02nd week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210008871 | SPRAY PIPE AND PRINTING PRESS ROLLER CLEANING DEVICE HAVING A SPRAY PIPE - The invention relates to a spray pipe ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210008872 | COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES, INK FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a composition for electronic devices in which when a film is formed therefrom, the amount of residual solvents including fluorine-containing solvents within the film is reduced, the effects of residual solvents on a device are minimized, and it is thus possible to achieve high element performance; an ink for electronic devices that is suitable for wet processes and that makes it possible to achieve high liquid stability and element performance as a result of containing the composition for electronic devices; and a method for producing an electronic device. This composition for electronic devices contains a component A and a component B and is characterized in that the component A is a fluorine-containing solvent and the component B is a compound having a structure represented by general formula (1). | 2021-01-14 |
20210008873 | METHOD OF FAST NOZZLE FAILURE DETECTION - In a method of nozzle failure detection in an ink jet printer having a plurality of ejection units including a nozzle and an associated liquid chamber with an electromechanical transducer, nozzle failure detection is performed, for each ejection unit, with a given minimum detection frequency. Each nozzle failure detection includes energizing the transducer with a waveform that does not lead to the ejection of a droplet but creates a pressure fluctuation that is sensitive to whether or not the ejection unit is in a malfunction state; measuring the pressure fluctuation in order to detect the malfunction state; defining a mask pattern that is independent of image contents to be printed; and when an image is being printed, performing the nozzle failure detection steps for each ejection unit at timings at which the respective nozzles are in pixel positions that belong to the mask pattern. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008874 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND PRINTER - A liquid discharge head includes first and second actuators and a drive circuit. Each of the first and second actuators is configured to expand and contract first and second pressure chambers, respectively. The drive circuit is configured to, during a dot formation cycle apply a first number of discharge pulses to the first actuator to cause the first number of droplets to be discharged from the first pressure chamber and apply a second number of discharge pulses to the second actuator to cause the second number of droplets to be discharged from the second pressure chamber and apply a third number of precursors to the second actuator. The first number is greater than or equal to two. Each of the second and third numbers is greater than or equal to one. A sum of the second and third numbers is less than or equal to the first number. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008875 | MEASURING PHYSICAL PARAMETERS - A method may include measuring at least one physical parameter of at least one component of a plurality of components of a first fluid ejection die; and calculating an operating energy value to be used to operate the first fluid ejection die based on the at least one physical parameter of the at least one component. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008876 | DROPLET EJECTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING, TO DRIVE CIRCUIT, A PLURALITY OF ITEMS OF INFORMATION USED TO DRIVE A PLURALITY OF DRIVE ELEMENTS - A droplet ejecting device includes: a head including N-number drive elements; a driving circuit including N-number waveform signal selectors and N-number power supply circuit selectors; a plurality of power supply circuits connected to the driving circuit; and a control circuit. Each waveform signal selector selects a waveform signal to be outputted to the corresponding drive element from among a plurality of types of waveform signals. Each power supply circuit selectors selects a power supply circuit to be connected to the drive elements from among the plurality of power supply circuits. The control circuit serially transmits, to the driving circuit via a single control line: N-number items of waveform signal designation information each of which designates the waveform signal to be outputted to the corresponding drive element; and N-number items of power supply designation information each of which designates the power supply circuit to be connected to the corresponding drive element. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008877 | PRINTING MODES TO PRINT AN OUTLINE AND A FILL AREA - An example of a printing system is disclosed. The example disclosed herein comprises a plurality of nozzles and a controller. The plurality of nozzles is to eject a printing agent on a substrate to print a print job. The controller is to receive the print job comprising an outline and a fill area to be printed. The controller is also to define a first subset of the plurality of nozzles as a first printing mode to print the outline. The controller is further to define a second subset of the plurality of nozzles as a second printing mode to print the fill area, wherein the second subset comprises more nozzles than the first subset. The controller is further to print the print job based on the first printing mode and the second printing mode. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008878 | ELEMENT SUBSTRATE, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A highly reliable multilayer structure element substrate according to an embodiment of this present invention comprises: an electrothermal transducer; a temperature detection element formed at a position where the temperature detection element at least partially overlaps the electrothermal transducer in a planar view of the element substrate; and a plurality of wirings connected to the temperature detection element, wherein the temperature detection element can detect temperatures in a plurality of regions when a plurality of different wirings out of the plurality of wirings are selected. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008879 | LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS, LIQUID EJECTION SYSTEM, AND LIQUID EJECTION METHOD - A liquid ejection apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of liquid ejection head units that are configured to eject liquid onto a conveyed object being conveyed; a detection unit that is provided with respect to each liquid ejection head unit of the plurality of liquid ejection head units and is configured to output a detection result indicating at least one of a position, a moving speed, and an amount of movement of the conveyed object with respect to a conveying direction of the conveyed object; and a control unit configured to control each liquid ejection head unit among the plurality of liquid ejection head units to eject liquid at a timing based on a plurality of the detection results of a plurality of the detection units. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008880 | AEROSOL PRINTING OF SPECIALTY FLUIDS - A printer is configured to provide a jet of extraction gas that extracts a printing fluid from a printing nozzle in the presence of an electrostatic field that accelerates the extracted printing fluid toward a printing substrate. The printer is also configured to selectively turn the electrostatic field and the jet of extraction gas off and on to enable printing in an aerosol mode, an e-assisted aerosol mode, or an e-jet mode. The jet of gas can be provided by a second nozzle concentric with the printing nozzle. A third nozzle can discharge a focusing gas around the aerosol. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008881 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING SYSTEM - A liquid ejecting head having a supply port to which a liquid is supplied and a discharge port from which the liquid is discharged includes a pressurization chamber communicating with one of the supply port and the discharge port, a nozzle for discharging the liquid pressurized in the pressurization chamber, a first flow path extending in a first direction between the pressurization chamber and the nozzle, and a second flow path communicating with the other of the supply port and the discharge port, branching from the first flow path, and extending in a second direction that intersects the first direction. The first flow path includes a downstream first flow path close to the nozzle and an upstream first flow path closer to the pressurization chamber than the downstream first flow path, and a central axis of the downstream first flow path is positioned further in a third direction, which is an opposite direction from the second direction, than a central axis of the upstream first flow path. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008882 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head capable of suppressing an increase in size in a configuration in which a liquid circulates between the liquid ejecting head and a liquid storage portion and a liquid ejecting apparatus are provided. Pressures chambers communicating with nozzles that eject a liquid, a first common flow path through which the liquid is supplied to the pressure chambers side, a second common flow path through which the liquid is led out from the pressure chambers side, a first compliance portion that deforms in response to a pressure change in the liquid inside the first common flow path, and a second compliance portion that deforms in response to a pressure change in the liquid inside the second common flow path are provided. The first compliance portion and the second compliance portion overlap each other when viewed in a thickness direction of at least one of the compliance portions. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008883 | INK-JET HEAD HAVING PASSAGE UNIT AND ACTUATOR UNITS ATTACHED TO THE PASSAGE UNIT, AND INK-JET PRINTER HAVING THE INK-JET HEAD - A printhead module includes a plurality of rows of printhead nozzles, at least some of the rows including at least one displaced row portion, the displacement of the row portion including a component in a direction normal to that of a pagewidth to be printed, wherein the displaced row portions of at least some of the rows are different in length than the displaced row portions of at least some of the other rows. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008884 | Liquid Discharge Head and Liquid Discharge Apparatus - There is provided a liquid discharge head including a channel unit. The channel unit includes: first and second individual channel groups including a plurality of first and second individual channels; two supply manifolds and two return manifolds; and bypass channels communicating with the two supply manifolds or with the two return manifolds. A relationship of |P | 2021-01-14 |
