rear cargo pan of a vehicle includes a forward end that is secured to a rear cross member and a rearward end that is secured to the rear cargo pan adjacent a center portion thereof so as to support the rear cargo pan against deflection during use. The forward end of the support bracket is secured to both a downwardly directed surface and a rearwardly directed surface of the rear cross member. The structural support bracket reduces deflection of the cargo pan and reduces generation of impact boom noises otherwise caused thereby. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203768 | VEHICLE FRAMING METHOD AND FRAME - A method is provided for assembling a vehicle frame from hydro-formed tubular metal components. Each hydro-formed component has a surface feature that is complementary to a surface feature on an adjacent component. The complementary surface features allow the hydro-formed components to be interlocked together. The components are permanently joined by a plurality of welds. A front hoop, a rear hoop and right and left side hoops may be assembled and joined together to form the passenger compartment portion of the vehicle frame. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203769 | Folding Top for a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a folding top for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one first and at least one second structural element ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080203770 | Motor Vehicle with a Movable Cover Section for the Body - A motor vehicle with a roof that is at least partially moveable and can be stowed in the body beneath a cover section. The cover section can be moved upward in a pivoting motion, opening up toward the rear to reveal a stowage opening for the roof sections or for the entire roof. A drive element is provided that lies in a longitudinal vertical plane of the vehicle. When the drive element is in close proximity to its retracted position, it actuates a moveable power pull-down device for the cover which comprises at least one pivoting control arm disposed on the body by acting on the pivoting control arm. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203771 | COVER FOR CLOSING A RECEIVING SPACE IN THE BODYWORK OF A VEHICLE - A vehicle trunk cover assembly includes two coupled guide rod units which are connectable to the cover and the vehicle body such that the cover is movable between a closed position covering the trunk, a roof transport position in which the front cover end is lifted relative to the trunk, and a loading position in which the rear cover end is lifted relative to the trunk. A locking lever connectable to the vehicle body includes a lock which is movable from an engaged position to a disengaged position upon being actuated. One guide rod unit cooperates with the lock such that the guide rod unit engages the lock when the lock is in its engaged position so that the cover may move into its loading position and disengages from the lock when the lock is in its disengaged position so that the cover may move into its roof transport position. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203772 | Mono Leg Transformer Seat - A vehicle seat assembly for supporting an occupant above a floor having a recess includes a seat cushion and seat back pivotally coupled thereto. A riser mechanism includes at least one front and rear leg, each leg extending between a lower end pivotally coupled to the floor and an upper end pivotally coupled to the seat cushion. A seat adjustment mechanism disposed between the seat cushion and upper end of the rear leg is operable between locked and unlocked states allowing the legs to pivot about the lower ends thereby moving the seat assembly between a seating position and a stowed position disposed in the recess. An arcuate channel is operatively coupled to the rear leg selectively receiving a laterally extending guide pin mounted to the front leg for operatively coupling the front and rear legs to rotate together as the seat assembly moves between the seating and stowed positions. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203773 | Chair For Extended Seating Periods - In order to provide comfort during prolonged seating periods and facilitate proper sitting posture, a chair is configured to include a central chair portion defining a pair of seat back mounting sections, a pair of front leg mounting sections, a pair of rear leg mounting sections, and a seat surface. A seat back including a pair of seat back extensions is provided, with each of the seat back extensions mountable on one of the seat back mounting sections. A pair of front leg extensions is mountable on the front leg mounting sections of the central chair portion, while a pair of rear leg extensions is mountable on the rear leg mounting sections of the central chair portion. Such a chair construction permits the seat back, the front leg extensions, and the rear leg extensions all to be adjustable relative to the seat surface and lockable in any of a plurality of discrete positions with respect to the seat surface. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203774 | Collapsible chair - A collapsible chair is described, comprising a carrying frame which receives a covering ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080203775 | Stairlifts - The invention provides a stairlift chair in which the seat and armrests move simultaneously when the chair is folded. In a preferred embodiment the footrest also folds, with the armrests and seat, when the chair is folded. