19th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160129867 | Vehicle Bumper Assembly - A vehicle bumper assembly has an outer surface and is provided with a bumper having an opening and a lighting optical assembly engaging said opening; the lighting optical assembly has a front wall, defining part of the outer surface, and a rear shell, which supports the front wall and comprises at least one connecting portion fixed to the bumper; the bumper assembly is provided with an additional coupling element, which has an end fixed to the bumper and a supporting portion set behind the rear shell and is set astride of said rear shell; the material, shape, and dimensions of the additional coupling element are such as to render it elastically deformable in the event of impact at a relatively low speed. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129868 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING OCCUPANTS IN VEHICLE - A system for protecting one or more occupants in a vehicle includes a seat posture sensor configured to detect seat posture data, a collision detector configured to detect collision data of the vehicle, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive the collision data from the collision detector, determine a collision generation direction, and selectively deploy one or more airbags provided around the one or more occupants according to the collision generation direction and the seat posture data detected by the seat posture sensor. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129869 | FLEXIBLE ELECTRO-RESISTIVE IMPACT DETECTION SENSOR FOR FRONT RAIL MOUNTED AIRBAG - A sensing device for actuating an airbag system in a motor vehicle comprises an airbag having a stowed condition and an inflated condition, an inflator operationally coupled with the airbag responsive to electrical actuation for inflating the airbag with a gas, an impact detection sensor for generating a signal upon an offset impact event, and a controller for processing the signal generated by the sensor and electrically actuating the inflator upon computing a predetermined impact severity to a forward corner of the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle further comprises a front bumper beam attached proximate a distal end of a front rail and the sensor comprises a flexible electro-resistive sensor mounted to a rear side of an outboard portion of the front bumper beam. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129870 | KNEE BOLSTER DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A knee bolster device for a vehicle includes a lower crash pad panel having a composite material injection-molded thereto at a rear surface of the lower crash pad panel to improve rigidity of the lower crash pad panel. A shock absorbing foam is mounted on a rear surface of the lower crash pad panel and absorbs an impact. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129871 | INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR A VEHICLE - An instrument panel for a vehicle, having an instrument panel upper part and a frame-like basic body, which can be mounted on a transverse mounting bar of the vehicle body, which basic body has receptacles for equipping with functional elements, for example radio, glove box, etc., and delimits at least one air channel of a vehicle ventilation system, in particular a defrost channel extending in the transverse direction of the vehicle along the windshield, wherein on the passenger side of the instrument panel an airbag arrangement is integrated which has a firing channel reaching to the instrument panel upper part and an airbag module mounted on a firing channel wall. According to the invention the basic body has at least one supporting section on which the firing channel wall is supported. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129872 | SIDE PILLAR ASSEMBLIES WITH MULTI-SURFACE RETENTION STRUCTURES FOR SIDE AIRBAGS - A vehicle includes a pillar garnish mounted at a side pillar assembly of the vehicle. The pillar garnish has an upper end portion, a roof head lining with an outer portion that extends along the upper end portion of the pillar garnish, and an airbag jump bracket fixedly located between a pillar body and the roof head lining. The airbag jump bracket includes a first portion extending in a vehicle height direction and a second portion extending outwardly from the first portion in a vehicle width direction. The second portion supports an airbag body that guides the airbag body toward an occupant compartment of the vehicle during an airbag deployment event. The airbag jump bracket further includes an outwardly turned flange portion that extends outwardly in the vehicle width direction to underhang the second portion of the airbag jump bracket. The outwardly turned flange portion has an underside and terminates at an end located beneath the second portion of the airbag jump bracket. The pillar garnish includes an airbag jump bracket engaging feature including a tower engaging portion and a ledge engaging portion. The ledge engaging portion includes a ledge engaging surface that engages the outwardly turned flange portion during an airbag deployment event in the vehicle height direction and the tower engaging portion includes a tower engaging surface that engages the outwardly turned flange portion during an airbag deployment event in a vehicle width direction. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129873 | VEHICLE SEAT - A vehicle seat includes: a seat pad; and an air bag placed on a back side of the seat pad and configured to be expandable. The seat pad includes a jump-out portion and an unfolding portion extending. When the air bag jumps out, the unfolding portion is pushed aside while deforming in a bending manner from a part serving as a base point at the time when the unfolding portion is pushed aside by the air bag. The unfolding portion includes a deformable portion that is easy to deform as compared with other parts of the unfolding portion, the deformable portion being placed at the part serving as the base point, and at the time when the air bag jumps out, the deformable portion deforms so as promote the unfolding portion to deform in a bending manner so that the unfolding portion is pushed aside toward the one side. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129874 | VEHICLE SEAT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEAT PAD - An air bag is configured such that, at the time of expansion of the air bag, the air bag partially breaks a seat cover and then jumps out of a seat while the air bag pushes aside a first unfolding portion and a second unfolding portion so as to jump out from a jump-out portion. The first unfolding portion and the second unfolding portion are separated from each other by the jump-out portion. At least part of the jump-out portion, the first unfolding portion, and the second unfolding portion are placed in succession without providing any gap therebetween, when viewed from that front side of the seat pad which faces an outside of the seat. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129875 | CURTAIN AIRBAG WITH OFFSET COUNTERMEASURE - A curtain airbag ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129876 | FAR SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE - A far side airbag device includes: a side airbag that is configured to receive a gas supply and, while being supported at a seatback of a seat, expand and inflate at a vehicle width direction middle side relative to a range at least from the chest to the head of an occupant of the seat; and a limiting structure that limits a thickness in the vehicle width direction of the side airbag in an inflated and expanded state such that a region that inflates and expands at the vehicle width direction middle side relative to the head of a small occupant is thinner than a region that inflates and expands at the vehicle width direction middle side relative to the head of a large occupant. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129877 | BUCKLE GUIDE - A guide mechanism may be provided in a buckle assembly including an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve. The guide mechanism in one example includes notches in the outer sleeve mateable to notches in a tongue piece. In another example, the guide mechanism includes ribs formed on an interior of the outer sleeve, that together with a wall of an outer button included in the outer sleeve, form a slot for receiving a tongue piece. In yet another example, the guide mechanism includes a pair of leaf springs having openings therein forming a slot for receiving a tongue piece. