04th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170021664 | RIM STRUCTURE FOR BIKE - A rim structure for a bike is revealed. It comprises a rim having two side walls, a connection wall for connecting opposite end faces of the two side walls, an inner wall for connecting the inner edges of the two side walls, and a space defined by the two side walls, the connection wall and the inner wall. The inner wall has a plurality of evenly-spaced spokes thereon, each of which has a head located inside the space. The space is filled with a foam material. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021665 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING FLOODED CAVITIES IN A FLOATING OFFSHORE INSTALLATION - A threaded connection body ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170021666 | VEHICLE WHEEL - The vehicle wheel ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170021667 | BICYCLE HUB AND FLYWHEEL STRUCTURE - An improved knife sharpener may include a hub body, a freewheel unit, a connecting sleeve and an external freewheel. The connecting sleeve connects to the ratchet sleeve of the hub body in order to provide more space for the external freewheel. With the design of the connecting sleeve and the external freewheel unit, the hub body loaded with more smaller freewheels provides more pedaling speeds for a bicycle travelling downhill. When cycling downhill by using the smaller diameters of the sprockets, the smaller sprockets of the external freewheel can help a cyclist to maintain an optimum pedaling speed in a slopy terrain, and the speed of the bicycle can be easily controlled. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021668 | UNIVERSAL WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND SUITCASE - The present disclosure relates to a universal wheel assembly and a suitcase including the universal wheel assembly. The universal wheel assembly includes: a base structure including an upper base and a lower base which form a cavity therebetween; and a wheel bail locked in the cavity in a manner such that the wheel ball is capable of rolling in all directions, wherein a bottom of the lower base is provided with an opening enabling a part of the wheel bail to protrude out of a lower end face of the lower base to form an exposed rolling spherical surface, and an inner diameter of the opening is smaller than a diameter of the wheel ball. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021669 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - To reduce noise while suppressing increase in rolling resistance, without affecting the formation of a carcass line, provided is a pneumatic tire | 2017-01-26 |
20170021670 | RESIN-METAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND TIRE USING SAME - Provided is a resin-metal composite material that ensures high adhesion between a resin material and a metal material. Additionally provided is a tire that achieves high durability by using the resin-metal composite material. The resin-metal composite material includes a metal material and a resin material that coats at least a part of the surface of the metal material. The resin material includes, as a main component, a thermoplastic resin having a polar group. The surface of the metal material is treated with a buffer solution having a pH of from 5 to 7.2, and an abundance ratio of copper to a total amount of copper and zinc (Cu/(Cu+Zn)×100) in the surface of the metal material is from 55 to 95% by mass. The tire includes a circular tire frame formed of a resin material and a reinforcing layer composed of a reinforcing member wound around an outer circumference of the tire frame, in which the reinforcing member includes the resin-metal composite material. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021671 | PRECURED TIRE TREAD WITH FABRIC REINFORCING LAYER - A precured tread assembly for mounting on a tire casing is provided. The precured tread assembly includes a tread portion having a mounting surface and an opposing ground-engaging surface with a plurality of grooves therein. A reinforcing fabric layer is attached to the mounting surface of the tread portion. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021672 | REINFORCING ELEMENT HAVING A FLATTENED CROSS-SECTION - The reinforcing element ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170021673 | TIRE WITH REINFORCED TREAD - A tire includes a circumferential tread constructed of a base material. The circumferential tread has a plurality of bars, each of the plurality of bars having a top surface and a plurality of side surfaces. The circumferential tread further has a plurality of valleys disposed between the plurality of bars. A reinforcement layer covers at least some of the plurality of valleys and an outer layer covers at least a portion of the reinforcement layer. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021674 | TIRE FOR WINTER - Provided is a tire for winter of which on-snow performance can be improved without compromising anti-wandering performance. A tire for winter comprises a tread part The tread part is provided with: a plurality of first inclined major grooves extending at an incline from one tread end beyond a tire equator and ending without reaching another tread end; first inclined minor grooves provided between the first inclined major grooves; a plurality of second inclined major grooves extending at an incline from the other tread end, in a direction opposite the first inclined major grooves, beyond the tire equator and ending without reaching the one tread end; second inclined minor grooves provided between the second inclined major grooves; a plurality of first longitudinal grooves dividing first land parts; and a plurality of second longitudinal grooves dividing second land parts. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021675 | METHOD FOR FORMING A TIRE HAVING A ZERO THICKNESS SIPE AND TIRE OBTAINED THEREBY - A method of forming a tire that includes providing a mold configured to mold a tire tread and having a sipe-forming element, spaced apart inwardly from an outermost molding surface, that includes a knife edge oriented towards the outermost molding surface and a submerged void-forming portion extending from the knife edge, arranging an uncured tire tread within the mold, molding the tire tread arranged within the mold, and demolding the tire tread from the mold such that the sipe-forming element forms a sipe by the knife edge ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170021676 | MOTORCYCLE TIRE FOR TRAVELING ON ROUGH TERRAIN AND TIRE VULCANIZATION MOLD - To provide a motorized two-wheeled vehicle tire for traveling on uneven terrain, the block durability performance of which has been improved; and a tire vulcanization mold capable of molding said tire. A motorized two-wheeled vehicle tire for traveling on uneven terrain wherein multiple blocks are provided on the tread at intervals in the tire circumference direction. Recesses are provided on the bottom surfaces of the grooves. Multiple recesses are provided at intervals in the axial direction of the tire. Spew, which was drawn up into the vent holes of the mold during vulcanization molding, or removal marks thereof are provided between each recess and the block that is adjacent in the tire circumference direction. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021677 | Tire Including A Knitted Fabric Having Variable Properties | 2017-01-26 |
20170021678 | Tire Construction With Discontinuous Body Ply Configuration - Various embodiments of a tire having a discontinuous body ply configuration are disclosed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021679 | Pneumatic Tire - The pneumatic tire comprises a pair of bead cores, a pair of bead fillers disposed outward of the pair of bead cores in a tire radial direction, a carcass layer disposed folded around the bead cores and the bead fillers, and a steel chafer including an arranged plurality of steel cords, the steel chafer being disposed between the carcass layer and a rim engaging surface. A height Hs of an outer end portion of the steel chafer located outward of the bead fillers in a tire width direction and a rim flange height Hf have the relationship: 0.5≦Hs/Hf≦1.0, where the height is measured from a measuring position of a rim diameter. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021680 | Transmitting Device with Antenna - Various examples of a transmitting device with an antenna are disclosed. In one example, a transmitting device comprises a planar circuit board; a sensor mounted on the planar circuit board; a transmitter mounted on the planar circuit board and in communication with the sensor, the transmitter configured to periodically transmit signals containing a plurality of packets; and an antenna mounted on the planar circuit board and in electrical communication with the transmitter for transmitting the signals containing the plurality of packets. The antenna comprises a first end connected to the planar circuit board and a first support section; a meander line section connected to the first support section and a second support section and lying in a plane parallel with the circuit board; a second end connected to the second support section and an electrical ground. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021681 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING TIRE PRESSURE USING ZERO CROSSING - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for monitoring a tire pressure using zero crossing. Provided is a tire pressure monitoring method using zero crossing including: acquiring a wheel speed signal of a vehicle; interpolating the obtained wheel speed signal by a fixed time; calculating a maximum value of the interpolated wheel speed signal using a time range of zero crossing; calculating a changed amount of the maximum value by comparing the maximum value of the calculated wheel speed signal and the maximum value of the predetermined normal pressure; and determining a low pressure of a tire mounted on a vehicle using the calculated changed amount of the maximum value. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021682 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A TIRE TEMPERATURE - A method for determining a temperature of a tire of a motor vehicle, specifically a temperature of an inner liner of the respective tire, having at least the following steps: a saturation temperature is determined for the inner liner of the respective tire as a function of an ambient temperature, as a function of a temperature of the inflation air of the respective tire and as a function of vehicle movement dynamics variables; the temperature of the inner liner of the respective tire is determined by integration as a function of the determined saturation temperature of the inner liner of the respective tire. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021683 | Currency Operated Automobile Fluid Dispensing and/or Recovery Assemblies and Methods - The present disclosure provides tire repair assemblies, methods for repairing tires, standalone currency operated tire repair assemblies, tire sealant vending assemblies configured to provide tire sealant via the valve stem of a tire, tire valve coupling assemblies that are configured to provide gas and/or sealant to a tire, tire valve coupling assemblies, and/or methods for providing one or both of gas and/or tire sealant to a tire are provided. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021684 | BALL MOUNT FOR MEASURING TONGUE WEIGHT OF A TRAILER - A ball mount for measuring tongue weight of a trailer is disclosed. The ball mount can comprise a ball portion for interfacing with a ball configured to couple with a tongue of a trailer, a hitch portion for interfacing with a hitch receiver associated with a vehicle, and a load measurement device associated with the hitch portion. The hitch portion can be configured to pivot relative to the hitch receiver about a fulcrum in response to a downward force on the ball, with the hitch receiver resisting rotation of the hitch portion about the fulcrum thereby inducing a load on the hitch portion. The load measurement device can be configured to determine a magnitude of the downward force on the ball based on the load on the hitch portion. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021685 | RING LATCH FOR PINTLE HITCH - A pintle hitch apparatus has a base adapted at a forward end thereof for attachment to the towing vehicle. A hook member is attached to a rear end of the base and forms a cradle between the base and an upward oriented male portion of the hook member, the cradle configured to support the hitch ring member in a ring location. A latch member is pivotally attached to the base about a horizontal pivot axis such that the latch member can pivot from a closed position, where a rear portion of the latch member extends over the cradle above the ring location, to an open position where the rear end of the latch member is forward of the cradle. The latch member is weighted such that the latch member falls to the closed position when the latch member is in the open position. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021686 | MOTOR-VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF THE MACPHERSON TYPE, INCLUDING A TRANSVERSE LEAF SPRING - A vehicle suspension system of the MacPherson type includes a pair of wheel supports, and two shock absorbers each having a body bolted to a corresponding wheel support with a top end connected to structure of the vehicle. A leaf spring is set transverse to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and has a central portion connected to the vehicle structure, and two ends connected to the respective wheel supports. The leaf spring is made of a single piece having opposite ends each having a forked shape, with two prongs made of a single piece with the leaf spring, wherein each prong is connected separately to the corresponding wheel support. The suspension system does not include other connection elements between each wheel support and the vehicle structure so that suspension components can be assembled on the leaf spring prior to installation on the vehicle structure. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021687 | AUTOMATICALLY DEPLOYING LIFT AXLE CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention provides various devices and systems comprising a controller in connection with a first deployment mechanism to raise and lower a first lift axle on a wheeled vehicle, and in some cases a second deployment mechanism in connection with the controller for raising and lowering a second lift axle. A fail-safe mechanism is provided that automatically lowers the lift axle(s) if the controller is not receiving any electrical power. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021688 | VEHICLE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - A vehicle height adjustment device includes an actuator, a detector, and a controller. The actuator is driven when supplied with a current and is configured to change a relative position of a body of a vehicle relative to an axle of a wheel of the vehicle. The detector is configured to detect the relative position. The controller is configured to control the current supplied to the actuator to make the relative position a target value so as to adjust a vehicle height of the body. When a detection value of the detector is smaller than the target value of the relative position, the controller is configured to alternately supply an increase current and a maintenance current to the actuator. The increase current increases the relative position to increase the vehicle height. The maintenance current maintains the relative position to maintain the vehicle height. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021689 | Method And Device For Determining Multiplicative Faults Of A Sensor Installed In A System Comprising A Plurality Of Sensors - A method is described for determining multiplicative faults of a sensor installed in a system comprising a plurality of sensors, comprising the steps of:—detecting an effective target signal (s) from a target sensor, representative of a target quantity of the system;—detecting one or more auxiliary signals respectively from one or more auxiliary sensors of the system besides the target sensor, representative of auxiliary quantities of the system;—determining an estimated target signal (s*) representative of the target quantity from the one or more auxiliary signals;—determining a first quadratic difference (r+) between the effective target signal (s) multiplied by a multiplicative positive factor (cr+) greater than 1, and the estimated target signal (s*);—determining a second quadratic difference (r) between the effective target signal (s) and estimated target signal (s*);—determining a third quadratic difference (r−) between the effective target signal (s) multiplied by a positive multiplicative factor (c−) smaller than 1, and the estimated target signal (s*);—determining a first ratio (r/r+) between the second (r) and lirst quadratic differences (r+);—determining a second ratio (r/r−) between the second (r) and third quadratic differences (r−);—comparing the first (r/r+) and second ratios (r/r−) with a first comparison factor (Kf);—determining the square of the effective target signal (s); determining the square of the estimated target signal (s*); comparing the square of the effective target signal (s) and square of estimated target signatl (s*) with a second comparison factor (Ke); establishing the presence of multiplicative faults of target sensor if at least one between the first (r/r+) and second ratios (r/r−) is greater than the first comparison factor (Kf), and at least one between the square of the effective target signal (s) and square of the estimated target signal (s*) is greater than said second comparison factor (Ke). | 2017-01-26 |