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203776 | Office and desk exercise chair system - An exercise apparatus is provided having a mobile desk chair including a seat with at least two arm attachment members. A back rest is provided pivotally attached to the seat. A base is provided connected to the seat, the base including a center post and a plurality of chair supports, wherein at least one of the back rest, seat, arm attachment members and chair supports includes at least one attachment point. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203777 | Method Of Shielding A Swing Arm In A Seating Arrangement Having A Movable Seat - A protective shroud for a swing arm includes a housing made of two shroud sections that are snapped together around the base of a fixed seating arrangement. The assembled shroud includes two rectangular openings on its sides configured to allow the swing arms of the fixed seating arrangement to pivot on their axes within the shroud. The rectangular openings also include grooves on their upper and lower edges configured to receive a slidable rectangular shield member with a circular opening in its center. The rectangular shields fit over the opposed swing arms and slide within the grooves in the shroud halves as the swing arms pivot, thereby restricting access to the pinch points of the swing arms. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203778 | Seating Implement with Tablet - A seating implement has a base frame, a sitting surface, a back rest, and a tablet. The tablet is fastened to a support element provided on one side of the base frame by way of a linkage mechanism, so that the table can swivel between a substantially horizontal position of use and a position of non-use. The tablet is dimensioned to support a notebook computer and the support element has a section running in a substantially horizontal plane, on which the tablet is pivotally fastened by way of the linkage mechanism. The substantially horizontal section is oriented at an angle to the direction of the sitting surface, and the tablet can swivel about an axis substantially parallel to this section. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203779 | Lifting and lowering structure of a long-legged chair - A long-legged chair includes a pair of seat supporting members, which are each connected to a respective one of front legs of the chair so as to slide up and down on the front legs; each seat supporting member has a hollow protruding portion thereon, which has a hole facing and adjacent to a corresponding front leg, and which has a button received therein and pivoted thereto; each button has a pressed portion and an inserted portion passed through a corresponding said hole so as to be received in one of the recessed portions in order for the seat supporting members to be firmly held by the front legs; when the buttons are pressed at the pressed portions, the inserted portions will be out of the recessed portions of the front legs, and in turn the seat supporting members are allow to slide on the front legs to adjust height. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203780 | TABLE SEAT WITH ROTATABLE SITTING PORTION - A table seat ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080203781 | Air Nozzle Arranged In The Head Rest Of A Vehicle Seat - A motor vehicle seat has a headrest which is supported by a backrest. At a front side of the headrest, which faces toward the seat occupant, the air nozzle opens out of an air supply device for supplying the head, shoulder, and neck region of the seat occupant with an air flow. The air nozzle is provided with guide elements for directing the emerging airflow. Each component of the air nozzle is arranged so as to be recessed with respect to the front side of the headrest by a comfort dimension. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203782 | Saddle With Quick-Connection Means to Attach Bicycle Accessories - A multifunction saddle structure, designed to be anchored to a bicycle frame. It has a tapered front portion ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080203783 | Restraint system - An arrangement for automatically supporting a vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat when lateral dynamic forces are acting includes a restraint system for securing an upper body of the vehicle occupant in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle as a function of the lateral dynamics. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203784 | Fitting for a vehicle seat - The present invention relates to a fitting ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080203785 | BACK SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A back support mechanism for a vehicle seat is provided with a track mounted to a seat back of the vehicle seat. A carriage is mounted to the track for linear translation along the track between a first position and an actuated position. A support member is connected to the carriage for supporting a back portion of an occupant of the vehicle seat. A biasing member cooperates with the carriage to urge the carriage to the first position. If the occupant back portion imparts a load to the support member exceeding a predetermined force, the support member and the carriage translate along the track over a range of translation. The range of translation is sized to accommodate a corresponding translation of a head of the occupant to a head restraint of the vehicle seat. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203786 | Vehicle seat - A vehicle seat | 2008-08-28 |
