26th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160185355 | VEHICLE POSITION ATTITUDE-ANGLE ESTIMATION DEVICE AND VEHICLE POSITION ATTITUDE-ANGLE ESTIMATION METHOD - A vehicle position attitude-angle estimation device sets a particle existent distribution range to a predetermined range by using a particle filter and disperses particles within the set existent distribution range to estimate the position and attitude angle of a vehicle from an image capturing the surroundings of the vehicle. The vehicle position attitude-angle estimation device widens the set existent distribution range in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle when the speed of the vehicle becomes high. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185356 | FORCE MEASURING STEERING WHEEL - A steering wheel within a vehicle includes a plurality of sensors that measure forces applied to the steering wheel. An application executing on a computing device records sensor data from the sensors, and then interprets that data as specific force inputs. The application then translates those force inputs into specific commands that can be executed by subsystems within the vehicle. At least one advantage of the techniques set forth herein is that the driver of a vehicle that implements the force control system need not remove either hand from the steering wheel in order to adjust the operation of subsystems within the vehicle, thereby improving driver safety. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185357 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ENVIRONMENT-INDUCED DISABLEMENT OF ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a system and method for detecting environment-induced disablement of ADAS. The system comprises a rainfall detector, a fog detector and a temperature/humidity detector respectively generating a rainfall value, a fog value, and a temperature/humidity value; a processor electrically connected with these detectors, using the rainfall value and fog value to generate a rainfall-fog value, using the fog value and temperature/humidity value to generate a snowfall value, using a fuzzy computation to process the rainfall-fog value and snowfall value to generate an output value, and emitting an alert signal if the output value exceeds a preset output value; and an automatic driver assistance device electrically connected with the processor, receiving the alert signal, and determining whether to stop automatic driving according to the alert signal. The present invention will alerts ADAS of the disablement lest ADAS execute wrong control actions. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185358 | VEHICLE USE AND PERFORMANCE RESTRICTIONS BASED ON DETECTED USERS - There are provided systems and methods for vehicle use and performance restrictions based on detected users. A user may check-in to a vehicle so that the vehicle identifies the user, such as through providing identification to the vehicle using biometrics, logins, or other information. Using the identification, the vehicle may determine parameters and restrictions on use of the vehicle by the user. Parameters may include information about the user, such as age, health, or other statistic stored with the identification for the user, and may be utilized to determine restrictions on use of the vehicle by the user, such as a speed of the vehicle and passengers allowed in the vehicle. Restrictions may also be set for the user, including speeds of travel, routes of travel, and usage of media players in the vehicle. The usage of the vehicle may be monitored and enforced using the restrictions. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185359 | WORKING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID WORKING MACHINE - This disclosure relates to a working machine having a vehicle which comprises a chassis, a traction motor and a monitoring unit, which is fixed to the vehicle, for outputting operating information and also warning and interference messages for the operation of the traction motor, having a working assembly, in particular concrete pump, which can be transported on the chassis and is supplied with drive energy from the traction motor in a working mode, and having a mobile remote control device, which can be operated remotely from the chassis, for the working assembly. The remote control device comprises a mobile monitoring unit which is designed to output warning and interference messages for the operation of the traction motor. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185360 | Head End Power Module Control System - The present disclosure is directed to a method for controlling a power module for a locomotive. The method may include inverting a common power at a first location and outputting a first inverted power. The method may also include inverting the common power at a second location and outputting a second inverted power. The method may further include retrieving a power characteristic indicative of the first inverted power, and selectively adjusting the second inverted power to match the first inverted power based on the retrieved power characteristic. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185361 | Locomotive Traction Motor Bearing with Separate Lubricant Reservoir - A traction motor assembly includes a traction motor bearing that is equipped with a concealed and built-in lubricant reservoir. The traction motor bearing is disposed between inboard components and outboard components that are designed to provide annular clearances on either side of the traction motor bearing. These annular clearances may be exploited as a lubricant reservoir for the traction motor bearing. Lubricant can be added to the reservoir through ports disposed in the outboard cover. The disclosed design avoids the need to rely upon the lubricant reservoir used to lubricate the pinion and drive gears, which is subject to damage during normal rail operations. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185362 | Railcar with Cover - A railcar has a pair of sidewalls, a cover, a take up spool, and a motor. The take up spool may store panels of the cover, and the motor moves the cover between a retracted position and an extended position. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185363 | AIR SPRING AND RAILCAR - An air spring | 2016-06-30 |
20160185364 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT COUPLING FOR A RAILBORNE VEHICLE - The present invention relates to an electrical contact coupling ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160185365 | CONFIGURABLE LOCOMOTIVE BRAKE CONTROLLER - A locomotive brake controller that has a body configured to interconnect to a desktop location in the cab of a locomotive and a mount that can attach the base of the controller to a vertical stand in the cab of a locomotive. The controller also includes an operator interface adaptor that can be clocked relative to the body and an operator face plate that can be clocked relative to the mount depending on the location of installation to ensure proper tilting of the interface relative to the operator and proper orientation of the operator display. Alternatively, the adaptor may include a fixed face plate that includes a moveable display and an adhesive membrane with operator buttons to properly orient the display. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185366 | Slack Adjuster Main Spring Housing Contaminant Sump - A drainage system for use with a slack adjuster for a railway brake rigging wherein the slack adjuster includes a main spring housing, a cone nut housing enclosing a critical operating area of the slack adjuster, and an over travel housing. The drainage system includes at least one opening extending through a sidewall portion of the main spring housing. The opening is configured to allow fluid and/or contaminates to drain therethrough to reduce exposure of the critical operating area of the slack adjuster to the fluid and/or contaminants. A seal/splash guard can be provided at the intersection of the main spring housing and the cone nut housing to prevent fluid and contaminants from entering into the cone nut housing. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185367 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIFTING AND MOVING AN AXLE OF A RAIL VEHICLE - An apparatus for lifting and moving an axle of a rail vehicle includes a frame, a pair of rollers rotatably mounted to the frame to movably support the frame on a railroad track rail, and a pair of wedges mounted to the frame having mutually opposed ramped faces. The pair of wedges adjustable along the frame between a first position in which the ramped faces bracket, but do not contact, a rail vehicle wheel that rests on the track rail, and a second position in which the ramped faces engage the circumference of the wheel to support the wheel at a height above the railroad track rail. The apparatus further includes at least one jacking device for urging the wedges toward one another from the first position to the second position. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185368 | METHOD OF REMOTELY RESETTING LOCOMOTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS - A method of resetting a control system of a machine is disclosed. The method may include observing a condition of the machine from off-board the machine and determining a fault associated with the control system based on the condition. The control system may include a controller onboard the machine and at least one breaker in communication with the controller. The method may further include generating a command from off-board the machine directing the controller to attempt to automatically reset the control system. Automatically resetting the control system may include cycling the at least one breaker or rebooting the controller. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185369 | COLLAPSIBLE CARRYING DEVICE - A collapsible and expandable carrying device for pulling, carrying, or otherwise transporting luggage, cargo, or any other items. The carrying device comprises a frame comprised of and combined with additional telescopic rods for adjustment of parameters for ease of use. The frame is pivotally attached to a handle, support straps, shoulder straps, and/or a belt to be attached to a user's waist. The device is meant for both short and long travel, and it allows for a user to vary angles and lengths of the constituent parts in order to minimize gravitational load on the user and optimize the force of the center of gravity from the load being carried. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185370 | Body-Tow Pull-Cart Handle - Apparatus consisting of a large hooked shaped frame, guide handle bar, and flexible strap from the left side to the right side of the hooked frame. The apparatus is used to transmit forward motion from the user to a pull-cart through his/her waist when walking within the hooked frame. The apparatus may include a mechanical joint that is to be attached to an existing pull-cart, or integrated into the design of a pull-cart. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185371 | CART WITH REMOVABLE WHEEL BASE - A cart transports items between a controlled environment (e.g., a clean room or an airlock to a clean room) and an uncontrolled environment. The cart has a main body that carries the items, and a removable and interchangeable wheel base assembly. A first wheel base assembly is located in the uncontrolled environment and a second wheel base assembly is located in the controlled environment. The user can push the cart (with the first wheel base assembly) up to the second wheel base assembly at the boundary between the controlled environment and the uncontrolled environment. The user then unlocks the main body from the first wheel base assembly, slides the main body onto the second wheel base assembly, and locks the main body to the second wheel base assembly. An autoclavable storage and transport cart can hold several wheel base assemblies. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185372 | FRONT WHEEL FOLDING STRUCTURE OF THREE-WHEELED CART - A front wheel folding structure of a three-wheeled cart, including: a pipe sleeve of a front wheel rack, a rotational joint, a first joint base, a second joint base, and a locking mechanism. The first joint base and the second joint base are symmetrically disposed at two sides of the rotational joint. The locking mechanism is configured to lock the rotational joint. The rotational joint is coupled to the first joint base and the second joint base. The rotational joint includes a front part and a rear part, and the front part is adapted to rotate in relative to the rear part. The front part of the rotational joint is connected to the pipe sleeve of the front wheel rack and is sleeved with a first gear, and a second gear is disposed in the inner side of the first joint base and is engaged with the first gear. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185373 | CART SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A cargo dolly having a suspension assembly incorporated therein, wherein the suspension assembly is adapted to maintain the dolly at a prescribed height relative to an underlying surface. Thus, as cargo is loaded onto the dolly, and subsequently unloaded from the dolly, the dolly will substantially remain at the same height, which facilitates use of the dolly with standardized loading docks, such as loading docks associated with aircraft. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185374 | PUSH CART - A push cart, including: a frame, a rear wheel assembly, a front wheel assembly, a connection rod linkage. The frame includes an upper frame and a lower frame, and the upper frame is disposed on the lower frame. The rear wheel assembly is movably disposed on the lower frame or the upper frame. The front wheel assembly is disposed on the lower frame. The frame is connected to the rear wheel assembly via the connection rod linkage. The rotation of the upper frame or the lower frame drives the connection rod linkage to flatten the rear wheel assembly with the upper frame or the lower frame, or to unfold the rear wheel assembly. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185375 | SHOPPING CONTAINER SAFES AND RELATED METHODS FOR SECURING OBJECTS - Shopping container safes and related methods for securing objects are disclosed. According to an aspect, a shopping container includes a load carrier and a safe being attached to the load carrier. The safe may include a door and a lock. The lock may be configured to receive security information from an object. The lock may also determine whether to validate the received security information. Further, the lock may either fasten or unfasten the door of the safe in response to determining to validate the received security information. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185376 | Baby Carriage - A baby carriage is provided in the invention, the frame of the baby carriage comprises a left support frame and a right support frame symmetrical to each other, and a connecting frame connected between the left and right support frames. The left support frame comprises a left front frame, a left rear frame, a left rod, a left connecting rod with a front portion being rotatably connected with the left front frame, a left pull rod rotatably connected with the left rear frame and a left push rod frame rotatably connected with the upper portion of the left rod. The left pull rod is rotatably connected with the rear portion of the left connecting rod and the lower portion of the left push rod frame is rotatably connected with the upper portion of the left pull rod. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185377 | GUIDE TUBE FOR A STEERING SHAFT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A guide tube ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160185378 | Telescopic Shaft and Steering System - A telescopic shaft includes: an inner shaft where a pair of recessed grooves that face each other in a direction perpendicular to an axis and extend in an axial direction are formed; an outer shaft where a pair of recessed grooves that face each other in the direction perpendicular to the axis and extend in the axial direction are formed; a plurality of rolling bodies that are disposed between each of the recessed grooves and the corresponding recessed groove so as to form a line in the axial direction; a pair of stoppers; and a buffer body unit. Each of the stoppers restricts falling of a rolling body at an end portion of the corresponding line from the corresponding recessed groove of the inner shaft. The buffer body unit integrally includes a pair of buffer bodies, and a connection portion that connects the pair of buffer bodies. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185379 | TELESCOPIC SHAFT AND STEERING SYSTEM - A telescopic shaft includes an inner shaft, an outer shaft, a plurality of rolling bodies that are disposed between recessed grooves of the inner shaft and the outer shaft and form a line in an axial direction, a stopper, and a buffer body. The stopper restricts falling of the rolling bodies from the recessed groove of the inner shaft. The buffer body is interposed between the stopper and a rolling body at an end portion of the line. An end surface of the buffer body includes an inclined abutment portion that is inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to an axis of the inner shaft. The abutment portion abuts against the rolling body at the end portion of the line at a stroke end of the inner shaft with respect to the outer shaft. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185380 | Support Apparatus for Steering Column and Manufacturing Method Thereof - Construction is achieved that makes it possible to stably and sufficiently increase support rigidity of a column-side bracket with respect to a vehicle-side bracket. The vehicle-side bracket and a locking capsule that is fastened to the column-side bracket are connected with synthetic resin locking pins so as to be able to break away during a secondary collision. Concave sections are formed on the bottom surface of the vehicle-side bracket, and together with one end being connected to small through holes in which the locking pins are located, the other end is open to the external space side. Part of the synthetic resin of the locking pins is exposed to the external space side through these concave sections. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185381 | POWER STEERING APPARATUS AND PRELOAD ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREOF - A power steering apparatus includes: a worm driven by a motor for assistance; a worm wheel engaged with the worm and transmitting an assist force to a steering shaft; a housing which houses the worm and the worm wheel; a plug having a male screw on an outer peripheral surface of the plug, the male screw being screwed with a female screw formed at the housing; an elastic member, one end of which in a biasing direction of the elastic member is supported by the worm and other end of which in the biasing direction is supported by the plug, giving a preload between the worm and the worm wheel; and a plug fixing member for fixing the plug, a position of which is adjusted to a screwing position at which the preload is a predetermined value, so that the plug is unrotatable with respect to the housing. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185382 | Method For Adjusting Steering System And Adjustment Apparatus For Steering System - A method for adjusting a steering system and an adjustment apparatus for a steering system are provided which allow a clearance between a support yoke and a yoke plug to be appropriately set. When a yoke plug is loosened which has been temporarily fastened to a degree that a support yoke is subjected to elastic compressive deformation, the yoke plug is loosened to a position where a clearance C between the support yoke and the yoke plug reaches a target clearance using, as a reference, a position where a rate of a change in an axial position of the yoke plug with respect to an angular position of the yoke plug increases rapidly. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185383 | ACTUATOR AND VEHICLE STEERING APPARATUS - An actuator includes a motor, a reverse input prevention device, a conversion device, and a rod. The reverse input prevention device includes an input member and an output member. The reverse input prevention device prevents an external force inputted to the output member from being transmitted to the input member. The output member has a lock portion, an outer peripheral wall portion, pairs of pins, elastic bodies arranged between the pairs of pins and biasing the pairs of pins so as to be apart from one another in a circumferential direction, and the input member including plural hooks arranged on both sides of the pairs of pins in a circumferential direction. After the rod reaches a target position by one-direction rotation of the rotation shaft, the plural hooks return to an initial position by the other-direction rotation of the rotation shaft. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185384 | STEERING CONTROL APPARATUS - A steering control apparatus is provided which enables, when the absolute value of a tire angle increases, suppression of a force that is applied to a steering system and that acts to increase the absolute value of the tire angle. A dq transformation circuit uses a control angle to transform currents flowing through a motor into currents id and iq on a d axis and a q axis. Current feedback control circuits calculate command voltages as manipulative values that are used to feed the currents id and iq back to command currents id* and iq*, respectively. A uvw transformation circuit transforms the command voltages into three-phase command voltages. An angle manipulation processing circuit fixes the control angle when a rotation angle is updated if the absolute value of the tire angle is equal to or larger than a prescribed value. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185385 | STEERING WHEEL CONTROL SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present disclosure set forth a technique for modifying different vehicle parameters based on bimanual input. The technique includes acquiring sensor data associated with a first finger and a second finger of a user. The technique further includes analyzing the sensor data to determine a first location of the first finger and a second location of the second finger. The technique further includes selecting a first vehicle parameter based on the first location of the first finger, and modifying the first vehicle parameter based on the second location of the second finger. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185386 | MONITORING OF STEERING-ANGLE DURING AIRCRAFT TRANSPORT - The subject matter disclosed herein includes, inter alia, a method and system which enables to determine the steering-angle between the longitudinal axis of a tractor and the longitudinal axis of an aircraft which is being led by the tractor (referred to herein as “steering-angle” in short). While an aircraft is being led, the steering-angle can be repeatedly calculated and compared to a threshold value defining a mechanical steering limit. In case the comparison complies with one or more predefined conditions (e.g. the steering-angle is equal or smaller the threshold value) a warning can be generated indicating to an operator that the steering-angle has reached (or is about to reach) its limit and should be adjusted accordingly. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185387 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVER ASSISTANCE DEVICE FOR AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a method for operating a driver assistance device of a motor vehicle ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160185388 | LANE CHANGE CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - The present disclosure relates to an automatic lane change control of a vehicle is possible using a lane change control device including: a space recognition unit that detects a front object using a camera sensor of a vehicle, recognizes an empty space, and determines a target position, within the empty space on the basis of a lane modeling equation determined from a lateral offset, the vehicle's traveling velocity (V), and a lane change request time (t); a path generation unit that generates a path for moving from a current vehicle position to the target position; and a control unit that performs a lane change control that controls at least one of the vehicle's steering angle and a vehicle velocity such that the vehicle moves to the target position along the path. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185389 | Parking Assist Device - When performing automatic control of a steering device that assists a host vehicle to be pulled into or out of a parking space, an electronic control unit performs the following procedure. When there is, as a path for pulling the vehicle into or out of the parking space, a path in which a predicted temperature of the steering device for when the automatic control is performed to move the vehicle along the path would be lower than an allowable upper limit value, the electronic control unit starts the automatic control to move the vehicle along the path. In contrast, when there is no path in which the predicted temperature is lower than the allowable upper limit value, the electronic control unit prohibits the automatic control. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185390 | VEHICLE - A recreational off-highway vehicle ROV includes a first connection subframe connected to a first rear subframe and a main frame, and an arm connector disposed rightward of a left upper arm and leftward of a right upper arm and supporting the right and left upper arms. A distance between first and second upper connections connecting the first rear subframe and the first connection subframe is longer than a distance between first and second lower connections connecting the main frame and the first connection subframe. A first upper end portion of a left shock absorber and a second upper end portion of a right shock absorber are disposed between the first and second upper connections in a rear view of the vehicle. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185391 | VEHICLE REAR PORTION STRUCTURE - A vehicle rear portion structure includes: a rear side member front-rear direction; a shock absorbing member that is placed at the rear side of the rear side member; and a lower bracket that has a reinforcement portion that is joined to a rear end portion of the rear side member, a load receiving portion that extends downward from a rear end portion of the reinforcement portion and to which the shock absorbing member is joined, and a load transmitting bead portion that is disposed spanning the distance between the load receiving portion and a lower wall portion of the reinforcement portion, with a length L to which the load transmitting bead portion projects in the vehicle front-rear direction becoming longer heading from the load receiving portion to the reinforcement portion. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185392 | VEHICLE FRONT BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body includes left and right front side frames extending in a vehicle front-to-rear direction. A power unit is disposed between the front side frames. Each of the left and right front side frames includes an inner frame disposed at a vehicle widthwise center side and an outer frame superposed on a vehicle outer side of the inner frame, and has a closed quadrangular sectional shape that is formed by the inner frame and the outer frame. A front portion of the outer frame has a triangular portion that has a substantially triangular shape whose width decreases from front to rear. Each front side frame has a power unit mount-fastening portion at a location rearward of the triangular portion. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185393 | UTILITY VEHICLE - The present invention provides a utility vehicle including: a chassis; an engine provided on the chassis; an engine room accommodating the engine; a storage box provided next to the engine room and accommodating an air cleaner or a battery; a partition member dividing the engine room and the storage box; and a rivet configured to detachably attach at least part of the partition member to the chassis. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185394 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - In a vehicle rear structure that is one example of a vehicle body structure, a rear suspension tower that is made of die-cast aluminum and a wheel housing outer that is made of a metal material having a higher fatigue strength than the die-cast aluminum of the rear suspension tower, are joined together via an extension panel that is made of a metal material having a higher fatigue strength than the die-cast aluminum of the rear suspension tower. Further, a step portion is formed between an inner peripheral portion and an outer peripheral portion of the extension panel to form a deformable portion. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185395 | COMPOSITE PANEL - A composite wall panel for use in vehicles having a floor structure and a front wall, the composite wall panel including a first polymer resin layer having a plurality of unidirectional fibers embedded therein that are substantially parallel to a first axis, and a second polymer resin layer having a plurality of unidirectional fibers embedded therein that are substantially parallel to a second axis, the second polymer resin layer being bonded to the first polymer resin layer so that the second axis is substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The composite wall panel is disposed so that the first axis is substantially parallel to the floor structure, and the rigidity of the composite wall panel is greater along the first axis than the second axis. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185396 | OPEN BED TAILGATE EXTENSION - An extending tailgate arrangement is provided. The arrangement includes a tailgate and a linkage configured to extend the tailgate away from a rear end of a vehicle by a predetermined distance such that the tailgate contacts the linkage and does not contact the vehicle. The tailgate may be alternately opened in a conventional flip-down manner, and a sliding plate may be provided that covers the gap formed by the extending tailgate arrangement. In certain embodiments, a fence is employed with the tailgate arrangement to enclose the area formed. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185397 | LATCH MECHANISM - A latch mechanism for releasably securing a hinged gate to one or more latches. The latch mechanism includes a handle that is pivotally connected to a gate wall. The handle includes at least one retention arm that lockingly engages a latch when the hinged gate is in a latched position. According to certain embodiments, the handle includes a retention arm at both ends of the handle, with the handle extending generally along the length of the gate wall. Further, the handle may be pivotally displaced about the retention arm(s) so that the handle is displaced from the first position to a second position. As the handle is pivotally displaced to the second position, a release mechanism of the handle may engage and pivotally displace the adjacent latch so that the retention arm may be released from the locking engagement with the latch. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185398 | CARGO BED AND UTILITY VEHICLE WITH THE CARGO BED - A cargo bed of a utility vehicle according to the present invention includes a front wall, a left wall, a right wall, a rear wall, and a partition member configured to partition a storage space that is surrounded with the front wall, the left wall, the right wall, and the rear wall. The left wall and the right wall are each provided with a first groove configured to be engaged with the partition member to fix the same, and a second groove configured to store the partition member. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185399 | REAR-MOUNTED AERODYNAMIC STRUCTURE FOR TRUCK CARGO BODIES - This invention provides a foldable/retractable and unfoldable/deployable, rearwardly tapered aerodynamic assembly for use on the rear trailer bodies and other vehicles that accommodate dual swing-out doors. The aerodynamic assembly includes a right half mounted on the right hand door and a left half mounted on a left hand door. Each half is constructed with a side panel, top panel and bottom panel, which each form half of an overall tapered box when deployed on the rear of the vehicle, the bottom panels and top panels being sealed together at a pair of overlapping weather seals along the centerline. The panels are relatively thin, but durable, and are joined to each other by resilient strip hinges. The top and bottom panels are also hinged to form two sections along diagonal lines to facilitate folding of all panels in a relatively low-profile stacked orientation. This low profile allows the doors to be swung through approximately 270 degrees to be secured to the sides of the body in a manner that does not interfere with adjacent doors or bodies in, for example a multi-bay loading dock. A swing arm assembly and gas spring biases the panels into a deployed position that can be refolded by grasping the side panel and rotating it inward toward the door surface. The top and bottom panels are partly inwardly folded when deployed to define external valleys using a stop assembly. This ensures that the panels fold readily when desired without the two sections of the panels “locking up”. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185400 | AIRFLOW DIRECTOR IN A TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED TRANSPORT UNIT - Embodiments to help improve an airflow using e.g., an airflow director, an aerodynamic tail, etc. for a transport unit are disclosed. Structures and methods herein are related to directing airflow to low pressure areas in relation to the transport unit which can improve energy efficiency, counter turbulent airflows, and/or reduce drag. Surface features, such as one or more openings, louvers, tunnels, baffles, air directors, deflectors, inverters, etc. are strategically arranged or positioned on the aerodynamic faring to help direct an airflow toward a transport refrigeration unit when the temperature controlled transport unit is in motion. An aerodynamic tail can direct an airflow to a relatively low pressure region at a rear end of the transport unit when the transport unit is in motion to reduce or eliminate the relatively low pressure region. The features may be stored within a storage structure attached to a rear door of the transport unit. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185401 | AERODYNAMIC DRAG REDUCING APPARATUS - An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus is adapted for mounting behind a vehicle. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus includes a side panel, an actuator arrangement, a top panel, and an interconnecting member. The side panel is adapted to move between a deployed position and a stowed position. The actuator is mounted between the side panel and the vehicle. The top panel is adapted to move between a deployed position and a stowed position. The interconnecting member is connected between the side panel and the top panel. The interconnecting member coordinates movement between the side and top panels such that they each move together between the deployed positions and the stowed positions, respectively. One or more of the panels may be mounted to a door of the vehicle via deformable hinges and/or deformably mounted hinges and thereby allow the door to open compactly against a side of the vehicle by deforming the panels, the hinges, and/or the mounts of the hinges. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185402 | Underbody Panelling Part of Wheel Axle and Subassembly Comprising an Underbody Panelling Part - An underbody panelling part of a wheel axle near the wheel arch of a motor vehicle has a main part, the covering surface of which is variable, and a fastening structure for fixed connection to the body and/or a fastening structure for fixed connection to a transverse link of the motor vehicle. In the mounted state the covering surface can be varied with the steering angle. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185403 | UPPER COUPLER ASSEMBLY - An upper coupler assembly for use with a trailer includes an apron assembly and a grid assembly coupled with the apron assembly. The apron assembly is arranged to engage a coupling of a vehicle to cause the coupling to be aligned with the grid assembly when the upper coupler is being coupled with the vehicle. The grid assembly couples the upper coupler assembly with the coupling of the vehicle. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185404 | EXPLOSIVELY DEPTH HARDENED CRAWLER SHOES - A method of making a crawler shoe for a mobile machine having a track assembly is disclosed. The method may include casting a crawler shoe from manganese steel, the crawler shoe having at least one wear surface that engages the track assembly. The method may further include solution treating the crawler shoe to form fully austenitic manganese steel, applying an explosive material to the at least one wear surface, and detonating the explosive material. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185405 | MOBILE ROBOT AND FRONT END TOOL - A mobile robot | 2016-06-30 |
20160185406 | UTILITY VEHICLE - A utility vehicle that includes a seat row, a cargo bed, an engine chamber under the cargo bed, and cabin walls surrounding a cabin. The utility vehicle further includes a first partition wall covering the rear side of the cabin and thereby partitioning the engine chamber and the cabin from each other; and a second partition wall covering the upper portion of the front portion of the engine chamber. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185407 | MODULAR TRAILER APPARATUS - A modular trailer apparatus, which in some embodiments may include a bed coupled to a frame having a length and width. A first transportation conveyance for contacting a ground surface and a second transportation conveyance for contacting a ground surface may be coupled to opposing sides of the frame. The apparatus may further include a towing arm comprising a bed element movably coupled to a tow element. The bed element may be coupled to the frame and the tow element may be coupled to a trailer coupler configured to be secured to ball hitches or any other tow hitch. In further embodiments, the tow element may be movably coupled to the bed element between an extended position and a retracted position. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185408 | BICYCLE SADDLE WITH A T-SHAPED CHANNEL - A bicycle saddle has a seat post, an adjustment base, a seat, a sliding base, and two adjusting bolts. The seat post has a supporting base having a concave top surface and a passage. The adjustment base is attached to the concave top surface of the supporting base and has a convex bottom surface and an elongated through hole. The convex bottom surface matches and abuts the concave top surface of the supporting base. The seat is attached to the flat top surface of the adjustment base and has a sliding channel. The sliding base is mounted slidably in the sliding channel and has a slot and two holding rods respectively provided with a threaded hole. The adjusting bolts are mounted through the passage, the elongated through hole, and the slot, and are screwed respectively with the threaded holes in the holding rods. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185409 | STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - A straddle-type vehicle which turns while a vehicle body is banked to a first side in a vehicle width direction around a predetermined angular displacement center, comprises a head lamp which irradiates a head lamp irradiation region set to be forward relative to the vehicle body; a first auxiliary lamp which irradiates a first auxiliary lamp irradiation region set to be forward relative to the head lamp irradiation region, in a region which is inward with respect to a turning direction; and a second auxiliary lamp which irradiates a second auxiliary lamp irradiation region set to be forward relative to the first auxiliary lamp irradiation region, in the region which is inward with respect to the turning direction, wherein a distance between the second auxiliary lamp and the angular displacement center is less than a distance between the first auxiliary lamp and the angular displacement center. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185410 | MOTORCYCLE PROTECTIVE CAGE WITH SHOCK ABSORPTION - A motorcycle protective cage with shock absorber utilized to prevent motorcycle damage when the motorcycle is dropped or a fall ensues. The motorcycle cage includes metal tubing, multiple fastening locations, and one or more shock absorption features. The shock absorber has a hard outer material and a compressible inner material. After application of force the firm outer material makes contact with the compressible inner material, hereafter mitigating transfer of force and shock into the motorcycle and its components. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185411 | POWERED UNICYCLE WITH HANDLE - Various powered unicycles are disclosed. In some embodiments, the powered unicycle includes a central wheel, a motor to power the central wheel, and a control system configured to control the application of power from the motor to the central wheel. The unicycle comprises a body portion and at least one platform for supporting the user. The unicycle can includes a handle that extends upwardly to a position that it can be grasped by a user of the unicycle. The handle can be partially or fully retractable into the body of the unicycle. In some configurations, two platforms upon which the user can stand are provided with one on each side of the central wheel. In some configurations, a pair of auxiliary or outrigger wheels is provided, such as with one outrigger wheel on each side of the central wheel. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185412 | INTELLIGENT SOMATIC FULL-BALANCE ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An intelligent somatic full-balance electric vehicle comprises two wheels ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160185413 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a vehicle body frame that can lean, a right front wheel and a left front wheel, and an upper cross portion and a lower cross portion of a link mechanism each including a right end portion, a left end portion, and a middle portion supported on the vehicle body frame. An upper right displacement and an upper left displacement that result when a rearward test force is exerted individually on a lower right portion and a lower left portion that support the lower cross portion with the lower cross portion removed are larger than a lower right displacement and a lower left displacement that result when a force that is equal or substantially equal in magnitude and direction as the forces exerted on the lower right and left portions is exerted individually on an upper right portion and a upper left portion that support the upper cross member with the upper cross portion removed. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185414 | Bicycle Steerer Tube with Variant Stiffness - A bicycle steerer tube is adapted to reside in a plane of travel of the bicycle. A thickness at a point on the wall of the steerer tube body in a lower section thereof varies as a function of the cross-sectional angle of the point to the plane of travel, with the wall thickness being at a maximum in the plane of travel. An inner wall of the lower section may be elliptical, with a minor axis aligned with the plane of travel and a major axis orthogonal to the plane of travel. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185415 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC MOTORCYCLE FRAME - A motorcycle having a motorcycle frame that includes one or more frame members with an adjustable mechanism for increasing or decreasing the stiffness of the frame member. By adjusting the stiffness of one or more frame members, the overall stiffness of the motorcycle frame may be increased or decreased. The adjustable mechanism may be controlled by an actuator, such as a hydraulic pump, that is, in turn, controlled by a computer control system. The control system may include sensors for determining performance parameters while the motorcycle is in use. For example, a speedometer may sense motorcycle speed and a gyrometer may sense the orientation of the motorcycle when in turns. Thus, in one example, the stiffness of the motorcycle frame may be increased if the motorcycle speed reaches a threshold speed. Further, the stiffness may be increased if the gyrometer senses that the motorcycle is engaged in a power slide. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185416 | Bicycle with Coordinated Pedal and Upper Body Leverage - A cycle or bicycle is driven both by rotation of pedals that drive a rear wheel in a conventional manner, and by fore and aft movement of the handlebars. Fore and aft movement of the handlebars about an adjustable hinge, which also rotate as a unit about a front wheel turning axis, is transmitted to a drive rod. The drive rod then drives an actuator mechanism which transfers force due to movement of the handlebars to the primary drive mechanism through which pedal power is also applied to the rear wheel. Forces generated by this movement of the handlebars is additive to forces applied by the rider directly to the pedals, in a coordinated manner that does not inhibit steering of the bicycle. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185417 | FREEWHEELING UNICYCLE - The current document is directed to a two-wheeled unicycle that features bicycle-like pedals and a freewheeling mechanism to allow a rider to coast while the unicycle moves forward. In one implementation, he pedals are affixed to a horizontal drive shaft that rotates with respect to the wheels of the two-wheeled unicycle via two ball bearings. The horizontal drive shaft transfers rotational force through a ratchet-based, freewheeling mechanism to a larger-diameter cylindrical shaft to which the two wheels are affixed. The freewheeling mechanism transfers forward pedaling motion to the wheels. However, the wheels can rotate freely in a forward direction even when the pedals are maintained in a fixed orientation with respect to the surface on which the unicycle is traveling or another fixed reference point. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185418 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC DRIVE OF A VEHICLE WHICH IS OPERABLE BY MUSCULAR ENERGY AND/OR MOTOR POWER AND VEHICLE OF THIS KIND - A method for controlling an electric drive of a vehicle is provided, e.g., an electric bicycle, which is able to be operated by muscular energy and/or motor power, the vehicle including a crank gear and the electric drive being disposed at the crank gear. The method includes: ascertaining a driving situation, for which the electric drive is to be used, and in this situation, initially running up the electric drive at a first gradient, and then at a second gradient, the first gradient being greater than the second gradient. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185419 | A vehicle which is operable by a motor and by muscular energy and has an improved torque sensor - A vehicle which is operable by a motor and/or muscular energy, in particular an electric bicycle, which includes an electric motor, a crankshaft drive having a first crank, a second crank, and a crankshaft, a torque sensor for detecting a torque applied by a rider at the crankshaft drive, and a control unit, which is set up to actuate the electric motor based on at least the values acquired by the torque sensor to drive the vehicle, the torque sensor being situated at the crankshaft drive and the torque sensor including at least one surface acoustic wave sensor. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185420 | Multiple Sprocket Assembly for a Bicycle - A roller chain based drive train for a bicycle includes a sprocket assembly configured for mounting to a hub of a rear wheel of the bicycle. The sprocket assembly includes a smaller sprocket, a larger sprocket, and a plurality of pins connecting the smaller sprocket and the larger sprocket to each other. The pins are mounted in outer pin mount holes on the smaller sprocket and in the inner pin mount holes on the larger sprocket. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185421 | BICYCLE OPERATING SYSTEM - A bicycle operating system comprises an operating device. The operating device is configured to be mounted to a bicycle body. The operating device includes an operating switch, a signal controller, and a wireless transmitter. The signal controller is configured to generate a pairing demand signal in response to an input operation of the operating switch. The wireless transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the pairing demand signal to a bicycle component to establish a wireless communication with the bicycle component. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185422 | Surf Tab - A wake-modifying a surf tab that can be attached to a watercraft is disclosed. That surf tab includes a control plate assembly, a mounting hinge for attaching the control plate assembly to a watercraft, a hydro-thruster assembly, and a separation hinge attaching the control plate assembly to the hydro-thruster assembly. Also included is an actuator attached to the control plate assembly which connects the control plate assembly to the watercraft such that the actuator can control the angle between the control plate assembly and the watercraft. a length adjustable control rod assembly connects the control plate assembly to the hydro-thruster assembly. The control rod assembly adjusts the angle between the control plate assembly and the hydro-thruster assembly. In use, the length of the actuator and the length of the control rod assembly can change the flow of water from the hydro-thruster assembly to modify a wake created by a watercraft. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185423 | DEVICE FOR REDUCING FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE, SHIP COMPRISING THE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF REDUCING FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE OF SHIP - A device for reducing frictional resistance includes: a chamber which is provided to a draft part of a hull and in which blowing holes blowing out air into the water of the outside of the hull from different positions to each other in a height direction of the hull are formed; a supply pipe supplying the air to an internal space of the chamber; and a distributor provided to each of the blowing holes, and guiding a part of the air, which was supplied inside the chamber from the supply pipe, to each of the blowing holes. The plurality of distributors has a flow-amount adjuster adjusting a flow amount of the air guided to the blowing hole corresponding to each of the distributors so that the flow amount of the air blown out from the plurality of blowing holes is equalized in each of the blowing holes. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185424 | INFLATABLE CRAFT HAVING V-SHAPED HULL AND FLAPS - The invention relates to a vessel which includes two watertight flaps ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160185425 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COUPLE COMPONENTS TO A FUEL TANK - Apparatus and methods to couple fuel components to a fuel tank are described. An example method includes coupling a carrier to a guide suspended in a cavity of a fuel tank, where the guide extends in a longitudinal direction between a first end of the guide adjacent a first side wall of the fuel tank and a second end of the guide adjacent a second side wall of the fuel tank opposite the first side wall, and moving the carrier along the guide between the first end of the guide and the second end of the guide. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185426 | TOWING DEVICE WITH A TWO-PIECE FAIRLEAD - A towing device intended to equip the deck of a ship ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160185427 | ANCHOR LINE TENSIONING METHOD - Method for mooring an offshore structure includes: | 2016-06-30 |