20170021690 | SECURING ATTACHMENTS TO WORK VEHICLES WITH SUSPENSION CONTROL - A system and a method for securing an attachment to work vehicle with a chassis and a suspension are described. A mounting frame with a frame attachment point disposed on a support can be attached to a work vehicle. The suspension can be caused to lower the mounting frame relative to ground by lowering the chassis of the work vehicle. The work vehicle can be maneuvered to align the frame attachment point with a corresponding attachment point on the attachment. The suspension can then be caused to raise the mounting frame relative to ground by raising the chassis of the work vehicle. The frame attachment point can thereby engage the corresponding attachment point on the attachment, as the mounting frame is raised, in order to lift the attachment, with the attachment being thereby supported by the work vehicle solely via the mounting frame. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021691 | STEEL FOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION SPRING PART, VEHICLE SUSPENSION SPRING PART, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A steel, having a high corrosion resistance and low-temperature toughness, for a vehicle suspension spring part, the steel includes 0.21 to 0.35% by mass of C, more than 0.6% by mass but 1.5% by mass or less of Si, 1 to 3% by mass of Mn, 0.3 to 0.8% by mass of Cr, 0.005 to 0.080% by mass of sol. Al, 0.005 to 0.060% by mass of Ti, 0.005 to 0.060% by mass of Nb, not more than 150 ppm of N, not more than 0.035% by mass of P, not more than 0.035% by mass of S, 0.01 to 1.00% by mass of Cu, and 0.01 to 1.00% by mass of Ni, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, with Ti+Nb≦0.07% by mass, wherein crystal grains of the steel after hardening have a prior austenite grain size number of 7.5 to 10.5, and the steel having a tensile strength of not less than 1,300 MPa. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021692 | AIR-CONDITIONING REGISTER - An interior component has a projecting portion projecting rearward at a position forward and downward from a vehicle occupant when the occupant maintains a sitting posture in a passenger compartment. The interior component has a front inclined surface section and a rear inclined surface section in a lower section of the projecting portion. A retainer and air-direction changing members arranged in the retainer are arranged immediately below the projecting portion at positions forward from the front inclined surface section. A manipulating member is arranged above the rear inclined surface section with at least a part of the manipulating member exposed rearward from the projecting portion. A first transmission mechanism and a second transmission mechanism, which transmit movement of the manipulating member to the air-direction changing members, are arranged in the interior component. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021693 | AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL APPARATUS, AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS, AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL METHOD, AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - In an air-conditioning control apparatus, an input unit receives a detection signal from a sensor that detects the presence of an object at an air-supply port of an air-conditioning apparatus, and receives a recognition result from a recognition device that recognizes a change request for changing setting of the air-conditioning apparatus by a user. In a case where wind from the air-supply port is set at a first flow rate and the input unit receives the detection signal, the control unit outputs a first control signal for changing the first flow rate to a second flow rate different from the first flow rate for a predetermined time and then setting the wind from the air-supply port at the first flow rate again. In a case where the change request is issued, the control unit outputs a second control signal for causing the air-conditioning apparatus to adjust a property of wind from the air-supply port, based on the recognition result received by the input unit. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021694 | HEATING SYSTEM OF HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A heating system may include a cooling water line connected to a vehicle engine, a heat exchanger provided at the cooling line, the heat exchanger being arranged within an air conditioning duct, thermoelectric elements each attached, and a controller for controlling start or stop of the engine, to maintain a temperature of the cooling water between an upper limit temperature and a lower limit temperature. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021695 | MODULAR DESIGNED HIGH PERFORMANCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WITH LOW WASTE HEAT RADIATION - An air conditioning system for conditioning air of a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The air conditioning system operable in a cooling mode, a heat pump mode, and a reheating mode, the system includes an enclosure with a first flow channel and a second flow channel conducting air, and a refrigerant circulation system with a heat exchanger operable as an evaporator independent of the operating mode and a heat exchanger operable as a condenser independent of the operating mode. Both heat exchangers are located inside the enclosure. The refrigerant circulation system also includes a heat exchanger outside of the enclosure and inside the refrigerant path, an expansion element upstream from the evaporator in the flow direction of the refrigerant, and a bypass parallel to the refrigerant path to channel the refrigerant around the heat exchanger as needed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021696 | ON-STATE MALFUNCTION DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - The on-state malfunction detection device detects an on-state malfunction, for instance, in an IGBT that is provided to correspond to a PTC element whose electrical resistance value varies according to temperature and that controls the electrification of the PTC element. In a state in which a turn-off instruction has been outputted from a control device to the IGBT, the on-state malfunction detection device determines through calculation an electric potential difference following voltage division of the voltage between the both ends of the PTC element, and detects an on-state malfunction of the IGBT when this electric potential difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. This allows for the detection of an on-state malfunction in a switching element that performs an electrical conduction control for an element whose electrical resistance value varies according to temperature. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021697 | COMBINED HEAT EXCHANGER MODULE - A combined heat exchanger module may include an upper tank into which cooling water is introduced, a lower tank from which the cooling water is discharged, first heat radiating channels, the first heat radiating channels being formed with a plate tube shape through which the cooling water flows and being arranged in planes which are parallel to a direction of air flow, second heat radiating channels, the second heat radiating channels being formed with a plate tube shape through which the cooling water flows and being arranged in planes which are parallel to the direction of the air flow and are disposed upstream or downstream of the first heat radiating channels with respect to the direction of the air flow, and thermoelectric elements, each having a first surface in surface contact with the second heat radiating channels and a second surface exposed to air. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021698 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, VEHICLE AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE, AND BATTERY TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - A vehicle-mounted temperature adjustment device included in a vehicle air-conditioning device includes a low-water-temperature circuit through which low-water-temperature cooling water circulates. In addition, the vehicle-mounted temperature adjustment device has a compressor, a condenser, a subcooling condenser, an expansion valve, which is one example of a first expansion unit, an expansion valve, which is one example of a second expansion unit, and an evaporator and refrigerant-water heat exchanger, and includes a refrigeration circuit that performs temperature adjustment of a temperature-adjustment target. The low-water-temperature circuit has a sub-radiator that releases heat of the low-water-temperature cooling water that has been subjected to heat exchange with refrigerant at the subcooling condenser. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021699 | Coolant Circuit, in Particular a Heat Pump Circuit - A heat pump circuit has the following components when seen in the flow direction: a compressor; a condenser or gas cooler; a first coolant/air heat exchanger as a sub-cooler, via which the coolant dispenses heat; a first expansion element; a first coolant/air heat exchanger, via which the coolant absorbs heat from the ambient air; a second expansion element; and a third coolant/air heat exchanger, via which the coolant absorbs heat from the ambient air. The arrangement of the heat exchanger is in front of the drive engine relative to the travel direction. The danger of the ambient heat exchanger freezing is minimized. With this arrangement | 2017-01-26 |
