27th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200207238 | TRACKED ELECTRIC VEHICLE SYSTEMS - Electrified roadway systems include a roadway, and vehicles configured to operate on the roadway. The roadway has a base, and two electrically-conductive rails mounted on the base. One of the rails is electrically connected to a source of electric power, and the other rail is electrically connected to an electrical ground. The vehicles include non-electrically-conductive tires, and an electric motor mechanically connected to, and configured to rotate at least one of the tires to propel the vehicle along the roadway. The vehicles draw electric power from the roadway via two electrical pickups. The electrical pickups are configured to move between a deployed position at which the pickups contact the respective rails, and a retracted position at which the pickups are out of contact with the rails. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207239 | DOUBLE-ACTION ACTUATOR WITH SINGLE ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR A VEHICLE - An actuator for a vehicle seat comprises an electric motor in which the rotor rotates first and second output shafts of the electric motor; a first reduction gear rotated by the first output shaft, the first reduction gear having a first gear ratio, and driving a first notched shaft having a first notch pitch; a second reduction gear rotated by the second output shaft, the second gear having a second gear ratio, and driving a second notched having with a second notch pitch. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207240 | SEAT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND VEHICLE SEAT - A seat adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat may have a number of first rail pairs, each first rail pair having an upper rail and a lower rail. A height adjustment mechanism may be arranged between the number of first rail pairs and a seat part of the vehicle seat. The height adjustment mechanism may have a number of second rail pairs, each second rail pair may have an upper rail and a lower rail. The number of first rail pairs and the number of second rail pairs can be actuated simultaneously. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207241 | TRACK SYSTEM HAVING A ROLLING MEMBER - A support member may be configured for selective connection with and removal from track assemblies. A support member may include a body and a rolling member rotatably connected to the body to facilitate movement of the support member along a track. The rolling member may include a grooved configuration to limit movement of the support member relative to said track in a Y-direction. The rolling member may include a groove configured to engage a protrusion or ridge of said track. The rolling member may include a first portion and a second portion separated in an axial direction by the groove. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207242 | RAIL FOR VEHICLE SEAT AND VEHICLE SEAT COMPRISING SUCH A RAIL - A rail for a vehicle seat having first and second sliding rail members driven by a motorized drive mechanism. The rail further comprises a mechanical lock actuated by a relative movement between the motorized drive mechanism and the second rail member in the event of an accident. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207243 | VENTILATED SEAT WITH INTEGRAL AIR PASSAGES - A ventilated seat includes a cushion with an air channel extending from a cushion B-side. The ventilated seat also includes a spacer that defines one or more air passages. The air passages are connected to the air channel and to one or more air distribution holes on a cushion A-side. The ventilated seat further includes a cover layer located between the spacer and the cushion A-side. The cover layer is made of a foam material while the spacer is made of a different material and the cover layer and the spacer are a foam with integrated air passages. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207244 | PROCESS FOR THE DECORATION OF A FURNITURE COMPONENT FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND THE LIKE AND COMPONENT THUS OBTAINABLE - The process for the decoration of a furniture component for recreational vehicles and the like comprises an application step of a decorative portion which is preformed onto a semi-finished structure provided with a surface and with at least a perimeter edge, with the decorative portion that comprises at least a visible portion and at least an adhesion portion adapted to be coupled to the semi-finished structure. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207245 | ARMREST APPARATUS AND INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an armrest apparatus and an industrial vehicle including the same, and the armrest apparatus disposed in a driver seat includes: an armrest body which supports an operator's arm; and a drive unit which has a variable length, provides power to move the armrest body upward, and absorbs force applied in a direction in which the armrest body moves downward. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207246 | HEAD RESTRAINT WITH ACTIVE DEPLOYMENT - A head restraint assembly includes a front shell and a rear shell defining an interior space. The head restraint assembly also includes a linkage mechanism operatively coupled to the front shell, the linkage mechanism disposed within the interior space, the linkage mechanism spring biased toward a first position. The head restraint assembly further includes an actuator in operative communication with a collision detection system, the linkage mechanism movable to a second, deployed position upon actuation by the actuator to lock the front shell in the second, deployed position. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207247 | COLLAPSIBLE SEAT ASSEMBLY - A collapsible seat assembly includes one or more pneumatic bladder members providing, in an inflated state, at least a base portion and a seatback portion of the collapsible seat assembly, and a plurality of internal rigid frame members disposed at least partially within the one or more pneumatic bladder members. At least a portion of the one or more pneumatic bladder members can attach to at least a portion of the plurality of internal rigid frame members to provide a support for the one or more pneumatic bladder members. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207248 | Vehicle Seat - At a vehicle seat, resistance to relative displacement of a passenger in a left-right direction is larger at both left-right direction side portions of a front surface of an upper portion of a backrest than at a left-right direction central portion. Further, a seat cushion has left and right side reinforcing portions that reinforce portions of a cushion pad from outer sides in a left-right direction, and from obliquely lower sides, of front-rear direction central portions of thigh portions of the passenger, and left and right lower surface reinforcing portions that reinforce portions of a lower surface of the cushion pad at outer sides in a left-right direction, and at obliquely lower sides, of buttock portions of the passenger. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207249 | TIP OVER PREVENTION FOR DUMPING VEHICLES - A tip-over prevention system for dumping vehicles includes a tilt detector operably coupled to one of a cargo body and a chassis of a dumping vehicle. At least a portion of the cargo body is configured to be raised by a piston, and the tilt detector is configured to detect a current tilt. The system includes a fluid release valve placed in fluid communication with the piston which is activated in response to the tilt detector detecting a current tilt that exceeds a preset tilt limit. Activation of the fluid release valve releases a pressure in the piston causing the cargo body of the vehicle to lower. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207250 | Automated Loading of Delivery Vehicles Using Automated Guided Vehicles - A system and method for automated loading of delivery vehicles using automated guided vehicles is described. In an example implementation, a loading coordination engine may determine a delivery destination of a first item based on item data associated with the first item, assign the first item to a location in a delivery vehicle, and generate a task list including an instruction to an automated guided vehicle to position the first item in the delivery vehicle based on the assigned location in the delivery vehicle. In some instances, the automated guided vehicle may navigate to a loading area to retrieve the first item from the loading area, navigate to a point proximate to the assigned location in the delivery vehicle, and place the first item at the assigned location based on the task list. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207251 | CAM BUCKLE TIE-DOWN - A cam buckle assembly, for use with a length of webbing in a tiedown assembly and configured for longitudinal passage therethrough of the webbing, includes a frame having a base; a cam pivotably coupled to the frame between a web-gripping portion and an actuation portion for movement between a secured position in which the web-gripping portion is positioned to grip the webbing against the base of the frame, and a release position in which the web-gripping portion is positioned to release the webbing from the base of the frame; a longitudinal cam groove in the gripping portion of the cam; and a plurality of gripping structures on the web-gripping portion of the cam, extending laterally on opposite sides of the cam groove. The base of the frame may advantageously have a longitudinal frame groove laterally aligned with the cam groove. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207252 | Close-In Illumination Module - The present disclosure relates to optical systems, vehicles, and methods that are configured to illuminate and image a wide field of view of an environment. An example optical system includes a camera having an optical axis and an outer lens element disposed along the optical axis. The optical system also includes a plurality of illumination modules, each of which includes at least one light-emitter device configured to emit light along a respective emission axis and a secondary optical element optically coupled to the at least one light-emitter device. The secondary optical element is configured to provide a light emission pattern having an azimuthal angle extent of at least 170 degrees so as to illuminate a portion of an environment of the optical system. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207253 | RECHARGEABLE HEADLAMPS - A rechargeable bracket removable from a vehicle is presented. The rechargeable bracket has a power source coupled to the rechargeable bracket where the power source supplies power to the rechargeable bracket. The rechargeable bracket has a wiring apparatus and the wiring apparatus is coupled to the power source. A power storage apparatus is communicatively coupled to the wiring apparatus and is coupled to the power storage apparatus by a power storage connector. A lamp is coupled to the power storage apparatus and contained within the rechargeable bracket. An insertion apparatus is described as being coupled to the rechargeable bracket and securable to the vehicle. The rechargeable bracket further has a wireless communication apparatus which includes a wireless antenna. The wireless antenna being coupled to the wireless communication apparatus and sending and receiving signals from an external application. The external application may be executed on a smartphone or other computing device. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207254 | VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM, VEHICLE LAMP CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE LAMP CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle lamp system includes an imaging unit, a luminance analysis unit, an illuminance setting unit, a light source unit and a light source control unit. The light source control unit controls the light source unit to periodically form a reference light distribution pattern including at least a part of a fixed illuminance area which does not depend on the illuminance value determined by the illuminance setting unit. The illuminance setting unit determines the illuminance value based on a reference detection result including the detection result of the luminance analysis unit obtained under the formation of the reference light distribution pattern, and updates the illuminance value when the new reference detection result is obtained. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207255 | FRONT LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A headlamp assembly, an adaptive front-lighting system, and a method for generating a hybrid luminous intensity distribution are provided. The headlamp assembly includes a light module configured to emit a first luminous intensity distribution and a supplementary module including a plurality of independently controlled pixels and configured to emit a second luminous intensity distribution which at least partially overlaps with the first luminous intensity distribution. The second luminous intensity distribution varies with a rotation of the light module by selectively activating or deactivating each pixel of the plurality of independently controlled pixels based on at least a rotation angle of the light module with respect to the supplementary module. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207256 | VEHICLE LAMP - Provided is to a vehicle lamp capable of ensuring a high sense of unity when a plurality of lamp units are arranged based on a shape of an outer optical member. The vehicle lamp includes a light source unit for generating light, a first optical member in which a plurality of incident optics are disposed on an incident surface, a second optical member in which a plurality of emitting optics are disposed, and a shield unit disposed between the plurality of incident optics and the plurality of emitting optics. In particular, a first side of the incident surface and the emitting surface is formed to be closer to the light source unit than a second side of the incident surface and the emitting surface to allow the incident surface and the emitting surface to be inclined. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207257 | VEHICLE LAMP - Provided is to a vehicle lamp capable of ensuring a high sense of unity when a plurality of lamp units are arranged based on a shape of an outer optical member. The vehicle lamp includes a light source unit for generating light, a first optical member in which a plurality of incident optics are disposed on an incident surface, a second optical member in which a plurality of emitting optics are disposed, and a shield unit disposed between the plurality of incident optics and the plurality of emitting optics. In particular, a first side of the incident surface and the emitting surface is formed to be closer to the light source unit than a second side of the incident surface and the emitting surface to allow the incident surface and the emitting surface to be inclined. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207258 | MARKER LAMP SYSTEM - A marker lamp system includes a sensor configured to detect information around a vehicle, a projector configured to project an image onto a road surface around the vehicle, a controller configured to control the projector based on a detecting result of the sensor, and a marker lamp having a light emitting area surrounding the sensor and the projector. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207259 | STEP TREAD LUMINAIRE - The specification discloses a step tread luminaire including an optic and a light source directing light into the optic. The optic is a flexible elastomer adapted to be fitted into a hole in a step tread in grommet-like fashion with an upper portion of the optic on the top of the tread and a lower portion of the optic on the bottom of the tread. The optic emits upwardly directed, decorative light from the upper portion of the optic and downwardly directed, functional light from the lower portion of the optic. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207260 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND DIRECTION DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical device for displaying a condensing mark includes a light source, and an optical element for condensing light emitted from the light source onto an irradiated surface. The deflection surface of the optical element is divided into a plurality of regions. The light emitted through the respective regions on the deflection surface of the optical element forms partial irradiation images corresponding to the respective regions on the deflection surface of the irradiated surface. The respective partial irradiation images are combined into at least one condensing mark on the irradiated surface. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207261 | VEHICLE SIDE AND REAR EXTERIOR ILLUMINATION AND PROJECTION - Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed in which one or more light sources, a detector, a processor and a controller are configured such that light from the one or more light sources can provide illumination or projections that can reduce accidents while the vehicle is in motion and when parked and may also provide information and illumination to the driver and vehicle occupants when entering or exiting the vehicle. These systems may, for example, provide spot illumination to moving objects or pedestrians on the road surface, with the spot illumination following the moving object. Alternatively or in addition these systems may project images on the ground, for example to communicate information to occupants of the vehicle, to occupants of another vehicle, or to pedestrians. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207262 | INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM - The information display system includes an antenna, a display unit, a processing unit, and a housing. The antenna receives outside information from an outside of a vehicle. The display unit performs display to the outside of the vehicle. The processing unit is capable of executing outside-targeted display processing by which to cause the display unit to perform display associated with the outside information by controlling the display unit based on the outside information received by the antenna. The housing is installed on the vehicle after having the antenna, the display unit, and the processing unit assembled thereto and thus unitized. As a result, the information display system produces the effect of enabling beneficial information to be provided to the outside of the vehicle. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207263 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE AIR VENT - Provided is a lighting device for an automobile air vent. The lighting device for an automobile air vent has a variable resistor, a light emitter, a light guide, and a diffusion plate. The variable resistor is connected to a knob of an air vent and is configured to vary resistance according to a manipulation amount of the knob. The light emitter is connected to the variable resistor and is configured to emit light such that brightness or color of the light is varied according to the variable resistance varied by the variable resistor. The light guide is configured to guide the light emitted by the light emitter. The diffusion plate is installed in an air vent housing of the air vent and is configured to diffuse the light guided through the light guide. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207264 | VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND ILLUMINATION - One or more light sources, one or more detectors, a processor, and a controller are configured to provide spot illumination that follows a moving object, a moving occupant, or a portion of a moving occupant in the vehicle. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207265 | Controller to Control One or More Sets of Semiconductor-Based Lighting Devices of a Display Assembly in a Vehicle - A controller to control semiconductor-based lighting devices of a display assembly in a vehicle so that the display assembly displays computer-generated images within a passenger compartment of the vehicle is provided. The controller includes a power inlet terminal adapted to receive electrical power from a vehicle power source and a command input terminal adapted to receive display command signals from a remote electronic control unit through a vehicle-based bus. The controller also includes electronic circuitry including a computer coupled to the terminals to receive the command signals and the electrical power and supplies the electrical power and control data signals generated by the circuitry over an internal bus to a control circuit of each lighting device to individually control multi-colored lighting elements of the lighting devices based on the command signals to display the images in the form of pixels at the front the assembly. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207266 | NOTIFICATION DEVICE - A notification device includes: a notification-sound output portion provided in a vehicle and configured to output a notification sound toward the outside of the vehicle; a notification display portion provided in the vehicle and configured to output a notification display toward the outside of the vehicle; a notification controlling portion configured to control the notification sound of the notification-sound output portion and the notification display of the notification display portion; and a stop-state determination portion configured to determine whether the vehicle during the automatic driving enters a stop state or not. When the stop-state determination portion determines that the vehicle during the automatic driving enters the stop state, the notification controlling portion outputs a stop-time notification sound as the notification sound by the notification-sound output portion and outputs a stop-time notification display as the notification display by the notification display portion. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207267 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ALERTS TO A CONNECTED VEHICLE DRIVER AND/OR A PASSENGER VIA CONDITION DETECTION AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A monitoring system for a vehicle can use one or more sensors to monitor a condition external to a vehicle while a driver is operating the vehicle and the vehicle is temporarily stopped. The system can detect a change in the condition external to the vehicle and transmit a signal wirelessly to a computing device of the driver, which can cause the computing device to output an alert indicating the change in the condition external to the vehicle. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207268 | VEHICULAR PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM USING BACKUP CAMERA - A vehicular parking assist system includes a rear backup camera and a control having an image processor that processes image data captured by the rear backup camera. The control, as the vehicle is driven forward into a parking slot and reliant on processing of image data by the rear backup camera, determines a parking slot marker at a side boundary of the parking slot at which the vehicle is being parked and determines orientation of the vehicle relative to the determined parking slot marker. As the vehicle is driven forward into the parking slot, and reliant on processing by the processor of image data captured by the rear backup camera, a display screen in the vehicle displays information representative of the determined orientation of the vehicle relative to the parking slot marker so the driver can gauge orientation of the vehicle in the parking slot. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207269 | REAR PRE-CRASH SAFETY SYSTEM - A rear pre-crash system, RPCS, of a subject vehicle comprising a judgement logic adapted to trigger an RPCS warning signal in response to a detected radar signal reflected by a target vehicle approaching the subject vehicle from behind, wherein said judgement logic is configured to modify the triggering of the RPCS warning signal in detected specific traffic scenarios. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207270 | ELECTRONIC MIRROR SYSTEM - There is provided an electronic mirror system including: a measuring section that a measures a brightness of a vehicle exterior; an imaging section that captures images of rear lateral sides of a vehicle; a display section; an operation section; and a display control section that, in a case in which the brightness measured by the measuring section is less than or equal to a set threshold value, and the vehicle is operated by the operation section so as to travel rearward, switches the imaging range of the imaging section to the second imaging range, and makes a luminous intensity of a dark portion, which is a portion within the display surface of an image displayed on the display surface and whose luminous intensity is lower than a set luminous intensity, be higher than a luminous intensity of the dark portion before the vehicle travels rearward. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207271 | ELECTRONIC MIRROR SYSTEM - A display system includes an imaging section, a display section, a selection section, an operation section, and a display control section. The imaging section is configured to image toward a rear and a side of a vehicle. The display section is configured to display an image captured by the imaging section. The selection section is configured to allow selection of a standard mode or a wide-angle mode. The operation section is configured to enable operation of one out of forward driving or reverse driving of the vehicle. The display control section includes RAM, and switches to whichever mode has been set out of the standard mode or the wide-angle mode immediately prior to the vehicle being driven in reverse in cases in which an operation to switch from reverse driving to forward driving of the vehicle has been performed using the operation section while in a reverse driving mode. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207272 | VEHICLE PROJECTION CONTROL DEVICE, HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE, VEHICLE PROJECTION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A vehicle projection control device includes: a vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires vehicle information including a vehicle speed of a vehicle; an identification information acquisition unit that acquires identification information identifying a tunnel through which the vehicle travels; a virtual vehicle video generation unit that generates a virtual moving body video of a virtual moving body that moves ahead of the vehicle in a direction that is the same as the vehicle, the virtual moving body video being for projection by a projection unit of a head-up display device; and a projection control unit that controls projection of the virtual moving body video, such that a virtual image of the generated virtual moving body video is visually recognized ahead of the vehicle with use of a projection unit. The projection control unit controls the projection of the virtual moving body video based on the acquired identification information. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207273 | SURROUND VIEW BY DRONES - An apparatus includes a visual display to be viewed by a vehicle occupant. At least one drone includes a camera. A controller is configured to receive images from the camera on the at least one drone and generate an overhead view of the vehicle based on the images received from the at least one drone and display the overhead view on the visual display. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207274 | VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND REARVIEW MONITORING SYSTEM - Vehicle display device ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200207275 | LATERAL REAR IMAGE CONTROL APPARATUS AND LATERAL REAR IMAGE CONTROL METHOD - It is an object of the present invention to allow a driver to appropriately view a travel lane and an adjacent lane behind a vehicle regardless of the shape of the travel lane. A lateral rear image control apparatus controls a lateral rear image display apparatus, and includes: a lane shape acquisition unit to acquire information on the shape of the travel lane of the subject vehicle; a viewing range setting unit to set, based on the information on the shape of the travel lane behind the subject vehicle, a region located in a particular direction relative to the subject vehicle at the lateral rear of the subject vehicle to a recommended viewing range; and a controller to control the lateral rear image display apparatus so that an image in the recommended viewing range is displayed to the driver. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207276 | VEHICULAR INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM WITH DISPLAY - A vehicular interior rearview mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a casing and an electrochromic reflective element, with a video display screen disposed in the casing behind the electrochromic reflective element. With the interior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the interior cabin portion of the vehicle, the video display screen is operable to display video images that are viewable through a transflective mirror reflector of the electrochromic reflective element by a driver of the vehicle. A rearward-viewing video camera is disposed at a rear portion of the vehicle and control circuitry is disposed at the interior rearview mirror assembly. Image data captured by the rearward-viewing video camera is provided via a coaxial cable to the control circuitry, which is operable to control the video display screen to display video images that are derived, at least in part, from the captured image data. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207277 | CONSOLE ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR - A vehicle interior component may comprise a cover movable relative to a base between closed and open positions and a latch mechanism comprising a magnet configured for movement within the base for an engaged state and a disengaged state to release the cover from the closed position. The latch mechanism may maintain the disengaged state after the cover has been released from the base. The latch mechanism may comprise a magnet fixed to and concealed within the cover. The magnet of the base may be concealed within the base. The component may comprise an opening mechanism to actuate opening of the cover upon release of external force from the cover. The opening mechanism may move the latch mechanism within the base as the cover opens. The latch mechanism may extend through an opening in a sidewall of the base to engage the cover to secure the cover to the base. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207278 | ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT ATTACHMENT SYSTEM - An adjustable vehicle luggage compartment attachment system comprises at least one bracket having a top end and a lower end. The top end receives a luggage compartment and the lower end mounts on the vehicle at the rear window or the trunk. At the top end of the bracket, at least one horizontal beam may be used to mount the luggage compartment. At the lower end the bracket may be releasably, fastenable and removeable from the vehicle and said luggage compartment using attachment mechanism such as a suction cup or other soft releasably, removeable attachment mechanism. The bracket may be static or expandable vertically, horizontally or both. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207279 | STRUCTURE MOUNTING DEVICE - A mounting device includes a clamp base with a jaw coupling platform with a first pivot bearing and a second pivot bearing. The clamp base defines a mounting platform, an arcuate jaw, and a clevis with a pair of clevis prongs each with a bushing hole. A clamp brace defines a clevis tang engagement slot and an arcuate jaw, and includes an extension arm with a pivot pin engageable with either the first pivot bearing or the second pivot bearing. A clevis pin has a central cross bore, and is received within the bushing holes of the pair of clevis prongs. A clevis tang bolt is engageable with the clevis pin, and is received within the clevis pin engagement slot. A pair of arcuate inserts are each engaged to a respective one of the arcuate jaws of the clamp base and the clamp brace. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207280 | RADIO MOUNT - A radio mount includes a front wall; a rear wall; a bottom wall extending between a lower edge of the front wall to a lower edge of the rear wall; a left wall extending between a left edge of the front wall to a left edge of the rear wall; and a right wall extending between the right edge of the front wall to a right edge of the rear wall. An upper edge of the left wall and an upper edge of the right wall has an arcuate shape sized to conform to a portion of a windshield frame of a vehicle. The front wall defines an opening sized to provide access to a radio mounted within the radio mount. The front wall and rear wall may be angled with respect to the bottom wall. The front wall defines a central portion and two lateral portions for receiving switches. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207281 | SOUND EFFECT GENERATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - A vehicle sound effect generation apparatus includes a running state detecting unit that detects a running state of a vehicle; a lateral input amount setting unit that sets, based on the running state detected by the running state detecting unit, a lateral input amount in which a physical amount relating to at least one of a movement of the vehicle in a width direction and a movement of the vehicle in a turning direction is a parameter; an adjustment wave sound selector that selects one or more integer-order adjustment wave sounds having an integer-order frequency component, based on the lateral input amount; and a sound effect generation unit that synthesizes a fundamental wave sound having a fundamental frequency component with the one or more integer-order adjustment wave sounds selected. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207282 | VIBRATION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND VEHICLE - A vibration device includes: a base substrate which is a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate; a lid substrate; a vibration element disposed between the base substrate and the lid substrate; a wiring disposed on a surface of the base substrate at the lid substrate side; and a coupling member that electrically couples the wiring and the vibration element to each other. The base substrate includes a second conductivity type well, which is different from the first conductivity type, and a first conductivity type first contact area that is disposed in the well and that has a first contact surface which is a part of the surface. The wiring and the coupling member are in contact with the first contact surface, and are electrically coupled to each other via the first contact area. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207283 | VIBRATION DEVICE, VIBRATION MODULE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE - A vibration device includes a first substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a second substrate including a third surface bonded to the second surface thereby forming an accommodation space between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface; a vibration element accommodated in the accommodation space; and a first external coupling terminal arranged at the fourth surface and having a first position to where a first wire to be coupled. The first position being within an area overlapping a bonding area between the first substrate and the second substrate, as viewed in a plan view. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207284 | ROOF MOUNTED VEHICLE TOPPER - Systems and method are disclosed which provide an inconspicuous electrical pathway between one or more electronic displays of a vehicle top unit and a power source for a vehicle. A housing for the electronic displays is mounted to a cross bar mounted to a roof of a vehicle. Festoon type wiring extends from the power source, along a black mask area of a windshield, along or through the cross bar, and to the housing. Double sided adhesive tape is positioned between said festoon wiring and a front surface of the windshield. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207285 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING REAL ALUMINUM USING ALUMINUM ALLOY CAPABLE OF BEING APPLIED TO COIL-TO-UNCOIL PROCESS, AND VEHICLE INTERIOR PART - A method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy sheet may include melting aluminum alloy composition containing silicon (Si), iron (Fe), copper (Cu) and manganese (Mn) in weight % on the basis of remainder of aluminum (Al) to make cast alloy having a constant initial thickness; rolling the cast alloy to allow the initial thickness to be reduced, whereby the cast alloy is elongated to aluminum alloy sheet; and performing heat treatment on the aluminum alloy sheet. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207286 | REAR HATCHBACK WITH STRUCTURAL LINER EQUIPPED WITH A HATCH - Structural liner ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200207287 | VEHICLE UPHOLSTERY MEMBER - A vehicle upholstery member includes a base member extending along a predetermined principal plane. The base member includes multiple regions each having a predetermined basic shape, each of the regions is provided with a flat surface having a center located on a common hypothetical reference plane parallel with the principal plane, and the flat surface of each region forms an angle relative to the hypothetical reference plane such that the flat surface of the region extends in a tangential direction of a three-dimensional hypothetical surface defined along the principal plane at a position corresponding to the center of the region. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207288 | Construction Machine - A plus-side main connection line ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200207289 | ADAPTABLE STOWAGE ELEMENTS - A current location and a destination location of a vehicle are identified. A stowage parameter is predicted based on the current and destination locations. A vehicle component is actuated based on the stowage parameter. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207290 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE CONNECTING CONDUIT TO PROTECTOR, AND WIRE HARNESS - A connection structure connecting a conduit | 2020-07-02 |