20160185428 | DISCONNECTABLE SUBMERGED BUOY MOORING DEVICE COMPRISING CLAMPING DOGS - A mooring assembly includes: a mooring buoy having a central axis, an upper ring portion providing an upper abutment surface; a mooring structure including a cavity with a wall receiving the mooring buoy; and a buoy locking system near the cavity engaging with the upper ring portion for locking the mooring buoy to the turret mooring structure and including at least two locking devices attached to the mooring structure, each locking device having a locking dog connected to a force member for axial displacement and exerting an upward force on the upper abutment surface. The mooring buoy includes a lower abutment surface. The locking system includes an engagement member below the locking dog, engaging with the lower abutment surface and exerting a downward force. The buoy at positions axially above the upper abutment surface situated at an axial clearance from the cavity wall. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185429 | ASSEMBLY OF FLOATABLE MODULES - An assembly ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160185430 | Powered Hydrofoil Board - A passively stable personal hydrofoil watercraft that has a flotation device, wherein a user can ride in a prone, kneeling, or standing position. The watercraft includes a strut having an upper end interconnected with the flotation device and lower end connected with a hydrofoil. The hydrofoil greatly reduces the power required to travel at higher speed. The watercraft also includes a propulsion system connected to the hydrofoil. Both longitudinal and directional control of the watercraft is via weight shift, eliminating the need of any movable surfaces. The flotation device, strut, and hydrofoil may be permanently interconnected or may be detachable. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185431 | ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE APPARATUS - In a rotating electrical machine apparatus, a rotor portion provided in a cylindrical portion and a stator portion provided in a recessed portion in which the rotor portion is housed are aligned along the rotation axis of a rim such that a force is generated in a direction opposite to the direction of a load that acts along the rotation axis of the rim of loads that act on the rim following rotation of a blade. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185432 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - An outboard motor includes a drive shaft that transmits rotational power from an engine, a shift unit provided in the middle of the drive shaft, and a water pump that feeds a coolant to the engine. The drive shaft has a first input shaft that receives rotational power transmitted from the engine and a second input shaft that receives rotational power transmitted from the first input shaft. The shift unit has an upper gear rotating in synchronization with the first input shaft, an intermediate gear meshing with the upper gear at all times, and an intermediate shaft extending to the rear side from the intermediate gear and rotating in synchronization. The oil pump as an accessory is operated by the rotational power transmitted to the intermediate shaft. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185433 | OUTBOARD MOTOR - Disclosed is an outboard motor including a drive shaft that transmits rotational power from an engine, a shift unit provided in the middle of the drive shaft, and a water pump that feeds a coolant to the engine. The drive shaft has a first input shaft that receives the rotational power transmitted from the engine and a second input shaft that receives the rotational power transmitted from the first input shaft. The shift unit and the water pump are integrated into a single shift unit module installed detachably to the lower unit casing. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185434 | DYNAMIC POSITIONING VESSEL WITH A PLURALITY OF REDUNDANCY ZONES - The invention relates to a high reliability vessel where redundancy zones are provided. It is an objective of the present invention to provide an improved system for a high reliability vessel that overcomes complexities in prior art and provides improved reliability. The present invention attains the above-described objective by providing a vessel comprising a plurality of redundancy zones, a thruster system comprising at least two thrusters to create transversal thrust, and a main power supply system comprising a generator system, and a main electrical distribution system comprising a switchboard system, characterized in the vessel further comprises an energy storage system comprising a plurality of energy storage subsystems, wherein at least one of the thrusters with an operatively connected energy storage subsystem is located in a first redundancy zone, and another of the thrusters and the generator system is located outside said first redundancy zone. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185435 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL BALLOON MEMBRANE - Disclosed herein is a lighter-than-air (LTA) device and method of making the same. In an embodiment, the LTA device may include a membrane having a flexible substrate and an active material disposed thereon, wherein the active material is configured to controllably change the surface area of at least a portion of the substrate when an electrical stimulus is applied to the active material. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185436 | Skin Impact Snubber - In some embodiments, an aircraft includes a structural assembly, a skin, and a snubber. The structural assembly comprises a first rigid element and a second rigid element. The first and second rigid elements are separated from each over by a void. The skin is disposed proximate to the structural assembly and adjacent to the void such that the skin would deflect into the void in response to an impact force received by the skin. The snubber is disposed in the void between the first and second rigid elements and positioned such that, when the skin deflects in response to the impact force, the skin contacts the snubber and the snubber reduces further deflection of the skin into the void. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185437 | TAIL CONE OF AN AIRCRAFT - A tail cone of an aircraft, more specifically a tail cone made of composite materials comprising an internal skin, an external skin surrounding the internal skin, longitudinal structural members located on the inner face of the internal skin in the longitudinal direction of the tail cone, and transversal structural members located between the external skin and the internal skin in the transverse direction of the tail cone. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185438 | JOINT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD CONNECTING AN AIRCRAFT BELLY FAIRING TO THE FUSELAGE PROVIDED WITH A PARTICULARLY POSITIONED STRINGER - A joint assembly in an aircraft connecting a belly fairing to the fuselage of the aircraft. The belly fairing has a sewing angle connected to a main belly fairing section, while the fuselage has a fuselage skin with an exterior and an interior. The joint assembly includes a sewing angle with a flange connected to the fuselage skin exterior at a fixation zone of the fuselage skin, with the fixation zone being overlapped by the flange where it is connected thereto. The joint assembly further includes a stringer connected to the fuselage skin interior and overlapping the fixation zone. This joint assembly is less susceptible to vibrations. The disclosure herein also pertains to a method of providing such a joint assembly. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185439 | AIRCRAFT REAR STRUCTURE - An aircraft rear structure that comprises a rear pressure bulkhead, and a lifting surface located at both sides of the fuselage of the aircraft. The lifting surface comprises spars extending in the longitudinal direction of the lifting surface. The pressure bulkhead is aligned with one of the spars of the lifting surface. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185440 | AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A HATCH AND A FALL-PROTECTION DEVICE - An aircraft including a hatch and a fall-protection device. The aircraft includes a structure exhibiting a roof pierced with an opening, a cover plate, and a lock provided to adopt a locking position in which the lock holds the cover plate in the closed position in the opening or, alternatively, an unlocked position in which the lock does not hold the cover plate. The aircraft further comprises at least one fall-protection device provided so that when the lock moves into the unlocked position it is in a first position in which it allows movement of the cover plate under the influence of gravity from its closed position to an intermediate position in which the cover plate is suspended from the structure and then moves from the first position into a second position during the course of which the cover plate moves from the intermediate position into an open position in which it is no longer attached to the structure. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185441 | CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AIRCRAFT DOOR AND AIRCRAFT DOOR INCORPORATING SAME - A device and a control method are described for a swinging aircraft door ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160185442 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING STRUCTURAL VIBRATION AND NOISE - A conjugate damper for a structural panel includes a constraining sheet extending between a first edge and a second edge. Each of the first edge and the second edge is at least partially coupled to a first surface of the structural panel. The conjugate damper also includes a damping layer coupled between the constraining sheet and the first surface such that, when the structural panel is in a compressively deformed state, a thickness of the damping layer in a direction generally normal to the first surface is decreased relative to a baseline state. The damping layer includes a viscoelastic material. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185443 | DUAL-RIB MORPHING LEADING EDGE - A mechanism for changing a shape of a leading edge of an airfoil may include a first rib and a second rib. The first rib may include a plurality of first rib segments. The first rib may move between a first folded shape and a first extended shape. The second rib may include a plurality of second rib segments. The second rib may move between a second folded shape and a second extended shape. An actuator may be coupled to the first rib, the second rib, or both, to move the first rib, the second rib, or both, between their respective folded and extended shapes. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185444 | MANUAL WING-FOLD MECHANISM - A manual wing-fold mechanism provides a means by which to reconfigure the wing of an aircraft between a flight configuration and one that can be easily stowed and transported. The folding mechanism includes an extension tube that enables the outboard portion of the wing to be extended away from the inboard section of the wing, rotated about the lateral axis of the aircraft and then pivoted rearward so that the wing is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the aircraft along side the fuselage. The wing-fold mechanism is independent of the structural components of the wing used to convey aerodynamic loads during flight and provides a means for the user to bring the outboard wing section into a near alignment position while the wing-fold mechanism thereafter assists to refine the alignment into its final flight configuration. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185445 | ELEVON CONTROL SYSTEM - A system comprising an aerial vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to control pitch, roll, and/or yaw via airfoils having resiliently mounted trailing edges opposed by fuselage-house deflecting actuator horns. Embodiments include one or more rudder elements which may be rotatably attached and actuated by an effector member disposed within the fuselage housing and extendible in part to engage the one or more rudder elements. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185446 | TRIM ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, AIRCRAFT, AND METHOD OF PERFORMING TRIM ADJUSTMENT - Trim adjustment devices | 2016-06-30 |
20160185447 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ANGULAR REORIENTATION - A system comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having wing elements and tail elements configured to roll to angularly orient the UAV by rolling so as to align a longitudinal plane of the UAV, in its late terminal phase, with a target. A method of UAV body re-orientation comprising: (a) determining by a processor a boresight angle error correction value bases on distance between a target point and a boresight point of a body-fixed frame; and (b) effecting a UAV maneuver comprising an angular role rate component translating the target point to a re-oriented target point in the body-fixed frame, to maintain the offset angle via the offset angle correction value. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185448 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A control system and method for an aircraft configured to operate according to a first mode of operation corresponding to an automatic piloting of the aircraft and a second mode of operation corresponding to a manual piloting of the aircraft, the system including a selection member. The system is configured to operate according to the first mode of operation when the selection member is not actuated continuously and to operate according to the second mode of operation when the selection member is actuated continuously. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185449 | FLUID-VECTORING SYSTEM - A jet aircraft includes an aircraft integrated, fluid vectoring, exhaust nozzle system. Implementation of this disclosure may eliminate or reduce the size of the aircraft vertical stabilizer and rudder assembly, thereby potentially improving aircraft survivability and increasing aircraft thrust-to-weight ratio. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185450 | AIRCRAFT WINGLET DESIGN HAVING A COMPOUND CURVE PROFILE - An improved winglet design is presented for aircraft wherein the winglet configuration is well suited for aircraft wings having moderate to no aft swept, or wings having forward swept. The winglets ( | 2016-06-30 |
20160185451 | LANDING GEAR WELL ROOF - An aircraft landing gear well roof including a first reinforced main structure and a second reinforced main structure spaced from each other in a transverse direction of the roof and equipped with respective mounting for articulating a structural element of the first landing gear and mounting for articulating a structural element of the second landing bear. A membrane connecting the first reinforced main structure and the second reinforced main structure is disposed between them in the transverse direction. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185452 | Clutch Driven Aircraft Electric Taxi System and Method - A clutch driven aircraft electric taxi system is provided with a clutch assembly designed to be automatically selectively engaged or disengaged as required to drive an aircraft autonomously during ground operations. The clutch assembly is mounted integrally with other electric taxi system components completely within an aircraft landing gear wheel and may be designed with one way overrunning or selectable clutch engagement capability in one or both rotational directions, preferably using an arrangement of ratcheting struts and clutch elements adapted specifically for use in an aircraft landing gear drive wheel environment. The clutch assembly may automatically disengage in response to predetermined defined conditions or operating parameters. A failsafe overrunning capability ensures that the clutch assembly will not engage taxi system drive components so that an aircraft's wheel will not be driven during aircraft operation when safety considerations dictate that the aircraft electric taxi system should not be engaged. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185453 | AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY - An aircraft landing gear includes an axle on which wheel and brake assemblies are mounted. An adaptor member is mounted on the axle and arranged to define a brake rod connection point that is distinct from a conventional brake rod connection point defined by the brake assembly. The adaptor member is coupled to the brake assembly via an adaptor linkage that is arranged to react brake torque but arranged to permit relative movement between the adaptor member and the brake assembly in degrees of freedom which are not required to react brake torque. | 2016-06-30 |
20160185454 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - Systems and methods are described herein related to an unmanned aerial vehicle, the unmanned aerial vehicle includes: a frame portion, two rear arms extending away from the frame portion, and at least one rear air propulsion device arranged on each of the rear arms at an orthogonal angle relative to a vertical axis. The at least one rear air propulsion device has an axis of rotation for both lift and rotation based on the angle. The unmanned aerial vehicle has two front arms arranged along a horizontal axis. The vertical axis is perpendicular to the horizontal axis. The unmanned aerial vehicle also includes at least one camera arranged on at least one of the front arms. The at least one camera faces a front direction. | 2016-06-30 |