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129878 | RETRACTABLE SEATBELT POSITIONER WITH STOWAGE FEATURE - The present teachings provide for a vehicle seatbelt positioner. The vehicle can include a pillar and seatbelt. The seatbelt positioner can include a cassette, router, and tether. The cassette can be mounted to a first side of the pillar. The router can include a guide body configured to releasably couple the router to the seatbelt. The router can be movable between an extended position in which the router is spaced apart from the pillar, and a retracted position in which the router contacts the pillar. The tether can have a first end coupled to the cassette and a second end coupled to the router. When the router is in the extended position, the tether can extend through an aperture defined by the pillar to a second side of the pillar. The cassette can be configured to retract the tether toward the cassette to position the router in the retracted position. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129879 | METHOD FOR OPERATION OF A SAFETY ARRANGEMENT IN A VEHICLE - A method is provided for operation of a safety arrangement in a vehicle. The safety arrangement comprises a seat belt, a seat belt retractor and at least one seat position adjustment arrangement for position adjustment of a seat of the vehicle and/or a portion of the seat. The method comprises a refraction of the seat belt by means of the seat belt retractor with a retraction force, and a pre-crash displacement of the seat and/or the portion of the seat resulting in a displacement force acting on the seat belt. The method further comprises adapting the pre-crash displacement and the refraction of the seat belt to each other by ascertaining that a combined seat belt force comprising the refraction force and the displacement force does not exceed a selectable level. The disclosure further relates to a safety arrangement for a vehicle and a vehicle comprising such a safety arrangement. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129880 | SEAT BELT PRESENTER FAULT INDICATION - A vehicle system includes a seat belt buckle configured to receive a seat belt. The seat belt buckle is moveable between a first position and a second position. A timer is configured to determine an amount of time that the seat belt buckle is in the second position. If the seat belt buckle is in the second position for longer than a predetermined amount of time, the timer outputs an alert signal representing a potential fault. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129881 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TIME OF ACTIVATION OF A REVERSIBLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a time of activation of a restraint system in a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a seat belt associated to a seat, the restraint system being a reversible restraint system, the method comprising the steps of
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20160129882 | Vehicle Communications - A method and apparatus | 2016-05-12 |
20160129883 | CONTACT DETECT FEATURE OF A VEHICLE AND NOTIFICATIONS TO ENABLE LIVE VIEWS OF VEHICLE - Methods and systems are disclosed for a vehicle and for associated methods for handling contact detection of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a computer and a communications system. The communications system is configured to provide the computer of the vehicle with wireless communication with a cloud services system that includes a database that stores a user account that identifies the vehicles as registered with the cloud services system. The user account identifies settings for the vehicle and information for notifying a user of the vehicle. The vehicle includes a plurality of sensors associated to sides of the vehicle, such that contact with a specific side of the vehicle is identified using a sensor of the plurality of sensors. The vehicle further includes a plurality of cameras integrated in the vehicle to enable capturing of image data of an area around the vehicle. The computer is configured to receive data from the plurality of sensors of the vehicle to detect a contact with the vehicle and identify a side of the vehicle from which the contact was detected. The computer is configured to send a notification to the user of the vehicle indicating that contact was detected with the vehicle. The notification providing a link to an application that interfaces with the cloud services system to enable access to additional data and controls, including live feeds of the area around the vehicle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129884 | WIPER SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE WINDOWS, MORE PARTICULARLY MOTOR VEHICLE WINDSCREENS - Described is a wiper system for motor vehicle windows, more particularly motor vehicle windscreens, comprising at least one wiper ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129885 | WINDOW WASHER AND WASHING METHOD - A window washer having a brushing arm mounted to a wiping arm of the window washer, and a motion conversion mechanism for converting back and forth rotational motion of the wiping arm to back and forth linear motion of the brushing arm, thereby the brushing arm rotates with the wiping arm motion, and in addition, linearly slides back and forth from the wiping arm, for brushing a window. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129886 | Heated Windshield Wiper - A heated windshield wiper for helping to remove ice and snow from a vehicle windshield. The heated windshield wiper includes an elongated support for connection to a windshield wiper arm. The elongated support includes one or more fasteners for receiving a wiper blade thereon. The wiper blade preferably has an X-shaped cross section and further includes a heating element thereon. The heating element preferably includes a tubular member that contains a fluid that can be electrically heated so as to increase the temperature thereof and provide heat to the wiper blade. A power source is contained in a separate housing, wherein the power source is electrically connected to the heating element of the wiper blade. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129887 | WIPER ARM FOR A WINDSCREEN WIPER SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, WIPER BLADE AND WIPER DEVICE - The invention relates to a wiper arm ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129888 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SPRAYING OF WASHER FLUID OF WIPER BLADE - A system for controlling spraying of washer fluid from a washer nozzle-integrated wiper blade having a wiper motor supplying a driving force for wiping of the wiper blade includes a position sensing plate disposed in the wiper motor and configured to rotate with an output shaft of the wiper motor when the wipe motor operates. The position sensing plate has a plurality of alternating closed periods and open periods. A contact pin is configured to physically come in contact with the position sensing plate in the closed periods and separate from the position sensing plate in the open periods when the wiper motor operates, and transmit signals a indicating whether it comes in contact with or separates from the position sensing plate. A controller controls operation of the wiper motor on the basis of the signals transmitted by the contact pin. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129889 | WIPER FLUID CONTAINER, MEMBER DESIGNED TO BE CONNECTED TO THAT CONTAINER, AND DEVICE COMPRISING SAID CONTAINER AND MEMBER - The invention relates to a wiper fluid container ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129890 | WINDSCREEN WIPER FOR MOTOR VEHICLES | 2016-05-12 |
20160129891 | Support Device - A support device for a vehicle includes a support foot configured to place on a base and a support unit connected to the support foot. The support unit includes a tubular support element. The support foot includes a plate-shaped bearing element. The plate-shaped bearing element includes an engagement contour on at least one outer face, a support unit of another support device being attachable to said engagement contour in order to secure against a lateral displacement. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129892 | Landing Gear Locking Mechanism - A locking mechanism for a landing gear on a trailer utilizes two pair of locking pins mounted for simultaneous movement between an open position and a locked position such that in the locked position the landing gear is restrained in either a supporting position or a stowed position. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129893 | VEHICLE BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle braking control device includes: a mode switch for making a switching request for braking force characteristics of a vehicle; a motor cylinder device for generating braking force characteristics based on the switching request made by the mode switch; a brake fluid pressure sensor for detecting operation of the brake pedal; and an ECU for prohibiting the braking force characteristics of the motor cylinder device from being changed in a case where the mode switch is operated while the operation of the brake pedal is detected by the brake fluid pressure sensor. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129894 | TIRE SENSOR-BASED VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION AND METHOD - A system and method of adjusting a vehicle anti-lock brake or collision mitigation system includes multiple tire-based sensors mounted to a vehicle tire to generate tire-derivative information. An adaptive tire model processes the tire-derivative information to continuously generate in real-time revisions to multiple tire-specific performance parameters affecting the performance of a vehicle control system. The vehicle control system receives and applies in real-time the tire-sensor based revisions to the tire-specific performance parameters optimize control system performance. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129895 | ELECTRIC BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM - Two electric brake devices are mounted to respective wheels of a vehicle and each include an electric motor. If fluctuations in braking force occurs in one of the two electric brake devices, a control device calculates operating quantities of the respective electric brake devices based on the deviation between a command value of the sum of the braking forces of the electric brake devices and the sum of the feedback values of the braking forces of the electric brake devices, and causes both electric control devices to perform compensation operations for compensating for the braking force fluctuations while keeping constant the sum of the respective braking forces. This makes it possible to effectively reduce the braking force fluctuations even if the operating amplitudes of the individual electric brake devices are small. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129896 | TRAILER WITH A TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE THEREIN - The present invention relates to a trailer with a trailer brake control device therein. The trailer brake control device of the present invention comprises: a sway detecting sensor arranged in the trailer for detecting the sway of the trailer; a signal sensor for detecting a brake signal generated by a brake switch of a vehicle which tows the trailer; and a processor, electrically connected to the sway detecting sensor, the signal sensor and the brake, for controlling the brake based on an output of the sway detecting sensor and/or an output of the signal sensor. According to the present invention, the trailer brake control device can independently control the brakes and/or diagnose the malfunction of a brake controller arranged in the vehicle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129897 | Braking system for a vehicle, method for operating a braking system of a vehicle, and manufacturing method for a braking system for a vehicle - A braking system for a vehicle includes: a front axle wheel brake cylinder; a rear axle wheel brake cylinder; and a control electronics system for controlling a first brake pressure in the front axle wheel brake cylinder and/or a second brake pressure in the rear axle wheel brake cylinder. A limiting value z-critical is defined for the braking system, which specifies a maximum braking action, at which a traction stress on the front axle of the vehicle and a traction stress on the rear axle of the vehicle are equal. The braking system is mechanically configured for a z-critical of at least | 2016-05-12 |
20160129898 | System for measuring brake balance on multi-axel commercial vehicles by monitoring brake temperatures - The present invention provides a system for monitoring brake balance of a motor vehicle by measuring temperatures of each wheel having a temperature sensor constructed and arranged for measuring temperature of a motor vehicle brake and recording each temperature measurement as a temperature reading, | 2016-05-12 |
20160129899 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided with which even a driver who does not recognize a hill-start assist function can easily understand an operation condition when the hill-start assist function is operated. The display device includes an indicator mounted in the vehicle and an indicator-controlling unit to control the indicator. When the brake pedal is released in a state that the brake pedal is stepped on while the vehicle is stopped on the uphill road, the indicator-controlling unit displays a state that the hill-start assist function is operated in a character onto the indicator. Also, in the state in which the hill-start assist function is operated, the indicator-controlling unit displays the state in a character onto the indicator. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129900 | CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A control method and system for a hybrid vehicle including an engine, a first motor/generator and a second motor/generator a power sources are provided. The control method includes performing a parallel driving mode by driving with a driving power transmitted from the engine and the second motor/generator at a fixed gear ratio. Additionally, an OD brake is released from fixing a gear ratio of a planetary gear set disposed between the generator and the engine. Then an EV driving mode is performed with a driving power of the second motor/generator. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129901 | HYBRID CAR - A hybrid car includes an engine, a first motor, a first driving shaft connected to a first drive wheel, a planetary gear, a second motor, a battery, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to control the first motor and the second motor such that the hybrid car travels within a range of allowable input and output electric power of the battery. The electronic control unit is configured to set an upper limit driving force based on a balancing driving force commensurate with a dynamic frictional force between the first drive wheel and a road surface and control the engine, the first motor, and the second motor when an idling-slip of the drive wheel occurs such that a driving force equal to or less than the upper limit driving force is output to the first drive wheel. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129902 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A hybrid vehicle includes: an engine configured to output power for traveling; a motor configured to output power for traveling; a switch configured to set a fuel economy priority mode, in which priority is given to fuel economy, and to cancel the fuel economy priority mode; and a controller configured (a) to operate the engine and the motor based on the switch setting; (b) to determine the presence/absence of degradation of fuel supplied to the engine; and (c) to prohibit setting of the fuel economy priority mode by the switch subsequently when determination is made that the fuel has degraded when the hybrid vehicle travels using power of the motor in a state in which the drive of the engine is stopped. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129903 | Hybrid Vehicle - In an accelerator-off state, a torque command Tm | 2016-05-12 |
20160129904 | DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A driving control apparatus and method for a hybrid vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a vehicle speed calculator that is configured to detect a driving speed of the vehicle and output information regarding the detected driving speed. An inclination sensor is configured to detect an inclination of a road on which the vehicle is being driven and output information regarding the detected inclination. In addition, a mode shift controller is configured to determine a driving load of the vehicle based on the driving speed and the inclination and execute the driving mode of the vehicle based on a magnitude of the driving load. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129905 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A control system for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The hybrid vehicle includes: a power distribution device having a rotary element connected to an engine, a rotary element connected to a first motor, and a rotary element connected to an output shaft; a second motor that applies a torque to the output shaft; and a halting means that halts an output shaft of the engine. The control system is configured to shift from the first mode in which the vehicle is powered by both the first and the second motors to the second mode in which the vehicle is powered only by the second motor while allowing the output shaft of the engine to rotate by the halting device after reducing an output torque of the first motor to a predetermined value. