24th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150158351 | SELF-INFLATING TIRE AND PRESSURE REGULATOR - A self-inflating tire assembly includes an air tube connected to a tire and defining an air passageway, the air tube being composed of a flexible material operative to allow an air tube segment opposite a tire footprint to flatten, closing the passageway, and resiliently unflatten into an original configuration. The air tube is sequentially flattened by the tire footprint in a direction opposite to a tire direction of rotation to pump air along the passageway to a regulator device. The regulator device regulates the inlet air flow to the air tube and the outlet air flow to the tire cavity. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158352 | SELF-INFLATING TIRE WITH HYBRID PUMP - A self-inflating tire assembly includes a first and second air tube mounted within a tire wherein each air tube defines an air passageway. Each air tube is composed of a flexible material operative to allow an air tube segment opposite a tire footprint to flatten, closing the passageway, and resiliently unflatten into an original configuration. Each air tube is sequentially flattened by the tire footprint in a direction opposite to a tire direction of rotation to pump air along the passageway to an outlet device for direction into the tire cavity. Each air tube has an inlet end that are joined together by an inlet device. Each air tube has an outlet end that are joined together by an outlet device The inlet device is preferably positioned 180 degrees opposite the outlet device. The inlet device allows air to transfer from one air tube to the other air tube. The outlet device allows air to transfer from one air tube to the tire cavity. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158353 | SELF-INFLATING TIRE AND PRESSURE REGULATOR - A self-inflating tire assembly includes an air tube connected to a tire and defining an air passageway, the air tube being composed of a flexible material operative to allow an air tube segment opposite a tire footprint to flatten, closing the passageway, and resiliently unflatten into an original configuration. The air tube is sequentially flattened by the tire footprint in a direction opposite to a tire direction of rotation to pump air along the passageway to a inlet control valve. The inlet control valve regulates the inlet air flow to the air tube and the outlet air flow to the tire cavity. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158354 | TIRE APPARATUS - A tire support apparatus useful for installing components into a tire is described. The tire support apparatus includes a support plate for receiving the tire thereon; an optional inflatable inner tube for insertion into the tire cavity, and an upper plate plate having a hole for receiving a support member, the upper plate further including a ring having an inner lip that seats against the bead region of the tire and a radially outer surface seats against the lower sidewall region of the tire T. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158355 | Fifth Wheel Locking Mechanism - A fifth wheel includes a top plate having a throat that is adapted to receive a kingpin of a trailer. The fifth wheel is equipped with a locking mechanism including a jaw slidably connected to the top plate and slidable between a closed position where the jaw blocks passage of a kingpin out of the throat of the fifth wheel and an open position where a kingpin may pass into and out of the throat of the fifth wheel. The jaw has an edge adapted to engage a kingpin positioned in the throat of the fifth wheel when the jaw is in the closed position. A release arm is pivotally attached to the top plate and the jaw. A trigger member is pivotally attached to the release arm and has a locking head. A main spring urges the jaw towards the closed position. A locking protrusion is attached to the top plate and is engaged by the locking head of the trigger member when the jaw is in the open position so as to prevent the jaw from moving into the closed position. A release member is pivotally attached to the distal end portion of the release arm. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158356 | Adjustable Height Hitch Apparatus - An adjustable height hitch apparatus for a trailer includes a base having opposite first and second end portions. An elongated shaft extends outwardly from the base first end portion, and an elongated height adjustment member is attached to the base second end portion. A coupling apparatus, such as a lunette ring, is supportable by the height adjustment member via one or more fasteners at any of a plurality of elevations. The height adjustment member is configured to provide height adjustment for the coupling apparatus of at least about eight inches. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158357 | CARRIER INSERT BAR ASSEMBLY WITH SECUREMENT PIN - An insert bar assembly for a hitch-rack carrier comprises a self-locating securement pin. The insert bar assembly can comprise an elongate hitch-attachment bar which in turn comprises a hitch-receiver insert portion located at an insertable end of the bar. The assembly can include a flexible securement pin or a rigid securement pin resiliently joined to the bar at a fixed distance from the engagement end of the pin. The assembly accommodates repetitive, same location positioning of the engagement end of the pin at a pin-tip facing surface on the bar in the pin-secured configuration of the insert bar assembly. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158358 | DRIVE UNIT FOR A RAIL-ROAD VEHICLE - A drive unit for a road-rail vehicle having at least four wheels, for movement on rails, wherein each wheel is driven by a separate hydraulic motor. Further the hydraulic motors driving the wheels situated on one side of a longitudinal central axis of the vehicle are connected in | 2015-06-11 |
20150158359 | Power Train for an Amphibian - A power train for an amphibian includes a first prime mover, a first land propulsion unit, and a first marine propulsion unit. The first prime mover is arranged to selectively drive the first land propulsion unit, or the first marine propulsion unit, or both. The power train further comprises a second prime mover. The second prime mover is arranged to selectively drive the first land propulsion unit, or the first marine propulsion unit, or both, either in place of the first prime mover or in addition thereto. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158360 | MOBILE VEHICLE - A mobile vehicle | 2015-06-11 |
20150158361 | FOUR-POINT LINK - A four-point link for the suspension of a rigid axle which has four bearing seats. Two bearing seats can be articulated on the axle and two can be articulated on the vehicle frame. The link has a single-piece link body which is inscribed by the trapezoid formed by the bearing seats. The link body is formed of a fiber-composite arrangement that comprises at least one longitudinal fiber arrangement. The longitudinal fiber arrangement encases the bearing seat, at least along half circumference thereof and extends along at least a portion of the link body in order to optimize loading, reduce mass and increase its application. Torsional compliance makes it possible to use relatively small and/or hard rubber bearings for articulating the four-point link or the vehicle axle. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158362 | VIBROISOLATING DEVICE WITH A NONLINEAR FORCE VS. DISPLACEMENT CHARACTERISTIC AND A MOTOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH VIBROISOLATING DEVICE - A vibroisolating device ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150158363 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DAMPER HAVING AN INSERT - Apparatus are provided for a jounce bumper system for use with a damper. The jounce bumper system includes a first mount and a jounce bumper having a first end coupled to the first mount and a second end. The jounce bumper system includes a flexible striker cap spaced apart from the second end of the jounce bumper in a first position. The flexible striker cap includes a first surface in contact with the second end in a second position and defines a cavity opposite the first surface. The jounce bumper system further includes an insert received within the cavity. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158364 | ADJUSTABLE DAMPING CURVE SHOCK ABSORBER - An adjustment control for adjusting the damping of a shock absorber includes an aperture seat to be secured to a bore of the shock absorber; a needle nut including a needle; an adjustment nut shaft stud including a threaded portion configured to engage with a threaded portion of the needle nut; an adjustment nut to be secured to the base and defining a non-circular cavity to receive at least a portion of the adjustment nut shaft stud and a noncircular region of the needle nut such that the needle nut cannot rotate relative to the non-circular cavity of the adjustment nut; and an adjustment knob, wherein rotation of the adjustment knob causes rotation of the adjustment nut shaft stud relative to the adjustment nut, and wherein rotation of the adjustment nut shaft stud causes axial movement of the needle nut relative to an orifice of the aperture seat. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158365 | VEHICULAR AIR CONDITIONER - A vehicular air conditioner includes an evaporator bypass passage through which air is guided to a vehicle-compartment inside outlet with bypassing an evaporator, an inflow-side open-close door and an outflow-side open-close door that open or close the evaporator bypass passage and a cool-air passage through which air is guided to the vehicle-compartment inside outlet through the evaporator, an air-outlet door that opens or closes the vehicle-compartment inside outlet, and a controller. The controller controls the respective open-close doors to open the evaporator bypass passage and to substantially close the cool-air passage, and controls the air-outlet door to open the vehicle-compartment inside outlet, when an evaporation condition for evaporation of condensed water attached to the evaporator is satisfied. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158366 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING HEATER OF ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY VEHICLE - A system for controlling a heater of an environmentally-friendly vehicle includes a signal input configured to input a heating demand. A positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater is a heat source for heating. A controller is configured to determine a target temperature according to the heating demand, determine the quantity of power supplied to the PTC heater, and determine a duty cycle of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal. A switch is controlled according to a PWM signal of the controller to operate the PTC heater. A charger is charged/discharged when the switch is turned on/off according to the PWM signal of the controller to protect the PTC heater. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158367 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF HEATING CABIN OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A method and a system of heating a cabin of a hybrid electric vehicle are provided and minimize the operation of a heater and an engine by reducing the demand temperature of coolant taking into account of power of the heater and improve fuel economy accordingly. The method of heating a cabin of a hybrid electric vehicle adjusts temperature of air supplied into the cabin of the vehicle using a heater disposed adjacent to the cabin of the vehicle and coolant supplied from an engine. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158368 | AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE OVERRIDE PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEM - Each vehicle in a fleet comprises a climate controller having an auto mode. The auto mode controls climate actuators in response to a model relating sensed climate conditions to respective settings for the actuators. The vehicle has a buffer memory periodically storing sample vectors comprised of actuator/operation settings and sensed climate conditions. A user interface in the vehicle is responsive to a user override commands to modify respective operation settings while in auto mode. Each vehicle has a wireless communication system for sending data packages to a remote server when the user generates the override. Each data package is comprised of a plurality of stored sample vectors and an identification of the override command A central database associated with the remote server receives the data packages from the fleet vehicles in order to identify patterns within the received vectors that are associated with any given override command | 2015-06-11 |
20150158369 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING FAN AND COMPRESSOR POWER FOR A VEHICLE CABIN HEATING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for operating a heater for a passenger cabin of a vehicle. In one example, fan speed of an evaporator cooling fan is adjusted to improve heating efficiency. In particular, fan speed is incrementally increased and maintained at the higher speed if output power of a compressor is reduced by more than an amount of power used to incrementally increase the fan speed. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158370 | STEERING WHEEL WITH ACTIVE VENTILATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STEERING WHEEL - A steering wheel is provided with an active ventilation device, in particular for a motor vehicle, which includes, but is not limited to a fan arrangement with a fan with which ambient air can be sucked in through at least one air inlet opening of the steering wheel, one air duct for conducting air to at least one air outlet opening of the steering wheel. At least one of these air ducts is formed as a hollow space in a foam element of the steering wheel. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158371 | AUTOMATIC MOUNTING DEVICE OF DOOR HINGE FOR VEHICLE - An automatic mounting device of a door hinge for a vehicle, may include a door hinge mounting unit configured to automatically mount a door hinge to a side panel of the vehicle, and a robot hanger unit mounted on the door hinge mounting unit, coupled to an automatic robot, and configured to allow the door hinge mounting unit to move. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158372 | TORQUE STRUT - A system for a vehicle may include a vehicle chassis, an electric motor, and a torque strut. The electric motor may include a rotor and may be operable in a first mode to rotate the rotor in a first direction to propel the vehicle about a rotational axis and in a second mode in which the rotor is rotated in a second direction about the rotational axis. The torque strut may include first, second and third mounting structures. The first mounting structure may be coupled to the vehicle chassis. The second and third mounting structures may be spaced apart from each other and may be coupled to the electric motor to prevent relative rotation between the torque strut and the electric motor. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158373 | HYBRID POWERTRAIN WITH THREE-MODE DEPLETION STRATEGY AND METHOD OF OPERATING A HYBRID POWERTRAIN - A hybrid powertrain for propelling a vehicle includes an engine and an energy storage system operatively connected to the engine. Both the engine and the energy storage system are operable for providing power to propel the vehicle. A control system is operatively connected to the engine and the energy storage system and is configured to execute a stored algorithm that determines required energy reserve, remaining energy, and power capability of the energy storage system. The control system commands operation in one of a first operating mode, a second operating mode, and a third operating mode based on the required energy reserve, the remaining energy, and the power capability of the energy storage system. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158374 | POWER SYSTEM OF A SERIES HYBRID VEHICLE - A power system of a series hybrid vehicle, comprising a fuel source; a control system; at least two auxiliary power units, each of which auxiliary power units, under control of the control system, independently receives fuel from the fuel source, and converts chemical energy in the fuel into electrical energy and outputs the electrical energy to a common current bus; a power battery electrically connected to a common current bus to, under control of the control system, receive electrical energy from the common current bus to perform charging or perform discharging through the common current bus; and a traction motor electrically connected to the common current bus to, under control of the control system, receive electrical energy from the common current bus and convert the electrical energy into mechanical energy and transmit the mechanical energy to a power train of the vehicle so as to drive the vehicle to run. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158375 | COOLING UNIT IN ELECTRIC FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM - A cooling unit in an electric four wheel drive system is provided. In particular, the cooling unit in an electric four wheel drive system disclosed is configured and structured to cool a motor and an inverter in the electric four wheel drive system disposed on a rear axle side of a vehicle and may include a cooling circuit mounted on the rear axle of the vehicle that supplies coolant liquefied from gas to the motor and the inverter from a compressor and condenser disposed in the rear axle side of the vehicle. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158376 | Air Flap Device - An air flap device, preferably for use in motor vehicles, comprising a housing that defines a flow passage opening, at least one air flap that is accommodated movable on the housing such that by adjusting the air flap relative to the housing the effective flow cross-section of the flow passage opening can be changed, a heat source arranged in the air-flow direction behind the at least one air flap, an energy source that is separate from the heat source, and at least one controllable flap actuator that can be controlled by a control unit ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150158377 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING BLEED EMISSIONS IN PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A method for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, comprising: during a first condition, including an engine-off condition and the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle coupled to an external power source, cooling a vapor canister based on an ambient temperature. In this way, bleed emissions may be reduced in PHEVs during conditions when the vehicle is parked and recharging at a high ambient temperature. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158378 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING BLEED EMISSIONS IN PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A method for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, comprising: during a first condition, including an engine-off condition and the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle coupled to an external power source; heating a fuel vapor canister based on a fuel tank vacuum; and opening a fuel tank isolation valve to draw heated vapors into a fuel tank. In this way, a passive purge operation may be executed, thereby purging the fuel vapor canister without forcing the engine to turn on. Thus, the vehicle may be operated at peak fuel economy without increasing emissions. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158379 | CAPLESS FUEL SYSTEM - A capless fuel system having an elongated tubular and cylindrical housing open at each end and in which the housing defines a first and a second longitudinally spaced fluid ports. A first flapper valve is associated with the first fluid port and a second flapper valve is associated with the second fluid port. A pair of diametrically opposed latches pivotally mounted to the housing adjacent the second fluid port retain the second flapper valve in a closed position until a fuel nozzle of a predetermined size is inserted towards the second port. The fuel nozzle engages camless surfaces which pivot the latches away from the second flapper valve allowing the fuel filling nozzle to pass through the second port. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158380 | MISFUELLING PREVENTION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A misfuelling prevention system for a vehicle may include an upper housing and an inner housing supported in the fuel filler neck, positioned in a bottom portion of the upper housing, and slidable in a single direction by a center returning spring interposed between the upper housing side and the inner housing, a stopper being rotatably installed at a side of the inner housing and elastically biased by a stopper spring, wherein the stopper is rotatable when a fuelling gun contacts with an end of the stopper, and a flapper having a first end rotatably installed at another side of the inner housing and a second end selectively caught in a groove portion of the stopper, wherein the flapper is opened by being pushed by the fuelling gun when the flapper is released from being caught by the stopper while the fuelling gun contacts with the end of the stopper. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158381 | IN-WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE WITH THE IN-WHEEL ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is an in-wheel drive system including a motor inside a wheel, in which the motor is disposed inside the wheel, with the center of the rotary shaft ahead of and above the center of the wheel, so it provides an effect of more freely designing the inside of the wheel. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158382 | TWO-SPEED TRANSMISSION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A two-speed transmission for a vehicle is provided including a planetary gear set selectively coupling an input shaft and an output shaft. The planetary gear set is configured to provide two forward gear ratios and neutral. The planetary gear set includes at least one sun gear, at least one pinion in meshing engagement with the sun gear, at least one ring gear meshingly engaged with the pinion, and a carrier. The carrier supports the pinion and is connected to the output shaft such that rotation of the carrier drives the output shaft. The two-speed transmission also includes one or more elements that rotatably couple different combinations of the sun gear, the pinion, the ring gear, the input shaft, and the carrier with one another or a ground. Such elements may include combinations of clutches, brakes, band brakes, dog clutches, and mechanical diodes. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158383 | ELECTRO-MECHANICAL TRANSFER CASE WITH RANGE SHIFT ON THE MOVE - A transfer case ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150158384 | ELECTRIC FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM AND FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - An electric four-wheel drive (4WD) system is for a front wheel drive vehicle including an active roll control apparatus includes a driving module configured to generate a rotational power using electrical energy and to supply the rotational power to rear wheels. A hydraulic generator is connected with the driving module and configured to generate a hydraulic pressure using the rotational power of the driving module and to supply the hydraulic pressure to the active roll control apparatus. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158385 | MODULAR CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A cruise control device for a vehicle includes a regulator to regulate an actual speed with respect to a predefined setpoint speed, using a modular configuration including a regulator core module and at least one add-on regulator module. The core module ascertains a setpoint longitudinal force to be induced on the vehicle, based on a predefined setpoint speed and an ascertained actual speed, and to transmit the setpoint longitudinal force to the at least one add-on module. An add-on regulator module triggers actuators, e.g., drive and/or braking systems, based on the setpoint longitudinal force, e.g., for inducing the setpoint longitudinal force. Functions necessary for implementing various cruise control functions can be available centrally in the core module, whereas functions, used only in certain cruise control functions, may be in add-on regulator modules. Such modularity may reduce development effort and the need for hardware resources. Cruise control functions for off-road use may be implemented and added to traditional cruise control functions. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158386 | FOLDABLE, ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT TRICYCLE HAVING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR - Ultralight tricycle with electric engine including a base frame ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150158387 | VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE - In the present invention, while making it feel as though a prescribed image is moving, the burden of information recognition on a user is reduced. A measurement device is provided with a display device that displays images in a display region and a control unit that controls such display operation. At least a portion of the content of a first image displayed in a first position in the display region and the content of a second image displayed in a second position in the display region are shared. The control unit causes the display device to do the following: erase the first image displayed in the first position; after the first image is erased, to move a pattern image showing a prescribed pattern from the first position to the second position; and after the pattern image is moved to the second position, to display the second image in the second position. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158388 | USER INTERFACE - A user interface is configured to control a vehicle control system. The user interface comprises a first touch pad on a back side of a steering wheel of a vehicle. The user interface further comprises a second touch pad arranged on the back side of the steering wheel. The user interface further comprises a processor which is configured to detect a first gesture on the first touch pad and a second gesture on the second touch pad in a correlated manner. The processor is further configured to generate at least one control message for the vehicle control system based on a first gesture and based on a second gesture. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158389 | USING AC AND DC GENERATORS WITH CONTROLLERS AS A REGENERATIVE POWER BURN OFF DEVICE - A power generation device for a utility vehicle having a battery source, a logic/driver module operably coupled to the battery source and capable of outputting power to a motive drive system, an internal combustion engine capable of outputting a mechanical driving force, and a generator system operably coupled to the internal combustion engine and electrically coupled to the logic/driver module. The generator system is capable of operating as a generator in response to the mechanical driving force of the internal combustion engine, thereby outputting electrical energy to the logic/driver module, and further is capable of operating as an electric motor in response to input of electrical energy from the logic/driver module. Between a first voltage and a second voltage, the output of the generator is reduced. Between the second voltage and a third voltage, the generator output is reduced to zero and the internal combustion engine is reduced to idle. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158390 | Using DC Motor With A Controller As A Generator - A power generation device for a utility vehicle having a battery source capable of storing electrical energy and selectively outputting electrical energy and selectively receiving electrical energy, a logic/driver module operably coupled to the battery source and capable of outputting power to a drive system of the utility vehicle, an internal combustion engine capable of outputting a mechanical driving force in response to a control input from the logic/driver module, and a brushless DC motor operably coupled to the internal combustion engine via a coupler and electrically coupled to the logic/driver module. The brushless DC motor is capable of operating as a generator in response to the mechanical driving force of the internal combustion engine, thereby outputting electrical energy to the logic/driver module, and further is capable of operating as an electric motor in response to input of electrical energy from the logic/driver module. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158391 | Using AC Induction Motor As A Generator In A Utility Vehicle - A power generation device for a utility vehicle having a battery source capable of storing electrical energy and selectively outputting electrical energy and selectively receiving electrical energy, a logic/driver module operably coupled to the battery source and capable of outputting power to a drive system of the utility vehicle, an internal combustion engine capable of outputting a mechanical driving force in response to a control input from the logic/driver module, and an AC induction motor operably coupled to the internal combustion engine via a coupler and electrically coupled to the logic/driver module. The AC induction motor is capable of operating as a generator in response to the mechanical driving force of the internal combustion engine, thereby outputting electrical energy to the logic/driver module, and further is capable of operating as an electric motor in response to input of electrical energy from the logic/driver module. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158392 | BATTERY AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE WITH THE BATTERY - The disclosure provides a battery which can include a power supply and power supply circuit, the power supply circuit connected to the power supply. The power supply can discharge through the power supply circuit. An electronic switch can control the power-on or off of the power supply, thereby avoiding the generation of sparks during the power on process and allowing for the normal use of the battery and the safety of the aircraft. The disclosure also provides an aircraft having the battery. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158393 | CHARGING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, there is provided a charging management system. Based on an estimated duration from a time when an electric vehicle having arrived at each of a charging facilities starts charging until the charging is complete, the system determines the charging facility a charging facility utilization of which is to be recommended to be one of the charging facilities related to a path to a destination which has a shortest maximum wait time from a time when a plurality of electric vehicles arrive at the charging facility until the charging is complete, and reports information indicative of the determined charging facility to the electric vehicle not having arrived at the charging facility. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158394 | METHOD TO ENSURE RELIABLE RECEPTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE ASSOCIATION MESSAGES - A vehicle controller of a vehicle may set a message acceptance type and a time window for response according to a type of association procedure message received from a requester, provide the association procedure message to electric vehicle supply equipment, and return a received response message to the requester when the response message is of the acceptance type and received within the time window, and otherwise reject the response message. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158395 | Estimation and Compensation of Battery Measurement and Asynchronization Biases - A hybrid or electric vehicle includes a traction battery to store and provide energy for the vehicle. The traction battery includes a number of battery cells. For effective operation of the traction battery, operating parameters, such as state of charge and battery power limits, may need to be known. The operating parameters may be a function of battery cell voltage and impedance parameters. A parameter estimation scheme may use measured cell voltages and a measured traction battery current as inputs. A current measurement bias may be modeled that incorporates measurement bias caused by asynchronous current and voltage measurements. The current measurement bias may be estimated for each cell and the value may differ between cells. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158396 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ERROR CORRECTION IN ANGULAR POSITION SENSORS - A system and method for controlling a rotating E-machine and for correcting a rotational position signal output by an angular position sensor operatively connected to the E-machine in conjunction with a sensor digital converter is disclosed. For each angular operating speed of interest, a set of signals as a function of position is taken such that the harmonics (or sub-harmonics) related to the position sensor may be determined and isolated from errors due to an associated digital converter. From this information, the magnitude and phase of the position sensor harmonics is determined. The effects of the sensor digital converter (or other signal processing equipment) are then determined and accounted for, allowing the control system to apply the total position error signal to the position sensor output signal to determine a corrected position sensor signal for use in controlling the E-machine. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158397 | Method and Apparatus for Predicting Electric Vehicle Energy Consumption - A system includes one or more processors configured to receive a route and receive power-usage-affecting variables. The processor(s) are further configured to break the route into a number of segments. For each segment, the processors are configured to lookup a predetermined power usage estimate, based on the received variables. Also, the processors are configured to present total estimated power usage over the route based on accumulated power usage estimates for each segment. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158398 | PUMPING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - Disclosed herein is a pumping device for a vehicle seat including a clutch portion transferring rotational force input from a handle lever to a link means, a brake portion fixing the link means, a cylindrical front housing accommodating the clutch portion and the brake portion therein and having a pair of stoppers formed on an outer side surface thereof so as to be spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval, a lever bracket having a pair of bracket legs provided radially outwardly with respect to the respective stoppers, the lever bracket being rotatably arranged on the outer side surface of the front housing so as to connect the handle lever to the clutch portion, and a return spring having a main body portion configured of a ring-shaped leaf spring and a pair of bending portions formed by bending both end portions of the main body portion. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158399 | Fold and Kneel Seat with Rearward Folding Motion - A seat comprises a seat cushion and a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion. A linkage assembly moves the seat between a seating position and a kneeling position lowered rearwardly and downwardly against a floor. The linkage assembly includes a support bracket, a front leg coupled between the seat cushion and the support bracket, a rear leg extending between an upper end pivotally coupled to the seat back and a lower end pivotally coupled to the support bracket, the rear leg pivotally coupled to the rear portion of the seat cushion, and a control link extending between a first end pivotally coupled to the seat back and a second end pivotally coupled to the support bracket for guiding the seat cushion between the seating and kneeling positions in response to pivotal movement of the seat back between the upright and folded positions | 2015-06-11 |
20150158400 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TABLE AND CHAIR DEVICE - A multi-functional table and chair device has a base, two opposite chair sets mounted on the base, and an adjustable table. Each chair set has at least one chair, and each chair has a supporting bracket, a seat, a backrest and a footrest. The adjustable table is mounted on the base between the chair sets and has a bottom bracket, an elevation mechanism and a table board. When the backrest of one chair is pivoted backward and the footrest is unfolded, the chair is changed into a deck chair. When the footrests of two opposite chairs of the chair sets are pivoted upward and unfolded to be horizontal and the adjustable table is raised to hold the footrests, the two opposite chairs and the adjustable table form a bed. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158401 | ENERGY-ABSORBING SEAT ASSEMBLY - A seat assembly can include a base, a linkage assembly, a seat, and an energy-management assembly. The linkage assembly can be supported by the base and include a return plate supported by the base for rotation about a first axis of rotation. The seat can be supported by the linkage assembly for movement relative to the base along a generally arcuate path. The return plate can be operable to rotate relative to the seat about a second axis of rotation. The energy-management assembly can be supported by the base for rotation about a third axis of rotation and supported by the return plate for rotation about a fourth axis of rotation. The energy-management assembly can include a biasing member configured to resist the movement of the seat relative to the base along the generally arcuate path. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158402 | Moveable Vehicle Armrest Assembly - A vehicle includes an armrest and a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly supports the armrest and is rotatable between extended and collapsed positions. The hinge assembly includes a pin configured to move between locked and released positions. When the pin is in the locked position, the hinge assembly is locked in the extended position. When the pin is in the released position, the pin is configured to permit rotation of the hinge assembly toward the collapsed position. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158403 | Head and Neck Restraining System - A head and neck restraint system includes a vertical support and a head and neck restraint assembly coupled to the vertical support. The head and neck restraint assembly includes a pair of spaced members coupled to the vertical support. The pair of spaced members have a spring memory that permits movement of one of said members toward and away from the other member or movement of both of said members toward and away from each other. One or more spring biased wedges avoid the spring memory from returning one or both of the spaced members to a starting position after movement of one of the members toward the other member or movement of both of the members towards each other. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158404 | VEHICLE SEAT SUSPENSION - The invention is related to an unified means for protection of vehicle operators against shock and vibration troubling influences arising from the bearing base of the seat. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158405 | SEAT WITH VENTILATIVE PROPERTY - In a seat with ventilation property, at least one three-dimensional network cushion element is provided in a foam padding (s) of the seat at at least one point on which at least one body portion of a seat occupant is to be substantially contacted. The three-dimensional network cushion element is formed by a plurality of fibers, each being composed of a core portion and a sheath portion covering the core portion, such that all the fibers are bonded with one another at the respective sheath portions thereof. Preferably, each of the fibers may be an helical fiber of eccentric core type wherein the core portion is eccentrically positioned in the sheath portion. Further, the three-dimensional network cushion element (s) may be arranged in the foam padding so as to prevent intensive exertion of a load from the seat occupant's body portion (s) upon the three-dimensional network cushion element (s). | 2015-06-11 |
20150158406 | COOLING AND HEATING CUP HOLDER - A cooling/heating cup holder includes: a pair of cup-holder bodies facing each other; a pair of thermoelectric elements disposed on the sides facing each other of the cup-holder bodies; a pair of heat radiation fins disposed at a predetermined distance from sides of the cup-holder bodies and facing each other; a heat radiation housing surrounding the heat radiation fins; a blower disposed in the heat radiation housing to enable the heat radiation fins to exchange heat; and a heat pipe thermally connecting the heat radiation fins, with one end in surface contact with the sides facing each other of the thermoelectric elements and the other end in surface contact with the heat radiation fins. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158407 | HEAT RADIATOR FOR CUP HOLDER AND CUP HOLDER USING THE SAME - A heat radiator for a cup holder may include a heat pipe with an one end fixed in a surface contact with a heat radiation side of a thermoelectric element mounted on a body of the cup holder and another end being extended from the one end at least above the one end, heat radiation fins fixed in a surface contact with another end of the heat pipe, and a blower engaged to the another end of the heat pipe so as to enable the heat radiation fins to exchange heat. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158408 | SELF-LOADING DOLLY - A self-loading post caster dolly for lifting and moving heavy objects. A fixed structural frame includes a vertical socket. A horizontal lifting bar includes a vertical post that is moved through the vertical socket then secured to hold the object with the lifting bar at a desired height. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158409 | Drill Cuttings Tank Having Dual Auger Units - A mobile drill cuttings tank system includes a cuttings tank having a pair of rotatable feed augers positioned in troughs running the length of the tank. Cuttings from the shale shaker on a drilling rig fall into the tank. Each feed auger is coupled to an independent drive unit, such as a variable frequency drive electric motor, so that each feed auger may be independently rotated at a desired speed and direction. The feed augers move cuttings to one end of the tank, where they fall through a transition piece and are picked up by boom augers which rotate within dual booms which extend away from the tank. The booms/boom augers move the cuttings to additional processing equipment, such as a cuttings drying unit. The cuttings tank has a wheel assembly so that it may be pulled by a tractor on a roadway. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158410 | GLASS FASTENER SYSTEM - A system, device and method for securing large glass sheets to a rack for transportation with improved safety and efficiency over existing systems and methods. The system utilizes a unique swivel cap which can be retrofitted to an existing glass transportation rack having vertical supports secured to a transportable base surface so as to be capable of retaining a plurality of large glass sheets in a substantially upright or angled position. The swivel cap is positioned atop each vertical support, each swivel cap including at least one stud for anchoring a tie-down cable such that each anchored tie-down cable is capable of pivoting about the stud. A plurality of the tie-down cables are pivotably anchored by a first end to a stud and configured to releasably couple by a second end to the transportable base surface. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158411 | COUPLING ASSEMBLY - A coupling assembly can couple a beam to a loop of a tie-down assembly coupled to an inner sidewall of a pickup bed. The beam defines a channel, and the loop defines an aperture. The coupling assembly includes a coupling plate including a first plate body, a second plate body coupled to the first plate body, a first protrusion extending from the first plate body, a second protrusion extending from the first protrusion, a fastener, and a knob. The first protrusion is configured to be disposed through the aperture of the loop, and the second protrusion is configured to be disposed in the channel of the beam. The fastener includes a head and a threaded shaft coupled to the head. The head is configured to be disposed in the channel, and the threaded shaft extends through the second plate body. The knob is coupled to the threaded shaft. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158412 | RECYCLABLE RUBBER SECUREMENT MAT WITH SELF-PROVIDED INCLINE STOP - A securement mat for mitigating the migration of loads within a shipping vessel. The securement mat having a length, a width, and a height, and including a first subsection and a second subsection, wherein an area of the second subsection is less than an area of the first subsection. The securement mat has a first fold boundary along the length or width of the sheet and proximate to one edge of the sheet defining a boundary between the first and second subsection, wherein the first subsection exhibits a first incline by folding, along the first fold boundary, the second subsection underneath the first subsection. The securement mat also has a notch on each end of the first fold boundary to facilitate folding of the second subsection under the first subsection. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158413 | VEHICULAR LAMP SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a vehicular lamp system in which modification or addition of functions of a lamp may be performed even after a vehicle is purchased. The vehicular lamp system includes a lamp unit; a vehicle storage unit configured to store first identification information; a communication unit configured to communicate with an external storage unit which stores second identification information corresponding to the first identification information, and function information associated with the second identification information and related to a user's selected function of the lamp unit; and a control unit configured to control an operation of the lamp unit. The communication unit acquires the function information associated with the second identification information corresponding to the first identification information from the external storage unit, and the control unit operates the lamp unit based on the function information to execute a specific function. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158414 | VEHICULAR LAMP - A vehicular lamp has a light-emitting portion connected in series to an input terminal to which a power supply voltage based on an on-board battery is configured to be applied, and having a plurality of light-emitting elements connected in series, a series connection circuit having a first current limiting resistor and a second current limiting resistor, which is inserted in series between the input terminal and the light-emitting portion, a resistor switching switch connected in parallel to one of the first current limiting resistor and the second current limiting resistor, bypass switches, each of which is connected in parallel to a required one of the light-emitting elements in the light-emitting portion, and a control circuit that turns off the resistor switching switch when at least one of the bypass switches is turned on. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158415 | COMPACT ADJUSTER FOR HEADLIGHT - An adjustment device for headlights with an adjustment screw extending in a predetermined direction of adjustment. The adjustment screw engages a thread of a light module of the headlight for pivoting it about a horizontal or vertical axis. The adjustment screw also engages with a drive means arranged coaxially in reference thereof at a rear end of the adjustment screw. A latching sheath and a drive element surrounding the latching sheath are provided as drive means, receiving the rear end of the adjustment screw. The latching sheath comprises fastening digits elastic in the radial direction, which in the assembled position press against the interior of the drive element. The latching sheath and the drive element are coupled to each other via latching means in the axial direction and in a latching fashion. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158416 | TURN SIGNAL LAMP FOR VEHICLE - A turn signal lamp for a vehicle includes a light source unit including light sources arranged in a horizontal or substantially horizontal direction and a control unit configured to turn on the light sources sequentially starting from the left-most or the right-most light source of the light sources by a first time interval or intervals and reduce respective light quantities of the respective light sources by a second time interval or intervals. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158417 | Portable Illumination Brake and Indicator Lights Panel for Vehicle - A portable and independent illumination panel for vehicles designed to issue a warning whenever the vehicle's brake or turn signal lights are activated, that comprises: a casing, an internal power source, a processing unit, a left turn indicator, a brake indicator, a right turn indicator, a left-hand sensor, a middle sensor, and a right-hand sensor. The middle sensor is of a kind that detects red light and when it detects red light it sends a signal to the said processing unit. When the processing unit receives said signal from the middle sensor, it issues a activation command to said brake indicator. The left-hand and the right-hand sensor is of a kind that detects yellow-orange light and when it detects yellow-orange light, it sends a signal to the said processing unit, | 2015-06-11 |
20150158418 | CENTER HIGH-MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM - A center high-mount brake-light system for a motor vehicle, comprising a plurality of selectively-illuminatable lights arranged to define each of a center section comprising at least one of the plurality of lights, and at least two outer sections disposed on either side of the center section. A controller is operative to selectively illuminate the plurality of lights of the center and at least two outer sections in response to changes in the rate of travel of the vehicle and/or actuation of the vehicle's brakes, and whereby the plurality of lights are characterized by at least the following illumination states:
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20150158419 | CROSSING BAR SYSTEM - Certain embodiments provide a crossing bar system. The crossing bar system may include a rotatable drive shaft, a motor, a triangular crossing bar tube, and a vehicle body bar restraint. The motor is coupleable to an end of a vehicle and is operable to rotate the rotatable drive shaft. The triangular crossing bar tube is coupled to and extends substantially horizontally from the rotatable drive shaft. The triangular crossing bar tube may include lighting. The vehicle body bar restraint is coupleable to the end of the vehicle. The triangular crossing bar tube is deployable between a retracted position where the triangular crossing bar tube is substantially parallel to the end of the vehicle and may be received within the restraint, and a deployed position where the triangular crossing bar tube is substantially perpendicular to the end of the vehicle. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158420 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL PLATE HAVING VEHICLE LICENSE PLATE LIGHTING STRUCTURE - A multifunctional plate for protecting a vehicle license plate includes a protection frame which is mounted on a front bumper or a rear side of a vehicle and is protruded from an edge at a suitable height such that a license plate having specific information of the vehicle can be mounted therein, wherein: a protection cover is coupled to the plate so as to prevent a head portion of a license plate-coupling bolt or a seal, which is protruded from a surface of the license plate when the license plate mounted in the plate is fixed to a car body, from coming in contact with another vehicle; and the plate or the protection cover is provided with a lighting means for identifying a number through the direct light upon the license plate when lighted. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158421 | CONTROL NETWORK FOR LED-BASED LIGHTING SYSTEM IN A TRANSIT VEHICLE - A transit vehicle lighting system has a plurality of LED-based lighting fixtures for providing interior illumination. A control network comprises a plurality of slave nodes for controlling the LED-based lighting fixtures, and a master node for controlling the slave nodes. The master node may be connected to the slave nodes by a combined power/communication bus in a daisy chain fashion. The slave node may include a power regulator and a controller for providing a target current command to the power regulator, and may adjust the target current based upon temperature measurementsor a recorded age of the LEDs. An optical sensor may provide automatic dimming. A reduced number of LEDs may be used in an emergency mode. The lighting fixture may include a ceiling panel fixture and a riser panel attachable by way of a hinge mechanism. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158422 | LIGHT-PIPE CUT FROM SHEET STOCK FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL - A vehicle instrument panel assembly that includes a light-pipe configured to guide light emitted from a light source to a location on the assembly remote from the light source. The light-pipe is advantageously cut from a sheet of light-transmissive material using a laser. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158423 | DISPLAY ELEMENT, DISPLAY INSTRUMENT, DISPLAY METHOD, USE OF AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND VEHICLE - A display element can be used to represent bars of variable length. The display instrument may have a plurality of light chambers which are disposed adjacent to one another and in each case have a light barrier to the respective adjacent light chamber. The light chambers each have an optical waveguide. The light barrier is formed from one side of the optical waveguide which is impermeable to light or only partially light-permeable. Moreover, a corresponding display instrument, vehicle and display method may use the optical waveguide and the display element. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158424 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING SPREAD SPECTRUM TECHNIQUES FOR IN CAR APPLICATIONS - A method of operating an audio system in an automobile includes identifying a user of the audio system. An audio recording playing on the audio system is identified. An audio setting entered into the audio system by the identified user while the audio recording is being played by the audio system is sensed. The sensed audio setting is stored in memory in association with the identified user and the identified audio recording. The audio recording is retrieved from memory with the sensed audio setting being embedded in the retrieved audio recording as a watermark signal. The retrieved audio recording is played on the audio system with the embedded sensed audio setting being automatically implemented by the audio system during the playing. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158425 | BIOLOGICALLY CONTROLLED VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A vehicle that performs a lane departure warning or lane keeping assistance by reflecting a driver's stress index to more effectively guarantee safe driving, and a method of controlling the same are provided. The vehicle includes a biological signal detecting unit configured to detect a biological signal of a driver and a lane detecting unit configured to detect a lane within which a vehicle is running. A controller is configured to calculate a stress index of the driver based on the detected biological signal of the driver, determine a lane access degree of the vehicle based on the detected lane, and execute a warning output to the driver based on the calculated stress index and the determined lane access degree of the vehicle. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158426 | APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus for informing a target person of information, includes a detection unit adapted to detect a limited appearance of the target person based on a state of usage of another apparatus of the target person, a selection unit adapted to select a notifying unit for notifying the target person of information through an unlimited appearance of the target person based on the detection result of the detection unit, and a control unit adapted to control to notify the target person of information by the notifying unit selected by the selection unit. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158427 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING WARNING MESSAGE AND METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle control system mounted on a vehicle is provided. The vehicle control system includes a first sensor configured to sense a driver's pupil size and gaze, a second sensor configured to sense an external object which exists in a peripheral region of the vehicle, a controller configured to sense lane change intention according to a change of the pupil size and the gaze, and in response to the lane change intention being sensed, control the second sensor to sense whether the external object exists in a direction of a lane to be changed, and an output unit configured to, in response to the external object existing in the direction of the lane to be changed, output a warning message. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158428 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT AND WARN PROXIMATE ENTITIES OF INTEREST - Systems and methods to detect and warn proximate entities of interest are described herein. An example method includes sending an interrogation signal generated by a vehicle within a first area, detecting the interrogation signal from the first area, in response to detection of the interrogation signal from the first area, receiving a first responsive signal from a first transponder in the first area, and determining a directional resolution of the first responsive signal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158429 | Method, System, And Computer Program Product For Image Capture Positioning Using A Pattern Of Invisible Light - Systems, methods, computer programs, and user interfaces are provided to project, by a projection device, a pattern of invisible light onto a surface; position a vehicle at an image capture position on the surface, the vehicle including an image capture device oriented to capture an image of a view at the image capture position; capture, by an invisible light sensor connected to the vehicle, a pattern image at the image capture position, the pattern image including at least a portion of the pattern of invisible light projected onto the surface; and send the pattern image to an application server, the application server determining the image capture position relative to the projection device based on the portion of the pattern of invisible light. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158430 | Operating a Head-Up Display of a Vehicle and Image Determining System for the Head-Up Display - On the basis of a predetermined three-dimensional vehicle environment model and of a second image, acquired at that time, of an image sequence, a corrected display image is determined. The vehicle environment model is determined based on at least a first image of the image sequence and includes an object detected in the first image that has a predetermined resultant absolute position and/or a predetermined resultant position with reference to the vehicle. The second image is acquired a predetermined period of time after the first image and includes the detected object. The corrected display image includes at least one graphic element which represents the detected object and is determined such that it is suitable for being projected onto a display area of the head-up display so as to be perceived by a viewer of the display area from a predetermined viewing position with direct reference to the actual environment of the vehicle. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158431 | SPORTS BOARD MOUNTS AND STRUCTURES AND METHODS INCLUDING THE SAME - Sports board mounts and structures and methods including the same. In one embodiment, the sports board mount includes a body configured to receive the sports board, two laterally spaced-apart clamping members, and an actuator. The clamping members are configured to be selectively moved relative to the body to operatively engage and retain the sports board. The actuator is operatively coupled to the clamping members and configured to selectively move the clamping members. In another embodiment, the sports board mount includes a body that includes a base, a first upper arm, a first lower arm, a second upper arm, and a second lower arm. This sports board mount further includes a first clamping member, a second clamping member, and an upper actuator configured to selectively move both the first clamping member and the second clamping member. The methods include methods of retaining the sports board within the sports board mounts. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158432 | AUDIO SPEAKER CABINET - An audio driver cabinet is configured for movement between a first orientation within a storage structure and a second orientation outside the storage structure. The audio driver cabinet includes a side wall structure, a first wall, a second wall and a sound driver. The first wall closes off the first end of the side wall structure. The second wall is attached to an interior surface of the side wall structure between a first end and a second end of the side wall structure. A first audio chamber is defined between the first and second walls within the side wall structure. A second audio chamber is defined between the second wall and an open end of the side wall structure. The sound driver is fixed to the second wall facing the second audio chamber. The second end of the side wall structure be an open end or can be sealed. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158433 | SADDLE-RIDE VEHICLE - The saddle-ride vehicle includes: a front fork that rotatably supports a front wheel; a steering shaft that is coupled to the front fork and is steerably supported by a vehicle body frame; a steering handlebar holder that includes a lower holder and an upper holder and is provided above the steering shaft, the upper holder being in contact with the lower holder from above and fastened to the lower holder; a portable terminal holder that is fastened to the upper holder or the lower holder and capable of holding a personal digital assistance; and a steering system in which a steering handlebar pipe sandwiched between the lower holder and the upper holder is fixed to the steering handlebar holder. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158434 | REMOTE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE DEVICE - A remote system for controlling a vehicle device includes: a device provided in a vehicle; a input signal receiver that receives a input signal for remotely controlling the device from a user of the vehicle, remotely provided from the device; a input signal determiner that analyzes the input signal, determines a control method of the device, and generates a control signal according to the determined control method, remotely provided in the vehicle from the device; and a communication unit that transfers the control signal to the device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158435 | On-Vehicle Image Processing Device - An object of the present invention is to provide is an on-vehicle image processing device that achieves low cost and provides high mounting accuracy and high electrical adjustment accuracy during a manufacturing process. The on-vehicle image processing device includes a first imaging section, a second imaging section, and an enclosure having the first imaging section at one end and the second imaging section at the other end. The on-vehicle image processing device generates a range image from images captured by the first and second imaging sections. The on-vehicle image processing device further includes an enclosure reference surface that comes in contact with an equipment jig during manufacture, the enclosure reference surface being provided at two locations between the first and second imaging sections. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158436 | Composite Truck Box - Provided herein are truck boxes, such as pickup truck toolboxes, that comprise an open box body and lid assembly fabricated from composite materials. The composite materials may be fiber-reinforced polymeric constructs and may have a solid laminate structure or a sandwich structure utilizing a plurality of plies. Also provided are composite toolboxes that have an open storage box and lid component affixed to an upper back edge of the box component in an opening and closing relationship and means for independently hinging and latching the lid component to the open storage box component. The open storage box and lid in the pickup truck tool box may each independently comprise a ply layup of fiber reinforced polymeric composites or may each independently comprise a solid laminate of a fiber reinforced polymeric composite. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158437 | FASTENING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a fastening system, comprising at least one holding part ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150158438 | COMBINATION SPLASH SEAL AND WEAR BAR - A seal assembly is mounted to a floor portion of an RV with a slide out room. The slide out room has a wall and a floor that is separated from the floor of the RV. The seal assembly has a wear bar having an arcuate top and a wiper that seals to the slide out room floor. The seal assembly includes a splash shield with a resilient end that seals to the wall of the slide out room. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158439 | Low Drag Low Noise Devices Using Jet Flow Control - Low drag low noise devices are described herein that use passive jet flow control to reduce the drag and noise created by motor vehicles (e.g., motor vehicle side view mirrors) while the motor vehicles travel through a fluid. The low drag low noise devices described herein comprise a lengthwise axis, an outer body, and an inner body. The outer body and the inner body cooperatively define a channel through which fluid can pass during use. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158440 | CONTROL DEVICE, AUXILIARY CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A TRANSMISSION OF A VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A TRANSMISSION OF A VEHICLE - A control device for a transmission in a vehicle comprises numerous connecting regions for electrically connecting transmission control elements to the control device. The control device is characterized in that a first connecting region of the numerous connecting regions is designed such that both a first connecting means for establishing an electrical connection to a vehicle-transmission interface can be connected to the first connecting region in an electrically functional manner, and, alternatively, a second connecting means for establishing an electrical connection to an accessory control device can be connected to the first connecting region in an electrically functional manner. The accessory control device can be connected in an electrically functional manner to the vehicle-transmission interface by means of the first connecting means. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158441 | Advanced Engagement Small Overlap Deflector - A deflector is provided for a vehicle having a bumper that is connected to a frame rail through a crush-can. The deflector includes an engagement portion that extends laterally outward and forward of the frame rail. The engagement portion is attached by an attaching portion to the frame rail at a front location behind the crush-can. A small overlap collision support portion extends from the engagement portion toward a collision loading location on the frame rail behind the front location. The deflector has a front leg that is connected through an intermediate leg to a rear leg. The front leg is attached to the frame rail and the rear leg is unattached to the frame rail, but disposed to apply a lateral load to the side of the frame rail in a small overlap rigid barrier test. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158442 | HYBRID CRASH BOX FOR VEHICLE - Provided is a hybrid crash box for a vehicle that includes a latticed box pipe connected with a bumper beam and a mount mounted on a bumper stay. The latticed box pipe may include a metallic hollow pipe and plastic lattices integrally formed in the hollow pipe by injection molding. A plurality of holes that contract against a shock may be formed at predetermined positions through the hollow pipe. Configuration of the holes, including shape, number and position, may be determined by the hollow pipe which depends on the type of the vehicle. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158443 | Vehicle Having Impact Protection - A vehicle has a first hollow element made of a composite fiber material, a second element, which is longitudinally displaceable in the hollow element and at least one third element, which is guided through a pertaining hole of a wall of the first element. The at least one third element is arranged in a path of the second element and has a higher stability than the first element. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158444 | Rear Bumper Guard - An external rear bumper guard for vehicles with trailer hitch receivers. The guard comprises an insertion bar and transverse bars, where the insertion bar is to be inserted and secured into the trailer hitch receiver of the vehicle, the bumper hitch and guard serving to protect the rear of the vehicle from damage. The bumper guard is easily removable. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158445 | FRONT VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A protecting member comprises a pair of right-and-left brackets extending obliquely downward and forward from front portions of a pair of right-and-left side frames and a stiffener extending in a vehicle width direction below a bumper beam and attached to front ends of the brackets. The stiffener has a closed cross section extending in the vehicle width direction, and an upper face of its central portion in the vehicle width direction has a concaved portion. A lower face of the stiffener extends horizontally substantially straightly. It is preferable that the closed cross section of the central portion of the stiffener be configured such that its vertical distance is relatively small and its longitudinal width is relatively large, compared with the other part of the stiffener. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158446 | EXTERNAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT METHOD - In an external airbag deployment method, a detection area located in front of a vehicle is set. A target object is selected from among objects detected in the detection area by comparing relative velocities, overlaps, and Time To External Airbag (TTE) values of the detected objects. It is determined whether the vehicle is stable or unstable by comparing a predicted yaw rate of the vehicle with a measured yaw rate. It is determined whether a relative velocity and an overlap of the target object, predicted at a time when the target object is assumed to collide with the vehicle, are greater than predetermined levels. The external airbag is deployed if it is determined that the vehicle is stable and the predicted relative velocity and overlap of the target object are greater than predetermined levels. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158447 | VEHICLE EMERGENCY CALL APPARATUS - In a vehicle emergency call apparatus, a call determining unit determines whether or not a degree of damage to at least one occupant seated in at least one vehicle seat is a predetermined degree required for an emergency call to be made, based on a detected impact magnitude applied to a vehicle and a predetermined impact magnitude. The call determining unit sets the predetermined impact magnitude to a first impact magnitude when a belt-wearing detector detects that at least one occupant seated in the at least one vehicle seat does not wear the seatbelt, and sets the predetermined impact magnitude to a second impact magnitude when the belt-wearing detector detects that the at least one occupant seated in the at least one vehicle seat wears the seatbelt. The first impact magnitude is set to be smaller than the second impact magnitude. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158448 | THIN PLATE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE ARMREST - A motor vehicle door and armrest assembly using a thin plate that is vertically strong while laterally collapsible. The plate is comprised of a matrix of intersecting parallel struts forming four sided cells having a first set of opposing acute angles and a second set of opposing obtuse angles. The obtuse angles span a direction normal to the motor vehicle door and allow the plate to more easily limit force transmission from a side impact force. The struts are coupled to a frame, the coupling struts variable in cross sectional area to further determine the lateral stiffness of the plate. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158449 | SEATBACK BAR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A guard bar has an inverse-U shape, and its inward end portion is configured to pass through a cross bar and be welded to the cross bar and its outward end portion is fixed to the cross bar via a junction member. The junction member has a reinforcement portion which is fastened together with a link bracket and the cross bar. Thus, there can be provided a seatback bar structure of a vehicle which can properly attach the guard bar, considering the manufacturing accuracy of extrusion molding of aluminum or aluminum alloy, and also can properly transmit a load inputted to the guard bar in a vehicle's rollover to a leg portion and side panels so as to achieve appropriate load dispersion. | 2015-06-11 |
20150158450 | HEAD PROTECTION AIRBAG APPARATUS - A head protection airbag apparatus includes an airbag which is configured so that an attaching portion arranged on an upper edge thereof upon completion of inflation is attached to a body of the vehicle using an attaching clip. The attaching portion includes an attaching hole to which the attaching clip is insertable. The attaching clip includes an attaching leg. The attaching leg includes an insertion shaft portion adapted to be inserted in the locking hole and at least a pair of locking claws. The attaching hole is configured so that, when the attaching leg is inserted through the attaching hole, an peripheral edge portion of the attaching hole is pressed against an outer peripheral surface side on a region of the insertion shaft portion which is located more toward the base portion than the locking claws. | 2015-06-11 |