20080203787 | Seat | 2008-08-28 |
20080203788 | MONITOR UNIT FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - The present invention can include a monitor unit for a vehicle seat including a base portion positioned at a top of a seat back; and a monitor portion including a monitor with a display surface for displaying images. The monitor portion is pivotally connected to the base portion via a hinge and rotatable in a front and rear direction between a use position at which the monitor portion is erect on the base portion and the display surface is positioned in a rear direction, and a retracted position at which the monitor portion is positioned in a front direction around the hinge. The hinge is positioned between the base portion and the monitor portion and at a front end of the base portion, and the monitor portion can be rotated by at least 90 degrees from the use position. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203789 | Vehicle seat, particulary a motor vehicle seat - Disclosed is a vehicle seat ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080203790 | Molded Seat Assembly With Flexible Weaving - A seat assembly including an assembly frame having at least two seat connection brackets, a seat frame, two or more connectors attached to the seat frame, the two or more connectors removably attached to the two or more seat connection brackets, two or more flexible supports extending across at least a portion of the seat frame, each support including a woven material, and a foam cushion including one or more holes, wherein the seat frame and the two or more flexible supports are molded within the foam cushion, and wherein the one or more connectors extend at least partially within the one or more holes. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203791 | Profile for Fastening a Cover on a Vehicular Seat Headrest - A profile ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080203792 | Seat Assembly for a Motor Vehicle - A seat assembly for a motor vehicle includes a central support element, fixed essentially vertically in a vehicle cabin to which the seats are fitted. The seat assembly includes connector bodies arranged at one end of the support element for fixing to a part of the cabin, the connector bodies permitting a displacement of the assembly along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203793 | VEHICLE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A vehicle safety restraint system comprises a portable base having a mounting assembly and a restraint assembly. The portable base may be a booster seat. The mounting assembly mounts the base the base to the seat of a vehicle and the restraint assembly restrains an occupant of the base. The mounting assembly may wrap around at least a portion of the vehicle seat to mount the booster seat to the vehicle. The restraint assembly may comprise a five-point or a four-point restraint and may include a lateral support assembly. The restraint assembly may further include a torso support assembly. A method of mounting a portable base to a vehicle seat is provided. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203794 | Actuating Element For a Device Moved by a Traction Rope and a Lordosis Supporting Element - The invention relates to an actuating element for a lordosis supporting device driven by a traction rope and to a lordosis supporting element in a vehicle seat. The actuating device includes a deflecting element that is mounted on a frame such that it is pivotable about an actuating shaft and includes a rope guiding element that is arranged with the fastening point and the deflecting element in such a way that a rope portion leading toward the deflecting element and a rope portion leading away from the deflecting element are guided approximately parallel in a starting position. In preferred embodiments, a fixed end of the traction rope is fastened to the frame at a fastening point and a free end of the traction rope is guided at least partially around the deflecting element for actuating the device. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203795 | ADJUSTABLE SEAT ASSEMBLY - A vehicle seat is slidably mounts to rails secured to a vehicle chassis. The rails extend downwardly and away from the steering shaft of the vehicle at a substantial slope. Grooves formed in the rails receive posts secured to the seat to slidably mount the seat. A plurality of registration surfaces, such as a row of apertures, are secured to the rails and engage one or more locking pins. The locking pins are actuated by cables extending to a lever positioned near the edge of the seat. Springs urge the locking pins into engagement with the registration surfaces when tension is not applied to the cables. In an alternative embodiment, an air spring mounts between the seat and vehicle chassis. The amount of air within the air spring controls the position of the seat along the rails. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203796 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes: a frame part, which is lockable in its rear region on a rear foot or on the chassis side and is pivoted in a front hinge in a swiveling manner; a seat back pivoted in a seat back pivot on the frame part in a foldable manner; and a seat part for accommodating a user, which is adjustable downward into a lowered position when the seat back is folded forward. The seat part may be interlocked with the frame part in its lowered position, whereby the front lock of the frame part is released. Three positions may be set: a use position for accommodating a user, a functional position, in which the seat back is folded forward, and a storage position, which is adjustable from the functional position by releasing the rear lock of the frame part, interlocking the frame part with the seat part and folding forward about a front rocker. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203797 | Control mechanism for a chair - A tilt control mechanism for an office chair includes a spring assembly therein which controls the tilt tension on the back assembly. The tilt control mechanism includes a control plate mounted to the control shaft on which the uprights are mounted, wherein the control plate rotates in combination with the uprights. This control plate is located within the control body and cooperates with a front stop assembly and a back stop assembly to vary the limits of forward and rearward tilting of the seat and back assemblies. Also, the tilt control mechanism includes a pneumatic actuator assembly having fixed and rotatable cam blocks. The rotatable cam block rotates relative to the fixed block such that the rotatable cam block is driven downwardly to depress the control valve of the pneumatic cylinder and thereby vary the height of the seat assembly. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203798 | Recliner Mechanism - A recliner mechanism for a vehicle seat is provided. The recliner mechanism includes a first mounting part and a second mounting part forming a housing with an interior and being arranged on a common shaft. The recliner mechanism further includes a latching device arranged in the interior of the housing. The latching device has a latching pawl and a holding and adjusting member. The latching pawl is able to be adjusted to a locked position relative to the first mounting part. The holding and adjusting member is able to be reversibly adjusted from a first position effecting the locked position and a second position effecting an unlocked position by rotating the shaft. The holding and adjusting member rotates about a swivel pin that is provided substantially parallel to the shaft and is spaced apart therefrom. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203799 | Seat Reclining apparatus for vehicle - A seat reclining apparatus includes: a disk-shaped base-side case; a disk-shaped arm-side case; a center shaft rotatably disposed in center part of the base-side case and center part of the arm-side case; a cam member fitted on the center shaft to rotate integrally with the center shaft; a lock tooth unit which cooperates with the cam member and engaged with a inner circumferential tooth portion formed on an inner periphery portion of the arm-side case; a lock spring; a protrusion protruding from an outer surface of the base-side case; and a recess at a position corresponding to the protrusion on an inner surface of the base-side case, wherein the lock spring is arranged in a space formed by the recess and a component accommodation space formed between the base-side case and arm-side case. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203800 | SELF-COMPENSATING MECHANICAL LATCH - A latch mechanism may include a housing, a claw rotatably supported within the housing between a latched position and an unlatched position, a first cam rotatably supported within the housing and operable to lock the claw in the latched position, and a second cam supported within the housing and slidably coupled to the first cam to selectively translate and rotate the first cam relative to the claw. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203801 | FOLDING HEAD RESTRAINT MECHANISM - A foldable head restraint assembly includes a mounting subassembly, a structural shell, and a locking plate. The mounting subassembly supports the structural shell and includes a first support post, a second support post, a cross member, and a latch rigidly. The cross member is attached to the first and second support posts and to the latch. The folding motion of the head restraint is initiated by movement of the locking plate which is positionable at a first plate position for engaging the latch and at a second plate position for releasing the latch. The structural shell is pivotable about the mounting subassembly when the latch plate is in the second plate position | 2008-08-28 |