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129906 | AUTOMATIC TRACKIG COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An automatic tracking collision avoidance method has following steps: taking images in front of an origin vehicle by at least two photograph units; the images delivering to a calculation assembly, to transform the images from three primary colors images to grey images; having a relative vehicle speed of the front vehicle corresponded to the original vehicle according to the grey images; and according to the grey images the calculation assembly having a relative vehicle speed that the front vehicle corresponded to the original vehicle; the calculation assembly having a safe distance according to the relative vehicle speed, if the safe distance is great than a distance that between the original vehicle and the front vehicle, an alarm module generating an alert signal. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129907 | DRIVING PATH PLANNING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - A driving path planning apparatus for an autonomous vehicle includes a driving information obtainer to obtain crossroad information, current velocity, and velocity setting of the vehicle. A global path planner plans a base frame, and an environment recognizer recognizes obstacle on a path and lane information of the vehicle. The apparatus also includes a velocity profile generator to generate a velocity profile for the vehicle, using current velocity and velocity setting, a candidate path planner to plan candidate paths for the vehicle, using velocity profile and base frame, and a path selector to check whether or not the candidate paths have collision risks and select one candidate path of the candidate paths as a driving path for the autonomous vehicle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129908 | CONTROL ARRANGEMENT ARRANGED TO CONTROL AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, AUTONOMOUS DRIVE ARRANGEMENT, VEHICLE AND METHOD - A vehicle, method, control arrangement, and autonomous drive arrangement are provided. The control arrangement is for controlling an autonomous drive arrangement in a host vehicle including an autonomous drive arrangement configured to control steering and velocity of the host vehicle up to an autonomous drive maximum velocity of the host vehicle, a speed limit determination unit, and a communication unit arranged to receive, from at least one external source, real time preceding vehicle velocity for one or more preceding vehicles. The control arrangement is configured to control the autonomous drive arrangement in dependence on a difference between the autonomous drive maximum velocity and at least one of a speed limit and at least one preceding vehicle velocity. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129909 | CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE - A controller for vehicle, the vehicle including plural engagement elements for performing engagement operation by hydraulic pressure, the plural engagement elements having a common engagement element being an engagement element common to plural transmission gear stages, the common engagement element being an engagement element that is brought into an engaged state for establishing a transmission gear stage immediately before start of economic running and a transmission gear stage immediately after cancellation of the economic running, the controller includes at least one electronic control unit configured to stop an engine in the case where a specified economic running start condition is established and switch the plural engagement elements between the engaged states and disengaged states such that the common engagement element is switched from the engaged state to the disengaged state after another engagement element that is brought into the engaged state together with the common engagement element. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129910 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A controller is configured to obtain a speed ratio equivalent value that is determined by a speed ratio set in a transmission unit, and is configured to control an engine by setting an operating point of the engine such that the operating point in the case where a lockup clutch is engaged and the speed ratio equivalent value is large is lower in an output rotation speed for a predetermined output torque than the operating point in the case where the lockup clutch is engaged and the speed ratio equivalent value is smaller than the large speed ratio equivalent value. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129911 | MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle is controlled: during a prescribed transition from an accelerator ON state to an accelerator OFF and brake OFF state, the control unit makes a rear wheel distribution ratio that is a ratio of a torque of the rear wheel to a sum of a torque of the front wheel and the torque of the rear wheel, change to a first prescribed distribution ratio after changing from a value during the accelerator ON state to a second prescribed distribution ratio that is larger than the first prescribed distribution ratio. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129912 | VEHICLE CORNERING MODES - A curve length, a curve size, and a curve heading angle change of a roadway being traveled by a vehicle are determined. Each of the curve length, the curve size, and the curve heading angle are compared with one or more threshold values to obtain a driving mode request. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129913 | System and Method for the Automatic Persona Identification of a Person Post Motion - A method for using a sensor device such as a smartphone that a user/person already carries for recording motion data and change in location used to match one of several specific user profiles based on actions at the destinations and behavior prior to arrival. The present invention requires no ODB or beacon external connections to predict when a smartphone user is the driver or the passenger based on exit direction after arriving at a destination and validated by specific behavior in the vehicle/car. This outcome is improved over time using machine learning based on user correction of proposed status. The present invention correctly predicts a user status based on geo motion after a specific state or specific location—end location—has been reached. The method then profiles a person as “driver” or “passenger” based on persons exit direction at end of trip. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129914 | Motor Vehicle Operating Data Collection and Analysis - A method and apparatus for collecting and evaluating powered vehicle operation utilizing on-board diagnostic components and location determining components or systems. The invention creates one or more databases whereby identifiable behavior or evaluative characteristics can be analyzed or categorized. The evaluation can include predicting likely future events. The database can be correlated or evaluated with other databases for a wide variety of uses. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129915 | Identifying Forces in a Interface Between a Body and a Suspension of a Vehicle - Forces in a vehicle interface between the suspension and a body are identified. Rather than using many or all strain gauges, some more easily and rapidly installed acceleration sensors are instead used to measure local deformation. To remove or reduce the effects of rigid-body motion captured by accelerometers, an inertial measurement unit is also used. The forces are estimated from a behavior model accounting for both rigid and flexible motions. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129916 | VEHICLE USER IDENTIFICATION USING USER PATTERN DATA - A method performed by a vehicle user identification node is described for enabling configuration of vehicle user settings of a vehicle. The method includes receiving first user pattern data, requesting user identification data based on first user pattern data, receiving the user identification data, and transmitting the user identification data to a vehicle settings node for configuration of vehicle user settings of the vehicle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129917 | SELF-CALIBRATING SENSORS AND ACTUATORS FOR UNMANNED VEHICLES - An apparatus, method, and system of self-calibrating sensors and actuators for unmanned vehicles is provided, which includes an unmanned vehicle comprising: a chassis; a propulsion system; one or more sensors configured to sense features around the chassis; a memory; a communication interface; and a processor configured to: operate the propulsion system in a guided calibration mode; automatically switch operation of the propulsion system to an autonomous calibration mode when a degree of certainty on a calibration of one or more of sensor data and a position of the chassis is above a first threshold value associated with safe operation of the propulsion system in the autonomous calibration mode; thereafter, operate the propulsion system in the autonomous calibration mode; and, automatically switch operation of the propulsion system to an operational mode when the degree of certainty is above a second threshold value greater than the first threshold value. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129918 | Electric Range Impact Factor Display and Algorithms - A method is provided for estimating range per full charge (RPC) for a vehicle. The method includes a controller which may, in response to detecting presence of a predefined condition impacting vehicle energy consumption, output to an interface by a controller a RPC and indicia indicative of an extent to which the predefined condition is affecting the RPC. An electrified vehicle including one or more vehicle components, a traction battery to supply energy to the vehicle components, one or more sensors, and a controller is also provided. The one or more sensors monitor the vehicle components, traction battery, and preselected ambient conditions. The controller is configured to, in response to input from the sensors, generate output for an interface which includes a RPC and indicia indicative of an extent of impact on the RPC by each of the ambient conditions and operation of the components and battery. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129919 | OVERTAKING ASSISTANT SYSTEM - An overtaking assistant system includes a speed detector that detects a speed of a host vehicle, a preceding vehicle detector capable of relative distances and relative speeds of a first vehicle traveling along a slow lane before the host vehicle and a second vehicle traveling along a passing lane before the host vehicle with respect to the host vehicle while the host vehicle travels along the slow lane, a first speed comparison unit that compares speeds between the first and second vehicles, an overtaking decision making unit that determines that the host vehicle is allowed to overtake the first vehicle when the speed of the host vehicle is higher than the first vehicle, and the speed of the second vehicle is higher than the speed of the first vehicle, and a notification unit that notifies a driver of the host vehicle that the host vehicle is allowed to overtake the first vehicle when the overtaking decision making unit determines that the host vehicle is allowed to overtake the first vehicle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129920 | LANE DEPARTURE FEEDBACK SYSTEM - A lane departure warning system for a vehicle includes a positional input device and a seat having an inflatable bladder therein and a vibrational unit coupled with the bladder. A controller is communicatively coupled with the positional input device and with the vibrational unit and includes electronic circuitry programmed to detect a lane departure based on a signal from the positional input device and to cause the vibrational unit to vibrate in response thereto. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129921 | A RAIL TRANSPORT BOGIE AND A RAIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - Rail transport bogie ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129922 | GANGWAY ARRANGEMENT, INTENDED TO EQUIP A PUBLIC TRANSPORT JOINTED VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR A RAILWAY VEHICLE - A gangway arrangement can be laid out between two bodies of a public transport jointed vehicle, such as a railway vehicle. The gangway arrangement includes at least one seat for at least one passenger. The gangway arrangement can be connected through a pivot connection to the end portion of one of the bodies. The end portion includes an access corridor delimited by two opposite edges. The seat has an end extending to one of the edges when the gangway arrangement is connected to the body. An angular spacing is provided between the end of the seat and the edge, when the longitudinal direction is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the corresponding body. This angular spacing is relative to the pivot connection, and corresponds to the angle formed between the longitudinal axis of the body and the longitudinal direction when the tilt between both bodies is maximum. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129923 | INTERIOR TRAIN COMPONENTS HAVING LOW SMOKE AND LOW HEAT RELEASE, AND METHODS OF THEIR MANUFACTURE - Seat components and claddings for railway molded or formed from a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising, based on the total weight of the composition, 50 to 93 wt. % of a specific polycarbonate; 4 to 30 wt. % of a poly(carbonate-siloxane) comprising bisphenol A carbonate units, and siloxane units; 3 to 20 wt. % of an organophosphorus compound in an amount effective to provide 0.1 to 2.0 wt. % of phosphorus, based on the total weight of the thermoplastic polymer composition; wherein an article having a thickness of 0.5 to 10 mm molded from the composition has a Ds-4 smoke density≦300 measured according to ISO 5659-2, and a MAHRE≦90 kW/m | 2016-05-12 |
20160129924 | AUTOMATED IN MOTION RAILWAY SEISMIC WHEEL FAILURE DETECTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for detecting in motion railcar seismic data generated by defective railcar axles of a train traveling on a track. The method uses two or more seismic sensors on the side of the track to capture seismic noise generated by railcar wheels. A wheel that exceeds a preset seismic noise threshold in amplitude, will trigger a wheel tracking algorithm that calculates seismic phase shift data related to the actively tracked wheel noise level, to determine the precise location, in real time, of the faulty wheel carriage while moving. Knowing the precise location of the tracked wheel allows the system to isolate the railcar and capture the railcar and wheel carriage identification information. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129925 | FUEL CONTROL STRATEGY FOR LOCOMOTIVE CONSIST - A method of controlling the relative amounts of two or more types of fuel provided to an engine on a locomotive in a train consist includes receiving a signal at a controller on the locomotive, with the signal indicative of a current load imposed on the train consist by a rail car attached to the train consist, and a current location of the load. The relative amounts of the two or more types of fuel to be provided to the engine may be determined based upon the type of engine, the energy density of each type of fuel, the cost of each type of fuel, the availability of each type of fuel, the emissions produced by each type of fuel, the location of the engine in the train consist, and the future predicted loads imposed at different locations in the train consist as a result of a rail car attached to the consist and the terrain along the rail line. The method may also include adjusting the relative amounts of the two or more types of fuel provided to the engine based upon the determination. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129926 | RUNNING CURVE CREATION DEVICE, RUNNING CURVE CREATION METHOD AND RUNNING CURVE CONTROL PROGRAM - A running curve creation device of an embodiment is a running curve creation device to create a running curve which can make a train having a prescribed vehicle characteristic run between a prescribed departure station and a prescribed arrival station in a prescribed running time with a smaller cumulative energy consumption. A shortest time running curve creation unit creates a shortest time running curve in which the train runs between the stations in a shortest time, based on predetermined vehicle information and ground information of the train, and an energy saving running curve creation unit selects from the shortest time running curve and a plurality of solution candidates corresponding to states of the train at each prescribed elapsed time since the train has departed from the departure station, a solution candidate having the relatively small cumulative energy consumption in the prescribed running time, and creates an energy saving running curve based on the selected solution candidate. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129927 | Method and Apparatus for Protecting the Contents of a Shopping Cart - A reusable or disposable liner for a shopping cart that protects a user or the user's purchases and belongings from disease pathogens or other harmful materials which may be carried on the cart is provided herein. The liner is secured in position by fasteners that attach at various points around the cart. A pocket is provided for the user's personal belongings. The liner is provided in paper, plastic, and cloth versions. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129928 | STEERING WHEEL FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A STEERING WHEEL - A steering wheel for a motor vehicle, with a steering wheel base body and a jacket that comprises at least one strip surrounding the steering wheel base body on the outer circumference. A first free end of the at least one strip is held in position securely in a groove formed in the steering wheel base body. A second free end of the at least one strip is also held in position securely in a groove formed in the base body of the steering wheel. In addition, the invention concerns a process for the production of such a steering wheel. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129929 | STEERING-BRACKET SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND STEERING APPARATUS - A supporting apparatus for a steering bracket includes a capsule support portion of a steering bracket supporting a steering column, a separation capsule to fix a vehicle body-side member to the steering bracket, a resin member, a shear pin, and an inertial action body including a weight portion moving to a front side of a vehicle by inertia due to a primary collision and pulling out the shear pin from a second bracket-side hole with the movement. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129930 | STEERING COLUMN - A steering column comprises (a) an upper column assembly and (b) a bevel gear box assembly. The bevel gear box assembly is attached to the upper column assembly to form an integrated structure. The bevel gear box assembly also is operatively coupled to the upper column assembly such that rotational movement is transferred from the upper column assembly to the bevel gear box assembly. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129931 | STEERING SYSTEM - A rack-and-pinion steering system includes a pinion shaft having pinion teeth, a rack shaft on which rack teeth are formed which mesh with the pinion teeth; and a rack bush which supports the rack shaft slidably in an axial direction thereof. An outer circumferential surface of the rack shaft includes a first area which is a concave formed on an outer circumferential surface of the rack shaft and extending in the axial direction and a second area which is an area of the outer circumferential surface excluding the first area and lies adjacent to an end portion of the first area in the axial direction. The rack teeth are formed in the first area. A chamfered portion or a rounded portion is provided on a boundary between the end portion of the first area and the second area to chamfer or round a corner portion on the boundary. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129932 | STEERING SYSTEM FOR WHEELED LAND VEHICLE - A wheeled vehicle is steered by a yoke or other operator control the movement of which is limited so that the operator's hands need not change position on the control. The steering is under the control of a microprocessor responsive to an input from the control, the vehicle's speedometer, and to accelerometers responsive to forces acting on the vehicle laterally and perpendicular to the roadway. The relationship between the position of the steerable wheels and the displacement of, or force applied to, the operator control is a function that depends on the magnitude of the displacement or force, speed, and one or more time derivatives of the displacement of, or force on, the operator control. The relationship between the position of the steerable wheels and the displacement of, or force on, the control is overridden when the lateral force is such that the vehicle is in danger of rolling over. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129933 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM WITH MOTOR CONTROLLER - An electric power steering system for a vehicle works to determine an assist command based on steering torque to produce assist torque through an electric motor for assisting in turning a steering wheel of the vehicle, also determines a tracking command for producing automatic steering torque which brings a value of a given physical quantity associated with steering of the vehicle into agreement a target value, and calculates a steering correction command for use in producing a steering correction torque which reduces the steering torque which arises from output of the torque from the electric motor based on a transfer characteristic of transmission of the output of torque from the electric motor as a part of the steering torque. A motor driver works to actuate the electric motor based on sum of the assist command, the tracking command, and the steering correction command. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129934 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM WITH MOTOR CONTROLLER - An electric power steering system for a vehicle works to determine an assist command based on steering torque to produce assist torque through an electric motor for assisting in turning a steering wheel of the vehicle, also determines a tracking command for producing automatic steering torque which brings a value of a given physical quantity associated with steering of the vehicle into agreement a target value, and controls a response rate at which a value of a given physical quantity is brought into agreement with a target value in a feedback mode. A motor driver works to actuate an electric motor based on the sum of the assist command and the tracking command to output the torque for steering the system vehicle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129935 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM WITH MOTOR CONTROLLER - An electric power steering system for a vehicle works to determine an assist command based on steering torque to produce assist torque through an electric motor for assisting in turning a steering wheel of the vehicle, also determines a tracking command for producing automatic steering torque which brings a value of a given physical quantity associated with steering of the vehicle into agreement a target value, and calculates a vibration correction command for use in producing vibration correction torque which suppresses vibration of the steering torque which arises from output of the torque from the electric motor based on a transfer characteristic of transmission of the output of torque from the electric motor as a part of the steering torque through the steering mechanism. A motor driver works to actuate the electric motor based on the sum of the assist command, the tracking command, and the vibration correction command. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129936 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING STEERING OF A GROUND VEHICLE - A method of controlling steering of a vehicle through setting wheel angles of a plurality of modular electronic corner assemblies (eModules) is provided. The method includes receiving a driving mode selected from a mode selection menu. A position of a steering input device is determined in a master controller. A velocity of the vehicle is determined, in the master controller, when the determined position of the steering input device is near center. A drive mode request corresponding to the selected driving mode to the plurality of steering controllers is transmitted to the master controller. A required steering angle of each of the plurality of eModules is determined, in the master controller, as a function of the determined position of the steering input device, the determined velocity of the vehicle, and the selected first driving mode. The eModules are set to the respective determined steering angles. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129937 | VEHICLE - Provided is a vehicle which, when a pair of left and right wheels are displaced with respect to the vehicle body due to the difference in drive force between the wheels, the two wheels are reliably displaced vertically in opposite directions such that neither wheel is disproportionately displaced and such that both wheels are steered during said displacement of both wheels vertically in opposite directions. An electric motor applies drive torque to the front wheels individually. A vehicle body frame supports the front wheel support member to allow rotation about a forwardly inclined steering axis (Lf). By allowing rotation of the front wheel support member about the steering axis (Lf), the front wheels are displaced relatively to one another vertically in opposite directions with respect to the vehicle body frame and the front wheels are steered. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129938 | LANE KEEPING ASSIST APPARATUS - A lane keeping assist apparatus is disclosed which includes a lane detecting part that detects a lane in which a vehicle travels; an actuator that generates a force for changing an orientation of the vehicle; and a controller that operates the actuator such that the vehicle travels within the lane under a situation where a lane keeping assist function is in its ON state, wherein under a situation where the controller is operating the actuator, the controller determines whether an operation amount of the actuator is less than a predetermined first threshold, and prevents an output of operation information if it determines that the operation amount of the actuator is less than the predetermined first threshold, the operation information representing an operated state of the actuator. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129939 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a vehicle control system ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129940 | PROTECTIVE APPARATUS FOR ARRANGING IN THE FRONT OR REAR REGION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, HAVING AN UNDERBODY MADE FROM FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC - The present disclosure relates to a protective apparatus that can be positioned along an underside of a motor vehicle and, in many cases, near a front or rear region of the motor vehicle. The protective apparatus may include an underbody made from fiber-reinforced plastic for protecting assemblies or components arranged above it against damage as a consequence of stone chipping or ground contact. Further, the underbody may have three-dimensionally structured regions for increasing its rigidity, and the underbody may be designed to absorb chassis and/or crash loads and may include integrated holders for movably attaching chassis links.” | 2016-05-12 |
