21st week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160144615 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - A printing apparatus includes: a printing unit that performs printing on a printing medium; a drive unit that causes the printing unit to move; a power supply unit that supplies power to the drive unit; a detection unit that detects the movement of the printing unit; and a controller that controls an initialization operation related to the printing unit based on a detection result of the detection unit. When power supply from the power supply unit to the drive unit is started, the controller acquires the detection result obtained when power is not supplied, performs the initialization operation in a case where a movement of the printing unit is detected in the detection result, and does not perform the initialization operation in a case where a movement of the printing unit is not detected in the detection result. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144616 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, HEAD UNIT, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE FOR DRIVING CAPACITIVE LOAD, AND CAPACITIVE LOAD DRIVING CIRCUIT - A liquid ejecting apparatus according to the invention includes: a modulation unit that generates a modulated signal which is obtained by pulse-modulating an original signal; a gate driver that generates an amplification control signal, based on the modulated signal; a transistor that generates an amplified and modulated signal which is obtained by amplifying the modulated signal, based on the amplification control signal; a low pass filter that generates a drive signal by demodulating the amplified and modulated signal; a piezoelectric element that is displaced by the drive signal which is applied; a first power supply unit that applies a signal to a terminal of the piezoelectric element, other than a terminal to which the drive signal is applied; a cavity; and a nozzle, wherein the gate driver and the first power supply unit are connected to a common ground terminal. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144617 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, HEAD UNIT, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE FOR DRIVING CAPACITIVE LOAD, AND CAPACITIVE LOAD DRIVING CIRCUIT - A liquid ejecting apparatus according to the invention includes: a modulation unit that generates a modulated signal which is obtained by pulse-modulating an original signal; a transistor that generates an amplified and modulated signal which is obtained by amplifying the modulated signal; a switching circuit; a low pass filter that generates a drive signal by demodulating the amplified and modulated signal; a feedback circuit that generates a feedback signal and feeds back the feedback signal to the modulation unit; a feedback terminal that electrically connects the modulation unit to the feedback circuit; a piezoelectric element that is displaced by the drive signal; a cavity; and a nozzle, in which a distance between the feedback terminal and a closest point to the feedback terminal in the modulation unit is shorter than a distance between the feedback terminal and a closest point to the feedback terminal in the switching circuit. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144618 | Constant Current Mode Firing Circuit For Thermal Inkjet-printing Nozzle - A firing circuit for a thermal inkjet-printing nozzle includes a heater resistor and a switch. The heater resistor heats ink to cause the ink to be ejected from the nozzle. The heater resistor has a first end and a second end, the second end connected to a ground. The switch controls activation of the heater resistor. The switch has a first end connected to a voltage source and a second end connected to the first end of the heater resistor. The switch operates in a constant current mode, such that an at least substantially constant current flows through the heater resistor upon activation. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144619 | CONSTANT CURRENT MODE FIRING CIRCUIT FOR THERMAL INKJET-PRINTING NOZZLE - A firing circuit for a thermal inkjet-printing nozzle includes a heater resistor and a switch. The heater resistor heats ink to cause the ink to be ejected from the nozzle. The heater resistor has a first end and a second end, the second end connected to a ground. The switch controls activation of the heater resistor. The switch has a first end connected to a voltage source and a second end connected to the first end of the heater resistor. The switch operates in a constant current mode, such that an at least substantially constant current flows through the heater resistor upon activation. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144620 | INKJET RECORDING METHOD AND INKJET RECORDING DEVICE - An inkjet recording method performed by inkjet recording device including nozzle plate with nozzle to eject droplets of ink; recording head including liquid chamber with which the nozzle is in communication, and pressure-generating unit configured to generate pressure in the liquid chamber; and signal-generating unit configured to generate signal applied to the pressure-generating unit, and allowing the droplets of the ink to eject by the pressure generated by the pressure-generating unit according to the signal, wherein the ink has static surface tension of 18.0 mN/m to 27.0 mN/m at 25° C., the ink has receding contact angle on the nozzle plate of less than 50°, the signal has two-step pull pulse for pulling the ink into the nozzle in two-step manner within one printing unit cycle, and the method includes pulling the ink located in proximity to nozzle outlet into the nozzle of the two-step pull pulse, to form meniscus at predetermined position. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144621 | Face-Down Printing Apparatus and Method - Film-forming apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided. The apparatus can include a substrate positioning system and a printing array that includes an inkjet printing array and/or a thermal printing array. The positioning system can be a gas-bearing plate system. The positioning system can be configured to move a substrate between a first position, away from the printing array, and a second position, above the printing array. The apparatuses, systems, and methods can be used to manufacture organic light emitting devices (OLEDs), for example, flat panel displays. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144622 | LAMINATED NOZZLE WITH THICK PLATE - A laminated nozzle assembly is provided. The laminated nozzle includes a first end plate having a first fluid inlet and a second fluid inlet, a second end plate, a plurality of nozzle plates positioned and clamped between the first end plate and the second end plate, a first fluid conduit in fluid communication with the first fluid inlet formed in one or more of the nozzle plates, a second fluid conduit in fluid communication with the second fluid inlet formed in one or more of the nozzle plates, a first orifice in fluid communication with the first fluid conduit formed in one of the nozzle plates, and a second orifice in fluid communication with the second fluid conduit formed in the same nozzle plate as the first orifice. The laminated nozzle assembly minimizes the number of nozzle plates and includes no more than eight, and preferably no more than five nozzle plates. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144623 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a liquid ejecting head which includes a head main body which has liquid ejection surface through which liquid is ejected, a flexible wiring substrate which is connected to the head main body, and a flow-path member having flow path through which liquid is supplied to the head main body. The flow-path member has an opening portion through which the substrate is inserted. The substrate extends to the flow-path member, with respect to the head main body. The substrate is inclined in a direction directed toward a first surface side of both surfaces of the substrate. In an area on a second surface side of both surfaces of the substrate, the flow path has a portion extending along the head main body. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144624 | LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A liquid discharge head and a recording apparatus are each capable of reducing a malfunction possibility that occurs on a piezoelectric actuator substrate due to contact between individual electrodes and a liquid. The liquid discharge head includes a head body including a flow channel member, a piezoelectric actuator substrate having a plurality of individual electrodes, a flexible wiring substrate, and an adhesive member adhering the flexible wiring substrate and head body, and surrounds the individual electrodes. When a surface of the head body surrounded by the adhesive member is a first region, and a surface of the head body other than the first region is a second region, the head body has a first through hole connecting the first region and the second region to permit communication between a space surrounded by the flexible wiring substrate, adhesive member, first region, and an outside other than the space. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144625 | Inkjet Head - Inkjet head comprising a substrate having pressure chambers, which contain ink, communicate with respective nozzles from which the ink is ejected in a predetermined direction. A spacer substrate is disposed on an opposite side of a diaphragm from the predetermined direction. The diaphragm forms one surface of each of the pressure chambers, which is on an opposite side of the each of the pressure chambers from the predetermined direction. A wiring substrate is disposed on an opposite side of the spacer substrate from the predetermined direction. Actuators are in contact with the diaphragm in a space formed by the spacer substrate between the wiring substrate and the diaphragm, the actuators being electrically connected to respective wires of the wiring substrate. Differences in coefficients of thermal expansion between the pressure-chamber substrate, the diaphragm, the spacer substrate, and the wiring substrate are equal to or less than a predetermined value. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144626 | MAINTENANCE UNIT AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - Provided is a maintenance unit that is detachably attached to a liquid ejecting apparatus including a liquid ejecting section for ejecting liquid, the maintenance unit including: a maintenance section that is used for maintenance of the liquid ejecting section; and a recording target section in which information related to the maintenance section is recorded by the liquid that is ejected by the liquid ejecting section in a visibly recognizable manner. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144627 | CLEANING DEVICE - Provided is a cleaning device that can reduce maintenance-time while injecting a cleaning solution into a gap between head modules so that the cleaning solution or the like is not sucked into an inkjet head. The position of the inkjet head relative to a spray-nozzle is moved in one direction. When relative movement is performed, the relative movement is temporarily stopped or moving speed of the relative movement is reduced at a position where the gap between the head modules faces at least the spray-nozzle. The cleaning solution is sprayed to the gap at a time when the relative movement is temporarily stopped or when the moving speed of the relative movement is reduced. A removing member removing the cleaning solution present in the gap, is provided at a position separated from the spray-nozzle in the one direction by a distance of n times a pitch of the gaps. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144628 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting unit which can eject liquid from a nozzle; a supply flow path through which liquid is supplied to the nozzle; a pressure adjusting unit which includes a pressure chamber which can store liquid; a storage chamber at least a part of which is formed by a gas permeable unit, and which stores liquid; a connection flow path which connects a space including a flow path portion from the pressure chamber to the nozzle and the pressure chamber, and the storage chamber; an opening-closing valve which can switch a communicating state between the space and the storage chamber through the connection flow path; and a pressurizing unit which pressurizes the storage chamber when the opening-closing valve is in the closed state. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144629 | Liquid Supplying Device and Liquid Cartridge Mountable Therein - A liquid supplying device includes a liquid cartridge and a cartridge mounting unit having a liquid extraction tube. The liquid cartridge includes a liquid chamber, a valve chamber extending in a first direction away from the liquid chamber, first and second air channels, a seal member having a through-hole, a valve element having a closing part, first and second sealing parts and a liquid channel. A third sealing part is provided on the closing part or the liquid extraction tube. The liquid extraction tube entering into the valve chamber through the through-hole contacts the closing part, moving the valve element in a second direction opposite to the first direction from a first state where the closing part closes the through-hole, to a second state where the third sealing part closes the through-hole, and to a third state where the valve chamber is communicated with inside of the liquid extraction tube. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144630 | RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING SYSTEM, AND RECORDING METHOD - To apply color ink to a region in which application of a glossiness adjusting liquid is completed, a recording apparatus includes a first application unit provided with a nozzle for ejecting color ink and configured to eject the color ink from the nozzle to apply to a recording medium to record an image on the recording medium, and a second application unit configured to apply a substantially transparent adjusting liquid to the recording medium to adjust a degree of surface roughness of the image formed on the recording medium, wherein after the adjusting liquid is applied to a first region of the recording medium by a predetermined times of relative movement between the second application unit and the recording medium, a relative movement between the first application unit and the recording medium for applying the color ink to the first region is started. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144631 | LIQUID DISCHARGING SUBSTRATE, PRINTHEAD, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - A liquid discharging substrate on which a plurality of discharging elements are arrayed, comprising a driving portion configured to drive the plurality of discharging elements, a detecting portion including a metal pattern arranged via an insulating member on a corner region of the substrate, and configured to detect damage to the corner region when the metal pattern breaks, and a controlling portion configured to stop the driving portion when the detecting portion detects that the corner region has been damaged. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144632 | LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A liquid discharge apparatus includes a discharge portion, a movement portion, and a control portion capable of executing an image forming operation of forming an image on the medium by a discharge operation of causing the discharge portion to discharge the liquid and a movement operation of causing the movement portion to move the medium and the discharge portion relatively to each other in a movement direction. The control portion is capable of changing a first amount of movement that is an amount of movement to be made by the movement operation to form a first image and a second amount of movement that is an amount of movement to be made by the movement operation to form a second image in a case where after the first image is formed, the second image is formed on the first image. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144633 | DRYING DEVICE, PRINTING APPARATUS, AND DRYING METHOD - A drying device for drying a medium that has had a liquid ejected thereon includes a guide that the medium that has had the liquid ejected thereon abuts against, a tension control section that is capable of providing tension to the medium that is abutted against the guide, a heating section capable of heating the medium, and a cooling section capable of cooling the medium that has been heated by the heating section, wherein the tension control section is capable of generating a pressing force that presses the medium against the guide, and the heating by the heating section and the cooling by the cooling section are performed on the medium while the tension and the pressing force are being applied to the medium. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144634 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A printing system includes a media transport device to move a medium at a speed ranging from about 15.24 mpm to about 609.6 mpm. The system includes an ink applicator to apply ink on the medium, and a treatment applicator to apply a treatment composition (including liquid vehicle, polyvalent metal salt fixing agent, and latex resin having an acid number less than 20) before or after the ink is applied, to form a printed-on medium. The system further includes a heating system programmed to: i) dry the printed-on medium at a predetermined temperature for a reduced dwell time (from about 1 second to about 40 seconds); and ii) leave residual moisture in the printed-on medium for a predetermined time after the reduced dwell time. The residual moisture is at a level that is higher than an initial moisture content of the medium prior to treatment composition and ink application. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144635 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention includes a head, a first light source, a second light source. Liquid droplets of a photo-curable ink composition are applied to a recording medium. After one second or less elapses from the time when the liquid droplets are applied to the recording medium, the liquid droplets are illuminated with light of the first light source. After 0.1 second or more and one second or less elapses from the time when the liquid droplets are illuminated with light of the first light source, the liquid droplets are illuminated with light of the second light source. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144636 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes a recording unit which performs recording on a sheet which is transported along a transport path, a printer unit which accommodates the recording unit, a medium discharging port from which the sheet on which recording is performed by the recording unit is discharged, and a placing table which is located at a higher part of the recording unit, receives and supports the sheet which is discharged by the medium discharging port, and is provided in an openable-closable manner with respect to the printer unit. In addition, an access path through which it is possible to access the recording unit from the higher part by causing the placing table to be opened is formed. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144637 | PRINTER FOR FORMING A PHASE CHANGE INKJET IMAGE - A printer is provided for forming a phase change inkjet image on a print substrate. The printer includes a sheet transport unit for advancing the sheet along a print station. The sheet transport unit includes a sheet support platen, a sheet attraction mechanism and a feed mechanism. The sheet support platen includes a print surface for supporting a contact side of the print substrate. The sheet attraction mechanism is arranged for attracting the print substrate to the print surface. The feed mechanism is arranged for advancing the print substrate in a transport direction over the print surface, wherein the feed mechanism is arranged upstream of the print surface. The print station includes a print head assembly, the print head assembly being arranged for providing ink droplets for forming the phase change inkjet image on a process side of the print substrate, the print substrate being arranged on a print area of the print surface, the process side being opposite to the contact side. The print surface has an average surface roughness Ra being in the range of 1 micron to 4 micron. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144638 | IMAGE LAYOUT - According to one example, there is provided a web layout apparatus to generate a web layout of a set of images to be printed. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144639 | PRINTING SYSTEM WITH FORCE CONTROL MODE - A printing system includes a printhead to eject ink onto a print medium in a print zone. A first roller pair is adjacent to the print zone to advance a print medium into the print zone. A second roller pair upstream from the first roller pair, and driven by an independent motor, advances the print medium to the first roller pair in a position control mode. A controller causes the second roller pair to switch from the position control mode to a force control mode when a leading edge of the print medium reaches the first roller pair. The second roller pair applies a substantially constant force to the print medium in the force control mode to push the leading edge of the print medium against the first roller pair while the first roller pair is stationary. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144640 | PRINTING PRINT FRAMES BASED ON MEASURED FRAME LENGTHS - In an example implementation, a processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to initiate motion of a media web in an inkjet web press, begin printing a print frame based on a start pulse from a metering device, verify that printing the print frame is complete, receive a signal from the metering device that a frame-length of the media web has been measured at the output of the press, and begin printing a new print frame based on the verification and the signal. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144641 | Image Recording Apparatus - An image recording apparatus includes a recording section which is provided over a transport passage for transporting a sheet in a transport direction and which has nozzles for discharging an ink onto the sheet; a platen which is provided under the recording section with the transport passage intervening therebetween and which has a plurality of ribs provided to support the sheet while being separated from each other in a widthwise direction of the transport passage perpendicular to the transport direction, the respective ribs protruding upwardly and extending in the transport direction; and a plurality of holding members which are provided to be positioned between the plurality of ribs in the widthwise direction of the transport passage over the platen on an upstream side in the transport direction from the nozzles and which abut against an upper surface of the sheet and press the sheet toward the platen. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144642 | PRINTING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH EXECUTING COMMAND DETERMINED FROM IMAGE - Example systems and methods may relate to controlling a printing device. Specifically, systems may include a processing device and a printing device. The processing device may be configured to determine an image corresponding to a command for performing maintenance on a printing device. Such a command may include a command to restart device, clean memory, or set sleep mode, for example. The processing device may also render the image on a portable medium. The printing device may read the image using a scanner or other reading device. The printing device may then determine that a command corresponds to the image read. The printing device may then execute the command that corresponds to the image read. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144643 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device includes an image recording portion which records an image on a sheet, an image defect detection unit which detects the sheet on which image defects occur, a setting unit by which a sorting number of copies of the sheets is set, a first stamper unit which attaches ink to a leading end edge of the sheet on which the image defects occur, and a second stamper unit which is disposed so as to be arranged with the first stamper unit in a sheet width direction and attaches ink to the leading end edge of the sheet corresponding to the sorting number of copies. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144644 | PRINTABLE RECORDING MEDIA - A printable recording media including a supporting base substrate having, on both supporting sides, pre-coating layers containing inorganic pigments and polymeric binders, and having, at least, one top ink-receiving layer, that includes inorganic pigments and water-dispersible polymeric binders having a glass transition temperature within the range of about 0° C. to about 35° C., over the pre-coating layer. Also described herein is a method for making the printable recording media, a method for forming printed articles and the obtained printed articles. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144645 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - In accordance with an embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises a reading section, an image processing section and a printing section. The reading section reads an image on a sheet to generate image data. The image processing section detects, from the image data, an identification image indicating that printing is carried out with decolorable toner, and decolors the detected identification image from the image data. The printing section prints the image data output from the image processing section. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144646 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, there is provided an image forming apparatus that forms a color image using a plurality of discolorable coloring materials and a plurality of non-discolorable coloring materials. In a case where insufficiency of at least one coloring material from among the plurality of discolorable coloring materials and the plurality of non-discolorable coloring materials is detected, the image forming apparatus performs color image formation using the plurality of discolorable coloring materials and the plurality of non-discolorable coloring material in combination. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144647 | Oliophilic Coating On Underside Of Printing Plate - In a stack of lithographic printing plate precursors, each plate has an aluminum substrate, a photo-polymerizable (PS) layer carried on the upper surface of the substrate, a water soluble topcoat oxidation inhibitor carried on the PS layer, and a water insoluble bottom coat on the lower surface of the substrate, wherein the bottom coat of each intermediate plate is in direct covering contact with the topcoat of an immediately adjacent plate. The associated process includes cutting through multiple sections of the finished web without interleaving to produce stacks of finally sized precursor plates, and without interleafing, packaging together at least 25 stacked and confronting precursor plates. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144648 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a lithographic printing plate precursor having extremely excellent on-board developability while maintaining printing durability and having excellent preservation stability, by a lithographic printing plate precursor including, on a support, an image recording layer containing (A) a thermoplastic fine particle polymer; (B) an infrared ray absorption agent; and (C) a polyglycerol compound, in which the polyglycerol compound is a compound having three or more structural units selected from structural units expressed by General Formulae (1) and (2) below, | 2016-05-26 |
