28th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 17 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220219498 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME HEALTH PREDICTION OF TIRES - This disclosure relates to a method and system o real time prediction of tire remaining useful life using a tire digital twin. Herein, the digital twin of the tire monitors a plurality of tires while accounting for runtime as well as parking operation of tires. During runtime, tire goes through multiple operational changes, therefore, the system is configured to estimate the operational changes. The estimation is done in the form of index, which is compared with the manufacturers' recommended value. Similarly, while vehicle is parked, tire still goes through changes which play an important role in its overall health, like, long pending wheel rotation can lead to flat spot. Tire inflation can change owing to cool down effect as well as uncontrolled natural leakages. Further, these parameter indexes are clubbed together to calculate the health index of the tire, which is used to estimate the tire's current remaining useful life. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219499 | METHOD OF INFLATING A TIRE AND CENTRAL TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a method of inflating a tire and a central tire inflation system. The system has the tire connected to a pressure port for applying an air pressure via a pneumatic line. An ambient air temperature and a target pressure for the tire is received and a tire inflation rate based on the ambient air temperature and the target pressure is calculated. An estimated pressure of the tire based on tire inflation rate is estimated and the tire is inflated at the calculated tire inflation rate. A pressure of the tire is measured and a correction factor based on a ratio between the measured pressure and the estimated pressure is calculated. The tire inflation rate using the correction factor is corrected and the tire is inflated at the corrected tire inflation rate until the target pressure is reached. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219500 | Pivoting Vehicle Trailer Hitch - A pivotable vehicle trailer hitch assembly may include a tube frame operably coupled to a chassis of a vehicle and extending transversely across a rear portion of the vehicle, a hitch receiver operably coupled to the tube frame to support a ball mount, and a pivot assembly defining a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to a direction of extension of the tube frame. The pivot assembly may be operably coupled to the hitch receiver and the tube frame to pivot the hitch receiver and ball mount about the pivot axis from an extended position in which the hitch receiver and ball mount extend substantially perpendicular to tube frame, and a retracted position in which the hitch receiver and ball mount extend substantially parallel to the tube frame. The pivot assembly comprises an electrically operated linear actuator operable to transfer the hitch receiver and the ball mount between the extended position and the retracted position. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219501 | HITCH FOR AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE - A first assembly combinable to the heavy equipment and a second assembly pivotally attached to the first assembly for rotation about a first axis and configured for pivotal attachment to the vehicle for rotation about a second axis. A tow rod extending from the first assembly with a third axis extending therethrough and combinable to the heavy equipment and configured for rotation with respect to the heavy equipment about the third axis. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219502 | MULTI-LINK MOTOR VEHICLE AXLE - A multi-link motor vehicle axle for the attachment of a wheel carrier to a motor vehicle body. The axle includes a first link plane and a second link plane. A first transverse link and a second transverse link are assigned to the first link plane. The second link plane includes a trapezoidal link which is attached by way of a first coupling link to the wheel carrier and by way of a second coupling link to the motor vehicle body. A longitudinal link of the multi-link motor vehicle axle is formed, which longitudinal link is connected, at its longitudinal link end facing away from the second link plane, to the motor vehicle body. The longitudinal link is attached, by way of its longitudinal link end facing toward the second link plane, to the trapezoidal link. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219503 | REAR AXLE FOR A TWO-TRACK VEHICLE AND TWO-TRACK VEHICLE WITH A REAR AXLE - A rear axle for a two-track vehicle includes a first trailing arm, a first wheel carrier with a first wheel center and a first longitudinal strut, which form a first coupling mechanism that is effective in a longitudinal and/or a vertical direction of the vehicle. A second trailing arm and a second wheel carrier with a second wheel center and a second longitudinal strut form a second coupling mechanism that is effective in a longitudinal and/or a vertical direction of the vehicle, and a crossmember is firmly connected to the first trailing arm and to the second trailing arm and has a shear center. The first coupling mechanism has a first instantaneous center of rotation located on the front side and above the first wheel center, and the second coupling mechanism has a second instantaneous center of rotation located on the front side and above the second wheel center. A two-track vehicle having a chassis or an underbody includes such a rear axle arranged on the chassis or on the underbody. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219504 | TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A temperature control system for an electric vehicle includes a cabin temperature control system configured to control flow of a refrigerant through one or more heat exchangers to control a temperature of a cabin of the electric vehicle, a battery temperature control system configured to control the flow of a coolant through one or more heat exchangers to control a temperature of a battery system of the electric vehicle, and a power electronics temperature control system configured to control the flow of coolant through one or more heat exchangers to control a temperature of one or more power electronics. In a first configuration of the temperature control system, the battery temperature control system and the power electronics temperature control system may be thermally isolated, and, in a second configuration, the battery temperature control system and the power electronics temperature control system may thermally interact. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219505 | MONOBLOCK HEAT EXCHANGER COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO HEAT EXCHANGE BLOCKS, EACH COMPRISING A CIRCULATION PATH FOR A REFRIGERANT AND A CIRCULATION PATH FOR A HEAT TRANSFER LIQUID - The present invention relates to a refrigerant/heat transfer liquid heat exchanger ( | 2022-07-14 |
20220219506 | VEHICLE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH CLOTHING LEVEL COMPENSATION - A climate control system includes a memory, a compensation module, and a climate control module. The memory is configured to store images captured by one or more image sensors. The compensation module is configured to: based on the images, estimate a clothing level of a first occupant in an interior cabin of a vehicle or receive the clothing level from at least one of an edge computing device or a cloud-based network device; determine a first EHT setpoint; and determine a first resultant EHT based on the clothing level and the first EHT setpoint. The climate control module is configured to: determine a first EHT error based on the first resultant EHT and a cabin temperature setpoint; determine a control value based on the first EHT error; and set climate control parameters to control a temperature of a first zone within the interior cabin based on the control value. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219507 | WINDOW VENT - A window vent system including a window vent having a unitary, one-piece panel body including a first panel portion and a second panel portion oriented generally parallel to the first panel portion. The first panel portion has a set of openings formed therein and the second panel portion has a set of openings formed therein. Each opening of the second panel portion is at least partially aligned with an opening of the first panel portion. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219508 | AIR VENT FOR A VEHICLE AND AIR VENT SYSTEM - An air vent for a vehicle includes a housing having an air inlet region and an opposite air outlet region, an air stream splitter received at least regionally in the housing in such a way that, at least in the air outlet region of the housing, an air duct that is delimited or defined by the housing is split into a first air duct and a second air duct separated therefrom. For air deflection as needed in a vertical direction, the air vent has at least two air guiding elements, which are received in the first air duct and are opposite to one another and are pivotable about a common first axis of rotation, and including at least two air guiding elements, which are received in the second air duct and are at least regionally opposite to one another and are pivotable about a common second axis of rotation. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219509 | FRAGRANCE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, FRAGRANCE UNIT, VEHICLE, MEDIUM, AND APPARATUS - The invention relates to the field of fragrance technologies, and specifically provides a vehicle and a control method of a fragrance of the vehicle, a fragrance unit, a vehicle, a computer storage medium, and a control apparatus. The fragrance system includes: a fragrance module including a housing and at least one fragrance chamber disposed in the housing, where an NFC antenna is configured above each fragrance chamber; and a fragrance unit, which is configured in the fragrance chamber in a removable manner and able to send forth a fragrance corresponding to the fragrance unit into target space when the fragrance module is enabled, where the fragrance unit is provided with an NFC tag that is loaded with identity information of the fragrance unit, where the NFC tag is disposed in the fragrance unit in a built-in manner. In this way, a fragrance unit can be reliably recognized based on NFC. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219510 | CLIMATE CONTROL DEVICE - A climate control device includes a radiant heater for radiating heat and a porous material attached to the radiant heater. The porous material desorbs a plurality of water molecules, in response to the porous material receiving heat from the radiant heater and raising a temperature of the water molecules in the porous material to a boiling temperature threshold. The porous material adsorbs the water molecules in response to the temperature of the water molecules falling below the boiling temperature threshold. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219511 | VEHICULAR REAR SLIDER WINDOW ASSEMBLY WITH RETAINING ELEMENT - A vehicular rear slider window assembly includes a fixed window panel having an inner side and an outer side, an upper rail and a lower rail attached at the inner side, and a movable window panel having a lower perimeter edge received in a channel of the lower rail and an upper perimeter edge received in a channel of the upper rail. The lower rail includes a first attaching surface that attaches at the inner side and a second attaching surface opposite the first attaching surface. A retaining element is attached along the lower rail and at the second attaching surface. The retaining element includes an attaching portion that attaches at the second attaching surface and a retaining portion that extends at least partially across the channel of the lower rail to limit vertical movement of the movable window panel relative to the upper and lower rails. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219512 | DOOR HOLE CAP AND SEALING MEMBER - A door hole cap and a sealing member are provided which make it possible to both maintain water stopping performance of a door hole cap and reduce manufacturing costs. The door hole cap includes: a capping member having a groove that is recessed toward an inside of a vehicle; and a sealing member to be attached to the groove. The groove is formed along an entire perimeter of a first peripheral part. The sealing member includes: a main body section to be inserted into the groove; a first sealing section which extends from the main body section and which abuts on a door inner panel; and a groove touch section which extends from the main body section toward an inner surface of the groove and which abuts on the inner surface. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219513 | DOOR MODULE - A door module and presenter assembly therefor, the door module having a carrier module, a handle chassis, an extension member extending from the carrier module to support the handle chassis, wherein the handle chassis is moveable relative to the carrier module. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219514 | PANEL ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE MADE OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS WITH DIFFERENT COEFFICIENTS OF THERMAL EXPANSION - A panel assembly for a vehicle made of different materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention includes: an external panel | 2022-07-14 |
20220219515 | DOOR VISOR - Disclosed is door visor mounted on a vehicle having a door without an upper frame, the door visor including a body portion which includes: a molding portion mounted on a vehicle body of the vehicle; and a visor portion connected to the molding portion and covering a portion of an upper portion of a door window in a state of being spaced apart from the door window based on a state where the door of the vehicle is closed and the door window of the door is closed. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219516 | Folding Tonneau Cover Having Secured Flexible Hinge - A folding tonneau cover apparatus including a cover assembly and a support frame assembly. The cover assembly having a plurality of rigid panels interconnected in series by a series of flexible hinges. Elongated support members having hinge support flanges help to secure the flexible hinges to the rigid panels. In preferred embodiments, the support flanges of the elongated support members cooperate with the underside of the respective rigid panels to which the support members are secured, to form a partial enclosure within which a side portion of the respective flexible hinge is secured. The cover assembly is secured to the support frame assembly to cover a cargo box of a pickup truck by a plurality of locking members when the support frame assembly is secured to sidewalls of the cargo box. Methods of making a tonneau cover apparatus and methods of folding and unfolding the cover assembly are also disclosed. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219517 | Door Sealing Structure of Vehicle - An embodiment door sealing structure of a monocoque type vehicle body having an overlap of a side inner panel, a side outer reinforce panel, and a side outer panel, and having a side seal panel and a side roof panel combined with the overlap, for providing a seal between a door opening of the vehicle body and a door frame mounted on the door opening is provided. An embodiment door sealing structure includes an insert flange formed toward a vehicle interior along an entirety of a boundary of the door opening over a plurality of joints interconnecting the side inner panel, the side seal panel, and the side roof panel and a first weather strip mounted on the insert flange and configured to form a seal between the vehicle interior and a vehicle exterior. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219518 | SEALING APPARATUS FOR A LATERALLY-SLIDING DOOR - Disclosed embodiments include seals, vehicles, and methods for providing a seal for a door that is configured to travel laterally relative to a door opening. In an illustrative embodiment, a seal assembly includes first and second upper and lower lateral seals configured to seal outer and inner surfaces of the upper and lower edges of the door, respectively, as the door laterally moved into a closed position. The seal includes first and second front and rear transverse seals configured to seal the outer and the inner surfaces of the front and rear edges of the door, respectively, in response to the door laterally moving into the closed position. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219519 | Below Belt Seal Assembly, Associated Window Sealing System, And Method For Manufacturing Same - A below belt seal assembly for use in a window seal assembly for a vehicle includes an extruded strip of material extending in length between strip ends and having a base and first and second sides extending the base with each side having an engagement area and first and second lips extending outwardly from the engagement areas. A molding is formed about the base and each of the sides and terminates at the engagement areas of the sides such that the molding is spaced from the lips, with the molding forming at least one bracket bonded to the extruded strip. A fastener is attached to the bracket for facilitating mounting of the assembly to the vehicle. The window seal assembly also includes an upper glass run seal assembly comprising additional extruded strips of material and a second molding for bonding the below belt seal assembly to the upper glass run seal assembly. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219520 | Drive Device for an Electrically Driven Vehicle - A drive device ( | 2022-07-14 |
20220219521 | BATTERY PROTECTION IN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The present disclosure is directed to a slider bar to protect a battery pack of a vehicle. The battery pack is housed on an underbody in between the vehicle's front and rear axles. The battery pack protrudes towards the ground. The battery pack can optionally be covered by a shield that has a slot through which the slider bar extends outwards towards the ground. The slider bar is coupled to the underbody near the battery pack. The slider bar is positioned lower than the battery pack such that in an event of the vehicle bottoming out, the impact will be absorbed by the slider bar instead of the battery pack. Thereby, the slider bar protects the battery pack from scraping/scratching the ground. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219522 | Electric Truck Frame - An electric truck frame of an electric truck driven by electric power supplied from a battery includes a pair of side rails supporting a cab that are coupled by a plurality of cross members. The battery is disposed between the pair of side rails at a rear side of the cab. The pair of side rails include a plurality of elastic support sections that elastically support both ends of the battery in an electric truck width direction in a battery region in which the battery is disposed between the pair of side rails. The plurality of cross members are prohibited from being placed in the battery region. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219523 | HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR A VEHICLE - Disclosed is a high voltage battery mounting structure for a vehicle. In particular, the high voltage battery mounting structure includes: a battery case located below a vehicle body panel, a first engagement member fixed to the vehicle body panel, a second engagement member configured to pass through the battery case from a lower side to be coupled to the vehicle body panel by the medium of the first engagement member, and a third engagement member in which a hollow through which the second engagement member passes is provided and which is installed to support between an upper cover of the battery case and the vehicle body panel. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219524 | INTEGRATED TORQUE CONVERTER AND P2 MODULE - An assembly for power transmission between an output of a drive engine and an input of a transmission. The assembly includes a torque converter and a P2 module that are axially engage and retained for flexibility in assembling of the assembly. The P2 module including a clutch and an electric motor. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219525 | P2 MODULE ARCHITECTURE - A device for power transmission between an output of a drive engine and an input of a transmission. The device includes a torque converter, an electric motor at least partially axially overlapping the torque converter, a damper system having an input adapted to be driven by the output of the drive engine, and a clutch coupled between the damper system and the torque converter and configured to connect and disconnect the damper with the torque converter. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219526 | VEHICLE TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - A vehicle temperature adjustment system includes a first temperature adjustment circuit, a second temperature adjustment circuit, and a heat exchanger. The second temperature adjustment circuit includes a first radiator configured to perform heat exchange between the second temperature adjustment medium and outside air, a first branch flow path of the second temperature adjustment medium bypassing the heat exchanger, a second branch flow path of the second temperature adjustment medium passing through the heat exchanger, and a flow rate adjustment valve configured to adjust a flow rate of the second temperature adjustment medium to the second branch flow path. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219527 | FUEL FILLER PIPE - A tubular fuel filler pipe body is a blow molded body and is adapted to connect to a fuel tank at one end thereof. The fuel filler pipe body includes in an outer circumferential surface of another end side thereof an annular recessed groove. The fuel filler pipe body includes an opening of the other end thereof to which a nozzle guide is mounted. The nozzle guide includes on an one end side thereof an annular covering portion configured to cover annularly the outer circumferential surface of the other end side of the fuel filler pipe body. An annular rubber sealing member configured to seal between an inner circumferential surface of the annular recessed groove and an inner circumferential surface of the annular covering portion fits with the annular recessed groove. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219528 | FUEL CELL VEHICLE - A fuel cell vehicle includes a vehicle body, a tank mounted on the vehicle body, a fuel cell unit configured to generate electricity by using gas supplied from the tank, and a first band configured to fix the tank to the vehicle body. The tank includes a valve-side end including a cap to which an automatic valve is attached, a base-side end opposite to the valve-side end, and a cylindrical tank side surface extending between the valve-side end and the base-side end. The first band extends in a circumferential direction along the tank side surface, and is located within a range of a first predetermined distance ±15 mm from the base-side end or within a range of a second predetermined distance ±15 mm from the valve-side end. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219529 | Drive Assembly for Lawn Care Vehicle - A drive assembly for a vehicle may selectively couple a motor of the vehicle to a mobility assembly of the vehicle. The drive assembly may include a worm gear assembly having a worm engaged with a worm gear. The worm may be operably coupled to the motor of the vehicle, and the worm gear may be selectively coupled to a shaft of the mobility assembly. The drive assembly may be configured to move between a first configuration and a second configuration. In response to the drive assembly being in the first configuration, the worm gear assembly and the shaft of the mobility assembly may be operably coupled, and the worm gear assembly may be configured to selectively transfer power from the motor to the mobility assembly to provide mobility to the vehicle. In response to the drive assembly being in a second configuration, the worm gear assembly and the shaft of the mobility assembly may be decoupled, and the worm gear assembly may be prevented from transferring the power from the motor to the mobility assembly. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219530 | TRANSMISSION MOUNTED ELECTRICAL CHARGING SYSTEM WITHIMPROVED BATTERY ASSEMBLY - An example system includes a motive application having a prime mover, a load, a driveline, and a motor/generator that couples to the driveline. The system includes a number of batteries, and a battery assembly that electrically couples the batteries to the motor/generator. The battery assembly includes a power interface positioned at a first end of the battery assembly, the power interface including a low voltage coupling and a high voltage coupling, and a service electrically interposed between the batteries and the power interface. The service disconnect in a first position couples at least one of the batteries to the first low voltage coupling and couples the batteries to the second high voltage coupling. The service disconnect in a second position de-couples the batteries from the low voltage coupling and the high voltage coupling. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219531 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A driving assistance device enables a driver who manually performs an accelerator operation and a steering operation to easily retain an accelerator operation state in a constant state. A driving assistance device includes a manually operable accelerator operation unit in the vicinity of a steering wheel provided in front of a driver seat in a vehicle cabin. The accelerator operation unit is operable in a state where the steering wheel is gripped and an operation reaction force of the accelerator operation unit exhibits an inflection point POI at which the operation reaction force rapidly becomes large in response to an increase in an operation amount of the accelerator operation unit | 2022-07-14 |
20220219532 | IN-VEHICLE ACOUSTIC MONITORING SYSTEM FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER - Sound signals that are not audible are generated by one or more speakers disposed in the vehicle. Reflected sound signals from a driver or a passenger of the vehicle that are not audible are received by one or more microphones disposed in the vehicle. A behavior-induced acoustic pattern is detected based on the reflected ultrasound signals. The behavior-induced acoustic pattern is analyzed to recognize a behavior of the driver or the passenger of the vehicle. A response or an alert is generated according to the recognized behavior of the driver or the passenger in the vehicle. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219533 | VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A vehicle display device includes a displaying part configured to emit, as display light, display information to be viewed and recognized by an occupant in a cabin as a virtual image, a reflection member configured to reflect the display light emitted from the displaying part to project the display light on a projection target part in the cabin, and a controller configured to control the display light in accordance with a detection eye box representing a detection result of an eye box representing a range of an eye point of the occupant and allowing the virtual image to be viewed and recognized. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219534 | Vehicle Safety System - The present invention relates to a vehicle safety system for vehicles comprising a bed-mounted hitch. The vehicle safety system comprises a variety of components which include a plurality of wiring harnesses and a tailgate switch assembly. The vehicle safety system integrates within a vehicle infotainment system to assist a driver in safely attaching a trailer to the vehicle's bed-mounted hitch as well as operating the vehicle when it is towing the trailer. The vehicle safety system is also capable of controlling the backup camera video feed displayed by the vehicle infotainment system's display screen. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219535 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE DISPLAY - Apparatuses and a methods for controlling a part of a display of a vehicle to be transparent according to a driving situation is disclosed, where the apparatus for controlling a vehicle display includes an input configured to receive driver request information, driving road information, and steering wheel movement information and a processor configured to control a vehicle internal display to be transparent based on any one or any combination of the driver request information, the driving road information, and the steering wheel movement information, and transmit a control signal to change a portion of the vehicle internal display to be transparent. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219536 | Display System for a Motor Vehicle - A display system for a vehicle includes an output unit for displaying image content for a user, an input unit for inputting operator control actions for the image content, a detection unit which is configured to detect a sitting position of the user in the vehicle, and a processing device which is configured to determine an available action space on the basis of the sitting position and to adapt the image content to be output and/or the action radius of the user on the basis of the available action space. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219537 | Method for Operating a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle, which has a contactless head-up display, kHUD, which is designed to display virtual contents in superposition with real objects, and furthermore has a semi-active damper system, which is designed to be operated selectively with one of a plurality of damper characteristic curves. In the method according to the invention, a real object located in the direction of travel of the motor vehicle is identified, and virtual content for augmenting the identified real object is determined. In order to prepare for the display of the virtual content, one of the plurality of damper characteristic curves of the semi-active damper system is then selected in order, for example, to optimize both the operation and simulation of the damper system. The virtual content is then displayed, by means of the kHUD, in superposition with the real object, with fewer spatial discrepancies. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219538 | INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An information display system configured to unidirectionally display an image to inside or outside of a space via a transparent projected member provided in the space includes an image projection apparatus arranged inside the space and configured to generate and project image light by modulating a light flux from a light source, a transparent sheet provided on an inner surface of a display region set on a part of the projected member, and a light direction changing panel configured to change a direction of the image light from the image projection apparatus toward the transparent sheet of the display region, and the transparent sheet includes a retardation plate, an absorption type polarization plate that absorbs a specific polarized wave, and a transparent diffusion sheet material having a light diffusion function, and projects the image light whose direction has been changed by the light direction changing unit to the inside or the outside of the space. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219539 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH A TRANSPARENT PIXEL MATRIX FOR DISPLAYING SELECTABLE GRAPHIC OBJECTS AND MOTOR VEHICLE AND OPERATING METHOD FOR THE DISPLAY DEVICE - A transparent pixel matrix, a screening layer, and a control circuit are included in a display apparatus. The control circuit displays a graphic object on the pixel matrix. The screening layer includes individually switchable segments arranged behind the pixel matrix and the segments are switchable with respect to their transparency between a minimum value and a maximum value. The control circuit selects the graphic object based on an input by the user. The control circuit signals the graphic object is selected by operating a first segment among the segments arranged behind the selected graphic object as a selection segment, with the minimum value of transparency or with the maximum value of transparency, and by operating a second segment among the segments as a background segment in a complementary fashion with respect to the selection segment, with the maximum value of transparency or the minimum value of transparency. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219540 | OPERATING UNIT FOR A VEHICLE - The operating unit ( | 2022-07-14 |
20220219541 | VEHICLE TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - A vehicle temperature adjustment system includes a first temperature adjustment circuit, a second temperature adjustment circuit, a heat exchanger configured to perform heat exchange between the first temperature adjustment medium and the second temperature adjustment medium, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the first temperature adjustment medium flowing into the heat exchanger, a second temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the first temperature adjustment medium flowing out of the heat exchanger, a third temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the second temperature adjustment medium flowing into the heat exchanger, and a detection unit configured to detect an abnormality in the heat exchanger based on each detection value of the first temperature sensor, the second temperature sensor, and the third temperature sensor. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219542 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING CONTACTOR WELD - A power system includes a battery and a controller. The controller inhibits charge of the battery according to voltage or current values sensed before and after contactors electrically connected to the battery are commanded to open and indicating that a leakage resistance associated with one of the contactors increases after the one of contactors is commanded to open, and a duration of a continuous voltage drop across another of the contactors after the another of the contactors is commanded to open exceeds a threshold. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219543 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS - An electronic control apparatus includes a first controller that is activated upon being fed with electric power through a first electric power feeding path, and a second controller that is fed with electric power through a second electric power feeding path. In the first electric power feeding path, there is provided a power supply switch that is turned on when a switch command is a connection command and turned off when the switch command is a cutoff command. The first controller transmits a state signal indicating whether it is in an activated state or a stopped state. The second controller diagnoses the power supply switch as being abnormal on condition that the state signal indicates the stopped state of the first controller when the switch command is the connection command or the state signal indicates the activated state of the first controller when the switch command is the cutoff command. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219544 | METHOD OF OPERATING BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, CORRESPONDING DEVICE AND VEHICLE - A method can be used to control a battery management system. A first voltage drop is sensed between a first terminal of a first battery cell and a second terminal of the first battery cell and a second voltage drop is sensed between a first terminal of a second battery cell and a second terminal of the second battery cell. A faulty condition is detected in the first battery cell or the second battery cell based on the first voltage drop or the second voltage drop. The first voltage drop is swapped for a first swapped voltage drop between a common terminal and the second terminal of the second battery cell. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219545 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRO-MECHANICAL BRAKE - The present disclosure in some embodiments provides an apparatus for controlling a plurality of EMBs configured to control, using a motor, braking of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of WCUs configured to control the motor to cause the plurality of EMBs to generate a plurality of braking forces corresponding to a plurality of braking signals, respectively; a center ECU configured to transmit the plurality of braking signals to the plurality of WCUs; and a plurality of bus lines comprising first and second bus lines and extending between the center ECU and the plurality of WCUs, wherein the center ECU is further configured to: transmit, via the first bus line, at least one of the plurality of braking signals to at least one of the plurality of WCUs; and transmit, via the second bus line, the other braking signal or signals to the other WCU or WCUs. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219546 | MINING VEHICLE - A mining vehicle includes a traction mechanism for propelling the mining vehicle, a traction motor for driving the traction mechanism, a cable connection for connecting the mining vehicle to an external source of electric energy, and an electric power link between the cable connection and the traction motor for conveying electric energy from said cable connection to said traction motor. The electric power link includes a DC power link. The mining vehicle also includes a traction DC/AC converter for converting DC power from the DC power link into AC power for feeding into the traction motor. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219547 | MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - This application provides a motor control system and a vehicle, to reliably perform a three-phase active short circuit on a motor when a single-point power source fails. The motor control system includes a bus capacitor and a motor. The motor is connected to a positive direct current bus and a negative direct current bus through three phases of inverter bridges, the positive direct current bus and the negative direct current bus are respectively connected to a positive terminal and a negative terminal of the bus capacitor, and each phase of inverter bridge includes an upper bridge arm connected to the positive direct current bus and a lower bridge arm connected to the negative direct current bus. In addition, the motor control system further includes: an upper gate drive circuit, a lower gate drive circuit, a first power supply unit, and a second power supply unit. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219548 | LINEAR TIME VARYING MODEL PREDICTIVE TORQUE CONTROL - A system for torque control of an electric motor in a motor vehicle includes a power inverter that delivers a current to the electric motor to regulate the torque of the electric motor and a model predictive control module that sends a three-phase voltage to the power inverter to control the operation of the power inverter. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219549 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MODULE-BASED CASCADED ENERGY SYSTEMS - Example embodiments of systems, devices, and methods are provided for energy systems having multiple modules arranged in cascaded fashion for generating and storing power. Each module can include an energy source and switch circuitry that selectively couples the energy source to other modules in the system for generating power or for receiving and storing power from a charge source. The energy systems can be arranged in single phase or multiphase topologies with multiple serial or interconnected arrays. Thermal management systems, switching assemblies, physical layouts of a module, and EV models based on a universal platform are also described. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219550 | VEHICLE, METHOD, DEVICE AND STEERING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - The present disclosure relates to a vehicle, a method, a device and a steering system for a vehicle. In particular, the disclosure relates to a device for a vehicle with a first direct voltage source and at least one second direct voltage source, which are connected in series, for operating a consumer in the vehicle. The device comprises a potential tap which is designed to tap a potential between the first and the second direct voltage source. The device further comprises a circuit which is designed to provide the potential tapped between the first and the second direct voltage source for operating the consumer in the event of a fault in the first or second direct voltage source. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219551 | ARTICLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A control unit selectively executes a first control of, while the unmanned transport vehicle is holding the transport body on the holding section, receiving electric power from the second electrical energy storage device via the second power transmitting unit and the first power receiving unit and at least either charging the first electrical energy storage device or supplying electric power to the travel section and a second control of, while the unmanned transport vehicle is holding the transport body on the holding section, receiving electric power from the first electrical energy storage device via the first power transmitting unit and the second power receiving unit and charging the second electrical energy storage device. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219552 | Liquid Cooled Charging Cable System - A liquid cooled charging cable system may be provided. The liquid cooled charging cable system may comprise a source, a load, a liquid cooled charging cable, and a cooling device. The liquid cooled charging cable may connect the source to the load, and may supply electric energy from the source to the load. The liquid cooled charging cable may comprise a supply conductor and a return conductor. The cooling device may pump a coolant around the supply conductor and the return conductor where the supply conductor and the return conductor may be immersed in the coolant. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219553 | ON-BOARD CHARGING AND DISCHARGING APPARATUS, CHARGING AND DISCHARGING SYSTEM THEREOF, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - An on-board charging apparatus is provided to implement high-power charging. The on-board charging apparatus includes an alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) conversion circuit, a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, and a direct current to direct current conversion circuit; an alternating current terminal of the AC/DC conversion circuit is connected to an alternating current terminal of the PFC circuit; the AC/DC conversion circuit is configured to: receive a first alternating current voltage at the alternating current terminal of the AC/DC conversion circuit, and convert a first component of the first alternating current voltage into a first direct current voltage; the PFC circuit is configured to convert a second component of the first alternating current voltage into a second direct current voltage; and the DC/DC conversion circuit is configured to: convert the first direct current voltage and the second direct current voltage into a third direct current voltage. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219554 | ENERGY CONVERSION APPARATUS, POWER SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE - Embodiments of this application provide an energy conversion apparatus, a power system, and a vehicle. The energy conversion apparatus includes a first switch group, a second switch group, a third switch group, a three-phase converter, a motor coil, a bridge arm circuit, and a three-port converter. The energy conversion apparatus is integrated with functions of alternating-current charging, motor driving, and direct-current charging, and can be installed on an electric vehicle to improve vehicle integration, thereby simplifying a structural layout of the electric vehicle, and reducing costs and a volume of the electric vehicle. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219555 | LIQUID-COOLED CHARGING EQUIPMENT WITH MULTIPLE CHARGING CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A liquid-cooled charging equipment with multiple charging connector assemblies includes a recirculating cooling apparatus, a plurality of charging connector assemblies, a plurality of coolant supply pipes, a plurality of coolant return pipes, a plurality of valves, and a control unit. The recirculating cooling apparatus has an outlet side and an inlet side. Each charging connector assembly includes a charging connector and a charging cable having an inlet end and an outlet end. Each valve is correspondingly disposed in each coolant supply pipe. The control unit is coupled to the valves and the charging connector assemblies. When the charging connector assemblies are in operation of charging, the control unit opens the valves corresponding to the charging connector assemblies to allow the low-temperature coolant provided by the recirculating cooling apparatus to flow through the coolant supply pipes to cool the charging connectors. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219556 | Charging System for DC Charging of the Traction Battery of an Electrically Powered Motor Vehicle - A charging system for direct current (DC) charging of a traction battery of an electric vehicle includes a stationary charging station and a portable module. The stationary charging station is connectable to a three-phase alternating current (AC) power supply operable for supplying first, second, and third phases of AC current. The stationary charging station has second and third AC/DC converters for the second and third phases of AC current, respectively. The portable module is removably connectable to the stationary charging station. The portable module has a first AC/DC converter for the first phase of AC current. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219557 | ROBOT DOCKING STATIONS - Robot docking stations and systems and methods thereof can provide for automatic charging of mobile robots. Such stations can include a guide system configured to guide a mobile robot onto or into the station and prevent the robot from moving off or out of the station. The guide system can have zones or position-sensing parts that correspond to walking or rotating parts of a mobile robot (such as legs, wheels, or crawler belts of a robot), and one or more sensors of the station can be configured to sense when the walking or rotating parts of the robot are positioned over, in, or abutting the zones or position-sensing parts of the station. And, an electrical charger assembly of the station can be configured to move into a charging position when the sensor(s) sense that the robot parts are positioned over, in, or abutting the station zones or parts. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219558 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING ELECTRCIAL POWER TO OR FROM AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Apparatus for transferring electrical power to or from an electric vehicle, comprises a first connector engageable with a second connector on an electric vehicle, a power circuit configured to transfer electrical power to or from the electric vehicle, one or more sensors configured to detect a current position of the second connector relative to the first connector, an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a position of the first connector, a controller configured to determine an adjustment required to align the first connector with the second connector in dependence on information received from the one or more sensors, control the adjustment mechanism to align the first and second connectors, and engage the first connector with the second connector once aligned. The first connector is disposed beneath a space in which the electric vehicle may be parked, thereby providing a compact and unobtrusive vehicle charging apparatus. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219559 | FAST-CHARGING STATION AND METHOD FOR CHARGING ELECTRICALLY OPERATED LAND VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT, AIRCRAFT AND/OR WORK MACHINES AND/OR BATTERIES - A fast-charging station for charging electrically operated land vehicles, watercraft, aircraft and/or work machines and/or batteries, including at least one internal combustion engine and at least one fuel tank and/or a fuel cell and/or at least one generator and/or at least one backup battery and/or at least one high-power capacitor and/or at least one photovoltaic element and/or at least one flywheel store and/or a charging device and/or a mains connection. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219560 | TRANSPORT ENERGY TRANSFER - An example operation includes one or more of receiving, at a charging station, a first amount of energy from a transport at a first level and at a time and providing, at the charging station, a second amount of energy to the transport at a level less than the first level at another time. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219561 | CHARGE AND DISCHARGE CONTROL DEVICE - A charge and discharge control device includes a controller configured to: predict, for each of vehicles included in a vehicle group, a remaining capacity of a storage battery mounted on each of the vehicles within a future predetermined period using a behavior prediction model that predicts behavior of each of the vehicle; optimize, for each vehicle, an instruction value of a charge and discharge power amount of the storage battery within the predetermined period such that an accumulation value of the charge and discharge power amounts follows a demand value for the vehicle group while minimizing a degradation amount of the storage battery using the predicted remaining capacities of the storage batteries and a battery degradation prediction model that predicts the degradation amount of the storage battery from the remaining capacity; and control a charging and discharging operation of the storage battery according to the optimized instruction value. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219562 | A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING OF ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLES, A COMPUTER PROGRAM, A COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, A CONTROL UNIT AND A BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for controlling charging of at least one electrically driven vehicle of a vehicle fleet including a plurality of vehicles at a charging area, the method includes the step of defining a reference minimum charging energy level for a battery of the vehicle. Further the method includes the step of determining a charging energy level of the battery of the vehicle and comparing the charging energy level with the reference minimum charging energy level. Lastly the method includes assigning a charging command to the vehicle to charge the vehicle if the determined charging energy level of the battery is below said reference minimum charging energy level, and wherein the charging command depends from a charging parameter or a combination of multiple charging parameters if the determined charging energy level of the battery of the vehicle is above said reference minimum charging energy level. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219563 | TRANSPORT RECHARGE LEVEL DETERMINATION - An example operation includes one or more of determining, by a charging station, a grade associated with an operation of a transport and allowing, by the charging station, a recharging level related to the grade and an environmental impact of the recharging level. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219564 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT METHOD - To identify a battery device that may have an abnormality in the future and promptly recall such a battery device, a battery management system includes a management server connected to a plurality of battery exchangers via a network and configured to manage exchanging states of battery packs at the battery exchangers, and a user terminal carried by each user and connected to the management server via the network, wherein the management server is configured to identify a user using a battery pack to be recalled, and to transmit an exchange reminder to the user terminal of the identified user, and the user terminal is configured to perform a notification operation that prompts the identified user to exchange the battery pack upon receiving the exchange reminder. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219565 | BATTERY CONTROL SYSTEM, BATTERY CONTROL METHOD, BATTERY CONTROL PROGRAM, AND VEHICLE - A battery control system includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a state quantity of the battery, a first estimation unit configured to perform an estimation process of estimating a full charging capacity of the battery based on the state quantity of the battery acquired by the acquisition unit by controlling charging or discharging of the battery, a first transmission unit configured to transmit a transmission request for requesting transmission of an estimation result of the full charging capacity of the battery to a management device when the estimation process is not able to be performed by the first estimation unit, and a first reception unit configured to receive an estimation result of the full charging capacity of the battery from the management device when the estimation process is not able to be performed by the first estimation unit. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219566 | CONTROL SYSTEM, MOBILE OBJECT, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The control system comprises: a mobile object control unit configured to control a mobile object; an update control unit configured to control reception of an update program for the mobile object control unit from an external device and to control an update of the mobile object control unit with the update program; and a notification control unit configured to notify a user of information on a function to be limited in the mobile object that occurs during the update of the mobile object control unit, wherein, for the update program, identification information is given for identifying a function to be limited in the mobile object during the update of the mobile object control unit with the update program, and the notification control unit, based on the identification information given to the update program, controls notification to the user of the information on the function to be limited. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219567 | Systems and Methods for Maintaining Battery Health - A method of maintaining a rechargeable battery pack having a plurality of rechargeable batteries. The method includes measuring charge-level for the rechargeable batteries; and selecting a first battery set including a doner battery having a high charge-level, and a recipient battery having a low charge-level that is less than the high charge-level of the doner battery. The method also includes: rebalancing the first battery set; measuring a rest profile of the recipient battery after rebalancing the first battery set; and determining battery health of the recipient battery based on at least the rest profile. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219568 | BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE OF BATTERY HEATING SYSTEM, DEVICE AND MEDIUM - The present application provides a battery thermal management system, a control method and device of a battery heating system, a device, and a medium. The method includes: acquiring a temperature rise rate parameter of the battery; determining proportions of a square wave signal and a sine wave signal in a first control signal of the switch components according to the temperature rise rate parameter; generating the first control signal of the switch components according to the proportions of the square wave signal and the sine wave signal; outputting the first control signal to the switch components to control switching on or off of the switch components via the first control signal, so as to generate an alternating current in a loop connecting the battery and the motor and heat the battery using the alternating current. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219569 | LONG RAIL ASSEMBLY WITH TRIPLE RAIL CONFIGURATION - A long rail assembly for repositioning a seat assembly in a vehicle comprising an inboard lower channel, an inboard manual drive assembly, an outboard lower channel, an outboard manual drive assembly, a central lower channel, and a power drive assembly. The inboard lower channel is adapted to extend longitudinally along a floor of the vehicle. The inboard manual drive assembly is coupled to the seat assembly and slidably coupled to the inboard lower channel The outboard lower channel is adapted to extend N longitudinally along the floor of the vehicle. The outboard manual drive assembly is coupled to the seat assembly and slidably coupled to the outboard lower channel The central lower channel is adapted to extend longitudinally along the floor of the vehicle. The power C drive assembly is coupled to the seat assembly and slidably coupled to the central lower channel. The power drive assembly power drives the seat assembly along the central lower channel | 2022-07-14 |
20220219570 | VEHICLE SEAT CONTROL DEVICE - The processor is configured to acquire position information of a first seat arrangement representing current seat positions of plural seats that are configured to be capable of moving in a cabin interior, acquire position information of a second seat arrangement representing post-movement seat positions of the plural seats, identify a movement path of a moving seat of the plural seats when moving from the acquired first seat arrangement to the acquired second seat arrangement, detect occupants sitting on the plural seats, and operate the moving seat so as to move the moving seat along the identified movement path. In a case in which an occupant sitting on another seat disposed peripherally to the movement path of the moving seat has been detected, the processor is configured to either control so as to execute any one action of the group consisting of reducing a movement speed of the moving seat, canceling movement of the moving seat, and shortening a movement distance of the moving seat. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219571 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION - An occupant classification system for a seat assembly. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion and a seat back. The system comprises a plurality of sensors, an algorithm, a posture classifier and a weight classification system. Each of the plurality of sensors measures a force applied to the seat cushion and/or seat back by an occupant of the seat assembly. The algorithm monitors a compensation factor and adjusts the forces measured by the plurality of sensors to compensate for the compensation factor. The posture classifier identifies a posture of the occupant based on distribution of the adjusted forces for each of the plurality of sensors. The weight classification system identifies a weight class of the occupant based on the posture and magnitude of the adjusted forces for each of the plurality of sensors. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219572 | VEHICLE SEAT - Provided is a vehicle seat having a seat back that can be folded forward, in which the buckle is prevented from interfering with the seat back when the seat back is folded forward. A seat cushion frame rotatably attached to the seat back frame includes a pair of side frames extending in a fore and aft direction, a front frame extending between front parts of the side frames, and a rear frame extending between rear parts of the side frames and provided with a curved portion protruding forward in a middle part thereof. A buckle support arm is located behind the curved portion, the curved portion being dimensioned so as not to interfere with the buckle when the buckle support arm is in a stowed position. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219573 | CONTROL PLATFORM WITH A SEAT CONSOLE FOR A CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - A control platform for a construction machine, in particular for a road finishing machine or a feeder vehicle, comprising a structural element and a seat console which includes a console bottom and a seat. The seat console includes a rotary mechanism by which the seat is mounted to be rotatable relative to the console bottom. The seat console includes a first and a second linear shifting mechanism by which the seat is mounted on the console bottom to be movable in a first and a second direction. The seat console is hinged to the structural element by means of a swivel mechanism to be swivable relative to the structural element. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219574 | Multipurpose Vehicle - A multipurpose vehicle includes a vehicle body, an accommodating section ( | 2022-07-14 |