20200207291 | ENGAGING MEMBER - An engaging member is formed by a binding member and a body member separate from the binding member being combined. The binding member has a belt portion that winds around an outer periphery of a wire routing material, and a buckle portion capable of fixing both ends of the belt portion. The body member includes, as an engaging portion for assembly into a vehicle body, a pillar portion to be inserted in a fixing hole of the vehicle body, and an elastic latch piece that is inserted, together with the pillar portion, in the fixing hole, is elastically deformed so as to approach the pillar portion when inserted, is elastically restored in the inserted state, is latched by and against a peripheral portion of the fixing hole. The pillar portion has a buckle storing portion in which the buckle portion is stored. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207292 | BINDING MEMBER AND ENGAGING MEMBER - A binding member includes a belt portion and a buckle portion. The buckle portion has a pillar-like shape that extends upward relative to a lower surface of the buckle portion, and has a belt insertion portion. The belt portion extends diagonally downward from a first side, in a left-right direction, of the buckle portion in the first side direction relative to the lower surface. The belt insertion portion penetrates through the buckle portion diagonally upward from a second side opposite to the first side, in the left-right direction, of the buckle portion toward the first side relative to the lower surface. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207293 | BOUNDED TIMING ANALYSIS OF INTRA-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION - A vehicle and method for intra-vehicle communication within the vehicle involve a sending controller to transmit a message, and a receiving controller to receive the message. The vehicle includes one or more switches to relay the message from the sending controller to the receiving controller. The sending controller and each of the one or more switches include an egress port for transmission of the message. A processor performs bounded timing analysis to determine a total wait time during transmission of the message from the sending controller to the receiving controller as a sum of each egress port wait time at each egress port encountered by the message. Action is taken to avoid or mitigate the total wait time during transmission exceeding a deadline for the message, and the bounded timing analysis includes performing an iterative process and determining a lower bound (LB), an upper bound (UB), and a median value. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207294 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FOR CATEGORIZATION OF VEHICLE LOADING AND DISPLAY THEREOF - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for categorization of vehicle loading and display thereof. An example method includes comparing a summation of first load data and second load data to a threshold, the first or second load data associated with input from a vehicle sensor or a user interface, sorting the first and second load data into one or more categories, each of the categories based on input associated with the first load data or the second load data, the load data including vehicle load data or external vehicle load data, and displaying the sorted load data. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207295 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PREVENT UNINTENDED SHUT DOWN OF VEHICLE SYSTEMS - A vehicle power control system includes a controller mounted within the vehicle, which is configured to monitor a condition of a switch controlling vehicle power and a vehicle speed. The controller is configured to maintain power to at least one vehicle system in response to the switch being in a power off condition and the vehicle speed being above a predefined threshold speed. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207296 | CONNECTION UNIT AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A connection unit includes: a first terminal; a second terminal; a third terminal; a first switch part and a second switch part connected in series between the first terminal and the second terminal; a first diode; and a second diode, wherein the third terminal is connected between the first switch part and the second switch part that are connected in series, the flow of electricity in one direction between the third terminal and at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal is enabled and the flow of electricity in the direction opposite to the one direction is interrupted, by at least one of the first switch part and the second switch part is turned off, and flow of electricity between the first terminal and the second terminal is interrupted in both directions by the first switch part and the second switch part being turned off. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207297 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An electric vehicle disclosed in the description herein may comprise: an inlet configured connectable with a power supply outside the vehicle; a main battery; an electric power converter; and a power unit. The electric power converter may be configured to convert electric power of the main battery to drive power of a traction motor. The power unit may be connected to the main battery by a battery power cable, connected to the inlet by an inlet power cable, and connected to the electric power converter by a converter power cable. The power unit may be configured capable of transmitting electric power supplied via the inlet to the main battery and capable of transmitting electric power of the main battery to the electric power converter. The power unit may be fixed to one of a body and a frame of the electric vehicle. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207298 | IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR COMPARING A STATE OF A VEHICLE CABIN BEFORE AND AFTER A RIDE - An in-vehicle system and method are disclosed for identifying changes in the scene inside the cabin of the vehicle before and after usage thereof. The in-vehicle system includes a plurality of sensors that measure, capture, and/or receive data relating to attributes the interior of the cabin. The in-vehicle system includes a scene estimator that determines and/or estimates one or more attributes of the interior of the cabin based on individual sensor signals received from the sensors. The scene estimator determines additional attributes based on combinations of one or more of the attributes determined based on the sensor signals individually. The attributes determined by the scene estimator collectively comprise an estimation of the scene inside the cabin of the vehicle. The scene estimator determines changes in the scene inside the cabin based on changes in the scene estimation before and after usage thereof. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207299 | SAFETY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR DRIVERLESS CAR - A safety assistance system for the driverless car includes a microcontroller, a sensor for detecting the door position, a sensor for detecting the seat position, a sensor for detecting a collision, an air bag controller, and an air bag. The respective sensors are electrically connected to the microcontroller via corresponding circuits, and the air bag is connected to the microcontroller via the air bag controller, the sensor for detecting the seat position includes a plurality of angularity units respective to detect the seat back direction and the seat back angle position. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207300 | WORK VEHICLE HAVING ROPS - A work vehicle includes a vehicle body frame extending in a vehicle body front/rear direction, a front wheel unit and a rear wheel unit attached to the vehicle body frame, a driver's seat disposed upwardly of the vehicle body frame, a ROPS and and an operational tool operable by a driver seated at the driver's seat. The ROPS includes a pair of left and right lower portions fixed to the vehicle body frame and an upper portion supported to the lower portions to be pivotable between a vertical posture and a horizontal posture about a pivot shaft extending in a vehicle body transverse direction, an actuator unit for generating power, and an operational mechanism configured to pivot the upper portion with using the power. The actuator is controlled by the operational tool. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207301 | ENERGY ABSORBING NETS - Aspects of the disclosure relate to net systems. The net system reduces the risk of injury caused by impact with a vehicle to an object or a pedestrian. The net system may include a net configured to deploy in a vehicle's environment in order to reduce the likelihood of an object colliding directly with the vehicle. The one or more energy reduction structures may be arranged on the net, and the one or more energy reduction structures may be configured to reduce injury caused by impact of the object by absorbing impact energy. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207302 | BODY PANEL LIFTER MECHANICAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A pyrotechnic activated body panel lift actuator assembly for a vehicle having a unique deployment profile and energy absorbing feature is disclosed. The assembly has a pyrotechnic actuator, a thin-walled tube and a piston. The tapered portion of the piston forms a recess between the piston and the tube. One or more balls sized to fit in the recess are provided. Upon activation, the piston is thrust proximally outwardly to lift a portion of a body panel to absorb an impact of a person hit by the vehicle and thereafter the piston retracts under controlled substantially constant force generated by balls moving up the tapered portion of the shaft thereby locally plastically deforming the thin-walled tube. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207303 | PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A pedestrian protection device of a vehicle includes a first body element mounted to the vehicle and having having a connecting section. The pedestrian protection device includes a second body element that includes a hollow profile section. The first body element is movably received in the hollow profile section. The pedestrian protection device includes an elastically deformable exterior component connected to the second body element. The hollow profile section of the second body element is displaced from a rest position to a crash position upon the application of force against exterior component. The pedestrian device includes a latching device that releasably latches the connecting section of the first body element with the hollow profile section of the second body element when set in the crash position. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207304 | HOOD SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A hood support structure includes a hood configured to close an opening section of a vehicle body, a hinge member that includes a pedestal section fixed to a lower surface of the hood, a support section attached pivotably with respect to the vehicle body, and a deformation section which is provided between the pedestal section and the support section and which is fragile than the pedestal section and the support section, and an actuator that has a shaft configured to slide out in a predetermined direction, and that is configured to move the hood upward from the opening section by abutting a tip portion of the shaft with the deformation section, wherein a receiving section into which the tip portion of the shaft enters is provided in the deformation section. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207305 | WEBBING TAKE-UP DEVICE - A webbing take-up device includes a spool that takes up webbing worn by an occupant by being rotated in a take-up direction, and a pretensioner mechanism. The pretensioner mechanism includes a gas generator that includes a gas-generating-agent-storing portion and an ignition-device-storing portion, and a cylinder to which the gas generator is attached and that includes a second tubular portion into which gas generated by the gas generator is supplied. A discharge hole, through which gas supplied to the second tubular portion is discharged, is formed in a portion of the cylinder where the ignition-device-storing portion is disposed. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207306 | CONTROLLING VEHICLE OPERATIONS BASED ON DRIVER INFORMATION - Systems, methods, and software can be used to control vehicle operation based on driver information. In some aspects, a method is disclosed comprising: transmitting, from a vehicle, a driving information request, wherein the driving information request comprises an identification (ID) of a driver; receiving, at the vehicle, a driving information response, wherein the driving information response comprises driving information that is associated with the driver; and controlling, by at least one hardware processor on the vehicle, an operation of the vehicle based on the driving information. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207307 | Vehicle Rear Door Indicator System - A vehicle rear door indicator system. The system includes a contact switch disposed along a rear door of a vehicle. Opening the rear door of the vehicle opens an electrical circuit. The electrical circuit is operably connected to a display. When the electrical circuit is opened the display can show the status of the rear door of the vehicle. A motion sensor is disposed along a desired surface of the vehicle such that the motion sensor can detect when the rear door is in motion. The motion sensor is connected to the display. When the motion sensor detects movement of the rear door the display can alert a user via a movement indicator on the display. The vehicle rear door indicator system can be used to alert a user when the rear door of a vehicle is open, closed, or in motion. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207308 | CONTROLLING VEHICLE OPERATIONS BASED ON VEHICLE INFORMATION - Systems, methods, and software can be used to control vehicle operation based on vehicle information. In some aspects, a method is disclosed comprising: transmitting, from a vehicle, a vehicle information request, wherein the vehicle information request comprises an identification (ID) of the vehicle; receiving, at the vehicle, a vehicle information response, wherein the vehicle information response comprises vehicle information of the vehicle; and controlling, by at least one hardware processor on the vehicle, an operation of the vehicle based on the vehicle information. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207309 | INCIDENT CAPTURE SYSTEM FOR PARKED VEHICLES USING AN REAR/MULTI VIEW CAMERA SYSTEM - Incident capture systems and methods for a vehicle. One example system includes a head unit that displays a user interface to view and manage incident images. The system also includes an existing vehicle sensor configured to sense conditions outside of the vehicle, an existing vehicle camera configured to capture conditions outside of the vehicle, and an electronic controller. The electronic controller is configured to detect a change in the conditions outside of the vehicle from the existing sensor; determine a state of the system, wherein the state of the system is one selected from the group consisting of an on state and an off state; and in response to determining an on state, receive at least one image from the existing vehicle camera; and store the at least one image in a stack located in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207310 | CONNECTOR CONSTITUTING A WIPER BLADE AND WIPER BLADE COMPRISING SUCH A CONNECTOR - The present invention relates to a connector ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200207311 | CONNECTING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING A WIPER BLADE TO A DRIVE ARM OF A WIPER SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - Connecting device ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200207312 | VEHICLE CLEANER SYSTEM AND VEHICLE CLEANER CONTROL DEVICE - A vehicle cleaner system includes: a plurality of cleaners capable of respectively cleaning a plurality of sensors in which at least one of a detection method, an object to be detected, a detection direction, and a detection timing is different from each other; and a cleaner control unit configured to operate the plurality of cleaners depending on a signal to be input. The cleaner control unit is configured to control all of the cleaners so as not to be operated at the same time. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207313 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE WASHING DEVICE OF AT LEAST ONE SENSOR SITUATED ON AN OUTER CONTOUR OF A VEHICLE - In the method for controlling at least one washing device of at least one sensor situated on an outer contour of a vehicle, a completed vehicle wash of the outer contour of the vehicle is initially recognized. In this case, “sensors,” for example, are distance sensors, which detect the surroundings of a vehicle and are situated for this purpose on the outer body of the vehicle. As a result of a completed vehicle wash, the externally mounted sensors are cleaned as well and, therefore, after a vehicle wash, it may be assumed that these sensors are now free of dirt. First control signals for actuating the at least one washing device of the at least one sensor are generated depending on a recognized vehicle wash, which was carried out, for example, in a car wash. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207314 | VEHICLE FLUID FILL SYSTEM - A system includes a fill station, a vehicle, and a controller. The fill station has a first conduit. The vehicle has a subsystem that includes a second conduit configured to couple with the first conduit to establish a fluid connection between the subsystem and the fill station. The controller is programmed to, in response to a predetermined condition of the subsystem while the first and second conduits are coupled, automatically pump fluid from the fill station into the subsystem via the fluid connection. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207315 | UTILIZATION OF BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TO AFFECT STEERING OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF - A method of controlling a vehicle during a braking operation includes providing a first and a second brake actuator, a brake input device, a steer input device, and a cross-drive transmission having two outputs and a controller. The method includes detecting a first output speed at the first output and a second output speed at the second output, and receiving a brake input request and a steer input request. The method also includes determining a differential output speed based on the first output speed and the second output speed, and comparing the differential output speed to a first threshold, the brake input request to a second threshold, and the steer input request to a third threshold. The method includes determining the first or the second output is locked during the braking operation, and controlling the first or the second brake actuator based on which output is determined to be locked. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207316 | HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE - This hydraulic pressure control device is provided with: a housing having a motor mounted to a surface on one side thereof and which has an oil passage formed thereinside; a case which is mounted to a surface on the other side of the housing and has a circuit board disposed thereinside; a sensor which detects a signal of the motor; a signal wire which connects between the sensor and the circuit board; and a power wire through which electric power is supplied to the motor, wherein the signal wire and the power wire are disposed inside a single through-hole that is formed in the housing so as to penetrate from the surface on the one side to the surface on the other side, and the signal wire or the power wire within the through-hole is covered with a shielding member that blocks out power supply noise generated during power supply. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207317 | UTILIZING A PARK BRAKE SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE DECELERATION OF A VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE OF THE SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM - The invention concerns a method for utilizing a park brake system to improve the deceleration of a vehicle in the event of failure of the service brake system, the service brake system comprising a brake pedal ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200207318 | BRAKE DRAGGING DETECTION AND MITIGATION - A braking control device is disclosed. The braking control device may include one or more processors, communicatively coupled to one or more memories, to: determine a threshold for triggering a brake dragging event for a machine based on one or more parameters relating to activity of the machine; determine, based on a set of sensor measurements, that the threshold for triggering the brake dragging event is satisfied for a threshold quantity of time intervals; and perform a brake dragging response action based on determining that the threshold for triggering the brake dragging event is satisfied for the threshold quantity of time intervals. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207319 | ELECTROPNEUMATIC TRAILER SUPPLY MODULE FOR PROVIDING THE TRAILER SUPPLY PRESSURE - An electropneumatic trailer supply module, for an electropneumatic parking brake system for a tractor vehicle/trailer combination, includes a supply connection configured to connect a compressed air supply, a trailer supply connection configured to deliver a supply pressure for a trailer vehicle, a pneumatically controlled main valve unit configured to provide the supply pressure to the trailer supply connection, and an electropneumatic pilot control unit configured to select at least a first control pressure at the pneumatically controlled main valve unit. When the first control pressure exceeds a predefined first threshold value of the pneumatically controlled main valve unit, the supply pressure provided to the trailer supply connection can be selected. When the first control pressure falls below the predefined first threshold value of the pneumatically controlled main valve unit, the trailer supply connection is configured to be vented. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207320 | HYDRAULIC MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A brake system includes a first functional unit having at least one first hydraulic pressure generator, which is designed to build up a hydraulic pressure at a wheel brake, and a first hydraulic fluid reservoir, from which the first hydraulic pressure generator can draw in hydraulic fluid. The brake system furthermore comprises a second functional unit having at least one second, electric hydraulic pressure generator, which is controllable in order to build up a hydraulic pressure at the wheel brake, a check valve and at least one second hydraulic fluid reservoir, having an outlet, via which the second, electric hydraulic pressure generator can draw in hydraulic fluid, and an inlet, relative to which the check valve is arranged upstream in such a way that it has a blocking effect toward the inlet in respect of a flow direction. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207321 | HYDRAULIC MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A method for operating a hydraulic motor vehicle brake system, in the event of a malfunction of the second functional unit includes the steps of generating a hydraulic pressure by means of the first hydraulic pressure generator and controlling at least one of the first valve assembly and the second valve assembly in such a way that a lower hydraulic pressure is established at the rear wheel brakes than at the front wheel brakes. The vehicle brake system includes a first functional unit, a second functional unit, and a control system. The first functional unit includes at least one first hydraulic pressure generator, a first valve assembly, and a second valve assembly, which is arranged between the first hydraulic pressure generator and the rear wheel brakes. The second functional unit includes at least one second, electric hydraulic pressure and a third valve assembly. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207322 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR DETERMINING BRAKING-RELEVANT ACTUAL VALUES OF A RAIL VEHICLE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTROLLED-RETARDATION BRAKING WITH DISTRIBUTED SENSORS - A method and equipment determine braking-relevant actual values for a train composed of a plurality of wagons, in particular a rail vehicle, for the performance of controlled-retardation braking of the train, in which at least the longitudinal retardation is taken into account as an actual value, from which, using a retardation controller, in accordance with a predefined target value of a desired break retardation, an actuating value compensating for the control deviation is determined for an actuator of the brake, in that the longitudinal retardation is measured by a plurality of retardation sensors positioned along the train in at least two different wagons to determine the respective local longitudinal retardation, the longitudinal retardation based on the entire train then being calculated as an actual value by a central measured value detection unit. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207323 | ADAPTER ASSEMBLY FOR BRAKING SYSTEM - An adapter assembly for an electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) manifold system includes a housing having a mounting face that includes a plurality of ports. The housing also has a brake cylinder passageway, a reservoir passageway, and a brake cylinder exhaust passageway that are in fluid communication with the ports. The adapter assembly also includes an adapter valve configured to be in fluid communication with the brake cylinder passageway, the reservoir passageway, and the brake cylinder exhaust passageway. The adapter valve has a first position where the brake cylinder passageway and the reservoir passageway are in fluid communication while the brake cylinder passageway is isolated from the brake cylinder exhaust passageway. The adapter valve also has a second position where the brake cylinder passageway is isolated from the reservoir passageway while the brake cylinder passageway is in fluid communication with the brake cylinder exhaust passageway. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207324 | COMBINED OIL AND WATER SEPARATOR IN AN AIR BRAKE DRYER - A filter assembly for separating and removing a liquid from a compressed fluid stream includes a filter element for separating the liquid from the fluid, a purge valve, and an elongated valve operator for actuating the purge valve. The top of the filter element has a shroud that decreases the flow area of the entering fluid stream to induce a vortex of the fluid, allowing the liquid to separate from the fluid. The purge valve is located at the bottom of the filter element for draining the separated liquid. The elongated valve operator axially extends through the filter element and is moveable by an actuating piston located at the top of the filter element, in response to elevated pressure in the filter assembly. The filtered air is dried through a desiccant body and then outputted from the filter assembly to be used in an air brake system. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207325 | Method and Device for Ascertaining a Positional Deviation of a Brake Disc - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for ascertaining a positional deviation of a brake disc ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200207326 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMART LOAD SHEDDING OF A TRANSPORT VEHICLE WHILE IN TRANSIT - Systems and methods for providing load shedding in a vehicle are provided. Particularly, the vehicle may be an electric vehicle and the loads that are shed may be HVAC or refrigeration loads. The load shedding methods and systems may include a predictive model of energy consumption, determining a predicted energy consumption and comparing it to a stored energy at the vehicle. If the predicted energy consumption exceeds the stored energy, load shedding operations may be performed at a transport climate control system, such as adjusting a set point, adjusting an operating mode of the transport climate control system, increasing a dead band of a compressor of the transport climate control system, utilizing free cooling such as ambient air to provide climate control in the vehicle, or increasing cooling provided by the transport climate control system to an energy storage of the vehicle. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207327 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A control system for a hybrid vehicle configured to smoothly engage an engagement device while reducing a collision noise of the engagement device. The control system is configured to apply torque to a set of teeth on one half of the engagement device to shift a phase of the set of teeth in the event of teeth interference. After the completion of engagement of the engagement device, the control system further applies torque to the set of teeth on one half of the engagement device to reduce backlash between the set of teeth on one half of the engagement device and a set of teeth on the other half of the engagement device. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207328 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF HYBRID VEHICLE - A control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle including a temperature detection part detecting a temperature of a first motor-generator, and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform controlling an internal combustion engine, the first motor-generator and a second motor-generator so that the hybrid vehicle travels in accordance with a required driving force, outputting a request for temperature increase suppression of the first motor-generator based on the temperature of the first motor-generator, and the controlling including controlling the internal combustion engine, the first motor-generator and the second motor-generator so that power generation amount of the first motor-generator is reduced, the second motor-generator generates an electric power by a regenerative torque and a driving force of the internal combustion engine increases by an amount corresponding to the regenerative torque when the request for the temperature increase suppression is output. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207329 | TORQUE DERATION IN RESPONSE TRACTION CONTROL EVENTS - A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed for incrementally derating a torque applied by a drivetrain in response a number of traction control events detected by a traction control system over a predetermined time period. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207330 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A control system for a hybrid vehicle configured to limit a thermal damage to a starting clutch without generating a shock. The control system is applied to a vehicle in which a prime mover includes an engine, a first motor, and a second motor. In the vehicle, the first motor is connected to the engine, and a first clutch and a second clutch are disposed between the engine and drive wheels. A controller executes a transient slip control to cause the second clutch to slip while bringing the slipping first clutch into complete engagement if a temperature of the first clutch is high. If an engine speed is changed during execution of the transient slip control, the first motor generates a collection torque to suppress the change in the engine speed. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207331 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a driving assistance apparatus for a vehicle, and comprises: a wind sensor, which assigns in advance, through wind tunnel tests and the like, a driving stability region in which driving stability of the vehicle is maintained, and is attached to one side of the vehicle so as to measure two-dimensional wind direction and wind speed; and a processor for determining driving stability by using the driving speed of the vehicle and information of the wind direction and the wind speed which are measured by the wind sensor. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207332 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling a Vehicle - A method of controlling a vehicle is disclosed, the method comprising steps of: determining a saturated reference yaw moment based on an initial reference yaw moment and a total wheel torque demand, taking into account operational limits of the vehicle; determining initial torque allocations for each one of a plurality of wheels of the electric vehicle based on the saturated reference yaw moment; and for each one of the plurality of wheels, checking whether the initial torque allocation for said wheel exceeds a corresponding wheel torque limit for said wheel. In response to a determination that the initial torque allocation for a first wheel exceeds the corresponding wheel torque limit, and that the initial torque allocation for a second wheel on the same side of the vehicle is less than the corresponding wheel torque limit, the initial torque allocations are revised by increasing the torque allocation to the second wheel. The electric vehicle can then be controlled to apply the revised torque allocations to the plurality of wheels. Apparatus for controlling a vehicle is also disclosed. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207333 | AUTONOMOUSLY GUIDING A VEHICLE TO A DESIRED PARKING LOCATION SELECTED WITH A REMOTE DEVICE - A vehicle for autonomously parking in a desired parking location selected via a remote device. The vehicle includes a first camera, a vehicle control system, and a first electronic processor. The first electronic processor is configured to receive a first image from the first camera, determine a plurality of features in the first image, and receive, from the remote device, a second image and the desired parking location in the second image. The first electronic processor is also configured to determine a plurality of features in the second image, match the determined features in the second image to determined features in the first image, and determine a location of the vehicle relative to the desired parking location. The first electronic processor is further configured to determine a route to the desired parking location from a current location of the vehicle and autonomously maneuver the vehicle to the desired parking location. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207334 | SYSTEM, METHOD, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND VEHICLE FOR AUTOMATED VALET PARKING - A system, method, infrastructure, and vehicle for supporting automated valet parking are provided. The automated valet parking method may include: establishing, by a vehicle, a communication with an infrastructure facility; receiving, by the vehicle, a target position and a guide route from the infrastructure facility after the communication is established; performing, by the vehicle, an autonomous driving based on the guide route; and parking, by the vehicle, at the target position. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207335 | SYSTEM, METHOD, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND VEHICLE FOR AUTOMATED VALET PARKING - An automated valet parking method and an apparatus thereof are provided. The method includes transmitting a target position and a guide route from a parking infrastructure to a vehicle, performing autonomous driving toward the target position along the guide route; performing autonomous parking at the target position. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207336 | SYSTEM, METHOD, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND VEHICLE FOR AUTOMATED VALET PARKING - An autonomous valet parking method includes: activating an automated valet parking procedure; determining, by a parking infrastructure, a plurality of guide route candidates leading from a pickup zone to a target position; determining, by the parking infrastructure, weighting factors for the plurality of guide route candidates; selecting, by the parking infrastructure, one guide route candidates among the plurality of guide route candidates as a guide route to the target position; transmitting the target position and the guide route to the vehicle; performing, by the vehicle, autonomous driving to the target position along the guide route; performing, by the vehicle, autonomous parking at the target position, and finishing the automated valet parking procedure. | 2020-07-02 |
20200207337 | System, Method, Infrastructure, and Vehicle for Automated Valet Parking - An apparatus for automated valet parking includes a transceiver and a processor. The transceiver is configured to receive vehicle information from a vehicle and transmit a target position and a guide route to the vehicle. The processor is configured to determine a parking policy based on the vehicle information received and parking lot information stored and to determine the target position and the guide route based on the determined parking policy. | 2020-07-02 |