19th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 16 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160129767 | GLASS RUN FOR AUTOMOBILE - A glass run that is excellent in appearance quality and durability, and exhibits improved sealing properties is proposed. The glass run for attachment to vertical sides of the door frame has a bottom wall for attachment to a door frame or a door molding, and an outer seal lip extending from an exterior side edge of the bottom wall. The outer seal lip has a base part extending towards a door glass, and a main part extending from the base part while curving inwardly of the base part. When the outer seal lip is deformed and bent with a side edge of the door glass, a tip end part of the outer seal lip is located inwardly of a surface of the bottom wall or the outer side wall, which faces a side edge of the door glass, and the base part is formed to have a rigidity lower than that of the main part. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129768 | BI-DIRECTIONAL ELEMENT DRIVE SYSTEM - A bi-directional element drive system includes a motor having a drive shaft, a cable anchor and a cable connector. The cable connector is carried on the drive shaft and has two ends connected to the cable anchor. In addition the drive system includes a support and a driven element. The driven element is displaced between a first position and a second position relative to the support by the motor. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129769 | SLIDING DOOR DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A sliding door device for a vehicle includes a front door and/or a rear door. A central rail is mounted on the front door and/or the rear door. A central slider is coupled to the central rail. A lower rail is mounted on a lower side of the vehicle. A lower slider is coupled to the lower rail to move along the lower rail. A central support structure has one end connected to the central slider and another end mounted on the vehicle to support the sliding movement of the central slider. A lower support structure has one end coupled to the lower slider and another end connected to a lower portion of the front door and/or the rear door to support the lower portion of the front door and/or the rear door. A hook locks and releases the central support structure to and from the central rail. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129770 | STRUCTURE OF SIDE LID FOR VEHICLE - A structure of a side lid for an accommodating space formed in a vehicle body comprises an upper hinge assembly disposed at an upper portion of the side lid, and connected by a cable to an upper handle; and a lower hinge assembly disposed at a lower portion of the side lid, and connected by a cable to a lower handle, wherein the side lid is configured to be opened upward by the lower handle and downward by the upper handle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129771 | PERIPHERAL STRUCTURE OF WINDSHIELD FOR VEHICLE - A peripheral structure of a windshield for a vehicle may include a front opening formed in a vehicle body and configured to be closed by the windshield, a depressed portion formed in the vehicle body so as to extend along the front opening and configured to receive a circumferential periphery of the windshield, and a molding attached to the depressed portion. The depressed portion has a bottom wall and a side wall. The bottom wall of the depressed portion is configured such that the circumferential periphery of the windshield is secured thereto. The molding is configured to cover a channel formed between the circumferential periphery of the windshield received in the depressed portion and the side wall of the depressed portion. The molding has a vent portion that is configured to release air in the channel therethrough. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129772 | VEHICLE PRESS DOOR STRUCTURE AND DOOR GLASS RUN - A vehicle press door structure includes: a door frame in which an open portion having a recess-shaped cross-section that is open to an inner peripheral side is formed by a door outer panel, and a door inner panel arranged on a vehicle width direction inside of the door outer panel; a door glass run that has lip portions that respectively extend toward a center side from both side portions of a door glass run main body having a recess-shaped cross-section and slidingly contact a door glass, the door glass run being fit into the open portion with a base portion between both of the side portions of the door glass nm main body opposing an inside wall of the door inner panel; and a seal portion that protrudes from the base portion and contacts the inside wall, and extends in a length direction of the door glass run main body. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129773 | VEHICLE SHADING APPARATUS - A vehicle shading apparatus may include a first front shading control unit, a first rear shading control unit, a second top shading control unit, and a second rear shading control unit. In one embodiment, one end of the first top shading control unit is connected to the second top shading control unit. One end of the first rear shading control unit and a horizontal supporting unit are connected to the second rear shading control unit. The second top shading control unit and second rear shading control unit both include a shading cloth extending along the body of the vehicle. The present invention is advantageous because it has an automatic shading cloth expand/restore control unit and high-strength supporting unit. It is portable, easy to install and has the shading all around the vehicle to effectively block the sunlight. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129774 | ELECTRIC MOTOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE - The stiffness in supporting an electric motor is increased in an electric motor mounting structure for mounting an electric motor for driving the wheels on the vehicle body. In an electric motor mounting structure for mounting an electric motor ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129775 | REDUCED POWERTRAIN VIBRATION MOUNTING SYSTEM - A vehicle includes a cradle having a structure substantially aligned along a horizontal plane, and a tower extending vertically upward from the structure. A powertrain is supported by the cradle, and includes an elastic axis, and a torque axis. An engine mounting system interconnects the powertrain and the cradle. The engine mounting system includes an engine mount that is attached to the tower, and a mounting bracket attached to the powertrain and the engine mount. An elastic center of the tower is laterally offset from the torque axis, and is vertically offset from the torque axis to position the engine mounting system, such that the elastic axis of the powertrain is substantially aligned with the torque axis of the powertrain. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129776 | TRANSMISSION FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A transmission for a hybrid vehicle may include an input shaft receiving power from an engine, a motor configured to receive power from a battery so as to generate the power received from the battery by regeneration, an output shaft receiving the power from the input shaft and the motor, and a planetary gear apparatus connecting the power received by the input shaft from the engine to the output shaft. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129777 | HYBRID VEHICLE HAVING AN ENGINE AND A FLYWHEEL WHICH ALTERNATIVELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED IN A PULSATILE WAY - A hybrid vehicle having a series-parallel architecture, i.e. a mechanic (gears) and an electric (generator ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129778 | EXTERNAL ACTIVE AIR FLAP FOR VEHICLE ENGINE ROOM - An external active air flap for a vehicle engine room includes a fixed flap fixedly installed at a front side of a vehicle and protruding in a forward-backward direction of the vehicle, which acts as a radiator grill. A hinge shaft is disposed inside and along the fixed flap in a left-right direction of the vehicle. A movable flap is disposed on an upper surface of the fixed flap, and a back end of the movable flap is connected with the hinge shaft. The movable flap rotates about the hinge shaft to open and close an opening of the external active air flap by a pressure of external air flowing into the vehicle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129779 | FUEL SUPPLYING DEVICE - A fuel tank supplying device includes: a fuel tank that can accommodate fuel at an interior; a circulation flow path that is connected to an interior of the fuel tank and a fuel refueling port side, and that circulates evaporated fuel vapor that is within the fuel tank to the fuel refueling port side; a variable valve that is provided on the circulation flow path, and adjusts a circulated amount of the evaporated fuel vapor; and air-passage flow path inner diameter changing means that is provided at the variable valve, and that is for changing an inner diameter of a air-passage flow path, through which the evaporated fuel vapor flows, in accordance with internal pressure of the fuel tank, and that, when the internal pressure of the fuel tank is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, makes the inner diameter of the air-passage flow path smaller. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129780 | METHODS FOR FUEL TANK RECYCLING AND NET HYDROGEN FUEL AND CARBON GOODS PRODUCTION ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS - A fuel tank for use with hydrogen carrier fuels. The fuel tank includes a self-supporting shell having an inward facing surface and an outward facing surface. A fluid-tight inner layer is disposed adjacent the inward facing surface and a fluid-tight outer layer is disposed adjacent the outward facing surface. A vent extends through the fluid-tight inner layer, the fluid-tight outer layer, and the self-supporting shell. The fuel tank can also include a gas collection canister connected to the vent. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129781 | CLOSING PLUG FOR AN OPENING IN A BODY STRUCTURE OF AN AUTOMOBILE - Closing plug for an opening in a body structure of an automobile, wherein the closing plug closes the opening against a passage of fluid and/or gas up to a limit pressure, which acts on the closing plug, and allows a passage of fluid and/or gas above the limit pressure, characterized in that the closing plug has a base body consisting of a first plastic material, which has a holding section with holding means for holding the closing plug in the opening and a plate-shaped head section formed. at one end of the holding section with at least one opening, and in that the closing plug has a sealing body made from a second plastic material which is molded onto the base body in a plastic injection molding process, wherein the second plastic material is softer than the first plastic material, and wherein the sealing body has at least one elastically moveable sealing arm, wherein the at least one sealing arm sealingly covers the at least one opening of the plate-shaped head section from the upper side of the plate-shaped head section facing away from the holding section against a passage of fluid and/or gas up to the limit pressure, and wherein the at least one sealing arm elastically deforms upon acting of a pressure above the limit pressure with the release of the at least one opening for a passage of fluid and/or gas. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129782 | LIQUID RESERVOIR SYSTEM AND METHOD - Liquid reservoir systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a liquid reservoir system may capture and retain a fuel reservoir to provide an un-interrupted fuel supply to a fuel pump or pickup line during low fuel conditions such as those that may be experienced during vehicle acceleration, braking or side to side maneuvers. It may also capture and retain a fuel reservoir to provide an un-interrupted fuel supply to a fuel pump or other pickup line during periods of high agitation such as may be experienced during vehicle jumping, cross country/closed course racing and other aggressive driving maneuvers. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129783 | WORK VEHICLE - A tractor is provided. The tractor includes step brackets that are attached to a transmission case forming a vehicle body and that supports a step, a heat shield plate that is projected upward from a front section of the transmission case, fuel tank stays that extend downward from a lower section of the heat shield plate and that are attached to the fuel tank. The tractor also includes fenders serving as mud guards; and mud guard covers attached to the step brackets. The fuel tank stays are attached to the step brackets. The mud guard covers are attached to the fenders and the fuel tank. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129784 | CENTER DIFFERENTIAL GEAR ASSEMBLY FOR A DRIVE DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A center differential gear assembly for a drive device of a motor vehicle includes a driveshaft, a first driven shaft for a front axle of the motor vehicle, a second driven shaft for a rear axle of the motor vehicle, and a differential gear designed as a planetary gear train. A clutch device operatively connects an electric machine in a first shift position via the differential gear with the second driven shaft and in a second shift position directly with the second driven shaft. A superposition gear includes a first planetary gear train and a second planetary gear, with a ring gear of the first planetary gear train and a ring gear of the second planetary gear train being operatively connected in fixed rotative engagement with one another. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129785 | TRANSMISSION FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A transmission for a hybrid vehicle may include an input shaft configured to receive power from an engine, a motor configured to receive power from a battery so as to generate the power by a regeneration, an output shaft configured to receive the power from the input shaft and the motor, and an idle shaft configured to connect the output shaft and the motor so as to receive driving force from the motor or transfer regenerative force to the motor. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129786 | POWER TAKE-OFF, VEHICLE WITH SUCH A POWER TAKE-OFF AND AN INTERMEDIATE PIECE FOR SUCH A POWER TAKE-OFF - A power take-off includes a housing ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129787 | Methods, Circuits, Devices, Systems & Associated Computer Executable Code for Driver Decision Support - The present invention includes methods, circuits, devices, systems and associated computer executable code for providing driver decision making support. According to some embodiments, there may be provided a driver decision support system, which may generate action recommendations to a commercial driver, such as a taxi driver, a cab driver, a limo driver or any other kind of driver who picks up and transports passengers or cargo on an ad hoc (or otherwise flexible/uncertain) basis. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129788 | METHOD FOR PRESENTING SAFETY INFORMATION, DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for presenting safety information on a display device ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129789 | Vehicle Distributed Network - A vehicle distributed network subsystem ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129790 | Weatherproof Track and Contact for Electrical Feeding of Road Vehicles - A contact device ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129791 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT OF REGENERATIVE BRAKING - A method for determining an amount of regenerative braking includes: determining a possible amount of regenerative braking at a time of braking a vehicle; distributing a first amount of regenerative braking up to the possible amount of regenerative braking as the amount of regenerative braking; distributing a second amount of regenerative braking remaining from the possible amount of regenerative braking as an amount of hydraulic braking; and performing, first, regenerative braking by issuing a motor torque instruction according to the possible amount of regenerative braking and, second, friction braking using the amount of hydraulic braking. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129792 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COOLER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR-MODULE, COOLER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR-MODULE, SEMICONDUCTOR-MODULE AND ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN VEHICLE - A cooler for a semiconductor-module includes: a heat sink which has an appearance of a cuboid structure to one side of which a flow rate control plate is fixed; a thermal radiation plate on an outer surface of which semiconductor devices are bonded; and a tray-shaped cooling jacket having: a coolant introduction channel; a coolant extraction channel extending in parallel to the coolant introduction channel; and a cooling channel provided between the coolant introduction and extraction channels. The heat sink is provided in the cooling channel of the cooling jacket so that the flow rate control plate extends in a boundary between the coolant extraction channel and the cooling channel, and channels provided for the heat sink extend orthogonally to the coolant introduction and extraction channels. The thermal radiation plate is fixed so as to close an opening the cooling jacket. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129793 | WIRELESS VEHICLE ENERGY SHARING - Technologies are generally described for a distributed system to provide wireless energy sharing between electrically powered vehicles. In some examples, two or more vehicles traveling on a roadway may be configured to share energy while in route to a destination. The vehicles may be equipped with wireless energy transfer units to enable the vehicles to exchange energy. At least one of the vehicles may be a mobile electric charging station configured to store a large amount of charge and to provide charge to vehicles. The electric charging station may be in communication with a controller, where the controller may be configured to identify vehicles in need of recharge and to identify at least one vehicle having sufficient charge to share. The controller may schedule a time and place for the two vehicles to meet in order to share charge. Additionally, the vehicles may be self-coordinated without a controller. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129794 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE AMOUNT OF CHARGE PROVIDED TO A CHARGE-RECEIVING ELEMENT IN A SERIES-TUNED RESONANT SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for a device for controlling the amount of charge provided to a charge-receiving element in a series-tuned resonant system having a series-tuned resonant charge-receiving element configured to generate a secondary voltage and a secondary current, the series-tuned resonant charge-receiving element comprising a switchable circuit responsive to a first control signal, the switchable circuit configured to alternate between providing the secondary voltage and the secondary current to a charge-receiving element and preventing the secondary voltage and the secondary current from being provided to the charge-receiving element. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129795 | CHARGING DEVICE AND VEHICLE - Provided are a charging device and a vehicle capable of reducing the amount of noise flowing into a quick-charging facility. The pair of charging lines connecting the quick-charging facility ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129796 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM OF ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle can travel using outputs from an engine and a second motor-generator. A first motor-generator can generate electric power for charging a plurality of DC power supplies using the output from the engine during vehicle traveling or during a vehicle stop. A power supply system includes a power converter connected across the DC power supplies and an electric power line connected in common to the first and second motor-generators. A control device generates operation commands for the first and second motor-generators and the engine so as to ensure driving request power based on a vehicle traveling condition and charging/discharging request power for the DC power supplies as a whole. The setting of the charging/discharging request power is switched in accordance with an operation mode of the power converter. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129797 | Method and System for Pre-Cooling Traction Battery in Anticipation of Recharging at Charging Station - Methods and systems for electric vehicles, such as a battery electric vehicle (BEV) and a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), include pre-cooling a traction battery of the vehicle upon an indication that the vehicle is being driven to a charging station. The pre-cooling is done by an on-board battery cooling system. The pre-cooling depends on the distance between the vehicle and the charging station. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129798 | MANAGING CHARGING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES - Managing electrical charging of vehicles with charging devices related to users demand and available power. One system comprises charging points comprising sockets and a communication module, and a mediator server comprising a database, an application and a graphical user interface. The mediator server is connected to the charging points, to the users and to public utilities and electricity providers. Each charging point is arranged to admit vehicles, couple their charging device to the socket and send vehicle data to the mediator server. The mediator server is arranged to process the vehicle data, user data, and data from the public utilities and the electricity providers, and calculate a vehicle priority and a charging allotment in relation to the number of vehicles at the charging point and to the processed data. Vehicles are charged according to the vehicle priority and the charging allotment. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129799 | VEHICLE WIRELESS CHARGING GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle wireless charging guidance system and method is provided. The system includes a power transmission module configured to receive a voltage and switch a transmission coil, a power reception module configured to switch energy transmitted from the power transmission module so as to correspond to a battery arranged in a vehicle, and an around view monitoring unit configured to receive position information from the power transmission module and the power reception module, and display the received position information and image information around the vehicle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129800 | TERMINAL DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME USING A WIRELESS KEY - In a method for operating an electric terminal device for an electric system of a vehicle for electrically connecting the electric system of the vehicle to an electric energy source arranged separately from the vehicle, a connection unit which is electrically connected to the electric energy source arranged separately from the vehicle is connected and locked to the terminal device. An unlocking procedure is carried out on the basis of a manual actuation of an actuation element of the terminal device of the vehicle when the connection unit is connected to the terminal device. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129801 | VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A CHARGE STATION - A charge station includes a controller that initiates charging of a battery of a vehicle and notifies the vehicle in response to an electrical parameter measured and reported by the vehicle not being approximately equal to a same electrical parameter measured at the charge station. The electrical parameter may be power, voltage or current. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129802 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING RECHARGING POWER AND FEE - A method of calculating and displaying recharging power and fee for main battery recharging of an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle is provided. The method uses power consumption information of a registered location received from a grid server via a global positioning system (GPS) and a wireless communication device. Additionally, current recharging power is measured in response to a process recharging being started, a real-time base price of a current registered location is received via a wireless communication device from an external server. A current recharging fee is then calculated using the measured current recharging power and the received real-time base price of the current registered location and the calculated current recharging fee is output. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129803 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO RANGE PREDICTION ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A first method of predicting the range of an electric vehicle comprises, determining a range value during a current vehicle operating cycle using a first range model, wherein the first range model is dependent on an energy consumption rate value recorded during a previous vehicle operating cycle. A second method of predicting the range of an electric vehicle comprises, monitoring a trailer detecting means of the vehicle; and determining a first range value if the trailer detecting means detects that a trailer is attached to the vehicle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129804 | VEHICLE DRIVEN BY MOTOR AND CONTROL METHOD OF CHARGING AND DISCHARGING OF SECONDARY BATTERY PROVIDED IN VEHICLE - A vehicle driven by a motor includes: a secondary battery configured to supply an electric power to the motor; a power regeneration portion configured to supply, to the secondary battery, a regenerative electric power that is recovered at a time of braking the vehicle; a power storage amount detecting portion configured to detect a power storage amount of the secondary battery; and a controlling portion configured to control charging and discharging of the secondary battery. The controlling portion estimates a regenerative electric power, and estimates an expected power-storage increasing amount, so as to calculate a virtual power storage amount from a sum total of the expected power-storage increasing amount and an actual power storage amount. The controlling portion performs charging and discharging on the secondary battery based on the virtual power storage amount. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129805 | BATTERY PACK THERMAL MANAGEMENT - An exemplary assembly includes a blend structure moveable between a first position and a second position. The blend structure in the first position permits a first flow of air. The blend structure in the second position permits a second flow of air. The first flow includes more air that has moved through an engine compartment of an electrified vehicle than the second flow. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129806 | VEHICLE - In order for a vehicle to which a fuel cell module is mounted to fully secure an electric connection between a vehicle body and the fuel cell module, a vehicle is provided, which includes a conductive plate-like member, constituting at least a part of a floor portion of a vehicle body of the vehicle, and having a protruded portion protruded upwardly in the gravity directions and extended from the front to the rear of the vehicle, a fuel cell module, provided downward in the gravity directions from the plate-like member, and accommodating a fuel cell, and a grounding wire, electrically connecting the fuel cell module with the plate-like member within a range when seen in the gravity direction where the protruded portion exists. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129807 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL VEHICLES AND FUEL CELL VEHICLES - Provided is a method for controlling a fuel cell vehicle capable of informing a user outside of the vehicle of the possibility that the fuel cell stops power generation and external power-feeding stops, whereby problems due to unexpected stopping of power feeding can be avoided. In a method for controlling a fuel cell vehicle | 2016-05-12 |
20160129808 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A flow control valve | 2016-05-12 |
20160129809 | VEHICLE - A vehicle comprises a fuel cell that is configured to receive supply of a fuel gas and generate electric power and a motor that is configured to be driven with the electric power generated by the fuel cell. The vehicle selectively sets a drive mode of the vehicle in an accelerator-off state between an ordinary mode and a deceleration enhanced mode that decelerates the vehicle with higher deceleration force than deceleration force in the ordinary mode. The vehicle performs regenerative control of the motor in the ordinary mode or performs deceleration control of generating the deceleration force in the deceleration enhanced mode, in order to decelerate the vehicle in the set drive mode. When an accelerator stroke based on a driver's depression of an accelerator becomes higher than a cancellation threshold in the drive mode set to the deceleration enhanced mode, the vehicle changes the drive mode from the deceleration enhanced mode to the ordinary mode. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129810 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a front-wheel/rear-wheel motor, a battery and an ECU. The ECU is configured to (i) control the front-wheel/rear-wheel motors, and (ii) control the front-wheel/rear-wheel motors such that a braking torque of a resonance-side motor, when at least one of the rotation speed of the front-wheel/rear-wheel motors is within a resonance range, is smaller than the braking torque of the resonance-side motor, when the rotation speed of the front-wheel/rear-wheel motors are outside the resonance range, and such that the braking torque of a non-resonance-side motor, when at least one of the rotation speed of the front-wheel/rear-wheel motors is within a resonance range, is larger than the braking torque of the non-resonance-side motor, when the rotation speed of the front-wheel/rear-wheel motors are outside the resonance range, during deceleration caused by a braking torque from the front-wheel/rear-wheel motors. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129811 | SYSTEM, ARCHITECTURE, AND METHOD FOR MINIMIZING POWER CONSUMPTION AND INCREASING PERFORMANCE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES - An electric vehicle accomplishes speed changes through the use of electronically controlled, multiple electric motor configurations that are coupled to an output drive shaft instead of a speed change transmission. A parallel-coupled motor configuration includes at least two motors that are each coupled to the output drive shaft through respective gear arrangements, each gear arrangement having a respective gear ratio. In a serially-coupled motor configuration, the stator of the second motor is coupled to the rotor of the first motor, where the rotor of the second motor is coupled to the output drive shaft. The required torque to reach or maintain a desired vehicle speed can be obtained by selective energization of either one or both of the motors (in both multi-motor configurations). Two motors are also coupled to a differential gear so that the rotational speed contributed by both motors are additive at the output shaft. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129812 | INSULATING PROFILE, CONDUCTOR LINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONDUCTOR LINE - An insulating profile having at least two profile legs extending in a longitudinal direction of the insulating profile and surrounding at least one receiving chamber for holding a bus bar, a conductor line having at least one insulating profile, and at least one electrically conductive busbar inserted therein. The receiving chamber has a mounting opening extending in the longitudinal direction. A method for producing a conductor line is also disclosed. The problem of enabling a simple and fast installation of a conductor line, even under difficult conditions, is addressed with an insulating profile in which an installation chamber arranged between the profile legs and having an introduction opening running in the longitudinal direction adjoins the receiving chamber. This problem is also addressed by a method including the steps of: a) inserting, pulling in or pushing in at least one busbar into at least one installation chamber; and b) pressing the busbar from the installation chamber into the receiving chamber. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129813 | Armrest Extension - An armrest extension for the door of a consumer or commercial vehicle, including a passenger car, SUV, pickup truck, or commercial truck. The extension provides comfort to drivers by raising the height of a factory armrest to be about level with the steering wheel. The extension attaches to the top of the factory armrest, elevates the factory armrest, and extends outward from the factory armrest. The extension is manufactured from a soft, sturdy material for stability and to prevent damage to the factory armrest. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129814 | PIVOTABLE BACKREST ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE INTERIOR - A pivotable backrest arrangement for a vehicle interior in which a container receptacle for at least one beverage container is integrated, the container receptacle being open toward a functional surface of the backrest arrangement and including a cover frame, which is at least substantially flush with the functional surface, and a side wall region and a base region. The base region is held in an elastically yielding manner in relation to a backrest surface of the backrest arrangement, to which the base region is adjacent. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129815 | HEAD RESTRAINT WITH A MULTI-CELL BLADDER ASSEMBLY - A vehicle seating assembly includes a pump and a headrest. The headrest has a support base, a flexible foam layer coupled with the support base, a flexible substrate overlying the foam layer and defining an outer surface, and an inflatable bladder assembly positioned between the base and the foam layer. The bladder assembly has a plurality of cells corresponding to respective regions of the outer surface that are independently operable between inflated and deflated conditions by the pump. The seating assembly further includes a control operably coupled to the pump. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129816 | HEADREST DEVICE - A headrest device comprises a fixed bracket fixed at a headrest stay and having a driving portion. A first link bracket is connected to the driving portion and a headrest panel which is connected to a headrest cushion, thus the first link bracket moving forward upon actuation of the driving portion. A second link bracket is rotatably connected to the headrest panel and the fixed bracket, respectively, and the first link bracket is connected to the second link bracket. When the first link bracket moves forward, the second link bracket rotatably moves forward together with the first link bracket, thereby tilting the headrest cushion and at the same time moving forward. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129817 | COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS USING HEAT FLUX SENSOR - A comfortable temperature control apparatus for a vehicle includes a temperature-change element that changes a temperature by being energized; a heat flux sensor outputting a sensor signal corresponding to a heat flux; a heat diffusion layer disposed on the heat flux sensor; and a control unit that energizes the temperature-change element so as to adjust its temperature. In a seat provided in the vehicle cabin, a cover surface side contacting a passenger, the heat diffusion layer, the heat flux sensor and the temperature-change element are arranged in this order. The heat flux sensor outputs the sensor signal to the control unit, the sensor signal corresponding to the heat flux between the cover surface and the temperature-change element. The control unit adjusts an energization of the temperature-change element, based on the sensor signal, such that the heat flux between the cover surface and the temperature-change element is a predetermined value. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129818 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes: a seat pad including, on its front surface, a recess-shaped portion; and a seat cover fixed to the recess-shaped portion so as to be tacked into the recess-shaped portion. The seat pad includes a coupling groove provided on the recess-shaped portion and having a bottom face portion formed on a curved surface extending along a front surface of the recess-shaped portion. A plurality of locking members is disposed at predetermined positions on the bottom face portion at intervals. Part of a coupling member attached to a back surface of the seat cover is locked to the plurality of locking members so as to be fixed thereto. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129819 | REMOVABLE ANTIMICROBIAL SEAT COVER - A removable antimicrobial seat cover is described. The cover includes a continuous antimicrobial seat cover. The cover has a first surface to cover a seat portion of the seat and a second surface to cover a seat back portion of the seat. The cover also includes a storage mechanism to store the continuous antimicrobial seat cover away from the seat when not in use. The storage mechanism is coupled to the seat when the continuous antimicrobial seat cover is not in use. The device also includes a retention mechanism to removably couple the storage mechanism to the seat. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129820 | Seat Assembly Having an Inflatable Bladder and a Method of Assembly - A seat assembly having an inflatable bladder and a method of assembly. The seat assembly may have a seat cushion that may have a slit. The inflatable bladder may be inserted through a slit from a second surface of the seat cushion toward a first surface and may be received in the indentation. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129821 | FOAMLESS TRAY TABLE - Described are tray table assemblies that include an upper cover, a lower cover, and a support structure disposed between the upper cover and the lower cover. The support structure may include a plurality of upper protrusions extending toward an inner surface of the upper cover and a plurality of lower protrusions extending toward an inner surface of the lower cover such that the support structure provides structural rigidity to the tray table assembly. The plurality of upper protrusions may contact the inner surface of the upper cover, the plurality of lower protrusions may contact the inner surface of the lower cover, and the support structure may dissipate heat. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129822 | TRAILER SIDEWALL CONSTRUCTION - A trailer for transporting bulk material has a container mounted on a chassis and wheeled suspension. The container has opposing sidewalls, a floor, a front wall, and a rear opening. The trailer further has an unloading system comprising a plow and a plow motor system. The plow is disposed in the container and shaped and sized to span substantially a transverse cross-section of the container. The plow motor system is operable to move the plow longitudinally in the container to urge or push the bulk material in the container toward and out of the rear opening of the container. At least one of the sidewalls comprises a removable panel installed longitudinally along a bottom of the sidewall, wherein an inward-facing surface of the removable panel and an inward-facing surface of the sidewall are substantially coplanar. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129823 | Portable Material Delivery Apparatus - A portable material delivery apparatus for transporting and depositing a flowable material at a deposit site, including a vehicle and a hopper mounted on the vehicle for holding the material and having a lower opening for releasing the material. First and second circulating conveyors move the material released from the hopper to the deposit site. The first conveyor is fixed beneath the hopper. The second conveyor is vertically tiltable and laterally rotatable relative to the first conveyor. The apparatus includes a control station with an operator platform and controls for controlling the conveyors. The control station is mounted to and is movable with the second conveyor as it tilts and rotates. The control station is positioned such that a single operator standing on the operator platform can operate the controls while directly observing the material moving on the second conveyor and being ejected toward the deposit site. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129824 | TAILGATE RAMP AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A tailgate ramp for a truck includes an adapter comprising left and right panels with a connector extending therebetween. The connector includes a first end with a slot or opening to engage or slide onto a pivoting receiver located on a truck; and a second opposing end configured to slide into, over, or around a mounting receiver located on the truck. A ramp section includes at least one foldable section that is attachable to the connector. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129825 | LIFT SYSTEM WITH REMOVABLE CART - A lift assembly for a vehicle is described. The lift assembly can includes a hitch assembly for removable attachment to the vehicle, and first and second support members rotatably secured to the hitch assembly. As a lifting mechanism mounted to the hitch assembly provides a lifting force to one of the support members, the platform assembly can be raised from a lowered position to a raised position. The lift assembly can be removably engaged with a cart. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129826 | MULTI-MATERIAL TANK TRAILER BODY - A tank trailer for transporting corrosive fluids is disclosed that includes a chassis and one or more cradle supports supporting a corrosion-resistant tank. The chassis is formed from a first material that is a high-strength material. The corrosion-resistant tank has a substantially cylindrical body and a plurality of ring supports, with each such ring support surrounding and reinforcing at least a portion of the cylindrical body. The ring supports may be formed from a material that is the same as, or similar to, the first material used to form the chassis. The first material and second material are joined at interfaces between (1) the cylindrical body and the cradle supports and (2) the cylindrical body and the ring supports. The interfaces comprise a third material that is compatible with the first material and the second material. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129827 | TRUCK BED COT - A truck bed cot has a generally rectangular platform, three legs upon one sidewall, two clamps upon an opposite sidewall, two endwalls, a plurality of slats between the sidewalls, two brackets for connection to a supporting surface, a heated sleeping pad, and a solar panel. The platform has a fore platform and an aft platform that receive the legs when the platform folds. The platform has an unfolded position with the fore platform coplanar with the aft platform. The platform, through its brackets and legs, adjusts its elevation relative to a supporting surface. The sleeping pad includes a control and battery in communication with the solar panel. The battery also provides ports for connection to various cables. A drawer provides storage and a flat surface for a user and a strap allows a user to carry the folded invention. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129828 | Ratchet Strap Apparatus Including Easily Attachable Cargo Strap - A ratchet strap apparatus includes a tensioning strap adapted to be selectively tensioned and a cargo strap adapted to be secured to the apparatus using an inboard pin and an outboard pin and bending the cargo strap into a loop. In one embodiment, the outboard pin is secured to a side wall and an opening is provided between the outboard pin and another side wall whereby the outboard pin may be inserted into a cargo strap loop. In another embodiment, the outboard pin is slidingly received through a hole in one side wall and is selectively unseated from a saddle on the other side wall for insertion into the cargo strap loop. In yet another embodiment, the outboard pin is secured between two side walls and the inboard pin is selectively removable from and seated on saddles in each of the walls whereby the inboard pin extends therebetween. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129829 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DISCONNNECTION OF LAMPS - An apparatus and method for detecting a disconnection of lamps are provided. The apparatus includes a power supply that is configured to supply power to a vehicle and a controller. The controller receives operation power for at least one lamp mounted within the vehicle and supplies the operation power to the at least one lamp. In addition, the controller measures an inrush current value generated from the at least one lamp for a plurality of time intervals and detects the disconnection of the at least one lamp based on the inrush current value. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129830 | SELF ENERGIZED SEAT BELT TONGUE LIGHT - A restraint system for a vehicle includes a seat assembly and a seat belt assembly. The seat assembly includes a buckle having a buckle sensor operatively connected to a buckle light source. The seat belt assembly is associated with the seat assembly and includes a retractor, a webbing, and a tongue having a tongue light source. The buckle sensor is configured such that illumination of the tongue light source activates the buckle sensor and illuminates the buckle light source. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129831 | CONTROL OF OPERATION OF AUTOMOTIVE DIRECTION INDICATORS - An automotive electronic control unit ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129832 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE SETTING CONTROL - An input to increase or decrease a system setting in a vehicle interior is received, and the setting is adjusted. In one example, an in-vehicle ambient light color is controlled during the adjusting so an ambient light changes from a primary color setting to a first feedback color during setting increase and to a second feedback color during setting decrease; and the ambient light color is returned to the primary color setting at a time after completing the adjusting. In another example, the ambient light color is controlled during the adjusting so the ambient light transitions from a then-current color setting towards a first feedback color during setting increase and towards a second feedback color during setting decrease; and upon reaching an increased or decreased setting value, the ambient light remains at a new then-current color until another setting input is received or until the ambient light is turned off. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129833 | MESH LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES - A mesh lighting system for emergency vehicles and method for retrofitting a vehicle with emergency lights is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of independent signalling light sources each supplied by a dedicated source of energy, a control module, and a low powered wireless network connecting said control module with the plurality of light sources. The plurality of independent signalling light sources emit at least one light flash in response to a control signal received from the control module. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129834 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING SURROUNDING VEHICLE - Provided are a system and method for recognizing a surrounding vehicle. The system for recognizing a surrounding vehicle includes a vehicle information collecting unit configured to collect location information of an own vehicle and location information of a surrounding vehicle, a surrounding vehicle recognizing unit configured to generate a lane based on the location information of the own vehicle and the location information of the surrounding vehicle collected by the vehicle information collecting unit and to recognize a location of the surrounding vehicle based on the generated lane, and a situation notifying unit configured to determine a road situation based on the surrounding vehicle recognized by the surrounding vehicle recognizing unit. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129835 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE - The present invention relates to an apparatus for vehicle driving assistance, including: a camera photographing a front of a vehicle; a traffic sign board sensing unit sensing a traffic sign board in front of the vehicle; a traffic lane sensing unit sensing a traffic lane in front of the vehicle; a vehicle sensing unit sensing a vehicle in front of the vehicle; a collision warning unit raising a collision warning; and a control unit determining a collision risk situation and controlling the collision warning unit to raise the collision warning when determining that there is the collision risk situation. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129836 | DRIVE ASSIST DEVICE - Display of a drive assist by a virtual image is understandably presented to a driver. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129837 | AROUND VIEW MONITOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed are an around view monitor system and a method of controlling the same. The around view monitor system includes: a travel information receiving unit configured to receive gear information from a transmission of a vehicle; a touch input receiving unit configured to receive a touch signal for a display device provided in the vehicle; and a control unit configured to control an output effect to be applied to image data around the vehicle output to the display device according to the gear information transmitted from the travel information receiving unit and the touch signal transmitted from the touch input receiving unit. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129838 | WIDE ANGLE REAR AND SIDE VIEW MONITOR - A wide angle rear and side view monitor that eliminates blind spots. A roof mounted camera has a wide angle lens, preferably providing a viewing radius of 210 degrees. The images captured by the camera are presented on a display contained with a blind spot monitor. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129839 | Integrated Overhead Console Assembly for Vehicle - An integrated overhead console assembly for a vehicle includes a camera module for taking a forward image of a vehicle in a direction of travel, a multi-display unit for displaying an image taken by the camera module, and various functional operation components of the vehicle that are efficiently incorporated in a single overhead console assembly to improve user convenience. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129840 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes a forward facing camera and a control comprising an image processor that processes image data captured by the forward facing camera. The control receives vehicle data relating to the vehicle, including vehicle speed and vehicle steering angle, via a vehicle bus of the vehicle. Via processing by the image processor of image data captured by the forward facing camera, the control is operable to detect a road marking on the road being traveled by the vehicle and to the left of the vehicle. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data by the image processor, the control determines a driving condition of the vehicle, such as the type of lane markers present ahead of the vehicle, a traffic condition at or ahead of the vehicle, and/or a hazardous condition at or ahead of the vehicle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129841 | SEALED MIRROR HEAD - A head section for a rear view device such as an internal or external mirror, for a motor vehicle that includes at least one housing section having a lid section arranged on a side of the housing section which faces away from the direction of driving of the motor vehicle, at least one electronic unit arranged in a hollow area formed between the housing section and the lid section, and at least one rear view means arranged on the lid section for displaying a side or rear area of the motor vehicle in relation to the direction of driving. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129842 | FULL DISPLAY MIRROR ACTUATOR - A rearview mirror for a vehicle includes a housing defining an interior cavity and an open side and further includes a substrate having a reflective surface thereon extending within the open side of the housing and an actuation mechanism moveably coupling the substrate with the housing. The actuation mechanism includes a mounting plate rotatably coupled within the cavity at a first end thereof. The mounting plate defines a socket open opposite the first end and first and second scalloped surfaces adjacent the socket. The actuation mechanism further includes an actuation wheel rotatably coupled within the cavity of the housing and engageable with the socket to cause rotation of the mounting plate and engageable with the first scalloped surface to secure the mounting plate in a first position and with the second scalloped surface to secure the mounting plate in a second position. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129843 | TURN SIGNAL LAMP ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE DOOR MIRROR, AND VEHICLE DOOR MIRROR - A casing of a turn signal lamp assembly includes a lamp housing and an outer lens, each of which includes a transparent member, being overlaid on each other and joined to each other at peripheral edges. The lamp housing includes a light entrance portion that receives incident light emitted from a light source, a light-guiding lens portion that guides the incident light, and a light exit portion that outputs the guided light. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129844 | Walkway System - A walkway mount system comprising at least one walkway section; and at least one walkway mount, each mount including a mounting body that is able to be located between an upper portion and a lower portion of a roll over protection system of a vehicle; and at least one arm that is attached to the mounting body and is able to be attached to and support the at least one walkway section. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129845 | FOLDING SEAT ASSEMBLY WITH INTERNAL STORAGE COMPARTMENT - A folding seat assembly is provided for a motor vehicle. The folding seat assembly includes a seat back, a seat base and an internal storage compartment. The seat base includes first and second sections that are independently pivotally displaceable between a raised position and a home position. The internal storage compartment is defined between the two sections of the seat base. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129846 | RETENTION FEATURE FOR SNAP-IN ATTACHMENTS - A coupling system includes a glovebox panel having inner and outer surfaces and a keyhole slot disposed therethrough having an enlarged portion leading to a narrowed portion. A ramped flange is disposed on the outer surface of the glovebox panel. A damper mechanism includes an abutment plate with a post and head member. The head member is received through an enlarged portion of the keyhole slot when the damper mechanism is in a pre-load position. The abutment plate engages the ramped flange to progressively drive the head member into engagement with the inner surface of the glovebox panel as the damper mechanism moves from the pre-load position to a seated position. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129847 | SWING-AWAY HITCH ADAPTER SYSTEM - A swing-away hitch adapter system couples a vehicle hitch mounted device of a vehicle while maintaining the ability of the user to access the rear storage of the vehicle. The swing-away hitch adapter has a receiver insert, a base-member, a secondary-member, a hitch receiver, a hinge-pin, a swing-limiting pin, a restraining-pin, and a return limiting pin. Additional embodiments of a swing-away hitch adapter system may further include a wiring harness extension, a plug adapter, a handle attached to the secondary-member, a handle attached to the restraining-pin, and a wire attached to the restraining-pin. The swing-away hitch adapter system, in a folded condition, is ready for transportation of the vehicle. When in a swing-away condition, the swing-away hitch adapter system allows access to the rear entry of the vehicle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129848 | RETAINER APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A PILOT CHUTE LAUNCHER AND METHOD FOR PACKING A PARACHUTE USING A PILOT CHUTE LAUNCHER AND RETAINER APPARATUS - An apparatus facilitating packing of a racecar parachute using a pilot chute launcher, the apparatus comprised of a slotted metal plate, a pair of notched tabs, and a pair of extensions selected to removably couple with the notched tabs and the plate. In use, the notched tabs, notched sides facing away from one another, are positioned and affixed to opposing sides of a parachute bag bottom plate. The parachute and pilot chute launcher are packed into the parachute bag. The extensions are inserted into opposing slots on the plate, and by engaging the extensions with the notched tabs, the pilot chute launcher is compressed. A top and a bottom flap of the parachute bag is secured over the plate in a usual fashion. The extensions and the plate are sequentially removed, and the parachute is continued to be packed in the usual fashion. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129849 | HEAD UNIT WITH INTERCHANGEBLE FUNCTIONAL BEZEL - The rear side of a head unit bezel is shaped and arranged to receive and retain an electronic device such as a radio, cell phone, GPS receiver, roadway toll payment transponder, stolen vehicle transponder, WI-FI or Bluetooth transceiver or an antenna. Electrical connectors provided to the rear side mate with connectors on the front side of a head unit. When the bezel and head unit are connected, the electronic device in the bezel is mechanically and electrically connected to the head unit. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129850 | FOLDING TRAVEL SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR A DEVICE - A folding device support system allows a device, such as a phone, GPS device and the like, to be held upright. A foldable support member contains a series of hinge sections configured so as to create a pocket into which the device to be held is contained. It is foldable to allow the unit, when not in use, to be deployed essentially flat for easy storage or transportation between vehicles or locations, and is optionally fitted with a flexible base to provide stability. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129851 | VEHICLE DOOR WITH CONTROL PANEL - A control panel realized in the form of a touchscreen is arranged on an inner side of a vehicle door. The control panel can be switched over between at least two display modes. The touchscreen displays a first control element for controlling a first actuator of the vehicle in the first control mode and a second control element for controlling a second actuator, which is dissimilar from the first actuator, in the second control mode. The control panel may include a touchscreen of a smartphone device operably positioned in a recess formed in qn interior trim panel of the vehicle door. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129852 | ROTARY CHAIN RACK FOR RECOVERY VEHICLES - A rotary chain rack located on a vehicle used to recover disabled vehicles, which may include a lower bin, one or more upper rotating carousels to which hooks carrying chains may be mounted, and a braking device for automatically stopping the rotation of the chain rack. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129853 | MOTOR VEHICLE MOULDING RING MADE FROM ALUMINIUM/MAGNESIUM ALLOY - The invention relates to a method of manufacturing an outside decorative trim strip of a motor vehicle, such as window surrounds or body shell trim, made of aluminum alloy, by shaping and brightening of a plate or strip made by vertical continuous casting of an alloy slab of series AA5xxx of high purity, homogenization-heating of the slab, hot rolling, cooling, cold rolling with intermediate annealing in a continuous tunnel furnace, or holding between the solvus temperature and the alloy burning temperature typically for 3 seconds to 5 minutes, quenching in air or water, possible annealing at a temperature of 100 to 200° C. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129854 | TRIM RETAINER - STAB CLIP - A trim retainer assembly having a clip portion with a base and a molded housing having a keyhole and an opening. The keyhole in the doghouse is smooth for improved molding and elimination of tuning since there are no detents in the bore to tune or maintain. The base is provided with a pair of arms that are flexible and each arm having a self detent feature that passes through the opening in the housing to provide clip retention and, at the same time, float for tolerance variations is provided. The pair of arms also include nominal centering detents. The keyhole bore, opening, and clip portion provides clip detent, consistent retention effort, float, centering and anti-rotation. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129855 | ACOUSTIC BARRIER ASSEMBLY WITH ACOUSTIC SEAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An acoustic barrier assembly for a vehicle and a method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. A decoupler layer surrounds a pass-through opening in a wall of the vehicle to defining a decoupler aperture that is open to the pass-through opening. A barrier layer abuts the decoupler layer and defines a barrier aperture that is also open to the pass-through opening. An acoustic seal is integrally formed in the barrier layer. The acoustic seal defines an exposed region of the barrier layer that is not bounded by the decoupler layer. The exposed region of the barrier layer directly contacts the wall around the pass-through opening and seals around a penetrating member that extends through the pass-through opening. The acoustic seal thus reduces flanking noise traveling through a gap between the penetrating member and the pass-through opening. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129856 | PANEL WITH PATTERN BLOCK BEAD FOR CAR BODY - A panel with pattern block bead for a car body includes a plurality of beads. The panel is divided into four division panels by a first substantially horizontal reference line and a first substantially vertical reference line each passing through a center of the panel. One of the beads is formed at a center of each of the division panels. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129857 | STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING NOISE OF ENGINE ROOM - A structure for reducing noise of an engine room includes a hood configured to open and close an engine room, the hood having opposing inside and outside surfaces, wherein the inside surface is inside the engine room when the hood is closed. A weather strip is disposed on the inside surface of the hood, and sealing rails are configured to be tightly pressed against the weather strip to shield noise generated from the engine room. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129858 | CABLE CONNECTION FOR A MOTOR UNIT OF AN ELECTRIC AUXILIARY DRIVE FOR A BICYCLE - A cable connection on a motor unit of an electric auxiliary drive for a bicycle, the motor unit includes an external rotor having a rotational axis that is perpendicular to the plane of the wheels. The cable connection has a solid connecting piece which can be connected to the motor unit and conductors for connection to the cores of a cable to be fed at an angle | 2016-05-12 |
20160129859 | UNIVERSAL APPARATUS FOR SWITCHES OF DEVICE IN VEHICLE - A universal apparatus for switches includes: an input module including at least one first switch which generates a control signal for performing at least one function included in a vehicle; a communication module transmitting the control signal; and a control module performing the at least one function corresponding to the control signal generated by the first switch and transmitted by the communication module. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129860 | VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL - A vehicle steering wheel comprising a metallic hub, a rim, and at least one branch including a mechanical connection piece attaching the rim to the hub. The vehicle steering whell additionally includes at least one second branch of polymer injected between the hub and the rim without a mechanical connection piece attaching the rim to the hub, the at least one second branch including at least one energy conductor. The steering wheel further comprising positioning means for positioning the at least one energy conductor before the injection of the polymer of the branch in such a manner as to guarantee a minimal distance between the at least one energy conductor and a surface of the polymer once it is injected. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129861 | Wire Harness - A wire harness includes a conducting path. The conducting path includes a conductor and a sheath. The conductor includes a first conductor and a second conductor which are connected to each other. The first conductor is disposed in a route regulation section requiring route regulation. The second conductor is disposed in another section than the route regulation section. The conductor in which the first conductor and the second conductor are connected to each other is covered with the sheath. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129862 | ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A POWER GENERATION SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT - The invention relates to an assistance device ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129863 | CURL CORD ROUTING STRUCTURE - A curl cord | 2016-05-12 |
20160129864 | ACTUATOR CONTROLLER TO CONTROLLABLY SUPPLY DC POWER TO A BI-DIRECTIONAL ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR - An actuator controller to controllably supply DC power to a bi-directional electromechanical actuator is provided. The controller includes a first circuit to receive power and direction command signals from a remote electronic control unit through a vehicle-based bus. Control logic is operative to determine a vehicle system failure and to generate a failsafe position command signal in the event of the failure. A failsafe power circuit controllably stores electrical power and supplies the stored electrical power based on the failsafe position command signal. A power switching and supply circuit supplies DC power of a desired polarity to the electromechanical actuator in response to the power and direction command signals in the absence of the failure and supplies the stored electrical power to the electromechanical actuator in the event of the failure. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129865 | LOCAL ENERGY ABSORBER - A vehicle hood covering an underhood object includes an inner surface of the vehicle hood facing the underhood object and spaced from the underhood object, and an outer surface of the vehicle hood opposite the inner surface. A local energy absorber is operatively attached to the inner surface of the vehicle hood. The local energy absorber is a multiply-connected structure. The local energy absorber includes a wall defining an interior surface having symmetry about a central plane normal to the inner surface of the vehicle hood. A plurality of apertures is defined in the wall symmetrically about the central plane to initiate buckling and fracture in the wall during an impact applied to the outer surface defining an impact event having a duration of less than 20 milliseconds. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129866 | Crush Box - A crush box, which has a tubular body having a plurality of flat plate-shape sidewalls and having a polygonal shape in section, which is disposed in such an attitude that an axial direction of the tubular body matches a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, and which, when subjected to a compressive load in the axial direction, is crushed like an accordion in the axial direction to absorb impact energy, the crush box being configured such that a plurality of flanges projecting outward from the tubular body are provided along only a plurality of outer ridges located on an outer side in a lateral direction of the vehicle out of a plurality of ridges located along a boundary between the plurality of sidewalls, such that the plurality of flanges extend along an entire axial length of the tubular body, the tubular body is formed by a pair of body halves divided by a pair of upper and lower outer ridges located at upper and lower positions on the outer side in the lateral direction of the vehicle out of the plurality of ridges located along the boundary between the plurality of sidewalls, each of the pair of body halves has joint portions at its both ends located along the pair of upper and lower outer ridges, the joint portions are placed on each other and bonded together and project outward from the tubular body, and a pair of upper and lower flanges functioning as the plurality of flanges are formed by the joint portions, and the upper flange is provided so that the upper flange projects obliquely upward and outward in the lateral direction of the vehicle in section perpendicular to the axial direction of the tubular body, and the lower flange is provided so that the lower flange projects obliquely downward and outward in the lateral direction of the vehicle in section perpendicular to the axial direction of the tubular body. | 2016-05-12 |