20080203802 | LOUNGE CHAIR WITH ADJUSTABLE ARM RESTS - According to some embodiments of the invention, the convenience of lounge, pool, and patio furniture is increased by providing adjustable armrests that do not require cumbersome adjustments in order to reposition the armrest. According to some embodiments of the invention, an additional pair of armrests may be attached to existing conventional chair designs that have only one pair of armrests in order to increase the utility of the chair, which may be especially useful for lounge chairs, patio furniture, chaise lounges, and the like. According to other embodiments of the invention a lounge chair includes armrests that rotate toward and away from a person sitting in the chair, armrests that remain horizontal as the chair is repositioned, and platforms to support the arms of a person lying in the chair. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203803 | Lumber Distraction Chair - Lumbar distraction is an effective treatment for back pain. However the discomfort and morbidities associated with vertical inversion has limited its use. The Lumbar Distraction Chair delivers a gentler lumbar distraction without the discomfort of being suspended vertically. The device is a modified office swivel chair with inward folding arm rests that secure the patient's legs on the chair seat. The patient positions him/herself onto the device with their back lying on the floor with hips and knees flexed. The arm rests of the chair fold inwards and hold the patient's legs securely onto the seat. A pneumatic telescopic stand elevates the seat, which also lifts the patient's legs hips and lower back off the ground by several centimeters. This provides lumbar distraction to the lower back. In this position, pain and inflammation is alleviated. This permits the muscle cell relaxation, recuperation and repair. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203804 | Collapsible Support Frame for Furniture - A collapsible support frame includes a plurality of segmented legs pivotally connected to an inner surface of a collar, and are held together by an elastic cord. The legs pivot between a folded and a deployed position. In the folded position, the legs segments form a bundle to facilitate storage or transport. Portions of the legs segments may seat within leg seats formed in the outer surface of the collar. In the deployed position, the legs pivot to contact leg support seats formed at angles in an inner surface of the collar. After contact, each leg extends in a different direction supported by its respective leg support seat. The elastic cord provides tension that keeps the leg segments together in the deployed position, and prevents the leg segments from becoming lost or separated in the folded position. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203805 | Textile Seat Supported in a Textile Support Frame - A seat for a land vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft, comprising a textile seat portion having a seating surface and a backrest with a supporting structure for the seat portion configured as a support frame extending about the seat portion. The support frame is in the form of a textile strap guided through vehicle-mounted eye rings. Portions of the strap extend laterally of the seat portion in the form of diagonal strap portions that each extend between one of the eye rings mounted below the seating surface and one of the eye rings mounted above the backrest. The seat portion is displaceably disposed on the diagonal strap portions. At least one adjustment strap is guided from the backrest to a fixation mechanism disposed above the seat portion. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203806 | Seat Belt Device - The seat belt system includes a locking device for locking the retractor having a sensor-weight type acceleration sensor for activating the locking device, a posture controller for controlling a posture of a sensor weight of the sensor-weight type acceleration sensor, an angle detection device for detecting a rotation angle of a backrest, and an interlocking member for allowing the angle detection device to interlock with the posture controller. The angle detection device allows the interlocking member to rotate in accordance with the reclining angle of the backrest. The posture controller F is controlled by means of the rotation of the interlocking member | 2008-08-28 |
20080203807 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus employing the same - A seat belt retractor includes a seat belt; a spool, a locking mechanism, a belt withdrawal sensor, a lock actuating device for actuating the locking mechanism, and a lock gear disposed in the lock actuating device. A movement preventive member is provided at the lock gear for preventing movement of the belt withdrawal sensor, and a movement preventive member control device is also provided at the lock gear for controlling movement of the movement preventive member. The movement preventive member control device includes a movement control member rotating according to a rotation of the spool to control the movement of the movement preventive member, and an intermittent relative rotation device for making the movement control member to intermittently rotate relative to the lock gear. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203808 | Seat belt retractor and seat belt apparatus employing the same - A seat belt retractor includes a seat belt, a spool for winding the seat belt, an operation member, and a planetary gear mechanism for transmitting a rotation of the spool to the operation member and actuating the operation member. The planetary gear mechanism includes a carrier to which rotation of the spool is transmitted, a planetary gear rotatably supported by the carrier and an internal gear for meshing with the planetary gear and actuating the operation member. The carrier, planetary gear and internal gear are structured as a sub-assembly which is assembled to the seat belt retractor. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203809 | Producing Calcium Cyanide At A Mine Site Using Easily Transportable Starting Materials - The present invention is a method by which the mine can obtain a supply of calcium cyanide for use in its leaching operations. Specifically, one preferred method within the scope of the invention involves producing hydrogen cyanide directly at a mine site using formamide as a starting material. Alternative methods of producing hydrogen cyanide at the mine site using easily transportable starting materials, such as methanol and urea, are disclosed. The hydrogen cyanide is neutralized at the mine site with slaked lime (Ca(OH) | 2008-08-28 |
20080203810 | SPOKE FOR A BICYCLE WHEEL, BICYCLE WHEEL COMPRISING SUCH A SPOKE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A SPOKE - A spoke for a bicycle wheel has an elongated metallic material body that extends along a longitudinal axis X-X and has a first end portion for the attachment to a hub of a bicycle wheel, a second end portion for the attachment to a rim of a bicycle wheel and an intermediate portion having a portion which is flattened in a transversal direction Z perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X-X and extending along the longitudinal axis X-X up to the first end portion. The first end portion of the spoke is also flattened in the transversal direction Z and is gradually joined to the flattened portion of the intermediate portion along the longitudinal axis X-X. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203811 | Aircraft Wheel Assembly - An aircraft wheel assembly including an axle housing means for sensing wheel speed, one end of the axle being covered by a cap member ( | 2008-08-28 |
20080203812 | Brake Control Apparatus for Vehicle - A brake control apparatus for a vehicle includes a first calculating portion for calculating a master cylinder pressure, a first determining portion for determining whether or not the brake operation is performed, a second calculating portion for calculating a target wheel cylinder pressure, a third calculating portion for calculating a controlled pressure, a controlling portion for controlling a pressure difference control valve, a second determining portion for determining whether or not the vehicle is stopped, and a driving portion for specifying a drive pattern of a motor to a first motor drive pattern in a case where the vehicle is not stopped, the motor driving a pump for discharging a brake fluid, the driving means specifying the drive pattern to a second motor drive pattern in a case where the vehicle is stopped, the driving means driving the motor based on the motor driving pattern specified. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203813 | Offset Track - An offset track forms a pattern perpendicular to the centerline of the track which enables tracks to be formed with even or odd number of metal inserts and thus accommodate virtually any tracked vehicle. The offset track uses variations in body thickness and lug width to provide a high performance offset track with improved ride, minimum vibration and longer wear. Use of full size and mini-inserts in a single track minimizes the weight and further enhances the performance of an offset track. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203814 | In-vehicle emergency report apparatus - An in-vehicle emergency report apparatus is so constructed that the operating power source is switched from a vehicle battery to an auxiliary battery only when a pre-crash safety ECU determines that a vehicle will collide with something. That is, the operating power source is switched from the vehicle battery to the auxiliary battery only when there is a possibility that the vehicle will collide with something to thereby perform emergency report operation. This makes it possible to effectively switch the operating power source from the vehicle battery to the auxiliary battery and to prevent the capacity of the auxiliary battery from being uselessly consumed. | 2008-08-28 |
20080203815 | Vehicle Antitheft Device and Control Method of a Vehicle - When a remote start of an engine using a predetermined transmitter is performed, a security regarding theft of a vehicle can be prevented form being significantly deteriorated. The vehicle has a remote engine starter for remotely start an engine and a vehicle antitheft device for activating an alarm when there is a possibility of occurrence of vehicle theft. The remote engine starter and the vehicle antitheft device are connected to each other through a communication line. In a case where an engine start signal is supplied from the transmitter, the remote engine starter is caused to supply a start signal to the vehicle antitheft device through the communication line before causing a contact point closing signal to be supplied to an ignition relay. When the start signal is supplied to the vehicle antitheft device, preventing apparatus, only the security function regarding conditions of no-insertion of an ignition key and an ignition ON is cancelled to be an unvigilant state, and the security function regarding other conditions is maintained to be a vigilant state. | 2008-08-28 |