20170021700 | METHOD OF PREVENTING DAMAGE TO A COMPRESSOR IN A VEHICLE - A method of preventing damage to a compressor in a vehicle is provided. The method broadly includes the steps of: (a) sensing a temperature (T | 2017-01-26 |
20170021701 | Air Nozzle Device for a Vehicle - The present invention relates to an air nozzle device ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170021702 | VEHICLE VISOR BRACKET AND VISOR ASSEMBLY EMPLOYING THE SAME - A visor bracket is provided to be mounted over a bracket aperture of an interior trim, where the visor bracket includes a bracket housing including a base and a side wall, the base defining a shaft aperture to receive there-through a support shaft of a visor panel, the side wall extending from the base and to be received through the bracket aperture along a mounting direction, and the visor bracket further includes an electrically-conducting material contacting the side wall. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021703 | VISOR FOR CONTINUOUSLY EXTENDED WINDSHIELD - A vehicle includes: a front windshield that continuously extends along an A-pillar so as to form a partial roof of the vehicle above a driver area; a visor having a proximate end hinged to the A-pillar so as to assume a stowed position along the A-pillar; and on the front windshield, an attachment configured to selectively engage a distal end of the visor in a deployed position. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021704 | SUN VISOR ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WITH PIVOTING MIRROR - A sun visor assembly is provided. The sun visor assembly includes a support, a visor body carried on the support and a mirror carried on the visor body. The visor body pivots about a first axis in a first plane and the mirror pivots about a second axis in a second plane where the first axis is substantially perpendicular to the second axis. Thus the mirror is effectively provided with two degrees of freedom allowing it to be more conveniently, efficiently and effectively adjusted. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021705 | SOFT FRONT COCKPIT COVER - 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 a quick and easy open air effect. Two door rails of the soft panel top assembly are connected to the vehicle. Two side rail linkage assemblies are attached to the header, which is secured to a windshield frame when in a closed position, and are connected at pivot points 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 lightweight and has a sealing arrangement that engages with the hard top roof portion and existing seal of the hard top roof portion to provide a weatherproof seal. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021706 | SOFT FRONT COCKPIT COVER - 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 rail linkage assemblies are attached to header, which is secured to a windshield frame when in a closed position, and are connected at pivot points 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 lightweight and engages with the existing seal of the hard top roof portion to provide a weatherproof seal. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021707 | WEATHER STRIP FOR AUTOMOBILE - A weather strip for an automobile is provided that prevents formation of an electric circuit caused by an intrusion of snow, water or the like. The weather strip includes an installation base member operatively coupled on a body of an automobile at a periphery edge of an opening corresponding to a door, and a hollow seal member integrally molded with the installation base member. The hollow seal member protrudes to a side of the door at an outer side of the automobile and makes an elastic contact with the door when the door is in a closed position. An entire exposed outer surface of the hollow seal member and an outer surface of the installation base member continued from the hollow seal member are formed sequentially by a non-electric conductive material having the volume resistivity of 10 | 2017-01-26 |
20170021708 | VEHICLE DOOR SEAL APPARATUS, AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Some embodiments are directed to a seal assembly including a main door seal that extends around a vehicle door interior surface and that is spaced from a door perimeter. A first seal portion extends from an inward end disposed at the main door seal to an outward end disposed at the vehicle door perimeter. The first seal portion forms a barrier vertically above a latch slot, is capable of intercepting substances disposed above and traveling downward toward the latch slot, and facilitates the transport of the intercepted substances to the door perimeter. A second seal portion is disposed between the latch slot and the vehicle door perimeter, and extends downwardly from the outward end of the first seal portion. The second seal portion is configured to impede travel toward the vehicle door interior surface of the intercepted substances that have been transported to the vehicle door perimeter. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021709 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHANNEL SEALING - A method and device for sealing an area on a transportation vehicle where a channel joins a secondary member which may be a door. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021710 | VEHICLE WINDSHIELD COVER AND METHOD THEREFOR - A window shield cover for a vehicle has a cover member shaped to be place on top of and cover an exterior of a windshield of the vehicle. A first attachment strip is removably attached to the cover member. The first attachment strip extends past a first edge and a second edge of the cover member. A second attachment strip is removably attached to the cover member. The second attachment strip extends past the first edge and the second edge of the cover member | 2017-01-26 |
20170021711 | VEHICLE WINDSHIELD COVER AND METHOD THEREFOROD THEREFOR - A window shield cover for a vehicle has a cover member shaped to be place on top of and cover an exterior of a windshield of the vehicle. A first attachment strip is removably attached to the cover member. The first attachment strip extends past a first edge and a second edge of the cover member. A second attachment strip is removably attached to the cover member. The second attachment strip extends past the first edge and the second edge of the cover member. An element collector covers a front surface of the cover member. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021712 | BATTERY SYSTEM, HOUSING & VEHICLE INCLUDING BATTERY SYSTEM - A battery system for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The battery system includes a tray having a plurality of battery receptacles. A plurality of batteries are also provided, each battery in the plurality of batteries being received in a battery receptacle. A conductive layer in electrical communication with the plurality of batteries and a terminal for electrically coupling to a vehicle are also provided in the battery system. A cover interlocks with the tray. The cover carries a computer and a diagnostic identification system for the plurality of batteries. A housing for a battery system and a vehicle including a battery system are also disclosed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021713 | TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A PENDULUM DAMPER - A transmission assembly for a motor vehicle is to be arranged between a combustion engine having a crankshaft and a gearbox having an input shaft. The assembly comprises an electric machine having an external stator and an internal rotor rotationally movable. The rotor has a central opening. An intermediate shaft passes through the central opening to be connected kinematically to the crankshaft and to the input shaft of the gearbox. A mechanical reducer is configured to rotationally couple the rotor and the intermediate shaft so that the rotation speed of the rotor is higher than the rotation speed of the intermediate shaft. A pendulum damper has a rotationally movable support member, and pendulum flyweights are mounted movably on the support member. The support member is rotationally integral with the rotor. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021714 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a first rotating electrical machine, a second rotating electrical machine, a clutch, an electrical storage device, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to control the first rotating electrical machine, the second rotating electrical machine, the clutch, and the internal combustion engine, such that the hybrid vehicle runs while making a changeover among a plurality of running modes. The plurality of the running modes includes series hybrid running and parallel hybrid running. The electronic control unit is configured to set a range of state of charge of the electrical storage device such that the range of state of charge that is set during the parallel hybrid running includes a region of state of charge that is higher than the range of state of charge that is set during the series hybrid running. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021715 | PARALLEL POWER INPUT GEARBOX - A retrofittable hybrid parallel power flow distribution system for a vehicle. In various embodiments, the system comprises an electric rotating machine and a parallel power input gearbox. The parallel power input gearbox is structured and operable to receive torque from the electric rotating machine and/or an internal combustion engine of the vehicle and selectively distribute the received torque, i.e., a power flow, in any proportion/ratio to one or more of the electric rotating machine, a rear axle differential of the vehicle, a transmission or transfer case and front axle of the vehicle, or an auxiliary device of the vehicle. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021716 | DRIVE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A DRIVE DEVICE - A drive device includes a first drive unit and a second drive unit. A transmission unit includes a primary shaft for connection to the first drive unit, a secondary shaft, and at least one gear pair via which the primary and secondary shafts are operatively connectable to one another. Mounted in coaxial relationship to the secondary shaft is a driving gear which is operatively connected to the second drive unit, and mounted in coaxial relationship to the primary shaft is an output gear which meshes with the driving gear. A secondary-shaft coupling device can couple the driving gear directly with the secondary shaft, and a primary-shaft coupling device can couple the output gear directly with the primary shaft. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021717 | Hybrid Transmission - A family of hybrid electric transmission arrangements share a common center housing, rear housing, two electric machines, power-split planetary gearset, and torque multiplication gearset. One arrangement additionally utilizes an overdrive gearset and an overdrive clutch. Another arrangement additionally utilizes two clutches and a brake to implement three operating modes. Since the components that differ between the two arrangements use the same general packaging space and all shift elements are hydraulically controlled via a front housing, the design of the front housing is also similar. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021718 | POWERTRAIN FOR ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE - A powertrain for a vehicle includes an engine, a first motor serving as a motor for driving of a vehicle or serving as a generator, a first power transmission mechanism disposed between the engine and the first motor to transmit the power of the engine to the first motor or to cut off transmission of power between the engine and the first motor, a second power transmission mechanism disposed between the first motor and a driving shaft of running wheels to transmit the power of the first motor to the driving shaft of the running wheels or to cut off transmission of power between the first motor and the driving shaft of the running wheels, and a second motor connected to the second power transmission mechanism via a third power transmission mechanism to transmit power to the second power transmission mechanism and outputting power for driving the vehicle and transmit the power to the driving shaft of the running wheels. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021719 | RADIATOR FOR SADDLED VEHICLE - A radiator for the motorcycle includes a core through which a cooling medium flows, a cooling fan which is disposed on a downstream side of the core and ventilates the core, a downwardly opened fan covering for enclosing areas above, on opposite lateral sides and on a downstream side of the cooling fan, and a partition wall for partitioning between an lower portion of the core and a lower portion of the cooling fan so as to suppress the backward flow of the discharge air from the opening towards the core. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021720 | Flush Mount Active Grille Shutter and Actuator - A grille shutter includes a housing, a blocking plate and an actuator. The housing comprises a grille defining a plurality of airflow openings and defining at least one guide slot. The blocking plate includes a plurality of spaced gates movable between a blocking position covering the airflow openings and an open position uncovering the airflow openings. The actuator includes a motor driving a gear set along a guide slot to move the blocking plate between the blocking and open positions. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021721 | WORKING VEHICLE - A working vehicle includes an engine mounted in a front portion of a travelling vehicle, a post-processing device that is disposed above the engine and purifies exhaust gas from the engine, and a cooling fan for cooling the engine. The cooling fan is disposed on a front surface side of the engine. A fan shroud that covers the cooling fan is fixed to the travelling vehicle. A hood shield plate that covers a rear side of the engin is disposed on a rear surface of a hood. The hood shield plate is fixed to the travelling vehicle. A pair of left and right beam frames each bridge between respective upper portions of the fan shroud and the hood shield plate. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021722 | Vented Valve Cap - A fuel cap is described as having a top assembly and a bottom assembly slidably engaged with, and concentric to, the top assembly. The top assembly having a cap cover and a cylindrical cap body concentric with and protruding substantially perpendicularly from, an underside surface of the cap cover. The bottom assembly having a vacuum valve operatively coupled with a valve body. A wire-form keeper may slidably secure the bottom assembly to the top assembly. A pressure spring may impart a force that biases said bottom assembly away from said top assembly. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021723 | VEHICLE COMPONENT AND MOTOR VEHICLE - A vehicle component for a motor vehicle includes a coupling device including two couplable coupling elements configured to provide, in a coupled state, a fuel-tight connection of two fuel-conducting lines. One of the coupling elements is in a form of a metallic female element which is fixedly connectable to one of the two lines, and an other one of the coupling elements is in a form of a metallic male element which is fixedly connectable to an other one of the two lines. The male element, for coupling purposes, is insertable into the female element, wherein, in the coupled state, an axially extending overlap section with at least one radial seal device is formed between the female element and the male element. A securing device is configured to secure the coupling elements in the coupled state against inadvertent release from one another. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021724 | FILLING SYSTEM FOR OPERATING FLUID CONTAINERS - The invention discloses a filling system for an operating fluid container ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170021725 | CLUTCH SENSOR WITH WAKE UP SWITCH - A pedal assembly having a pedal pivotally secured to a housing. A sensor is fixed to the housing at the pivot, the sensor including first and second components. A member is mounted to the pivot and slaved to the pedal in proximity to the sensor, the member including a coupler and an activating component. Upon pivotal rotation of the member relative to the sensor, the coupler communicating with the first sensor component to generate an output indicative of an angular position of the pedal relative to the housing. The activating component communicates with the second sensor component to function as a wakeup switch for the sensor. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021726 | HYDROGEN FUEL CHARGING DISPLAY SYSTEM AND CHARGING DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - A charging state display system includes: a hydrogen fuel tank controller of the vehicle calculating a maximum chargeable hydrogen fuel amount from a charging pressure of a hydrogen station when hydrogen is charged into the vehicle; a hydrogen fuel supply controller providing pressure information of the hydrogen station to the hydrogen fuel tank controller; a fuel charging interface unit transmitting information between the hydrogen fuel tank controller and the hydrogen fuel supply controller via infrared (IR) communication; and a cluster having a display unit which displays information calculated from the hydrogen fuel tank controller. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021727 | LED INDICATING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A VEHICLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - An LED indicating device, in particular for a vehicle instrument cluster, has a plate provided with at least one light permeable portion adapted to be illuminated by a plurality of LED sources arranged in a position spaced apart from such a rear surface of such a light permeable portion; the device has a body which is arranged between the LED sources and the rear surface of the light permeable portion and has a first surface facing the LED sources and a second surface facing the rear surface; the body consists of a matrix made of a light impermeable material and of a plurality of light permeable elements, which are embedded in the matrix in positions spaced apart from one another and continuously extend from the first surface to the second surface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021728 | USER INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR SIGNALING A 3D-POSITION OF AN INPUT MEANS IN THE DETECTION OF GESTURES - In a user interface and to a method for signaling a position of an input mechanism with respect to an area for 3D gesture detection for a user interface, the method includes the following steps: input mechanism of a user are detected in the area for 3D gesture detection, and the position of the input mechanism is signaled by an indicator in the area of the edge of a display unit of the user interface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021729 | REGENERATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A regeneration control device for a vehicle includes: a motor control unit that drives a motor generator connected to running wheels of the vehicle at the time of decreasing a vehicle speed, so as to generate electricity, performing regenerative braking; a paddle switch that performs increasing/decreasing operation on a regeneration amount Tr by the motor generator; and a main control unit that performs increasing/decreasing control on the regeneration amount Tr continuously in response to the increasing/decreasing operation by the paddle switch, wherein the main control unit sets a regeneration amount increasing rate in an increasing operation of the regeneration amount by operation of an UP switch of the paddle switch to be higher than a regeneration amount decreasing rate in a decreasing operation of the regeneration amount by operation of a DOWN switch. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021730 | HYBRID VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine, a motor, and a storage battery and configured to charge the storage battery with electric power generated as a result of regenerative braking and electric power generated by using output of the engine. When a planned travel route of the vehicle includes a downhill section, the control apparatus executes a downhill control which decreases the remaining capacity of the storage battery before the vehicle enters the downhill section. In addition, when the downhill section includes a congestion section and the total distance of the congestion section is greater than a predetermined threshold, the control apparatus does not execute the downhill control. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021731 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle control apparatus capable of stabilizing a behavior of a vehicle when a regenerative braking force is generated. To achieve this object, a vehicle control apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes an electric motor configured to provide a regenerative braking force to left and right drive wheels that are one of front wheels and rear wheels, a friction braking device configured to provide a friction braking force to left and right trailer wheels that are the other of the front wheels and the rear wheels, and a behavior estimation unit configured to estimate a behavior of a vehicle. The vehicle control apparatus reduces the regenerative braking force and increases the friction braking force provided by the friction braking device, if the behavior estimation unit estimates a preset behavior when the regenerative braking force is generated. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021732 | ELECTRIC GENERATOR FOR DIESEL ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE - Electric generators are described herein. The electric generators include an interior machine formed of an interior rotor and an interior portion of a stator, and an exterior machine substantially concentric to the interior machine. The exterior machine includes: an exterior rotor substantially concentric to the interior rotor, and an exterior portion of the stator. Each of the interior machine and the external machine are driven by an engine to produce a respective current. The described electric generators can be used in diesel electric locomotives. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021733 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING POWER CONVERTERS - In an apparatus for controlling switching operations of switching elements of a power converter to convert input power to output power, a drive controller is configured to generate a drive control instruction indicative of predetermined switching operations of the switching elements, and output the drive control instruction. A driver is configured to drive, in accordance with the drive control instruction, the switching elements, so that the switching elements perform the predetermined switching operations. A switching speed adjuster is configured to obtain at least information indicative of atmospheric pressure, and adjust a switching speed of each of the switching elements such that the switching speed of the corresponding switching element decreases with a decrease of the atmospheric pressure. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021734 | Shear Panel for a Forward Structure of a Body of a Vehicle, and Vehicle - A shear panel for a forward structure of a body of a vehicle includes a receiving area having fastening devices for mechanically fastening a secondary coil of an inductive energy transmission system configured to charge an electric energy accumulator of the vehicle. The shear panel may be made of metal. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021735 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A system and method for electrically charging a plurality of electric vehicles is operated continuously to charge the vehicles in repetitive cycles from a same power source. During the time of a charging cycle, T | 2017-01-26 |
20170021736 | Charger with active protection function and charging method thereof - A charger with active protection function includes: a power conversion module group, a monitoring unit and an output module group; wherein the power conversion module group is respectively connected with the monitoring unit and the output module group; the monitoring unit is connected with the output module group; the charger with active protection function is connected with an electric vehicle via the output module group to charge the electric vehicle; and when the charger with active protection function is connected with the electric vehicle, the charger with active protection function communicates with BMS of a vehicle via the output module group. The output module group obtains real-time charging data of the electric battery of the BMS. The output module group combines the warn value and threshold value to judge whether the BMS and the power battery are in abnormal condition during charging process. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021737 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF DC CONVERTER FOR VEHICLE INCLUDING DRIVING MOTOR - A method and an apparatus are provided for controlling an output voltage of a direct current (DC) converter for a vehicle including a driving motor. The apparatus of controlling an output voltage of a DC converter for a vehicle including a driving motor includes a data detector that is configured to detect data for adjusting the output voltage of the DC converter and a controller that is configured to adjust the output voltage of the DC converter based on the data. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021738 | Method for Battery Management of a Battery with a Charge State Compensation System and Battery Management System - The disclosure relates to a method for the battery management of a battery which comprises a plurality of battery cells and which is fitted with a battery management system for monitoring battery functionality and with a charge state compensation system, wherein the battery management system comprises a plurality of sensor control devices and a main control device, said control devices being connected with one another via a communication channel, and wherein the charge state compensation system has a number of charge state compensation resistors being put into operation via the sensor control devices for a charge state compensation of battery cells. The sensor control devices save information about performed charge state compensations in non-volatile memory. A computer program, a battery management system, a battery system and a motor vehicle, which are designed to carry out the method, are also described. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021739 | STRADDLED ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND CHARGING SYSTEM FOR STRADDLED ELECTRIC VEHICLE - In an electric vehicle, two or more batteries are able to be independently mountable on and demountable from the vehicle body. Power received from a first charger via an inlet is supplied to the two batteries via a power line. Each of the two batteries includes a connector for connection to a second charger when the batteries are demounted from the vehicle body, and a controller that controls charging of the battery by the second charger such that it is possible to facilitate charging of a battery when the battery is demounted from the vehicle body and when the battery is mounted on the vehicle body. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021740 | UNDERBODY OF AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN MOTOR VEHICLE - An underbody of an electrically driven motor vehicle, with a vehicle supporting structure, which is bounded laterally in a transverse direction of the vehicle by two vehicle sills between which a multiplicity of battery modules is arranged, which battery modules are assigned a battery supporting structure and at least one battery temperature control device, and with supply and removal devices for a temperature control medium. The supply and removal devices for the temperature control medium are arranged in the region of the vehicle sills. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021741 | SEAT SLIDE DEVICE - A seat slide device includes: a pair of seat slide rails configured to support a seat, each of the seat slide rails including a lower rail and an upper rail; a transfer shaft rotationally driven by motor drive in a state where the transfer shaft is provided in a bridging manner between the seat slide rails, the transfer shaft having a hollow portion; and rail drive mechanisms, each of the rail drive mechanisms being provided between the lower rail and the upper rail and being configured to move the upper rail relative to the lower rail based on a driving force transmitted from a motor via the transfer shaft. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021742 | SEAT TILT CONTROL MECHANISM - A vehicle seat assembly is provided and includes a base assembly, a seat frame assembly attached to the base assembly, and a seat tilt control mechanism attached to the base assembly and the seat frame assembly. Actuation of the tilt drive assembly adjusts a tilt position of the seat frame assembly with respect to the base assembly. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021743 | VEHICLE SEAT RECLINER ASSEMBLY - A mechanism for reclining the seat back of a seat. The seat back is pivotally connected to the seat base is by a locking fixture that selectively locks and releases the seat back from the seat base. A return spring biases the seat back in the upright position and a handle in the area of the pivot point allows the operator/occupant to selectively control whether the seat back is locked or released. The return spring is mounted on an outside of the seat back and seat base, and is in the form of a coil spring. A stop element connects the handle to the locking fixture. The stop element is arranged radially inward of the coil spring. The stop element preferably has a large diameter portion with lugs interacting with the locking fixture, and has a smaller diameter portion arranged radially inward of the coil spring. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021744 | Booster Belt - Vehicle seatbelts are designed to increase the likelihood of passenger survival in the case of a crash or collision. The optimal positioning of a vehicle seatbelt is over a passenger's shoulder, across their chest and upper thighs. Children weighing between 18 and 36 kg should be placed in a booster seat in order to raise them up to an appropriate height so that the adult seatbelt may protect them better. The current design of booster seats makes it difficult for children to buckle themselves into a vehicle and thus requires an adult to reach around the child and buckle them in. The current design of booster seats also does not ensure that the lap belt portion of a seatbelt will not move up to the lower abdomen of a child under normal driving conditions. The addition of a booster belt to a child booster seat will address both of the above-mentioned inconveniences and safety concerns with existing booster seat designs. Attracting magnetic materials will be used to set the female buckle on the booster belt in a more favourable position on the booster seat. This allows for easy buckling of the belt by children and ensures the lap belts are correctly positioned for safety. The lap belt will cross the child's upper thighs and eliminate risk of the belt moving into the child's lower abdomen while seated in normal driving conditions. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021745 | CHILD RESTRAINT WITH ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A child restraint includes a juvenile vehicle seat including a seat bottom and a seat back. The child restraint also includes an energy dissipater coupled to the seat back. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021746 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat capable of housing a seat main body includes a seat pivot shaft to which the seat main body is connected to be pivotable, and a detachable leg whose upper end is mounted to the seat main body and whose lower end is detachably held onto a leg holding member on a vehicle body floor. When the seat main body moves from a housed state side to a usage state side, a leg guide portion causes a cushion abutting portion to abut a base abutting portion in advance, thereby guiding the detachable leg moving together with the seat main body to pass above a leg movement inhibiting portion which is a portion of a support base. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021747 | DEPLOYABLE SEAT SYSTEM - A seating system for use with a vehicle. The seating system includes: a seat device arranged proximal to a rear edge of the vehicle, arranged to be deployed at least partially beyond the rear edge; and a platform arranged to be moveable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. In the deployed configuration, the platform is arranged to be positioned for use as a footrest by a user seated on the seat device. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021748 | OCCUPANT RESTRAINT ACTUATED APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY STIFFENING A MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT BACK - An apparatus for dynamically stiffening a vehicle seat back may include a vehicle seat including a seat bottom mountable within a vehicle, a seat back extending upwardly away from the seat bottom, and a bight defined at a forward-facing interface between the seat bottom and the seat back, an occupant restraint harness coupled to the vehicle seat and engaging a top end of the seat back, and a seat back stiffening apparatus having a seat back stiffening member and an actuator coupled to the occupant restraint harness adjacent to or near the bight of the vehicle seat. The actuator may be responsive to a first force applied thereto by the occupant restraint harness in excess of a first threshold force to deploy the seat back stiffening member to couple to and between the seat bottom and the seat back to add stiffness to the seat back frame. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021749 | ARTICULATING ARMREST - An articulating armrest includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion that protrude from a member a predetermined spacing apart. Each protrusion aligns within a separate track within a housing configured for stowing the armrest within a seat back. The two tracks include straight and curved portions configured to articulate the armrest. Specifically, the armrest moves along a curvilinear path between stowed and deployed positions by translating along the tracks and pivoting about the second protrusion. The armrest may stow in a seat back and beneath the seat bottom to provide a full length armrest when deployed, and the armrest may stow flush with the seat back for sitting against. Mechanical tension may be provided to automatically deploy the armrest, and a rotational damper and a gas spring may be used to control the speed at which the armrest deploys. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021750 | SEAT PAD - [Problem to be Solved] | 2017-01-26 |