20220219575 | SEAT STATE SWITCHING MECHANISM AND SEAT PROVIDED WITH SAID SEAT STATE SWITCHING MECHANISM - Provided are a seat state switching mechanism which can achieve switching between a walk-in state and a reclining state even with a small number of components, and a seat including the seat state switching mechanism. A seat state switching mechanism is a mechanism which can switch a state of a seatback between a walk-in state and a reclining state, the seat state switching mechanism including: a movable bracket tiltable together with the seatback; a locking member for locking the movable bracket at a predetermined walk-in locking position: and an input member, a first biasing member, and a second biasing member, each composing a releaser, for switching the state of the seatback to the reclining state by releasing a biased state of the locking member in receipt of a reclining operation force. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219576 | RECLINER SHAFT ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A method for manufacturing a recliner shaft assembly for a vehicle includes the steps of: preparing a hollow shaft and a recliner lever; forming a engagement portion on one side of the hollow shaft; inserting one end of the hollow shaft into a through hole of the recliner lever such that the engagement portion is caught inside the through hole; expanding one end of the hollow shaft protruding outward through the through hole to support the recliner lever from the outside of the through hole. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219577 | FITTING FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A joint fitting for a motor vehicle seat may have a first fitting part with a first sprocket and a second fitting part with a second sprocket. The fitting may also have a gear which rolls in the first sprocket and in the second sprocket to generate a rotational movement between the two sprockets. The fitting may also have an eccentric which is arranged between the first fitting part and the gear for driving a rolling movement of the gear in the first sprocket. The eccentric may have two wedge segments and a spring which pushes the wedge segments apart. An additional eccentric is arranged between the second fitting part and the gear for removing a play between the gear and the second sprocket. The additional eccentric may have two wedge segments. A vehicle seat having at least one such gearing fitting is also provided. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219578 | ADJUSTMENT FITTING FOR A VEHICLE SEAT AND VEHICLE SEAT - An adjustment fitting for adjusting an inclination of a backrest of the vehicle seat may have a first fitting part, and a second fitting part which is pivotable about a central axis of rotation relative to the first fitting part and is connectable to the backrest of the vehicle seat. The first fitting part and the second fitting part may be components both of a gear unit, such as a planetary gear, of the adjustment fitting and of a locking device, such as a detent lock, of the adjustment fitting. A vehicle seat having the adjustment fitting is also disclosed. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219579 | SEAT RECLINING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A seat reclining device includes a ratchet and a guide assembled to be rotatable relative to each other, a pawl capable of restricting relative rotation between the ratchet and the guide, and a rotation cam that pushes and moves the pawl. The pawl has an eccentric structure in which the pawl is pressed and inclined to one side in the rotation direction due to a pressing force received from the rotation cam, and has a first protrusion that restricts the inclination of the pawl by contact with a guide wall that the first protrusion faces. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219580 | ADJUSTABLE PROTECTOR AND SAFETY SEAT - The present disclosure provides an adjustable protector including a fixing seat, a sliding portion slidably arranged on the fixing seat, and a locking mechanism arranged between the fixing seat and the sliding portion to lock or unlock the sliding portion. The adjustable protector of the present disclosure can adjust a position thereof relative to a seat body so as to adapt to children of different sizes. The present disclosure also provides a safety seat. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219581 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A ROTATABLE CHILD SAFETY SEAT - A rotatable child safety seat can include a seat shell for receiving a child therein, a rotating pedestal, and a seat base. The pedestal and seat shell can rotate with respect to the seat base. The pedestal can include a locking pin and the seat base can include a multitude of pin receiving apertures that allow a user to rotate the seat shell and pedestal in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction at a number of different angles or positions. The child safety seat can also include two separate seat belt/LATCH tether pathways. One seat belt/LATCH tether pathway can be provided on the seat back of the seat shell and can be used when the child safety seat is in a forward-facing configuration and the other seat belt/LATCH tether pathway can be provided in the seat base and used when in a rearward-facing configuration. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219582 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING FATIGUE-REDUCING POSITION OF VEHICLE SEAT - A device for providing a fatigue-reducing position of a vehicle seat is provided. A first latch unit is mounted on a rear seat cushion such that a first striker mounted on a front seatback is fastened thereto in a lockable manner. A second latch unit is mounted on a rear surface portion of a rear seatback. A sliding-locking unit is mounted on a package panel disposed behind a rear seat in a height adjustable manner. A second striker is provided on a front end of the sliding-locking unit to be fastened to the second latch unit in a lockable manner. A seat in a second or third row in the cabin of a vehicle is detachable from the original position to be fixedly placed like a hammock between a front seat and a package panel to provide a fatigue-reducing position in which an occupant comfortably rests. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219583 | VEHICLE SEAT - A seatback and/or a seat cushion has left and right side frames arranged spaced apart in a left-right direction, and wire laid between the left and right side frames. The wire extends substantially in parallel to the side frames. A pad is placed on the side frames and the wire. The pad includes a first pad layer on the side of a seating surface, and a second pad layer on a side of the pad opposite to the seating surface. The second pad layer is harder than the first pad layer. The second lad layer is supported while being in contact with the side frames and the wire. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219584 | ARMREST - An armrest module includes an armrest base adapted to be coupled to a vehicle and configured to provide a rest area for a passenger's arm and a passenger utility unit coupled to the armrest base. The armrest module further includes a sanitization system coupled to at least one of the armrest base and the passenger utility unit. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219585 | HEADREST LEVEL ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - A headrest level adjustment mechanism includes a main support that is provided on a side of a main headrest stay, and cooperates with the main headrest stay to provide a locking mechanism that adjusts a level of the headrest and locks the headrest at a predetermined level, and a sub support that is provided on a side of a sub headrest stay, and cooperates with the sub headrest stay to provide a movement restriction mechanism that restricts downward movement of the headrest and keeps the headrest at a lowest-level position, in a condition where the main headrest stay is engaged with the main support, and a gap is provided between the headrest and a seat back, the main headrest stay and the sub headrest stay being held by the seat back and hanging down from two positions of the headrest spaced from each other in a seat width direction. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219586 | ADJUSTABLE HEADREST - A headrest assembly may have a connecting member extending between a headrest and a seat back of the headrest assembly. A mechanism may be located in the headrest assembly or the seat back. The mechanism permits selective movement of the headrest with respect to the connecting member. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219587 | HEAD RESTRAINT - A head restraint for a vehicle seat for a vehicle for at least one person. The head restraint has a front side facing the person sitting on the vehicle seat and a rear side arranged opposite to the front of the head restraint. The head restraint has a head box and at least one foam body. The foam body is applied around at least part of the head box and covers at least a part of the head box arranged in the direction of the front side of the head restraint and also covers at least part of the part of the head box arranged in the direction of the rear side of the head restraint. The foam body is designed such that the part of the foam body which covers the rear side of the head restraint can form a resonance volume. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219588 | TIPPER ASSEMBLY - A tipper assembly comprises a chassis having a first chassis linkage point; a body pivotally attached to the chassis about a body pivot axis, the body being pivotable between a lowered position and a raised position; a tailgate moveable between a closed position in which the tailgate is arranged across an end opening of the body and an open position in which the tailgate is pivoted away from the end opening; and a first tailgate lift assembly configured to lift the tailgate from the closed position to the open position on movement of the body from the lowered position to the raised position. The first tailgate lift assembly comprises: a first arm having a tailgate end fixedly attached to the tailgate and a first arm linkage point, the first arm being pivotally attached to the body about an arm pivot axis, the arm pivot axis being arranged between the tailgate end and the first arm linkage point; and a first linkage assembly connecting the first arm linkage point to the first chassis linkage point, the first linkage assembly comprising an arm link and a rapid opening assembly, the rapid opening assembly having a first end attached to the body or the chassis and a second end attached to an intermediate portion of the arm link. The rapid opening assembly is configured to create a v-shape in the arm link, drawing the first arm linkage point closer to the first chassis linkage point on rotation of the body about the body pivot axis from the lowered to the raised position. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219589 | VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SLOPE DEVICE - A vehicle is equipped with a body that includes a floor panel, a door that is attached to a body, a door lock mechanism that includes an outer hook and an inner hook and that is attached to a lower portion of a door to lock the door on the floor panel, and a slope device attached to a lower side of the floor panel. Tip portions of the outer hook and the inner hook penetrate the floor panel downward outside a vehicle outer end of a slope with respect to the vehicle, and restrain the slope from being deployed outward of the vehicle, when the door is locked. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219590 | CARGO STACKING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - A cargo storage system has at least one pair of rails configured to extend along a length of the cargo storage area in a horizontal direction, the pair of rails comprising a first rail configured to extend along a first side of the cargo storage area, and a second rail configured to extend along a second side of the cargo storage area opposing the first rail. The cargo system further has a plurality of support beams extending between, and supported by, the first rail and the second rail. Different configurations of the rails, profiles for the rails, and platform members to be secured between the support beams are also described. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219591 | Roll Off Truck - A new and improved roll-off truck is provided, consisting of a cab; a chassis; an integrated frame assembly connected to the chassis and is connectable to the gantry of a tarper system; a hoist comprising: a plurality of frame rails connected to the chassis at a pivot point at the rear of the chassis, and a plurality of hydraulic cylinders connected to the chassis and the plurality of frame rails, wherein the hoist is movable between a first position that is substantially horizontal and a second position that is angled to permit the loading and unloading of a container; and a control center mounted on the floor of the cab, comprising a swivel post that is adjustable to match the driver's preferred position and is configured to control the hoist and provide the displays for one or more external video cameras and the readout for an on-board scale. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219592 | PATIO FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY - A patio railing assembly for a recreational vehicle having a ramp door includes a first side wall and a second side wall that are pivotably mounted to the recreational vehicle. The side walls each include a static portion and a slidable portion coupled to the static portion and movable between a retracted position and an extended position. An end wall of the patio railing assembly includes a first portion pivotably mounted to the first side wall and a second portion pivotably mounted to the second side wall. In a storage configuration, the first portion of the end wall is configured to nest within the first side wall, the second portion of the end wall is configured to nest within the second side wall, and the first and second side walls are configured to extend along one another with the slidable portions thereof in the retracted position. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219593 | CABLE TRANSPORT - A cable transport system, method, and apparatus are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a cable transport system comprises a cable transport assembly comprising a frame, wherein the frame comprises one or more bottom supports. In certain embodiments, the cable transport assembly comprises a first radii support coupled to a first end of the frame and a second radii support coupled to a second end of the frame, and one or more cables positioned longitudinally on the one or more bottom supports of the frame. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219594 | CARGO HOLD SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A retention member, cargo hold system, and method for securing articles while being transported in a vehicle. The cargo hold system comprises a retention member and a floor mat. The retention member comprises at least a first and second leg, pin, and spring. Each of the first and second legs include at least one knuckle aligned coaxially with a rotational axis of the retention member. The pin is linearly translatable along the rotational axis. The spring biases the pin in a first direction and upon biasing the pin in a second direction, the at least two legs are enabled to rotate relative to each other. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219595 | TIE DOWN STRAP ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF ANCHOR POINTS - A tie down strap assembly includes a strap and first and second hook assemblies disposed at respective opposing ends of the strap. The strap is formed of an elastic material. The strap defines a plurality of bores arranged along a length of the strap. Each of the first and second hook assemblies includes an engaging portion and a hook portion extending from the engaging portion. The engaging portion includes first and second sides. The engaging portion defines an opening extending through the first and second sides. The first side includes a mouth defining an aperture to receive a portion of the strap therethrough. The second side includes a boss configured to securely engage one bore of the plurality of bores of the strap. The hook portion is detachably couplable to the engaging portion of the other one of the first and second hook assemblies to interlock the first and second hook assemblies together. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219596 | LOAD COVERING APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE - The present apparatus and methods of use are directed to covering a load being transported or stored on a storage site. The apparatus comprises at least one carrier component operative to carry at least one cover over the load as the carrier and the cover are pulled over the load. As a first option, the present apparatus may comprise at least one manipulator device component operative to manipulate the carrier component and other components. As a second option, the present apparatus may comprise at least one edge cap component operative to provide for more efficient pulling of the carrier and the cover over corners or edges of the load. Advantageously, the present apparatus may be configured as a kit that can be conveniently transported by an operator and safely used by the operator from ground level. | 2022-07-14 |
20220219597 | VEHICLE HEADLAMP MOUNTING ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE - The invention belongs to the technical field of vehicles, and aims to provide a headlamp mounting structure which can achieve a trade-off between the “weakness” for pedestrian safety and protection and the “strength” for durability, impact resistance and modal parameters. To this end, the invention provides a vehicle headlamp mounting assembly and a vehicle. The vehicle headlamp mounting assembly includes an upper mounting bracket, a middle mounting bracket, a lower mounting bracket, a fender bracket, a connecting plate, and a reinforcing bracket. A bottom end of the reinforcing bracket is connected to the lower mounting bracket via at least one blind rivet. A first mounting structure is provided near an inner end of the upper mounting bracket. The fender bracket is provided with a second mounting structure. A third mounting structure is provided near the bottom end of the middle mounting bracket. A fourth mounting structure is provided near the bottom end of the reinforcing bracket. When assembled, an upper part of a headlamp is fixed via the first mounting structure and the second mounting structure, and a lower part of the headlamp is fixed via the third mounting structure and the fourth mounting structure. | 2022-07-14 |