20160144649 | Combination Book Holder and Bookmark - A small clip to hold open a book, conveniently remaining in it as a marker when closed, which is unobtrusive and inexpensively made. It is a single piece metal or plastic frame consisting of a straddle plate ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144650 | PHOSPHOR-CONTAINING IDENTIFICATION SUBSTANCE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A phosphor-containing identification substance of the present invention includes a substrate and a phosphor-containing silicone thin layer. The whole or part of the surface of the substrate is covered with the phosphor-containing silicone thin layer. The phosphor has identification properties that the phosphor emits light when irradiated with ultraviolet rays or black light, and does not emit light when irradiated with visible rays. A method for producing the phosphor-containing identification substance of the present invention includes bringing a silicone composition for forming a phosphor-containing thin layer into contact with the substrate after or simultaneously with the molding of the substrate, followed by heating. This provides the phosphor-containing identification substance that can be applied to a silicone thin film, has excellent adhesive properties with the substrate, and maintains the inherent properties of the substrate without being impaired by marking, and the method for producing the same. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144651 | DATA PAGE FOR A SECURITY DOCUMENT AND/OR VALUE DOCUMENT - A method for producing a book-like security and/or value document includes: A) at least two layers of a data sheet formed from organic polymeric materials are brought together, one inner layer having smaller dimensions than at least one adjacent layer, the data sheet forming a gap or a step along an edge, the gap/step being filled with an auxiliary piece having a thickness which substantially corresponds to the thickness of the inner layer and formed from a material which is not laminable with the at least two layers, B) all layers of the stack of step A) are laminated with each other, not with the auxiliary piece, C) auxiliary piece is removed, D) a data sheet region of a cover tab is introduced into the gap/step and connected with the data sheet, E) a cover region of the cover tab is bound into the cover of the security and/or value document. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144652 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FOLDERS HAVING UNDER-DIMENSIONS, A MACHINE FOR SUCH A MANUFACTURE, AND A CASSETTE FOR SUCH A MACHINE AND SUCH A MANUFACTURING METHOD - Method of manufacturing a folder ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144653 | PAPER BINDING FASTENERS - A paper binding system utilizing standard single, double or three-hole paper punches. This new system allows for a paper binding variance from 2 pages to many pages. System uses 2 members; a first member is an elongated tail with an elongated rib and round integrated head on top. Tail and rib passes through punched paper hole until head of tail bottoms out on paper. A second clamping member is then attached on the underside and mates with the tail. The second clamping member has an integrated blade that engages the rib on the tail not allowing it to go backwards. Pressing the now joined two pieces together forms a strong binding pressure on the paper. The excess tail can be easily cut off with scissors or snapped off by bending it back and forth several times. If desired the second clamping member is easily removed via a simple rod or standard paper clip for modifying the document. The rod is inserted in an oval shaped hole which is approximately at a 90 degree to the blade upon entering the hole it goes behind the blade and then travels up the ramp of the rib thereby raising the blade slightly and disengaging the blade from the rib allowing the second clamping member to be removed from the first member. The second clamping member can then be re-used when document is ready to be bound together again. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144654 | MARKER HOLDER AND ERASER - A new design for a marker holder and eraser has a front side and a back side, the back side having a recess. The front side has two openings for retaining markers. A metal plate and a magnet holder are disposed within the recess and an erasing material covers the recess. Projections extend from the magnet holder into openings on the front side to engage markers disposed in the openings, thereby holding the markers at any angle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144655 | DECORATIVE EGG SYSTEM AND METHOD - A decorative egg is provided. The decorative egg includes a high impact polystyrene (HIPS) material coated with a paint material, the decorative egg having a single smooth continuous surface and configured to hold chalk material, the decorative egg having a solid body. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144656 | METHOD FOR AFFIXING DECORATIVE OBJECT AND DECORATIVE OBJECT - A method for affixing a decorative object on an object that is to be decorated includes a process for causing the force holding the decorative object on an affixing film to differ locally; a process for attaching the decorative object on the surface of the affixing film on the side facing the object that is to be decorated; a process for disposing the affixing film to face the object that is to be decorated; and a process for, after air inside a cover and a vessel has been evacuated, introducing a fluid into the space between the affixing film and the cover, and applying pressure to affix the decorative object on the object that is to be decorated. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144657 | DECORATIVE EGG SYSTEM AND METHOD - A decorative egg is provided. The decorative egg includes a high impact polystyrene (HIPS) material coated with a paint material, the decorative egg having a single smooth continuous surface and configured to hold chalk material, the decorative egg having a solid body. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144658 | COMPOSITE FIBER BICYCLE WHEELS - Carbon fiber bicycle wheels are formed from parts cut from carbon fiber cloth and then joined together to form a rim, sidewalls, spokes, flanges and a center tunnel on which the flanges are mounted. The parts are then assembled, bonded together, and cured to form a wheel. During assembly, the spokes and the wheel are placed in tension by moving the flanges outwardly on the center tunnel after assembly and then bonding them in place to stiffen and strengthen the wheel. The spokes of the drive side of the rear wheel are specially shaped to accommodate torque transfer forces generated by pedaling. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144659 | VEHICLE WHEEL HUBCAP WITH VENT - A heavy duty vehicle hubcap assembly is provided. The hubcap assembly includes a main section with flanges and flange holes for mounting to a wheel hub. The main section of the hubcap assembly also includes an opening to receive a plug assembly. The plug assembly is comprised of a main section, usually comprised of rubber, and a baffle section, usually comprised of a plastic material. The main section includes a restrictive opening to allow equalization of air pressure between the inside seal portion of the hub cap assembly and the atmosphere. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144660 | CYCLE WHEEL RIM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A cycle wheel rim adapted to receive an open tire. The rim has a U-shaped radial cross section, with two sidewalls located on opposite sides of a median plane of the rim, and a lower bridge connecting the sidewalls. An upper bridge connects the sidewalls to form a closed contour. The upper bridge includes a median zone extending on opposite sides of the median plane. In the median zone and on a circumferential portion of the rim greater than or equal to 50% of its circumference, a reduced thickness of the upper bridge is less than 0.75 mm, or in an alternative embodiment, less than 0.65 mm. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144661 | BICYCLE COMPONENT COMPRISING AN ADAPTER UNIT AND ADAPTER UNIT - A bicycle component includes a hub shell for a wheel of an at least partially muscle-powered bicycle, wherein the hub shell is rotatably supported by at least one bearing device. An adapter unit is disposed on one end of the hub shell. The adapter unit includes an inner stopper having an inner stop face for transferring a clamping force to the bearing device and an outer stopper with an outer stop face transmitting at least part of the clamping force. The adapter unit includes a first and a second stopper component transmitting the clamping force. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144662 | Pneumatic Tire - This pneumatic tire ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144663 | Steel Cord for Tire Reinforcement - A steel cord for tire reinforcement according to the present invention is elongated in one direction and comprises a plurality of strands twisted periodically on one another, and the steel cord for tire reinforcement is characterized in that the steel cord is formed to have a first waveform having a first waveform surface and a second waveform having a second waveform surface, the first and second waveforms are formed to overlap each other, and a predetermined inclined angle is defined between the normal of the first waveform surface of the first waveform and the normal of the second waveform surface of the second waveform. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144664 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes a tread having a first tread edge, main grooves in tire circumferential direction, lands bordered by the main grooves, and lateral grooves crossing through the lands. Each land includes a first section having the first tread edge, a second section adjacent to an inner side of the first section, and a third section adjacent to an inner side of the second section, each lateral groove includes first, second and third grooves in the sections, respectively, each lateral groove has an outer portion that extends from first tread-edge side land periphery and a sipe portion that is connected to the outer portion and extends to the other land periphery opposite a first tread-edge side, and the lateral grooves satisfy A | 2016-05-26 |
