| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 180282000 | Responsive to sensing of acceleration, deceleration, or tilt of vehicle | 25 |
| 20080296079 | Safety system for alerting speed of vehicle - A safety system for alerting a speed of a vehicle, comprises the rotary unit; the elastic element having one end engaged to the rotary unit; a side of the base having a via hole; the base having a groove; the rotary unit being placed upon the groove of the base; the control circuit board seat connected to a brake bulb and a power plug; a switch of the control circuit board seat being inserted into the base and the rotary unit; a plurality of studs serving to lock the control circuit board seat to the base; the rotary unit being wound with a connecting wire which passes through the via hole; the outer cover being fixed upon an upper side of the groove of the base by using screws so as to seal the groove. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080314674 | Vehicle with Tilt Detection Based on Fuel Gauge Output - A vehicle including an engine, a fuel tank configured to store a fuel supplied to the engine, a fuel gauge configured to detect a fuel level of the fuel inside the fuel tank, and a tilting detector configured to determine whether or not a body of the vehicle is tilted, based on a signal output from the fuel gauge. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090025998 | Arrangement for Determining an Absolute Tilt Angle in Relation to the Horizontal - A system determines an absolute tilt angle in relation to the horizontal, especially for use in a motor vehicle. The system includes at least one sensor element having a main axis of sensitivity and disposed such that its main axis of sensitivity lies in the plane of the tilt angle to be detected. The at least one sensor element produces a sensor signal depending on the tilt angle in relation to the horizontal. The sensor signal is a measured acceleration of the system. The system also includes a device for detecting an acceleration component of the measured acceleration and a processing unit to which the measured acceleration and the acceleration component are supplied in order to determine an acceleration component-corrected acceleration from which the absolute tilt angle of the system in relation to the horizontal can be determined. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090057048 | Anti-tilt apparatus and frame structure of tilting vehicle using the same - An anti-tilt apparatus is provided in the present invention, in which a frame of a vehicle is locked or released for tilt by a locking mechanism controlled according to the vehicle moving status. In addition, the present invention further provides a frame structure of a tilt vehicle wherein the anti-tilt apparatus and an independent suspended wheel set with a tiltable frame are combined together for maintaining certain comfort, good tracking capability and driving safety while the vehicle is moving and swerving. The anti-tilt apparatus of the present invention functions to lock the tiltable frame while the vehicle is operated in low speed or stop and functions to make wheels simultaneously inwardly incline for providing a tilt capability while the vehicle is swerving in high speed so as to increase higher stability and anti-turnover capability of the vehicle. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090095554 | Roll Over Protection System - Roll over protection system for a passenger car, comprising at least one extended top unit ( | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090095555 | Rollover protection system for motor vehicles with a sensor-controlled actively deployable rollover body - The invention is based on a known rollover protection system for motor vehicles having
| 04-16-2009 |
| 20090127017 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle is provided with a vehicle body ( | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100140009 | VEHICLE CONTROL BY PITCH MODULATION - A method for fore-aft stabilization of a vehicle for motion in a specified direction over an underlying surface. The vehicle has at least one forward wheel and at least one aft wheel, and the forward wheel is characterized by a force normal to the instantaneous direction of motion of the vehicle. A motor actuator drives each aft wheel, and a controller governs the motor actuator or motor actuators in such a manner as to dynamically stabilize the vehicle, according to a uniform control law, when the forward wheel is in contact with the underlying surface or not. A torque is applied to the aft wheel on the basis of vehicle pitch or the force on the forward wheel normal to the direction of motion. Additionally, a periodic rotational modulation may be applied to the aft wheel, and a stabilizing torque provided based on a detected response, either of vehicle pitch or of normal force on the front wheel. Left and right motor actuators may independently control left and right aft wheels to continue turns as governed by user steering, whether or not forward wheels are in contact with the ground. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100258373 | ARRANGEMENT STRUCTURE OF INCLINATION ANGLE SENSOR - In a vehicle of a type which does not bank a vehicle body at the time of turning, an inclination angle sensor is provided which receives the least influence of a centrifugal force at the time of turning. In a four-wheeled buggy that includes a vehicle body frame, four longitudinal wheels including front wheels and rear wheels are provided together with an engine, a fuel tank and a fuel pump. A steering shaft is connected to a steering handle with an inclination angle sensor arranged above a seat and being positioned in front of the steering shaft. Accordingly, the inclination angle sensor is hardly influenced by a centrifugal force at the time of turning. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110011664 | Vehicle Occupant Protection Method and Apparatus - A vehicle has a crash detection device for detecting a crash that introduces a force acting in an effective direction into the vehicle. An acceleration device directly or indirectly cooperates with the crash detection device to absolutely accelerate at least one partial mass of the vehicle against the effective direction in which the force is introduced in case of a crash. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110155496 | Motor Vehicle and Braking Process - A motor vehicle includes a crash detection device for detecting an imminent collision between the vehicle and an obstacle and a vehicle lifting device that cooperates with the crash detection device to suddenly compensate for a brake diving movement of the vehicle before the vehicle collides with the obstacle. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110192670 | System for Automatically Dislodging a Vehicle Windshield - A system for automatically detaching a windshield from a vehicle cab comprises a pressure applying device mounted between a windshield and a frame element, a roll-over condition sensor, and a controller connected to receive a signal indicating a roll-over condition from the roller-over condition sensor and connected to activate the pressure applying device responsive to receiving said signal. The pressure applying device may be one or more pyrotechnic devices. The system includes a delay function to delay activating the pressure applying device to allow the vehicle to come to a rest. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110284305 | SIDE SUPPORTS FOR STRADDLE-TYPE SEAT - A vehicle has a straddle-type seat disposed on a frame. The straddle-type seat has at least one seating portion. A steering device is disposed forwardly of the seat. Left and right side supports are disposed laterally of the seating portion. The side supports have respective support surfaces facing laterally inwardly. The left and right support surfaces move in a direction of a current lateral acceleration of the vehicle in response to a current lateral acceleration of the vehicle. The left and right support surfaces move in a direction of a current rotation of the steering device in response to a current degree of rotation of the steering device. The support surfaces move in a direction of the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle when a force is exerted thereon in a direction opposite a current lateral acceleration of the vehicle. A method of supporting a rider is also described. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120031696 | METHOD FOR STABILIZING A MOTOR VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR A TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLE - In a method for stabilizing a motor vehicle, the current pitch angle is determined and is limited to a boundary pitch angle by an intervention causing the longitudinal acceleration to be influenced. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120152639 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING VEHICLE HANDLING AND TRACTION - A vehicle includes a suspension system operatively connecting a vehicle body to a plurality of wheels for maintaining contact between the wheels and a road surface, and for maintaining handling of the vehicle. A system for steering the vehicle and a braking system for decelerating the vehicle are also included. The vehicle additionally includes a plurality of thrusters, wherein at least one of the thrusters is arranged relative to each wheel and each of the plurality of thrusters is configured to generate a force. Furthermore, the vehicle additionally includes a controller configured for regulating the force generated by each of the thrusters to assist the suspension system with maintaining contact between the wheels and the road surface and maintaining handling, assist the steering system with steering, and assist the braking system with decelerating the vehicle. A method of assisting the vehicle suspension, steering, and braking systems is also disclosed. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120199410 | FLOOR AND PAVEMENT TREATMENT AND CLEANING VEHICLE - A vehicle which includes an accelerometer to detect its lateral acceleration while in operation a motor, and an input device activated by the operator of the vehicle and suitable to actuate in a controllable mode the mechanical power delivered by the motor so as to adjust the speed of the vehicle. Further, there is a processor including algorithms to compare the lateral acceleration signal detected by the accelerometer with a preset value corresponding to a preset lateral acceleration. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120205178 | VEHICLE OVERSPEED PROTECTION SYSTEM - An articulated vehicle is provided having a cab portion, a trailer portion, and a coupling assembly positioned between the cab portion and the trailer portion. A front wheel assembly may support the cab portion, and a rear wheel assembly may support the trailer portion. The vehicle may include an overspeed protection system configured to protect the vehicle from an overspeed condition. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120234622 | VEHICLE STOWAGE ASSEMBLY HAVING ELECTROMAGNETIC CLOSURE - A vehicle stowage assembly is provided that includes a compartment having an opening to allow access to the opening and a door proximate the opening. A ferrous member magnets are disposed on the compartment and the door to magnetically couple the magnets to the ferrous member when the door is in the closed position. A crash sensor is provided for detecting an expected vehicle crash event. An electromagnetic coil electromagnetically is coupled to the ferrous member, wherein the coil is electrically energized by current to create a polarity on the ferrous bar to create an increased force closure to the door relative to the housing when an expected vehicle crash is detected. The coil generates an opposite polarity on the ferrous member to open the door in response to a user actuated input. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120247860 | TRACTORS - A vehicle has an engine ( | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120305326 | MOBILE WORKBENCH - Provided is a mobile workbench constructed so as to determine that an accident of some kind has occurred and to stop if the speed of the mobile workbench suddenly changes. A mobile workbench (A) travels on a material (Ca) to be processed and performs predetermined processing (welding) by using a processing tool (welding torch (B)) mounted thereon. The mobile workbench (A) comprises: a workbench main body ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120325573 | REGENERATIVE BRAKE SYSTEM RESET FEATURE AND ADAPTIVE CALIBRATION FOR HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES - In a vehicle equipped for regenerative and non-regenerative braking, regenerative braking only is applied to predetermined wheels in response to braking demand when the driver attempts to slow the vehicle at a first rate (| 12-27-2012 | |
| 20120325574 | VEHICLE SEATBELT DEVICE - This seat belt device of a vehicle includes a webbing, a belt reel, a motor, a clutch, detection unit, brake control unit and motor control unit. The motor control unit includes a waiting current control unit configured to conduct a current that can maintain the clutch to be in the connection state in the motor when the brake control unit outputs the operation signal and variable current control unit configured to proceed from current control performed by the waiting current control unit when a change in the movement state of the vehicle is detected by the detection unit during the current control performed by the waiting current control unit and adjusts the amount of conduction in the motor based on the movement state of the vehicle that is detected by the detection unit. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20150014082 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING WHEN A VEHICLE OCCUPANT EXITS THE VEHICLE, SYSTEM FOR ACTIVATING OR DEACTIVATING A FUNCTION IN A VEHICLE AND CORRESPONDING VEHICLE - A system for detecting when a vehicle occupant exits the vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a sensor device is configured to measure an acceleration of the vehicle along one direction or accelerations of the vehicle along several directions and to make available a time-dependent signal(s) that represents the acceleration(s). The system also includes an evaluation device configured to evaluate the time-dependent signal(s) in a way to ascertain whether the signal(s) contains a sequence of acceleration values characteristic of the occupant exiting the vehicle. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150034407 | STEERING SYSTEM FOR WHEELED LAND VEHICLE - A wheeled vehicle is steered by a yoke or other operator control the movement of which is limited so that the operator's hands need not change position on the control. The steering is under the control of a microprocessor responsive to an input from the control, the vehicle's speedometer, and to accelerometers responsive to forces acting on the vehicle laterally and perpendicular to the roadway. The relationship between the position of the steerable wheels and the displacement of, or force applied to, the operator control is a function that depends on the magnitude of the displacement or force, speed, and one or more time derivatives of the displacement of, or force on, the operator control. The relationship between the position of the steerable wheels and the displacement of, or force on, the control is overridden when the lateral force is such that the vehicle is in danger of rolling over. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20160129932 | STEERING SYSTEM FOR WHEELED LAND VEHICLE - A wheeled vehicle is steered by a yoke or other operator control the movement of which is limited so that the operator's hands need not change position on the control. The steering is under the control of a microprocessor responsive to an input from the control, the vehicle's speedometer, and to accelerometers responsive to forces acting on the vehicle laterally and perpendicular to the roadway. The relationship between the position of the steerable wheels and the displacement of, or force applied to, the operator control is a function that depends on the magnitude of the displacement or force, speed, and one or more time derivatives of the displacement of, or force on, the operator control. The relationship between the position of the steerable wheels and the displacement of, or force on, the control is overridden when the lateral force is such that the vehicle is in danger of rolling over. | 05-12-2016 |