20210008885 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND RECORDING APPARATUS USING SAME - A liquid discharge head includes: a first flow path member that discharges a liquid; a second flow path member including a supply flow path for sending the liquid to the first flow path member, and a collecting flow path for collecting the liquid from the first flow path member. The supply flow path includes a supply branch flow path that branches out at a center portion of the second flow path member in the first direction and extends in a first direction and in a third direction opposite thereto. The collecting flow path includes a collecting branch flow path that branches out at the center portion of the second flow path member in the first direction and extends in the first direction and in the third direction. When viewed in plan, the supply branch flow path and the collecting branch flow path overlap each other. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008886 | ENCAPSULATING LAYER FOR PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLIES - The present disclosure is drawn to printhead assemblies including an encapsulating layer. For example, a printhead assembly can include a first printhead including a first array of dispensing nozzles and a second printhead including a second array of dispensing nozzles. The first and second array of dispensing nozzles can be positioned along an ejection surface of the printhead assembly. A removable cured encapsulating layer can be molded to conform to the ejection surface and fluidly seal the first array and | 2021-01-14 |
20210008887 | INK ABSORPTION MEMBER - An ink absorption member is provided which effectively prevents ink leakage from occurring even when the container storing the ink absorption member falls over. An ink absorption member is to be used to absorb ink. The ink absorption member includes a water-absorbent resin. In a mixture in which an ink is added to the ink absorption member in a ratio of 12 g of the ink to 0.24 g of the ink absorption member, the mixture has a viscosity of 5 Pa·s or greater and 100 Pa·s or less as measured 25 minutes after preparation of the mixture by using a tuning fork vibro viscometer. It is preferable that the water-absorbent resin be in the form of particles or a fiber. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008888 | METHOD AND MECHANISM FOR CONTACTLESS CLEANING OF A NOZZLE PLATE - A method for contactless cleaning of a nozzle plate of a print head. The method may include: providing a suction element, the suction element causing a fluid to flow along a surface of the nozzle plate and toward the suction element for removing residue from the nozzle plate; sucking-in, by the suction element, the fluid together with the removed residue; and separating the sucked-in fluid from the sucked-in residue. Also, a suction element for cleaning of such a nozzle plate. The suction element may be configured to cause a fluid to flow along a surface of the nozzle plate and toward the suction element for removing residue from the nozzle plate and sucking-in the fluid with the residue. The suction element may include a mouth piece and a wheel, the wheel being arranged such that the mouth piece is spaced away from the surface of the nozzle plate. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008889 | DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID INK TO AN INK PRINT HEAD IN AN INK PRINTING MACHINE - A device for supplying liquid ink to an ink print head in an ink printing machine includes an ink reservoir, a line for guiding the ink from the reservoir to the print head, a line for guiding the ink from the print head to the reservoir, and a damper for damping pressure fluctuations in the liquid ink. The damper has a movable and/or deformable membrane with a given thickness. In a position of repose, the membrane has a length L and a width W, and the length L is at least twice as long as the width W. The device renders possible in a simple and cost-efficient way to reliably avoid even large pressure fluctuations, in particular high pressure peaks in the liquid ink. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008890 | INK SUPPLY - An example of an ink supply includes an ink chamber containing a liquid ink, a salt chamber containing a salt solution, a separator positioned between the liquid ink and the salt solution, and a release mechanism. The separator completely separates the liquid ink from the salt solution prior to the release mechanism being triggered. The release mechanism has a triggered position and a retracted position. The triggered position causes the separator to at least partially open, and enables the liquid ink and the salt solution to be combined to form a mixture. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008891 | PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER, AND BOARD MOUNTED ON PRINTING MATERIAL CONTAINER - A printing material container is detachably attachable to a printing apparatus having a plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The printing material container comprises a first device, a second device, and a terminal group that includes a plurality of first terminals, at least one second terminal and at least one third terminal. The plurality of first terminals are connected to the first device and respectively include a first contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one second terminal is connected to the second device and includes a second contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one third terminal is for the detection of shorting between the at least one second terminal and the at least one third terminal and includes a third contact portion for contacting a corresponding terminal among the plurality of apparatus-side terminals. The at least one second contact portion, the plurality of the first contact portions, and the at least one third contact portion are arranged so as to form one or multiple rows. The at least one second contact portion is arranged at an end of one row among the one or multiple rows. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008892 | DIGITAL PRINT WITH WATER-BASED INK - Water-based ink comprising a pigment mix and a method to form a digital print on a substrate with a pigment mix comprising large pigments and a Piezo ink head equipped with an ink circulation system, the method including: providing a water-based ink including an aqueous pigment mix including settling pigments, a binder including an acrylic resin dispersion, and a viscosity increasing substance including glycol and/or glycerine, providing a steric stabilization of the pigments and adapting the size of the pigments and the viscosity of the water-based ink such that a settling velocity of the pigments exceeds about 0.001 mm/min at 25° C., circulating said water-based ink within said at least one Piezo print head, and printing a digital image with said at least one Piezo print head by applying ink drops of said water-based ink on the substrate. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008893 | THERMAL PRINTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A thermal printer includes a thermal head, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The thermal head includes heat generation elements configured to generate heat to perform printing. The temperature sensor is disposed in the thermal printer. The controller is configured to alternately turns on and off the heat generation elements during an idle state of the thermal printer for a number of cycles with a predetermined on-time period in each cycle. The controller determines the number of cycles and the predetermined on-time period based on temperature data obtained by the temperature sensor, such that heat energy generated by the heat generation elements during each of the cycles in the idle state is lower than heat energy generated by the heat generation elements during printing of one line. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008894 | THERMAL PRINT PULSE PATTERN - In some examples, a system may include a thermal print head including a plurality of print head elements to heat a print medium. The system may include a controller to determine a tri-color tuple of a pixel of an image to be printed; determine an input temperature at a specific print head element, of the plurality of print head element s, printing the pixel on thermal print medium; and determine a voltage pulse pattern for printing the tri-color tuple at the input temperature based on a previously printed pixel. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008895 | APPLY THERMAL ENERGY TO SUB-LINES - Example implementations applying thermal energy to sub-lines. In some examples, a printing device can include a processing resource and a memory resource storing non-transitory machine-readable instructions to cause the processing resource to receive print data about a line to be formed on a thermally activated print medium, divide the line into a plurality of sub-lines, determine a threshold colorant density level of a first sub-line and a third sub-line of the plurality of sub-lines based on the received print data, and cause a print head of the printing device to apply thermal energy to the first sub-line and the third sub-line on the thermally activated print medium using the received print data. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008896 | LABEL PRINTER - A label printer includes a print head configured to perform printing on a label sheet, a transporting roller configured to transport the label sheet downstream, a peeling roller configured to transport a backing sheet in a direction different from a travelling direction of a label to peel the label from the backing sheet, and a control unit configured to control rotation of the transporting roller and rotation of the peeling roller, wherein when controlling a current value supplied to a peeling motor configured to rotate the peeling roller, the control unit supplies, to the peeling motor, a current value that is greater in an acceleration period for accelerating the rotation of the peeling roller than in any of a constant-speed period for rotating the peeling roller at a constant-speed and a deceleration period for decelerating the rotation of the peeling roller. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008897 | LABEL PRINTER - A label printer includes a print head configured to perform printing on a label sheet, a transporting roller configured to transport the label sheet downstream, a peeling roller configured to transport a backing sheet in a direction different from a travelling direction of a label to peel the label from the backing sheet, and a control unit configured to control rotation of the transporting roller and rotation of the peeling roller, wherein a maximum friction force between the transporting roller and the label sheet are set such that the maximum friction force between the peeling roller and the backing sheet is not greater than a transport force of the peeling roller so as to make a transport error of the label sheet by the transporting roller within an acceptable value. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008898 | FUSER WITH ENDLESS BELT SUPPORTED BY ROTATIONAL MEMBER - A fuser includes an endless belt; a heat source to heat the endless belt; a pressing roller to press the endless belt to form a heating nip, through which a printing medium is to pass, the pressing roller to rotate the endless belt; a pair of supporting members spaced apart from each other in an axial direction of the endless belt; and a pair of rotational members that are loosely inserted into an inner portion of the endless belt, respectively at two side end portions of the endless belt, the pair of rotational members to be rotatably supported by the pair of supporting members and rotated with the endless belt. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008899 | PRINTER FOR SECURITY PAPER - A printer for security paper, such as a multifunction printer, a printer, a facsimile machine or a copier, is configured to perform a printing operation by distinguishing between security paper and normal paper. The printer for security paper includes: a security paper sensor disposed on a printing paper feeding path; and a control unit for comparing a first sensing value sensed by the security paper sensor when printing paper to be determined is not present near the security paper sensor with one or more second sensing values sensed by the security paper sensor for the corresponding printing paper on the feeding path, during the course of conveying the corresponding printing paper on the feeding path, determining printing paper as security paper when a comparison value is above a predefined reference value, and determining printing paper as normal paper when the comparison value is below the predefined reference value. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008900 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PANELS HAVING A DECORATIVE SURFACE - Panels having a decorative surface may include a plate shaped substrate and a top layer, and the top layer may include a paper layer having a printed pattern. A method for manufacturing such panels may involve providing the paper layer with a treatment, including providing the paper layer with an ink receiving substance. The treated paper layer may be provided with at least a portion of the printed pattern by depositing pigment containing inks using a digital inkjet printer of a single pass type. The printed pattern may have a definition of at least 200 dpi. The pigment containing inks may be water-based. The printed pattern may be a wood pattern. The pigment containing inks may include colored pigments and may comprise up to 8 different colors, including brownish and/or reddish colors. The digital inkjet printer may include print heads with nozzles for firing droplets of pigment containing inks onto the treated paper layer. The paper layer may be fed from a roll, printed upon, and rolled back up again. The paper layer, while printing, may be flexible and may be attached to the plate shaped substrate after printing. A layer of thermosetting resin may be applied above the paper layer and the printed pattern. Providing the layer of thermosetting resin may involve a press treatment. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008901 | HONEYCOMB CORE PLATEN FOR MEDIA TRANSPORT - Disclosed is a media transport system utilizing a honeycomb core platen for transporting and maintaining the flatness of a sheet of media in an associated printing system. According to one exemplary embodiment, the honeycomb platen includes a plurality of laminated layers that include features configured to communicate vacuum throughout the entire thickness of the platen. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008902 | PEN-TO-REFERENCE SPACE (PRS) SENSING - Method and tools for sensing pen-to-reference space (PRS) are disclosed. Example removable pen-to-reference space (PRS) sensing tools for a printer comprise proximity sensors and a body. The body has a printer mounting portion, corresponding to a printhead mounting socket of the printer, and a sensor portion, hosting the proximity sensor. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008903 | CUTTER DEVICE AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A cutter device includes a pair of pulleys including a first pulley and a second pulley, an endless belt spanning the pair of pulleys, a holder that holds a movable blade and moves in accordance with a movement of the endless belt, a first sensor configured to detect that a position of the movable blade is at a first position, and a second sensor configured to detect that the position of the movable blade is at a second position. The first sensor and the second sensor are disposed at positions overlapping with the holder in an up-down direction. The holder includes a first arm protruding toward the first position and a second arm protruding toward the second position. The first arm faces the first sensor when the holder is at the first position, and the second arm faces the second sensor when the holder is at the second position. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008904 | CUTTER DEVICE AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A cutter device including a transport unit for transporting a medium, a round blade configured to move in a width direction while rotating, and a fixed blade provided along the width direction, in which a rotation direction in which the round blade rotates when the medium is cut by causing the round blade to move to a first direction of the width direction coincides with the first direction, a rotational speed at which the round blade rotates when the medium is cut by causing the round blade to move to the first direction is set greater than a speed at which the round blade is caused to move to the first direction, and a thickness of the round blade is not less than 1 mm. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008905 | CUTTER DEVICE AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A cutter device including a transport unit for transporting a medium, a round blade configured to move, while rotating, in a width direction intersecting a transport direction in which the medium is transported, a fixed blade provided along the width direction, and a controller configured to control driving of the transport unit and a movement in the width direction of the round blade, in which the controller is configured, when the medium is cut by causing the round blade to move to a first direction of the width direction, to cause the round blade to move to a second direction being a direction opposite to the first direction while causing the round blade to rotate without causing the medium to move in the transport direction. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008906 | CUTTER DEVICE AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A cutter device includes a fixed blade extending in a first direction, a fixed shaft extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a round blade that is rotatably supported by the fixed shaft, comes into contact with the fixed blade and moves in the first direction while rotating, and an urging portion that presses the round blade in the second direction along the fixed shaft. A load of the round blade pressing the fixed blade is at least 300 gf, a diameter of the round blade is at least 20 mm, and D/L is not greater than 2.0, where the diameter of the round blade is D and a length over which the fixed shaft supports the round blade is L. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008907 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECIRCULATING PURGE MEDIA IN A SHEET PRINTER TO ATTENUATE THE DRYING OF INK FROM INKJETS IN A PRINTHEAD DURING PERIODS OF PARTIAL PRINTHEAD INACTIVITY - A method of operating a printer repetitively merges a purge sheet into a media stream of a job stream in the printer so the controller of the printer can operate inactive inkjets and eject ink onto the purge sheet to maintain the operational status of the inactive inkjets. The purge sheet has a width that is at least the maximum width of a print zone in the printer in the cross-process direction and a length that is less than a length of any media sheet in the job stream in the process direction. The purge sheet is diverted through a duplex path in the printer to repetitively merge the purge sheet into the media stream of the job stream to maintain the operational status of the inactive inkjets. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008908 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus includes a transport roller applying a transport force to a label sheet having a backing sheet to which a label is attached, a printing head performing printing on the label sheet, a detaching roller configured to apply to the backing sheet a tension for detaching the label from the backing sheet at a detaching unit that detaches the label from the backing sheet and apply a transport force to the backing sheet from which the label was detached, and a control unit controlling the transport roller and the detaching roller, wherein the control unit controls driving of the transport roller and the detaching roller such that a front tension, which is a tension applied to the label sheet at the position of the transport roller, when the label sheet is back-fed to upstream in the transport path, is smaller than a front tension when the label sheet is front-fed to downstream. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008909 | CARTRIDGE, THERMAL PRINTER USING THE CARTRIDGE, MEDIUM FOR USE WITH THE THERMAL PRINTER, AND METHOD FOR CREATING LAMINATED MEDIUM - A cartridge includes: a cartridge case; a first supply portion including a heat-sensitive medium; and a second supply portion including an adhesive medium. The heat-sensitive medium includes a base material, a plurality of heat-sensitive layers, and at least one heat-insulating layer in a stacked state. The heat-sensitive layers include: a first heat-sensitive layer for producing a first color when heated above a first temperature; and a second heat-sensitive layer for producing a second color when heated above a second temperature higher than. the first temperature. The cartridge case includes: an opening for exposing the heat-sensitive medium; and a guide part positioned downstream of the opening in a conveying direction of the heat-sensitive medium for guiding the heat-sensitive medium and the adhesive medium bonded to a surface of the heat-sensitive medium opposite the base material with respect to the plurality of heat-sensitive layers. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008910 | MEDIA MANAGEMENT USING A MEDIA MANAGEMENT DEVICE - Examples of a media management device for use in a media processing device are described, together with a media processing device for use with a media management device. The media management device supplies a continuous print media to the media processing device, while receiving the media from an external media source. The media management device is arranged to isolate a tension in the continuous print media experienced at the media processing device from a tension in the continuous print media experienced in the external media source. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008911 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A printing apparatus includes a power-supply unit, a printing unit, a circuit board (main wired board), and a cooling unit. The main-wired-board cooling unit includes: an inflow portion including an inlet from which air outside of a housing flows in, the inflow portion being disposed on a rear surface of the housing; a first flow path in which the air flowing in flows to a front surface side of the housing; a turn-around flow path causing the air flowing in the first flow path to be turned around to a rear surface side of the housing; a second flow path in which the air turned around flows to the rear surface side; a flow-out portion including an outlet from which the air flowing through the second flow path flows out to an outside of the housing, the out portion being disposed at the rear surface; and a fan (main fan) causing the air to flow in from the inlet and also causing the air passing through each of the flow paths to flow out from the outlet. The main wired board is disposed within the second flow path. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008912 | TWO-SIDED STAMP - A two-sided stamp and method of using and manufacturing the same. The two-sided stamp comprises a first stamping surface and a second stamping surface. The first stamping surface is capable of transferring a quantity of ink from an ink source to an article to be stamped. The first stamping surface can also include one or more openings. The second stamping surface is likewise capable of transferring a quantity of ink from an ink source to an article to be stamped. The second stamping surface can also include one or more openings. The openings in the first flat surface and the openings in the second flat surface can be continuous and extend between the first stamping surface and the second stamping surface. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008913 | INK PAD CONTAINER - An ink pad container is detachably disposed on a fixing seat of a stamp and has a body. The body has a chamber formed in the body, a bottom surface, two opposite side surfaces, a front surface, an opening formed in the bottom surface of the body and communicating with the chamber, two positioning portions formed in the two opposite side surfaces of the body respectively, a front recess formed in the front surface of the body, a front stopper formed across the front recess of the body, and a front guiding groove formed between the front stopper and the front recess. The replacement of the ink pad container is made convenient and stable by the front stopper with single-point forcing. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008914 | Method for Producing a Molded Part - A method of producing a molded part comprising a decorative coating with a molded part front side designed as visible side and a rear side opposing the front side and a substrate arranged on the rear side of the decorative coating, wherein the decorative coating comprises (or is formed from) a decorative layer, wherein the method comprises: providing the decorative layer or decorative coating, attaching the substrate to the rear side of the decorative layer or coating, applying a resist lacquer to the front side of the decorative layer by means of a digital printing machine, the resist lacquer being applied in sections to the front side of the decorative layer to form a pattern or symbol or a negative of a pattern or symbol such that lacquer-free surface areas and surface areas covered with resist lacquer are created on the front side of the decorative layer. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008915 | METHOD FOR PRINTING A PRINTING, WHICH IS DESIGNED AS A COLOR-TILTING SURFACE, ONTO THE SURFACE OF AT LEAST ONE OBJECT - A method for printing a printing designed as a color-tilting surface onto an object surface includes a) printing a relief structure having strip-shaped webs onto the object surface, the strip-shaped webs being spaced apart and raised relative to the surface and each having first and second side flanks, and b) conformal printing of a pattern with first color strips parallel to but laterally offset from the webs. As a result, the first color strips more strongly determine color, brightness and/or another visual, optical or wavelength-related property viewed obliquely from the first side flanks than viewed obliquely from the second side flanks. At least in step b) a digital printing technique carries out the printing to permit variable predetermination of at least the first color strip dimensions, positions and/or contours. A colored isotropic printing ink and/or printing compound is used as the printing ink and/or printing compound. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008916 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Provided is an image forming method including a step of imagewisely applying, onto a base material by an inkjet method, at least two inks containing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a chiral compound, and a polymerization initiator and having reflection wavelengths different from each other, such that the total application amount of the inks provides an image area ratio of 50% or more in an image forming region. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008917 | THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM, THERMOSENSITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM PRODUCING METHOD, AND ARTICLE - Provided is a thermosensitive recording medium including: a transparent base material; a thermosensitive recording layer over the transparent base material; and a barrier layer over the thermosensitive recording layer, wherein the barrier layer contains hollow particles and a binder resin, and wherein when thermal energy is applied to the thermosensitive recording layer from a surface of the thermosensitive recording layer having the transparent base material, the thermosensitive recording layer develops a color. Also provided is a thermosensitive recording medium producing method including: a step of forming a thermosensitive recording layer over a transparent base material; and a step of forming a barrier layer containing hollow particles and a binder resin over the thermosensitive recording layer. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008919 | CLEAN EDGE BUSINESS CARDS - A printable blank sheet includes a sheet with defined separation lines, a first layer with cuts running through the first layer along the defined separation lines, and a second layer attached to a bottom side of the first layer, with perforations running through the second layer along the defined separation lines. A method for creating custom print cards includes running a printable blank sheet through a printer to print on defined print areas, wherein the sheet includes slit-over-perforation lines defining a periphery of an object in the sheet, bending the sheet along the slit-over-perforation lines to weaken and separate the slit-over-perforation lines, and detaching the object from the sheet. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008920 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CARD - A method for manufacturing a card comprising a transparent window. The window comprises a front side and a back side. The method comprises steps of printing a color picture on the back side of the window and laser engraving the front side of the window. Also provided is a device configured to carry out the above-described method and a card manufactured with the above-described method. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008921 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming device comprises: a receiving part that receives image data containing first image data relating to a black and white image and second image data relating to a foil image; a carrying path along which a recording medium is carried in a predetermined direction; an inkjet printing part, arranged on the carrying path, injects an ink based on the first image data to the recording medium, and forms the black and white image or the color image on the recording medium; a toner image printing part, arranged on the carrying path, forms the toner image for adhesion based on the second image data, and transfers the toner image to the recording medium; and a foil image forming part, arranged on the carrying path, enables the toner image transferred to the recording medium to melt and attaches the foil to the melted toner image to form the foil image. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008922 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING DECORATIVE PANELS AND PANELS OBTAINABLE THEREBY - Method for manufacturing decorative panels, where the panel includes a panel substrate material and a top decorative layer. The method includes applying the top decorative layer to the panel substrate material at least through additive manufacturing techniques, more particularly through material jetting. The process further concerns panels obtained or obtainable through such method. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008923 | PAINT TRAY AND PAINT TRAY LINER - A paint tray includes a paint tray having a paint receptacle and a roller area, with two paint troughs positioned adjacent the sides of the roller area. The troughs are slanted such that the troughs are in fluid communication with the paint receptacle. A tool receptacle is positioned in the at least one of the troughs for holding a paint tool away from, but adjacent to, the paint receptacle and the roller area. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008924 | WHEEL FOR INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE - This disclosure concerns wheels for industrial vehicles, including scissor lift vehicles and aerial platform vehicles. More particularly, this disclosure concerns a wheel fabricated with a substantially cylindrical wheel rim and a front face surface which includes a center hub section that is inwardly offset from the front edge by an amount and at an angle providing flexibility to recover from incidences that can damage the wheel. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008925 | WHEEL HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY PACKAGING - A packaging system having an outboard guard and an outboard retainer cap. The outboard guard includes an outboard guard opening having a hole through the planform of the outboard guard, an engagement portion having an annular surface radially surrounding the outboard guard opening, an outboard bearing protector portion having an annular surface radially surrounding the engagement portion of the outboard guard, and an outer rim having an annular surface radially surrounding the outboard bearing protector portion. The outboard retainer cap is configured to be removably affixed to the outboard guard and includes an outboard alignment protrusion having a circular surface, an engagement portion having an annular surface radially surrounding the outboard alignment protrusion, and a retaining flange having an annular surface radially surrounding the engagement portion of the outboard retainer cap. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008926 | WHEEL HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY PACKAGING - A packaging system having an outboard guard and an outboard retainer cap. The outboard guard includes an outboard guard opening having a hole through the planform of the outboard guard, an engagement portion having an annular surface radially surrounding the outboard guard opening, an outboard bearing protector portion having an annular surface radially surrounding the engagement portion of the outboard guard, and an outer rim having an annular surface radially surrounding the outboard bearing protector portion. The outboard retainer cap is configured to be removably affixed to the outboard guard and includes an outboard alignment protrusion having a circular surface, an engagement portion having an annular surface radially surrounding the outboard alignment protrusion, and a retaining flange having an annular surface radially surrounding the engagement portion of the outboard retainer cap. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008927 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass layer, a belt layer disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the carcass layer, and tread rubber disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the belt layer. The belt layer is formed by laminating a pair of cross belts having belt angles with an absolute value from 10° to 45° both inclusive and mutually opposite signs, and a circumferential reinforcing layer having a belt angle within a range of ±5° relative to the tire circumferential direction. The distance (Gcc) from the tread profile to the tire inner circumferential surface along the tire equatorial plane and the distance (Gsh) from the tread edge to the tire inner circumferential surface have a relationship satisfying 1.10≤Gsh/Gcc. The groove depth (Dsh) and under-groove gauge (UDsh) of the outermost circumferential main groove have a relationship satisfying 0.20≤UDsh/Dsh. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008928 | Pneumatic Tire - In a pneumatic tire, a groove opening portion of an inner side shoulder main groove and a groove opening portion of an inner side center main groove have edge portions with a straight shape. A groove opening portion of an outer side center main groove has an edge portion chamfered in a zigzag shape. A groove width Wg1 of the inner side shoulder main groove, a groove width Wg | 2021-01-14 |
20210008929 | PNEUMATIC VEHICLE TIRE - A pneumatic vehicle tire with a tread comprising circumferential grooves ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210008930 | POLYMER STUD AND A TIRE COMPRISING A POLYMER STUD - In a first aspect of the invention, an anti-skid tire stud is provided, the stud having a body made of polymer-based material, wherein the stud body comprises a top portion comprising polymer-based material having a first color, a bottom portion comprising polymer-based material having a second color, and wherein the stud further comprises a pin extending out of the top portion for contacting the road. In a second aspect of the invention, the invention relates to a tire comprising such anti-skid tire studs. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008931 | TIRES CONTAINING RESONATING CARBON-BASED MICROSTRUCTURES - This disclosure provides a tire formed of a body having multiple plies and a tread that surrounds the body. In some implementations, the plies and/or the tread include a resonator that generates a resonant signal in response to being activated by locally generated power or by an externally generated excitation signal. Multiple resonators formed of carbon-containing materials are distributed in the plies and/or tread to respond to changes to the tire by altering a characteristic of the resonant signal. Such alterations include frequency shifting of the resonant signal and/or attenuation of the resonant signal. The resonator can be configured to resonate at a first frequency when a structural characteristic of a respective ply or tread is greater than a level, and to resonate at a second frequency different than the first frequency when the structural characteristic of the respective ply or tread is not greater than the level. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008932 | TUNED RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) RESONANT MATERIALS - This disclosure provides a tire formed of a body having multiple plies and a tread that surrounds the body. In some implementations, the plies and/or the tread include a resonator that generates a resonant signal in response to being activated by locally generated power or by an externally generated excitation signal. Multiple resonators formed of carbon-containing materials are distributed in the plies and/or tread to respond to changes to the tire by altering a characteristic of the resonant signal. Such alterations include frequency shifting of the resonant signal and/or attenuation of the resonant signal. The resonator can be configured to resonate at a first frequency when a structural characteristic of a respective ply or tread is greater than a level, and to resonate at a second frequency different than the first frequency when the structural characteristic of the respective ply or tread is not greater than the level. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008933 | METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A PROFILE DEPTH OF A PROFILE OF A TIRE - A method for determining a tread depth of a tread of a tire during operation of a vehicle having the tire, a control device for a vehicle for determining a tread depth of a tread of a tire of the vehicle, and a system for a vehicle having such a control device and at least one electronic wheel unit, are provided. Provision is made to determine the tread depth based on a determined instantaneous dynamic wheel radius of a wheel, having the tire, of the vehicle and a determined instantaneous dynamic inside radius of the tire. In addition, at least one further first operating parameter of the tire, selected from the group including an instantaneous roadway gradient, an instantaneous vehicle drive mode and an instantaneous tire material expansion, is determined and taken into consideration. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008934 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING A TIRE-PRESSURE REGULATING SYSTEM OF AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE COMBINATION - A method for actuating a tire-pressure regulating system of an agricultural vehicle combination includes monitoring a current operating status of an implement by a control unit and receiving data by the control unit indicative of a change in the current operating status of the implement. The method also includes communicating a command by the control unit to a tire-pressure regulating system of the change in the current operating status and controllably adjusting a tire inflation pressure in one or more tires of a tractor or the implement by the tire-pressure regulating system based on the data received by the control unit. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008935 | Auto-calibrating tyre pressure monitoring system - Methods and apparatus for fitting to a wheel of a vehicle comprising a pneumatic tyre, the sensor module comprising: a pressure sensor for sensing pressure of a gas retained within the pneumatic tyre; an alert generator configured to generate one or more alert signals based on the sensed pressure of the gas and a calibrated tyre pressure; and a controller configured to receive pressure data from the pressure sensor and determine whether the tyre is being inflated or deflated by a user, and subsequently re-set the calibrated tyre pressure to the pressure of the gas after inflation or deflation. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008936 | SELF-INFLATION DEVICE FOR A TIRE - A self-inflation device for maintaining pressure in a tire includes a piston compartment, a piston, and an intake opening for fluidically connecting the piston compartment to ambient atmosphere. A valve controls airflow between the piston compartment and the inner space of the tire. Airflow between the piston compartment and the inner space is allowed when the valve is opened and prevented when the valve is closed. The piston is movable within the piston compartment between an air intake position, in which the intake opening fluidically connects the piston compartment and the ambient atmosphere, and a compression position, in which the piston fluidically seals the piston compartment from the intake opening, thereby creating a compression chamber. The piston opens and closes the valve, and cycles between the air intake and the compression positions, through application of centrifugal force onto the self-inflation device by rotation of the tire. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008938 | TONGUE JACK CHAIN AND CORD HOLDER - A tongue jack includes a tongue jack head and an accessory hook coupled with the tongue jack head. The accessory hook is suited for supporting chains and electrical cords typically associated with the connection between a trailer and a tow vehicle. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008939 | SUSPENSION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A suspension for a wheel of an axle of a motor vehicle, comprising a wheel support, which is mounted on the vehicle body via a plurality of links and which has a first supporting element and a second supporting element. A vehicle wheel is mounted rotatably on the first supporting element and the first supporting element is rotatable relative to the second supporting element for transmitting a steering torque by a steering actuator arranged on the wheel support. The first supporting element is attached to the vehicle body by an upper wishbone, and the second supporting element is attached to the vehicle body exclusively by a lower wishbone. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008940 | LOAD SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE AXLE - The invention relates to a load sensor arrangement ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210008941 | IN-VEHICLE STABLE PLATFORM SYSTEM EMPLOYING ACTIVE SUSPENSION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An in-vehicle stable platform system employing active suspension and a control method thereof is provided. The system includes a vehicle body, an in-vehicle stable platform, an inertial measurement device, an electronic control device, a servo controller set, multiple wheels, and suspension servo actuation cylinders and displacement sensors respectively corresponding to the wheels. The wheels are divided into three groups, which form three support points. The heights of the three support points are controlled to control orientation of the vehicle body. An amount of extension/retraction of the suspension servo actuation cylinders required to cause the in-vehicle stable platform to return to a horizontal level is calculated according to a measured pitch angle and a roll angle of the in-vehicle stable platform, and when a vehicle travels on an uneven road, the extension/retraction of each suspension servo actuation cylinder is controlled to cause the in-vehicle stable platform to be horizontal. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008942 | MPU AXLE SET WITH COMMON ECU - A device for supplying hydraulic energy in a chassis system of a vehicle includes a first hydraulic pump and a first electric motor for driving the first hydraulic pump, a second hydraulic pump and a second electric motor for driving the second hydraulic pump, and a common electronic unit which is arranged to control the first and the second electric motor, wherein the two electric motors and the two pumps are preferably designed to be identical in structure and/or respectively form first and second motor-pump groups. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008943 | ELECTRIC SUSPENSION DEVICE - An electric suspension device, includes: an electromagnetic actuator which is arranged in parallel to a spring member provided between a body and a wheel of a vehicle and produces a drive force concerning damping operation and expansion-contraction operation; an information acquisition section which acquires roll velocity of the vehicle; a damping force calculation section which calculates a target damping force as a target value for the damping operation of the electromagnetic actuator; and an ECU which performs drive control for the electromagnetic actuator using a target drive force based on the calculated target damping force. The damping force calculation section calculates a standard damping force of the electromagnetic actuator as a standard value, calculates a supplementary damping force which supplements the standard damping force based on the roll velocity acquired by the information acquisition section, and adds the calculated standard and supplementary damping forces to calculate the target damping force. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008944 | DAMPER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLES - Disclosed are a damper control system and method for vehicles in which speeds of suspension dampers optimized for ECS control may be derived, and wheel G sensors to derive the damper speeds may be omitted, reducing material costs. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008945 | STABILISATION SYSTEM FOR A WHEELED VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A LOAD- CARRYING ARM, AND WHEELED VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A LOAD-CARRYING ARM, INCLUDING THIS STABILISATION SYSTEM - The system includes an oscillating chassis ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210008946 | DAMPER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD ACCORDING TO ROUGH ROAD DETERMINATION - Disclosed herein are a damper control system and method according to rough road determination in which the number of sensors is reduced and a state of a road surface is subdivided and determined by a 6D sensor since an existing wheel G sensor is not used at the time of determining the state of the road surface. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008947 | WHEEL SUSPENSION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WHEEL SUSPENSION OF THIS KIND - A wheel suspension for a motor vehicle having a body and at least one wheel and supportable via the wheel on a roadway, having at least one spring element having a progressive spring characteristic curve, via which the wheel is supportable in a spring-loaded manner on the body, wherein a vertical adjustment device is provided, by which the body is vertically adjustable, while a change of the spring rate of the spring element does not occur. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008948 | ADJUSTABLE GAS SPRING SYSTEM - A spring-damper assembly includes a damper and an adjustable gas spring system coupled to the damper. The spring-damper assembly can be coupled to a vehicle as part of a suspension thereof. The adjustable gas spring system maintains the ride height of the vehicle while absorbing forces from changes in the terrain. The dampers control unwanted movement of the coil spring and dissipate forces from the suspension. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008949 | AUTOMOBILE REAR SUSPENSION STRUCTURE - The thickness of one of a pair of panels (an inner panel ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210008950 | STABILIZER DEVICE - This stabilizer device is provided with first and second stabilizers and a joint device that can be switched between and ON-state and an OFF-state. The ON-state is a state in which a force inputted to one of the stabilizers can be transmitted to the other stabilizer, and the OFF-state is a state in which said transmission is disabled. The joint device has at least one engagement part that can be displaced to an engagement position and a non-engagement position. In addition, the joint device assumes the ON-state when the at least one engagement part is in the engagement position, and assumes the OFF-state when the at least one engagement part is in the non-engagement position. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008951 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER - A vehicle-mounted temperature controller has a first heat circuit and a refrigeration circuit. The first heat circuit has a first radiator exchanging heat with outside air, a first heat exchanger, and a first pump, and configured so that a first heat medium is circulated therethrough. The refrigeration circuit has the first heat exchanger discharging heat from the refrigerant to a first heat medium to make a refrigerant condense, a second heat exchanger absorbing heat to the refrigerant to thereby make the refrigerant evaporate and to cool an object to be cooled, and a compressor, and is configured so that the refrigerant circulates through the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger and thereby a refrigeration cycle is realized. When the object to be cooled starts being cooled, the compressor is started up after the first pump is started up. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008953 | LEVER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SHUT-OFF DEVICE - The present invention relates to a lever ( | 2021-01-14 |
20210008954 | Sun sensor | 2021-01-14 |
20210008955 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH COOLING FLUIDFLOW - A seating assembly includes a seating surface extending over at least one of a seat and a seatback. The seating assembly also includes a fluid mover and a fluid transfer member including a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion. The fluid inlet portion is coupled to the fluid mover, and the fluid outlet portion is proximate the seating surface. The fluid mover is selectively operable to release a pressurized fluid through the tube so that the release of the pressurized fluid at the outlet cools a seating assembly occupant. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008956 | VEHICLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A vehicle temperature control system includes: an air conditioning unit configured to cool and heat an interior of a vehicle; a first thermoelectric module mounted in a steering wheel of the vehicle and configured to be selectively heated or cooled; a second thermoelectric module mounted in a seat of the vehicle and configured to be selectively heated or cooled; and an integrated control unit configured to integrally control the air conditioning unit, the first thermoelectric module, and the second thermoelectric module, thereby obtaining an advantageous effect of improving temperature control efficiency and energy efficiency. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008957 | AUTOMOBILE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT LEAK DETECTION DEVICE - An automobile air conditioning unit leak detection device including a detection unit, a control unit, and a probe unit. The detection unit includes a sound detector member and a camera member. Each member is able to detect a leak from the air conditioning unit. The sound detector member detects a leak from the air conditioning unit based on pressure sensing. The camera member detects a leak from the air conditioning unit based on image sensing using an ultraviolet (UV) lens. The control unit includes a housing member having a pair of strap elements for attaching the housing member to a wearer's wrist. The housing member includes a display element for outputting a viewable image received from the camera member, and a speaker element for outputting one or more sound waves received from the sound detector member. The probe unit includes an elongated flexible cable member having the detection unit attached at a distal end and the control unit attached at a proximate end. The flexible cable member transmits one or more signals between the control unit and the detection unit. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008958 | EFFICIENT VEHICLE AC BASED ON CAR OCCUPANCY DETECTED BY COMPUTER VISION - An apparatus including an interface and a processor. The interface may be configured to receive video frames corresponding to an interior of a vehicle. The processor may be configured to perform video operations on the video frames to detect objects in the video frames, detect one or more passengers based on the objects detected in the video frames, determine a location of each of the passengers detected and generate a climate control signal for each of said passengers. The climate control signal may be implemented to control climate settings in a plurality of climate zones within the vehicle. The processor may correlate the location of each of the passengers to the climate zones. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008959 | AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - An air-conditioning control system for a vehicle includes: an occupant sensing unit determining whether or not there is an occupant inside the vehicle in a state in which a driver exits from the vehicle; a ventilation control unit performing control to allow external air to be introduced into the vehicle, when it is sensed that there is an occupant in the vehicle; and a temperature control unit sensing at least one of an interior temperature of the vehicle or an external temperature at the time of controlling ventilation, and controlling heating or cooling based on the at lease one of the sensed interior temperature or external temperature. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008960 | VEHICLE HEATING DEVICE, AND VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH VEHICLE HEATING DEVICE - A target thermal sensation setter sets target thermal sensations for a finite number of parts into which the occupant is virtually divided. A cabin temperature controller individually controls a cabin air-conditioning unit and an auxiliary heater so that the thermal sensations of the respective parts of the occupant estimated by an occupant thermal sensation estimator fall within a range of the target thermal sensations. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008961 | VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED FUNCTIONALITY - A vehicular vision system includes a front camera configured to be disposed at an in-cabin side of a windshield of a vehicle. The camera, when disposed at the vehicle windshield, views through the windshield forward of the vehicle. Responsive at least in part to processing by an image processor of image data captured by the front camera when disposed at the vehicle windshield, and while the equipped vehicle is traveling along a road, another vehicle on the road ahead of the equipped vehicle is detected. Responsive at least in part to processing by the image processor of captured image data, the vehicular vision system determines erratic driving of the detected other vehicle on the road ahead of the equipped vehicle and generates an output responsive to the determination of the erratic driving of the detected other vehicle on the road ahead of the equipped vehicle. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008962 | HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - It provides an operation part calculating an energy recovered by the heat exchanger in the heat exchanger and energies consumed by the air blower for absorption and the air blower for discharge and determining which of the energy recovered by the heat exchange and the energies consumed by the air blower for absorption and the air blower for discharge is greater, and a control part controlling at least one of the air blower for absorption and the air blower for discharge so that the energy consumed by the air blower for absorption and the air blower for discharge becomes small when the operation part determines that the energy consumed by the air blower for absorption and the air blower for discharge is greater than the energy recovered by the heat exchanger. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008963 | AIR CONDITIONER, AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An air conditioner includes: a secondary battery which is chargeable with electric power supplied from outside of a vehicle and store the electric power for running the vehicle; an air conditioning unit which performs air conditioning in a vehicle interior of the vehicle; a timer for managing a time for operating the air conditioning unit; and a control unit which sets a charging prohibition time period for prohibiting charging of the secondary battery for a time period set by a user. In a case in which electric power is supplied from outside of the vehicle and an operation of the air conditioning unit is set by the timer during the charging prohibition time period, the control unit operates the air conditioning unit using the electric power supplied from outside of the vehicle without charging the secondary battery with the electric power, and in a case in which electric power is supplied from outside of the vehicle and an operation of the air conditioning unit is set by the timer during a time period other than the charging prohibition time period, performs the charging of the secondary battery with the electric power and operates the air conditioning unit using the electric power supplied from outside of the vehicle. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008964 | Light-transmissive plastic plate structure with curved surface and method for fabricating the same - The invention refers to a light-transmissive plastic plate structure suitable for vehicle sunroof with curved surface and a method for fabricating the same. By using polymer material formulation, UV resistant coating formulation and precision coating technology, the wear resistance of polymer surface of plastic substrate can be improved to the same level as glass, and the original optical and physical properties after various environmental tests can also be maintained. The plastic substrate is first formed into a curved plastic plate through a hot pressing process, and then a connecting structure is formed and fixed on the plastic plate by an insert-molding injection process, in order to replace the traditional car sunroof mechanism which is assembled by glass plate bonded with metal connecting parts. The light-transmissive plastic plate structure with curved surface comprises a lightweight polymer sunroof and a lightweight plastic connecting structure fixed to the sunroof by insert-molding injection, which can reduce the weight of traditional glass sunroof, front and rear windshield, and side window glass assembly, and is particularly suitable for use in oil-electric hybrid vehicles and pure-electric vehicles that require lightweight specifications. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008965 | IMPACT BEAM - The present invention relates to an impact beam having a structure in which a plurality of peak portions and a plurality of valley portions are repeatedly and alternately disposed, and including a reinforcement fiber that is continuously coupled to at least one of the plurality of peak portions and the plurality of valley portions along a length direction. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008966 | ROOF HINGE COVER ATTACHMENT STRATEGIES - This disclosure details mounting strategies for locating and securing roof hinge covers to vehicle roofs. An exemplary roof hinge cover may be mounted relative to a roof component (e.g., roof panel, body side panel, bracket, etc.). A locator may be received through the roof hinge cover and into a locating hole of the roof component. One or more clips that are connected to the roof hinge cover may be received within locating openings of a bracket. The bracket supports at least a portion of the roof hinge cover. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008967 | SOFT FRONT COCKPIT COVER - A foldable roof assembly having a soft panel top assembly for a vehicle in sealing engagement with a hard top portion of a roof. The soft panel top assembly has a fixed portion attached to the vehicle and a lightweight pivotal portion that folds back to provide the occupant a quick and easy open air effect. Two door rails of the soft panel top assembly are connected to the vehicle. Two side bows are attached to a first bow member, which is secured to a windshield frame when in a closed position, and are connected at a pivot point created with a bracket attached to the door rails to allow the pivotal portion to pivot to an open position. The soft panel top assembly includes a rear header that is a wireframe and engages with seals in the hard top roof portion to provide a weatherproof seal. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008968 | MULTIPLE MOTOR MULTIPLE SPEED CONTINUOUS POWER TRANSMISSION - An electric powertrain includes a first electric motor that has an uninterrupted connection with a drive shaft of a vehicle. The electric powertrain further includes a second electric motor that has an interruptible connection with the drive shaft. In one form, this interruptible connection includes a clutch. The electric powertrain further includes a first gear train in the form of a first planetary gear and a second gear train in the form of a second planetary gear. To provide a compact configuration, the first electric motor and second electric motor are arranged in a centerline orientation with the drive shaft. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008969 | AXLE ASSEMBLY FOR FRAME RAIL VEHICLES - An axle assembly for frame rail vehicles is described herein. The axle assembly includes a first axle shaft and a second axle shaft orientated along a first axis of rotation. A first electric machine is orientated along a second axis of rotation and a second electric machine is spaced from the first electric machine and orientated along a third axis of rotation. A differential gear set is disposed about the first axis of rotation and is coupled to and driven by a common gear reduction to transfer rotational torque from the first and second electric machines to the first and second axle shafts. A speed change mechanism is coupled between the common gear reduction and the differential gear set to change the rotational torque transferred to the first and second axle shafts. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008970 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle having a vehicle body an electrical traction machine, and at least one electrical energy accumulator designed as a traction battery for temporarily storing electrical energy for operating the traction machine. The vehicle body and/or a battery housing of the traction battery is/are provided at least in some regions within intumescent fire protection coating. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008971 | HYBRID DRIVING APPARATUS - A hybrid driving apparatus includes an internal combustion engine, a motive power transmission mechanism transmitting a driving force to main driving wheels, a main driving electric motor generating a driving force of the main driving wheels, an accumulator, subdriving electric motors generating driving forces of sub-driving wheels, and a control apparatus executing an electric motor traveling mode and an internal combustion engine traveling mode. The sub-driving electric motor is provided to each of the sub-driving wheels, the control apparatus causes only the main driving electric motor to generate the driving force in the electric motor traveling mode and causes the main driving electric motor and the sub-driving electric motors to generate the driving forces in acceleration of the vehicle at a predetermined vehicle speed or higher, and although the engine generates the driving force, it does not cause the motors to generate driving forces in the traveling mode. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008972 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE COOLING APPARATUS - A control apparatus for a vehicle cooling apparatus that includes: a PCU cooling unit for cooling a power control unit controlling an electric motor; a T/A cooling unit for cooling a drive-force transmitting apparatus including the electric motor; and a heat exchanger for transferring heat between the PCU cooling unit and the T/A cooling unit. The T/A cooling unit includes a first pump for circulating a refrigerant of the T/A cooling unit, while the PCU cooling unit includes a second pump for circulating a refrigerant of the PCU cooling unit. The control apparatus includes a controlling portion configured to cause the first pump to be driven when a temperature of the power control unit is higher than a threshold temperature value and a temperature of the refrigerant of the PCU cooling unit is higher than a temperature of the refrigerant of the T/A cooling unit. | 2021-01-14 |
20210008973 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A PICKUP MANOEUVRE OF A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method of controlling a pickup manoeuvre of a hybrid vehicle is actuated with an engine off, an electric motor active and a first clutch being open. In a first phase of the manoeuvre, vehicle advancement is obtained by progressively closing the second clutch so that the input shaft is set in rotation with an increasing speed, while the motor rotates at an increasing speed higher than a speed of the input shaft with the second clutch in a slip condition. Upon a request for starting the engine, the first clutch is progressively closed so that the engine starts to be driven by the motor, while the second clutch is kept in the slip condition, which is maintained until the engine and motor rotate substantially at a same speed, higher than the speed of the input shaft, and once this condition is reached, closing of the second clutch is started. | 2021-01-14 |