20170021751 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A TIPPER - There is disclosed a method of operating a tipper comprising a tipper body pivotably moveable with respect to a frame with a hydraulic cylinder disposed therebetween and actuatable to pivot the tipper body. The method comprises receiving at least one lateral state parameter relating to at least one lateral state of the hydraulic cylinder; determining whether the lateral condition of the hydraulic cylinder is outside acceptable limits based on the at least one lateral state parameter; and generating an output if it is determined that the lateral condition of the hydraulic cylinder is outside acceptable limits. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021752 | AUTO-RACK RAILROAD CAR VEHICLE RESTRAINT APPARATUS - A vehicle restraint system for an auto-rack railroad car which includes an active chock and an anchor chock configured to co-act to secure a vehicle in the auto-rack railroad car. In various embodiments, each chock has a chock body including a substantially diamond shaped elongated tube which includes four integrally connected elongated walls. In various embodiments, for each chock, various components of that chock extend substantially along longitudinal axis that lie in the same or substantially the same vertical plane as the apex and trough of the substantially diamond shaped elongated tube of the chock body. The active and anchor chocks: (a) have a lower height than known commercially available vehicle restraints; (b) have a smaller width than known commercially available vehicle restraints; (c) position the strap and the torque tube closer to the tire of the wheel than any known commercially available vehicle restraints; (d) take up a smaller area of each safe zone adjacent to the wheel than known commercially available vehicle restraints; (e) provide a greater strength to size ratio than known commercially available vehicle restraints; and (f) are easy to operate, install, and remove. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021753 | Carrier for backing a towed dinghy - A carrier for reverse maneuvering a flat-towed dinghy attached to a towing vehicle. The carrier includes a platform, two caster wheels, and a friction slide plate. The friction slide plate is configured to present greater resistance to horizontal movement than the two caster wheels. When the front tires of a flat-towed dinghy are loaded onto a pair of carriers, the dinghy is maneuvered in reverse without the dinghy front wheels reverting to the maximum turn that is normally caused by the dinghy front wheel steering caster angle. The dinghy rolls onto the carrier when the flat-towed dinghy is moved in the backward direction. A chock or stop device prevents the front tire from rolling off the platform when the flat-towed dinghy is moving in the backward direction. The dinghy rolls off the carrier when the dinghy is moved in the forward direction. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021754 | Trailer-Train Trailer with Carrying Frame for a Material Transport Cart - A trailer-train trailer having a carrying frame for accommodating at least one material transport cart carried along in a trailer train, the carrying frame including a centrally arranged chassis having an axle, two wheels laterally supported on said axle, and an arrangement, for accommodating the material transport cart, is provided in front of and behind the chassis in a direction of travel. The arrangement for accommodating the material transport cart includes ascending and descending ramps for supporting the swiveling and/or fixed rollers of the trolley at least one material transport cart. A height-adjustable arrangement for locking the material transport cart may be arranged at the two lateral ends of the housing transversely to the direction of travel. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021755 | ARRANGEMENT OF A LOADING AREA INSIDE A MOTOR VEHICLE - An arrangement of a loading area inside a motor vehicle includes a raised floor extending above a sheet-metal floor of the vehicle and at least one lashing device. The lashing device includes at least one attachment element to the raised floor. The attachment element is placed on the raised floor and includes a permanent magnet to occupy a first position in which the attachment element is attached to the raised floor by magnetization and a second position in which the attachment element is separated from the raised floor. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021756 | Load Bearing Rail and Tie-Down Ring Assembly - A cargo restraint system having a load bearing perimeter rail and a tie-down ring assembly. The load bearing perimeter rail further comprised of a plurality of protruding bosses with a hole within each boss. Further, a tie-down ring assembly comprised of a tie-down ring and a pin wherein the tie-down ring is inserted through the hole in the plurality of protruding bosses of the load bearing perimeter rail. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021757 | Tie Down Apparatus and Method for Vehicle Tailgate - A tie down assembly is removably mounted on the tailgate of a pickup truck when the tailgate is in a generally horizontally oriented deployed position. The tie down assembly includes an elongate anchor member extending from one end of the tailgate to the other end of the tailgate. First and second bracket assemblies are each mounted on a different one of the first and second ends of the elongate anchor member. Each of the bracket assemblies is shaped and dimensioned to engage detachably one of the tailgate latches such that the tailgate handle can be operated to release the first and second bracket assemblies from the tailgate latches. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021758 | FOLDABLE LIGHT FIXTURE - A light fixture for a vehicle with a foldable roll-over protection structure includes a light and a linkage assembly coupling the light to a portion of the vehicle. The light is operable to rotate relative to the vehicle concurrently with the foldable roll-over protection structure via the linkage assembly between a first position corresponding to an upright position of the foldable roll-over protection structure and a second position corresponding to a folded position of the foldable roll-over protection structure. An angular displacement of the light between the first position and the second position is less than an angular displacement of the foldable roll-over protection structure between the upright position and the folded position. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021759 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ALERT VEHICLE DOOR-OPENING - In one or more embodiments, a door-opening alert system of a vehicle includes a light-emitting unit to be connected and at least partially external to the vehicle at a light-emitting position, a sensing unit to signal a door-opening event at the vehicle, and a control unit to communicate between the sensing unit and the light-emitting unit such that the light-emitting unit is to emit a light pattern indicative of a dimension of a side door of the vehicle. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021760 | MULTI-VEHICLE USER-ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In an example of a multi-vehicle user-assistance method, a central server receives a request from a mobile device. The request includes a location of the mobile device. A central processing unit of the central server identifies a location of a plurality of participating vehicles positioned within proximity of the mobile device. The participating vehicles are unassociated with the mobile device. Instructions are respectively transmitted to at least some of the participating vehicles to activate an exterior lighting component i) as the mobile device is within proximity of the at least some of the participating vehicles or ii) as part of a vehicle lighting pattern. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021761 | LIGHTING MEMBER - A lighting member includes a light guiding element, and a housing including a cover element and a light-guiding-element attachment claw. The cover element is formed as a frame shape, is capable of deforming elastically, and covers an outer peripheral face of the light guiding element over the entire circumference. The light-guiding-element attachment claw is disposed integrally with the cover element, and protrudes diametrically toward an inner side beyond the outer peripheral face of the light guiding element. The housing has an inner peripheral face facing the outer peripheral face of the light guiding element, and further includes a larger-clearance portion and smaller-clearance portion. The larger-clearance portion provides a larger clearance between the inner peripheral face of the cover element and the outer peripheral face of the light guiding element than does the smaller-clearance portion between them. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021762 | Haptic System And Method Of Controlling A Haptic System - The present teachings provide for a vehicle system including a haptic device, a sensor, and a controller and a method for controlling a haptic device. The haptic device can be configured to provide haptic feedback to an occupant of a vehicle. The sensor can be configured to detect vibrations felt by the occupant within the vehicle. The controller can be configured to control a level of the haptic feedback. The controller can be configured to increase or decrease the level of the haptic feedback based on vibrations detected by the sensor. | 2017-01-26 |
20170021763 | PHONE LEFT IN BIN NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A notification system for notification of a vehicle operator that an electronic device is in a bin when a triggering event occurs includes a bin, a charging device for charging the electronic device when the electronic device is in the bin, and a controller. The controller is in communication with the charging device and includes a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which is recorded instructions to provide a notification to the vehicle operator when the electronic device is in the bin and the triggering event occurs. The triggering event may be a transition of a vehicle electrical power system to an ignition off mode. The charging device may be an inductive charging device. | 2017-01-26 |