20160144665 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire comprises at least four main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction on the tread surface, circumferential land portions and shoulder land portions partitioned and formed by these main grooves, and designation of a mounting direction with respect to a vehicle, wherein a plurality of lug grooves is formed at intervals in the tire circumferential direction in each of the plurality of circumferential land portions, extending in the tire width direction, communicating with the main groove on the vehicle inner side, not communicating with the main groove on the vehicle outer side, and terminating within the circumferential land portion. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144666 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - This pneumatic tire is provided with a center land section demarcated between a pair of center primary grooves extending in a zig-zag shape at a tread section. The center land section is provided with: one center narrow groove extending contiguously in a zig-zag manner in the peripheral direction of the tire at the tire equator; and a plurality of center lug grooves that traverse the center narrow groove from the center primary groove and have a terminus positioned within the center land section. The center lug grooves have: a primary groove section extending from the center primary groove to an apex of the zig-zag of the center narrow groove, and is inclined to one side with respect to the axial direction of the tire; and a sub-groove section extending from an apex of the zig-zag to the terminus and inclined in the reverse direction from the primary groove section. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144667 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire, having in a ground contact surface of a tread a plurality of main grooves extending in the tread circumferential direction and a plurality of land portions demarcated by the main grooves and tread ends, wherein, provided that two land portions adjacent to the central land portion on the respective sides in the tread width direction of the central land portion each represent an adjacent land portion, rigidity in the tread circumferential direction of the central land portion is lower than rigidity in the tread circumferential direction of the adjacent land portion. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144668 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - To provide a pneumatic tire which is improved in on-snow performance, while maintaining steering stability on dry road surface. The pneumatic tire is provided in a tread portion | 2016-05-26 |
20160144669 | A Stud Unit for a Studded Tyre, a Studded Tyre, A Device for Remotely Adjusting a Studded Tyre, Vehicle and Operation of Device - A stud unit ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144670 | RUN-FLAT TIRE - A tire includes: bead cores; a carcass; a bead filler that extends along an outer face of the carcass from the bead core toward a tire radial direction outer side; and side reinforcing rubber that is provided at a tire side portion that extends in the tire radial direction along an inner face of the carcass, that decreases in thickness on progression toward the bead core side and toward a tread portion side, that has an end portion at the bead core side that overlaps with bead filler with the carcass sandwiched therebetween, and that has an elongation at break of 130% or above, wherein a thickness of the side reinforcing rubber at a midpoint between an end portion at the tire radial direction outer side of the bead filler running along the carcass, and the end portion is 40% to 80% of a maximum thickness. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144671 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Plural inner face grooves | 2016-05-26 |
20160144672 | AIR COMPRESSOR ABLE TO INFLATE AND REPAIR TIRE - An air compressor includes a housing having a front cap provided with a switch therein and a rear cap able to store a cigarette lighter, a cigarette lighter's cable and an air tube therein, an inflator having a pressure gauge, a pressure release button and a vent joint, a connecting unit having a cylinder insertion connected to the vent joint of the inflator, a connector insertion and an unfastening button, a changeover valve having a connector inserted into the connector insertion of the connecting unit and a changeover button and a tire repair solution can connected with the changeover valve. In order to make a changeover between air inflation and tire repair solution, it can be simply done by swiveling the changeover button. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144673 | PRESSURE RELIEF SIGNAL-BUTTON FOR TIRE REPAIR KIT - A pressure indicator device for a flat tire repair kit for motor vehicles, in which the flat tire repair kit includes a compressor and a pressure outlet and the pressure indicator device ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144674 | RFID-TAG, A TPMS DEVICE, A TIRE, A RECEIVER DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATED TO IDENTIFICATION OF A TIRE - Embodiments relate to a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID)-tag, a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) device, a tire, a receiver device and a method for providing information related to identification of a tire. The RFID-tag is configured to provide information related to the tire identification and it is configured to be powered by the TPMS device. The RFID-tag comprises a memory module configured to store the information related to the tire identification and a transmitter module configured to transmit the information related to the tire identification to a receiver device of a vehicle or a service station. The TPMS device comprises a coupling element configured to provide Radio Frequency power to the RFID-tag, for providing information related to tire identification. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144675 | PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY - A pressure and temperature compensated valve assembly includes a flow valve allowing inflation flow from a control port to a tire port and controlling deflation flow from the tire port to the control port. A throttle valve restricts deflation flow between the tire port and the control port when deflating the tire at high flow rates or when tire pressure is high, thus enabling the flow valve to be closed. The throttle valve includes a throttle diaphragm that throttles in response to flow from the tire port and which does not restrict inflation flow from the control port. The valve assembly further includes a temperature responsive member engaging the flow valve, and which deforms in response to a change in temperature in the valve assembly, thus negating temperature effects on the flow valve, allowing the flow valve to close at a consistent force across a range of operating temperatures. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144676 | AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC AIR PUMP - An electronic air pump pressurizes object in either manual or automatic mode. In automatic mode, the electronic air pump determines air pressure needed to adjust an object to a set target pressure. The electronic air pump inflates or deflates the ball automatically until the air pressure inside the ball matches the preset value. In manual mode regulation of the air pressure is adjusted by a user. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144677 | SAFETY CHAIN ENGAGING DEVICE FOR GOOSENECK HITCH - A safety chain engaging device for a towing vehicle having a gooseneck hitch attached with a rail of the towing vehicle is shown and described. The safety chain engaging device may include a first bracket configured to be secured with the rail of the towing vehicle, and a second bracket attached with the first bracket, the second bracket including a plate member spaced from the first bracket. The safety chain engaging device may also include at least one safety chain engaging member secured with the plate member, where the safety chain engaging member is configured to be laterally spaced from the rail upon securement of the first bracket with the rail. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144678 | Hydraulic Towing System - A hydraulic towing system for use with towing vehicles lacking hydraulics. The present invention generally includes a hydraulic housing which is mounted to a towing device. The hydraulic housing includes an internal compartment which stores a hydraulic system for controlling the towing device. A reservoir, pump, and control are used to control flow of hydraulic fluid through a plurality of hydraulic conduits. First and second hydraulic conduits are linked with a lift actuator which acts to transition the towing device between a lowered position for use and a raised position for storage. Third and fourth hydraulic conduits are linked with a catch actuator, which acts to mount the towing device to a towed vehicle by extending an engaging member to through a hitch of the towed vehicle. Thus, a self-contained hydraulic system may be provided for a towing device where the towing vehicle does not include its own hydraulic system. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144679 | LOCKING HITCH RING - A locking hitch ring apparatus includes a hitch ring member adapted at a rear end thereof for attachment to a towed vehicle. A drawpin hole defined by the hitch ring member is oriented such that an axis of the drawpin hole is oriented vertically when the hitch ring member is attached to the towed vehicle. A lock plate is movably attached to the hitch ring member such that the lock plate is movable from a closed position, where the lock plate blocks the drawpin hole, to an open position, where the drawpin hole is open, and a lock mechanism is operative to lock the lock plate in the closed position. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144680 | SUSPENSION SYSTEMS FOR LATERALLY TILTABLE MULTITRACK VEHICLES - A laterally tiltable, multitrack vehicle suspension may include first and second steering knuckles. The suspension may also include a first set of control arms connected to the first steering knuckle and a second set of control arms connected to the second steering knuckle. Each of the first and second sets of control arms may include upper and lower control arms. The suspension may further include a spring/damper element acting between the first and second sets of control arms and a balancer system. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144681 | SHOCK ABSORBERS HAVING A COMPOSITE BASE ASSEMBLY WITH AN OVER-MOLDED CLOSURE INSERT - A shock absorber having an inner assembly, a composite base assembly formed of a composite material and a closure insert formed of a metal material is disclosed. The inner assembly includes a pressure tube extending between first and second ends, a rod guide disposed adjacent to the first end, a compression valve disposed adjacent to the second end, a piston assembly disposed between the rod guide and the compression valve, and a rod operatively attached to the piston assembly and supported by the rod guide. The metal closure insert is operatively attached to the composite base assembly adjacent the rod guide such that the metal closure insert is at least partially connected to the composite base assembly. The metal closure insert supports at least one of the pressure tube and the rod guide with respect to the composite base assembly. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144682 | Active Vehicle Suspension System and Method for Managing Drive Energy - A vehicle drive energy management and active suspension control system and operative methodology in which ground/pathway anomalies are sensed and the relationship thereof to the vehicle chassis is used to enable or automatically effect adjustment of chassis supporting actuators to reduce resisting effects and/or increase assisting effects of the encountered ground/pathway anomalies and thus reduce the vehicle drive energy that would otherwise be required to efficiently move the vehicle in the intended direction, yet maintain the stability of the vehicle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144683 | CLOSING COVER WITH INTEGRATED PRESSURE RETENTION VALVE HOUSING FOR AIR SPRING APPLICATIONS - A closing cover assembly for an air spring includes a first portion defining a first internal space constructed and arranged to receive a portion of an air spring. A second portion is integral with and extends from the first portion. The second portion defines a second internal space. A passageway connects the first internal space with the second internal space. A pressure retention valve having a main body is received in the second internal space, with the second portion of the cover defining an outer protective housing for the main body of the pressure retention valve. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144684 | ANTI-SKATE DEVICE FOR APPLYING DAMPING TORQUE TO AN AXLE - An anti-skate device for a drive axle of a motor vehicle may include a free-spinning body having an axis of rotation that is generally perpendicular to the drive axle of the vehicle. The free-spinning body may be coupled to the drive axle by a rotational damper. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144685 | AIR CONDITIONER FOR VEHICLE - An air conditioner for a vehicle includes: a casing; an air blower; and a mode switching portion switching an inlet mode to draw air into the casing and an outlet mode to blow out air to the vehicle interior. The casing has a driver seat inlet port from which air in a space adjacent to a driver seat is drawn in. The mode switching portion is configured to be switchable between a normal mode during which air drawn in from at least one of air inlets is blown out from both of a driver seat outlet and a passenger seat outlet and a driver seat mode during which air drawn in from the driver seat inlet port is blown out from the driver seat outlet. The driver seat inlet port is located in a region exposed to the space adjacent to the driver seat. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144686 | AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - An air-conditioning device for a vehicle seat has a seat, an air conditioning duct, a floor-side connection part, a seat-side connection part, and a connection duct. A position of the seat is adjusted in a front-rear direction. The air conditioning duct guides air, which is supplied from an interior air-conditioning unit, to a lower side of the seat. The floor-side connection part is provided in a vehicle-compartment floor on the lower side of the seat and connects to a downstream side of the air conditioning duct in an air flow direction. The seat-side connection part is provided in a seat bottom surface. The connection duct has one end portion connecting to the floor-side connection part and an other end portion connecting to the seat-side connection part. The seat-side connection part transfers across the floor-side connection part in the front-rear direction when a position of the seat is adjusted in the front-rear direction. The connection duct is deformable and stretchable. The floor-side connection part and the seat-side connection part are arranged at different positions in a left-right direction when viewed from a front side of a vehicle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144687 | RADIATOR HAVING AIR GUIDE FOR PREVENTING HEAT DAMAGE IN A VEHICLE - A radiator for cooling a heated coolant includes an air guide for preventing heat damage, the air guide being adapted to allow air entering into the radiator due to the operation of a cooling fan to flow into a gear box of a fan clutch, wherein the cooling fan is installed at an inside of the vehicle and is activated by the fan clutch. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144688 | AIR INTRODUCING APPARATUS OF HAVC SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An air introducing intake of an HVAC system for a vehicle includes an intake case having a first outdoor air introducing hole and a second outdoor air introducing hole formed thereon and a partition part partitioning an inner space into a plurality of spaces. A first indoor and outdoor air door rotates by a first rotation shaft and selectively opens or closes a first indoor air introducing hole and the first outdoor air introducing hole. A second indoor and outdoor air door rotates by a second rotation shaft and selectively opens or closes a second indoor air introducing hole and the second outdoor air introducing hole. An actuator operates the first indoor and outdoor air door and the second indoor and outdoor air door by rotating the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144689 | HVAC SYSTEM WITH TRAVEL TIME BASED CONTROL - A system for providing efficient climate control in a vehicle. The system has an HVAC system configured to receive a user-defined temperature. The HVAC system has a cabin temperature sensor. The system has a controller coupled to the HVAC system and coupleable to a mobile device. The controller is programmed to (i) receive an estimated travel time of the vehicle from the mobile device and (ii) modify output of the HVAC system based on the travel time being below a time threshold. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144690 | HEATABLE INTERIOR LINING ELEMENT - An interior lining element, for example for a passenger compartment of a vehicle, including a single-layer or multilayer decorative covering, the front side of which faces the passenger compartment and delimits the latter physically and, via the back side thereof, is in thermally conductive contact with a printed heater, where the heater has a plurality of flat resistance elements and at least two feed lines which are electrically highly conductive as compared with the resistance elements and via which the resistance elements can be looped into an electric circuit and where in contact-making regions of the resistance elements and of the feed lines, one feed line and one resistance element are each printed overlapping each other. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144691 | HYBRID COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A hybrid cooling system of a vehicle includes a first cooling system having an engine, a first radiator, and a first water pump. A second cooling system includes a PE system, a second radiator, and a second water pump. A first cooling passage connects the engine and the PE system. A second cooling passage connects the first radiator and the second radiator. A third cooling passage and a fourth cooling passage connect the first cooling passage and the second cooling passage. Three-way valves is provided in the third cooling passage and the fourth cooling passage, respectively, to enable integrated cooling or individual cooling by opening and closing of the three-way valves. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144692 | MODULAR HVAC SYSTEM WITH ENGINE-ON AND ENGINE-OFF OPERATION - An auxiliary HVAC system according to an example of the present disclosure includes an engine-on module configured to provide cooling or heating during an engine-on mode and an engine-off module connected to the engine-on module and configured to provide cooling or heating during an engine-off mode. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144693 | DOOR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A door structure of a vehicle comprises a door trim and a door trim frame that combines with the door trim to increase stiffness of the door trim. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144694 | ELECTROMECHANICAL STRUT WITH MOTOR-GEARBOX ASSEMBLY HAVING DUAL STAGE PLANETARY GEARBOX - An electromechanical strut is provided for moving a pivotal closure member between an open position and a closed position relative to a motor vehicle body. The electromechanical strut includes a drive mechanism having a motor-gearbox assembly that is operable to drive a rotatable power screw. The drive mechanism converts rotary motion of the power screw into linear motion of an extensible member to move the extensible member between a retracted position corresponding to the closed position of the closure member and an extended position corresponding to the open position of the closure member. The motor-gearbox assembly includes a gearbox unit equipped with a dual-stage planetary geartrain that is operably disposed between a motor output and the power screw. The dual-stage planetary geartrain includes a first stage gearset and a second stage gearset sharing a common ring gear. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144695 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING ONE OR MORE VEHICLE FUNCTIONS - Systems for altering vehicle functions are provided. A system for altering a vehicle function includes one or more processors, one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, and machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules. When executed by the one or more processors, the machine readable instructions may cause the system to determine a presence of a roof mounted article on a vehicle and disable at least one movable roof member function in response to the determination. In some embodiments, in response to determining that the vehicle is proximate a structure and determining the presence of the vehicle mounted article on the vehicle, the system may generate a notification pertaining to the vehicle mounted article. In some embodiments, the system may provide navigation assistance based on the determination that the vehicle mounted article is present on the vehicle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144696 | DOOR WEATHER STRIP - A door weather strip includes an installation base member and a main seal part. A die molded part on a corner part connects an extrusion molded part on a roof side and an extrusion molded part on a pillar side. An installation base member of the extrusion molded part on the roof side has a super-soft seal lip. An installation base member of the die molded part has a die molded seal lip connected to the super-soft seal lip by die molding. Thickness of the die molded seal lip is thicker in a range from a position on a straight part on a roof side of the die molded part to a position on a curve than in a range from a position of connection between the extrusion molded part on the roof side and the die molded part to the position on the straight part on the roof side. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144697 | SEALING ELEMENT HAVING AN INJECTION-MOLDED PART - A sealing element for forming a seal, particularly on doors or covers of a vehicle body, includes a molded part produced from elastomer material or/and thermoplastic material, by injection-molding, having a tubular segment and an unmolding opening, which opening has a slit that extends in the longitudinal direction or/and transverse direction of the segment. The sealing element has devices that keep the unmolding slit from gaping apart after unmolding of the molded part. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144698 | VEHICLE-USE SEAL STRUCTURE - A vehicle-use seal structure is provided with a seal member which is attached to a door opening part. The seal member has the following: a seal base part which is attached to a seal attachment wall by a plurality of clips; a first seal lip provided to a connection part of the seal base part; and a second lip seal provided to the connection part. The first lip seal abuts a flange part of a front side door. The second lip seal abuts an orthogonal part that is substantially orthogonal to the flange part and extends in the vehicle interior direction. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144699 | Seal for a Door, Door and Vehicle Fitted With Same - The invention relates to a seal including a body having a built-in chamber in which a switching element is arranged, and a lever for actuating the switching element. The lever can tilt relative to the body in two different directions. The range of movement and shape of the lever and/or the arrangement thereof relative to a wall of the chamber are such that the tilting of the lever, in a first of the different directions, does not deform the chamber, or does not deform same enough for the switching element to switch, and such that the tilting of the lever in the second direction deforms the chamber so that the switching element switches. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144700 | PLASTIC CHANNEL ASSEMBLY-BELOW BELT BRACKET FOR GLASSRUN SYSTEM - A below belt bracket assembly includes a weatherstrip or glassrun having first and second sidewalls interconnected along a base member that form a cavity configured to receive an associated window edge. A support member has a cavity configured to at least partially receive the weatherstrip. A first end of the support member includes first and second retention members that each operatively engage an end region of the weatherstrip. A recess/opening formed between the first and second retention members is dimensioned to receive the end region of the base member such that the end region of the weatherstrip base member ramps downwardly from the support member base wall through the recess/opening. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144701 | POWERTRAIN FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A powertrain may include a plurality of shafts disposed in parallel with a transmission input shaft of a first shifting mechanism which receives power from an engine, and transmitting power from a motor to a driving shaft while a vehicle is driven; and a second shifting mechanism including a plurality of gears fitted on the shafts, in which one of the gears remains engaged and rotated as a driven gear by a constant synchronizer while the vehicle is driven. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144702 | TRANSMISSION FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A transmission for a hybrid vehicle includes an input shaft connected to an engine, an output shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft, a first hollow shaft installed on an outer peripheral surface of one side of the input shaft, a second hollow shaft installed on an outer peripheral surface of the other side of the input shaft, a first motor connected to the first hollow shaft, a second motor connected to the second hollow shaft, a first speed-shifting output part provided between the first hollow shaft and the output shaft, a second speed-shifting output part provided between the second hollow shaft and the output shaft, a first synchronizer synchronously connecting the first hollow shaft to the first speed-shifting output part, and a second synchronizer synchronously connecting the second hollow shaft to the second speed-shifting output part. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144703 | HYBRID POWERTRAIN - A hybrid power-train includes an input shaft connected to an engine and an output shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft. A motor is connected to the input shaft and the output shaft. A drive mechanism connects the engine, the motor, and the output shaft. A plurality of clutches are operable for coupling and releasing, respectively, to perform a mode conversion. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144704 | HYBRID TRANSMISSION WITH AN ADDITIONAL ELECTRIC MACHINE - A hybrid transmission for a motor vehicle provided with a heat engine and an electric driving machine includes two concentric primary shafts and a first coupling between the two primary shafts able to occupy at least three positions in which the heat engine is uncoupled from the kinematic chain connecting the electric driving machine to the wheels, the heat engine drives the wheels with or without extra contribution from the electric driving machine, and the heat engine and the electric driving machine are coupled so as to add their torques toward the wheels. The transmission also includes a secondary shaft connected to the wheels of the vehicle and supporting a second coupling to connect either of the two secondary pinions on the shaft. The transmission also includes an additional shaft connected to an additional electric machine to supply an engine torque or a resistive torque to the transmission. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144705 | POWERTRAIN FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A powertrain apparatus may include a planetary gear set including a first rotary member connected to a first motor and selectively operating as an input element or a fixing element, a second rotary member supplied with power from an engine and selectively operating as an input element, and a third rotary member connected to an output shaft and selectively operating as an output element, a second motor supplying power to a motor input shaft, and a transmission including a plurality of pairs of engaged gears forming different transmission gear ratios, the pairs of engaged gears being provided on the motor input shaft and the output shaft, respectively, with an engaging unit provided on the motor input shaft at a location between the pairs of engaged gears and selecting one of the pairs of engaged gears corresponding to a driving speed. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144706 | POWERTRAIN FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A powertrain for a hybrid vehicle may include a first planetary gear including a first rotation element connected to a first motor to be operated as an input element, a second rotation element intermittently connected to the first motor through a first friction member and connected to an output shaft to be operated as a selective input element or a selective output element, and a third rotation element operated as a selective fixing element by a second friction member. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144707 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A drive system includes: a first planetary gear unit, in which a carrier is connected to an internal combustion engine, a sun gear is connected to a first MG, and a ring gear is connected, via a first drive gear and a first driven gear, to a counter shaft; and a second planetary gear unit, in which a brake is provided to a sun gear, a carrier is connected to the internal combustion engine, and a ring gear is connected, via a second drive gear and a second driven gear, to the counter shaft. A gear ratio of the first drive gear and the first driven gear is larger than a gear ratio of the second drive gear and the second driven gear. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144708 | LUGGAGE SCOOTER - A luggage scooter is revealed. A moveable and foldable foot rest unit is disposed on a front surface of a box. A vertical rod arranged with a handle is connected to a front end of the foot rest unit. A front wheel is set on bottom of the vertical rod while a transmission wheel is disposed on a bottom side of the box and connected to a power source. Anti-tip wheels are arranged at bottom surface of the box. The foot rest unit and the vertical rod are mounted in the box so that the luggage scooter is used as a luggage for loading objects. While being used as a scooter, the foot rest unit is extended and users sit on the box with feet stepping thereon and hands holding the handle. A drive unit drives the power source to move the transmission wheel. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144709 | ROLLER HAVING A DRIVEN WHEEL, LOAD TRUCK COMPRISING A ROLLER HAVING A DRIVEN WHEEL AND OPERATING DEVICE - A wheel of a roller includes a roller axis, the wheel being driven by an electric motor, wherein the electric motor is a hub motor which drives a hub body, which extends with circumferential. spacing and surrounds the wheel axle, relative to the fixed wheel axle, wherein furthermore the wheel has a running surface. The running surface is formed on a running surface carrier and the running surface carrier is supported flush on the hub body at the back of the running surface. Further, a manually movable load truck includes one or more rollers, of which at least one roller has a driven wheel. Further, an operating device, in particular for a manually movable load truck, is formed having a substantially annular cross-section having a central through opening. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144710 | HEV COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A HEV cooling system includes an engine cooling circuit configured to cool an engine by circulation of coolant cooled by an engine heat exchanger using an engine water pump. An engine reservoir tank is configured to temporarily store the coolant cooled by the engine heat exchanger and replenish insufficient coolant. A HEV cooling circuit is configured to cool an inverter and motor by circulation of coolant cooled by an HEV heat exchanger using an HEV water pump. An HEV reservoir tank is configured to temporarily store the coolant cooled by the HEV heat exchanger and replenish insufficient coolant. A connector ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160144711 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEPRESSURIZING A VEHICULAR FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM - A method for depressurizing a vehicular fuel storage system including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being in fluid communication with a closable filler head opening, the first portion being separated from the second portion by a valve, the method including: in a first time period, depressurizing the first portion by bringing the first portion in communication with the atmosphere, while the valve and the filler head opening are closed; in a second time period, depressurizing the second portion by bringing the second portion in communication with the atmosphere; and obtaining readiness for access to the filler head opening as from the end of the first time period. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144712 | ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE HAVING SIX WHEELS - A vehicle has a frame, a motor, two front wheels, a first driveshaft operatively connected to the motor, and a first gear assembly operatively connected to the first driveshaft. The first gear assembly includes a first bevel gear operatively connected to the first driveshaft, a second bevel gear meshed with the first bevel gear, and a third bevel gear meshed with the second bevel gear. Two intermediate wheels are operatively connected to the second bevel gear. A second driveshaft is operatively connected to the third bevel gear. A second gear assembly is operatively connected to the second driveshaft. Two rear wheels are operatively connected to the second gear assembly. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144713 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ADVISED DRIVING SPEED - A method and apparatus for evaluating an advised driving speed of a vehicle traversing a particular portion of a road network is disclosed. The method comprises accessing first predetermined data indicative of the variation in average fuel consumption for the vehicle with speed of the vehicle, using the first predetermined data to determine data indicative of average fuel consumption for the vehicle for a plurality of speeds within a range based on a speed limit for the portion of the road network being traversed, and evaluating the advised driving speed of the vehicle based at least in part on the determined data indicative of average fuel consumption for the vehicle for the range of speeds. The evaluation of the advised driving speed may further be based on second predetermined data indicative of the variation in a likelihood of the vehicle being in the highest gear with speed of the vehicle. | 2016-05-26 |
20160144714 | SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF APPLICATIONS BETWEEN VEHICLE HEAD UNIT AND COMPANION DEVICE - Disclosed here is a system for a vehicle including a personal electronic device in communication with a vehicle head unit, the personal electronic device synchronized with the vehicle head unit for controlling which application icons appear on the vehicle heat unit. Also disclosed is a computer storage media having embodied thereon computer-useable instructions that, when executed, perform a method, the method includes synchronizing the display of a plurality of applications that each operate a respective vehicle system between a vehicle head unit and a personal electronic device. | 2016-05-26 |