20160129941 | FRONT SIDE MEMBER FOR VEHICLE - A structure of a front side member of a vehicle includes a front side member body mounted to a lower right side and a lower left side of the vehicle and extending along a length direction of the vehicle. The front side member includes a variable thickness part formed along the length of the vehicle and having a thickness that varies along the height of the vehicle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129942 | VEHICLE BODY REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE - A vehicle body reinforcement structure includes a dash panel separating an engine compartment and an interior of a vehicle. A floor member extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and is in closely contact with a floor of a vehicle body to reinforce rigidity of the floor of the vehicle body. A front side member extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is connected to and overlaps with the floor member inside the dash panel. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129943 | VEHICLE PANEL STRUCTURE, ROOF PANEL AND VEHICLE BODY - A vehicle panel structure includes: a vehicle outer plate panel having a reinforcement installation region on a vehicle inner side surface; a reinforcement provided in the installation region; and a connecting member placed between the installation region and the reinforcement. The connecting member is made from a connecting material having a loss factor tan δ of not less than 0.6. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129944 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE SIDE PORTION - A roof reinforcement ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129945 | ARRANGEMENT FOR CLOSING AN OPENING IN A VEHICLE WITH A PANE AND A LIGHT-GUIDING SHEET - An arrangement for closing an opening in a vehicle roof, the arrangement having a transparent pane. According to one embodiment, arranged on the pane, on an underside of the pane that is facing the passenger compartment, is a light guide film, into which light from a light source of the arrangement can be coupled. The light guide film is formed in such a way that it emits incoupled light into the passenger compartment. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129946 | SPRING STRUT DOME AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Spring strut domes for use with vehicle bodies can be formed by reshaping a semifinished product into a dome element by way of massive forming. In particular, the semifinished product may be reshaped by rolling, forging, upset-forging, and/or pressing. In this process, structures may be introduced into the dome element that increase the stiffness of the dome element and hence the spring strut dome. Two example structures include ribs and webs, and the dome element may be formed of steel or a steel alloy. In some cases, the semifinished product may be heated before being reshaped into the dome element. Further, the spring strut dome may also include an attaching region coupled to the dome element, which may be used to secure the spring strut dome to a vehicle body. A wall thickness of the attaching region may be equal to or less than 1.5 mm in some examples. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129947 | SANDWICH ELEMENT AND A LOAD FLOOR MADE AS SUCH AN ELEMENT - A sandwich element ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129948 | Vehicle Body Having Two Adhesively Bonded Body Components - A vehicle body includes a first body component made of fiber-reinforced plastic and a second body component made of fiber-reinforced plastic. The body components are adhesively bonded to each other by an adhesive layer and are subjected to shearing load and/or tensile stress in a main stress plane, wherein the adhesive layer is shaped by way of an adhesive flange, on which the adhesive layer is oriented obliquely to the main loading plane at an angle between 30° and 60°. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129949 | MODULAR TRUCK BOX COMPARTMENT STRUCTURE - A vehicle may include an occupant cabin, a cargo compartment and a plurality of panels. The cargo compartment is separated from the occupant cabin and includes a floor and a pair of sidewalls extending vertically upward from the floor. The sidewalls extend between the occupant cabin and an aft end of the vehicle. The sidewalls are parallel to each other and may include a plurality of vertically extending slots and a plurality of horizontally extending slots. The plurality of panels are configured to be received in any of the vertically and horizontally extending slots and define one or more sub-compartments within the cargo compartment. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129950 | PINTLE LATCH SYSTEM - A latch system includes a striker and a latch mechanism. The striker includes a pintle having a head portion. The latch mechanism includes a first latch door and a second latch door, each rotatable between a respective latch position and a respective insertion position. The first latch door and the second latch door each define a latch section and a release section disposed opposite each other. When the first latch door and the second latch door are disposed in their respective insertion positions, the latch sections are operable to receive the head portion therebetween. When the first latch door and the second latch door are disposed in their respective latch positions, the latch sections are operable to engage the head portion in latching engagement, and the release sections are operable to release the head portion of the pintle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129951 | ADJUSTABLE SPOILER FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An adjustable spoiler for a vehicle includes a pressure sensor sensing a pressure applied to an upper side of a spoiler and generating a current signal in proportion to the pressure. An electronic control unit (ECU) is configured to control an angle of a spoiler according to the current signal from the pressure sensor. The spoiler is mounted on the upper side of a vehicle body | 2016-05-12 |
20160129952 | Vehicle Spare Tire Stowage Assembly - A tire stowage assembly for a vehicle is provided. The tire stowage assembly may include a housing, an output shaft, an arm, and a slidable member. The housing may be secured to a location adjacent a spare tire and defines a receiving cavity. The output shaft may at least be partially disposed within the housing and configured for linear translation and rotation. The arm may extend laterally from the shaft. The slidable member may be operably connected to the arm for linear translation and configured to support the spare tire. The output shaft and slidable member may be further configured to cooperate to move the tire from a stowed to a deployed position. The stowed position may be defined as a position in which the spare tire is secured beneath an undercarriage of a vehicle. The deployed position may be defined as a position in which at least a portion of the spare tire is rearward of an undercarriage of a vehicle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129953 | MULTI-WHEEL SINGLE OPERATOR TRANSPORT PLATFORM - An electrical self-controlled people mover, method of manufacturing, and method of operation are described. The people mover includes a base portion and a handle portion. The base portion includes a frame, a platform fixed to the frame, the platform having a support surface for supporting an operator standing thereon, and a set of front wheels and a set of rear wheels, one of the front or rear wheels being connected to an electric motor for each of the front or rear wheels, the electronic motors for powering the electrical self-controlled individual people mover. The handle portion includes a handle bar for the operator to hold on to, a support shaft removably fixed to the shaft, the support shaft extending between the support surface of the platform and the handle bar, and an electronic controller for navigating the people mover. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129954 | TRACK ASSEMBLY HAVING A WEAR MONITORING SYSTEM - A track assembly having a wear monitoring system is disclosed. The track assembly may have a chain assembly including a plurality of track links, a traction assembly including track shoes secured to the plurality of track links, a drive sprocket, an idler assembly including an idler and a mount, and a roller assembly including a plurality of rollers and a roller frame. The wear monitoring system may have a wear sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a current position of a first component of the track assembly, and a controller in communication with the at least one wear sensor, the controller being configured to determine an amount of wear experienced by the track assembly based on the signal. The first component may be configured such that wear of at least a second component causes the first component to move to the current position from a previous position. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129955 | TRUCK TRACK DRIVE - A truck track drive can include two rollers. The truck track drive can also include a tread configured to pass over top and bottom of a dual rear wheel assembly on a truck and to be moved by rotation of the dual rear wheels. The track drive can also include a compulsory drive unit. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129956 | TRUCK TRACK DRIVE - A truck track drive can include two rollers. The truck track drive can also include a tread configured to pass over top and bottom of a dual rear wheel assembly on a truck and to be moved by rotation of the dual rear wheels. The track drive can also include a compulsory drive unit. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129957 | CONTROL UNIT FOR INVERTED PENDULUM VEHICLE - Provided is a control unit for an inverted pendulum vehicle that can warn the vehicle operator by changing the behavior of the vehicle before the upright control of the vehicle fails. The control unit includes a target tilt command computation unit for computing a target tilt command (M_cmd_xy) for the base frame, and an attitude control computation unit for computing a target translational speed (Vw | 2016-05-12 |
20160129958 | MODULAR ELECTRIC VEHICLE SYSTEM - A modular electric vehicle system, allowing for the assembly of many different vehicle configurations using a plurality of interchangeable vehicle assembly modules, including at least two powered vehicle assembly modules in an assembled vehicle each of which has self-contained drive and power systems and controls which can be connected together by a central network bus on the vehicle. At least one of the powered vehicle assembly modules will be a steering module, with the necessary additional controls and components to steer the axle thereon and in turn steer the assembled vehicle. The connection of the network bus and the modules would be done in an interchangeable way so that different modules could be interchangeably placed in the assembled vehicle. Various steering systems, control methodologies and vehicle attachments are also disclosed. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129959 | MOTORCYCLE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE - A motorcycle anti-theft device, for a motorcycle of the type having a pivotable kickstand; a chassis; and an electrical power source. The device includes a mechanism configured to lock the kickstand after being set to a lowered position; and an actuator unit including an electromechanical device connected to the power source configured to directly drive, when activated, an element to unlock said kickstand. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129960 | BICYCLE THEFT MONITORING AND RECOVERY DEVICES - Bicycle theft monitoring and recovery systems include a tracking device with geolocation capabilities that is mountable to or integrated into a bicycle or other asset. Communications between the tracking device and a networked server or a user device permit configuring the tracking device as well as receiving reports of asset disturbances. The server coordinates tracking devices and assets for a plurality of users. In some examples, a user mobile device is configured to display tracker status, disturbance reports, and asset location and initiate alarms in response to disturbance reports from the tracking device. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129961 | CONTAINER MOUNT FOR BICYCLE AEROBAR - Embodiments described herein provide container mounts for mounting water bottles, bento boxes, tool holders or other containers in an aerodynamic position. According to one embodiment, the container mount can include an attachment member to attach to the bicycle frame or aerobars. One or more container support members are coupled to the attachment member in a fixed orientation or in a manner that allows the position of the support member to be adjusted. The container mounts can be configured so that the container is positioned within the aerodynamic profile of the rider's torso between the rider's arms (when viewed from the front) and is accessible by the rider while the rider maintains aerodynamic form. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129962 | MOTORCYCLE SAFETY SYSTEM WITH INCORPORATED CAMERA AND VIDEO RECORDING - The present invention is a system for motorcycle safety including a module having a plurality of lights, a camera, an electronic image storage operatively associated with said camera, and an actuator for the system. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129963 | ELECTRIC SELF-BALANCING VEHICLE - An electric self-balancing vehicle including a top cover, a bottom cover, an inner cover, a rotating mechanism, two wheels, two hub motors, a plurality of sensors, a power supply, and a controller is described herein. The bottom cover is fixed to the top cover. The inner cover is fixed between the top cover and the bottom cover. The two wheels are rotatably fixed at two sides of the inner cover, respectively. The two hub motors are fixed in the two wheels, respectively. The plurality of sensors is disposed between the bottom cover and the inner cover, respectively. The power supply is fixed between the first bottom cover and the first inner cover. The controller is fixed between the second bottom cover and the second inner cover, the controller is electrically connected with the plurality of sensors, the power supply, and the hub motors. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129964 | VEHICLE - A fan generates an air flow that cools a portion of an engine unit. A ventilation opening causes air flow directed to the fan to pass therethrough. Under a condition that a body frame is in an upright state and a condition that a left front wheel and a right front wheel are not turned by a steering device, the ventilation opening is disposed directly behind a lower cover of an inner fender, ahead of a rear end of a rear wheel, on the right of a left end of the left front wheel, and on the left of a right end of the right front wheel. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129965 | TRAINING SCOOTER - The present invention relates to a scooter having a lockable steering mechanism comprising: (a) a rigid frame; (b) at least one rotatable rear wheel connected to said frame; (c) at least one front wheel support swayably connected to said frame; (d) a pair of front wheels each rotatably connected about said at least one front wheel support; (e) a locking mechanism for locking and unlocking said at least one front wheel support in relations to said frame; (f) a head bar attached to said frame for steering said scooter when said locking mechanism is unlocked; (g) restraining means for returning said at least one front wheel support to its initial position in relations to said frame when said locking mechanism is unlocked. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129966 | MANUAL CONTROL DEVICE FOR A BICYCLE, IN PARTICULAR OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE AND GEARSHIFT - A manual control device having a support body extending longitudinally from a first part configured for fixing to bicycle handlebars to a second part generally opposite the first part; there being generally defined on the support body a rear surface on the first part for fixing to the handlebars, a front surface on the second part, an upper surface, a bottom surface, a proximal side surface and a distal side surface. The support body has a protuberance and a seat for a hydraulic assembly comprising a hydraulic cylinder defining a cylinder axis. An angle (ALFA), defined, in a section through a substantially middle longitudinal plane of the manual control device, between (i) a tangent to the upper surface of the support body in a region not involved in the protuberance and (ii) the axis (C) of the hydraulic cylinder of the hydraulic assembly is between 70° and 118°. | 2016-05-12 |